More evidence emerged today on how Rangers recompensed players through their Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) scheme in The Sun newspaper, who have a draft contract Rangers offered an unnamed player. The contract was a letter confirming a six figure payment as well as a £1200 per game appearance bonus.
An accountant told Sun reporters Paul Thornton and Ewing Grahame:
“I have been shown a contract of employment showing how much money players were going to get but also a back letter which I presume that individual has assumed is part of his salary. It seems like a contract.
“If the two documents are handed to someone together, is that seen as being his overall package? If the answer to that is yes then there is a problem because the money that goes into the trust really should be getting taxed because it is his salary.
“The fact it is there as a back letter at all suggests it is dodgy.”
Attention is obviously drawn to the potential criminal consequences of these tax arrangements but football fans throughout the country will be alarmed that Campbell Ogilvie, the man who was general secretary and director of Rangers when the EBT scheme started, is currently president of the SFA and would have been involved in scoping out the secret remit of the SFA inquiry into Rangers, which was asked to report within an incredibly quick two week period. Ogilvie is also one of the few men the inquiry will report to.
If the allegations in today’s Sun are accurate, Rangers have improperly registered football players for a period of around a decade. The penalty for playing an improperly registered footballer in any game is a 3-0 forfeit.
When the SFA president is in a position to confirm all of this, the association have all information they require to make a ruling on this, but despite these allegations being widely reported for many months, they have yet to even acknowledge there is anything to investigate.
Can you imagine the scrutiny the Football Association in England’s board and chief executive would be exposed to if this scandal was not being actioned?
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Have asked before, but think it got lost in the barrage of articles P67 is currently posting ( keep them coming by the way)
Am in Chang Mai on my honeymoon during the game V them in March, was looking for a pub to watch the game in, Any suggestions??
found O’Malley’s Irish Pub, through google, but would prefer a recommendation from someone who’s been.
Thanks in Advance
notthebus. despite that miss hes had a good game.H.H,
Suarez showing why he is not top drawer
patmcgrathtakesapenalty says:
26 February, 2012 at 17:42
Look at the names of involved in that “Mail” report of alleged links to English non-league minnows Banstead Athletic: Aidan and Wulstan Earley and Terry Malloy – I smell a Fenian conspiracy!
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A wee bit of paranoia there,palomine…..
The portion of the article dealing with Banstead Athletic was lifted unaltered,and in its entirety,from a local newspaper in Surrey .
A question.
Are Fifa-Uefa culpable in this affair ?
Sheriff Fatman says:
26 February, 2012 at 17:51
FFS it’s your honeymoon. She’ll say you love Celtic more than her. If you say you love Rangers (In Administraion) more than her you will be doomed.
Mullet and Co says:
26 February, 2012 at 16:41
I was unsighted on that and good to hear. I (alomg with many others) have individually been pushing the means of restoring intregrity by a full examination of a number of factors so good to know Regan is picking up the vibes.
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. StephBhoy
Hiya,pally?
Ah choose the Latter Choice,whit ye proposed..
Fur
“Yoof, is the Light and the way”.. according, tae Whit Fargo Propounded..
SO….many ,many Years ago..and roon aboot that same Time..
‘
HE, also, Propounded..
“Zsa, Zsa,is Goin’ tae DONKEY ISLAND!”
A great Man , fur “Propounding”..is Ma Boss.. although,he diz ,also,hiv a Partiality ,
tae ..”Expound” , tae..
If ye dinna know Tae who.. Fargo wiz Referring.. as tae who wid be Going tae “Donkey Island”
then..
Ask, Sir Paul.. fur Ater all.. He wiz the Guy.. who foist Used that appellation..
when referring te a Soiten . Peer o’ the Realm.
Anyway..
Pal.
Ye are deid Right…
When.. rather, than ..”if”… we have the league championship Rapped up..
Celtic, should . Play Their Current.. Under Nineteen’s .. In Awe awe oor Remaining
Games..’
And..
Dinna fret.. Ah am Confident the The Youngsters wullnae Lose TOO MINY ..
Kojo
yer pal.. who likes ye mair and mairer.
THE EXILED TIM says:
26 February, 2012 at 17:54
Squeaky clean, it is the SFA’s job to do their job. It is based on trust that the SFA do so.
Not a bad match at Wembley. Is Andy Carroll really a defender?
Auldheid
That’s what I thought.
What do they do now, re the SFA ?
goldstar10 –
selfishly I hope it’s won at home on 1 April.
Jobo
oglach says:
26 February, 2012 at 17:22
It seems I have upset the old rosary bead rattlers somewhat.
That comment would not have been out of place on Follow Follow or vanguardbears.
Very poor from a Celtic fan.
Been off line, I’m watching the Liv Card final and into ET, the main stand is half empty cause the suits are having their prawn s’wiches, those seats should be for L’pool and Cardiff fans….
V
I see we don’t have a home game till the 1st of
April,somebody should kick that computer in
the floppy disk drive.
THE EXILED TIM says:
26 February, 2012 at 18:00
UEFA will give the SFA the chance to do the right thing. UEFA have a number of values that the SFA will have to follow to stay out of bother.
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/elevenvalues/index.html
Jobo if so, I better get wee Derryghirl a ticket fur her birthday…..
TacTICs SC
V
Jobo- I think that will be the Board’s wish too- guaranteed sellout!
#HH
Paul67
Campbell Ogilvie has a clear conflict of interest , even at this early stage in the investigation.
At the moment the conflict is so clear he has to remove himself entirely from the inquiry process if the current investigation has , as any part of its remit , sanction to look at EBTs and their role in proper registration of Rangers players and not simply Craig Whyte’s takeover.
If it is established that EBT’s were properly part of the Rangers players contracts , either by the FTT or the SFA investigation, and not registered by the SFA as such then he must resign immediately and the SFA must launch another independent investigation to ascertain
1. Did Rangers submit the full contracts ?
2. If not ,why not?
3. If they did submit them were they registered with the SFA as being part of Ranger’s players contracts? and again ,
4. If not ,why not?
5. Is there any evidence of bad faith or collusion on the part of Rangers and/or the SFA?
The results have to be made public and sanctions imposed without fear or favour. Campbell Ogilvie can have no part whatsoever in those investigations.
Nothing less is acceptable.
Why is Malky persisting with Miller who has already blown a great chance to win it and looks as if he is slowing.
Overheard, in the Loabby…
Then..It’s True..
Whit’s True?
Whitey, his ,Undoubtedly, ABSQUATULATED.. efter Awe!
He his?? Ah didnae think that he hid it in Him..
Well,obviously, He Hid… and He Did!!
Kojo
Still , Laughin’
lochgoilhead bhoy
Rest assured, the future Mrs is well aware of how I feel about her, and the rest of the 3weeks are entirely dedicated to her ( and some CQN lurking) but she also is aware of the fact I’m no missing that game, so I’ve been given “permission” :) just got to decide where we’re watching it.
O’Malleys looks ok on the site but need a bar that will definately show the game.
Cheers
Andy carroll was well worth the £35,000,000 Liverpool paid for him.
Well worth it!
Apologies all round bhoyz and ghirls, sorry
In an earlier posting when I said hun would win the treble, you know
Administration
Liquidation
Extinction
I actually said liquidisation, which means they’d go through a liquidizer, not what I meant but there again, Queenlubo does have a huge liquidizer and the thought of them being stuffed into it, kinda fills me with some glee.
But there you go, the ramblings of a man not prone to the odd gloat!
Hail Hail and Hail again
KINGLuBO
Liverpool score a flukey goal
Sheriff
O’ Malleys is an ok place though I never watched any games in there. Pubs will advertise the games they are showing so you’ll either see it advertised or you can go in and ask if they’ll show it. They’ll be happy to show it if you are in spending money.
Auldheid
Thanks.
The SFA are breaking quite a few of the 11 at the moment.
They are going to have some job on their hands me thinks to conform .
All for the benefit of the hun, an utter disgrace, I hope they all rot in hell.
My dear,dear Kojo…
I concur,palomine…
There will soitenly be scope for introducing our talented Under-19s,as the SPL winds down,and our Internationals who will be competing in the Euro Champs are wrapped in cotton wool,to ensure their fitness.
We will be fending off Mega-Bids for the signature of Georgios,after his buccaneering performances in the forthcoming tourno..
By the way,BBC4 in the UK are currently re-running ” The Singing Detective”,which you should be able to view using BBC i-player.
The last episode gave prominence to one of the central characters,a certain Mark Binnie,who has frequently been mentioned in your nightly closedown sequences.
The plot thickens ????
Yer pal,who thinks ye cook wi’ gaz…
UEFA’s 11 values…… (number 8)
“UEFA supports fair play both on and off the pitch. Financial fair play means that clubs operate transparently and responsibly, to protect both sporting competition and the clubs themselves. Financial fair play means clubs not getting into a spiral of debt to compete with their rivals but rather competing with their own means, ie the resources they generate.”
let’s hope they stick to their guns on this one!!!
“spiral of debt”…. “competing with their own means”??
Doesn’t sound much like what has been going on in “Ra Big Hoose”.
We’ll all watch with interest to see if this value is cast up against the shenannigans – which have been going on for years at iBroke.
HH
:-) x
Liverpool fans sing YNWA too fast. It’s like their just singing a football song rather than the emotive anthem that we make it
RobertTressell says: 26 February, 2012 at 13:39.
In total agreement with you,strip them of their tainted titles and medals honest footballers were deprived of these.
What about Celtic suing them from monies lost from Europe,and what about suing the ftSFA for their underhand dealings?
jock tamson says:m26 February, 2012 at 15:32
Why would the administration team NOT be stripped of their titles and medals? are you clairvoyant?
They cheated
jimtim says: 26 February, 2012 at 17:37
“there in lies the problem my bhoy . But what will be done about it . ANSWER . not a dam thing .As usual”
Well that’s not the attitude,legally their jacket is on a shoogly peg.
The funny handshake brigade KNOW just how serious this is.The difference is that now it’s under the spotlight,and HMRC going for the jugular.
If we all had that same attitude then what would the point be on investing in the team,or buying season tickets, or even saying I’m a Celtic supporter?
Keep the Faith AND hunt them down, we’ve still got alot of friends everywhere.
Cardiff equalise 2-2
2-2
Come on the St Ambrose bhoys – get in there Malky :-))))))))))))))))
Excellent match
2-2
Gaun the Malky…
StMichaelsBhoy2 18.03
I agree with your comment on Oglach’s tetchiness – uncalled for.
C’mon big Malky!
C’mon Cardiffffffff!!!!!!!!!!