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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……..and, when heterosexuals sort out their own perversions, they can start talking about other people who were born into other sexual orientations…….!!!
Never trust a midget that wears brogues.
Steinreignedsupreme on 18 July, 2012 at 18:58 said:
It’s a known fact that lately you can tell how much of loyal ragers fan you are from the depth of the tred on yer brogues .
boycott march anyone
HH
Regarding the dwarf in the rangers bounce game. I hear one of the youth players clattered him in a tackle. He wasn’t happy. I’m not sure which one he was.
BB
hehehehe
Question : At what height does a person stop being a shorta*se and start being a dwarf/midget ?
fourfeettwocsc
Robert Tressell ……..to be fair, there are more than a few ’emotional’ buns at the moment……..I see we are starting to hear about actual punishment now .. Boy is that going to be interesting…….!!!!
Was it a game of 2 halves?
raincoat,hat…..
wonkyradar on 18 July, 2012 at 18:58 said:
FPLG can become the SECOND manager to win all three divisions in a row to achieve promotion to the SPL- what a trailblazer.
Do you think that he will be there that long?
DontPatmadug on 18 July, 2012 at 19:04 said:
Frankie Boyle @frankieboyle
The Baby Jesus keeps being reincarnated in the Middle East but is always blown up within minutes. Poor Baby Jesus.
who does that Frankie Boyle think he is coming onto cqn with a nom de plume?
Can conjoined twins get married..?
What if one says yeah and t’other says nay…?
!!Bada Bing!! on 18 July, 2012 at 19:04 said:
Good point
Celtic fans dream,don’t fancy parking that in certain area’s of Glasgow #CelticSupercar http://t.co/aBU0Gize
Monaghan1900 @ 18:36,
That reminded me of Sandy Jardine’s defence to the AT over the transfer embargo.
Basically – It wis’nae fair because they would’nt be able to strengthen the squad.
To think the year before those hallowed walls would have heard Paul McBride articulately advocate in Neil Lennon’s defence.
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Read the NewGers vs Airdrie United article in the Sun this evening, noticed there was a photo of the play, the NewClub were playing in all white with dark blue trimming and a basic RFC logo (still the five stars).
Curious as Airdrie had to play in their Red away kit so as not to clash.
The kit was (obviously) not RFCia’s home strip but neither was it the second or third strip.
I went on their web site and they have a 2012/13 home kit for sale, however on closer inspection this is a 1974 retro strip.
Could it be that NewClub can’t play in the R@ngers Kit/Colours? Some licencing issues methinks.
Cheerio. Lot of what is going on here tonight not worthy of Celtic minded folk.
whitecrook tim on 18 July, 2012 at 18:41 said:
good evening cqn
looking back,is this blog the new Gay Celtic quick news debate, or is it Celtic Quick news piloted by paul 67.
Off subject got my cqn badges from Bundoran bhoy today,money towards We Oscar,so if you have not applied for them,please do it
H H
I ordered mine ages ago, and requested delivery at the CQN Gowf Open. No long to go noo! Getting butterflies, or acid.
Ulcyr
RobertTressell on 18 July, 2012 at 19:06 said:
:-)
I had a midget friend once ,he started wearing the same clothes as me ,cut his hair in the same style and drunk the same drink as me and kept making fun of everything I said .
We are no longer friends as I was sick of him trying to be-little me
HH
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on 18 July, 2012 at 19:03 said:
You had me with you there, look after those close, agree, human prejudices do drive agendas, agree. Greed at the top of the agenda, agree.
But then wrongdoers must be punished to the greatest degree, no redemption? If ever people need a chance to turn their life around it is the young who have done wrong. Disagree.
Away to watch Le Tour. Back later.
If Sally gets a touchline ban won’t his players be able to hear him shouting instructions from the terracing anyway?
whatsthepointcsc
Anyone else think that we should go with Big Vic in central defence next season?
I would be tempted to spend all our cash on a kick ass quality striker and miss out on a CD altogether.
Mark Hateley says Div 3 is the new SPL – or it is pending any last minute upheaval which re-structures the existing clubs into a two tier premiership with other lower teams presenting a ‘feeder’/’tax paying’ element to the lower reaches. Which, if it came to light, he says would be like a new signing for Rangers. Mark Hateley remains unsure if this in any way has been proofed or signed off by John Brown, who is in his own words ”The Crazy Big Chief Enchilada Horse Fella’ in all of nearly everything in the ongoing tribulations that ares The Rangers’
Mark Hateley says John Brown’s £40,000 would buy 12 new signings in Div 3 but only a man’s leg in SPL1 or 2. Which, he says, in a perverse and illogical way, would be just like a new signing for Rangers…
Ipso Bloomin’ Well Facto….
BTW
Thanks to all on here who offered suggestions yesterday when I asked about security cameras for my mum.
Your advice was sound.
Cheers,
Steve
On the religious debate I blame Islam for this poor weather.It appears to be sometimes Suni but mostly Shi’ite!
fergus slayed the blues on 18 July, 2012 at 19:06:
“It’s a known fact that lately you can tell how much of loyal ragers fan you are from the depth of the tred on yer brogues.”
“boycott march anyone”
Alternatively, they like to check the auld knuckles to see how much skin is remaining – with it being the ‘marching season’ and aw that, there is a lot of knuckle dragging at the minute.
dontpatmadug,
5’9″
hen1rik @ 19:11 said
Celtic fans dream,don’t fancy parking that in certain area’s of Glasgow #CelticSupercar http://t.co/aBU0Gize
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The UFH’s very own batmobile??
Wonkyradar
never trust a midget who says your wife needs a haircut :))
Are you a kafflikk, gay, haemaphrodite…. Jew?
……. Oh yes you are!
…good for you
Have been waiting for badges aswell…. Have I missed the boat….
HH
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 18 July, 2012 at 19:21 said:
dontpatmadug,
5’9″
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Says the man at 5’10”
Has anyone seen the Brogues Superstore on Larkhall High street?
With all the marching lately they have been doing a roaring trade.
Conjoined twins can do what they like. If one murders a man, he can’t be executed or sent to prison without depriving his twin of his human rights. I seem to remember also that the famous twins responsible for the “Siamese” tag were married to two separate women. All fun and games until your bousum buddy dies.
People looking for ‘rangers’ things to get annoyed about, I see it and the cheating should be equalised but, just stop and realise they are no longer here.
Im doing it, its good.
wonkyradar 19:16
Good shout but I think he wants to be more adventurous than centre half, just my guess though.
Muldini and Rogne playing every week is our best option.
EN
Silver City 1888 on 18 July, 2012 at 19:27 said:
If identical twins commit a crime, no DNA, no Finger prints, could they be convicted?
Noticed Sevco have a Derby Match v Clyde on Boxing Day a toughie there,The Ramsden’s Sovvy Ring Cup Tie v Brechin is a tricky one too….
MinceCFC @CelticMindedcom
The Lawwell Conspiracy… http://oi48.tinypic.com/214a5if.jpg
Steinreignedsupreme on 18 July, 2012 at 19:17 said:
Aye the auld skint knuckles ,do you think that’s where the auld funny hand shake originated from .
Howd you do ,ouch whatch ma sore knuckles
HH
Item on Shortbread news earlier about potential new investurrurrs for the thingmies, one of whom is apparently called Guy Gisborne.
Who’s next, The Sheriff of Nottingham?
Wonky
The Brogues store in ML9 was renamed Sensible Protestant Shoes after it came to light that the word brogue could also be used to as description of the English language as mellifluously spoken by an Irishman.
There were three days of emergency marching all to the cacophonous echo of women’s wailing.
Fact.