The hours immediately after the First Tier Tribunal reports on Rangers use of Employee Benefits Trusts, which the BBC discovered is due this month, to loan money (!) to staff what happens at Hampden will be most interesting. SFA president, Campbell Ogilvie, as a director, was legally responsible for Rangers when they started using EBTs and benefited from one himself but he has refused to resign and the SFA have declined to put him on gardening leave, pending a public investigation.
Instead, SFA chief executive, Stewart Regan, told press the Association had investigated Ogilvie’s contribution to the matter and found he had no case to answer, despite widespread scepticism that any investigation whatsoever was held into the president’s involvement in the issue.
If, despite protests from former Rangers directors that the club acted properly at all times, the FTT upholds the position of HMRC, that Rangers incorrectly failed to pay £94m tax, Ogilvie will surely walk (away), as the SFA will have to instigate disciplinary proceedings on the club which inherited Rangers membership, for deeds done while the president was in an executive position at Ibrox.
Even our new friend Charles Green would find it unpalatable that a man responsible for the subsequent penalty remains in charge of the body imposing the penalty. We’ve said “Ogilvie will surely walk” before, of course, only to witness ever-higher standards of brass neck, but if he pauses for an hour before resigning, let it be to give those of us on the outside of the game what is needed, a full and independent inquiry into the game, how it is administered and controlled. Before the year is out we are likely to learn that our game was violated for more than a decade by people at the very top. A charlatan was expelled from the game earlier this year while the owner of a new club, without financial track record, is trying to raise millions from fans.
In any other European country, even Italy, the inquiry would already be under way.
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tigertim
09:59 on 17 October, 2012
Could Hearts be trading while insolvent?
I know most of the debt is owed to Romanov but is the debt worth more than the assets at this time?
What other debts are they failing to meet regularly at this time??
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Depends on the value of Tynecastle.DM Hall valued Ibrox at £120m.That’s what gave a high,if totally wrong,asset value.
Burghbhoy
Billy Dodds, Gordon Dalziel and Ian McCall how can they possibly fail!!
@BroganRoganTrev: For the next year Celtic FC & fans will raise money for local communities in Scotland and Ireland–essentially following in Walfrid’s shoes!
O.G. Rafferty and paulsatim
Cheers lads.
Fascinating stuff.
Apart from 1888 and 1967, I reckon this is just about one of the most interesting times to be a Celtic supporter.
Think of the thousands, probably millions, who have gone before us, keeping the Club alive, and not had the privilege to watch this slow motion car crash play out.
Of course being around when Celtic was born or through 9 in a row and Lisbon would have trumped this every time but nonetheless we are lucky to have seen these days.
SwanseaBhoy
Gordon j backing Neil Lennon/ Starry plough.
Gordon Smith, wee chick and Jabba
No wonder they are in such rude health!
SwanseaBhoy, 11:40
Interesting as well as unexpected.
Their rapid demise – like the collapse of the Eastern Bloc – and how far Celtic have come on the field in a year… and yet this is the calm before the storm. Exciting times indeed
For the Twitter users amongst you, Kris Commons’ partner @lisahague is well worth a follow.
She is a patron of the Wee Oscar appeal and seems genuinely enthusiastic about it and committed to supporting it. A credit to Celtic.
SwanseaBhoy
I’m actually a jibberring wreck awaiting wee Craigeys utterances.
Canny wait I’m so excited!
SwanseaBhoy:
Now, nine in a row, The Big Cup, Oscar, Kano, I was blessed to witness the Celtic Supporters reaction to pantomime, joy and sadly… adversity.
Whyte has spoken to the BBC according to AT?
I thought Whyte was suing them. Did that ever materialize?
Delicious irony if ‘our hero’ has chosen to speak to the BBC.
And the whole house of cards collapses
Just read Phil Mac’s story from last night.
Welcome back craigie, we’ve missed you. Legned.
kit
An incredible Celtic journey – you’re a lucky man.
Even the days of adversity with Celtic are preferable to good days with Rangers, Oldco, Newco, Sevco, Tesco, whatever they’re called today.
I stole that last bit from someone else by the way…but I liked it.
:0)
SwanseaBhoy
Swansea bhoy…….. Momentous times indeed!
The Return of The Bug Eyed Billionaire.
Sevconia trembles before his sheer unpredictable brass neckedness…
Did someone say there are two of them?
“Thomson’s doorstepping of Kelvin MacKenzie also prompted complaints to Ofcom”
Aye, from Dalek expert Cornelius Graham and his fellow lunatics (BM included). Poor ole Cornelius doesn’t seem to realise ‘doorstepping’ is a daily activity among journalists as is not actually an illegal act.
I’ll bet the people at OFCOM had a right laugh with those complaints.
“The ironic thing is that Rangers bloggers like Leggo and myself get much more abuse from within the Rangers support”
Erm … that’s not irony – it’s opinion…
D&P due to issue statement today—–Thommo
alex thomson @alextomo
Rangers: Duff and Phelps just texted. Statement due later today. I assume about BDO/liquidation.
Lads is Terry banned for SSB ?
alex thomson @alextomo
RANGERS – though perhaps confirming Craig Whyte’s possible links to administrators and owner Charles Green
OOOOOFFFFFT
From SSB
Dontpatmadug
The plot thickens and we the vultures are indeed circling.
I smell blood indeed!
The Sevconians are gonnae go mental!
Resets phaser from “lol” to “pmsl”
tomtheleedstim
That phaser patter is funny. Made me laugh anyway.
SwanseaBhoy
New album from Love and Money just popped through the door.
Today just keeps getting better.
SwanseaBhoy
I hope McMurdo senior didn’t pay for his (daft) laddie’s education. If he did he should demand a refund.
the wagons are been circled
what do you do when the media door step you ?
thats right head off on a planned ahem….. holiday
leave all the tricky questions for stupid zombies
oh the fun
jam67
Whit?
“Douglas Fraser @BBCDouglsFraser
Steve Green, who wanted to buy Hall’s of Broxburn, has a lawyer called Gary Withey – same guy who acted for Craig Whyte at #Rangers”
SwanseaBhoy
Swanseabhoy – if Craigie pulls the plug we’re gonna need a bigger gun.
Any oz melbourne bhoys on ?
Mate is going to melbourne cup next month is asking any bars/clubs to recommend ?
Mid 20′s he is.
Anywhere u would catch some unrependant songs of resistance and where does csc show the celtic games ?
Thanks
Burghbhoy
12:03 on 17 October, 2012
The infighting begins. Who will break ranks next ?
tomtheleedstim
12:03 on
17 October, 2012
Brilliant!!!
Oh yes.
“Chris McLaughlin @BBCchrismclaug
BBC Scotland has been speaking exclusively to former #Rangers owner Craig Whyte. Across all BBC outlets soon”
http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af301/bm82_cm/PTG.gif
Does oor Craig have his finger on the button ?
Is there a soundcloud or youtube recording of Tommy.last night?
I downloaded the Spreaker app and can listen to the homebhoys but cant listen to Tommy in the ‘zombie free zone’ (lol),it just says its loading with nothing happening?
I’d really like to hear it if anybody has it in another format.
Green buying Hall’s – any relation?
The Rangers of Broxburn?? Blue nose burgers galore.