Yesterday the Scottish Football Association announced an independent inquiry into Rangers FC which will report to the SFA board within two weeks.
While it is welcome that the enquiry is independent, it is gravely concerning that the SFA refused to state the scope of the inquiry or indicate if the final report will be made public. An inquiry into the Fit and Proper status of Craig Whyte is moot. An inquiry into last year’s takeover of the club, or how it has conducted its tax business before and after the takeover surely cannot report within three weeks of Rangers going into administration and before the outcome of the tax tribunal is known. So what are the objectives of the report?
The important question the SFA must address is whether Rangers FC improperly registered football players. Rules on the legal registration of football players are clear and well established. All financial compensation offered to players must be part of their contracts, copies of which must be lodged with the club’s national association.
This audio file contains information from Player’s Union representative, Fraser Wishart, who correctly tells Radio Clyde listeners that “in football you’re only allowed one contract, all your earnings from football have to be on that contract”.
The same audio file has excerpts of football journalist, Darrell King, repeatedly telling Radio Clyde listeners that Rangers players involved with EBTs “had two contracts”. This assertion has not been subject to challenge by Rangers.
The major question for the SFA is whether, as alleged by Mr King, Rangers FC played improperly registered players from around 2000 until the expiry of those contracts, some of which are likely to still be active. While they are doing so, it would be useful to extend the inquiry to examine recent contracts.
My primary concern regarding the inquiry is the role of the SFA president, Campbell Ogilvie, in framing the scope of the inquiry. As we reported yesterday, Ogilvie was general secretary and director of Rangers until 2005. He will be able to answer many of the key questions and, as president, will not only have been able to influence the scope of the inquiry, but will be one of the few who receives the report.
Any SFA inquiry into Rangers FC must report on the key matter in this whole business, the proper registration of football players. Any attempt to exclude matters which could involve Mr Ogilvie must be resisted and would show the entire activity up as nothing more than a sham.
The sporting penalty for playing improperly registered players is a 3-0 defeat in each game. Sion have already tested national and international authorities on this matter and are paying a heavy price for trying to gain an unfair advantage.
The stakes are high for Scottish football. The SFA must demonstrate transparency and the highest possible ethical standards when an inquiry into a member club involves past activities of its president. It also has a responsibility to fans and member clubs to establish and report any improper conduct at the earliest opportunity.
My Ogilvie should step aside as a matter of urgency in order to provide evidence to the inquiry.
In a gesture which tests the boundaries of the word magnificent, the Celtic fan who paid £5000 towards the Vanessa Riddle Appeal for the signed Celtic jersey we auctioned last week asked us to put it back up for auction again.
Auctions are a magnificent way to help get Vanessa the lifesaving treatment she needs but the cost of participating at the business end soon gets out of the reach of many fans. With this in mind, we have started an eBay raffle; you can win the jersey for the cost of a £1, or the entire purchase price of Rangers FC PLC.
There are no excuses to sit this one out, Vanessa needs your help, you would like to own a signed Celtic jersey, and you too can afford the kind of money Craig Whyte used to buy Rangers. Click here to participate.
Thank you for the dozens of response to the request for writers for CQN Magazine. I’m still working through them, will be in touch soon. Issue six, our Fit and Proper edition, is set to become a landmark collectors item. You can browse the magazine online here but you can buy your own hard copy by clicking on the link below. Fill your boots…..
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Kojo —–
Feel free . I have no copyright. Virginia jokes were big in Washington.
Gene’s a Bhoys name says:
22 February, 2012 at 16:53
I wonder what r*nkers will give up for Lent
Cheating
Tax dodging
Paying players
Paying creditors
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10 points
Huns????
Quote:
“@kylebartley22: Tweeps let me hear some ideas for lent!!”
@purplemadboy:@kylebartley22 Tweeps let me hear some ideas for lent!!”
m8 lent is for Catholics .. We don’t do that !
@kylebartley22:F-6eck lent then.. Hahaha.
Turned into a great Rangers man
themightyquinn says:
22 February, 2012 at 16:56
Gene’s a Bhoys name says:
22 February, 2012 at 16:53
I wonder what r*nkers will give up for Lent
the big hoose
My dear,dear,dear,friend..South o Tunis.
Thanks, Pal..
Guid Lines, are as Scarce as…. Frog Hair!
Kojo.
yer pal..who likes ye aloater.
Still.. Laughin’..
I wonder if there are any further thoughts on what stage of The Kübler-Ross Model the main media commentators and spokespeople are at:
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance.
There may be a few stragglers in denial, but I doubt it.
Jackson and Traynor are clearly stuck in the Anger phase. I’m not sure they will ever leave.
The MPs are Bargaining, and I think Dark Mingwall is just about there too.
Wee Chick is bouncing around from one to the other like Tigger on Tramadol
First past the post to acceptance is Spiers, and a hearty well done to him from this jelly addict.
Any others we can place at the minute?
TheGreenManalishi(WithTheTwoProngedCrown) says:
22 February, 2012 at 16:27
Is tonight’s game on the tele anywhere ?
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Channel 67 will show it live to subscribers out with the British isles. You could look for a dodgy stream of this on the web – not sure what the quality will be like though.
HH
WITS, happy days!! Source if light 16/1!!!!
SffS
One nil to Man City – 19 seconds
P
WITS Cheers, took it at 11s though:(
BOOM! What is the stars strikes again!
Fantastic info mate and a sizeable chuck of those winnings will be going on ICT @9/2 on Sunday.
Needless to say, the rest will go on Jelly & Ice cream!
Hail hail
TBGATB
So Whytey has flogged off the hun’s 16 Arsenal shares for probably between £150k to £200k, estimate on my part. Has anybody thought to check the trophy cupboard to make sure he hasn’t melted down the SPL trophy and the League Cup and sold them for scrap??
Playing a blinder Whytey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is the Stars says:
22 February, 2012 at 12:20
thank you helped pay for my trip to match on saturday source of light 12/1
Headtheball
I think we are both thinking the same, I think :>)
Any football authority that was honest, and not in place to service the needs of one club, would have acted many, many years ago to stop the corruption, the turning a blind eye, the installing of corrupt officials, etc.etc.etc.
Now, unless there is information out there, and it’s in the possesion of others outwith the SFA, and is being used as a, let’s say lever, the outcome could well surprise, but as the inquiry has only the remit to investigate since the hero took over, it’s anybodys guess, let’s hope the lever works then, if indeed there is one.
I suppose it all depends on who wants to open the box,or who has the baws to open the box.
Strongest team tonight. Same as sunday. Win the league then lets see wha
t brozek, ibrahim, lustig and the youngsters can do over last 7-8 games. 6-0 tonight.
Boy accused of shouting sectarian abuse at Laughatme and bricking his motor is acquitted due to lack of evidence. Cue bedlam on FF with threats of retribution and claims from some that they know him and intend “to have a word”.
WITS
Your moniker befits you mi amigo, muchas gracious :>)
Great pass by Berkovic
Good evening friends.
Firstly, What is the Stars at 12:20: took your tip, thank you. Just the 10 bob each way but every little helps.
really looking forward to a great party atmosphere and hopefully a performance to match it.
Jobo
Dear all
I’ve a spare kids ticket for tonight?
I’ll be on here till about 18:15
in Uddingston just now and will be about east end of ground from 7.
Just let me it’s gratis and will go to waste otherwise.
Play
I thought, “The Big House”, was American criminal slang for the jail.
Well, I can see the connection, I suppose.
Wits
You are a legned !
Cheers .took it at 10s but :( ha!
Dear all
I’ve a spare kids ticket for tonight?
I’ll be on here till about 18:15
in Uddingston just now and will be about east end of ground from 7.
Just let me it’s gratis and will go to waste otherwise.
Play
James Forrest is The Emperor of Ice Cream says:
22 February, 2012 at 16:53
Hey guys
A friend of mine is looking to hire a skip, very reasonably, very cheap if possible.
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try
whyteys skip hire.
very reputable firm.
matt mckay sold to a Korean Club,he was a big Success.swally got a right good one there,what was the fee,were there millions involved,better watch the whyte knight,will be on to it.
Lads
To those of you who backed Source of Light
Maybe you might consider making a donation to the Craig Whyte Bermuda Fund
After all our hero has done for us
Oh Happy Days
Stars – brilliant tip amigo – but – but – ach ye ken. Someone is getting it at work tomorrow!!!!!
Hope plenty cashed in , brilliant price.
The posters on FF are so gullible that they believed that ‘Ice cream and jelly’ was a PIRA code. Oh how i laughed at their stupidity. Everyone knows the truth. It is indeed a code, ‘Ice cream and jelly’ is code for – Rangers are totally and utterly F***ed
What is the stars
I missed your tip but looking forward to Cheltenham , you got anything for then
Dessybhoy
Was told to back Buena Vista for the Pertemps Hurdle at Cheltenham
A wee bit late, but I realised I had not spammed, er I mean posted, this on here.
Mr Whyte’s statement from yesterday, paragraph by paragraph.
It is remarkable, especially what he wanted the taxman to do.
I have even scripted a little vignette “recording” the meeting – I see it as a Python sketch – John Cleese as Hector, and Michael Palin in his Gumby guise as CW.
http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/craig-whytes-statement-21st-february-is-it-wholly-unreliable/
James Forrest 16.53
There is a fantastic skip in Govan, unfortunately it is fixed rather than the portable type. So may not suit your mate. He could always take his rubbish there himself and plant it at their front door, that seems to be what all the media guys are doing presently.
what is the stars
cheers is that david pipe’s
I`ve noticed a few predictions of a big win tonight. :-)
It is due, so many home games see the team hanging on for the whistle. Stop that now!
Come on the Celts!
1. to the person who donated the 5k etc, absolutely MAGNIFICENT – thankyou
2. to Paul, great article again, thankyou
3. Tommy Canning painted the famous Jock Stein image that hangs in Celtic Park – Tommy has submitted another work of art for public viewing at the chapel in Glasgow University as part of the LentFest program – another masterpiece, just saw it today, would recommend all who can, to go along and have a wee swatch at it, free entry etc (in the main gate, turn right, turn left), several other new images there too, Peter Howson, Jolomo etc (no44 bus goes right there)
4. met Paul George at the u17s game last night – he had been injured for a while, says he’s back in training and should be fully fit again in a week or so
5. goin for 3-0 tonight, hopefully
W.I.T.S.
Yet again thank you. Super tipping.
Should cover celebratory expenses for a few weeks.
Equi’s ice cream isnae cheap.
EC67
The rain’s been off for over an hour here in North Ayrshire.
Just packed Bjmac back on his train up the road.
Great to have net yet another fine specimen of CQN and Celtic.
I blame cafflick skools.