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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Wasn’t a clear hand ball.
M6bhoy – how would you prove that the official’s perception of the incident, that it hit the player’s head was wrong?
You could show a thousand angles, you could use computer models to show it from the exact position of his eyeballs. None of the would disprove his statement.
You will never prove he’s lying.
(He is )
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Proving the officials lied is not the point here. The SFA has told us that none of the officials saw the handball offence. The SFA told the appeal tribunal that one of the officials seen the incident. These are contradictory statements made by the same organisation. Only one of them can be true. All I want is the club to ask the SFA to clarify which one it is.
celtic mac-I think all the loan players will go, and big Virgil too IMO, possibly after the qualifiers. New deals for Bitton, Johansen and Gordon , would show commitment from the club.I read on hear Gordon got a pay rise after 50 games, a new longer deal would help both parties. HH
weeminger
The argument on Sportsound was that if they’d said they didn’t se it then they didn’t see it.Murdo McLeod said that there was no way they all missed it. Right away he was put under pressure to consider where his views would take him and how they would be viewed by others.He started backtracking telling us how hard an officials job is.Aye right Murdo.
Any reply from the SFA re McLeans cheating
Canalamar
That is a valid point but if pursued the clarifying answer will be the officials did not see an offence.
That is what they saw was not an offence so nothing to punish Meeking for.
What it boils down to is upholding the authority of the match official so that even when they are wrong or made a mistake they are still right.
It’s how they get away with it. No paper trail.
Bada Bing/Hankray
Once again we are at a position where if we do strengthen, we will have a decent chance of making it through the qualifiers to the group stage. Ronny has said previously that the CL group stage is worth more to Celtic next season than selling say Virgil Van Dyck at this stage in his career. Stick or twist?
Auldheid,
They would then have to change and enforce their video evidence appeal
pfayr
Posted this earlier mate
fourgreenfields
12:15 on 6 May, 2015
Seen a few posts last night regarding the query Celtic sent to the SFA regarding the officials decision at the semi final not to award Celtic a penalty and send off the ICT player , I received this as part of a response to an email I sent asking if the club has received a response yet .
“In terms of the referee decision the response was basically that the officials didn’t see the handball and therefore couldn’t give a penalty or red card. Ultimately it gets to a point where you can’t prove otherwise so it becomes a moot point to continue with it, the fact remains that we were right to ask. ”
Looks like the club will not be taking it further , really disappointed in this decision by the club . If as they claim none of the officials seen the incident then why was the case dropped after the ICT players lawyer claimed some of the officials had indeed seen the incident meaning no case should have been raised in the first place .
Something stinks .
Happy born day to the Godfather of CQN… Hail Hail my Celtic friend…. hope you’ve had a CHAMPION birthday!! :-)
Heaven is the back seat of my cadillac
HHo
FGF
Didn’t try very hard did we?
The initial request from CFC was half baked and clearly done under duress
Pig sick of this …
pfayr
We are not very good at this standing up for ourselves thing :-(
auldheid,
I’ve read your tit for tat with m6bhoy…
Although I can see where M6bhoy coming from and share his anger, I have to agree on your take of the outcome.
Until officials can use video evidence during play, the cheating will continue.
The next games the huns play, will prove that point…
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
18:51 on
6 May, 2015
Good Evening Timland.
Paul67 ….happy birthday.
Apologies for the political post.
We need to get rid of this horrible nasty self serving bastard
Tory government, we must not abandon the victim’s of austerity
in the rest of Britain, it’s not what we do,so please please please
tomorrow ……VOTE LABOUR.
I intend to, but not with the same sense of optimism and firm conviction I used to have.
FGF
Our custodians are not …not sure about the fans
What’s wrong with requesting a recording of the convo between the officials at the time …if it doesn’t exist get a lip reading expert
If McLean and co didn’t see such an obvious penalty ..do they get sanctioned ??
If you or I made such an outrageous mistake in our place of work we’d be in big bother …whereas in the SFA …the show goes on …McLean is allowed to continue refereeing and made a complete balls up at the weekend …still no sanction
Ragin’. Subscribed to BT Sport (£13.50/month) about 6 weeks or so ago. Nae Celtic games been shown. This weekends game isn’t either. Pish. Called to cancel and they want £52!! FFS.
No sure what to do. Don’t want to give Rupert my money but want some football on the tele.
PL – feck Sky and BT and show Celtic games on CTV in Scotland. PALEEEEEZE! I’d gladly pay more than what Sky and BT sports packages are asking for
Quonno
The SNP is the party of Salmond, Murdoch, Trump and – wait for it – Souter. It voted 5 times against the minimum wage. It had not passed a single redistributive measure in 8 years. It has spent less per head on health and education in the last 5 years than even the Tories.
Are you really as silly as you appear?
pfayr
I agree mate , McLean has got away with it without sanction . He gets another match and makes another honest mistake and still nothing done.
Incredible .
“Paul Byrne a former Celtic player who scored a famous goal for the Hoops in a Cup final”
Hankray,
When wizat?
Quonno – I was probably to the left of Old Labour but given the current state of the country I’d die happy if we got back what they achieved – nationalised and socialised industry, transport, health and education up to and including post graduate standard for a start.
I could see a distinct and invigorated independent Scottish Labour Party, backed by left wing Unions, develop on the back of a hiding tomorrow. I hope so.
Even this extreme left winger could get behind that. Even though I live elsewhere…… It’s depressing here where the one party I might vote for have been imposing austerity in stormont while protesting against it on the streets…..
I’m spoiling my ballot tomorrow.
Can I vote for Celtic?
PB scored at Poundland in a 1-1 draw
McLeans ‘mistake’ in our game was down to bias. His mistake at the weekend was down to incompetence.
So I guess that settles the argument as to whether he’s biased or incompetent…………………he’s both.
Although not necessarily at the same time.
Bada,
Yeah, I know.
(Andy Pipkin style)
HH
Dia dhaoibh, a chairde. Happy birthday, Paul.
I remember the Paul Byrne goal against the dead huns. It was a cracker. Probably the mid 90s.
Thought that said ‘aye ready’ at camp nou
Bit of a shock I can tell ya
glendalystonsils
:-))
Oor Wee Nicola……
Thatcher-In-a-Kilt…………………..!
Game on – soon – at the Camp Nou.
Time-out for the political debate.
Here’s hoping!
HH!!
ginger…
Me too ;))
Well then.
Celtic meekly accept that response from the SFA and only tell us if we ask (they don’t publish the response even though they blamed the support for asking in the fist place). Back of the bus.
Then they get the message out via Ronny that we ain’t spending no money.
But hey. Renew your season book they say.
Hilarious.
Meanwhile I’m tipsy Turkey Scotland not voting labour doesn’t deny labour winning the UK general election.
Ah we’ll we get what we deserve…..
theglasgowcelticway
19:16 on 6 May, 2015
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Aye….if only….Murdo hadn’t been done oot of a testimonial by the Celtic board of the Kelly’s White’s then, having come back to Celtic under Fergus’s board to guide Wim the Tim to the ‘double’ and, been stabbed in the back by Fergus’s shady set-up of…McCann & Jock Brown…to get rid of Wim & Murdo after stopping the hun-10-in-a-row…which would have sent Timdom into a deep depression….aye, if none of the above would have happened to Murdo and he’d been looked after by the club in the same way that…lesser servants to club have been then…maybe he wouldn’t need to have taken the SMSM’s 3-pieces-of-silver.
Just a thought.
Errol Brown RIP
No doubt about it – always reminds me of the 1980 SCF as I think it was no1 inthe charts then.
Hugh Keevins…keep it lit mhate – Hail Hail
….oot.
RobertTressell
19:37 on
6 May, 2015
Quonno – I was probably to the left of Old Labour but given the current state of the country I’d die happy if we got back what they achieved – nationalised and socialised industry, transport, health and education up to and including post graduate standard for a start.
I could see a distinct and invigorated independent Scottish Labour Party, backed by left wing Unions, develop on the back of a hiding tomorrow. I hope so.
Even this extreme left winger could get behind that. Even though I live elsewhere…… It’s depressing here where the one party I might vote for have been imposing austerity in stormont while protesting against it on the streets…..
I’m spoiling my ballot tomorrow.
Oddly enough, assuming that it is SF you are referring to, I believe that there is a fair bit of disillusionment amongst a number of its former foot soldiers as it watches people like Martin embed themselves in the establishment.
Kevj,
McLeod was only ever a mercenary who only ever looked after no 1 your a fool if you think anything else
Great discussion on here about proving McLean was at it …documentary evidence mentioned etc
Clearly most commenting have no experience of proving matters in public forums
I could go on ….I won’t …suffice to say …if you don’t try you certainly won’t
glendalystonsils
19:40 on
6 May, 2015
McLeans ‘mistake’ in our game was down to bias. His mistake at the weekend was down to incompetence.
So I guess that settles the argument as to whether he’s biased or incompetent…………………he’s both.
Although not necessarily at the same time.
Just how do you prove bias?
Suarez misses a one on one …should have scored