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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quonno
20:20 on
6 May, 2015
Scottish labour have had a plan B for a while if political armageddon was going to become a reality in this election (which it looks like it will!). It realises it is nothing more than a Scottish or North British branch of the UK Labour Westmonster party, and this needs to change.
HH
CRC
It’s when he’s ‘in’ is the problem here……
Lennybhoy
Obviously I was the rep. 8))
Raymac
What you mean this pefect example of a NEUTRAL MIBs response to a Celtic players request:)))
Utter contempt shown all over McLean’s face to Celtic player. http://t.co/h5idbljise
Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way
20:24 on
6 May, 2015
quonno
20:20 on
6 May, 2015
Scottish labour have had a plan B for a while if political armageddon was going to become a reality in this election (which it looks like it will!). It realises it is nothing more than a Scottish or North British branch of the UK Labour Westmonster party, and this needs to change.
HH
CRC
Have you some inside info. At this minute in time I have heard nothing from it that suggests that change is afoot.
Wasn’t even
Manuel Neuer playing like David Marshall
FGF
McLean is dither a cheat or an incompetent …either way he should have been carpeted
Not be allowed to continue as is
SFA have shown utter contempt for CRC ….
Kill the Bill.
Number of signatures now sitting just a few short of 3,500. Please sign this petition, it’ll only take a minute, and try to force the Scottish Executive to repeal this draconian piece of legislation.
Folks you can also go to this link on the Celtic Trust site, download paper copies and get those friends, family and work colleagues to participate too.
http://www.celtictrust.net/index.php?func=d_home_article&id=504
Football fans not criminals.
Good night.
Setting alarm to get up and vote early and often.
0-0
Neuer has kept Bayern in it …
No bad nil nil likes.
johann murdoch
20:22 on 6 May, 2015
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Ha……aye….the same Murdo who would only work for going rate…not something that wee fly-frugal-Fergus was too keen on paying….unless it was too himself of course.
Jim Goodwin….that’s a bit cheap….jist like yerself….eh.
Canamalar
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Wi the likes of you leading the crusades….it’s no wonder that the Celtic board live in a fools paradise.
Awe naw Murdo wis the Messiah and we didnae know:)))
Snug Kleever
PF Ayr
What have those bassas been saying about me :-)
Quonno
Lets just say it involves independence, but in another manner. Ironic really
HH
CRC
CRC @20:20
Your obviously dreaming already here was me thinking the football league trophy was a premier type of English competition.:-) Celtic getting to a European semi final would mean more to me than winning 10 in a row
raymac
Great idea.
pfayr
Agree completely
lennybhoy
I’m fine mate , I think :-)
Tonight’s match has been worth the subscription to SKY this month alone
mickbhoy1888
Dreams and songs to sing(of course)!
HH
CRC
Kevjungle -jim good wins no cheap!!
Wee master mason McLeod wanted Mair money for doing the same job -thank god wee Fergus hunted ” the messiah”
Kevj,
What have you done ?
Gobshites are ten a penny, get aff yer arse and do something in the real world, you know that world you keep telling us your going to join some day, yer a bullshit gobshite with nothing to offer but greetin faced frustration about your own lack of balls, bleating about cliques and supporters that at least know how to act and make pals.
kevjungle
20:11 on 6 May, 2015
Not often I agree with you. I wouldn’t quite put it in your words but Kris was poor on the day of the Semi-Final. Truth was that he should have been hooked as he had a bad at the office.
Cheating aside and it did change the game tactically we got it wrong on the day. I could not believe it when I heard Tonev was coming on, where did he come from. Arguably our biggest game of the season and tactically we got it wrong. Yogi’s Team are big physical Players we did not tackle them or his tactics.
I would have been interested to see the outcome had it not been for the cheat McLean.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
The more things change the more the Marius Zaliukas Fan Club will post anything to get a attention.
I wish his wife would start talking to him.
More great nil nil
HT Brechin City 0 – 0 Alloa Athletic
live HT Forfar Athletic 0 – 0 Stranraer
” I could not believe it when I heard Tonev was coming on, where did he come from”
Lennybhoy,
It appeared strange but it was Tonev or Mcgregor.
6 and 2×3’s imo
HH
johann murdoch
20:38 on 6 May, 2015
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Aye….wee Fergus hunted Murdo & Wim and, after taking all yer SB-money….he sent us into the wilderness for the last year of his tenure by bringing in Dr Jo who…if he widny have got the Celtic managers job….he’d have been a loli-pop-man back on Slovakia.
Brilliant stuff eh….
Canamalar.
WGS won it at his first attempt in 2005-6.
Canamalar
20:38 on 6 May, 2015
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What have I done…..?
I’ve denied the billionaires who control your money……ma money.
Dont ye think they’ve got enough mugs in their pockets….?
…even if ye dont…..who cares.
Beatbhoy,
I sit corrected last two managers
Lennybhoy
20:39 on 6 May, 2015
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Hail Hail fella.
Kevjungle
Res12 pish?
Is it the same pish and poison you have been drip feeding every day into the ears that want to hear it?
You refuse invites to meet, you don’t turn up at CST meetings, you are nothing but a spoon stirring your own shit.
A more odious personality I have yet to encounter.
Canamalar
Three.
…..oot tae watch Barca….
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
20:26 on 6 May, 2015
I was too good for the Reps…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
I was in the bog in the jungle.
I cont’d watch any more.
We were 3-2 in front.
I found courage enough to watch the last minutes,as
I emerged from the bogs Celtic crossed into the hun
half….I shouted ffs Murdo hit it in to the Celtic end….
…he would have succeeded if the net wasn’t in the
way……..Murdo’s a true Celtic legend.
Vote Labour.
Goodnight Timland.
Auldheid
20:53 on 6 May, 2015
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Aye….well….ye want tae get out more….
KevJungle
Aye….wee Fergus hunted Murdo & Wim and, after taking all yer SB-money….he sent us into the wilderness for the last year of his tenure by bringing in Dr Jo who…if he widny have got the Celtic managers job….he’d have been a loli-pop-man back on Slovakia.
Brilliant stuff eh….
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Aye right, we’d be better off with Murdo as manager?? A cheese eating, soup taking surrender monkey of the highest order. He would do anything to appease the SFA, Rankers, the Media and probably the Orange order as well!!!
New England Patriots played with deflated balls.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/american-football/32617907
Advantage or disadvantage?