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Glib, shameless, fit and proper

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Before digesting news reports that Dave King is set to return to Scottish football as a director of Newco Rangers, it’s probably worth a caveat.  Today’s ‘news’ has the same heritage as pretty much every false steer emanating from Ibrox over the past decade.  Honest Dave King may well hope to take over at Ibrox but I could just as easily believe he has no intentions of getting involved.

Two months ago King accepted liability for 41 counts of contravening the South African Income Tax Act, while agreeing to pay the resultant bill, the equivalent of £46m.  By act of sheer comic genius he is being heralded as the most appropriate person to take control of Newco Rangers, the club brought about by the disastrous income tax affairs of Oldco Rangers, while King was on the board.

Lord Nimmo Smith prevaricated on some issues in his report into Oldco but he was unequivocal in his condemnation of the directors, including King. South African judge, Brian Southwood, described King as a “glib and shameless liar” in 2011.

In every practical sense this man is a perfect fit for the Rangers group of clubs.  Every scrap of information available on how he conducts his affairs screams ‘Rangers tradition’.

As for Fit and Proper?  Don’t make me quote a second judge!

In the event the SFA have to make a Fit and Proper decision on King they will have to consider Nimmo Smith’s view.  It is not even remotely credible that the SFA are competent to rule on King while their president was subject to the same criticism from Nimmo Smith (although Judge Southwood provides a convenient out).

The narrative being peddled today is a final throw of the dice by some, nothing more.  ‘A guy will hunn’ers of millions is coming in to make everything OK’.  Aye, sure thing.

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  2. gerald766 on

    SFTB!

     

    You had better explain yourself!

     

    Please!!!

     

    Sleepless night in the offing!

     

    H.H.

  3. Gordon64 on

    petec

     

    Luv you and 16 Roads to bits.

     

    I love the Celtic.

     

    I’ll walk a million miles for one of your

     

    goals oh Celtic.

  4. The Comfortable Collective on

    Comments on here about pat nevin.

     

     

    Then comments from 5live about ignoring tits.

     

     

    Fairs fair.

  5. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    DD,

     

    They are all fecken deranged buddy.

     

    They know their days are numbered politically

  8. gerald766 on

    Anybody!

     

    Having just been to Wedding, and another coming up soon,can anyone tell me of a Good Hotel, any where in the Dundalk area that still cater for ‘Smokers’!

     

    I feel like a ‘Leper’!, when I ask for a ‘Smoking Room’ now!

     

    H.H.

  12. Gordon64 on

    petec & 16 Roads

     

    Now lhads i have warned you about

     

    the demon drink.

     

    Pity i didn’t take my own advice

     

    HH

  14. 16 roads - Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior. on

    Gordon64 – It was a privilege to have a few jars and a laugh with you my friend.

     

     

    I was in the company of legends that day.

     

     

    We can never be defeated.

     

     

    Goodnight and good luck to all Celtic supporters.

  15. petec - Oscar BraveO - God Bless. on

    Fred C. Dobbs

     

     

    01:11 on 13 October, 2013

     

     

    petec,

     

     

    Stole ma thunder :O).

     

    ______________________________

     

     

    Whatever I did.

     

     

    Olde tarrant will be going apeshi* at me putting up Take That.

     

     

    I can sense Jobo, quivering under his duvet, if I am gonnae get Aidans Mum, in Greenhills, to relay the early weather, early so I usurp him.

     

     

    Jobo, I would never dae that to you. and Fred I’m sorry for stealing your ThUnDeR.

  29. Thecelt45 on

    HH CQN nightshift!!

     

    Sipping 18 YO Macallan; Chieftains playing loudly; “them” still fecked; cooler nights in Texas; being a Tim; what’s not to like!!

     

    As Neustad would put it…”Braw!’

     

    TC45

  34. DJBEE on

    Just in the door.

     

     

    Hail Hail to Tims the world over. From Texas to Auckland.

     

     

    HH & Enjoy, off to bed, there is nothing better than waking up knowing you are one of the Celtic.

  38. Jobo Baldie on

    Always wanted to post on the le Moonhowler Nightshift.

     

     

    But only to say, ‘night all!

     

     

    conkedootonthesofathereCSC

  40. jimbo67 on

    Faron Young time and I can’t sleep.

     

     

    And I discover there is no one here.

     

     

    Scared to look out the window – I might be in some sort of Apocalypse scenario

     

     

    Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox

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