I see a bit of debate on the blog this morning on Lord Nimmo Smith’s SPL Commission, which has retired to prepare its report. In March last year former Rangers owner, Sir David Murray, insisted no Rangers players had “side contracts”, inferring there was no case to answer. This line has not been peddled since. Instead, various excuses are offered in mitigation.
BBC’s award winning The Men Who Sold the Jerseys documentary established that a large number of players received money in connection with playing football which was not recorded with the SPL and SFA. Even Rangers counsel at the First Tier Tribunal conceded tax should have been paid on five of these players.
The real issue for Nimmo Smith is how to impose an appropriate punishment for illegal registration on this scale, which is consistent with punishments recently handed out to Spartans, Dunfermline and others, all of whom were kicked out of competitions, and fined up to a quarter of their annual income, for offences relating to single games.
For a couple of years now we have discussed the toxicity of matters surrounding the Rangers group of clubs. Actions carried out during the Murray and Whyte eras put Rangers into liquidation with vast governance issues plaguing the game and the new club which inherited their player registrations.
On the assumption the SPL Commission concludes Rangers were guilty of fielding illegally registered players in hundreds of games, what would an appropriate punishment be? Forget about stripping titles, or reclaiming prize money, both of which are merely consequences of the facts being established, not punishments.
I have total confidence Nimmo Smith will submit a report beyond reproach on whether Rangers broke the rules, but would he send for a Black Cap before handing out a sentence? I’m not so sure. Spartans and the rest might feel their 25% annual income fine for a single-match offence might become an embarrassment to some of the game’s administrators.
“Without fear or favour” was what we were promised last year. Let’s see.
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FAVOURITE UNCLE
12:25 on
22 February, 2013
INDEPENDENCE.right bhoys 50 years ago scotland and norway were both skint.2 countries nearly same size population ect.the black stuff and gas were found in the sea.scotland had a chance to vote to go it alone.the “don’t knows”won the vote.so we stayed with engerland and we spent all the oil money on what we really needed.wars, nuclear subs,more wars,public wedding,funerals,more wars,bailing out banks.meanwhile in norway they spent the oil and gas money on the population.you know the kind of unimportant things like education,hospitals,size 5 football boots for harold brattback.so 50 years later scotland is skint ,norway has highest standard of living in the world.£560billion surplus in their public pension scheme.
Sorry for delay,catching up !!
Remember Tony Benn wanted to Nationalise North Sea Oil.
But you omitted the major spend of the oil money – Unemployment – Maggie needed the Falklands war as cover for the soon to be announced 3 million (which would have been her end) previously daily front page news,Eventually page 6 couple of paragraphs after the comic cuts war news of jets and warships etc…
Both of these could not have been sustained without NS Oil,imo,
Totally agree, What a waste, a disgrace!!!!
tusker
Miki67- I can see it now….200 guys waiting at the bar for you to buy them a drink. Won’t happen.
What will happen is 200 guys waitin’ to buy you a drink!
See you there.
Luv
AoW
The bored/board need to tell us what happened to the North Sea oil money?
Hi all
Do you know what i can,t wait for???
Celtic on 9INaRow in about 7 and a half years from now.
Sevco nowhere to be seen(or better still, deid) and we are about 10 pts clear of Dundee Utd in the Spl
Just sit back and watch the Mibs and Msm in full hinder mode.
Bring it on
HH
Phil
Miki67
Posted on my FB page have now had 300 mibbees, 500 ayes and 3 naws……so get your cheque book oot, as for the the 3, who on the blog have you offended? 500 ayes say it wiz them and want tae see ye face tae face….
Chin up, should be a beer fest and hope to see you in the best of health….
Kikinthenakas
Miki67
Never give up
Never give in
ATTENTION.
The past tense of ‘lead’ is ‘led’.
THAT IS ALL.
Kikinthenakas
Taylor HS ..1982-1987
ElDiegobhoy.
The Cedar Inn has upped it’s price by £20 per night, and last year Malor Bhoy and I got knocked back for a drink at 11.45pm.Changed Hotel this year, and it’s cheaper.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
http://www.raithrovers.info/2013/02/open_meeting.mp3
Turnbull Hutton talking all things reconstruction plus,much more to RR fans at an open meeting,
Good listen if You missed it.
Takes a while to load with my computer but with your SUPER SONIC COMPUTER :))
Pf
OLHS 1972-76
Had ma first pint in either the silverburn or the watfield, canny remember, was a messy day!
Turnbull Hutton
“why should all the rules be ripped up for one club”
Eh…..well…….yes…ish…..
I think Paul touched on it in the ABOVE article, by saying they are now not denying it.
They seem to be going with the ………
” we have been punished enough ”
Crap,
They have not been punished YET………..
BigjeoSays…….bringITOn
……
Yeah but it will be interesting to see LNS ‘punishment’ when Greens lawyers have already stated that Sevco are not the same Club..
Greens lawyers submitted this to the LNS enquiry confirming that Rangers ceased to be a club……
http://t.co/XTm92Dad
kikinthenakas
Mr Bonnaman the GENTLE man :))
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
tusker
19:54 on 22 February, 2013
FAVOURITE UNCLE
12:25 on
22 February, 2013
INDEPENDENCE.right bhoys 50 years ago scotland and norway were both skint.2 countries nearly same size population ect.the black stuff and gas were found in the sea.scotland had a chance to vote to go it alone.the “don’t knows”won the vote.so we stayed with engerland and we spent all the oil money on what we really needed.wars, nuclear subs,more wars,public wedding,funerals,more wars,bailing out banks.meanwhile in norway they spent the oil and gas money on the population.you know the kind of unimportant things like education,hospitals,size 5 football boots for harold brattback.so 50 years later scotland is skint ,norway has highest standard of living in the world.£560billion surplus in their public pension scheme.
Sorry for delay,catching up !!
Remember Tony Benn wanted to Nationalise North Sea Oil.
But you omitted the major spend of the oil money – Unemployment – Maggie needed the Falklands war as cover for the soon to be announced 3 million (which would have been her end) previously daily front page news,Eventually page 6 couple of paragraphs after the comic cuts war news of jets and warships etc…
Both of these could not have been sustained without NS Oil,imo,
Totally agree, What a waste, a disgrace!!!!
tusker
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Thanks for posting the above. I’m 60. My whole working life could have been totally different if we had had the balls to vote for independence then. We could have achieved amazing things but we let them frighten us with their negativity and corruption.
And they cheated us – read about the McCrone Report – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/how-black-gold-was-hijacked-north-sea-oil-and-the-betrayal-of-scotland-518697.html .
They will lie to us again and cheat us as try to frighten us. If we let them.
Hello Gents
kikinthenakas
The Silverburn what a place that was used to horse them in the pool league
Miki 67
Just read your news. My thoughts and prayers are with you mate.
Jimbo
Leftclic
Was old school and a hard school…….but a great one……
TSOAL
Was there anyone sober enough to play?
kikinthenakas
Ist yr merry st
2nd yr airbles
3yr new school
Till later all
kikinthenakas
Apart from Franklins and the Cleland Club A every other game finished 6 each
Eh…..well…….yes…ish…..
I think Paul touched on it in the ABOVE article, by saying they are now not denying it.
They seem to be going with the ………
” we have been punished enough ”
Crap,
They have not been punished YET………..
BigjeoSays…….bringITOn
……
Yeah but it will be interesting to see LNS ‘punishment’ when Greens lawyers have already stated that Sevco are not the same Club..
Greens lawyers submitted this to the LNS enquiry confirming that Rangers ceased to be a club……
http://t.co/XTm92Dad
exactly ……..
But you don’t hear green shouting from the rafters is a different club…
Only when it suits him……
BigjoeStillthinksTgeyWillgetAshoeIng
PF
…aye………
for him and his ilk, it’s as easy as….
ABC
Anybody But Celtic.
HH
A couple of minutes ago I was clearing out a kitchen cupboard of unwanted.o.o.d. foodstuffs. Poured a glass of wine and turned to look in at CQN. Left the overhead cupboard door open meantime.
Turned back to find a Cadbury’s creme egg dropping neatly into my glass of wine.
Couldn’t have done that if I tried:o)
EDB
Was the wrapper aff it?
EDB
The egg will still be edible.
I can meet you tomorrow……..
I love CCE’s!
Hope you are well!
SOAL
run fast …can ye :-))
EDB
Keep wan of those many chins up young mhan and take care
Love
Re all the talk about Germany today.. The Bundespresident Gauck made a speech today addressing others concerns over Germany and assured that there is and would be no retun to any German dictatorship. He also addressed the Brits, mentioning our separate nationalities! and saying that UK should stay in EU since they needed our experience as the longest parliamentary democracy,our traditions,our level headedness and our courage. Or as the BZ said, stay because you are so crazy!!
On a further point German’s economic miracle was aided by the re-organisation of the trade unions put into effect post war by the British TUC. Unfortunately it was unable to re-organise the unions in UK and this led to years of demarcation disputes.
Definitions:
Bored
/bôrd/
Adjective
Feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one’s current activity.
(of a gun) Having a specified bore: “large-bored guns”.
Synonyms
weary – tired
Board
3 [treated as singular or plural] a group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization:
he sits on the board of directors
[as modifier]:
a board meeting
Kojo/ TSD /Collie
One and the same entity.
RFC 1872/ the RFC 2012 (aka Sevco 5088 ltd.)
Two separate entities.
Not one and the same.
The dead and the living dead.
E…..
D…….
B…..
Can’t resist them…….
Cadburys cream eggs………..
It’s a sigh……………
Personally, I like wine more than cream eggs……..
BigjoeOnIt
….PFayr
My wife is fae Newarthill
Thanks guys.
Naw the wrapper is still intact and for SOAL just checked the chin count and I’m within NHS guidelines:o)
WG
If you’re still about and have my e.mail addy I’d be grateful if you’d contact me.
Can I Have Raspberry On That Champions League Ice Cream
18:44 on
22 February, 2013
up_over_goal
18:32 on
22 February, 2013
Can I Have Raspberry On That Champions League Ice Cream
Didn’t even know there was an original. Will try and check it out. Just thought Christoph Waltz was superb and can’t imagine him being bettered – must be in my top 5 screen villains, even if I can’t think of another 4.
Going to be a bit arty now(Floridaghirl quiet), the QT version is a great pastiche of the original, but I’m sure you take it as you see it and give it the critique it deserved. You can get it on amazon
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oooh arty….
EDB
I will text him for ye
0-3 will do me then pens. Weve been brill at pens lately <;0))