After 11 months of innuendo and unanswered questions the Sun today publish confirmation that Charles Green was a frontman for Craig Whyte. The news will be a bombshell to many but few in the Celtic online community will be surprised.
The Sun today report that Craig Whyte and partner, Aiden Earley, are majority shareholders in Sevco 5088 Ltd, the company which bought Ibrox, Murray Park and other assets from Rangers’ administrators’ Duff and Phelps.
They also claim Charles Green subsequently transferred Sevco 5088’s assets into Sevco Scotland Ltd, which Whyte said was done without his permission. Green was given considerable opportunity to respond to the claims but despite pages of comment does not deny the central claim that Whyte and Earley were majority shareholders in the company which purchased assets from Duff and Phelps. The rest of the story amounts to little more than gratuitous detail.
Where does this leave things?
Whyte’s QC has started legal action, seeking control of Ibrox and other assets.
Duff and Phelps (presumably unknowingly) discretely sold Rangers assets to the man who appointed them and who is currently subject to an investigation into the collapse of the club. Rangers’ liquidators, BDO, can cancel the sale of assets and claim them for creditors if they believe it was not conducted in an appropriate manner – and this is anything but appropriate.
When Sevco 5088 Ltd was negotiating with the SFA Green assured the SFA that Whyte was not part of his consortium. This was a condition of the Newco being granted associate membership. The SFA are now duty bound to investigate (although with president Campbell Ogilvie in place make no assumptions here).
What has any of this to do with St Mirren, you may ask?
St Mirren chairman, Stewart Gilmour, appears to have made a pact with Charles Green, who I hear has given Green his assurance that he will vote against league reconstruction plans, which the SPL are due to vote on 15 April.
Questions like who owns Ibrox, whether the Newco is a legitimate associate membership of the SFA, whether BDO will declare the sale to Sevco 5088 void, in the event this circus makes it to next season, whether anyone will buy tickets to the shambles, all remain unanswered….
…but Stewart Gilmour is making plans with Charles Green. St Mirren fans should be outraged. Mr Gilmour should be careful who he does deals with.[calameo code=0003901714557cf2d2048 lang=en page=134 hidelinks=1 width=100% height=500]
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ernie lynch – That’s ironical since you yourself are a pendant. (thumbsup)
Christopher McDonald to play Craigy Bhoy
Sipsini, Thanks.
Bada
With those eyes it has to be christopher lloyd
!!Bada Bing!! – Christopher McDonald to play Craigy Bhoy
This.
Or the squirrel from Ice Age (thumbsup)
Gene’s a Bhoy’s name-google (eyes) Christopher Mc Donald,no make up required
philvisreturns
16:02 on 5 April, 2013
‘ernie lynch – That’s ironical since you yourself are a pendant. (thumbsup)’
Paradoxical, not ironical.
Radio Shortbread Sport @4,usually have all things Sevco covered,not a mention
philvisreturns
TITANIC !!!!!
Mr Creosote from Monty Python to play Sally.
“would Sir care for a wafer thin mint?….”
HH
Life on CQN.. The stress.. You hope for a podium, just one will suffice Philvis( & your thumbs), and/or you hope Paul puts you in the wee highlight box.. With a wee reply( I have achieved that giddy height)..
In all seriousness, life is good.. Sevco unravelling beautifully….
HH
It’s a pity Marty Feldman is dead, he would have made the perfect CW.
Weefra HH
HH,
RADIO SHORTIE, focused on curling…
Afternoon, thats me sorted to attend the rally along with junior DC , cath you all at GOMA
loving the advice from the polis for tomorrow
Mr Bates also advised those attending “to wrap up warm and come along and enjoy their day”, encouraging anyone seeking advice “to speak to my officers in the square”.
see they are all not bad they are concerned we dont catch a cold, maybe thats why they do that kettling thingy to keep us all safe from harm !!
also loved this quote – fair point they did cease to be
A source at Glasgow City Council said: “The FAC group submitted notification for a public procession, but not within the statutory period. We declined, as there were no exceptional circumstances re the choice of date. If you remember, the argument re the Rangers one to Hampden was that the club may no longer have existed in 28 days.”
ernie and philvis
What`s a pendant?
JJ
McMoist on SSn…
‘Its the supporters I feel sorry for, they are the ones who have kept this club going for the past 18 months’
Finally admits they are not the 140 year old club of yesterday. took a while but he got there.
I’m sure today’s Evening Times is full of coverage on the latest hilarity at Sevco following their eight-page pull out official souvenir Third Division winners tribute edition at the start of the week.
Only joking.
Mike in T- the TRUE test of a sevconian is to ask them what they think of Neil Lennon. The cut of their jib quickly becomes apparent (as witnessed at work today).
wycombebhoy
There’s an old philosophy joke… a cow has four legs and a tail… if you call a tail a leg, and a leg a tail, how many legs does a cow have? Four … it doesn’t matter what you call it.
It may be different for me, living where I do, as I dont work with/live beside, etc., sevconians, so I can largely not have any dealings with them. I appreciate that many of you do not have that luxury/ have a different experience than I.
However, to answer your specific question, in my view, willful blindness is no defence; I know they aren’t the sharpest lot, but I do believe that most of them do know the problems with their (current and former) teams…. but choose simply to ignore it (as it would force them to take a good hard look at themselves). Its like parents of delinquent children… we always say, the parents are the last to know… but really? Is that true? I dont think so… they might be the last to acknowledge it, but, deep down, they know, but dont want to have to face it, or deal with the consequences. I think most sevconians are of that ilk.
In my mind. I now R***s were not always a club for bigots….but, I guess the question may be, is Sevco by now so fundamentally entwined with their bigotry that it is no longer possible to be a sevconian without drinking their poisoned Koolaid?
Just to be clear,I do know what a `pendant` is but not in the context it was used by each of you.
I would assume any Sevco movie would closely follow the plot of ‘Young Frankenstein’.
Igor: Dr. Frankenstein…
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: “Fronkensteen.”
Igor: You’re putting me on.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No, it’s pronounced “Fronkensteen.”
Igor: Do you also say “Froaderick”?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No…”Frederick.”
Igor: Well, why isn’t it “Froaderick Fronkensteen”?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: It isn’t; it’s “Frederick Fronkensteen.”
Igor: I see.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: You must be Igor.
[He pronounces it ee-gor]
Igor: No, it’s pronounced “eye-gor.”
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: But they told me it was “ee-gor.”
Igor: Well, they were wrong then, weren’t they?
Jungle Jim – Pendant: one who is pendantic. (thumbsup)
sipsini – Ally would be the fat girl. (thumbsup)
completely different topic.
the flag, symbols and language.
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ive had a bad lurgy all week.
pretty wiped out and weak with it,
barely get myself downstairs to then lie on the couch all day,
but its allowed me to catch up on some tv, mainly the North Irish Assembly debates on the Fleg held back on Feb 26th.
Without being partisan,
the level of polite , smart , articulate , on point input from one side was very very good.
the level of interuption, shouting, heckling, rhetoric, and bombastic nonsense from the other side was very very bad.
it did make interesting tv.
The lady Sinn Feinerr was excellent.
is it a deliberate stance from SF to behave this way.
ps, the reaction for the blue meanies everytime Irish is spoken sums it all up.
Our time has come indeed, its now.
Ah, Sevco……..
Truly the gift which …well, you know the rest.
On the day we discover that Craigy was actually pulling the strings all along (kudos to those who alluded to this being the case), there is one scene in film history that springs to mind. It is, of course, the encounter between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader at the end of The Empire Strikes Back. Just at the moment the Huns have been pushed to the brink of destruction, Craigy, with an affected wheeziness says, “Huns, I am your majority shareholder.”
“NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO…..”
Mike
I’ve been married twice (so far says the current mrs Che) both families were rangers supporters, not once in a total of 28 years did I hear them make any remark that I would have construed as bigoted, my own family or at least some of them were less than understanding, and were quick with their jocular jibes, all in good fin tho.. did I challenge that at the time? No I didn’t and that’s a real regret, I work with,socialise with and am related to rangers supporters I would not accept their bigotry any more than I would accept it being aimed at them, certainly I’m older if not any wiser now, have times changed? Perhaps, have people’s attitudes changed? Perhaps but not enough in my opinion, its too simplistic to pigeon hole people or groups of people, its easy to create barriers in some cases they are needed, it ain’t so easy to break those barriers down.
HH
Hands up everyone who believes the SFA will take no action and make no comment other than to say it’s an internal matter for Sevco to sort out.
Gerry Braiden
Police have warned Celtic fans attending a rally against
Scotland’s football laws that any attempt at a march
would be illegal and see participants prosecuted.
Organisers are predicting several thousand will attend
Fans Against Criminalisation (FAC) protest in Glasgow’s
George Square at Saturday lunchtime, organised on the
back of the incident which saw Celtic’s self-styled ‘ultras’
the Green Brigade clash with police last month.
The group were accused by Strathclyde Police of
attempting to organise an unauthorised march against
the Offensive Behaviour at Football legislation when
disorder erupted on March 16, sparking 13 arrests and a
week of fall-out and criticism of police tactics.
Earlier this week, Glasgow City Council declined to grant
permission for FAC to parade through the city centre on
Saturday, as the organisers had not complied with the
required 28 days’ notice to hold a street procession.
However, permission for the group to hold a rally in
George Square from 12 noon until 1:30 pm was granted.
Although formal approval is not normally required for
static protests, the fact that George Square is officially
deemed a city park means permission has to be granted
by the landowners, the council.
But while Police Scotland said it “understands and
supports the decision of the council” and is “working
with it and others involved in the rally to make sure the
day is a success”, it has warned against the potential for
an impromptu march to Celtic Park, where the club could
become SPL champions if they beat Hibs and Motherwell
lose at home to St Mirren.
Chief Superintendent Andy Bates, Divisional Commander,
Greater Glasgow Division, said: “Clearly, as permission
for a public procession has not been granted, those
attending the rally need to understand that any
procession along the road from George Square would be
illegal and anyone involved could find themselves
subject to prosecution.
“The way to avoid this problem and reduce the impact on
the city centre and the local community is for people to
leave the square using the footpaths on the three
identified routes.”
Mr Bates added he was “slightly concerned” about the
dispersal at the end of the rally, with large numbers of
fans wanting to leave the square at one time and making
their way to Celtic Park.
He said: “It is important for their own safety and the
safety of other road users that they don’t block the roads
as they leave the square, and to reduce the risk of
congestion we have identified three separate routes to
the stadium leaving from George Street, Cochrane Street
and South Frederick Street on to Glassford Street. Using
these three routes will allow supporters to leave safely
and quickly, using the footpaths and not blocking the
streets.”
Police Scotland has also put a traffic management plan
in place that will allow supporters using buses to be
dropped off in George Square before the rally. Buses will
then be able to park in George Street to take supporters
to Celtic Park once the rally is over.
Mr Bates also advised those attending “to wrap up warm
and come along and enjoy their day”, encouraging
anyone seeking advice “to speak to my officers in the
square”.
A source at Glasgow City Council said: “The FAC group
submitted notification for a public procession, but not
within the statutory period. We declined, as there were no
exceptional circumstances re the choice of date. If you
remember, the argument re the Rangers one to Hampden
was that the club may no longer have existed in 28
days.”
FAC said confirmed speakers at the rally are MSP
Michael McMahon and Glasgow University academic and
Celtic Trust member Jeanette Findlay.
philvis
Thank you. Would that be the same as a “bimbo” then? ie a pretty adornment hanging round the neck.
Try that again…
Police have warned Celtic fans attending a rally against Scotland’s football laws that any attempt at a march would be illegal and see participants prosecuted.
Organisers are predicting several thousand will attend Fans Against Criminalisation (FAC) protest in Glasgow’s George Square at Saturday lunchtime, organised on the back of the incident which saw Celtic’s self-styled ‘ultras’ the Green Brigade clash with police last month.
The group were accused by Strathclyde Police of attempting to organise an unauthorised march against the Offensive Behaviour at Football legislation when disorder erupted on March 16, sparking 13 arrests and a week of fall-out and criticism of police tactics.
Earlier this week, Glasgow City Council declined to grant permission for FAC to parade through the city centre on Saturday, as the organisers had not complied with the required 28 days’ notice to hold a street procession.
However, permission for the group to hold a rally in George Square from 12 noon until 1:30 pm was granted. Although formal approval is not normally required for static protests, the fact that George Square is officially deemed a city park means permission has to be granted by the landowners, the council.
But while Police Scotland said it “understands and supports the decision of the council” and is “working with it and others involved in the rally to make sure the day is a success”, it has warned against the potential for an impromptu march to Celtic Park, where the club could become SPL champions if they beat Hibs and Motherwell lose at home to St Mirren.
Chief Superintendent Andy Bates, Divisional Commander, Greater Glasgow Division, said: “Clearly, as permission for a public procession has not been granted, those attending the rally need to understand that any procession along the road from George Square would be illegal and anyone involved could find themselves subject to prosecution.
“The way to avoid this problem and reduce the impact on the city centre and the local community is for people to leave the square using the footpaths on the three identified routes.”
Mr Bates added he was “slightly concerned” about the dispersal at the end of the rally, with large numbers of fans wanting to leave the square at one time and making their way to Celtic Park.
He said: “It is important for their own safety and the safety of other road users that they don’t block the roads as they leave the square, and to reduce the risk of congestion we have identified three separate routes to the stadium leaving from George Street, Cochrane Street and South Frederick Street on to Glassford Street. Using these three routes will allow supporters to leave safely and quickly, using the footpaths and not blocking the streets.”
Police Scotland has also put a traffic management plan in place that will allow supporters using buses to be dropped off in George Square before the rally. Buses will then be able to park in George Street to take supporters to Celtic Park once the rally is over.
Mr Bates also advised those attending “to wrap up warm and come along and enjoy their day”, encouraging anyone seeking advice “to speak to my officers in the square”.
A source at Glasgow City Council said: “The FAC group submitted notification for a public procession, but not within the statutory period. We declined, as there were no exceptional circumstances re the choice of date. If you remember, the argument re the Rangers one to Hampden was that the club may no longer have existed in 28 days.”
FAC said confirmed speakers at the rally are MSP Michael McMahon and Glasgow University academic and Celtic Trust member Jeanette Findlay.
Headtheball
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Headtheball, my hands up! ;=o
Who thinks PL should invite Whytie bhoy to our title celebration game? Jist fur a laff.
\o/
‘THOUSANDS of Rangers fans are set to march to Hampden today in protest at sanctions imposed by the SFA.
An 11th-hour licence was secured for the demo last night after supporters organised the event online.’
Now ask yourself, why did the zombies not have to give 28 days notice and were granted a last minute license?
Police and Council obviously want trouble tomorrow.
Mike in Toronto. No offence taken. In the case of this particular friend I have never heard him refer to ” papes” or make other disparaging anti catholic remarks, and to be fair to him, he like me is not interested in what religion a person is.
Perhaps I shouldn’t have referred to him as a hun, but there is no doubt that as a sevconian he appears to feel embattled, embittered and hard done by, but it is impossible to discuss these matters rationally since his and their starting point is irrational and to my mind somewhat akin to that of creationists in ignoring all of the evidence before their eyes.
My take on it is that among them now there is a kind of Orwellian doctrine that sevco good everyone else bad, and that if you disagree with them you must by definition be a “hater”. I have no doubt that much of this is due to corruption from exposure to internet sites where they have now assumed the mantle of victims in their own eyes.
As I said earlier, I will have no truck with such delusional irrational nonsense.
To me the idea that they are the same club and are victims in any way other than of their own greed and folly, makes about as much sense as saying that dinosaurs walked the earth six thousand years ago.
Che
I expected to hear something like that from some on here… it in part reflects the (good) character of many of the people on here, like yourself… plus, as you say, there are undoubtedly some (otherwise?) good people that associate themselves with sevco…. I guess what I struggle with is ‘why/how those good family members of yours would choose to assocaite with such an organization?’….. Not something you ever discussed with them, I guess (or else, presumably, you would have mentioned).
is it … the dreaded CQN…. cognitive dissonance?
In all seriousness, does anyone know if that (how non-bigoted sevconians rationalize their allegiances) has ever been studied? It would make for a good doctoral thesis, I would think.
Mr Bates also advised those attending “to wrap up warm and come along and enjoy their day”,
Yeah, you might get kettled for a few hours and you dont want to be freezing…
Jeezo, SSNews interrogating a physio over Gareth bales ankle injury. Slow news day.