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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Gordon j…
those people follow their faith religously, accept the doctrine, they are not trying to force their church or any other church to accept externally imposed morals.
Bummer Broon only needs another 498 £40k investors by my reckoning. Now that Baz has committed…a further 248 40k investors will get the £10m Charlie needs to relinquish control. A further 250 £40k investors will give them a £10m ‘ war chest’ .. Assuming they can break even – they will hobble along for a couple of years.
I see SKY etc want to do a Reality Hun show tracking their recovery… Which assuming they can sustain wins will be interesting and potentially lucrative. If on the other hand they struggle against lower division opposition….?
We are Rangers Super Rangers No-one likes us And we don’t…. appear to have anticipated some of the longer-term ramifications of this.
via twitter
If they go through with EBT sanctions it opens the gates for euro teams whom lost to rangers to sue UEFA and the SFA ???
pauloantony – civil courts….FIFA no likey!
Celtic_First,
The Catholic Church’s argument in a nutshell is that marriage can only be between a man and a woman because that’s how we define it. Now, as I’ve said to others, it has every right to take that view and to refuse to marry same sex couples. And the law should not make it do so.
But other religions who believe differently should be allowed to act on their beliefs too. I don’t know enough about the theology of the Unitarians, Quakers or others who take this view to know whether they call marriage a sacrament or not, to be honest.
homosexual activity is behavioural
i.e. it is a choice
the colour of our skin is genetic
i.e. no choice in the matter
100% in favour of the homosexual person !
100% opposed to homosexual activity (buggery)
what is semen for ?
Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvey are ramming policies down our throats while demanding tolerance toward such disgusting behaviour
i.e there is zero tolerance of those opposed to their view – hypocrisy
as per the SFA, our country will go nowhere until these 2-faced liars are removed to give way to anyone brave enough to stand up for the truth
you are being conned by the MSM re homosexuality in much the same way as per the Sevco debaucle
“one man – one woman” has proven to be wholesome for centuries
“one man – one man,
one man – 1, 2, 3 other men,
one man – one animal, cow, pig, donkey,
one man – one lampost, one tree, whatever, has proven to be detrimental to both the donor and the recipient
no matter what Stephen Fry, Elton John, Colin and Justin and whoever else pulling the strings, masonic lying cheats tells you
reference item…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Whatcott
SKIP TO …
221mins:25secs here…
http://scc-csc-gc.insinc.com/en/clip.php?url=c/486/1938/201110120501wv150en,001Content-Type:%20text/html;%20charset=ISO-8859-1
for an outstanding proclamation of truth by lawyer Tom Schuck from a case held at the Supreme Court of Canada in 2011
http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/case-dossier/cms-sgd/webcast-webdiffusion-eng.aspx?cas=33676
Fortune’s Favour
Sorry to be a pedant, but what you were describing is polyandry.
Talking about investment in bomber’s zombie rival ambitions, that interview with Goram was quite revealing in its exposé of the hun do-nothing mentality.
“Don’t buy season tickets from Green”.
“Mr Goram, have you invested in money in Mr Brown’s FF fund?”
“No.”
BDO will relinquish CG of his assets.
After that there will be a proper firesale.
BUT, this time, a reasonable price will be sought for each of the assets.
Will, Broonie, Wally or any other parties be interested in buying the corpse for a realistic asset value?
Or will property developers, interested in building Ibrox Park Hotel buy the crumbling wreck with the big green lawn?
Has anybody got any idea how i can get a hold of that
Unseen fenian hand
having a wee bit of bother with my car insurance claim
Allegedly Ally McCoist once rang his local Curry Shop, to inform them of a spelling mistake on their menu, – the manager called him a ” Sad Twat ”
He’s not been back since.
Asonofdan
Just want to make sure story is rubbish
Just catching up so apologies if this has been asked and answered previously.
Apparently Sevco beat Airdrie 2 – 0 last night, does anyone know if this needed to be sanctioned by the SFA or not, ie can Airdrie play Sevco if they do not have the necessary SFA membership etc ?
Thanks
i believe that i should be permitted to drive down the wrong side of the road, in fact i should be able, cos its a free country and a free society and cos i have rights, to drive anywhere i like whenever i like and at whatever speed i like
i mean you are being intolerant of me and racist cos i was born with these feelings and you should be jailed marginalized and sidelined, thrown out of your job etc, cos you don’t agree with my stand for democracy, liberty and equality
its a disgrace i tell you
AlexSalmond-PatrickHarvey-NicolaSturgeon-liarsCSC
Only a Poppy-wearing, rebel song denying, Sammi criticising, Strachan hating fool would object to Adam & Steve having a lovely white wedding with full Church ceremony.
Why should they be allowed to avoid what the rest of us have to suffer ?
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3 tickets @ £60 each
To see Madonna this coming Saturday.
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Last post should say in Edinburgh.
TT
Celtic First @ 13:46
I thought you had me there, but then on 2nd thoughts, I wondered, polyandry and polyguny would surely refer to multiple relationships, whereas polygamy would refer to multiple marriages.
♪♫ You say polyguny, and I say polygamy ♪♫
Philvis,the jocular fascist homophobe drops bomb on cqn then retires to palatial penthouse slum to wallow in his devilment……pah!
Ole Harry Corbett used his unseen Fenian hand on Sweep and Soo.
Harry Corbett’s uncle was Harry Ramsden, of fish supper [but not pawnbroking] fame.
What larks pips?
How’s everyone been?
Has Hristo Stoichkov signed yet?
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Consenting adults should be left to do whatever they want with each other.. Be freebto call their union whatever they want to call it.
Their lifestyle is not one I’d want.. But then mine doesn’t appeal to them and I font hear them trying to restrict me.
Just my opinion. I don’t think it’s right , I don’t think it’s wrong either… It’s just life?
What could be better?
Defhunct Huns doing what they do best with Zombie Huns…..
Fighting.
(Please let Smudger get inolved again, please…..please)
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon at 13:45
Most Quakers reject all sacraments. I don’t know much about Unitarians, but if they don’t believe in the Holy Trinity I don’t see how they could be a Christian denomination.
SSN……………………………….John Brown’s ‘Rangers for spare Change’ movement have been in touch with ole Barry Ferguson – he’s on holiday just now, but is looking forward to helping when he gets home.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is now officially the most expensively transferred footballer on the planet
Not bad for a player that MON once described as ‘not world class’
Rogue
A marketing nirvana,brilliant!
“Poly Andry is just like a new signing” Mark Hately
HH
Ten Men Won The League on 18 July, 2012 at 13:54 said:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is now officially the most expensively transferred footballer on the planet
Not bad for a player that MON once described as ‘not world class’
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Money does not equate to class Tore Andre Flo, Andy Carrol any one?
Ok I’m going to test the belief of CQN gay bashers…
Would you rather be
A) Gay celtic Supporer
Or
B) a straight Hun
What Larks
CultsBhoy
Who is bashing anybody?
ASonOfDan – Thank you my friend in Celtic. Have a (thumbsup)
canamalar – Marriage is an ancient sacrement
You are correct sir. The State didn’t invent marriage and politicians have no moral authority to change the most fundamental building block of our society on a whim. If it’s so urgent and essential that we redefine marriage they should have the decency to call a referendum. (thumbsup)
Dontbrattbakkinanger – Any minute now they’ll be coming to sedate me but I’m with ole canalamar and Philvis on this.
Don’t you worry, I’ll use my super thumb power to hitch-hike our way to freedom from the men with tranquiliser darts. (thumbsup)
Gordon_J – Sodomatrimony? That one you made up yourself?
Nope. It’s just as tendentious, although slightly more descriptive, than the propaganda phrase “marriage equality”.
How can we have marriage equality when some people are allowed to get married and some are not?
Every adult is legally allowed to marry. We also have special dispensation for homosexual couples via civil partnerships. But we’ve never allowed people to marry whoever they like.
Is it wrong that people aren’t allowed to marry their own sisters, or marry people who are already legally married? “Marriage equality” would suggest they should be able to. Or perhaps some people should be more equal than others? (thumbsup)
Fortunes Favour Mibbes – :) Glad you are looking out for the little guy, but if polygamy was legal, then 10 of the wee guys could marry one unselfish, affection-generous dame.
At least Snow White had the decency to live in sin. (thumbsup)
Dick Byrne – If loving Philvis is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.
I love you too Dick. xoxo (thumbsup)
DBBIA @ 13:52
Are you implying that the UFH (and family) is also responsible for the Sally and zombie fc obesity epidemic, by meeting their aggressive demands for more and more fatty, deep-fried foods??
CultsBhoy loves being 1st forever & ever on 18 July, 2012 at 13:57 said:
Ok I’m going to test the belief of CQN gay bashers…
Would you rather be
A) Gay celtic Supporer
Or
B) a straight Hun
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I think I’d rather be anything than a Hun straight or otherwise.
TopCorner – “homosexual activity is behavioural”
For a start, that is unproven. Many many many studies have been done into that and none have definitively proven or disproven your assertion.
Our understanding of genetics is increasing exponentially. Go and read about epigenetics to really spin your head.
I for one am of the belief that we are nothing more than fancy computers. Everything we do can be pre-determined by our “coding” or genetics if you will.
Even behaviour.
Kayak has MRI scan at 4pm