Let’s be clear from the off, Craig Whyte is not your friend. He was not the man who “murdered” Rangers any more than Alasdair Johnston, his accuser, who was paid to ensure the club was run in an appropriate manner in the years prior to its crash into liquidation.
If Whyte has your job, your pension or your wellbeing in his hands, you would likely fair no better than those who have had the misfortune to be vulnerable to his exploitative nature before. He is the worst manifestation of our corporate system.
As yesterday’s verdict at Glasgow High Court established, he was merely a collaborative player in the drama which saw Murray Group shed its liabilities to Rangers fans into an all-too certain, and limited, future.
The SFA were right to quickly fine and sine die Whyte, despite the fact that he has no inclination to become involved in football again. What the Association must now do is examine the role of those who had explicit and executive oversight responsibility of managing Rangers through the process of its decline and sale to a character with a lengthy corporate irresponsibility charge sheet.
Whyte was not in any way a bad choice for the job required at Rangers. For those with most to gain, he was the perfect choice. He was, in fact, the only choice, if the desired result was to be delivered – and it was.
No one else would have had the stomach to pick up a corporate basket case, manoeuvring bank debt, securitising years of ticket sales, brazingly stiffing public service funding, and in doing so, freeing Murray Group from a disabling liability.
What do I care? I predicted, then watched, Rangers inevitable crash into administration and liquidation. Patience and thick skin was all that was required through the years of bravado from Ibrox. Those who shouted down the glaringly obvious in support of these charlatans have been shown up as malleable accomplices.
There is one outstanding matter I do care about. In my opinion, Sir David Murray did not discharge his duties as the ultimate controlling director of Rangers FC in a responsible manner. If there is one issue which every Scottish football fan can unite on, it is surely this.
The deplorable sequence of events at that club, from it’s exploitation of the Employee Benefit Trust scheme to pay millionaires tax free sums through a system which was designed to allow employers to aid staff through periods of hardship.
To its submissions to the SFA on taxable overdue. To the shredding of correspondence, and failure to disclose other correspondence.
Rangers were a huge influence on our game; on the SFA, the SPL, the media, and more. The executives concerned had placemen who protected them. The SFA must now charge those responsible for bringing the game into disrepute.
More sine die punishments would mean little to men who are already finished with the game, but it would be a hugely significant act of faith towards the paying public, of all colours. It is time for us all to unite against the men who really did sell the jerseys.
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Corkcelt,
talk now of the tories only getting about 6 seats in Scotland
Thanks Gordy, Hope you are right.
Bobby Murdoch
Tory elected in Swindon
Get that sorted son !!!
WITS: Excellent insights, as always. Don’t always agree but hope Corbyn confounds predictions.
CorkCelt: Up the Rebels! Are you going to AICSC dinner?
St. Stivs: UTLR
Tiocfaidh ár gcafé
Not sure yet Almore,
THE BBC HAVE NOW ADMITTED THE SCOTTISH EXIT POLL TOOK PLACE AT TEN POLLING STATIONS IN SCOTLAND, NOT CONSTITUENCIES, POLLING STATIONS
Good grief
!!BADA BING!! on 8TH JUNE 2017 11:28 PM
Salmond on thin ice too seemingly
Tsunami warning for Scotland………
Corkcelt,
no overall majority now odds on with some bookies,
gonna be very tight i think
Snake,
they only polled at 144 polling stations,
mostly key seats mind you
SNAKE PLISSKEN
Am I right in thinking that it suits the purposes of the SNP better for there to be a Tory Government than a Labour Government?
TGM
It is all about oil, gas and drugs. Every western government controls all three.
DD
Yeah, its all about profit.
Arms sales are good business.
These people dont give flying feck about anybody.
HH
nothing changes on here around election time, Ernie gets desperate and some appear out of the woodwork, thankfully most know that game and ignore the snakes
DELANEYS DUNKY on 8TH JUNE 2017 11:55 PM
TGM
Invent ISIS then run riot wi a false flag and blame the bogeyman. All killed at source.
Why were three guys in London assasinated?
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Because they had killed people and were in the process of trying to kill more and were wearing dummy suicide vests and were intent on being killed.
Or is that too simple an answer?
St. Stivs: Cheers. I could write a book on it, but so could many others.
“Let our revenge be the laughter of our children”
I’m laughing, but not gloating. There’s lots still to be achieved.
Tiocfaidh ár (lá) gCafé:-:
Made decision. Going to bed. If I wake for a pee might sneak downstairs & see what’s happening, but Golf in the morning takes precedence, just about.
The real key question remains will we sign Paddy Roberts but in the meantime let’s hope May gets her dinner.
The guilford 4 were once the most hated people in Britain
Jeremy Corbyn was one of the few politcians who spoke up for them
Ernie Lynch
Who rattled your cage:)
HH
MAGNIFICENTSEVEN on 9TH JUNE 2017 12:17 AM
‘nothing changes on here around election time, Ernie gets desperate’
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I’m not sure why you thing I am getting desperate.
Things are going rather better for Labour than I had expected.
Maybe you’re getting me confused with someone else.
Ernie
Naw, I am not that easily conned.
Manchester and London like New York 9/11 were false flags.
DELANEYS DUNKY on 9TH JUNE 2017 12:23 AM
So these events didn’t happen at all?
No one died?
WHATISTHESTARS
That was Swindon North. Mainly newer developments on previously green field sites.
Majority down by nearly half,though.
Swindon South is only a 6000 majority going into today,and is now looking quite close.
Fingers crossed,but I’m sticking to my preseason plan of No Predictions From Me!!!
(Apart from that the result should be called very soon…)
Ernie
Don’t act daft. Of course many died.
Who in government cares?
Amber Rudd-erless set to lose her seat.
Labour set to gain Kensington and Chelsea.
DELANEYSDUNKY
I don’t think they were false flags,but I’m very erm surprised that our security services took their eyes off the ball so frequently in such a short space of time,and with an imminent election.
As has happened coincidentally in other countries. And I don’t start any thoughts from a datum line of coincidence.
gordybhoy64
In Scotland they only went to 10 polling stations out of how many? I think it calls the accuracy of the initial shock of the exit poll into perspective and it’s early.
Ernie Lynch
Well that would entirely depend. I agree with a lot of what Corbyn has to say but the problem for him is the people behind him. He’s against Trident but goes with what the party wanted. If Corbyn was to be PM he would listen and that is the crucial difference between him and May.
My hope is that he would give us our own Velvet divorce. He would do well to speak to the SNP and ignore the Scottish Labour types who are blinded to reality because of their hatred of the SNP. I don’t think Corbyn knows a thing about Scotland and that comes across.
There is no doubt that the way the Tories treat Scotland makes a lot more people move towards wanting independence and that Labour are viewed as a better option but for me too many people just want independence. The core unionist vote is over 60 and the youth vote is more pro-Indy. Time and numbers work against the union as every year more young people come on to the voters role.
The problem for Labour is there are many within the Party who are just British nationalists who treat Scotland as a region not a nation and not as a partner but just as something to use, hand a few crumbs and expect a vote.
As for this talk about SNP voters being former Tories – that is only a partial analysis. People move region, people have moved to Scotland from a variety of places and Glasgow was once exclusively Labour but now votes SNP. It works both ways. People in a democracy are allowed to change their minds.
Saudi apology.
Probably directed more to FIFA than Australia.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/socceroos/saudi-arabian-football-federation-apologises-for-not-observing-the-minutes-silence-at-adelaide-oval/news-story/a603a68283504e2e06ca2dfb1e7c3515
James Chalmers @ProfChalmers 19m19 minutes ago
Murdo Fraser now blaming Theresa May’s decision to call an election on the pressure she was under from Nicola Sturgeon. Aye, right.
BMCUW
I will listen to Saint Theresa who says there is no such thing as co incidence. Everything happens for a divine reason. Theresa May is beelzebub!
SNAKE PLISSKEN on 9TH JUNE 2017 12:32 AM
A Corbyn Government would see support for the SNP crumble.
That’s why they’re hoping for a Tory Government.
Tories lose Battersea, they’ve gone to the dogs.
THETIMREAPER on 9TH JUNE 2017 12:40 AM
Tories lose Battersea, they’ve gone to the dogs.
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Cue Chick Murray joke.
ernie lynch
If it helps you sleep at night.
TTR
Did you see Ruth and her dog voting today.
Beautiful looking dug wi an ugly looking human. :)
SNAKE PLISSKEN on 9TH JUNE 2017 12:43 AM
The SNP have peaked. That’s clear. You can’t fool all of the people all of the time.
ten minutes ago Boylesports were offering 1/2 on Teresa May being next PM and 3/1 Corbyn
Now its 4/6 and 9/4
Labour minority govt has gone from 6/1 to 4/1
Hmmm
ernie lynch
And that last comment although you don’t realise it, is why you are talking guff.
You sound like Ruth Davidson. You’re back together again.
That didn’t take long.
SNAKE PLISSKEN on 9TH JUNE 2017 12:48 AM
Let’s see what it looks like in the morning.