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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Now I remember why I don’t listen to 5live footy.on for less than five minutes while driving home, says commentator “Spain are very reminiscent of Arsenal”….the inevitable EPL analogy….apart from the glaringly obvious point that Spain actually win things!
Bloke109 is Neil Lennon on 10 June, 2012 at 18:11 said:
Balotelli looked as if he didn’t want to score. Oh well.
In other news, a match-fixing scandal recently hit Italian football.
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I have a wee suggestion for UEFA, with some classic mis-direction, if they want to take the focus off the match-fixing scandal in Italy.
Why dont the pick on some small low ranking affiliate country and hammer them for many years of cheating from one of the senior clubs in that league.
That way the Italians can have a quiet investigation and give the offenders a slap on the wrist. In that way Scotland can provide a useful service for the good of European football.
I think it is the least we can do id sacrifice Zombie FC
Ogilvie: quite obviously not fit for purpose. Get him out now, Scotland.
A group of 150 Germans arrived at Jersey airport today.
The tour operator was asked to fill in a form.
Name please: Wolfgang Mueller
Date of birth: ??
Occupation : Naw we are just visiting.
St John Doyle
As long as it doesn’t affect the Champions League contenders, I’d go along with that.
Come on Ireland!!!!!
Rep to win 3 — 1
Paul67 et al
Good luck to Ireland, got a wee opportunity now, if they can take it. Hope Aiden can play his best football, big stage for him now, but he has played at a good level for Celtic in Europe, and more recently in Russia so why not?
voguepunter 19.07
I was nearly right.
Shuggies Brother will be giving C O a Papal Blessing Next.
Wow
Cmon you boys in green
Rousing Irish National anthem… nobody taking any offence to that !
Come on you bhoys in Green. Great rendition of the anthem there.
St. John Doyle
Pour encourager les autres!
For National Anthems, 1 – 0 Ireland!
A Soldier’s Song not that modern rubbish.
Lars007 will not be happy…
:-)
LetThePeopleSingCSC
Good luck to the Irish and here’s hoping for a good showing from Aiden.
T4
Robbie Keane very flat.
Pouring in Poznan.
Last time I was there Spain won the world cup and it was roasting
Erin go Bragh
Can anyone tell me what channel the Ireland game is on please?
1-0 Croatia
How the hell did that go in?
Oh no.
oh oh
Feck!
ITV Paddy G
what was Givens doing there?
Jeez that was awful :(
This’ll be open – goals in this, highest-scoring game in the tourney to come.
Poor goal to concede. Long way to go though
Jelavic diving already
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.
Just as I type…BAD START FFS…that goal reminded me of Celtic away in Europe…still there’s a long long way to go…COME ON IRELAND!
blantyretim
Thanks big pal.
Straight from the 2011 Celtic school of how to start a match.
Jeezo!
Never mind the goal– come on Ireland!!!
pub team defending
not sure how that header went in from that distance
Bad goal to lose. Thought Given looked slow.
Poor by Given.