I continually read misleading interpretations about the alleged second contracts at Rangers. Rangers may, and almost certainly did, insist at the First Tier Tribunal that the letters in question were not contracts. This point is important to the tax authorities but completely irrelevant to the football authorities.
The SPL specifically:
“Impose a prohibition on players receiving payments for playing football or participating in an activity connected with football except where such payments are made in accordance with a form of contract approved by the SPL and require that all such contracts are submitted to the SPL within 14 days of being entered into”.
The SFA require:
“All payments, whether made by the club or otherwise, which are to be made to a player solely relating to his playing activities must be fully recorded within the relevant written agreement with the player prior to submission to this Association and/or the recognised football body of which his club is in membership.”
So, for clarity, side arrangements do not have to be part of a contract before they become subject to SFA and SPL regulations, but “payments… connected with football” or payments received by a player “solely relating to his playing activities must be fully recorded”, otherwise the player has been improperly registered and his team would be awarded a 3-0 defeat for each game he played.
The Sun’s landmark story on this issue claim’s one Rangers player was due £1200 appearance money per game, clearly “connected with football”.
In point 14 of his statement today, concerning Rangers being stripped of their disputed titles, Dave King said, “I am absolutely confident (now that I have a good sense of the true position) that this will not happen”.
The “true position” will be established by SPL inquiry. If they have all letters issued to players of the kind produced by The Sun, or given as evidence to the First Tier Tribunal, Rangers have no case to answer, but we have to wonder, if this is the case, why the inquiry?
I note the swift and robust defence issued by Sir David Murray against allegations levelled by former college Dave King. I also note the swift and robust defence issued by Sir David Murray against allegations levelled by former college Hugh Adam of side-contracts being issued to players.
Wait a minute, Sir David hasn’t uttered a word about Hugh Adam’s allegations!
I would like to be the first to congratulate St Johnstone on winning the League Cup in season 1999-2000.
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So we,ll no be winning the title at Ipox
The End Is Nigh
pigalle
We’ll meet again don’t know where don’t know when…he he he
54, 53, 52, 51…the chase is on…50, 49….
What kind of paint is best to make my F5 key visible again?
Didn’t Craig Whyte assure Mr Henderson (aka Tommy In Glasgow) that RFC would see out the season at least?
He wouldn’t ever lie would he?
Orcs on FF wailing that if they don’t fulfill the seasons fixtures, every game played thus far is changed to a 3-0 defeat ?
Any update on the defamation action?
Is Murray the blue Knight one not out the country the now.:)))))))
Awe Naw has the weather over there picked up enough for your barbecue.
HAIL HAIL
dwptom –
to my untrained non-all-seeing eye they are making a dug’s dinner of what should have been a straightforward operation
roy croppie on 7 March, 2012 at 16:47 said:
We’ll meet again don’t know where don’t know when…he he he
54, 53, 52, 51…the chase is on…50, 49….
Now that one is going to be plagiarised… :-)
Henriks Sombrero on 7 March, 2012 at 16:48 said:
Orcs on FF wailing that if they don’t fulfill the seasons fixtures, every game played thus far is changed to a 3-0 defeat ?
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Which means we wont be able to win the league when we play them at the bigotdome or am I missing something?
Feck work!
HH
They would rather knacker up the league fixtures than face us and get a hiding.
Woeful club with no sporting integrity at its core.
whoever gets on the phone in tonight
give them this.
Damn. Just I was planning a night off from Radio Scotland and it’s drivel.
I hope we’ve got a friendly arranged for the 25th, no chance of that game going ahead!!
If they go bust tomorrow or Saturday, it does not leave a lot of time for Celtic fans to perfect their look for the screen interview.
I am going for a party hat, set at a jaunty angle, streamers, glow stick and air horn, whilst I set my face to sad and opine that “This is a tragic day for Scottish football!”
What a weepin’ and a wailin’ down at Ibrox Park
Long shot kick de bucket
The Specials (nearly)
Well well well
never better actually
pass the jelly
the miracle which has waited 122 years to happen
In our wildest dreams, did we ever imagine this?
I certainly didn’t, wished for it, but never thought it could happen.
HH
Ah wid think..
Paul Murray… Read…
David Murray..
Wull mak a firm Bid Tae Take The Family Jewels Back..
Which hid bin Sold fur a Plate o’ Porridge ..Inadvertantly.
and Thoughtlessly…
One Madcap day.. last Year… When His Faither wus Feelin
Hungry… and took a Notion fur wee plate of Porridge..
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Dear Mr Traynor,
In retrospect it was quite wise of us not to pay over that ticket money in advance wasn’t it?
damnedifwerepayingforapiginapokecsc
Doesn’t Whyte own rangers, so how can the Admin sell them? (if Whyte doesn’t want to sell)
If they do get a buyer, will need to pay the debt?
setting free the bears on 7 March, 2012 at 16:53 said:
If they go bust tomorrow or Saturday, it does not leave a lot of time for Celtic fans to perfect their look for the screen interview.
…..
Superb!
One question, just one, comes out of the statement:
“HOW CAN THEY SEEK BUYERS FOR SOMETHING CRAIG WHYTE OWNS?”
This is beyond bizarre.
Newsman on Shortbread said, ‘why would anyone buy it? It’s a pig in a poke!’
well said sir.
Does this mean that the same day they implode is the same day we can celebrate winning the league?
No Bobby Does It Petta, I expect to see players come forward soon.
jockcfc, you’ve been shared.
TheGreenManalishi, not what I had in mind.
Glass Half Full, you’ve been shared.
jimtim, totally agree.
Kojo, totally agree. That Tea Party is one you and I will not be…. party to.
Celtic Mac, Aye Right (as opposed to Aye Ready).
TimJim, later.
Peter Principle, you’ve been shared.
Well well well,
SSN
rfc ia may not be able to fulfill fixtures for the remainfer of the season…
he soars like a bird,
Icarus is getting very near that sun !!!
HH
How can you sell a written off football ( using football in a loose sort of way ) club in the space of 2 days .
Can there possibly be anyone , not in a padded cell , who would be stupid enough to touch them .
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Let us not forget how they got in this mess, why no one will buy Rangers, and why liquidation is inevitable: the Big Tax Case.
Tweet tweet went the Big Birdy…
Anyone want to buy a really lovely original bridge in London???
Pass The Parcel ==>
Something must be afoot
there was 6 people crushed in the ice cream isle of my local tesco,s
wouldyoulikejellywiththatsirCSC
hail hail
Duff and Phelps just despatched the distress signal. End Gemme
Does Duffer & Duffer realise that TommyinGlasgow’s bid was a hoax?
Let’s say they are liquidated Friday.
What happens to the big Tax Bill.
Who pays that?
Anybody know, please?
James Forrest is The Emperor of Ice Cream on 7 March, 2012 at 16:55 said:
who right mind want to buy them
Anyone looking for tickets for the game on the 25th March? :)
Collectors items!!!!
gerry on 7 March, 2012 at 16:55 said:
Doesn’t Whyte own rangers, so how can the Admin sell them? (if Whyte doesn’t want to sell)
Gerry, they don’t expect a buyer. Going through the necessary motions. They are the club managers CW has no say. If Rangers continue to trade when its known that they are financially un-viable it is illegal.
They can sack people, which reduces costs but since day one they knew there was virtually no income which wasn’t in CW or DMs hands
Wouldn’t it be beautiful, just beautiful, if the result of the Big Tax Case came out tomorrow?