Recent court cases and hearings made new information available on matters leading up to the liquidation of Rangers in 2012. In their letter to Celtic, dated 4 September this year, the Scottish FA accepted that in light of information available due to these court cases, it was appropriate to review events at the club during Craig Whyte’s tenure, specifically the awarding of a licence for the club to participate in European football in 2011 (the Res 12 issue).
The letter went on to confirmed that despite the same court cases providing new information on Rangers activities while recent SFA president Campbell Ogilvie was a director of the club, and when SFA Regulatory Advisory Group member, Andrew Dickson, was authoring side-contracts at Rangers, these events would not be reviewed.
It is the latter matter that the Scottish Professional Football League requested the SFA review. The SFA made no representation that the new information they declined to review was irrelevant, without merit, not sufficiently important or previously accounted for. They just preferred not to agree to the League’s request.
Peter Lawwell’s response, dated 7 September, used both barrels: “The fact that the Scottish FA is now reviewing [Rangers European licence in 2011] on the basis of new information is only proper. What we fine incomprehensible is why you refuse to apply the same principle to all the other new information which has emerged within the same period”.
Peter suggests this is “a failure in transparency, accountability and leadership”. It is all of that and more. An organisation’s recent president and a current senior apparatchik must not be protected from scrutiny. You could take issue with Peter Lawwell’s “failure in transparency” suggestion; this is a transparent attempt to protect cronies within the SFA.
Those who made the decision to go after Craig Whyte, while at the same time suggesting looking at their past president’s tenure was inappropriately “raking over old coals” have worked with Ogilvie and Dickson for many years.
It is their responsibility to go beyond the call of duty to ensure no whiff of corruption exists within the running of football in Scotland. By denying the call from our professional clubs for this review, the SFA board have truly failed their duty to the good of the game. All to protect their buddies.
It looks corrupt.
The SFA appear oblivious to the lessons of Sepp Blatter, who with near-absolute control, presided over corruption at Fifa for decades. There were enough within the game with “no appetite” for corruption who persisted until justice was served.
Can authorities within the game still refuse to review the actions of their office-holders? That’s what the SFA are hoping.
——-
CQN went behind the scenes with BT Sport at Hamilton on Friday evening and this is all covered in the new CQN Podcast which is out today and includes an interview with Chris Sutton…
98 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
Had one of them at the Chinese last week………
The same mssm poodles who were calling for Regans head not so long ago now staunchly behind him in the best wee country.
Why.
The fact he is turning it like the refs did on Dougie Dougie into a battle against big bad Timmy and deflecting from the real issue.
This needs Celtic to use full legal might in trying to see justice served.
I believe we have no choice as allowing the status quo will give the cheating B@#sa’s full license to do as they please in the future.
Corkcelt
No, T, I`m afraid I won`t be at the BV tomorrow. ACGR and I travel down together and go to Coia`s Italian on Duke Street . I MIGHT make it to CQN Corner but I am guessing taht won`t be on for you. Is Mick coming over with you?
JJ
JIMTIM on 11TH SEPTEMBER 2017 3:33 PM,
100% agreement.To have Regan on ,without a right of reply is scandalous.Just hope this is getting on Big Peters wick,as much as ours.Hopefully they are digging a bigger hole for themselves.Funny how the guilty just cant stop blabbering when they are on the defensive.Not said a word for 6 years,now cant shut him up.
Guilty as charged.take him down.
When a country’s president of a football association, states a single club to be ‘stronger’, we know what we are up against.In any other country , he would have been sacked.
Oh Dear, who’s gonna tell Kenny Miller.
Great news on Brown and SImonuvic.
Can’t be easy in the present footballing landscape to get players signing long term so praise due to Peter particularly as Joso has been receiving plenty of attention from some high level clubs.
GREENPINATA on 11TH SEPTEMBER 2017 3:53 PM
Oh Dear, who’s gonna tell Kenny Miller.
########################
Message sent to his nearest space station
BADA BING
In any other country this underperforming clown would never have got the job.
It’s clear to see why the establishment picked him as a perfect patsy to manage and take the fall for emerging scandal if they ever got caught.
Bring me the head of Ogil Cambilvy…..
Starry Plough 2012:)))
With regards to any media or paper the consumer has a choice, dont listen and dont buy,Clyde are appealing to the Hun demographic, it has done now for well over 20 years, no balance to their output,do not expect any semblence of fairness or critical analysis, I am sure Celtic will have the content of his utterings available to them if they need to use it, this is being made personal between the SFA and Celtic by Regan no doubt on the advice of Level 5, the other clubs have left it to Celtic clearly, Celtic have made their point clear, Regan is a dead man walking, where he walks to is another story.
There’s a new article posted, Bhoys and Ghirls :-)
Stewart Regan…”We looked at the various issues that have taken place since 2011…
“There has been significant learning from all the various events…”
Stewart, just what are these ‘issues’ and ‘events’ to which you refer?
And Chris McGoblin, why, if you are a journalist worth your salt, don’t you ask him these questions?
What are you afraid of? Hun retribution? Losing your job? Breaking ranks with your wee clique of small minded football reporters? Because that is what you are, ‘football reporters’, journalists is too big and serious a word to employ when referring to you lot…The day will come when you look back and regret being such a coward…
I do believe the not so Unseen Fenian Hand is one or two steps ahead of the game and has been for some considerable time.
Everything the SFA and the Hun media will do will be predictable. They are consistent in their actions as testament to the Level of the chancers they take their instructions from.
I am convinced the man with the plan has their measure and we can expect a few bombshells to drop in the immediate future from a few varying and strategic sources.
The game is on. They are being drawn out and my money is on a positive result. We may not get everything we want but we will get enough.
Who thinks that tonight on BBC,that the SPFL have asked for a review will be mentioned?.
What is happening with Dedryk?.Brendan told us he was back in full training,and would hopefully take part against Hamilton,with a view to playing against PSG.Since then,nothing.No updates,no reasons,just nothing.
Not too happy with this.
Its only a starting line up a game of 14 players in the modern game, but a fascinating quandary for BR especially if he has to choose between Ntcham or Armstrong if he doesn’t and plays both, it’ll not only be a first but would it mean a different system?
The back five is likely to be on seniority and as we assume Boyata is still out, then Bitton will be in, despite Chris Sutton king of the drama queens, BR will prefer Gordon,Mikel, Jozo, Nir, and Keiran.
Anything else at the back is an experiment that surely wouldn’t be an option in the CL .
Brown and Ntcham leave room for Callum MacGregor the unsung hero to play his game that doesn’t always include the ball at his feet, and room too for Armstrong first change early in the second half with us still well in in the game.
They can’t all start so Patrick might takeover from James joining Leigh who’ll start if fully fit ,completing the invincible eleven is Scott.
“If we’re left twisting in the wind over this … the rest of football in this country can go straight to Hell.”
https://thecelticblog.com/2017/09/blogs/if-celtic-are-the-only-club-that-wants-a-review-scottish-football-is-finished/
I think we all know the script.
Regan will get a couple of questions which appear tough but will be brushed off without answering properly.
He will then claim he has been transparent (by allowing the release of the emails).
Then a load of soft soapers.
Then he will waffle on about how good a shape is in – national team doing well, women’s football on the up, etc say we have to move forward and not look back.
NEW ARTICLE UP!!!
http://celticbynumberscom.ipage.com/pitch-perfect-celtic-prepare-paris/
Hope over reality for Hamilton. Simunovic, Roberts, Edouard, Sinclair and Ref Watch. The Accies game by numbers. HH