There has been a pattern for me in recent days. I’ve read a statement by a current/former football club director, then I’ve gone looking for corroboration, just in case the report is a sabotaged attempt to make the author appear foolish.
A statement was released by former Rangers chairman, Alastair Johnston yesterday, discussing the current SPL Commission looking into how his board administered football player contracts. I agree with him that any “capital punishment decision” should not be left to the SPL, but the SPL have no authority to impose capital punishment on a football club. The decision to terminate a football club can only be taken by the SFA (I am discounting the reckless behaviour of directors), and is perhaps a reason the SFA decided to delegate this inquiry to the league. It is interesting timing for Johnston to put this on the table.
Johnston’s main thrust is in connection with the SPL Commission, saying “the SFA wrote to us asking for more details about the public speculation concerning our financial and tax situation. The latter obviously referenced the impact of the EBT schemes as creating a potential taxation liability.
“The club responded accordingly and provided details, as it had done in previous years, by declaring player salaries, bonuses, benefits, etc., but also payments made to a Remuneration Trust. The SFA compliance officers must have known, both from the description and context of the reports, that such expenditures had some connection to player compensation.
“However, without any further investigation at the time, Rangers FC received its SFA license to compete in the 2011/2012 season. Rangers, therefore, were entitled to believe that they were not in breach of any SFA regulation requiring reporting of player compensation.”
Mr Johnston clearly implies that the SFA were in receipt of sufficient information to ascertain if Rangers correctly registered players (and considering the SFA president was on the board which sanctioned these decision was have to wonder), but the key point is missing from his testimony.
While disclosing this information to the SFA did Rangers reveal the existence of the alleged second contracts? For the purposes of the SPL Commission, it doesn’t really matter how much players were paid, or if they received this money through a Remuneration Trust, what matters is: were contracts submitted and players correctly registered? If not, then it doesn’t matter what else the club submitted to the SFA.
Sir David Murray, then Rangers owner, vehemently denied the existence of second contracts as recently as March this year, so it would appear unlikely that Rangers revealed these allegedly non-existent contracts at an earlier date.
Labouring this point slightly Johnston said: If the SFA now decide to adopt a more focused evaluation of the data they request from its members in order to be granted a license, they should ensure that the legislation upon which they rely for enforcement and the corresponding sanctions are more transparent and predictable.”
For clarity, the information the SFA requires in order to grant a club licence is not being changed in any way. The SFA and the SPL do, however, require clubs submit player contracts as part of the player registration process. It is not the club licence which is in doubt here, it is the registration of players, Mr Johnston, we have to wonder why you are trying to focus away from this matter.
Our own club was brought into the issue: “A lawyer representing Celtic recently was successful in having charges against that club dropped because of the inadequacy of the SFA’s prescribed rules, regulations, and sanctions. The same principle should apply here.”
Perhaps time is playing tricks on Mr Johnston’s memory. Paul McBride ensured a punishment imposed on Neil Lennon (not Celtic) was enforced in line with SFA rules. Johnston also meanders on the subjects of match fixing and financial doping, distancing his former club from both, but neither charge is of any consequence.
Despite his extensive diatribe on the subject, at no point does the former Rangers chairman deny the central allegation – that for over a decade Rangers gave dozens of players second contracts which were not registered with the SPL or SFA. Like Charles Green the previous day, he never suggested Rangers have been wrongly accused, he just complains about the club being accused.
There is a degree in Cognitive Bias in this matter if anyone is looking for material.
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ASon of Dan – 19-53 –
This is nonsense. What is our Match Commander doing about this ? What are Strathclyde’s finest doing about that 4th Division club whose supporters in their thousands break the law every week? What security arrangements do they apply to them? How many arrests?
Our club must defend their fans – the best in Europe – in the face of this nonsense. I’ll bet that the Mayor of Barcelona and his police force, are glad that it is the good guys from Glasgow who are coming this time and not those who desecrate their Cathedral and destroy Los Ramblos.
Tallybhoy
21:44 on
12 September, 2012
Jesus is indeed revered by Muslims as a prophet.
The Koran also states that he was not crucified and that he did not die on the cross – it states that another was crucified in his place.
TallyBhoy
That is non-sense so ask those Muslims who was the founding Father of
there belief?
Also, some muslims do not believe in the haullacost as well
some people are told to believe that black is white and white is black
does that make them right, I don’t think so.
If there was no Jesus, or if Jesus was not crucified then how do they
disclaim all the proof that is in Israel for all to see?
Or how do this disclaim the Turin cloth?
Or how do they disclaim all the true accounts that where written?
The greatest trick that Satan ever done was to convince people
that he does not exist
When in actual fact true Evil comes from within each individual
we are not dirty on the outside, but more dirty from within as
Jesus gave as one of the examples that Evil truly does come
from within
I say this to all those hate stirrers in this World who are going
around preaching hate and disharmony this will come back
to bite each type of individual big time
Those who live by the sword will die by the sword and their
will gashing of teeth and torment to greet one on the other
side as apposed to those who are the peacemakers for
those are the ones who will inherit the earth
Or another example is the seeds that believe will be allowed
to grow and be pruned but the seeds who do not believe
will be allowed to wither and thrown onto the fire
O G Raffetty………..surely no our hero wee Craigey for the pokey?
stevo
no probs:))
hamiltontim
21:45 on
12 September, 2012
Nachos? Yummy.
Cojones? Certainly not Maggie,or probably Heath.
Goodnight One and All, May your God or your Dog go with you…
Tooting, exactly..
Tooting Tim
Head nail on.
HH
macjay1
Re. your post on Jan Karski interview to to American TV.
I don’t find his words pro Israeli propaganda. I find it priceless opinion on the tragedy. Opinion given by the eye whitness who saw it, who met people.
shieldmuir celtic
It is the Huns who are complaining about the treatment of the blue order going into ibrokes.
Off to bed, once we know the injury situation tomorrow lets talk about us against St Johnstone.
God Bless and Hail! Hail!
FGF what a cracking school your kids go to, they must have some wonderful teachers.
Only kidding mate well done to all the kids at JP.
HH
“After truth comes justice”
23 years for the truth to come out- how long for justice?
Burghbhoy, 22:08
So many to choose from …
Talking about censorship.
I mind the celtic v Dundee utd final thatcher attended.
The singing from both sets of fans was constant and rightly vitriolic towards the twisted one.
The chant which sticks in my mind was Maggie magie shows yer…
Met some mates later that couldn’t get tickets,they couldn’t believe how easy a time we gave the demagogue.
Censorship!hh
mighty tim
Your right mate , the pupils are great and some of the teachers are alright too :-))))))))))
I’m sitting here listening to the News ………….. This is terrible………. What the hell is going on in our society ……. I despair, I really do ……..
The Comfortable Collective
22:05 on 12 September, 2012
One for the road.
Petec.
I was just trying to put straight the opinion of Jesus in Islam – not agreeing or disagreeing just clarifying. That is what they believe. You take umbridge at me for simply explaining the position of Islam.
Why take offence at learning what other people believe. I take it you are not an anthropologist?
Good grief.
However you say,
“.. and the fact Jesus was God incarnate”
Fact. Fact. FACT!
Clarify that.
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You obviously never seen the smilie at the end of the sentence but no worries.
You are highlighting “fact” in an Extremely different way. It was in my sentence as it is the belief of every Christian, if you had posted the whole sentence, for context of course, it would have been easier to ascertain that.
“If you think this proves that Islam and their belief venerates Jesus then you are very easily deceived. It is a blatant attempt to undermine Christianity and the fact Jesus was God incarnate.”
So to reiterate, it was from a purely Christian standpoint, which if you care to go back and read it again you will hopefully realise this in the context of the whole submission to you.
I myself, I Believe it to be 100% true also for the record but you probably knew that. ;))
hamiltontim
21:40 on
12 September, 2012
St John Doyle
Meant to say thank you for your recent efforts re the bucket collection.
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Thanks sometimes it just takes a wee push to help cut through the red-tape, hopefully we can meet on the 22nd and do some good work
Up early tomorrow Night all
Mr Comfy Collective….
You Were The Individual…
Who On The Night Of The Olympic Opening Ceremony….
Described British Troops Taking Part In The Proceedings…
As Beret-Wearing Afghani Child-Killers….
The Only Group In This Country I Have Heard Refer To Our Troops In Such Outrageous Terms Is Anjem Chowdury’s Islam4UK…
.Or Whatever They Are Calling Themselves This Week…
I Think You Have Some Explaining To Do..
Regardless Of Your Love Of All Things Porcine….
And Fermented Hops And Barley….
Right..?
Having made a wee bit of an arse of myself tonight I will bid you all goodnight
Old wounds were reopened today and I hope they can heal again soon
Look forward to next week and hopefully a great night and even better start to the CL!
O.G.Rafferty
I think the MBB might be on dodgy ground, he is the straw that broke the back after all, and a conveniant scapegoat.
Minty and the others will never see the inside of a cell, never.
Minty might, get his gong taken from him, and I say might, cos in some peepils eyes the stripping of his gong will be the ultimate humilliation.
The wagons have been circled, a few minions will be throw to the pack, the others will be protected.
That is a fact, a hun fact, but a fact all the same.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
21:58 on
12 September, 2012
angelgabriel
21:40 on 12 September, 2012
ABSOLUTLEY SPOT ON …….I HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH ENGLISH FOLK FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND THEY COULD TEACH US A LOT ABOUT TOLERANCE ….. THIS IS A SHAMEFUL COUNTRY, BUT NOT ALL SCOTS ARE BIGOTS…IT SEEMS TO PERVADE THE FOOTBALL ESTABLISHMENT ONLY…
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Yes I agree -the English people I know are extremely tolerant and relaxed about race/colour etc #there are a few eejits and some areas have a significant race divide/tension -but overall they are actually fair and decent people.
In Scotland there seems to be more of a parochial tendency -in some places it is extreme!
It is just frustrating/annoying when some of our folk make the assumption that hunnery is the default way of life in Scotland.
My experience is that there is a ‘type’ in Scotland, a significant minority unfortunately, who despise Irish/Catholic/Celtic/Pakistani/Indian etc – anyone who is not like them is a threat to them in some way.
But not the majority… the majority are confident, decent people who are equally disgusted by hunnic behaviour.
it’s a difficult subject and not sure it will ever be resolved -clearly the authorities are afraid of them and what they are capable of doing -that in turn seems to encourage them.
The last thing we need is for the Celtic community to disengage from the wider community , or to alienate ourselves from them. I believe that we should not surrender the symbols and emblems and institutions of Scotland to the bigots…..we should embrace them and play an active part in our communities wherever possible-celebrate the positives and the many shared values…
the extremist types might start doing nutty things like wearing engerlund/chelski shirts and voting tory …thereby alienating themselves further from the wider community
they are confused and conflicted -and in a way I do feel sorry for them
HH
I know Jungle Jim
The topic of the conversation is going all over the place this Evening
& Certainly not Hoops updates which no doubt you are looking for
like what’s new?
Tonight it’s difference of opinion Evening, who put the cat in among
the pigeon’s folks?
THE EXILED TIM
21:47 on
12 September, 2012
The wifes cousin lives in Luxor, Egypt, last week he paid 33 cents US for a litre of petrol, we bought him the car, he asked us to send him more for house sitting, at 20 euros a month he is now struggling.
She told him to get a job.
Exile, if your wifes poor Cousin is thinking 33 US Cents is a lot of money
for a litre of petrol I think he will be giving the UK a wide berth @ heading
towards £1.50 a litre of petrol that’s equivalent to over $2 a litre which
comes under one word namely ‘Extortionate’
Zbyszek
22:13 on
12 September, 2012
Off to work shortly.7.20 am.
From memory,his insulting portrayal of Roosevelt smoking a cigarette immediately made me question his credibility and motivation.I`ll have another look later and respond.
The bottom line.Churchill saw the looming post war tragedy for Poland,but at the end of the war,had been marginalised by the dying Roosevelt and Stalin.
In `45 Brtain was beggared and had hugely diminished power, influence and resources.And huge debts.
Poland had no better friend than Churchill,who in`45 lost power to
Atlee,giving Stalin free rein in occupied Europe.
A new dark age for Poland.
macjay1 for Neil Lennon
22:12 on
12 September, 2012
My post was apolitical I was having a go at a succession of weak willed Home Secretaries.
Maggie with nachos?
And with that image I bid you all good night and God bless :-)
AKBW1888
22:27 on
12 September, 2012
++++++
Esso just outside Monifieth, it went up 1p on Monday and another 2p today.
Esso Money Thief
AKBW1888
You are the one talking nonsense.
The Muslim god is Allah and his prophet is Mohammed. Mohammed was the founder of Islam – not Jesus.
Jesus is revered as a prophet by Muslims – and it clearly states in the Koran that Jesus was not crucified and did NOT die on the cross: another was crucified in his place.
You need to do your homework better next time!
HH!!
Sipsini @ 22.17
If you wait long enough their guard will drop.
I was surprised by the news reports on the day and the lack of Maggie chants.
Fast forward 15/20 years to a documentary from memory about DU and their SC heartbreaks. Part of th story is the 88 final and guess what?
All the highlights of the game including the presentation of the cup include a cacophony of abuse and songs from both sides.
The BBC was browbeaten into submission.
AM losing his job was their finest hour.
Add in the coverage of Orgreave, the Battle of the Beanfield and many others.
The problem is the issue has not gone away.
The portrayals of the civil wars in Libya and Syria show that media manipulation is the order of the day. The biggest issue now is that no-one questions the manufactured narrative that is fed to the plebs.
TH had the media on-side 70-73’ish
MT worked an acquiescent media for a decade.
Dave the Rave and the dog boilers of the ConDemNation are working the media as we speak.
It doesn’t take much, a Tory government and the media switch off and report what their elders and betters demand.
great stuff Saltires en Sevilla
When is the next meaningful game. Going stir crazy here
HH
saltires en sevilla
22:27 on
12 September, 2012
CORRECT ……..bigots are people who have a major vacuum in their lives…… They have no character whatsoever …….
dirtymac
1.52 euros last week for a litre, 1.46 today.
When I moved here june 2008 it was 70 odd cents, and I had to wait for nearly a month to get my belongings through the French/Spanish border as the commercial drivers has blocked the border due to rising fuel prices.
My recolection, and I can’t be sure, but I think the price for a barrel of oil was about the same as it is today.
Something no right.
May your god(s) go with you!
Goodnight.
HH!!
Looking for a bit of info regarding umbrella companies.
I’ve been working contract for a while now and would appreciate any info to using said umbrella company.
Bma
Tallybhoy
You are my god. Come back ! ;-)
HH
Noone, and I mean noone, will EVER convince me that Thatcher didn’t know about the cover-up …….. Her legacy is reprehensible in all areas ……….
TET,
I;m sure I read the the spanish givt introduced a fuel duty to try and raise money
hamiltontim
22:30 on
12 September, 2012
Mate
I was having a laugh with you.
I thought you were confusing nachos (corn chips) with cojones(balls).
I have the benefit of having an in-house interpreter.
macjay1 for Neil Lennon
22:29 on
12 September, 2012
Zbyszek
22:13 on
12 September, 2012
Off to work shortly.7.20 am.
From memory,his insulting portrayal of Roosevelt smoking a cigarette immediately made me question his credibility and motivation.I`ll have another look later and respond.
The bottom line.Churchill saw the looming post war tragedy for Poland,but at the end of the war,had been marginalised by the dying Roosevelt and Stalin.
In `45 Brtain was beggared and had hugely diminished power, influence and resources.And huge debts.
Poland had no better friend than Churchill,who in`45 lost power to
Atlee,giving Stalin free rein in occupied Europe.
A new dark age for Poland.
Well macjay1 For Neil Lennon
I hope and Lord willing, that Poland has future brighter days ahead to look
forward too.
& Also Lord willing I hope the UK also has brighter future days to look
forward too as well.
Instead of putting up with scare mongering poppy cock that the manipulated
media the BBC would like to have us all believing and end up driving one
insane and going down the road of taking prozac untold amount of booze
and listening to Lenard Cohan Music pure depression mode mind set