Sir David Murray, Campbell Ogilvie, Dave King, as directors of a football club, you presided over tax evasion. While ordinary men and women have no choice, or criminal urge, to avoid paying for public services, you directed a deception on an industrial scale.
Sir David Murray and Campbell Ogilvie have their influence and signatures all over this act. The SFA was quick to discipline and sine die Craig Whyte after he was out of the game, it must now charge Murray and Ogilvie with bringing the game into disrepute. The stale influence of cronyism at Hampden must be routed and seen to be so.
The SPFL instructed an inquiry three years ago but with this verdict in, the SFA must appoint their own inquiry.
Why did the processes at Hampden allow this to happen and continue without check?
Why did Rangers get their European licence in 2011 despite being in arrears to HMRC, in contravention of that licence? Who was responsible for this decision?
Why was a director and signatory of Rangers illegal tax schemes elected and reappointed president of the SFA?
How transparent were the SFA and the SPL in their handling of these tax evasion charges?
Was the SPL inquiry commissioned to uncover the facts, or to meet a desired objective? Who prepared the inquiry remit and who signed off on that remit?
Lord Nimmo Smith found that legally executed Employee Benefit Trusts did not confer a significant sporting advantage. In light of what I have already read of the verdict, we must now discover if such widespread illegal Employee Benefit Trusts conferred a sporting advantage. This question has not been asked yet.
It’s time for football to shake off the shackles of corruption in Scotland, as elsewhere.
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Leftclicktic @12:27
..and the cry was “who’s the “Fenian in the Wig?”
:-)
HH
Afternoon all.
IF all those ex-players (that no other Scottish club could afford to recruit, yet whose recruitment afforded no sporting advantage to their employer) had repaid their LOANS, then perhaps Glasgow Rangers Football Club would not have gone bankrupt, and would be in a sportingly advantageous position today.
Just a thought like….
JAIL…thats what they should get for trying to obliterate in their own
indomitable hunnish way the legend that is Jock Stein!
its time.
Jail time.
Alan Hutton Hutton made his debut in 2002 and featured in 94 angers games, before a £9m move to Spurs. £364,000 No Alex McLeish McLeish managed Rangers from 2001-06. He won seven major honours at the club. £1.7m Yes
Alex Rae Midfielder who arrived at Ibrox in 2004 and spent two years there. He played 34 games and scored once. £569,000 Yes Andrei Kanchelskis Russian winger arrived from Fiorentina in 1998 for £5.5m. Moved four years later to Southampton. £145,000 No
Andrew Dickson Head of football administration at Rangers since 2003. Previously financial controller at Ibrox club. £33,000 No Arthur Numan Dutch full-back arrived at Rangers from PSV Eindhoven in 1998 for £4.5m. Played 118 times. £510,000 Yes
Barry Ferguson Former youth player who became Rangers captain. Played at Ibrox from 1996-2003 and 2005-2009. £2.5m Yes Bert Konterman Dutch defender signed by Dick Advocaat for £4.5m in 2000. Played 79 matches for Rangers. £300,000 No
Bert Van Lingen Bert Van Lingen was Rangers assistant manager under Dick Advocaat from 1998 to 2002. £65,000 No Billy Dodds Scotland international arrived in a £1.5m deal from Dundee United. Scored 21 goals in four years. £190,000 No
Bob Malcolm Central defender started his career with Rangers in 1997. Played 88 games. Left for Derby County in 2006. £125,000 No Campbell Ogilvie At club from 1978 to 2005 as general secretary and later a director. Now president of the SFA. £95,000 No
Carlos Cuellar Spanish centre-half arrived from Osasuna in deal worth £2.37m in 2007. Moved to Aston Villa in 2008. £448,255 Yes Chris Burke Started career at Rangers, playing 96 games from 2002-2009. Left for Cardiff City. Now with Birmingham City. £55,000 No
Christian Nerlinger German midfielder signed from Borrusia Dortmund in 2001 and left in 2004. Now has role at Bayern Munich. £1.8m Yes Claudio Caniggia Argentinian World Cup finalist signed from Dundee for £1m in 2001. He played 50 times for Rangers. £1m No
Craig Moore Australian centre-half played more than 90 games from 1994-1998. Returned in 1999 and stayed until 2005. £1.1m Yes Dado Prso Croatian striker was free transfer in 2004. Scored 50 goals in 108 games. £1.9m Yes
Dan Eggen Norwegian central defender signed in 2003 from Spanish club Alaves. Did not appear for the first team. £68,000 Yes Sir David MurrayOwned club Ownership period from 1988-2011 saw club win 15 titles and 26 cups. Sold shares to Craig Whyte for £1. £6.3m No
Dick Advocaat Rangers manager from 1998-2002. Spent almost £74m to win five trophies, including two titles. £1.5m No Douglas Odam Finance director for 15 years. Left club in 2003 to take up a role within Sir David Murray’s business empire. £119,000 No
Egil Ostenstad Norwegian forward signed from Blackburn on free transfer in 2003. Played only 11 matches for the Ibrox club .£370,000 Yes Fernando Ricksen Dutch right-back signed in 2000 from AZ Alkmaar for £3.75m. Scored 13 times in 182 games. Left in 2006. £684,225 Yes
Federico Nieto Argentinian striker joined on loan deal in 2005 from Almagro. Scored once in three matches played. £24,500 No Gavin Rae Midfielder joined Rangers from Dundee in 2004 for a fee of £250,000. Transferred to Cardiff in 2007. £376,000 Yes
George Adams Ex-player was head of youth development between 2003-2005. Now director of football at Ross County. £30,000 No Graeme Souness Player/manager of Rangers from 1986-1991. Went on to manage Liverpool, Newcastle and Blackburn. £30,000 No
Gregory Vignal French defender joined on loan from Liverpool in 2004 and played 43 times. Joined Portsmouth in 2005. £173,000 Yes Ian McGuinness Ibrox club doctor was sacked after Paul Le Guen left. Moved on to Newcastle United and then joined Aston Villa. £25,400 Yes
Ian Murray Midfielder was free transfer from Hibernian in 2006. Played 43 games. Joined Norwich City in 2007. £95,000 No Jan Wouters Former Dutch midfielder joined as a coach under Dick Advocaat, then Alex McLeish. Left in 2006. £285,000 Yes
Jean-Alain Boumsong French centre-half joined in 2004 on free transfer. Signed for Newcastle in £8m deal after just 18 games. £630,000 Yes Jerome Bonnissel French left-back who arrived in 2003 from Bordeaux. Played three games before joining Fulham. £48,000 Yes
Jesper Christiansen Danish goalkeeper signed in 2000 as injury cover.Played just three times for Rangers and left in 2004. £320,000 No Joel Le Hir Paul Le Guen appointed physiotherapist from 2006-2007. Now with Le Guen at Oman national team. £28,275 Yes
John Greig Played for club from 1961-1978. Went on to manage Rangers from 1978-83. Later became a director. £40,000 No John McClelland Appointed a director in 2000. Was chairman from 2002-2004. Resigned as non-executive director last year. £225,000 No
Julien Rodriguez French centre-half signed from Monaco in 2005 for £1m. Played 34 matches then left for Marseille in 2007. £638,000 Yes Kevin Muscat Australian defender joined from Wolves in 2002 on free transfer. Played 22 games. Joined Millwall in 2003. £1m Yes
Kris Boyd Signed from Kilmarnock in 2006 for £500,000. Scored 101 goals. Joined Middlesbrough in 2010. £215,000 Yes Libor Sionko Czech midfielder signed from Austria Vienna in 2006. Played 18 matches. Joined Copenhagen in 2007. £178,000 Yes
Lorenzo Amoruso Italian defender cost £4m from Fiorentina in 1997. Moved to Blackburn Rovers for £1.4m in 2003. £639,000 Yes Martin Bain Chief executive of Rangers from 2005-2011. Resigned after David Murray sold club to Craig Whyte for £1. £249,000 No
Marvin Andrews Centre-half from Trinidad and Tobago joined from Livingston in 2004. Played 43 matches, scoring four times. £316,025 Yes Maurice Ross Played 78 games for Rangers from 2000-2005, scoring twice before moving to Sheffield Wednesday. £120,000 No
Michael Ball English left-back signed from Everton in 2001 for £6.5m. Played 55 games. Joined PSV Eindhoven in 2005. £1.4m Yes Michael Mols Dutch striker joined Rangers under Dick Advocaat. He arrived in 1999 and spent five years at Ibrox. £260,000 Yes
Mikel Arteta Spanish midfielder joined in 2002 and played 50 matches, scoring 12 goals. Moved to Everton. £674,603 Yes Nacho Novo Spanish striker joined in 2004 from Dundee for £450,000. Played 178 games in six years, scoring 47 times. £1.2m Yes
Neil McCann Winger joined from Hearts in 1998 for £2m and played over 100 games. Now a media pundit for Sky Sports. £500,000 Yes Nuno Capucho Portugal winger who arrived in 2003 for £700,000. Featured in 22 games, scoring five goals. £970,000 No
Olivier Bernard French defender arrived on a free transfer in 2005 via Lyon and Newcastle. Played nine times. £224,000 Yes Paolo Vanoli Italian left-back joined from Bologna in 2003 and played in 28 matches for Rangers, scoring once. £592,000 Yes
Paul Le Guen French manager replaced Alex McLeish in 2006. Left in January 2007 after a string of poor results. £201,250 Yes Pedro Mendes Portuguese midfielder joined in 2008 for £3m. Played 39 games and joined Vitória Guimarães in 2010. £1m Yes
Peter Lovenkrands Danish winger arrived in 2000 from Akademisk Boldklub for £1.3m. Played 129 games and scored 37 times. £902,000 Yes Robert Reilly Robert Reilly was Rangers’ commercial director and helped generate income for the Ibrox club. £105,000 No
Ronald De Boer Dutch midfielder joined in 2000 under Dick Advocaat. Scored 39 goals in four years for the club. £1.2m Yes Ronald Waterreus Dutch goalkeeper joined Rangers in 2004 from Manchester City. Played 49 matches for the Ibrox club. £510,000 Yes
Sasa Papac Bosnian left-back arrived in 2006 from Austria Vienna for £450,000. Played 161 games. Left in May 2012. £319,000 Yes Sotirios Kyrgiakos Greek centre-half signed from Panathinaikos in 2005. Left in 2006. Played 54 matches and scored once. £532,200 Yes
Stefan Klos German keeper signed in 1999 for £800,000. Played over 200 times. Left in 2007. £2m Yes Stephane Wiertelak French fitness/physiotherapy coach joined Rangers in 2006 under Paul Le Guen. Now works at Rennes. £28,275 Yes
Steven Davis Northern Ireland midfielder and club captain. Played more than 140 times, scoring 17 goals for Rangers. £600,000 Yes Steven Smith Defender came through youth ranks and made debut in 2004. Moved to Norwich then on to US side Portland Timbers. £7,500 No
Steven Thompson Joined from Dundee Utd in 2003 for £200,000. Left Rangers in 2006 to join Cardiff City. £485,000 Yes Tero Penttila Finnish defender joined in 1999 for £300,000 from Haka Valkeakoski. Left Rangers in 2002 to join HJK Helsinki. £140,000 No
Thomas Buffel Belgian midfielder joined in 2005 for £2.3m from Feyenoord. Scored 11 goals and left in 2008. £1.2m Yes Tore Andre Flo Norwegian striker joined from Chelsea in 2000 for £12m. Scored 39 times for Rangers. Sold for £6.75m to Sunderland in 2002. £1.3m No
Yves Colleau Former French midfielder served as assistant to Paul Le Guen at Rennes, Lyon and Rangers from 2006-2007. £106,200 Yes Zurab Khizanishvili Georgian defender joined on a free transfer from Dundee in 2003. Moved from Rangers to Blackburn Rovers in 2005. £405,000 Yes
Lifted from the BBC. Some of the beneficiaries. All Rangers cheats.
Hail Hail.
Neil McCann accused John Guidetti of cheating to win a pen at Tynecastle last year. So on that basis I’m sure he has his chequebook ready to pay HMRC all the money he stole from the tax payer.
Tornado Titch x @Titch9x 18h18 hours ago
@ChrisGraham76 Chris can you confirm whether or not you know that its true we’ve won the tax case? or is it speculation atm @ofvoid
Chris Graham @ChrisGraham76 18h18 hours ago
@Titch9x @ofvoid Current info is that HMRC have lost again yes. It’ll be confirmed one way or another tomorrow.
AlwaysCrashingInTheSameCarCSC
WESTIES on 4TH NOVEMBER 2015 12:17 PM
Nae chance the SFA will re-open the issue
This will be from the same train of thought,that told us “Nae chance the verdict will be overturned”
Morning all and on a good news day, we have our own from Tony’s Huddle.
Tony has been nominated for the 2015 Rockbridge County Citizen of the Year Award.
Here’s our wee article about that…
http://wp.me/p6DYht-oh
No One Walks Alone
Australia to host Old Firm Derby.
8:11pm EST Nov 4th 2015 Courier Mail Adelaide : Soccer news
ADELAIDE to host Celtic and Rangers — the oldest rivalry in world soccer.
The Old Firm clash has been proposed for the Queen’s 90th Birthday in June 2016
Talks with Peter Lawwell and new Rangers supreme Dave King that have been going on for months are finalised with a date to be set this week.
The friendly is bound to have unprecedented world-wide coverage given the two Glasgow-based sides have only met in one fixture since April 2012.
Former Rangers defender Stuart Munro who was a former Perth Glory assistant coach, boss of South Melbourne and Parramatta Power said the proposed clash would be massive for Australia. Munro says he featured in perhaps 20 Old Firm clashes.
“It’s a massive fixture,’’ Munro said
“The derby is so important in Scottish football that it determines the working week for a lot of people in Scotland, either they’d be bragging about their club winning or hiding in the toilets because their side lost.”
The proposed Old Firm clash is sure to attract global attention for the $535 million redeveloped Adelaide Oval.
Andrew Daniels chief executive officer of Adelaide Oval’s SMA stated the venue is perfect for soccer but would comment with regards to the proposed fixture.
“While we won’t comment on specific events before they’re confirmed, I can reaffirm that the Adelaide Oval is committed to exploring any and all opportunities to host major events whenever we can,’’ Daniels said.
But SA has a huge fight on its hands in a bid to win the titanic match.
It’s understood the Celtic and Rangers match — the first time the match is proposed to be played outside of Scotland — has also attracted key interest from America and Qatar
In 2012 Rangers were relegated to Division 3 and Rangers had to apply to the Scottish league system to play in the same strip that Rangers had always payed with in Scottish football.
But Rangers is making its way back towards the top flight in Scotland and could be back in the Scottish Premiership next July
While Celtic this year should claime its 46th title
Rangers will be playing in the Championship this season — a division below Celtic.
A spokesman for Celtic stated a Old Firm Derby is Box office and that’s what we want to give our worldwide fan base.
Summa of Samaras
Gary67 on 4th November 2015 12:38 pm
You might be right but some on here also said that HMRC would never win the BTC in Scotland. The establishment would protect it’s own. Look what happened there.
Alex Tomo just tweeted that HMRC saying they are going after the liquidator and not the players for payment.
Could there be a chance that one of the EBT beneficiaries, someone who was eventually ridiculed or tossed aside, like Le Guen, decides stuff this I’m opening up my whole deal, this is what happened so do as you must. I’m sure he could easily pay the tax on what “extra” he earned.
Just who owns the Big Hoose?
just a bhoy @Foreverinhoops 35m35 minutes ago
@alextomo do they go after the players or liquidator for payment??
alex thomson @alextomo 34m34 minutes ago
@Foreverinhoops the latter, so HMRC have just told me
LoydGrossmanCSC
Shortbread saying it was a company that did the ebt’s at rangers . A company that is now in liquidisation.
The ebt recipidents will not have to pay tax on their loans. Its an insignificant ruling it would seem. And Rangers emerge with their glorious reputation untarnished.
In the heat of the blowback from this decision (today’s judgement in favour of HMRC vs ‘Murray Group Holdings and Others’), I have a strong feeling that if there aren’t major consequences, including (amongst other things) a potent mixture of sackings, sine dies, title stripping, and vicarious shaming, then there will be a massively detrimental effect on season ticket sales (right across the country) next season …
VIP
Heidi Poon CSC
RWE
Fantastic news re Tony
KTF
All we’re gonna get from the football authorities in this country is a ‘nothing to see hear chaps, move right along’, aided and abetted of course by the SMSM. I’d put my wages on it…
Imwith margaret mcgill
jail them,
one wee gripe ,not a whimper onSSN next,they were all over it when the cheating barstwards w
“Won” the last timde in court within 5 mins of it breaking on twitter
EBT-gate
At both the original FTT and the appeal heard by Lord Doherty it always seemed that there was a serious disconnect around it all. A disconnect that fed all the conspiracy theories.
To say that an EBT was either not income or if it was it was unrelated to the employees main work was ridiculous. Then the bombshell today..
“The judges ruled that if income was derived from an employee’s services, in their capacity as an employee, it was an emolument or earnings and “thus assessable to income tax”
Lord Drummond Young’s comment then nailed it. “That (rationale) accords with common sense.”
Meeting rooms and boardrooms being hastily commandeered for urgent discussions in certain buildings now…
Quite correct Paul, all eyes and cameras are on the SFA now.
It’s all very quiet.
Now who else do we know who had a serious Income Tax deficit and featured in high level court cases?
HH
This must strengthen our case for getting out of Scottish football ?
Some thoughts from 2013 on LNS, Interesting to read this in light of the new decision:
https://gordonjohnston.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/nimmo-smith-finds-rangers-guilty-but-crime-does-pay/
And a reminder of the EBT story from 2012:
https://gordonjohnston.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/rangers-the-truth-behind-the-cheating-revealed/
There has to be consequences for cheating your way to titles and trophy’s other than success, it makes a mockery of the entire concept of fairness and sport. As for those at the top of our game, whatever authority you claim to hold on our game vanished with the slam of a hammer, you have facilitated this outright con for years and years.
Hail Hail.
Oh, happy days….oh, hoopy days….where’s ma sedatives …..as per my moniker ibrox belongs to the creditors, via BDO ….. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
“No impact on rangers as the company which operated the club is now in liquidation” …shortbread 1pm news, so they’re already onside…
I’m really incredulous at the manner of reporting HMRC’s victory. Absolutely no mention of sporting advantage, title stripping or the implications for Paul Murray and Dave King wrt the new club.
Also, during the logging in process I had an ad advising me to “join Islam” !
Maybe reading sites like cqn and sfm mean you’re viewed in a certain light by as companies!
AULDHEID on 4TH NOVEMBER 2015 12:43 PM
TBB
Spot in.
Additionally the LNS decision was based totally on legal ebts being used and was only possible because
A) LNS decided the DOS ebts and BTC ebts shared the same legal status. They didn’t but LNS did not know because
B) RFC Administrators failed to provide the specified evidence to Harper MacLeod that would have made it clear DOS ebts were illegal and
C) Campbell Ogilvie who was Secretary to the Remuneration Board that instigated the DOS ebts in 1999 made no mention to LNS of the difference in ebt types in spite of being a later recipient of the BTC type.
His tea must be oot.
AULDHEID on 4TH NOVEMBER 2015 12:47 PM
Quonno
It’s much bigger than Celtic. Other clubs lost money too but RFC are in liquidation.
There will be a lot of negotiating but top requirement for me is SFA get replaced with something more fit for purpose.
AULDHEID on 4TH NOVEMBER 2015 12:52 PM
NEWRADBHOY on 4TH NOVEMBER 2015 12:07 PM
Wonder if this gives LNS a chance to save face.
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He could sieze the moment and say he was duped.
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He could then revisit his verdict and stick it right uppem.
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After all he must have been raging when he found out after,that sandy Bryant etc
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had stung him.
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/bitton-deal-heres-an-idea-just-repay-mikes-loan/comment-page-12/#comment-2710585
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LNS and SPL lawyers were sent evidence they were duped by SFM contributors in 2014. There is a series of blogs on it that I’ll link to later.
Neither LNS nor SPL responded although SPL lawyers passed papers to SFA who also failed to respond.
However I think they had better start now thinking about coming clean instead of hoping it would all go away.
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/bitton-deal-heres-an-idea-just-repay-mikes-loan/comment-page-12/#comment-2710590
I’m really incredulous at the manner of reporting HMRC’s victory. Absolutely no mention of sporting advantage, title stripping or the implications for Paul Murray and Dave King wrt the new club.
Also, during the logging in process I had an ad advising me to “join Islam” !
Maybe reading sites like cqn and sfm mean you’re viewed in a certain light by ad companies!
HAPPY HOOOOOPY BIRTHDAY to
DENA29!!!!!!
A grand day for it-have one of your special slurps of Guinness,the tax man’s flush!!
EMBRAMIKE SAYS “THE HUNS ARE DEID” on 4TH NOVEMBER 2015 12:19 PM
Scotzine @scotzine 16m16 minutes ago (repost)
The list of players/officials who profited from the EBT scheme
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-34118126 …
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/illegal-ebts-and-sporting-advantage-question-remains/#comments
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A lot to read back on so I may have missed it, but it means that all those named in the list will be getting a wee brown postage paid envelope with a demand for tax owed?
Doesn’t it?
That would include SDM and his 6 million and all the others?
David Murray, Gordon Smith, the Cardigan, the pie man, wee bawwy fergushun, Campbell Ogilvie, SFA, LNS, HRH, Sandy Bryson and the magic hat……
Your team took a hellova beating today!
ROCK TREE BHOY. In my opinion your wages are safe. This is Scotland a narrow minded bigoted wee country who will do everything possible to ensure we move on as there is nothing to see.H.H.
Apols for double post.
To be fair, John Beattie ( who I’ve found to be quite impartial) is now discussing it and mentioning possibly more than 90M being owed – to put in perspective, that could be around 19/gbp for every person in Scotland. I do realise that tax is a UK issue.
He. still didn’t mention title stripping though.
Why the dismay at the beeb saying it doesn’t affect the team in the championship?
It’s a new and different club.
HH
Joe Filippis Haircut
Who will Joe, the masons that saved the huns from liquidation, or the masons that saw them straight back in the Premier league or the ones that won todays appeal agains HMRC??
They’ve already tried everything possible Joe…
Are Rangers responsible for the largest British sports fraud in history ? if so I guess they can be very proud to have achieved another first, hang on do they hold that honour or do sevco.
Hail Hail.
First off………….enjoy the feeling of Victory……
Well done the diligent citizen journalists of the football world, well done Paul, Phil mac, Aul’heid et al……..
This is now an issue for Scottish Football, the sleekits o’ scoddland will only be beaten if a concerted effort is undertaken.
Grimmond McCrummoch and his cronies should be looking over the shoulders now and should be brought to book. The Original Bankster cannot escape as he is the author of all this, Sicumcision and tainted title return just for starters…………
Then the role of the Succulent Bams can be addressed……
HH
Do HMRC now have a claim over the assets?
Vespacide
Surely a World record?