Campbell Ogilvie was interviewed in today’s Scotland on Sunday but he singularly failed to deflect the central criticism of him continuing as president of the SFA despite being a director of Rangers during the period they introduced the controversial EBTs and, allegedly, illegally registered players with the SFA, which Ogilvie was also a director of.
Interviewer, Andrew Smith, asked “Can you see there being an issue with you being SFA president at a time when there is an ongoing SPL investigation into non-disclosure of payments at Rangers that you are directly linked to? You were a director and the secretary who signed off the accounts in November 2001. At that time the EBT scheme was in operation and players were receiving payments that weren’t in their contracts.”
Ogilvie’s response laid bare how inappropriate the situation is: “I was secretary up until 2002. That’s correct. I was a director, that’s correct.”
All he could do in response to the question of how inappropriate his job as SFA president is when Rangers are under investigation for non-disclosure of payments he was “directly linked to” is confirm he was a secretary and director. He didn’t even offer a counter argument.
It was as though he’d been coached, badly, about what to do when you are asked a question you don’t want to answer. Simply not answering the question and making an irrelevant statement treats Scottish football fans like fools.
The truth is he did not and cannot answer the question. If Campbell Ogilvie cannot argue why there is not an issue for him continuing to be SFA president, why is he still SFA president?
Ogilvie confirmed that in March he told Andrew Smith that there were no side contracts and insisted this was “the case to the best of my knowledge”, despite Smith referring him to the recent BBC documentary, the assertions of which have not been challenged.
Readers would have been confused by this ‘knowledge’, that there were no side contracts as Ogilvie immediately denied involvement with player contracts.
This duel position, bearing witness that there were no side contracts, while denying knowledge of player contracts, is wholly inconsistent and, in itself, reasons enough to for his dismissal.
One of the most intriguing comments from Ogilvie was “I might have signed some documents from time to time. I certainly didn’t do the player negotiations, I didn’t do the contracts.”
He “might have signed some documents from time to time”. Oh dear.
If he signed some documents active in this scandal “from time to time”, for pity sake, just go. Pack your bags, apologise profusely and get out of Scottish football.
We await to hear who conducted the inquiry into Ogilvie which allowed Stewart Regan to clear Ogivlie, but if this shoddy testimony informed their decision, the scandal at the heart of the SFA has taken on a new dimension.
Rumours that the SFA did not conduct an inquiry into Campbell Ogilvie and that chief exec, Stewart Regan, spoke inappropriately in order to save the skin of his pal, remain unfounded.
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Jesus, just like Celtic away in Europe.
Mon the Eire!
Sorry, but that’s a goalkeeper error for me.
Don’t know if I would criticise the Goalie for that one.
wonkyradar on 10 June, 2012 at 19:51 said:
A more balanced view from Newcastle fans about Forster/Best to us.
http://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2012/06/10/best-and-forster-would-do-well-at-celtic/
Ireland a bit fortunate to get that free kick
Good position for a free kick
Just in from work. I was meant to be working tonight but managed to finish early so I could see the Ireland game. I was looking through CelticUnderground News and there is an article about FF/Leon Best signing for us on a site called NewcastleMad- the guy that runs this site must have a real chip on his shoulder and some major grudge against us- on various occasions he has bad mouthed us for no apparent reason…scrub that…its every available opportunity to put the boot in. Just think it creates potential for unnecessary conflict between the two clubs fans- a club that in truth should have more in common than anything else.
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The twit’s ‘s ‘Nu Mad’ He’s clearly a hun in geordie’s clothing as he’s been bad mouthing us for months for any reason he can find particualrly over FF and that the bi fin would never sign for us. The eejit reckons his uncles was a para in the 1970s and there was a cover up on Bloody Sunday as guns were found on many of the dead.
Even this early,Ireland clearly missing the inspirational presence of Darren O’Dea…..
The goal came from an area that would have been dominated by Darren…
This Trapattoni character is clearly a novice…..
On view from behind goal, looked like Given lost sight of Croat as he fell and thought Dunne would head away, hence surprise when the lad popped up to head. Still very slow through. Whole family in face paint and green gear so come on Ireland. PS RTE2 in HD looks great!
Pletikosa looks veer competent, very confident. In the game v wolves he looked a bit unsure, maybe a bit of nerves, he could’ve done a job at Paradise. However, FF has done well :)
Goal!
Whoa!
yes
1-1
I thought he’d disallowed it for a second
YAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!!
C’mon ya beauty
Superb, well taken goal!
Beglin sups from the same bowl as Nicholas.
Also , the worst commentator ever.
ThatSayingSomeyhing CSC
GOAL !!
Get in!!!
Get in!!!!
1-1 some fecker with a whistle in crowd could cause mayhem!
T4
YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Great cross Aiden, good header
I thought he wisnae at the races – then he scores
G O A L I R E L A N D……………
My she looked stunning there :-)
Get in there,that whistle in the crowd is putting both teams off.
Also thought ref had blown, still some guy with a darn whistle!
That whistle is doin ma nut in!!!
Whistle in the crowd Snake
Huddle!!!
The Huddle!
the huddle
Even in Poznan it’s called the huddle!
Scorer?
Game on now.
Great goal
Hot blond celebrating… :-)
Heard that whistle and thought it was going to be ruled out! Thank goodness it wasn’t!
It’s the HUDDLE ya fud!!!
Good for the Irish. Who’s blowing that whistle.
Bloody English commentators calling the Huddle the Poznan.