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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Doyle putting in a great shift up front causing problems -but Ireland need to keep ball for longer or this mob will give them the runaround
sitting too deep when Croats have the ball
B T
Oh right ta. Fell into the old R T F Q trap.
City were the first to do the Poznan.
Celtic were first to do the Huddle.
See, simples…
10 Croats and wan scrote ;-)
sparklreghirl
First sentence. Bang on:o)
half-time would be good right now!
T4
It’s all Croatia right now. Ireland need to get out – and to get to half time.
ElDiegoBhoy on 10 June, 2012 at 20:28 said:
But Whyyyyyyyyyy?
Scumbag scores
Offside?
Feck off hun
2-1 for them Philbhoy
And he was offside
Ugly Hun jellyfish scores
Poor defending
jeezo scote scores – it was unlucky defelction or he was aff
2-1 Jelavic
Ward is having a bit of a mare
Defiance and refusal is all we have.
Jelavic offside when the ball was played in …ie before it hit off an Irish player
Beglin is a tadger
He was offside at the initial shot, then it came of a defender. It’s one of those discussions on whether it was the same phase of play or not.
Ireland poor at the back for that one
Robbie Keane telling the ref he was offside having seen the replays
PF – agreed, he was offside. If they could just have held out to half-time.
T4
Andrews booked
Need to reshape at HT, got to go for it now
Guys
It was not off side. Irish player tried to kick the ball out. If it was deflection from the croatian player or pass from Croatian player it was off side. No off side here.
sparkleghirl – because you need to incline inwards to do it – if you do that facing down the stands your mind would just freak out and you’d probably end up falling over !
Croatia far better team, everything coming from their right, Aiden getting run ragged and left back having a mare…
Supporters huddle was started by the GB, started at the Stein trophy we play Albion Rovers for every season. Big TM was at the game GB started it and it’s kicked on from then.
Ireland need HT
They must get closer to Modric who is running the show, otherwise this could get messy
Modric is running the game. Ireland need to find a way to stop him – easier said than done, I know
Larrybhoy on 10 June, 2012 at 20:33 said:
:) Thank you. Vertigo then. I was only once in the top deck (Mc Stay’s testimonial I think) and yes, I did feel quite scared. Think I’d have been OK huddling facing forwards in block 105 though.
T4
Beglin doesn`t get it ..saying it came off an Irish player ….when the ball was played he was offside and clearly influencing play
HT Phil
2 1 Croats….
Second poor goal for the Irish to lose. Defender could have learned his trade as part of the “sieve”.
It just had to be Jelavic. Huns jumping up and down all over the country no doubt.
why are people saying Jelavic goal was offside?? the ball came off an irish defender. it was never offside FFS!
I really dislike Jelavic.
Can’t help it…
Agree with Zbyszek, not offside for me. Second phase after the ball played in. Just panicky defending by Ward, for the second time in a few minutes.
Pf4
Me thots too.