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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Alex Salmond lost
Theresa May may have to rely on the Shinners not taking their seats.
The irony .
scotland has no shame voting tory
Scotland is now seeing the last stand of British nationalism manifesting itself.
It’s an awful result for Scotland.
Watching the UK election results stateside.
Still looking at a nation of peasants who think they are clever and classless and free. 50 years on. Scots voting for a uk Tory government. PMSL.
Looks like there will be plenty of time for Theresa to run through cornfields now
It’s at a time like this where you remind people about EVEL.
What kind of majority can they get even with alliances?
Shambles
SNAKE PLISSKEN on 9TH JUNE 2017 5:29 AM
I’m sure the DUP will help out.
Orange walk this way stuff.
Margaret McGill
The DUP cannot vote on it either – EVEL. Same with Welsh MPs if I am not mistaken.
Hung Parliament now confirmed.
Who knows where we go from here?
SNAKE PLISSKEN on 9TH JUNE 2017 5:55 AM
I think we need another general election.
Give the Russians something to do
North Britania unionist and sheepies Tory blue. Astounded of forehead.
I don`t suppose I needed confirmation but 13 seats for the Tories in Scotland has just destroyed any illusions I may have had that Scottish people are a wee bit less gullible than our English counterparts.
My lifestyle wont change regardless but the sentiment behind those voting Tory causes me disappointment.
I think Planet Celtic is now my refuge 0:-).
Cheerio for now,
JJ
Possibly the worst possible result.
Labour increase their seats by a healthy number-first time since 1997,I think!-but not by enough.
SNP lost a lot-to be expected,if I’m honest-but mainly to the f…g tories? WTF?
Tories lost their majority,aye,but still the largest party. And their hand for Brexit negotiation is severely weakened,very tory MP will have to be appeased.
But not half as much as the bliddy DUP. They now hold the balance of power.
This,remember,is a party that knows or cares not a jot for balance,but it knows a helluva lot about power.
There were no winners last night,not in my opinion. I hope I’m wrong.
Tory heartland. Scotland must be doing really well and be full of millionaires or angry Huns.
HOTSMOKED
To cheer you up,your old stomping ground of Eastbourne dumped the tories.
Btw,you must be about the only person ever to leave Eastbourne to retire(!)
Morning Scotland…ya bunch of Tories…
;)
Good old Scotland, ever the rebels eh…
The downside of tactical voting.
Good morning friends and a Big Happy Friday from a grey, cloudy but dry and SNP-held East Kilbride.
Did I mention that I finish work at(early) lunchtime for 2 and a bit weeks to allow me to go on my son’s Stag weekend then 10 days in Puerto Pollensa? Oh, I just did ;-)
Well it looks like the independence argument has now been clearly lost.
Maybe Scotland can now get back to looking at the bigger picture politically.
Let’s be clear here. The 40 plus seats that have shifted from Labour to SNP and Tory are what is giving the Tory party a majority. With the historical Labour vote returned in Scotland, Jeremy Corbyn would be the leader of the largest party in the U.K.
Blame for that lies to a large extent at the door of those Labour MP’s who tried to oust Jeremy Corbyn over the last 2 years.
Hopefully Labour voters will return to the fold under Jeremy Corbyn and we can remove the Tories at the next election.
KTF
VFR
Those Labour MPs haven’t changed their mind,not judging from interviews on R4 overnight.
Hilary Benn was probably the worst. But not one acceptance speech did I hear thanking him for the manifesto and his tireless campaign.
Ingrates. Or bastards,as Major would have termed them.
Btw,Anna Soubry really got tore into May. A real WOW interview.
VFR
Indeed, it could be argued that the people of Scotland have thwarted JC and Labourfrom a historic election victory.
Ironic really.
HH.
BMCUWP Hilary Benn is never a Labour MP. These charalatans should be hunted by the Labour Party.
Greenpiñata, I agree. To those who have jumped the ‘independence dyke’, I would urge you to return to the Labour Party and make it what it was before Blair bastardised it!
KTF
VFR
You can forget Independence, the Scots are the lackeys of the Empire and always have been, last nights vote shows that exactly, small minded people voting to show they’re clever and keeping their masters in power..
Well done to Jeremy and his team and if he can sort out labour n Scotland he’ll do well, he’s the right man at the right time.
Stand down Theresa your hedgehog is waiting..
Starry, I think that, very sadly, too many people tactically voted to reject independence – a clever campaign by Ruth Davidson tbh.
Hopefully the independence argument is stone dead now and we can all move on.
Let’s see if the Labour Party can unite und Jeremy Corbyn and get back to where it should be.
The hedgehogs are lining up to volunteer.
KTF
Good to see labour MP back as my local MP
GED Killen MP
Hoped the SNP voters will return to the fold and rid Scotland of the Torys.
The hurting huns of Scotland take out their pain on the ballot box.
Breaking news
Theresa May won’t resign.
Indyref 2 looks dead in the water, unless SNP gets into bed with Labour…..
BLANTYRETIM, my constituency also got a Labour MP back. Hopefully the start of the resurgence.
KTF
May saying she won’t resign.
I have a feeling that there will be a minority government and possibly another election later this year.
In how many general elections that Labour have won has the number of Scottish Labour MPs been crucial to their win?
Dharma Bam
2 since WW2 and one of those was the short lived government in 1974.
Boris Johnson to be the glorious leader by the end of the summer?
New election by January 2018?
Snake
Agreed. That’s where it’s heading in my opinion.