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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Tories lose the isle of man.
They don’t have a leg to stand on
Odds now
7/10 May
2/1 Corbyn
7/2 Labour minority govt ( it was 7/1 earlier)
The voting dynamics in Scotland are different from those operating in the UK as a whole. The swings for or against the dominat party in each area will differ too.
I would love to see it but I do not expect the SNP to lose as many seats as predicted by the exit poll but they will lose some. I do not believe it would be enough to force Nicola Sturgeon to resign AND…. I have to add, it would be a real shame to lose Angus Robertson, who has been a thoroughly decent man, who does not tolerate or pander to rcist thinking. He could, however lose his seat because of the Brexit mess and its effect on the Scots fishing industry and because some of the last-time SNP voters disagree with the Indy Ref 2 strategy.
I hope he beats his Tory opportunist opposition.
WITS,
going to Hamilton next week with Shanahans owner,
will let you know if i hear anything
WITS
TGM and I want to know what our Anarchy UK idea odds are?
If May wins I plan to get anarchic.
DD
Cape and Mask time:)
HH
Gordy
Listening to Sandinista now.
What a triple album.
DELANEYS DUNKY on 9TH JUNE 2017 12:45 AM
TTR
Did you see Ruth and her dog voting today.
Beautiful looking dug wi an ugly looking human. :)
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Yeah, the dog is at the count just now. The wee spaniel is there too.
Gordy
Hope to get to Hamilton races over the summer myself
Delaneys
Take in easy bro
Tomorrow Jeremy will legalise weed and proclaim Che Guevaras birthday a national holiday
TGM
Revolution time.
Line them up against the wall.
Douglas Alexander is a ventriloquist dummy.
DD
Be easier than this election malarky:)
HH
Delaneys,
had been listening to London Calling,
but time for my cot now,
hope to get up and find Jeremy has had a cracking night
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox
Absolutely agree with your comments on Angus Robertson. The unionist media are salivating at the prospect because he more than anyone else has held the Tories to task in the last two years.
He has also spoken on the topics you describe with great compassion and decency.
If it ends up being a Tory government doing Brexit those fishermen are going to look very foolish if they sell their rights away as the bargaining chip they were used for way back by the Tories in the 70s.
feck !!!
Evens May
7/4 Corbyn
It couldnt be true …could it
11/10
13/8
Jaysus
TTR
Prob a drug sniffin nosy wee bassa of a dug.
WITS
PP are 11/8 Jeremy to be next PM
WHAT IS THE STARS on 9TH JUNE 2017 1:00 AM
feck !!!
Evens May
7/4 Corbyn
It couldnt be true …could it
—–
Jeremy could be heading for the Palace!
ernie lynch on 9th June 2017 12:22 am
MAGNIFICENTSEVEN on 9TH JUNE 2017 12:17 AM
‘nothing changes on here around election time, Ernie gets desperate’
I’m not sure why you thing I am getting desperate.
Don’t get me wrong Ernie, I am a socialist and always will be, but you do come out of your cave and shout the party line at every opportunity, Scottish Labour has aimed at the wrong enemy, I hope it doesn’t cost the election, if I lived in England I would vote for the real Labour party every time
Gordy
Thats unbelievable
cmon Jeremy
Saint Stivs
Douglas and Wendy are a pair of Blairite tories. Get them to feck oot the Labour party.
Hope this Amber Fudd gets beat
Back up nae chance tae sleep:))
Mon The Jezzer
Dammit. Lost out by about 1500 votes.
Ah well,there’s always next time.
TGM
Blakey fae on the buses is a fud.
Farage ally Kate Hoey has reportedly lost Vauxhall to the Lib Dems.
Good news
Hard luck Bobby
Labour doing well though
BMCUW,
might not have to wait long for the next time,
i will come down and do a bit of canvassing with you
Labour have won Rutherglen according to BBC
Well done Ruggy/Hamilton.
Betting update
Labour majority has been 25/1 all night with Boylesports
Just moved in to 20/1
Was that my tenner ?
Go on the Rutherglen bhoys
GORDYBHOY
I’m gonna do it from the local pub.
Vote Labour,ya choobs. Or face losing even more benefits.
It’s only 1500 now,and I know enough of the tossers for the above to work!!!
Mon the Jeremy Socialist! Ruglen n Hamilton W
“Labour have won Rutherglen according to BBC”
That would be great- I reckon we owe it all to this man
Active Labour Campaigner
6/5 May
5/4 Corbyn
18/1 Lab majority