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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Is Marc Degryse on the bench
Bonnie Scotland being overrun in early stages. Looks like a long night ahead for Mr Levein.
sk-bhoy
Totally. I am sure we are not alone there. Never wanted something so much for someone. Can’t wait for him to be at cp!
Really interested in the Scotland game……wife asks who we playing?
looks up at telly …bel? I think it Belarus :O(
Out of context? lol!
“Villa were surprised late last week when a Charles Green took a swipe at the club. “Whilst admittedly bizarre and out of left field, Green did later apologise, as set out below, stating that he was aware of Villa’s
pedigree from a defeat of Sheffield Utd when he had worked there. “We are hoping that going forward Green will retreat to his day job and leave the cutting remarks for those standing on somewhat stronger footing. “Apology from Charles Green, Chief Executive of Rangers Football Club, to Aston Villa:-
“During a press briefing I was asked how I saw the future of football. I was explaining how I believed that the current situation
where clubs in England are receiving massive revenues from television rights, yet remain behind the big clubs in England and
Europe in terms of success in competition, is unlikely to continue forever. Some of my remarks were taken out of context and I
apologise unreservedly to Aston Villa, whom I know full well to be a club with a proud history. I remember clearly – but not too
fondly – them beating Sheffield Utd in the FA Cup when I was chief executive there.”
england game delayed over weather i think
German TV commentator says “This team makes everybody look like Ireland” after Klose puts them 2-0 up against Sweden
Ouch
Scotland getting gubbed 0 – 0 so far
maloney
Maloney goes close with fk.
Good intricate passing there from weak link Maloney and Commons did well to win the free kick. Maloney’s free kick turned away by Belgian keeper.
Poland : England decision in 35 minutes.
Even the womens get it from the SFA.
Celtic’s women’s side have been
expelled from this season’s Scottish
Cup for failing to field a side
because 11 of their players were
away on international duty.
The club lodged a petition to have their
quarter final fixture with Glasgow City at
the end of September postponed, with
many of their team absent representing
Scotland’s Under-17s side in three
qualifying matches in Macedonia.
As the rules of the competition do not
legislate for postponements through
call-ups to represent youth level
international sides, they were refused
permission and told to play the tie.
Celtic had players available but deemed
they did not have enough to fulfill the
fixture. Glasgow City were subsequently
awarded a walkover and the league
champions will face Hibernian in the
last four on Wednesday night. Celtic
have no right of appeal.
Moloney puts it right in the corner, keeper makes wonder save.
How good will this be???
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/hurricane-craigie-set-to-hit-ibrox/
MWD
ASonOfDan
One thing aboot the SFA ,they’re sticklers for rules…………………………..unless it’s
anything to do with the dark side.
Sevco fans dont do threats to journalists… From Sevcomedia
Many of you may not be aware of Ewing
Grahame; he is the Daily Telegraph’s
resident Rangers hater, and peripatetic
writer for several Scottish and Irish
publications that quite often
demonstrate………how shall I put
it…………an ‘antipathy’ toward our
famous club.
Since Rangers descended into
administration in February 2012, many
of Grahame’s articles have focused on
Rangers in a way that can only be
described as obsessive and hostile.
So, not surprisingly, Ewing Grahame has
become a bit of an icon to the
obsessed, deluded and demented souls
that inhabit the likes of Kerrydale
Street, Paul McConville’s stridently anti-
Rangers blog, Phil MacGiollaBhain’s
sectarian, bigoted and terrorist
supporting site and Alex Thomson’s
fairy tale world of mystery assaults,
intimidated publishers and heavy
breathers from Belfast.
So, I have to confess to a degree of
surprise when I read that Mr. Grahame
had opted for an anti-Regan piece
rather than the usual anti-Rangers one
in Sunday’s Scottish Sun.
9.45 decision on England game..
The form is good the night it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Et8uRfvk8o
:)
This Belgian team are playing some lovely fitba
Stephen Fletcher’s first touch is awful.
9.45 Poland time- 8.45CP Time
Scotland could turn this mob over
I think I see our problem here. Commons isn’t tracking back. Should never have been given a game for Scotland. :-o
Scotland would be as well just lining across the goal line.
Voguepunter….must be a G72 thing….my wife also asked if we’re playing belarus…
Hard to believe this is still 0-0.
If this was a boxing match it would have been stopped after 10mins
LOL!!!
Glasgow’s Green&Whyte!!
I don’t often watch Scotland, but am now getting the whole deal about Darren Fletcher. For the life of me, I can’t see how he should be ahead of Mulgrew. I know a single instant can transform a game but so far he’s been a liability. Scotland need more in the middle of the park.
moonbeams wd. kano 1000 \o/
supporting neil lennon 100%.
champions. c’mon wee oscar.
Not seen last two minutes of game as read that link twice now and pmsl.
I’m not a violent man,but see if I was sitting in the pub next to Doddsy and he was
talkin fitba,I’m afraid I would toe his erse oot the door.
Scotland all over the place. Can’t string three passes together.
Are Belgium reflecting our recent form, dominating with lots of chances but just can’t get it in the net?
Scotland holding group leaders 0-0 after 37 mins and are now out to 12/1 for a win tells you how this game is going
Hard to believe this is still 0-0. Hutton and Fox are hopeless.
Alan Hutton falls yet again
4/10
TMWTL
That’s Craig Brown analysis that but point taken