The Daily Record today report the contents of a document drawn up after a meeting between the SFA, the SPL, the SFL and Sevco suggesting “punishments for Rangers for the Employment Benefit Trust tax dodge used by Sir David Murray’s regime to pay players”.
The document details that Rangers would be stripped of titles and trophies ‘won’ by the club while they fielded illegally registered players, described by the Record as “the harshest ever seen in football”.
While Rangers EBTs had been in the news for close to two years, it was Celtic Quick News who first raised the question of Rangers players being illegally registered in an article on 22 February this year. Clubs are required to note all payments players receive in connection to football with both the SFA and SPL as part of the player registration process. Failure to register EBT payments is completely separate to the legality or otherwise of how the EBT was conducted, and until we raised the issue, there was no question over player registration, and no possibility of league titles being stripped.
Two weeks after Celtic Quick News brought the matter to public attention the SPL appointed solicitors Harper MacLeod to investigate the case. The subsequent report concluded Rangers had a case to answer.
There are a number of alarming aspects to today’s Daily Record report (the newspaper appears to have the main story but don’t notice its relevance):
Sevco should not be involved in any discussion around the guilt of Rangers or any subsequent consequences. Fan power in recent weeks had shown that we are not a Banana Republic. Disciplinary issues are subject to establish procedures. Any attempt to meet with a party acting on behalf of Rangers to agree an outcome with both the investigating body and the appeals body, before an independent inquiry takes place, contaminates all who participate.
Scottish football has independent judicial procedures for dealing with serious breaches of rules. Executives from the SFA and SPL have absolutely no authority to set-aside these procedures, nor are they appropriate people to act instead of the independent procedures.
Stripping Rangers of titles and trophies if they are found guilty of cheating is not a punishment; this simply reflects the legitimate winners of past trophies. When an athlete is found to have cheated to win a medal, his punishment is not the withdrawal of the medal, which is an obvious consequence of being caught, he will also face a sporting or financial penalty, often a ban.
There seems to be no end of attempts to subvert sport in Scottish football. There must be no backroom deals, not even if they bring a barrel load of trophies to Celtic, we cannot be bought-off by bling. Independent disciplinary procedures must take place.
Although Rangers failed to register players EBTs, this matter is separate from what the Record calls “punishments for Rangers for the Employment Benefit Trust tax dodge used by Sir David Murray’s regime to pay players”.
If the First Tier Tribunal (remember that?) rules that Rangers broke tax rules the club could yet face football disciplinary procedures for failing to pay social taxes.
Last month we reported that the SFA was set to remove independent judicial oversight from the game as its existence was getting in the way of their plans for ‘Rangers’. Although the Daily Record seem to be oblivious to the fact, they appear to have found documentary evidence that this is the case.
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If I’m not doing anything better that day I can see me gettin’ hitched in the ole Gazebo.
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
But a minority has the right to impose a fundamental change on the rest of us? Civil partnership’s were introduced at the demands of the gay community to give them the same rights as married people. Why do they have to have marriage as well now?
ASonOfDan,
If a church wants to marry only men and women in accordance with whatever other conditions it wishes to set then it can. No one is suggesting that churches be forced to carry out same sex marriages against their own beliefs.
But those same sex couples who wish to be married in a civil ceremony or by a religious body that wishes to do so should, in my opinion, be free to do so.
Correct me if I am wrong, but did Gretna not go bust because of this and the Evening Times uses it as an example for rangers to follow.
lol!
ALLY McCOIST is set to embark on the challenge of attempting to lead Rangers back up into the Scottish Premier League within just three years by securing successive promotions through the lower leagues.
It is a feat achieved once and once only. And the man who proved successful in doing so doesn’t see any reason why the Ibrox boss can’t write himself into the history books by doing the same thing with the Light Blues.
Eight years ago, Rowan Alexander was setting his sights on pulling off what many believed to be Mission Impossible to taking Gretna all the way from the bottom tier of Scottish football to the SPL in the minimum amount of time.
Bankrolled by their wealthy owner Brooks Mileson, the club were in the position of being able to recruit talent from SPL and First Division sides and blitz their way through the divisions in three years from 2004 to 2007.
Although dramatic cost- cutting measures are likely to be put into place at Ibrox, McCoist should still be in a position to build a team more than capable of seeing off the part-time sides they will go head-to-head with this term.
But can he lead Rangers all the way through the divisions without any hiccups? Well, since he already proved it is possible, Alexander doesn’t see any reason why the Light Blues can’t do the same.
“Is it achievable? Well, we managed it with Gretna so of course it is,” said Alexander.
someone asked last night for images of the new EERR road and Celtic Park. I was up on Sunday and I think its magic, the view going up the new road is magnificent.
The new stadium and the parking arrangements there really should mean getting to and from the match becomes easier (well until Supercop get involved).
So I went searching for images, hadnt seen these before, from the day the new road opened up. How good are these –
http://www.localnewsglasgow.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/GCC003.jpg
dbbia,
I also support yor right to give birth, even if you dont have the neccessary bits and pieces, but in theory.
wait a munite Gordon J…, I see what your doing, your its a monty python thing innit, modern day prophets, an comment on modern prophets anyone
Gordon J
I understand the Church of Scotland also supports the Roman Catholic Church’s position on this. Absolutley no law should be used to impose actions on a church that is contrary to their belief.
How they want to have their faith practised in their church should be up to the church but similarly the law should not prevent other religious faith groups from allowing gay marriage within their belief system, for example, the Quakers and the Unitarian Church.
I think the proposed law change does not enforce any church to recognise gay marriage within their church unless they wish to do so.
and another , Springfield Road side I think –
http://www.localnewsglasgow.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/GCC0151.jpg
and the Tour D Glasgow has just started –
http://www.localnewsglasgow.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DSC_9329.jpg
Saint Stivs- Is your dog going to watch your car at CP?
canyerdugblowuptyrescsc
Burning Hampdump is a bit excessive.
But would save alot on demolition. Not one good seat in the entire stadium.
If they carry out this wild threat it is a good opportunity to build a decent stadium.
Do two people of the same sex actually need to be gay/lesbian to get married or can two mates jist get married now?
IMO a marriage is between two opposite sexes
A partnership need not be.
Should gays also have their own public toilets and changing rooms now to protect theirs/others privacy? We could have mens toliets, ladies toilets and now maybe also gay toilets and lesbian toilets /changing rooms.
It’s all getting very complicated.
Billy’s Bhoy,
Yes, that’s my understanding of the propsals that will come forward
My dear,dear,dear,friend… Miki67 @ 15.33
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Originally,they Stood fur.
The Great Antagonist… Which is , aroon the Campfires, used…as a Fancy Smancy Sobriquet fur.. Satan.
That being said… Ah decided tae change the meaning,oan further thought.. tae..
The “Govan Ars…..s”
Still wit me??
Good.
Noo,the the G.A. has ceased tae Exst.. Ah found it appropriate tae
Add.. the letter “F” tae the original Foist Two Letters..
Ah suppose ye wid noo wanna know whit the added “F” stood fur??
Well.. Ah wullnae come right oot and tell ye.. the Exact Word.. tae which the Letter “F” is the First Initial…. as tae dae so..wid be fracturing the rules governing the type of Language which is allowed tae be used oan this sainted Blog..
Howevahhhhhhhhhh.. Ah wull say this…
The Word in Question… is couched in the “PAST TENSE”.
And it has the exact same meaning ….as… Fornicate.
Of which the G.A. ur well and Truly!!!
Get it? Goat it?
Good!
Noo ye know.
Kojo
yer pal.. who likes ye aloater.
Still, Laughin.. of course!
As long as T Ms Springy Vaults is still open…..
Anyone know how our Stan is getting on with this treatment?
Saint Stivs @ 16:07
Is that the Board upstairs in the double-decker?? Having meetings in transit after the rumours of Minty bugging the phones broke out, mibbes…
Olgach,
someone posted an article the other day saying he is esponding well to treatment
That should be HIS treatment -sorry
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 18 July, 2012 at 16:14 said:
Olgach,
someone posted an article the other day saying he is esponding well to treatment
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Good news, thanks
Rowan Alexander ended up being sacked by Gretna; when Rowan turned up for Gretna’s first game in the SPL they wouldn’t let him in. He then sued them but got nowhere as Mileson’s death left the club’s finances in tatters.
Not a great example to be following, I would have thought..
apart from esponding well to computers all over the world, he is responding well to medical treatment :o)
Stan’s leukaemia is ‘in remission’, which of course is good news. Keeping it in remission is usually the tricky part.
I
I do have to say though, the board are on the bus getting run out of town after they failed to announce a casino development , floating pitch and helijet pad, glad to see the back of them.
whats that rebel ?
Mobile Boardroom CSC
Spinmeister Alastair Campbell mentioned last week on Twitter that Stan was in remission, but subsequently noted that he had been mis-informed and this was not the case.
Anyways, a couple of the staff at Villa are doing a Cycle from Celtic Park to Villa Park to raise some cash for Lymphoma Research.
http://www.justgiving.com/pedalforpetrov
djtreak on 18 July, 2012 at 15:01 said:
monaghan, where on earth’s humour chords did you find that precious piece of cr*p… it made me laugh then made me cry (with laughter)………….
keep up the gd work lads.
Hail hail!
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Only available on FF dj. It is currently being lauded over there as having “hit a few nails on the head”.
JohnnyClash- thanks for clearing up mis-information from New Labour.
The huns will greeting into their Greggs pies at those photos :))
The UFH is taking over the East End <:O
http://youtu.be/msX-SizUAiQ?t=30s
Many religious posters on here seem to have problems with gay marriage. Is this inclusive, Christian or decent?
What would Jesus do?
Would the big J ostracize a gay couple seeking a church wedding?
big j would tell folks of the same sex to have a partnership
Big J Ostracise is just like a new signing said Mark Hateley
‘Big J’ was a jew, not a christian and not a catholic, he obeyed the jewish faith and scriptures, so it all depends on the jewish faith – and I don’t know what that says about homosexual marriage
Excellent stuff from WG & 31003 today.
lorbobo,
I think you are making a mistake, the problem is that a secular definition of marriage is being imposed, problem with that is there is o such thing as a secular marriage, and therefore has no right to define it.
Marriage needs to be removed from the secular legal vocabulary.
Surely Cliff Richard should be offering his tuppeny’s worth to the gay marriage & religion debate?? Or is it true that Olivia Newton John broke his heart, the same way Joanna Lumley did to loadsamoney cash flasher and serial stalker, Sir Minty Murray?
TopCorner on 18 July, 2012 at 13:45 said:
homosexual activity is behavioural
i.e. it is a choice
TC, am going to go out on a limb a guess you’re straight? At what point did you choose to be a heterosexual?
Hail Hail!
GS devilsadvocatecsc