Craig Whyte’s representatives have seen more court time than Andy Murray in recent months and were able to make the most of home territory at the Court of Session in Edinburgh today by gaining permission to appoint their own administrators, Duff and Phelps.
Scottish Premier League tables across the world will now be updated to reflect the new position which gives Celtic, who scrupulously pay all debts, a 14 point lead at the top of the table.
The hours and days ahead will be worrying times for the many employees of Rangers, not all of whom are on superstar wages, who await to hear if they still have jobs. Worrying times also for suppliers to Rangers, including Glasgow City Council, Strathclyde Police and the many small traders, who will be asked to provide services if Saturday’s game at Ibrox goes ahead.
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F5 is worn out now, everyone playing a blinder this afternoon :)
Surely an administrator would cancel Saturdays game as they wouldn’t make any money from it so pouring money down the drain….empty drain
Over the last couple of months I have urged caution and restraint on the ObSESSIVES. However, should it successfully translate into a posting, I consider today to be appropriate for publishing the text of a scurrilous piece that was gleefully being circulated by THEM in the mid 1990s when Fergus was sorting out the mess he had inherited.
GLASGOW’S PANTOMIME OF THE SEASON
“HILARIOUSLY FUNNY” says The Record “Calamitous” says The Sun
“RETURN TO NEVERLAND”
(or the Celtic Story)
The story of a poor East End family trying to make ends meet.
STARRING
FERGUS McCANN TOMMY BURNS BILLY STARK
as Baron Hardup as Tiny Tim as another Tim
GORDON MARSHALL TONY MOBRAY & PETER GRANT
as Cinderella as the Ugly Sisters (always last for the ball) (who else?)
PAUL McSTAY JOHN COLLINS
as Peter Pan As Buttons
(The Bhoy who never Grew Up) (Because that’s all they Pay Him)
ANDY WALKER
as Dopey
(he must be to come back to this lot)
PLUS FOOL SUPPORTING CAST!!!
Mike Galloway as a tree
(He’s always been a big lump of wood)
Charlie Nicholas, Willie Falconer, & Simple Simon Donnelly as lost Bhoys
WITH SPECIAL GUEST FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
MO JOHNSTON
as Joseph The Amazing Technicolour Turncoat
WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND MISDIRECTED BY THE BOARD
See the scumbag huns are resorting to type today.
If any of you receive a text/email with attachment from a hun you know – probably best just to delete.
Likewise via FB.
Seen 2 already, wont be looking at any others.
Truly, truly truly hope they die…..preferably slowly and painfully courtesy of HMRC!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
A wee valentines card is on it’s way to Hector from me!
seventyxSion Appeals says:
14 February, 2012 at 14:14
You broke the blog. For links, use the link creator
Mort
Not best pleased,unless HMRC are allowing the administrator the rope to hang themselves.
Guess it lost something in the posting.
However, it shouldn’t be hard too hard to catch the drift.
Blog broken?
I am getting worried, no work getting done and I keep bursting out laughing, do I need to see the doc !
Good move by hector if a little slow over the line. I assume that MBB would have this plan in place,ie his chosen administrators and that he ensures they can spin the administration out for months and frustrate Hector. However he seems panicked and in looking to sew up the appointment of Duff & Phelps he may be pi55ing in the proverbial sirocco thats heading his way. Live in hope Hector comes out on top.
Easiest 10 points for a while and from what a source, does any one know who scored ?
HH
Paul67,
OK.
just wasnt sure if you’d heard from one of your “sources” ;-)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
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TTT..
Yea it’s all Over Twitter as Well..
Just Don’t read..
Summa
A big thanks to the cqn community. I have been in Aviemore for the weekend, always drive there, for some strange reason we took a train journey for the first time ever. The train journey has allowed me to read up on all the going ons re them due to this fantastic site. Cheers guys. The clock is ticking down to 3.30 on the fast train to Queen St.
What it all boils down to is that THEY are simply looking for the best way to slope the packman.
ASonOfDan, chill, long way to go.
seventyxSion, had to hook your enormous link.
pedrocaravanachio67, God bless you too.
David Roberts from Olswang Corporate Partner stating that the huns a fecked!
Though he’s wearing a lovely pastel green tie and white shirt ;-)
The Tax Bill is the big issue,rankers are toxic,
dear oh sear.
Cara Sulieman @carasulieman Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
We’re going back in. #Rangers
from twitter…
Some comments elsewhere Hearts have paid up.
Any official confirmation?
A big thanks to the cqn community. I have been in Aviemore for the weekend, always drive there, for some strange reason we took a train journey for the first time ever. The train journey has allowed me to read up on all the going ons re them due to this fantastic site. Cheers guys. The clock is ticking down to 3.30 on the fast train to Queen St.
PC67, do you not have work to do?
RogueLeader says:
14 February, 2012 at 14:04
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That , for me , is the most distasteful event in all of their posturing.
The hypocrisy of it is simply mind blowing.
HMRC paid in full
14.02.2012
Heart of Midlothian FC today announces that the outstanding amount due to HMRC in relation to the recent winding up notice has been paid in full.
http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20120214/hmrc-paid-in-full_2241384_2610736?
55 mins and counting
neveralone says:
14 February, 2012 at 14:33
Being reported on SSN.
Oh well Hearts can stay in the SPL then.
Tick tock
Roses are red,
Their tax stratedgy was corrupt,
Violets are blue?
And now they are fucked!
Long time no post – i have been following the blog.
I thought that if a club placed themselves into administration they are deducted 10 points, but if someone other than the club (e.g. HMRC) places a club into administration they are deducted 15 points. That may be in England, but i am not sure.
RATM – A BAMPOT!
Cheers
SP
Decision in minutes then.
Paul67…..
Excuse my ignorance but the BBC says:
“These routes would involve Rangers’ assets being transferred to a new company or companies and the old club – formed in 1873 – being left behind with the unpayable debts. It would, almost inevitably, be wound up.
In these cases, HMRC, as an unsecured creditor, would receive very little if anything.”
Now, this sounds like good news for them. New clubs comes straight in debt free, the HMRC not getting paid and Rangers start afresh. Correct me if I’m wrong but this sounds like something we DON’T want happening…
Will they get 10 mins added time to score… MIB you know, sorry not that sort of MIB
The Thousandaire is not the sort of person to let things like morality and legality get in the way of making money..
He might well now be in the position of being able to collect his money and departing the stage.
The Huns are in deep doo doo.
Shafted by The Thousandaire and shafted by HMRC
Craig Whyte csc -way down south
the long wait is over says:
14 February, 2012 at 14:36
I don’t know I thought it was all over???
Ruth is stranger than Richard..
I would imagine that some huns would view it as a victory if CW
appoints his own administrator. lol
How come we only get 3 wins and a draw? Sack the board!!!
Don’t know much about these procedures (like Celtic I’ve always been an honest taxpayer) but can HMRC contest this decision and try to appoint their own
choice of administrator?
The peepul are hopefully fecked either way.
the long wait is over says:
14 February, 2012 at 14:34
RogueLeader says:
14 February, 2012 at 14:04
If I remember correctly, it was some Irishman named Shaw who famously remarked to the effect that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Yet to read or see on TV a journo condemn the hun,
for avoiding their taxes,scumbags ,one and all.
Apart from that one Awe naw ,posted this morning that is :O)
midfield maestro
aha, you found me….. took you long enough.
work? today? shouldn’t think so……you’ve been away!
PC67
You are all aware that the Administrator will be jettisoning players before the weekend don’t you?