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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The Messi boy second best Barca player ever…what an achievement.
Still won’t catch The Henrik Bhoy. :O)
SRS
My mam is still wise. I took her in her breakfast today and asked her if she wanted a lift to vote tomorrow. She replied. “I have voted Labour for 60 years, but never again I will vote. None of them are honest any more.”
Oh, meant to say well done to HT for his efforts in trying to gain support for the Petition.It really is a terrible Act and I , too, would urge as many as possible to fight for its removal.
JJ
When Messi Leaves His Comfort Blanket at Barca..Maybe..Untill Then…
TET
I’m watching game in Bar Aladino in Carihuela having deposited Mrs A outside.
It’s mainly guys inside and when Messi scores the second it’s like an orgamsm at the bar.
Who needs wimmin? Apart from Mrs TET who is of course marvelous. :)
Messi – best I’ve ever seen or likely to ever see.
Messi is the greatest. This is the toughest era to play football. What a joy.
Ernie L, thanks for the link earlier.
Happy birthday to our host also.
Ronaldo can match Messi in the goal scoring stakes, but in dribbling skills, passing, vision and creating space and time for his team mates he’s a good bit behind the wee genius, for me anyway.
And I’ve never heard any pundit or journalist talk in terms of Ronaldo being the greatest ever.
Having said all that, we’re lucky to have the two of them in the same era.
Bgx – the only place Messi should test himself at outside Barca is Paradise!!!
My nephew Chris Kelly, won the Scottish PGA at Gleneagles after a playoff.
Really pleased for him and very proud in that extended family way :o)
I hope that means he gets a bye into the Open at St Andrews.
http://www.pga.info/tournaments/national/scottish-pga-championship/news/2015/05/kelly-lands-scottish-pga-title.aspx
saint stivs
22:17 on 6 May, 2015
Overcast…!!
RWE congratulations.
Messi for me, although there has been some other great players….
That was the easy one, now labour or snp tomorrow?
Night all…
BGX
You mean the way Pele left his ‘comfort blanket’ at Santos?
What does it matter who you’re playing for if you can produce what Messi did tonight, when the patatas fritas were down?
Delaneys Dunky 22:29 on 6 May, 2015
Many folk feeling the same way now.
As I said earlier, there is something quite sad about seeing Labour getting humped in Scotland, but it has been coming for a very long time.
I’m not in Scotland and I want the Tories out, so I’ll be voting Labour in the vague hope that the party gets its act together as a result of the Scottish electorate.
lubo of the lamp
22:22 on 6 May, 2015
Aye they ur
Say it Again…When Messi Leaves His Comfort Blanket At Barca…Lets see..Until then..MARADONNA..
Democracy eh? Once every five years…. But never in work…..
It’s a big fat con trick…..
Spoiling my ballot…..
Captain Beefheart 22:32 on 6 May, 2015
“Messi is the greatest. This is the toughest era to play football. What a joy.”
He is a joy to watch. And like many on here I have been lucky to see him live on a few occasions.
But I also saw Maradona play, and he is the best player ever in my opinion – and he did not have the protection modern players have.
Bgx – what league do you think would test him most?
HT petition worked on Paul’s article, don’t know what problem was earlier with me signing it, sort of scrolled back but might just leave it at that
big day tomorrow, big decision to make, I might have to sleep on it,
wee yin off school for some reason so choice is between
1. Swimming
2. Swing Park
Might wait on tomorrow’s weather report to make my final choice
Decisions, decisions
Captain Beefheart
Cheers.
Beatbhoy…Yes i Do…Unless You Have done it Outside Your Comfort Zone…Yes..MARADONNA for Me..Alldaylong…
Wee Diego getting bonus points for the ’86 World Cup quarter final, obviously.
Time for the scratcher…. Early start….
I’m knackered so um ur
I don’t think you can definitively claim any one player as the best ever.
Different levels of fitness, equipment and coaching as the game developed over the years.
The most you can claim is for one player or another to be the best of their generation.
Using that criteria, I believe that Messi is the best of this generation.
Cracking game – messi has to be the best ever. In the era of super fit muscular galacticos, epitomised by his nemesis Ronaldo, the wee guy just shows absolute footballing genius.
Would be great to see him at Celtic park next season in the group stages. We’ve done well against Barca in the last few seasons (one aberration excepted) so it’d be interesting to see how Ronny’s team would do… Not too optimistic but you never know.
This season barca (and other teams) have started using the long ball much more – I think because at their level the officials are good enough to spot that 2 players in offside positions aren’t offside until they become active. So defences try to hold a line but are outdone by the 3rd runner coming from an onside position, of course Celtic couldn’t try this in the scottish league because the officials are so, er, prone to honest mistakes. But in Europe it might work to our advantage.
Roll on next season!
Sorry for the football related post, back to politics etcetera.
Big Hoopy Birthday
Saint Stivs
22:17 on
6 May, 2015
I am way out the country just now.
Whats the forecast result for the election ?
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A hung parliament – though there’s doubts as to whether we have enough rope for all 650 of them…
Roberttressel…Its Not The league..I would just like to see him outside Barca.. Thats All..
Big Hoopy Birthday
Wee Diego doesn’t do it for me on account of the drugs
I hope you all made the best of watching Messi tonight as he will play no more part in the CL. Apparently he phoned home, and his family are zooming in from planet Zog to beam him up and return him home to where he should be. He is, allegedly, an average player on his own planet, I hope to hell the huns don’t manage to get one of their better players. Lol
Night Night.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Big Hoopy Birthday
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IFYOHrwi-W8
Emma by Hot Chocolate. Beautiful song.
Rest in peace Errol Brown.
Bgx – it was a serious question. I would hate to see him leave barca but I’d be curious to see what he could do in, say, Germany.
Or Scotland!
gerryfaethebrig
West End Park
Time Capsule
West End Park
In that order…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Beatbhoy…I Did Like That YES…but at Napoli…Dont Think They Had ever won a Major honour till he arrived…Won The Championship and i think uefa cup..
Best Player ever for me…