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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Its a fine line but Pele never played ouside of Brazil.Marradonna,to me,was the greatest,at that time,but this wee man,defies all superlatives.Only 26,what can he not do?.He has broken all records now.Good god.
!!Bada Bing!!
21:58 on
6 May, 2015
Blessed to have seen Messi live a few times, that’s what the Champions League gets you, make it happen Celtic.
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Ditto!
Doc
I fear all the “bald love” will be gone by the time I join, ha ha!
HH
CRC
Ixnay on the Kevj.
Lennybhoy
by signing this online petition.
Lennybhoy
Doh!! It’s in Paul’s article mate.
Hoi, SFTB’s, being follicly challenged is not a deficit. It’s a gift!
What was your hairdressing/shampoo bill last year:-)
Evening Times: Stu planning Messi bid if Sevco successfully negotiate the play-offs
Wife bought me a new toothbrush at weekend…………
feckers blue n orange (the toothbrush)
Anyone know a good divorce lawyer?
CRC, no chance, the love will still be around come August!
Can I apply to join the bald clique, I’m not totally there yet but its a long time since I’ve needed a comb.
hamiltontim
21:22 on 6 May, 2015
Most will go to the die hards but I know of people without season books who have them. Have had numerous texts asking if there’s any spares. Guaranteed they won’t be asking for St Johnstone next Friday.
Voguepunter
Well said.
MESSI
What a player !
Messi’s goals tonight were awesome and I love watching him play. For me, he is the best all round player in the world today. Pele was brilliant too but in a different era of football. His performance in Mike Bassett – England Manager was particularly memorable:). For me though, I rate Zenidine Zidane as the best player I have ever seen, it was such a pity he ended his career with his sending off in the World Cup final v France.
CorkCelt, you’re in.
SRS
My first boss, an old NHS manager mason, used to use that joke about Catholics, knowing I was the only Tim in the department. Forty years my senior he was. Horrible human being.
paisley bhoy
21:58 on 6 May, 2015
Wife just showed me that on text nice gesture.
Is that an old pair of high-waisters Jeff Sterling has on?
Pfayr
Well done on your achievement. Did the WHW during the 94 World Cup and watched an Ireland game in the Drovers Inn!
It is a challenge especially in 4 days.
Delaneys Dunky 22:08 on 6 May, 2015
It’s that confidence in numbers thing.
He sounds like a right Hun – bet he’s not joking much about Catholics now though.
Fantastic first touch, puts defender on his backside, and then dinks the ball over the world’s best ‘keeper with his weaker foot. Outstanding!
His first goal beat Neuer at his near post because he had shaped to curl the ball around the defender to the other side of the goal, but whipped it the other way instead at the last second.
A genius of a player, wee Lio.
A joy to watch.
And Neymar showed great composure scoring the third too.
hamiltontim
22:04 on 6 May, 2015
Signed.
I’ll not see you in Aberdeen on Sunday then, First Communion?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
corkcelt
22:06 on 6 May, 2015
You just stick to the Grey Brigade clique like me mate…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
lennon’s passion
22:06 on
6 May, 2015
Rarely have I known such demand for tickets mate. Sadly, you’ll always find one or two who rarely if ever go managing to get their hands on them.
I am way out the country just now.
Whats the forecast result for the election ?
SRS
He died 20 years before his team. He called me ‘the token’ to my face one post whisky lunch session in Reids of Pertyck. They liked to try and bully teenage Tims with more brains than them all combined. My mam used to tell me to rise above their jealousy. :)
Privilaged to watch a master at work tonight, seen them all, the Pele’s, Maradona’s etc, nobody is a patch on the Leo fella.
HH
Saint stivs.
The political equivalent of a penalty shoot-out.
Best Ever..
Easy…
Diamond Jackson…The Rest are Playing at The Game…
Saint Stivs
News At Ten……5 mins ago….
Labour 288
Tories 269
SNP 55
Heres hoping…..
St Stivs, hung parliament.
Labour and Tories neck and neck.
KevJungle – 21:33
“Ahhhh…..that was in reference to my views on the RC-church…in which I responded that…if yer no a bead-rattler then yer view on the RC-church dizney count….?”
67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE … – 21:34
“embramike says “the huns are deid””
Obviously not.
The exiled Tim
Am in your camp, there is hard evidence to suggest he is the best ever. My lhad his autograph safely tucked away after meeting him as a young squad player many years ago in the Camp Nou.
Delaneys Dunky 22:17 on 6 May, 2015
Aye. That sort of nonsense was common place at one time – including at the national broadcaster.
It’s a shame he didn’t live long enough to see his club dying or see them fail to beat nine-in-a-row.
Sound advice from your mother though.
hamiltontim
22:16 on 6 May, 2015
Still annoys me. We have 2 to share between 4 that go home and away. Then you hear of people going that IMO are Glory hunters the ones that can’t wait on the champions league draw.
I Dont Think Snp will get Near 55…low 30s would be a Great Result for Them..
My tuppence worth on the best ever debate.
I have always gone with Pele but I am aware that that might be coloured by the fact that it was so long in the past and most of us have a tendency to remember things as better than they actually were. Puscas was just before my time but he must have been a contender judging by reports . Cruyff was pretty special as indeed was Maradona . Currently, I cannot decide between Ronaldo and Messi and have argued that the Ballon d`Or should have been shared between the two of them in recent years. So there it is. This one really is about opinion but if anyone were to suggest John Greig, surely that would dispel the belief that that is something to which we are all entitled? 0″-)
JJ
Players today are fitter and defences are better drilled than in past.
Pele and Maradona were explosive and stood out as the very best but Messi has to go down the greatest of all. Sorry Ronaldo.