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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JoeFillipisHaircut..
Let your fireworks soar.. There s a few houses near me , you know the ones we’ll all have seen….. They are BLUE… The pipes , gates, windows , doors. Let them off near said houses..
One near me I used to drop an Alternative view into the garden on occasion..
Yes childish I know ,but so is painting your house blue…
Let the people sing…
the guy has had more than a hard enough time as it is… but…
i’ll leave it up to neil lennon. he has said when the details emerge he may want to ask questions.
the SFA, UEFA, FIFA will NEVER strip rangers of their tainted trophies.
all i can hope is that neil, you, me ask the questions… paint the true picture… show the reality so it shall never be forgotten.
rangers, by dint of prize money, champions league money, and merchandising, have STOLEN many, many millions of pounds.
had they walked into a bank with stockings on their heads, they would be hunted like dogs by interpol.
we shall always know the truth and it is our duty to shame the… shame… who commited these crimes.
no-one will do it for us.
i admire the pro-active stance that the club, and in particular a man cheated more than most, have taken.
i am very, very proud right now to be a celtic fan.
i wonder how i would feel if i… wasn’t. best i can tell the rats have deserted the sinking ship and have taken an interest in an obscure sport featuring a mis-shapen ball.
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:10
hen1rik
Celtic not celtic. Let you off this time!! lol
A know matey i usually do but after cally doing my bro out of £3000 I’m sure you can forgive me lol.
Craig Whyte’s Favourite Movie
Saltires….. You rascal…. Never miss a chance :-)
Hope you and family are well my friend!
hh
bjmac
Paul Larkin book launch (part proceeds to Mary’s Meals)
ItaliaBhoy says:
26 February, 2012 at 14:38
Could not agree more, particularly regarding McCall’s efforts. I will be stunned if M’well do not capitulate to them – assuming they are still in existence.
thomthethim says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:29
My Dad sings it every time he has a few too many!
cardiff v liverpool
bbc1
Would like to see the flags of all the Celtic nations flying at Celtic park
thomthethim says:
26 February, 2012 at 14:58
Derry City were incorporated into the LoI, due to there adverse working environment.
Perhaps one of the Derry lads can confirm or otherwise.
Derry were expelled from the Irish league After à Away Team Bus was burned.Derry made several attempts to get back in but the bigot that was Harry Cavanagh prevented them re-entry.Derry enteref the League of Ireland at the Bottom and have twice been in the Same Boat As Rangers..First time round John Hume arranged for Barcelona to play a friendly at the Brandywell,they brought the full squad,what a night.Celtic Also played a friendly,lead by Chris Sutton,it was mostly reserves but Didier Agathe made his Celtic debut..Second time round Derry were wound up and came back straight away at the bottom again.The agreement was that the company who controlled Derry would have no dealings in The newco..The company Welvan themselved still remain the main creditors..
bjmac says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:32
aye couldn’t resist that one bobbing along the goal-line – deftly converted into the roof of the net ;-)
All good mate- yours too
hope new venture is going well?
HH
M
StMichaelsBhoy2 says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:33
thomthethim says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:29
My Dad sings it every time he has a few too many!
share
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Make sure you keep topping him up then!
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I, too, noticed Hooper’s subdued reaction to scoring.
James Forrest responded in similar fashion the other night against Dunfermline.
Maybe it is an instruction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=G9oj1iGKK3k
YivWhit @ 14.49,
No problem about having Cetic supporters who are anti-Catholic, but if they believe in inclusiveness they won’t express their anti-Catholicism in the Celtic environment (i.e. at matches or on Celtic blogs). Singing hymns isn’t meant to offend anyone & therefore doesn’t breach inclusiveness.
You might want to revisit your statement that “some of your Celtic-supporting friends are just that – ex-Catholics with a disdain (for) or hatred of the Club”: it just doesn’t make any sense. As for fascist elements in the support, I have yet to see any – tho’ the fascist left is not only present, but expresses itself on this Forum..
Kenny Miller interview on Match of the Day, wonder if they will ask if he had an EBT :)
Regarding the cheating huns and all their friends in the cheating sfa.
I feel that what Auldheid has been preaching for years now may be forced to come about as the longer the spl have any tie in with the sfa the more amateurish the league becomes.
Now is the time for the spl to split completely from the sfa, forced by the clubs if need be.
All refs appointed and graded by the spl not sfa…as championed by Auldheid since time began…nearly.
All disciplinary matters done transparently with an open panel before the next game.Not behind closed doors 6 weeks later like now under the sfa.
Players contracts passed and approved by again an open panel to stop what has been happening at ibrokes for over 10yrs.
If the sfa mantain their grip on the spl the opportunity for hun friendly officials to cheat will always be there.
At this moment the sfa is no longer fit for purpose and without a complete clearout/revamp then the doubts will always remain.
Take the lead Celtic force the spl to change with the times, modernise and become transparent.For the future of the scottish game this has to happen.
Saltires…
6 yard tap ins are hard to resist :-)
Yes, well thanks. Good progress being made since we met, all on target to be trading May, which is a bit earlier than I anticipated, all good!
Hope your new job is going well.
hh
bjmac
why is anyone questioning religion? or lack of?
we are celtic supporters.
we are neither black nor white, gay nor straight. we are no more pape than prod. we do not wish any harm to our fellow celtic supporter.
we have only two colours. green, and white. to the core.
i only know of one club where religion is, or ever has been an issue.
thomthethim says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:38
Never been a problem!
TopCorner says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:31
‘interesting John Beattie comments from this past week, for those who may have missed them…’
His comments show just how much of a middle class bubble radio shortbread is (the non footballing part of it), and how out of touch they are with the reality of what’s going on round about them.
anyway, for joe, for adam, for the injury time ibrox winner legend that malky mackay is… come on cardiff.
although, bellamy up front for liverpool, miller up front for cardiff…
hmmmm.
for the sake of luis suarez… come on cardiff.
Invercelt says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:39
Don’t use the word fascist as a generalised term of abuse. If you don’t know what the word means, don’t use it. If you mean intolerant, use the word intolerant.
thomthethim says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:38
StMichaelsBhoy2 says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:33
thomthethim says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:29
I, too, noticed Hooper’s subdued reaction to scoring.
James Forrest responded in similar fashion the other night against Dunfermline.
Maybe it is an instruction.
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I commented on this yesterday, I think its profesionalism. I think they have been told to concentrate and keep on winning.
And we will celebrate properly when we bring the trophies home.
they all enjoy scoring, but that steely determination to get the job done is something i am liking.
Agent Craig “Green and” Whyte!!
Yiv hit it on the head ma man,break up the Brotherhood, if we don’t take full advantage of all that has happened, and God know’s what’s to follow, it will just fester back into there Old Masonic Way’s.
This Great Wee Bigoted Country.
Awerabest PJ
Ive scoured gordon( all ma mates are huns but im a bairn) waddells guff in the S Mail (3 pages)and thers one word blatantly missing. And thats CELTIC. In my eyes. He’s of the same ILK as hately!!!!
Never forget his “Peter Lawwell is draggin Neil Lennon around all the chapel halls tryin to sell him to the Celtic fans” comment!!
John Beattie is to be congratulated on speaking out even if Speirs tried to drag us into it (along with Man U andLiverpool).
coorslad says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:38
Thanks for that.
Bottom line is that under certain conditions, clubs can cross national borders, whether a professional league exists in their own country , or not.
Away to watch to ex- Celtic players battling for a trophy.
Time for KD to buy a Suit
Papa John says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:51
Agent Craig “Green and” Whyte!!
Yiv hit it on the head ma man,break up the Brotherhood, if we don’t take full advantage of all that has happened, and God know’s what’s to follow, it will just fester back into there Old Masonic Way’s.
This Great Wee Bigoted Country.
Awerabest PJ
Cheers
If its so simple why does only seem to be us Tims who can see it?
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
City Cash Tailors, Glasgow Cross, £12.19/11P and Bhouy he was done.
Awerabest PJ
hen1rik
Thats a sore one. You are forgiven my son!! <0)D)
Leaning 2 wards Kenny here. Sorry Malky!!
TopCorner
Sorry if i offended u amigo :)
May the force be with u :)
PeteTheBeat says:
26 February, 2012 at 15:54
‘John Beattie is to be congratulated on speaking out’
I believe he has lived and worked in Glasgow since about the age of twelve.
He’s supposed to be some king of current affairs pundit.
Yet he was surprised by what he saw and heard at Ibrox.
I suspect his views and his ignorance are fairly representative of the chattering classes here.
Watching Charlie Adam play for Liverpool in a cup final at Wembley
How the hell did that happen?????
Hail hail
In my job, if i see anything unsafe or illegal practice, I am deemed responsible for any future problems if I do not report it as a non conformity.
Who did the due diligence on behalf of our hero?
Do they not have a responsibility to identify irregularities to the proper authorities?
Has this already been done and we are witnessing the result:oD