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.
Issue six of CQN Magazine, the Fit and Proper edition, is set to become a landmark collectors item. You can browse the magazine online here but you can buy your own hard copy by clicking on the link below. Read with 20-20 vision…..
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Could never happen here…
Police are investigating a “network of corrupt officials” as part of their inquiries into phone hacking and police corruption, a media inquiry has heard.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers told the Leveson Inquiry evidence suggested a “culture of illegal payments” at the Sun newspaper.
She said payments allegedly made by the Sun were authorised at a senior level.
Module two of the inquiry is looking at the relationship between press and police in the light of the hacking row.
Canamalar,
It’s a new one on me – and I’ve been involved in many charities (as fundraiser, employee, Director, Company Secretary and funder) for about 25 years.
All money raised for charitable purposes must be spent for charitable purposes, which includes the proper administration of the charity itself. There is no law on how much can be admin spend but any charity that was only using 7% of funds for charitable purposes would be under investigation.
As a guide, when I worked for the Big Lottery Fund and its predecessors, admin spend was always kept below 10% and over 90% of income went out as grants.
CANAMALAR 1640
Fair play tae ye,bud. Too many loopholes when it comes to money,and damned few that work in favour of those who need it.
Uncle Fester – not having that mate. Leave our hero alone!
Just logged on and don`t know if this has already been posted . If not, enjoy a straight-to -the point article by Ronnie Cully from tonight`s Evening Tims (!) :
Neil Lennon’s praise for heroes of record Celtic run
By RONNIE CULLY
Share 27 Feb 2012
PLAYED 17, won 17. Points collected 51. Everything to do with Celtic and their character; nothing to do with Rangers and their troubles.
Little wonder therefore, Neil Lennon is more than a little irked that some people who really should know better are attempting to devalue the title they are homing in on.
When the untainted championship returns to Celtic Park – and that could happen before April arrives – it will not have been gifted, but earned … the hard way.
The sequence of victories which Lennon’s side extended with their 1-0 win over Motherwell at the weekend owes nothing to tax cases, administration or financial mismanagement.
It owes everything to good management, off and on the park, good football, and a will-to-win which has overcome a potentially disastrous start to the campaign.
Consider the facts. When Celtic went to Fir Park on November 6, they trailed Rangers by 15 points and were even behind their hosts that day, Motherwell, who harboured genuine ambitions of splitting the Old Firm.
Celtic had played 12 league games, won only seven, drawn two and lost three, scoring 23 goals and conceding 12 in the process.
In the four months since, they have won all 17 games, scoring 38 and conceding only four, in a run which has put them on course to set a new SPL record for successive victories if they can sustain it all the way to the end of the campaign.
The old adage that winning breeds confidence, and confidence breeds winners, is what is carrying Celtic through to a first championship since the dramatic last-day conclusion to 2007-08, when Lennon was an important member of Gordon Strachan’s coaching staff.
The finishing line will be crossed much earlier and with much more to spare this time around – and no misguided or prejudiced attempt to tarnish the achievement should be allowed to undermine the job done by Lennon.
Time alone will tell if this is going to the beginning of another period of domination by Celtic, but the indications are that this is a side which will only get better.
Players like Gary Hooper, who hit his 20th goal of the season to give Celtic their 20th straight win in all competitions, celebrated his 24th birthday yesterday, are still developing.
The same could be said for James Forrest, Victor Wanyama, Emilio Izaguirre, Adam Matthews, Fraser Forster, Ki Sung-Yueng, Thomas Rogne, Charlie Mulgrew, Anthony Stokes and the injured Beram Kayal.
And men like Kelvin Wilson, Scott Brown, Joe Ledley and Georgios Samaras are approaching the stage of their careers when they are expected to enjoy their best years.
When he considers what they have already achieved, and the potential they still have, Lennon will take huge satisfaction.
And he is determined to help them become champions – and to ensure they collect not only winner’s medals, but, like himself, the credit they deserve.
It will be a title untainted, but bedecked in green and white colours. And nothing said or written by anyone squinting through blue-tinted specs can sully that.
Lennon has had his say on the matter, and, while annoyed, will not allow it to distract him.
He is more concerned about sending a dozen players off on international duty this week when some are already showing signs of tiredness after an intensive period of the campaign.
And, with a noon kick-off at Aberdeen on Saturday, then a Scottish Cup quarter-final at Tannadice, a Scottish Communities Cup final and a trip to Ibrox coming up in the space of a few weeks in March, there is no chance of any respite.
Lennon said: “We looked a little leggy against Motherwell, and I don’t know if it’s the whole mental fatigue of this run.
“But I can’t speak too highly of the players. That’s 20 wins in a row in domestic competitions and it’s fantastic.”
It was not the most fluent of the victories, but Celtic were efficient against a Motherwell side who started with intent, then fell quickly, and disappointingly, into a defensive mode which looked like frustrating the Bhoys until Hooper popped up with his goal just before the hour.
Ironically, the result allowed Rangers to open up their advantage over Motherwell in the fight for runners-up spot in the SPL.
But, again, Lennon’s sole focus is on his own side and what they are doing.
He said: “Some of our attacking play in the first half was a little disjointed, but in the second half some of it was very good.
“Their goalkeeper, Darren Randolph, made some great saves to keep Motherwell in it. My back four were very good, and that’s another clean sheet.”
In fact, it is number 13 in this 17-game winning run, and you have to go back to the 2-1 win over Dundee United on January 14 to find the last time Forster was beaten in the league.
It’s why, for the first time this season, Celtic now have the best defensive record in the SPL.
But chances are, there’s someone somewhere who will make a case for claiming that this, too, is not due any real credit.”
JJ
Gordon J…,
to register as a charity I’m dead sure all you need to guaratee is 7%, to achieve charitable status, hence so much corporate involvement.
Re Rangers Charity Foundation,
http://www.oscr.org.uk/
have very clear rules and laws that Charities must follow. I see from Rangers website that the monies for the dinner are to be paid to the Charity foundation. How can they then spend this money on a non charitable expense ie Rangers? Is it in their Articles of Association that they can pass monies to Rangers??
Houl yer wheest says:
27 February, 2012 at 16:18
Any Donegal men on line?
Tá.
im hearing the DR had a poll
today on who was to blame for
the ipox shenanigans.
result…
murray 79%
whyte 81%
????
i blame the schools myself
Surely Rangers have been operating as a charity for at least a year due to their tax and VAT exemption?
Mad Mitch.
They may come back,but it won’t be the Rangers we knew.They are bereft of finances,I hope they are relegated to the third division,if there is a space for them,If the SFA, SPL,don’t hand out the punishment they deserve, then EUFA will,They must.
RogueLeader,
Apologies, you are of course correct.
I should just leave Our Hero to get on with the most magnificent job he is doing over on the South Side!!
What a man he is………..
re: jelly and ice cream
The story I heard why Rangers fans are now upset about it goes like this. At a dinner to mark the 20th anniversary of the maze escape held in Letterkenny’s Holiday Inn in 2003, the menu was a choice of chicken à la king, a cold meat platter and for dessert, jelly and ice cream or cheesecake.
Now that is a tenuous link if ever I saw one.
Mort
Our fans are rightfully celebrated & justly lauded for the abundance of their creativity & playful humour- it would be accurate to say our fans are amongst the most inventive in planet football- which is a collective quality that defines us and makes us justifiably proud of who we are. For example: i can’t wait to see whats in store for ibroke.
I am certain it will be something that doesn’t disappoint.
Then you look at the cheap inflatable placard outside ibroke…
The bovril stained creased bed sheet ‘sign’ stolen from their maws linen cupboard…
Their bland slogans like: no surrender…we urra ah peepul…we dont dae walkin away…
The hilariously pathetic pledge based scavengers website…
The last night at Nuremberg recital last week at ibroke…
Their disgustingly bigoted ‘ideas’ for banners…
The list is endless.
The point: is it an “institutional” factor that makes the fanbases so different from each other?
has anyone noticed that whyte makes statements just before the admins make one? he said there is more pain to come i would suspect the admins are going to be making an announcement soon,
i have the feeling he is being forewarned and gets his say first.
I wonder how the Milan legends will feel about the proceeds going to the huns with
no charity benefiting.
Mort – so going by that logic when they sing “Follow Follow” we can say that the UDA used to follow people therefore they are glorifying terrorism and should be sanctioned.
Sounds good to me….
danso-1888 – well done my man. You have noticed that too….the lesser spotted Whyte only appears minutes prior to some doomsday announcement….
I am getting my bowl ready
There have been several references to Love interest at RFCIA.
I can use my own vivid imagination but I would rather have a hint or two from those who have been posting about this.
Thanks in excited anticipation.
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. nothtebus @ 16,31
Pal.. Is the True?
Aboot the origin o’ the “Jelly and Ice Cream..Ritual..
Wiz it really instigated by the Ex. Prisoners ,newly released fae the Maze?
Ah hiv bin puzzling oan here fur weeks…tryin tae understaun..why .
the eatin o’ “Jelly and Ice-Cream”, wiz some form o’ Celtic Triumphalism.. and a
Great big.. “Nose Thumbin’ toward oor nasty Rivals.
Ah wid Appreciate if ye could Illuminate.
Talkin’ aboot. the Ordirin’ o’ a Plate o’ Jelly and Ice- Cream..
Years ago. In Los Angeles, when Ah wiz a Callow Yoof.. and wiz fairly new tae
the U.S.
Me and a Guid Gal Pal..who, also wiz, a fellah Ex-Glesca Paizana..o’ Mine..
We found oorsels..in Hollywood Boulevard,one sunny afternoon..
Ma goil said tae me, that she felt like a Dish o’ Ice cream…
and Ah said..
“Great,idea..sodie Ah.. let’s go and see if we kin Find Schwabs.. ye know that famous
Pharmacy… Whit wiz it’s Name?
Schabs?. yep.. Naw.. It wiz Schwabs, Ice Cream Shoap… that wiz whit is is Called… which is .right here oan Sunset Boulevard…
who know… you might get discovered ,jist like Lana
Turner did,there.”
And she said..
“That story is a Crock, ya Dope! It wiz No Schwabs..it wiz. The Top Hat Cafe” where Lana wiz
first discovered.”
And Ah said..
“Hmmmmmmmmm..”
Anyway, we walked up and doon. Sunset,fur an Hoor. and we couldnae find any sign o’ Schwabs.. or. the “Top Hat Cafe”
However,we did find a nice wee Ice Cream Parlor.. Called, Baskin- Robbins, 31 Flavors”
So,in we strolled..sat doon, and when the waitress Came..
Ma Gal.. ordered fur us.. she wiz like that. a real. . Taker in Charger..
She told hold waitress..
“We wull hiv Two Dishes o’ .. Jelly and Ice Cream. Vanilla Flavor.
The Waitress, when she heard this.. Started tae say something..but, she wiz fly enuff tae
no start anything wi’ ma gal pal.. she sensed that if she did.. She wid come oot fur the woise..
‘
So.. discretion being the better part of Valor..
Oor Waitress,jist Shrugged her Shooders, instead..
and off she went tae fill the order.
Soon, she wiz back.. and she Triunpnantly place oor Orders afore us oan the table..
And stood there.. watchin.like a cat watchin.. a mouse.
“Whit’s THIS.?” Cried Ma Gal pal.. in Horror…
“That’s yer Jelly and Ice-Cream, which ye ordered’ Said the waitress, wi a Triumphant Gleam
in her eye..
“But, That’s No.. Wit We want.. We want … JELLY, wi’ oor Ice Cream..
No JAM!”
“Well, Jelly, Jam.. they are much the Same..besides, we Did not any Jelly.. so Ah gave ye
Strawberry Preserves!”
Well, Ah could see frum here tae Tuesday.. that whit we hid here wiz a Big Dod o’
Mis-Communication.. and Knowing the Temperament o’ ma Gal Pal..
Ah Decided tae Beat a Hasty Retreat.. and
Fuggettanboot the Whole Thing..’
‘Which , Ah did.. and Grabbing ma Gal Pal by athe Airm.
after Trowing a Coupla Bucks oan the Table.. fur the Waitress..
We.. Left.. Her Staunin’ there wi’ her Mooth open..in Astonishment at
jist whit had Transpired..
True Story..
Kojo
Yer pal…who likes ye aloater
Well, at least the change of beneficiary from the “Charity” match will give an opportunity for all these decent huns’ fans, that I keep hearing about, to seize the moment and speak out against the immorality of their club taking money away from deserving charities in these austere times.
OXFAM have come close the last couple of years of losing their charity status. Too much money being spent on the back office and TV ads etc.
There’s a site you can go into, I think its only for UK charities though and it informs you about % of costs v % of cash to charity.
RL
makes sense to me, as much sense as this.
A 2009 book was brought out called “Walking Away from Terrorism: Accounts of Disengagement from Radical and Extremist Movements”. Does the Rangers new slogan “We don’t do walking away” mean that they don’t walk away from terrorism.
I think we should be told. :-)
Mort
RogueLeader ,
Im sure mr grier keeps our undercover operative fully up to date regarding announcements.
Kojo
It’s dead simple
Kids party
Jelly and Ice Cream
Pass the Parcel
Musical Statues
Tail on the Donkey
Nothin’ sinister, no hidden meanings, just
a kids party
HH
Lennon n Mcjalby
Murdo is intentionally or otherwise deflecting from the underlying principle of unfair competive gained by inappropriate use of EBTs.
That principle is what underpins a ten points deduction and applying it to the titles won im 2003 and 2005 makes it logical that both those titles be taken away and awarded to the rumners up. This would apply to cups won too.
As regards titles won since 2009 there is a case they should be set aside for crimes committed against Scottish Football.
Kojo,
Apparently we are not as original as we all like to think we are.
The MANure-ites got served J & I.C long before us.
See link….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epqG_OWS-28
danso_1888 – better get the post deleted or the jig will be up! Loose lips sink ships!
The huns, whilst not totally incapable of wit, have been digging a BIG bad hole for themselves.
Hate has blinded them, dumbed them, numbed them, scuppered them.
The “lateral movement” ditty, for instance, is simply way beyond them.
If Carlsberg did Karma…….
pigalle
Row z
Indeed. How long before they say its pass the parcel bomb.
Kojo
It’s dead simple
Kids party
Jelly and Ice Cream
Pass the Parcel
Musical Statues
Tail on the Donkey
Nothin’ sinister, no hidden meanings, just
a kids party
HH
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you ommitted Hokey Cokey from the list
I have the feeling the word pain will be allowed to stew for a while before the admins inflict it on them,
give them a bit of time so as to lessen the chances of a manchester virus outbreak.
I would not be too hard on the pond life of ragers media regards the Jelly and Ice cream song .
After all these bigots have never seen a song catch on over in the bigot dome unless it is decrying someone or something .
The concept of a song being sung as BANTER or for a right good laugh would never even enter their TINY minds .
Hail hail
Kojo, you kidding us on???
Jelly & ice cream = party.
Party = jelly & ice cream.
We’re having a party when rangers die.
Jelly & ice cream when rangers die.
Pass the parcel when rangers die.
etc.
Damn fones I meant unfair competitive ADVANTAGE
I am very happy with Hately`s article. It is so stupid even the most obtuse Rangers` fan is embarrassed by it.Furthermore, it makes it difficult for any other journalist to make the same claim but with a degree (!) more subtlety. Well done, Haters!
JJ
Can someone find out if it’s OK to sing Custard and sponge……..
They really are deluded!
LB
Ron Bacardi
Wouldn’t do the hokey cokey……… for obvious reasons (oh no! a songs debate ;-)
HH