“I brought Charles Green in to buy Rangers” screams the BBC headline ahead of this evening’s interview by Chris McLaughlin of the Last King of Rangers, Our Hero, Craig Whyte. Whyte has retained private contact with a couple of journalists but he has previously declined earnest requests to go on the record given the level of investigation he is under. The wrong word could be costly.
But here it is, “I brought Charles Green in to buy Rangers”. An unequivocal assertion.
The interview will be broadcast on Reporting Scotland and Newsnight Scotland this evening and has been trailed by every outlet in the land (first trailed by Phil Mac Giolla Bhain last night). There appears to be genuine surprise in many news outlets. CQN’ers will be busy checking this this is, in fact, news, not a rehash of an earlier established fact (it is genuine news).
It has been a few months since Our Hero was The Only Show in Town but he can still put on a captivating performance.
Charles Green has yet to respond but he will. He has no choice. He could categorically deny the claim, citing Whyte’s court-established reliability, but to do that he’ll have to calculate that corroborating material will not emerge. The wrong word now could torpedo hopes of a successful share issue next month
A bombastic statement from well-polished PR people is what’s needed. I hope we’re not disappointed.
“I brought Charles Green in to buy Rangers”. Kaboom!
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I cannot bring myself to watch Newsnight Scotland. Enduring Jabba would induce uncontrollable projectile vomiting.
Cheers for all the comments. The prayers are very much needed so appriciate it.
Hard to get head round how someone so happy,talented can just drop into serious depression. God bless anyone who it happens to or whos family is affected by it.
Just_a_Bhoys_game
Thomson: “Penalty for the Gers…the Netherlands!”
TBB
What do you think Whyte’s intention was?
Why the grass is always greener in Paradise!
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MWD
On Jabba. It’s absolutely ridiculous that a journalist of his position and experience has to sit in the BBC Newsnight studio and claim: “I did give Murray a hard time.”
Says it all about him really.
TBB – this is all as complicated as – a big bag of complicated things – but what if….
Whyte still “owns” Ibrox
Ticketus are not investors with Green
Ticketus pursuing Whyte for their £27m
Another administration would allow Ticketus to buy “Rangers” with the intention of bleeding their money back.
Whyte helps sink Green to facilitate the sinking and get Ticketus off of his back.
All complete and utter drivel and supposition of course but with “them” stranger things have really happened.
proudbhoy – sorry for your loss, take care.
Roy – there’s only one way Jabba gave Minty a hard time….alledgedly! (that’s for Hen1rik!)
T4
St.John.Doyle 11:38 on 18 October, 2012
“Salmond intervened with the help of Cameron to HMRC to get RFC a deal and he is still helping Sevco”
How is he helping Sevco?
roy croppie – The trouble with Craig is that he doesn’t look as if even believes a word he says.
Poor Craig. I think at one point McLaughlin leaned over with that birdlike skull of his and flickered his tongue, the better to taste Whyte’s fear. Luckily for our hero the BBC journalist proved out of his depth and his line of questioning was weak.
And what about Craig Whyte’s strangely modulated voice? That’s not even a Kelvinside accent, that’s a bizarre creation all of Craig’s own.
I kept expecting him to break out into “I was working in the lab late one night…” (thumbsup)
I’m not in any way offering any slack to Jabba but
there was a time when he was banned from ibrokes
for criticising the beasts European tactics. Or lack
of them. Jabba was branded – A Little Socialist !!! – by SDM
If I remember correctly…Gerry McNee was banned at the same
time. Only TWO journos from the MSM had the b#lls to criticise
the beast. Jabba, at that time was a regular critic of the huns in the
days when the Herald was a good paper. I think Jabba jumped into bed
with the huns shortly after that. Although, I remember attending the first
Save Our Celts meeting at Shettleston halls and only TWO MSM members
were present – Jabba(Herald) Delahunt(STV). McNee, needless to say
continued to get stuck into the huns on a weekly basis as well as telling
what seemed to be a very worrying number of fellow Celtic fans(blind-folded)
to what was actually going at our club. For me at least….McNee was the
Phil Mac of his day. Revealing what the LL would rather stayed hidden.
proudbhoy-Condolences to all,always seems the worst way for me,if only………..
Philvis
I stand by my contention of yesterday evening that, of the two, Craig Whyte was by far the easier on the viewer’s eye. And at least he has some nice clothes.
Chris McSebo’s stripy button-down effort was very hard going.
KevJungle
That was Sounness who called Traynor a little socialist.
C_F – I think he’s a very complicated guy and wouldn’t assign any normal motivation to him.
TTLT – Yip, it’s all guesswork, supposition, unlikely imagination and wild inference. The real problem that the fans have is that despite the liquidation anf new start, they are no clearer today on how their club is managed and with what intention than they ever were before. Disaster that.
Does that fud Salmond know that political interference, between the taxman and a football club can cause Scottish teams to be banned from Europe?
TBB
Ahem. Normal or not, what do you think his motivation is here? (You’re not dealing with Chris McLaughlin here, you know).
I feel there is a lot more to come about Duff and Phelps.
I was initially surprised at Whyte talking to the BBC, even it was Chris McLaughlin.
I assume he is no longer pursuing his multi-million pound claim for defamation against the broadcaster!
You will recall that Mark Daly’s report in May cast D & P in a pretty bad light. Although there was some bluster from the administrators following that programme, little more has been said by them. For the BBC to allow Whyte to make further allegations against D & P which could be actionable suggests to me that the BBC are confident that they have the goods on the administrators. If Whyte had gone anywhere else – Alex Thomson being the obvious choice – his comments would have had to be checked and re-checked with lawyers who would probably have counselled against broadcasting them. The fact that Whyte strolled in to an interview and made these allegations suggests to me the BBC already know the facts and they support what Craigy boy said.
So why have we not heard more from Mark Daly? I anticipate he is waiting for D & P to finish with the administration before making another programme. I have serious reservations about Whyte, and I would not let him near a witness box lest he shoot himself and others in the foot. However, he referred in the interview to emails and other documentation which, he says, back him up. If this is true, they are almost certainly in the hands of the BBC. I doubt they would have broadcast the interview if they were not in possession of this evidence.
I am looking forward to the next part of “The Men who Sold the Jerseys”.
philvisreturns
A strange accent right enough. I think it’s an eclectic mix of Motherwell, Monaco and Mordor. Strange man our hero.
Kev
I used to quite enjoy Traynor’s articles in the Herald in the early 90’s. Some however think he was close the Celts for Change movement but he never was although he was at some meetings I attended. What you’ve pointed out sum up where he went wrong pandering to Mint when previously he would have taken him on. Circulation became his motive.
Celtic_First
12:01 on 18 October, 2012
KevJungle
That was Sounness who called Traynor a little socialist
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My apologies. Sorry.
roy croppie
12:04 on 18 October, 2012
Kev
I used to quite enjoy Traynor’s articles in the Herald in the early 90′s. Some however think he was close the Celts for Change movement but he never was although he was at some meetings I attended. What you’ve pointed out sum up where he went wrong pandering to Mint when previously he would have taken him on. Circulation became his motive.
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Yeah, too true M8
Hail Hail
St.John.Doyle
Jim Murphy spoke to Loyds bank about the issue of RFC
Honestly this is not an addition to the Anti Murphy campaign, to be frank I was a bit disappointed when he didnt come forward for the post now held by Ms Lamont in Scottish Labour but thats another issue altogether
If that is the case re HMRC I stand corrected, my mistake,
would you know why he sought to get involved at all?
If he has influence within the Financial Sector inc Lloyds maybe could also use it for other Companies who find themselves in financial difficulty through no fault of their own in his period of austerity rather than ones who knowingly cheated the public purse.
Celtic_First – Yes, a sartorial victory for the Whyte knight.
I also felt a little bit sorry for him when he was accused of being immoral and a liar by somebody who works for the BBC.
I wouldn’t trust Craig Whyte with my wallet, but I’m pretty sure he’s far more trustworthy than the Savile Broadcasting Corporation. (thumbsup)
C_F
I suppose he was just being public minded and thought he’d help clear up a few misconceptions :¬)
roy croppie – A strange accent right enough. I think it’s an eclectic mix of Motherwell, Monaco and Mordor. Strange man our hero.
Brilliant. :)
(thumbsup)
Proudbhoy – that’s dreadful. Sincere condolences.
MWD @ 11.49. Have seen the same contraption parked up under the stand at Arsenal.
HH
Off oot
May God Bless Paul 67
and ‘Every’ Internet Bampot
Hail Hail
laters….
TBB
Don’t make me go all Paxman on you.
If Ticketus are out, and Sevco have sold 35,000 season tickets (albeit at reduced rates) while attracting walk-up custom on match-days, with much reduced overheads, still some TV revenue, a new retail deal and Charles Green’s investors’ cash …
… why is it such a desperate struggle for them (off the field)?
Do you think Sevco might face an insolvency event? If so when, before season’s end?
There’s also a little touch of the Smashie and Nicey about Craig’s voice.
Let’s rock! (thumbsup)
Philvis
Did you catch the cut-away to Craigy’s hands? A big close-up of his hands to show they weren’t shaking with mendacity.
It was like the Bob and Vic joke, when Vic had had a manicure.
I wonder how much CW got paid for that interview? More than £1?
C-F
there walk up custom are getting tickets for free
i doubt that, beyond those daft enough to have bought ST`s , that anyone else is paying
btw …i found my first hun who has admitted that he is going to by shares …
wee guy that works in the bank , i managed to gull him by pretending that i was concerned for the “decent” (i know ..) hun fans and then after he admitted he was going to buy the shares ..had a right laugh at his expense…even his mate who is a bluenose was P`ing himself laughing as well
this satire gets better by the day
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In the Scottish third division reserve league (topped by Morton who just might romp it) Rangers duds take on East Fifes young bhoys as the newhuns battle to hold onto third place.
hoopeddreams
12:03 on
18 October, 2012
I feel there is a lot more to come about Duff and Phelps.
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duff and duffer ran the orcs at nearly a £4 million pound loss even after all the cuts.
allowed players to leave when the cva failed
when they could have been sold at at decent price .
duff and duffer then allowed assets valued at over £80 million pound to be bought for well under £5.5 million in total
duff and duffer said they have done everything by the book and all legal and approved by the courts
………………..
anyone who thinks they done the best for the creiditors is howling at the moon
BDO will soon have control and they will take no bull €$¥>
jam67
Che
11:05
You’re right.
PF
I saw the comments about the free-tickets, but they got nearly 50,000 for the East Stirlingshire game, so some people must be paying on the day. They wouldn’t have put a mechanism in place to give away 15,000 tickets.
How dear can life be in Division Three? This is what I am really asking.
new article posted.