I know you don’t need to rehearse the Resolution 12 debate as you’ll know it instinctively now, but, as always, we are indebted to eyes outside of Scotland calling for insight and governance in the Scottish game on an issue only tangentially related.
Yesterday, The Offshore Game, ran a report that the SFA may have misled the Lord Nimmo Smith Commission inquiry into Rangers failure to register players on an industrial scale during their EBT years.
While the SFA were swatting away questions into how Rangers were cleared to participate in Uefa competitions in 2011, less than a year before disappearing into insolvency, chief operating officer, Andrew McKinlay inadvertently turned the spotlight on the reliability of evidence placed before Lord Nimmo Smith.
Questions around the awarding of Rangers Uefa licence in 2011 were asked in the dark as no one outside the club, SFA and Uefa knew what information had been submitted, and the SFA didn’t know what the club submitted to Uefa.
There was a belief that the club may have not disclosed a letter concerning the Wee Tax Case from HMRC to the SFA in 2011. Mr McKinlay wrote to the requisitioners saying that he “did not accept that” this information was not brought to the SFA’s attention in 2011 – two years before Nimmo Smith sat.
This assertion tidied up the Res 12 issue at Hampden, but as The Offshore Game makes clear, why on earth did the SFA’s evidence to Lord Nimmo Smith on the Wee Tax Case not reflect the correspondence they had on file? In short, it was accepted by all that schemes scrutinised by the Wee Tax Case were unlawful.
Nimmo Smith didn’t hear this, in fact, he heard was that Rangers tax schemes were legal, and concluded, therefore, as any other club could have used them, no sporting advantage was accrued.
The Offshore Game call for scrutiny of the SFA over this by the parliamentary Culture, Media and Sport select committee. This call will be magnified should the Supreme Court uphold HMRC’s position on the Big Tax Case.
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Thom
When Alex Thompson was involved when they went bust he was blogging a fair bit about them, I got a bit of stuff publish on his blog, as soon as I mentioned the cabal, nada, not another thing published, it was plain enough to see who was pulling his strings.
HH
DESSYBHOY on 17TH NOVEMBER 2016 5:30 PM
I agree that L5 have the Scottish media sewn up, but I doubt they have the same influence in the south.
Too many journos with hard won reputations to protect.
Burn the witch :)
POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES
Giant Pog Weed :)
TTT
Not sure they will get involved but heres hoping
ALMORE-thanks,and yes,although moved on a long time ago
As another poster suggested earlier there is something that just doesn’t feel right about Kill Ultra’s posts. He may be a tim with good intentions, or an L5 plant, or something in between. What does seem predictable though is his re-emergence every time something important is happening with RES 12. If he is a Tim then you would think he would recognise that his contributions at those times are less than supportive. I would suggest Ultra that you start your own Res 12 project- lead it yourself and then you will only need to investigate yourself should you feel the need. You could compete with the current guys to see who makes the most progress, especially as you seem to have something against them.
HH
BADA BING- thanks, we have never been so looking forward to it.I said “we”,so won’t need the drive thro chapel:-))))
Gerrard in talks with MK Dons re managers job
FB- it was The Belagio, still paying for it, in lots of ways….:)
BADA BING-I won’t ask:-)))
DAVIDOPOULOS on 17TH NOVEMBER 2016 5:42 PM
POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES
Giant Pog Weed :)
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Lol, and thumbs up thingy.
Winning Captains
“If there are other options please post them for discussion.”
How about dont feed the troll?
Still fairly new on here, but not sure I wholly agree with the criticism of Kill Ultra. He obviously has an axe to grind rightly or wrongly but he did offer to share his ” point” with ” selected bloggers” if PL gave it the thanks for your letter chat.
He has obviously picked a road to go down so as another poster put it what will be will be.
He is wound up and certainly seems to have a few others going.
For avoidance of doubt, as some recent posts of mine will support, I have total empathy with the Requisitioners!!
HH
An extract from PL s forthcoming autobiography
“As I sat on that cold winters night I felt the comforting heated tarmac beneath me ..I stroked my white cat ..I looked at the moonlit garden in front of me ..and thought I need a couple of plants !!”
Paul67’s email addy, please?
ALMORE
Mailed you it. Didn’t want to put it on here as not 100% sure it’s correct!
Good evening CQN. Did anyone else notice that CTV has now over 20,000 subscribers.
It’s come a long way since i first signed up :-)
Almore
celticquicknews@gmail.com ?
BMCUWP: Cheers.
BT: Cheers also!
Just walked in the front door at Celtic Park.
Apart from the doorman the only other person around is BRTH. We have a wee chat, I ask him if he is a plant. “Aye an unpaid one” he says.
Then Michael, the club Secretary appears and says hello. Talk about the Kenny of the Celtic book launch tonight.
They head off to the Foundation event in the Number 7.
Big Erik walks in, he’s not that big. But at least he’s not a plant.
Fairhill Bhoy
Roastit or Toastit?
For me you can’t toast cheese, it melts. Hence it’s roastit cheese (IMHO). But since you’re a new poster I thought I’d seek your views on the matter. We can maybe then establish which cliques you might be suitable for entry into…
Anyhoo, welcome,
And Hail Hail,
KevinBhoy.
Winning Captains 5-31 re Doc and Kill Ultra, I don’t know where you got that info from,but I can assure you, I never met or have any idea who yur man is, just to clear that statement.
Awerabest PJ
Did any of the requisitioners go up to the podium at the AGM yesterday? And hanger ons don’t get yer knickers in a twist, it’s just a question, but I know how sensitive you all get when questions are asked about this resolution.
Why? Only they know that.
PAPA JOHN
Pretty sure it was Papa Joe that vouched for him ma auld china:))
HH
tonydonnelly67 on 17th November 2016 6:40 pm
why ? photies?
Azkabhan has broken – Voldemort has taken form again
Sleekit Creatures and Where to Find Them – Torrance Park obviously – in the world of Golf that must be the most Hun cesspit and in the world of golf that is really saying something!
Fore!!!!
MARGARET MCGILL
Photos? Why would I want Photos,?easy tiger with the drama.
Why dont the english media report on the Rangers-Sevco scandal?
I think its just that when they hear something they first go to the scottish based hundits on their sister papers or wherever . The media here ALL sing from the hun-song sheet. They tell their english counter parts there was just a bit of financial mismanagement -nothing to see -lets move on and healthy revived rangers are heading back to their rightful place.
The english sports hacks dutifully drop their interest. Result is one of the biggest sporting scandals of all time is being successfully covered up.
Kill Ultra,
who is this super plant?
Is it Canamalar (Sarge)? No!
Is it Auldheid the telephone operator? No!
Is it BRTH, the mild mannered janitor?
Could be!
“Hello, Peter Lawell, this is Kill Ultra, your loveable lady fuzz….you don’t say….you don’t say….you don’t say!”
That is what you reminded me of.
You’ve been shown more courtesy than most, given your demands.
I suspect you will get no reply of any measure from Celtic and you’ve just about alienated the assistance available here.
As the great Hong Kong Phooey quoted;
“When in hot water……pull the plug!”
tonydonnelly67 on 17th November 2016 6:47 pm
They are being threatened/targeted by huns in a most insidious threatening vicious manner. Maybe they are not keen on too much publicity for themselves. A man of your erudite education should not be oblivious to such hun scenarios wouldnt you agree?
Starry Thankyou for clearing that for me, yea kin let him know Ma parrots name is Cracker, and Ma Goldfish is Mary.
Awerabest PJ
bamboo on 17th November 2016 6:52 pm
maybe EPL tax scandals are even bigger ! :)
MARGARET MCGILL
So not one of them went up to the podium then? That what your saying?
tonydonnelly67 on 17th November 2016 6:58 pm
What difference does it make?
TONY DONNELLY 67
Weren’t you at the AGM? I could have sworn that I saw there. HH
Good Evening.
The State Aid issue may have been put to bed, but there might be further scandals to come…
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2016/11/17/the-snake-aid-scandal/