Somewhere on an upper floor at Hampden SFA and SPL high office holders will be mulling over player contracts submitted by Rangers over the last decade, including for players still registered at the club.
They will compare what they have on file with yesterday’s revelations in The Sun. As far as the football authorities are concerned, everything will be in good order if Rangers submitted these side contracts, which featured appearance money, to the league and SFA.
But, if the club submitted these contracts to the football authorities, they would have to declare them to the tax authorities as income.
It would be good to hear from some of the very vocal former directors of Rangers on this subject, especially the one currently president of the SFA.
This matter has nothing to do with Our Hero, remember, who is currently drawing fire away from those who put Rangers into danger in the first place, however, Mr Whyte is wholly responsible for the “public censure” issued to Rangers by the Plus Stock Exchange today. The resultant £50k fine the least of the club’s worries.
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BigChipsUK,
Nice work on the table. Been meaning to do that myself but you’ve saved me a job!
Looks like we are close to winning the title. I would guess that the split would be top six and bottom five as there would be no relegation, so 35 games in total. Motherwell can make 75 points so we still need another five.
Don’t know if anyone has posted this today but the Daily Record has a poll on who is to
blame for the cash strapped Ibrox club and the answers are in percentages as is the story. They are as follows
SDM 79%
Our hero 81%
I’m no genius at maths but can’t percentages only add up to 100?
Can we forever lock the doors to “The Big Hoose” with the 50,000 huns trapped inside??
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ says:
27 February, 2012 at 13:18
If you must call the ssb tonight and smudger is on. Ask him about the revolving door him and Ogilvie were on at the SFA.
OH AND DONT FORGET THE “I BLAME CATHOLIC SCHOOLS” REMARK.
Dont forget his other comment about Catholics being the “enemy”!!
Hail hail
The St Etienne bike- Sarah Cracknell? (Joking, Sarah, you are still a stunner).
The evidence coming through on Twitter on the alleged Neil Lennon nail bombers is quite chilling.
Quick question for Duffield if anyone’s inclined to phone SSB:
Gordon, you were a very successful football agent for a number of years, first with your own Agency, and latterly for 3 years as a Director of Raymond Sparkes’ ProStar Agency.
During that period, did any of your clients sign for Rangers?
mrob1967 (13:20): “I’m no genius at maths but can’t percentages only add up to 100?”
That depends if you use the same calculator as Rangers’ Financial Director.
@Aipple
I know it’s a bit of a haul from Louisville, but I thought you might be interested to know some Tims are forming a CSC up here in the Cincy/Northern KY area: Tommy Burns CSC Cincinnati. Our first meeting is slated for March 25th at Molly Malone’s Pub in Covington for the Rangers game. Let me know if you’re interested and I’ll get you more info.
TT
Here’s one to sit beside the Elephant Poloists
Scotland crowned tug of war world champions
While there was disappointment at Murrayfield, Scotland were crowned world champions at tug of war. The men’s team picked up a gold medal at the competition in Perth which involved 14 different countries.
Paul67
Can we please calm down.
You are forcing an issue that will play out over time.
It does not need hype, wishful thinking and hope.
You make the link that every financial transaction between a club and a player must involve wages, I think that this view is both simplistic and mistaken and consequently ultimately unhelpful to the task of bringing the TFOD to justice regarding their Finacial malpractice over the past 10 / 12 / 26 years.
I return again to SN and his widely publicised “image rights” second contract, did it involve wages or a transfer of funds between 2 commercial organisations?
There is accepted practice to deal with all these issues.
EBTs have been used by more than one club in more than one football jurisdiction.
Whatever paperwork was submitt
RALPH WALDO-ELLISON
Wanted you to be around before I said this,but your post yesterday at 1651 gets a gold star,a sweetie fae the jar,and if you ask nicely,an extra helping of our favourite dessert.
EXCELLENT stuff,sir.
Murdo Macleods answer to Hately is worth a read in the Record
mrob1967
Don’t forget that not only can they no do sums, they cannae type neether!
STARRY PLOUGH 1316
Yes,you are right,but I seriously doubt the accused are actually the guilty parties.
Patsies maybe,parties I doubt.
MadMitch says:
27 February, 2012 at 13:26
Image rights have nothing to do with playing football.
Like eg journalism.
Players get paid for ‘writing’ newspaper columns or punditry work in the media.
Or modelling under garments.
They don’t need to register that sort of stuff with the SFA.
The EBT payments were for playing footie.
Gordon_J – Yup, it’s unfortunate that there are so many lazy people in our society who feel like it’s “slavery” if they’re asked to put in a 30 hour a week shift in exchange for their benefits, on a temporary work placement programme that is only meant to last for a maximum of 8 weeks and will hopefully increase their employability.
The endless crying and maniacal hysteria about this scheme would suggest this country is up Rangers creek without a paddle.
It’s ironic that so much of the drama queen histrionics are coming from the Left: imagine what would have happened in the workers’ paradises of the old Soviet Union if you expected the State to clothe, feed, and house you, but refused to work?
No wonder most new jobs are being taken by immigrants.
However I do think there is a powerful moral as well as utilitarian argument in favour of workfare: idleness is destructive to individuals and society. Work is good for the mind, body, and soul.
It’s time we as a society got out of the business of subsidising idleness and all the social and personal ills it produces.
Perhaps if government ministers were to spend rather less time on personal attacks of their opponents and more time on coming up with ways to create more jobs then they might manage to dig themselves out of their current hole. A hole, it has to be said, that is entirely of their own making.
Gordon, there’s no doubt in my mind that the government is mainly composed of clowns, crooks, and craven fools. That’s pretty much a constant of political life.
But it’s betraying a rather short and selective memory to claim that the multi-trillion pound hole the country is in is entirely the making of the current government. (thumbsup)
St Martin’s Bhoy (13:16), that would be correct, applying Gordon_J’s (13:20) assumption that the split would be “top 6” and “bottom 5”. One more win for Celtic and any dropped points by Motherwell would mean Celtic are Champions.
However, someone did suggest that the SPL rules dictate that all of Rangers’ results would defer to 0-3 defeats, which would of course make the picture somewhat different.
Good evening panel, can I ask Gordon if he has been asked by the Administrators to return his Employee Benefit Toupée?
Paul67 – contd
Bliddy I-Pad …
Whatever paperwork was submitted to the various FA’s does not seem to be the issue.
The issue is the side letters / letter of comfort that tied payments into and out of the EBTs to a particular individual at a certain rate / timing / tax status.
That goes against “accepted practice” regarding the administration but does not go against the contract rules as applied by the FA’s involved.
Consequently keep your eye on the ball.
Please no more flyers / punts to try and worry the TFOD Ludge at the SFA.
CHE
Not gonna repeat my last reply on the subject,suffice to say it was immediately after our host posted a new article.
Once is enough,tbh,haha!
Kittoch says:
27 February, 2012 at 13:29
Murdo Macleods answer to Hately is worth a read in the Record
I dont buy any papers m8,what did Murdo say ????
Hail hail
Presently making a new batch of jelly for this evening’s pronouncements by the administrators from Snake Mountain. Ice cream chilling in the freezer.
Hail! Hail! PMTYH
PF AYR – MWD -OLDTIM -GL2 (and indeed anyone else whom expressed an interest in the raceday) – here are the details;
Date – 7th June afternoon meeting.
Venue – Hamilton Park
Package;
Dukes Restaurant
Three course carvery lunch OR three course meal.
VIP Hospitality Admission
Race programme
Table for the duration of the meeting with free drinks all day;
Main line spirits
Heineken and Tiger beer
House wines (Red, White, and Rose)
Apple and Pear Bulmers
Selected soft drinks
Car parking
Cost = £102 per person plus VAT = £122.40 PER PERSON.
Anyone interested in joining us will be most welcome. I think we shall give it to mid March and will book it, so let us know if interested asap. Money will be required up front at the cut off date of mid march. (I shall arrange it with the racecourse that people can call direct with their details and payment, to prevent people paying money to me. ( Just in the event I do a Whytey:-))
Fortunes Favour Mibbes says:
27 February, 2012 at 13:22
Can we forever lock the doors to “The Big Hoose” with the 50,000 huns trapped inside??
Indeed, best timing would be this w/e when they play the mini-Huns at Ibrokes :-)
starry plough —–
I too will be making an exception and tuning in to hear the words of the man who didn’t score.
An arrogant ignorant toad who will do his Master’s bidding and big up on how deceptive Mr Whyte was.
I expect a master class in ” I know nothing ” from a man who was Director of Football when he wasn’t ” Our Man at the SFA”..
He is unintelligent and self regarding enough to make it potentially interesting .
Current listening pleasure -way down south -is an advance promo of — Smith and Mighty – The 3 Stripe Collection 85 -90 . ———— Great —– That and a gifted CDR of —- Fashion in Fine Style -Significant Hits Volume 1 —- mighty fine !
ibleed
Ta.
HaiL HaiL
Jabba on smudger is good too!!! <0)
Che – tommy boy is now out and about…well for part of the day at least.
Is he?
Did he hear about The Krankies and their parties?
Re: Monday podia.
I am awash with post-weekend ennui, vexation, and irascibility. This is mildly debilitating to my ninja-like podium reflexes (but does not of course diminish my general awesomeness and elan).
It’s like that awful deja vu Craig Whyte experiences when he sees a final demand come through the letterbox. (thumbsup)
Big Chips – thanks again.
Only Newcastle “inspired” by Keegan could throw away such a lead…….or Poundland “inspired” by Sue Barker’s mate!
Paul – Is there a strong chance they won’t last til March let alone March 25th?
Paul 67 , battered bunnet
I would have thought that given the present circus surrounding Rankers, the best thing Duffield could do would be to keep his mouth well and truly shut.
A quick ‘ sorry , no comment on the basis of legal advice ‘ would suffice, but it seems once again, that for whatever reason he chooses what could be an interesting path …and probably very amusing.
As they say, when you are in a hole……
philvisreturns says:
27 February, 2012 at 13:40
lol
well if he has “heard” of the parties, hopefully there will be no photographic evidence.
Sannabhoy
apologies, I’m thinking you also expressed an interest – didn’t mean to leave you out!!
PHILVISRETURNS 1333
Once again you raise points which are difficult to argue with,even though they go against the grain. I’ll give you that every time. You do make us question whether we are right.
The point about the British equivalent to Workfare was exposed,in fact,by The Telegraph about a month ago.
When the likes of that august journal feels the need to raise it’s head above the parapet to slaughter a policy as being divisive and unfair-I don’t do the article justice,it was excoriating in it’s condemnation-I would,with respect,keep my head below the said parapet if I were you.
Just saying,like….
Twists@turns 13.26
I don’t think you would need car parking,after all that drink,put on taxis for the Bhoys.Slan
Che – Agreed.
I feel sorry for Craig Whyte though.
If he ends up in the Big Hoose, who’s going to be the Morgan Freeman to his Tim Robbins? (thumbsup)
fanandpatriot
Parking will def not be needed! Cut and paste job.
Tennessee Tim
Heard that in Celtic TV
Drop me an email to Keith @ my user name . com
About 90 mins from me.
Explosive expert is asked about the contents of the package? He said it was a “hoax”. Why do I not like the sound of that?