Police Scotland officers visited Sports Direct’s Derbyshire offices “investigating takeovers at Rangers”. The pluralisation is quite important.
Last year Police Scotland opened an investigation into Craig Whyte’s purchase of Rangers from the Duped One, fair enough. No one previously reported that more than one ‘takeover’ was being investigated.
Sports Direct had no involvement with oldco Rangers, whose merchandising relationship was with JJB, so clearly this police action is not connected to Mr Whyte. Sports Direct’s only relationship at Ibrox has been newco Rangers. If newco, who were formed when the assets of oldco were bought in liquidation, is subject to police investigation the potential consequences are far reaching.
Sports Direct were not involved with the asset purchase and were only introduced when the club sought investment and commercial partners, so they played no part in the second takeover (of assets). Their likely interest to police will be limited to being recipients of correspondence.
An asset purchase which was secured by criminal activity, if discovered, is legally invalid. This is different from a purchase which breaks civil law. A civil offence leaves the guilty party open to financial claim. An asset disposal subject to a criminal offence would see the liquidator seize assets on behalf of the creditors. Padlocks would be involved, so would lengthy legal processes.
The bar to securing a criminal conviction for such a matter is high and no evidence of such wrongdoing regarding the disposal of Rangers assets has been verified in three years, so don’t expect Padlock Day anytime soon.
I wouldn’t like to be trying to raise money in this climate, though. Good job the SFA are so thoroughly opposed to letting those with a track record of criminal inclinations controlling football clubs.
Yesterday, Fans Against Criminalisation (FAC) continued their campaign against the truly dreadful law instigated by former First Minister Alex Salmond. Despite a litany of failed convictions and representation from within football and the wider community, the Scottish Government have refused all requests to repeal the three-year-old law.
You can register your voice against this law by petitioning the Scottish Government to Repeal the Offensive Behaviour’ Act by signing this online petition. It is a outrageous, politically motivated, law, designed to “equalise” the law-abiding (that’s you) with actual criminals.
Don’t get me started!
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Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
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The last of a dying breed – Hail Hail
Kevj,
So you’ve done exactly the square root of zero, nothing, zilch.
No action whatsoever. And it’s made a big difference eh
You showed them eh, brilliant, well done.
Meanwhile back at resolution 12 it is still the best option for making a difference, whether you like that or not.
celtic dawn
20:56 on 6 May, 2015
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So,….Murdo drinks the same soup as
DD / PL / WGS / Billy McNeill / Packie Bonnar etc…..?
geordie munro
20:42 on 6 May, 2015
Not McGregor’s biggest fan but would have put him on ahead of Tonev, he would have got in about him and not by much but more of a goal threat.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Nye Bevans rebel soldier
If you’re lurking…I owe you an apology for my moan on Saturday night.
I could say lack of sleep and two glasses of pinot grigio but that wouldn’t be exactly true.
Hope you enjoyed the fisticuffs oan the telly.
HH
Kevjungle
Is that the reason Murdo did what he did? Just sounded like he bottled it..
Bayern on the rack here.
Kevjungle
Hang on pal. I’m the one who invited you out and you refused.
You did more than refuse. You hid.
And I’m supposed to get more?
Aye right.
C’mon Bayern
Getting out usually means you have to mix, something your afraid to do, you live in your own wee world and that is very very sad.
Canamalar
20:59 on 6 May, 2015
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Who has the biggest chance of getting the message across to the ‘bored’….
…the res-12er’s…or, me and the other 30k of empty seats….?
Btw…the SFA…urny yer immediate enemy…it’s the board that you pay
and who would sell you to all the devils in hell in a flash…just ask the GB.
Bash bash bash. Yesterday Scott Brown was useless, today it’s Kris Commons. Poor show as usual.
What a game
Got a feeling King will get the all clear tomorrow.
BIG GAME HUNTERS GTF
C’mon Barca
Why engage with this idiot troll at all?
He sucks the oxygen from the blog faster than politics or poppies.
Just ignore the infantile prick.
That Neymar is very disappointing at times
Auldheid
21:02 on 6 May, 2015
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Don’t flatter yerself…nobody ‘hid’ from you.
I explained to you at the time that…I don’t trust you coz, you operate from within a clique either, on here or elsewhere….I don’t trust cliques so….it stands to reason that I don’t trust you.
What part of that…don’t you understand…?
Stringer Bell
21:06 on 6 May, 2015
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Awe the shame…..
PK booked
KevJ
Some do, some don’t. Its not about the appearances, its about how they portray Celtic. I may have severe reservations about some of the things Celtic do, but they are discussed with likeminded people in private in pubs, homes, and on here. Not publicised to the glee of our detractors.
It simple, me and my kith and Kin can criticise our family, outsiders cant
And that was also by way of introducing another moan…
The BBC online today featured an article on the pilot of the crashed Barca/Dussledorf flight, saying that on the Dusseldorf/Barca flight with same plane and crew earlier that same day, he did rapid descents to 100 feet on at least 3 occasions.
They finish their piece by asking “Were you on THE Barcelona to Dusseldorf flight? If so you can email us…” My capitals but since there were no survivors you’d like to think that they would use the indefinite article.
Lazy, careless, thoughtless journalism.
Sack The ‘Bored’ and their convenient plants
RWE……nae probs mate, although you’ve should me as
not the only knobend that say’s bye and continues tae
lurk.
Kevj…..go easy on them , they weren’t there that night,
definitely off now.
Oldfirmfacts @Oldfirmfacts1 40 secs40 seconds ago
Scottish Labour admit they expect to end up with less seats than Fir Park after a visit from the Green Brigade.
celtic dawn
21:10 on 6 May, 2015
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Aye…..meanwhile, in the real world…..
Almost a wee deflection there, I’d have taken it!!
We got our message across, they done a uturn on res12
When res12 is concluded we’ll see what needs to be done then.
The SFA have been our enemy all my supporting life and are the highest priority in my book.
Shareholder power is a weapon more powerful than you understand obviously.
Buy some shares and used that power instead of greetin that no everybody thinks the same as you, constructive action is more likely to get support than anything you have to offer.
Get out in the real world and try something instead of your sheltered anonymous harping that nobody knows anything but you.
RWE …..sorry don’t know whit am doing wae the bloody
iphone
If i Vote Snp i get the tories..right…So Who do Get if i Vote Green?Just asking like..
…..And then he heard his mother shouting ” have u done your homework yet ??”
A cabbage?
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
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Ha….nae wonder the establishment see only….green & white hooped punchbags wi the bought-off-cavaliers fighting their corner.
Take care fella.
stringer bell
21:06 on 6 May, 2015
Who’s the troll.?
Neymar is that good, he sends one of his loons oot to play.
Canamalar
21:14 on 6 May, 2015
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guid luck….
bgx
21:14 on 6 May, 2015
You get ipox for £2
Auldheid 21:02 on 6 May, 2015
It’s a waste of time trying to get any sense out the guy. He just posts any old shite to get attention.
It’s the same crap on a daily basis.