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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67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on 18 July, 2012 at 22:25 said:
Every system has its day, this one is coming to an end, that does not mean war, or Armageddon, it can mean a gentle slide into what come next. I have no idea what is coming, but this is not working. Again we agree.
We lack leaders just now, a lack of ideas to take the society forward.
We can only wait and see, we seem to be a society that lives in a pseudo slavery. Sad as that is.
Tell us Bommur ! Tell us !
“He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” – Thomas Jefferson
Doc…….Correct…….where there’s a will, there’s a way ………unfortunately, politicians, banks etc put power and money before all else, and the rest of us are left to get on with it………..good night and Hail Hail to all…..!!!
EDB
Fading fast,and little chance of it being sunny in Amsterdam this weekend.
BT
15/9/12 for 7 nights.
PFAyr
I am as broad as i am long.
TT
blantyretim on 18 July, 2012 at 21:21:
Sorry for delay was on the phone to one of Sister’s…I always pay.
hamiltontim:
There is always an exception…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
If I want world news I go to this page. Run by a Yank,but okay.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on 18 July, 2012 at 23:00 said:
At present money is everything, in the past God was everything, what is next? No idea on that score, that does keep me awake though. Back to God? Maybees aye, may nawbees naw to coin a phrase.
Away to watch Cowboys and Aliens for an answer. Night all.
ST Stivs & Truth Beauty and Freedom.
Hope this works!
Here’s the 67 Bus
It’s not great but it’s been years since I’ve used Photoshop.
Errattiz….
No67 Corpy Bus
The bould bhoys….. Tá ár lá anois on 18 July, 2012 at 23:18,
Good job but yer numbers are too far apart :-))
Calton
Cannae believe that.
Took me ages too Haha
The bould bhoys….. Tá ár lá anois on 18 July, 2012 at 23:21,
I know.
It’s just like Buses – you wait ages and along comes two:-))
BlakeyCSC
CT
Unbelievable mate. I don’t have PS anymore so looked up for free versions. Found one called iPiccy. Its not bad considering it’s free.
hail hail
The bould bhoys….. Tá ár lá anois on 18 July, 2012 at 23:26;
I’ll have a look at that.
I get PS thru work although very rarely use it.
Saint Stivs-Has Springfield Road been moved 100 yards west?
!!Bada Bing!! on 18 July, 2012 at 23:30,
That is Springfield Road.
T B B
Perfect in my eyes!!
I work in a small office and mostly with women, so i dont really get the chance to converse with anyone about football.
Against my better judgement, i went onto Facebook today and joined in a conversation with a friend of a friend about Servco. It really hit home how much the huns are hurting! It also made me appreciate how ill informed they are, even now (apparently, they havent been found guilty of anything yet!!!!).
I decided to terminate the conversation when he started getting a bit exasperated. Hurting badly!
CaltonTongues-Must be a horse shoe shape now ,Springfield Road used to run From Parkhead Cross to Dalmarnock Road……
Was it true huns wdnt sit upstairs cos of the green paint??
Truth_Beauty_and_Freedom:
If you are still around, you have mail.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Hi Guys
The pic with the bus would ve been Kinnear Road back in the day. My granny and granda lived there, Springfield Road is about 400 yards to the right in the pic.
Peace be with you all
Bushy
Oh! How i will laugh.
I made a call today to one of the organising committee of the Kelty V Zombie Rangers match organised for next week.
He is died in wool bluenose,who has dedicated his life to the raising of funds for Kelty Hearts.
In a professional capacity he acts as a consultant on property planning matters.
He has one main contract with a local Fife multi millionaire and for the last few years has worked for him solely,on a consultancy basis.
This Multi millionaire is a rabid bluenose.He is being touted as one of the financial coterie who will help fund the John Brown mutiny.
I am told that it was the local millionaires financial pull and Zombie connections that persuaded The Zombie Rangers to accept the invitation from Kelty Hearts to play the match.
I asked if i could book a table for hospitality before and after the match.
I had been informed by a friend that the Gold packages ,would involve a meet and greet with The Zombie Rangers management team ,and Ally McCoist himself.
That there would be opportunities to have a chat with Ally ,a few apres match libations,and the opportunity to get some photo’s taken with him ,who doesn’t do walking away.
I have booked 8 seats.I have invited 8 Zombies to come as the guests of one of my property companies.
They are guests of The Fife Property Lettings Group (TFPLG).
I have arranged lapel badges ,with the said company logo for each of us to wear whilst we get our photo’s taken with the great man.
I hope to have photo’s for you next week.
They have absolutely no idea.
TT
CaltonTongues & Saint Stivs-The closest street before development, closest to the new road is Davaar Street IMO.
Until we meet again.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
BushyEyebrows High Flying Bhoys-Agree,as a young fireman in the early 80’s ,a shout to Kinnear Road and surrounding area was a nightmare…….
See the bollo^&% with the St Mirrens,ICT,St Johnstones of this world,these clubs only budget for 1 Season at a time.Crocodile tears,trying their best to keep Timmy down.
Wonkyrader, what series of justified u watching? What channel is/was it on?
Bada Bing 23.47
I have happy memories of staying with my granny there and at springfield road where she moved when i was a youngster from the soo side.
Peace be with you all
Night night CHAMPIONS
Weefra HH
BushyEyebrows High Flying Bhoys-Night HH.
Loved the picture of springfield rd.
Can anyone remember the doo shop there .
(in days past of course).
!!Bada Bing!! on 18 July, 2012 at 23:30 said:
Saint Stivs-Has Springfield Road been moved 100 yards west?
looking at the pics again your right.
i looked at the pic , saw the worky vans parked and thought thet were in the car park of the new arena that borders on the springfield road, but i was wrong.
the arena can be seen in the background, so the picture is at the furthest traffic lights on the new link road.
still, imagine you had a granny that lived on there. you could point the veldrome and say “that was ma grannys front windae and she saw the lisbon lions from there.
Tiny Tim
Hilarious. Let us know how u get on.
HH
CRC
Tiny Tim:
You sir are a bad man .
BUT I LIKE YOU.
celticrollercoaster supporting wee Oscar on 19 July, 2012 at 00:16 said:
according to SSN our wee Oscar has signed for Chelsea.
does Knoxy know ?
and does his mam know he should be in bed.