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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Not a bad substitution there …
Spain bringing on Stokes.
Seen this on RTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7yg5idzXktQ
Burley would drive you away fae the telly
need to go online for the night :))
HAIL HAIL
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Lovely finish from Di Natale
Hopefully that will convince Prandelli to leave the vastly overrated Balotelli warming the bench from now on
1-1
Fabregas
Game on again
Espana!
Rangers fc have been on this life support machine for far too long, never mind switching it off, pull the plug out of the wall, kill them dead, we would never have been given this length of time, hail hail.!!
1-1.
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. The Singing Detective
No gone yet….
Thanks fur the Rejection Slips,pal..
Ah deserved … Baith o’ them!
Yep. .You goat it right… Ah goat it wrang…
Not Ma day..
Gotta go.. Pal..
Ye are a Brammer.
Kojo
Yer pal.. who likes ye even better than a coupla Melted Squares o’ Cadbury’s chocolate …spread oan a Toasted Muffin.
Still. Laughin’
Football truism: teams are often vulnerable immediately after they score
Just read through that Burley “article”. It gives me the dry boak thinking about him as part of Wim’s Tims. Is there any way we can have him removed from our history?
Scumbag of the highest order.
1-1 quick equaliser!
T4
Jesus on for Spain to resue my coupon
Two shuperrrb goals so far – hopefully a few more left in this game.
Football cliches; Iniesta’s feet are like wands.
Spain are too shabby in midfield.
Alonso and Hernandez.
Paul67 excellent leader!
Ogilviie believes he’s invincible, perhaps he will get off Scot free ….. I can’t see it myself, keep it lit Paul.
Hx2
Should that no be his feet are like haunds?
Bloke109 is Neil Lennon on 10 June, 2012 at 18:23
Left over Christmas cracker??
BRT&H, excellent. As always sir.
Good evening..would ogilvie not be derelict in his duties to the shareholders of Ragers in merely signing off accounts in good faith? Hh
ogilviebhoy on 10 June, 2012 at 18:19 said:
Thanks for that, HD is so much better.
johann murdoch on 10 June, 2012 at 18:25:
How you doing mate?
Exactly the point I made earlier.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Spain steadfastly refuse to play a striker, but they are bringing on Torres.
Feck Colum and Burley at the one match… o((
73Mins
Spain bring on a striker
This novelty will never catch on
For all those that cant stand Lawro and Burley and have a sky box. I suggest you watch on RTE.
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BRTH
Incisive as usual.
Fernando comes on to save me!!!
Is that Gollum as the 4th official?
WEEE RATTT
Willie Colum arrrrrrgh!
It’s wee Willie Gollum!
Torres continues his PL form
Torres is a tosser!!!
SOAL – sorry mate, but your coupon is beyond saving! Nae mirrors….?!
T4
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on 10 June, 2012 at 18:30 said:
Can you get RTE on Sky, how? Can’t see it.
Paul, the big question is: Have the SFA conducted a “fit and proper person” test on their president, Campbell Ogilvie? The more I learn about him the less “fit and proper” he appears to be.
How is Gollum at the Euro’s??? Funniest moment was when I saw him ref a last 16 CL game at the Nou Camp!!!
An ole David Bowie favourite Polish chart topper – “Let’s Gdansk”