When asked on Twitter four years ago how Rangers were granted a licence to play European football in season 2011-12 when they were overdue with HMRC, SFA chief executive, Stewart Regan, replied, “If someone sends you a bill you disagree with then you do not accept it was overdue”.
Any business is allowed to dispute a tax demand, but former Rangers director, Donald McIntyre’s evidence at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday was clear, Rangers had accepted liability for unpaid PAYE and National Insurance claims in connection with the Wee Tax Case (DOS) in 2010.
If, as Regan suggests, Rangers misrepresented this fact to the SFA Licencing Committee in their March 2011 application, the Association now have action to consider.
If you have been around this story for the best part of the last decade you will recall a number of us writing on the perilous state of Rangers finances while the club was under the control of Sir David Murray. This was robustly disputed by the club at the time, but in his evidence McIntyre noted that, under Murray, the club appointed an insolvency expert to ensure they were not trading illegally.
Just one month before the sale of the club to Craig Whyte in May 2011, in an email produced by Craig Whyte’s counsel, Donald Findlay, Mr Mike McGill of Murray Holdings, advised that “it would appear forecasts for club have deteriorated, we will breach bank facility”.
Asked by Findlay if “HMRC were coming for the club and were after blood”, McIntyre said “Yes.” The directors of Oldco Rangers omitted this sentiment from their public comments at the time.
Rangers were a football club running a perilous financial strategy from the 1990s until liquidation was eventually confirmed in 2012. They established a mindset, not only in their own support, but in parts of ours too, that spending money you couldn’t afford on casino football was the only acceptable way clubs should behave.
You still hear the echoes of those times, from Willie Henderson’s request that Newco spend £50m, to comments a lot closer to home when Celtic fail to win a football game.
Please remember that while it is OK to report evidence discussed at court, you should not comment on matters pertaining to the charges against Craig Whyte.
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After today’s cross examination someone on the Huddleboard posted this.
I hope it doesn’t cause any pain.
http://i67.tinypic.com/2n9kdom.gif
Celtic looking the better team… not sure if Celtic have a goalie as I have not seen him
Call_of_Juarez
Tonight’s Youth Cup final starting XI: Hazard; Ralston, Wardrop, Kerr, McIlduff; Hill, Thomson; Johnson, Nesbitt, Miller; Aitchison #COYBIG
Subs: Doohan, Hendry, Archibald, Crossan, McInroy, Duffy, Watson.
According to the commentators Huns are a very very young improving team and Celtic are big overage nasty brutes…
Tonight’s team:
CELTIC (4-2-3-1) Hazard; Ralston, Wardrop, Kerr, McIlduff; Hill, Thomson; Johnson, Nesbitt, Miller; Aitchison
Subs: Doohan, Hendry, Archibald, Crossan, McInroy, Duffy, Watson
Clear foul on Calvin Miller ref ignores.
Scottish Huns can’t help themselves.
Even willing to cheat kids so their team can win.
Thanks for the team folks.
Brilliant play from Celtic final cross caught by the keeper
Great play from Aiden Nesbitt
Commentators excited as huns get a corner
A few posts deleted with reference to minty’s disability. We have plenty to laugh at him for…his disability has no relevance to what is currently happening…please do not lower yourselves…
Thanks!
Every hun challenge terrific according to Huns with microphones
Sevco go close good defending to save an open goal
Hunny I shrunk the club
(or is that the company?)
Celtic corner after good Celtic possession
Very clever corner from Celtic creates a chance
Commentator says Celtic player barged in the back legally.
Forgot to add only if wearing a hun shirt in Scotland
Another Celtic corner.
Nesbit showing great skill
Celtic youths trying to play in the same style as the first team.. not quite working yet but great to see..
another corner Celtic
gooooallllllll Celtic
Enjoying the young ones cup final.
We have the run of the right wing with Tony ralston and Mikey Johnston.
Interesting to see the name Andrew Dallas in the Sevco line up- not often the ref gets to actually wear the light blue jersey.
Film Title : THE BIG LEBTDOSSCHEME
1″0 to our wee boys- Captain Wardrop scoress
Great finish!!!
Goal Celts
Wardrop
Top drawer finish from Wardrop
1-0 for the Bhoys
Sam Wardrobe
MWD
tic 1.0 wardrop right footed shot to bottom left of the goal from about 8 yards
Brilliant play with the build up to the goal
*Wardrop even
MWD
Hun double bill(y)
The glib the sad and the ugly.
Oh for a few dollars more
The new Fleck flops with slightest contact.
Commentators defending the young Huns against this big bad Celtic team
2-0 Calvin Miller
More Film Titles
The Munificent Ambearsons (of Struth)
2:0 Calvin Miller
2-0 Miller
Commentator absolutely gutted
HT 2-0 Celtic keeper not had a save to make
2.0 miller , well on top