Since Corinthians FC gave up the good fight football has largely been a brutish game. Even those supporters, who are unable to raise a limb with anything approaching athletic guile, often talk a brutish game. Now, in Scotland, the accountancy geeks are having their day.
The mere mention of the word ‘taxation’ has ears pricking up while the entire corporate accountancy system is now as much of the daily lexicon of football fans as the Laws of the Game. I reckon the law geeks will have their day soon.
I’d never heard of the crime ‘uttering’ until yesterday, now it’s all I hear from my Edinburgh sources. Uttering can broadly be defined as using a document you know to be forged. Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with Our Hero, just an observation for you.
On other matters, still no word from the SFA on the scope of their investigation into Rangers, or the position of their president relating to this matter. When respected mainstream journalists are making unchallenged assertions about improper registration of players, the SFA cannot choose to ignore these events. We know they are aware of the allegations, we know the allegations relate to the period when the SFA president was involved with Rangers. We just don’t know if the SFA are doing anything about them. A statement confirming that no one is immune from investigation would be a start.
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Monaghan1900 says:
23 February, 2012 at 14:54
A poster on another forum has asked Rangers fans to spread the word.
That must have been written by our very own Declan…
I see the head of thems fan club Andy Kerr was done for D D on Saturday as he returned home from the Killie game. He was 3 times over the limit @101. His car was confiscated and he was banned for 2 yrs and fined £670.00. They also kept him in custody for 2 days
What id like to know is. What the hell was he celebrating??
Twists
Why do you listen ? Its your own fault. No sympathy from me.
;-)
HH
wonkyradar says:
23 February, 2012 at 14:23
Code names in the new john le carre novel called ‘a long death’:
Octopus
Blue knight
White knight
Gorilla
Moonbeam
Ice cream
Wave Tower
Succulent lamb
Operation liquidate
Wonky,
Of course the huns will have their own versions nights in the coming days (see what ah did there?) They will have the:
Night Knight
Good Knight and god bless
Good Knight Vienna
And it’s a good knight from them and good knight from me
And something to sing when laffing at the phone ins – “oh what a Knight,” of “ late September back in 63” fame
God bless Neil Lennon
Rangers doing the Banstead thing would still require authorisation from both national bodies and Fifa to allow a team to participate in a league in a different country to its home ground. It would fall down at the part where they try to change the Home ground. They would likely be left with a non-league team in Surrey called Rangers FC.
What Is The Stars – many thanks for the tip yesterday!
I know from my time lurking on here that you have an excellent strike-rate. I have only backed two and they have both lost so I decided that I was a jinx and that I would not back any more. I shall continue to do this for the greater good and I look forward to many more 12-1 shots romping home without my 50p each way holding them back!
I’m being genuine, your strike-rate is very impressive. Great work!
Steviebhoy66 says:
23 February, 2012 at 14:54
philvisreturns says:
23 February, 2012 at 14:47
Random thought:
What if Rangers go into liquidation, but instead of a NewCo trying to re-enter the Scottish leagues, Banstead Athletic change their name to “Rangers Football Club”, and secure the use of Ibrox as their new stadium?
Within a few years “Rangers” could be playing in the EPL, or at least The Championship.
At which point they could be sold for a princely sum, assuming the English football bubble doesn’t burst before then.
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Exactly what one of the more knowlegeable?? Huns?? in my work has been saying for a few weeks now???
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I think The SFA, The FA, UEFA & FIFA might have something to do with that, never mind the other teams in whatever league that mob play in!
philvisreturns says:
23 February, 2012 at 14:47
Random thought:
What if Rangers go into liquidation, but instead of a NewCo trying to re-enter the Scottish leagues, Banstead Athletic change their name to “Rangers Football Club”, and secure the use of Ibrox as their new stadium?
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Just a couple of points.
1. If they go into liquidation then Ibrox gets sold off to the highest bidder. So don’t see how they could be playing at Ibrox (unless the highest bidder is Banstead)
2. Where is the money coming from that would enable Banstead to progress through the leagues ? There are some clubs with money struggling to get out of the Championship. So it could be a loooooong time before there is any money to be made on that one.
The Prince of Goalkeepers says:
23 February, 2012 at 15:12
I don’t know who should be more insulted – Declan or the “buissness” man.
notthebus 14.22
thank you kind sir you sir have a gift for cherry picking out of the bile on FF the things that make me smile broadly, Keep up the good work i could feel their pain from that post.
HAIL HAIL
Following on from Auldheid above, the league would have a big say. I am fairly certain in the SPL there are rules stating that major changes to a clubs details (Strip, name, home ground etc) go to a league vote. We for instance could not just up and decide to move our home stadium to Dublin.
In theory the Banstead thing would perhaps work, in practice it would take years of legal wrangling, in an environment that horses out associations that allow the local courts system to interfere in football.
Neither FA would let it get past 1st base.
ernie lynch says:
23 February, 2012 at 15:12
tigertim says:
23 February, 2012 at 15:09
‘Kojo has not posted since Frank died!!’
Not under the name of Kojo, but he has posted.
Ohhhhhh! Share please.
A 14 hour round trip for other teams in that league when they have to play.
i don’t think
quonno says:
23 February, 2012 at 14:52
a cabaret pub in the loyalist Tiger’s Bay district in North Belfast
This was very early in the Troubles. The bar was called the Lawther inn. I used to book cabaret and groups for them but that soon ended.
ernie 15.12 – I’ll bite, who as ?
ernie lynch.
I am astonished to find that we are ‘Pinkety Pinkety’ on that one…
Them Courgettes clearly ain’t all they’re cracked up to be…..
The match delegate has reported sectarian singing at Ayebrokes last Saturday. So they must get off with it as any punishment SHOULD alert UEFA and as they already have a three year suspendedsentence hanging over them it will be a case of case dismissed surely ?
HH
Talking about years of legal wrangling…..an angle I have not yet seen discussed surrounding the criminal investigation into Whyte’s purchase of Rangers.
I am led to believe should Strathclyde’s finest believe yes there is indeed a case to answer, that all of the assets involved in the alleged crime are frozen resulting in the business being de facto suspended from trading whilst the investigation is carried out. Good luck trying to bring a business out of administration with frozen assets and a subsequent de facto suspension in operations.
That would be fun…..it could be Rangers FC 2014.
rangers have not put money into Banstead Athletic. Whyte has used rangers money to purchase land to build 18 pitches and a training facility.
So no Newco from that direction.
I see Derek from Dollar is now calling people muppets on the D R Hotline today. On Monday he wanted something done about Brines last week he wanted to bet £50 that thems to win the S P L then he saw goals that wernt goals and penalties that wernt penalties!!
Derek if you are reading this get ursel up the Lead Hills and clear your head shun.
Ps Dont worry about the Samaritans hanging up on you.
I just got this mental image of leafy surrey – invaded by a bunch of rampaging huns.
That will teach those banker chappies – a fate worse than a withheld bonus…
Jim ballantyne looks like the big fat bald guy wae white gloves & the growling pug baw face you see at orange walks (i know they all look like they’ve crawled out the same genetic swamp pool- somewhere south of cumnock)…its symptomatic of the sedentary lifestyle of an angry lager swilling masons you get in the ludge
philvisreturns says:
23 February, 2012 at 14:47
Random thought:
What if Rangers go into liquidation, but instead of a NewCo trying to re-enter the Scottish leagues, Banstead Athletic change their name to “Rangers Football Club”, and secure the use of Ibrox as their new stadium?
Within a few years “Rangers” could be playing in the EPL, or at least The Championship.
At which point they could be sold for a princely sum, assuming the English football bubble doesn’t burst before then.
Crazy idea? (thumbsup)
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One that has crossed my mind. So possibly! A concern I think. Needs to be watched.
Are there rules covering geographical location of football clubs playing in national leagues? Cardiff and Swansea and Wrexham of course all play in the league of a different country and are registered not to the Welsh FA but to the English one.
The worm can is bottomless.
Mind you if it were so easy to do then why would Celtic not have bought out Staleybridge Celtic, moved them to Celtic park, given our reserves a chance to get them through a few leagues, buy them some players as they go up and up and then eventually just merge the two clubs when they look like knocking on the door of the Championship? It seems to simple. Still, never trust them. Assume they are up to something and laugh when it turns out they didn’t know what they were up to……………
Awe Naw
you are absolutely correct. I shouldn’t listen. The few evenings previous, a good few bhoys were on talking sense and it made for decent listening.
WITS. Don’t you start. It was you who got me off on one by sending me that huge priced winner:-) You know the story. I gave the two people in here who caused me to miss the deadline a hard time this morning. I also told them the money they cost me will be deducted from this years’ bonus, and like the elephant in the room in the big hoose, I never forget!
That should have read 8 pitches.
The Banstead Athletic question might Rangers use this as leverage for inclusion back in to SPL
RogueLeader at 15:21
As I understand it, there are currently perhaps 3 criminal investigations into Rangers affairs.
Additionally, Johnston has asked the Adminstrators to deny Whyte’s security under the Floating Charge.
Further, Ticketus are hanging out on a wrongful trading ticket.
Remember I mentioned Corporate Cryostorage?
Philvis, Steviebhoy
Encourage that idea in the mind of the huns – and when they think it might just be a possiblity, advise them that Banstead Rangers would be competing in the Combined Counties Premier League in 2012-13 (level 9) of the English Football system).
To get to the Championship (level 2) would take 7 back to back promotions meaning they would only begin playing in those giddy heights in the 2019-20 season.
That sounds like a great basket to put all your eggs in!
Tombola
Oh bhoys – all this Banstead talk will just be giving them ideas. They’re too thick to come up with stuff themselves.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo says:
23 February, 2012 at 14:57
Why would the current hun owner offer to pay it off at 2.5m a year?
An accepted CVA would allow Rangers 1873 to continue. This may have some value.
Whyte may have projections that detail hitherto unknown income that would allow the club to afford £2.5m per year on top of the substantually reduced season book income over the next 4 years.
This may allow him to sell Rangers 1873 for some degree of profit.
Or perhaps Whyte knew that any offer of a CVA was going to be rejected, but just to be sure he low balled HMRC. £2.5m per year is 5% of the principal. Interest on the sum would be more than this.
He may have made the offer to show the fans that he tried to rescue the club and only failed because an intransigent HMRC unfairly picked on Rangers. In any case I don’t think that it was an offer that whyte expected to be considered, let alone accepted. This is very similar to his attempts to buy players in the summer, when clubs over-valued their players and tried to hold Rangers to ransom. A laughable assertion, but one that was bandied about at the time.
It still doesn’t change my opinion that should the FTT find that these ebt payments attract PAYE and NIC, these payments are wages and should have been included in player contracts submitted to the SFA. Whether the failure to do so amounts to invalidating the players’ registration is of course then a decision for the SFA to make.
Hail Hail.
A google news search on Banstead brings up – Terrified Banstead family confronted by ‘dark figure’ on bypass.
It’s more likely that Banstead buy the huns and move to Glasgow. They have more money.
RobertTressell says:
23 February, 2012 at 15:24
‘Are there rules covering geographical location of football clubs playing in national leagues?’
Yes.
re Banstead – it was Whyte using Hun money to bung one of his mates.
ernie lynch @ 15 05.
Eric Joyce ? —-
Hard not to cry —–
AKA —- Air Miles Joyce — the traveling / the expenses.
Spends a lot of time filling in expenses forms . Astonishing figures result.
Conviction for drunk driving
Rangers supporter
Thebhoy..etc,
Whyte is probably lying.
I agree with your assertions but it would indicate that they have lost the case.
HH
ernie lynch @ 15 05.
Eric Joyce ? —-
Hard not to cry —–
AKA —- Air Miles Joyce — the traveling / the expenses.
Spends a lot of time filling in expenses forms . Astonishing figures result.
Conviction for drunk driving
Rangers supporter
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Telly must have broke in the commons pub then
Can the hun still delist from AIM while in admin ?
HH