I see a bit of ‘It was five years ago, get over it’ going around today. Let’s be clear, our football was corrupted for over a decade as a dependency on spending money you don’t have took hold at Ibrox, infected many other clubs, before sending Rangers into administration and liquidation. And that’s not touching side letters hidden from HMRC, shredded correspondence and hundreds of games undertaken with incorrectly registered players. It was a very human tale of avarice and a desire to be seen as top dog in the social pecking order.
For 8 years before Administration Day the Cassandras on here who predicted what was to come, were also told to get over themselves, that as club as big and powerful as Rangers would always find someone to bail them out. Some of us were predicting the crash and burn a lot longer than that.
What I don’t read is ‘Get over it, the lessons have been learned’, because it is painfully obvious that at Ibrox, with the same directors in charge as before liquidation, prioritising financial security (for the club, that is) hasn’t happened. Every passing transfer window it’s also plain that we have more than a few adherents to David Murray’s ‘speculate to accumulate’ policy in the comments section.
So until the lesson has been learned (and a long time thereafter), I’ll reserve the right to recall the facts and financial reality, and to celebrate that great day: 14 February 2012, the first Administration Day at Ibrox. If one day you read Newco statements that say, “We’re going to match expenditure to income, and be happy with who we are”, it could be the last admin there, but don’t hold your breath, this turkey has another turd to drop.
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Gerry Collins was Tommy Burns best buddy
The Green Man
Are you saying Celtic knew all along that Minty was running a tax scam and did nothing?
If you have this evidence then that puts the actions of Celtic in a poor light.
On the other hand if Celtic had suspicions about their business practices, but no evidence how were they supposed to act?
As it stands HMRC have still to definitively prove their actions were illegal. Celtic have “noted” the LNS decision but decided not to comment further while it was still before the courts.
Picture the damage to Celtic if we issued a statement calling them out for the cheats and liars they are and then, somehow, the supreme Court clears them. Everyone from Minty to the spfl would be lining up to sue/punish Celtic for libel/bringing the game into disrepute etc.
So if you know Celtic knew but chose to look the other way why not show us the evidence, or do facts not apply when you want to stick it to Peter Lawwell?
That statement from ‘them’ just about sums that crew up. In denial big time, I wonder how their school teachers are getting on, must have been a nightmare facing them each morning .Can they not sit down and examine their conscience before releasing this pathetic piece. THE FOOLS THE FOOLS.
*attacks PLC
Shhhhokkkkk
Owen
That is nothing but deflection.
The corruption should have been confronted, its been going on for long enough.
Dont try and complicate what is clear.
It should have been confronted, end of.
HH
Owen
I think Brian Quinn knew about it hence the talk about Juninho and husbebt,, maybe only hearsay
If bit Craig was taking about them saving the Arsenal why didn’t he mention us saving them when Sir Robert gave them a loan
Shock….some posters dont like the reality
Paul, you say our football was corrupted for over a decade, yeah. You mean century don’t you or is spellcheck still not working!!!!
KINGLuBO
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD
Thanks mate I don’t know what we little green sheep of CQN did before you came on and saved us…
Watch yer cape it’s windy oot there..
Forgot to wish everyone including lurking sevco zombies a very Happy St. Huno’s day yesterday.
So, Happy Administration Day.
Thanks huns, for the never ending comedy. You deserve it.
THEEXILEDTIM 1228
That made me greet,I’ve got loads of hun mates,and he described perfectly how they’ve been shafted over the years.
No,wait. I was on my third peeled onion before the tears flowed,and even then it was from laughter.
Hell mend them,even death hasn’t.
THEGREENMAN
Sorry,mate. You’ve really p….d me off with some of your observations.
I wanted to say that.
HH.
Starry Plough
Im only one man, what can i do:)
But…i do know nonsense when i see it, and thats exactly what all the pravda bs is.
As if we have only just found out about it recently.
I dont think im quite at the stage of insanity yet:)
I call it as i see it….but at least i call it out.
HH
GLIBBYMCSHAMELESS
Cool moniker!
I saw a shop frontage for this lot in Hatfield Peverel-deepest darkest Essex-on Sunday.
https://www.duedil.com/company/02656512/glibbery-services-limited
Turns out they’re in liquidation!
BMCUWP
Thats fine bud.
As have you peed me off many a time as well.
Swings and Roundabouts isnt it.
Thats life, be boring if we all agreed about everything.
HH
The Green Man
So you don’t have any evidence they deliberately looked the other way then? Ok got it.
BT
Brian Quinn questioned Juninho’s EBT because as a respectable business man he thought it sounded dodgy. No one knew the scale of their use by Minty until the First Tier Tribunal. My point was if The Green Man has evidence they knew more than they let on that he should publish it and shame them for their inaction.
Lunch over back to work for me.
OWEN
Brian Quinn told them in 2004 that they had a problem. Only came to light when we discovered we had one by taking over Juninho’s contract in full.
That’s why the likes of Middlesborough are high on the Hector hit list.
And also why Arsenal settled with him around the same time.
Hold the bus!
I’ve just had an epiphany .
It has just dawned on me why HMRC allowed D&P to conduct the Admin.
They had previously stated, possibly after Salmond’s intervention, that they had no wish to see an end toot all at Ibrox.
Had they secured the Admin, they would have been obliged to stick to the rules, involving a brick by brick dismantling of the failed business and sold to the highest or individual bidders.
In such a case, Ibrox was vulnerable to any developer.
In allowing D&P to deal with it, as Whyte’s chosen ones,HMRC ensured that there would still be a structure in place to fulfil their pledge of a team playing at Ibrox
I’m slow, but I get there, eventually.
Excellent article, Paul. As were your 2004 ones.
They simply will not learn!
All other clubs (including Celtic) try to achieve the most success they can with the resources they have.
“Rangers” branded clubs want to do it the other way around. Decide they HAVE to be first, realise they don’t have the resources to be first and so have to “find” the required shortfall from “somewhere” (gullible investors, bank debt, HMRC, etc).
How long before Rangers2 go the same way as Rangers 1?
TGM,
Prove it
http://penddraig.co.uk/online-tests/the-insanity-test/
HH.
PS : Disclaimer, this is not meant to be taken in all seriousness .
We see clubs in Germany and Italy help fellow clubs in financial difficulty. Our own club received shares in Arsenal because we helped them in their time of financial bother only to see those shares stolen and sold to benefit a crook. Consider for one second no Emirates stadium and no Arsenal if Rangers hadn’t provided financial help when they required it, then compare the actions of other fans and clubs when we were crippled financially at the hands of men who done so for their own gain.
AIRDRIE ………………………………….EMDY.
THEGREENMAN
To continue the p….g off narrative,when have I ever done that to you(!)
Or…
Aye,ok. Yer right. Narrative gone!
So liquidation didn’t happen……………..How could I have got the impression that it did??????
Owen
It would be too easy to give you chapter and verse on the goings on relating to the corruption in Scottish Football, but i wont bother, its so obvious…do some research:)
You are just looking for an argument i cant be bothered:)
The evidence is there….have a look.
GreenPinata
One man’s insanity, is another man’s reason:)
HH
Of course it could be that everything is okay. After all their BBC PR guy told us last night that the directors are underwriting everything!
Expect to see them signing Messi – funded by the directors!
FAVOURITE UNCLE
Beggars belief,speechless otherwise.
BMCUWP
What im doing, is making the point, that if the PLC knew about the corruption, why didnt they confront it?
Now….as soon as i ask that perfectly reasonable question, i start getting flak.
Could it be that im being a bit too honest?
Or am i just saying it for the hell of it?
We all pee each other off on the blog, otherwise it wouldnt be worth posting….No?
HH
SANDMAN. 201
“PLAYGROUND BULLY FOUND DEAD IN SUSPECTED SUICIDE”
THEGREENMAN
Check your phone for a message sent about ten minutes ago.
Their “tears” have more than a hint of ordure.
As Olive Actory would say ” I smell shite”.
I can’t make up my mind between wanting the huns to die soon or wanting them to suffer for another few years.
Then die.
Oh my sides!
” THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 14TH FEBRUARY 2017 1:28 PM
Listen, the only reason they get away with the corruption, is because the people who have to power to stop it, choose not to.
Its as clear and simple as that.
No need for all the pravda like bs on CQN.
They get away with it, because we allow it.”
In discussions involving anything other than the most basic of issues, it is seldom , if ever, `….as clear and simple as that.`
I believe you are simply putting forward an emotional which, whilst understandable, is without any real substance.
JJ
` putting forward an emotional argument` of course.
That’s a good point the sos make.
Where is Arsenal when you need them/it?
English chancers!
Id just like to know why Peter Lawell, or his minions, are not saying exactly the same thing as PAUL67 in his header today?
Somebody explain it to me, as im a bit slow sometimes.
HH
The Green Man says SACK THE Board on 14th February 2017 2:07 pm
BMCUWP
What im doing, is making the point, that if the PLC knew about the corruption, why didnt they confront it?
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And Owen is making the (valid) point that it requires evidence of wrongdoing to call it out. As it stands at the moment the Tribunal stated the EBT’s were not illegal. HMRC have appealed and the final hearing will be next month.
Until then we may want to view them as illegal and class them as financial doping, but we can’t UNTIL the appeal court finds in favour of HMRC.
KTF
Surely we are due the ‘Justice For The Gers’ campaign launch soon? Logo, a side-elevated, symbolic line-drawn interpretation of King Billy getting royally rogered by his pony.
There you go, Tinfoil Heid – I know you like to lurk here; doing yer ‘work’ for ye.
Jar-Jar says, Peace be upon you…
Owen
“Picture the damage to Celtic if we issued a statement calling them out for the cheats and liars they are and then, somehow, the supreme Court clears them. Everyone from Minty to the spfl would be lining up to sue/punish Celtic for libel/bringing the game into disrepute etc.”
*****
Not true, Owen. Even if EBTs were to be declared legal, Rangers (1872-2012) provided players with side-letters which they deliberately concealed from the SFA. All contractual documentation must be presented in order have players properly registered.
This may not have broken the law of the land, but it broke football rules, as Dundee United discovered when they had a points deduction last season after including an improperly registered player in their match day squad.
So they did cheat, yet Celtic have said nothing about it, seemingly content for supporters to have paid into a rigged game for years.
And faced with more lies on the SPFL website, which make us after 129 years Scotland’s second most -successful club, behind a four-year old one, they still make no objection to the farce.
http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/rangers/