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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Happy birthday to anyone having one today or yesterday or even tomorrow!!
Apart from being pro Hun and Chelsea Supporter’s and I defy anyone who say they are not.its very pro English. Scottish football hardly gets a mention I like thousands of Scottish Supporter’s pay a lot of money to sky.for what probably all them sitting watching and playing games on there monitors in the Sky Sports Studios. I like going to support Celtic home and away.and watching live football .I would like to give Celtic my monthly subscription .but it ain’t going to happen. And again like millions who pay a licence fee to the BBC they are overmanned.talk about getting fleeced
The Battered Bunnet .
Yes -since it is his birthday and the big 50 -I will give him these .-
Deyna / Lubanski / Boniek / Lato / Zmuda .
Fond memories of going to Ibrox in 69 with a Polish mate for the Deady Bears v Gornik . . Lubanski scored-the silence after his goal was as loud as Hell .
Hoopy birthday zbyszek have a champion day HH
Happy Birthday all CQNrs born this month. Sorted Hail Hail Hebcelt
Hebcelt,
And what about us born next month?
Huff huff ;)
Don’t know any Argentinians but I suspect that they would have Diego ahead of Lionel .
Garbage.
Another grave spelling mistake.
Not even so much a spelling error, but more a case of the old predictive text gone wrong.
I was hoping that nobody would notice.
No such luck.
Funnily enough, I read spelling mistakes on here all the time.Never once though has it crossed my mind to highlight or correct the error in question – reason being,it could possibly cause the guilty party a degree of embarrassment.Furthermore, it’s no big deal,really.
Belittling.
BadMannersCSC.
HH.
Looks like Guidetti is away then – no surprise really.
16 roads,
Nah,
Get fired into the typo. They are great if there’s a wee pun to be had.
If you use it to win the argument then you are encroaching into bawbag territory.
Tooprecious csc
Have a great day Zbyszek, and Ger57
:D
Borgo,
I think the majority would too.
But Diego has done as much for Argentina as wee Leo has done for me, if you catch my drift.
HH
A very happy buon compleanno to MR Z, our Poland correspondent!
HH!!
Team
On the 8th May it will be anniversary of wee oscar gaining his angels wings. To celebrate wee oscars life we will have 223 mile cycle from Forres to Glasgow to help support Eiliedh
https://www.justgiving.com/HighlandbikerideforEileidhPaterson
Any help in promoting the cycle on social media will be welcome
Mouldy
Celtic Quick News
You’ll Never Walk Alone
Goodbye.
timbhoy
You could of course cancel SKY
BBC not so easy.
Happy birthday Mr Z
FAC petition signed
HH
geordie munro
My heart sank when Messi missed his one chance in the WC final . Think that would have raised him along side Maradona.
Someone suggested we shouldn’t compare generations , just pick one from each.
16
Bad Manners….. Good band.
HH Comrade.
Breithla Shona to all celebrating today.
RAI’s London correspondent predicting a Hung Parliament and days and days of you scratch my back and I will scratch yours stuff .. Very apt description of the who is prepared to get into bed with who stuff using that great movie –The Sweet Smell of Success -and the relationship between cynical ole Burt Lancaster and super creepy -Tony Curtis ——
” I ‘d hate to take a bite out of that cookie”.
Off oot to the beach — the cooncil are about to spray the area with anti mosquito stuff . Want to make sure I am downwind of that stuff.
Mouldy
A wee donation to your excellent cause.
HH
Ger 57 and Zbyszek
Happy Birthday Bhoys
Borgo,
That’s probably the way to do it.
No doubt there’ll be Oldies who say Pele couldn’t lace Freidenreichs boots or Mcgrory was better than Henrik.
HH
Belated birthday wishes to Paul67, Zbyszek, and that other guy. Out to work for a few hours to see if I can get Mairtin elected in South Belfast.
S o T
Zanzare?!
They Don’t tend to bother me too much, possibly due to the alcohol in my blood!
Wife and daughter get eaten alive.
Might go for a paddle later in Portovenere, water temp only 17 apparently.
Saluti!
HH!!
Happy birthday also to Ger57
FGF
How ya doin bud?
HH
skyisalandfill
Fine mate , how’s things with you ?
Please, spare a thought for those who are about to lose their jobs today, (as well as their expenses)
On the best player debate I’d have to go for Pele/Messi, then Maradona. Messi is an absolute phenomenon in the current game and I’m sure he;d give Pele a run for his money. Maradona was a genius, but his career is blighted by the drugsa things, which may just have been at the end, but no-one really knows. Cruyff is up there as is Ronaldo, but to me Messi is just special.
He even scored a consolation goal for Barcelona at Celtic Park so he must be good.
I loved South of Tunis’s list. Some great players on there. Personally I would have had Pirlo in that list as well. What a player he is.
FGF
No bad. Recovered from the marathon drive.
12 hour shift today and then a long weekend. Looks like no tickets for Pitoddrie on Sunday so may get some drinking practice in.
HH
skyisalandfill
I don’t think you needed the practice mate :-))
Always think Zidane should be mentioned as well.
Is it that noticeable? ;-/
geordie
Posted before on here about my dad who was born in 1920, I was a late baby:), when picking his best Celtic eleven would always have Jimmy Delaney in before jinky and Malky McDonald before Bobby Murdoch and Jimmy McGrory would make a world X1. Used to drive me mad when I was a kid , now I’m doing it.
skyisalandfill
:-)
Mr Z & Ger 57-Hoopy Birthday
Can only hope that post was goodbye…..