“The appeal is dismissed.” With those words at the Supreme Court in London at 9:52 this morning, Rangers tax cheating was established as fact. The charlatans who manipulated Scottish football fans were shown to be the disgrace they are.
Rangers made unlawful payments, totalling many millions of pounds, to footballers, who, by the club’s own admission in court, they would have been unable to recruit if they had to pay tax and National Insurance contributions for.
They lied to HMRC.
They also hid documents from HMRC, which only came to light during a City of London Police raid on Ibrox.
They hid documents from the SPL and SFA, failing to honestly register dozens of players.
They cheated the tax man.
They cheated the welfare state, the NHS, the police, councils, schools. They cheated the Army and other services.
The SPL’s (now called Scottish Professional Football League) Commission into these matters must now be set aside. It was conducted on the assumption that Rangers acted legally. Lord Nimmo Smith was clear that his conclusions were predicated on this point. A fresh commission is required, we cannot just allow the biggest cheats in British sporting history wander off into the distance.
The SFA has failed to call Sir David Murray to account, or the other directors of Rangers, who had explicit responsibility to ensure the club acted within the laws of the land and within the rules of football, both of which it failed to do.
Murray should be sine died. God knows, I cherish every moment Dave King controls things at Ibrox, but he was a director of Rangers with legal responsibility for its actions. They should all be censured.
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Kaiser Chiefs
I predict a riot.
Money talks.
If the SPFL, release a similar statement to the one released by the SFA today, then Scottish Footballs paying customers – the supporters of all Scottish clubs, must unite and take direct action.
A universal boycott of one day’s scheduled football, by fans of all clubs, is all it would take to bring down the current corrupt office bearers within Scottish Football’s governing bodies.
That day should be the opening of the Premier League season.
If all supporters, of all of the Premiership clubs, did not show (even if only half of the normal attendees did not show) it would send out a clear message that the games’ administrators can not take the supporters for Muppets again. A message should also be sent out that a lack of action will lead to further boycotts.
Withdrawal of funding kills these organisations. If they understand that they would have no funding, then there is nothing for them to protect, and the stinking corruption within these organisations can be hosed down and wiped clean.
The International Media spotlight, and pressure brought by the games sponsors, of such a boycott would end this farce properly, and finally.
One day. That’s all, one day.
I wondered how long it would be before that excuse was trotted out. Again.
This is perfectly simple.
Celtic will do and say nothing.
Because to do otherwise might be bad for business.
And first and foremost, Celtic is a business.
If you don’t like it, feck off.
There’s never a right time for the ‘what religion are you’ puerile nonsense but today is definitely the wrong time.
There’s REAL stuff to interest us.
Calm doon bhoys
BIG-CUP-WINNERS on 5TH JULY 2017 11:14 PM
Fellow Celtic supporters,
We need to act on this, and I don’t mean threatening to withdraw support of our club.
Would anyone be interested in taking some collective action ?
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THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 5TH JULY 2017 11:24 PM
BCW
Care to expand, what are you thinking regards action?
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Direct Action….Remember that?
Could go for a mass demonstration – that way we’d be sure no huns attended. (Had to say it before DavidO got in there first)
been saving this one for a rainy day, but tonight seems appropriate….
Anybody gets banned from CQN, and needs a good lawyer to plead their case with the moderators, you know where to find me (and if you act now, I’ll even throw in this one time only special CQN rates, too!
(Just joking mod2)
:)
Ernie Lynch
Collective Action?
Whats your thoughts?
HH
DD – Sleep well. You’re among friends.
Scaniel
Direct Action would suit me.
Its time we showed some solidarity and strength.
HH
Drop the curtain on the latest “turn”………
Baba
North men South men comrades all.
My recommendation if a blog is the way forward would be to get intellectual representation from all other clubs fans forums in the development of that blog otherwise it may well just be seen as another Celtic Blog.
MIKE IN TORONTO on 5TH JULY 2017 11:32 PM:
I do have a sense of humour, honestly…:)
Scaniel
The forces of darkness will never beat us.
AB79
Series of public meetings?
HH
SFA are in charge of SC competitions, correct?
If so then their stance on doing nothing is complete and utter bollocks. Illegally registered players, say from 1999, so congratulations to;
Aberdeen 1999- 2000
Celtic 2001-2002
Dundee 2002-2003
Queen of the South 2007-2008
Falkirk 2008-2009
Nearly forgot, Scottish League Cup Winners (same period)
Ayr United 2001-2002
Celtic 2002-2003
Motherwell 2004-2005
Dundee United 2007-2008
St Mirren 2009-2010
Celtic 2010-2011
Oh ok, Leagues won in same period:
Celtic 1999-2000
Celtic 2002-2003
Celtic 2004-2005
Celtic 2008-2009
Celtic 2009-2010
Celtic 2010-2011
See when you see it highlighted so clear, so stark, knowing they cheated, proved they cheated, fair makes your blood boil.
Bassas!
Mod2 …
Did I mention that I have a special moderator rate as well?
:)
WITS/ TET,
Yep, had a lovely few pints in Gaffney’s. My pub of choice in Dublin.
It’s my son’s local.
There was a lad in there, obviously a local “character “, bedecked in the new away kit. Complete with shorts, socks and New Balance jockey cap.
An interesting sight.
MIKE IN TORONTO on 5TH JULY 2017 11:39 PM
:):)
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 5TH JULY 2017 11:33 PM
The only action that would have any effect is a boycott, and that’s just not going to happen.
As anyway, I said earlier, this year’s season books are already sold and by next year people will have moved on, so it’s not as if that’s even an option.
I don’t understand why anyone thought it would ever end any other way.
Quite easy for Celtic PLC .
Dear SFA.
Unfortunately Celtic the football club are so busy this season we can’t defend the Scottish cup this year.
Ta anyway.
PS.
Probably 2nd rangers will win it with their favourable home draws.
PPS
Then again maybe naw. Pedro is a Celtic drago.
BCW
Good thinking, I’m keen to be involved whatever the plan is.
Off to bed safe in the knowledge that they have been exposed today as out and out cheats. The dark days of 03 and 05 among others mean nothing now, the hurt has gone and will never return. They cheated us and everyone else. As someone said earlier on Twitter, the letters EBT make us angry just now but in years to come we will grow to love them. Today was a momentous day.
DD…
Come together…one love.Got no time for the what religion are you mob.I’m concerned with who not what someone is?
Hope your mammy’s ok.
Ernie Lynch
I think it might take something extraordinary to change things.
Crowdsource for legal recourse, financial boycott of SFA next season, who knows.
If we let this slide, its carte-blanche for the huns, they can literally get away with anything.
I dont want to see that happen.
Its sickening.
HH
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 5TH JULY 2017 11:38 PM
Whatever it takes.
Maybe we could start by sniffing around other fans forums to read their sentiments. Get a few of the guys on here that to come up with a few statements explaining the ramifications of todays ruling & what it means for Scottish Football if the SFA/SPFL are left unchallenged on the issues.
From there they could be dropped in to other fans forum’s to see if there is any genuine interest in justice & change.
THOMTHETIM
Room 101:)
HH
Threaten the SFA with – 3rd round of the Scottish cup – all clubs fans refuse to participate.
Tell them also that in the Semi finals if Sevvies are out early on in the comp – we will do the same if the third round thing has no effect.
There are other things too.
Strip the titles.
I must really wise up. I was awake from 6 o’clock this morning waiting for the BTC verdict. Although I thought it was nailed on and their belongings were in a vice, I still had a wee worry they would get a sneaky one.
So, today is the start of the fight. Just the beginning, mind you. There are petitions to sign, contacts to be made etc etc etc.
We need a crowd funded lawyer. Get he ofr she from England, Ireland or wherever. Scottish advocates are too easy got at.
If a crowd funding is to be started, put me down for first dibs.
As for the blog today—Celtic are in a good place-let them deal with it and we can crowd-fund our own efforts.
Also remember that a Celtic/Republican supporter cannot, because of the inherent values that the stance brings, be a bigot in any shape or form. Remember that.
Scotland games – boycott them
SFA merchandise- boycott it
AB79
That sounds about right to me.
I had a glance at the Dons fans site, they are not amused.
Hopefully some of our more organised posters on CQN can start a discussion with other fans.
I would imagine there is plenty of scope.
The huns and their lackeys need stopped.
It cannot go on like this.
HH
I would like to apologise for being responsible for the stooshie on the blog tonight, my comment was not meant to be malicious just an observation on Sunday’s blog.
I would like to thank DD, TGM, Starry and others for their support, I will wear it every day ;-)
Remember too that rangers died. Newco are a busted flush,hanging in like a floating Jobby that is a minor inconvenience in life, but totally irrelevant.
We are in a good place. The corruption takes time to nail. But we have that in abundance. Eyes on the illegally won prizes
Art of War, it would be interesting to find out how they paid Hateful, Gary Stevens, Trevor Steven , Ray Wilkins , Trevor Francis and other ‘glamorous ‘ signings made by the original club.
I have a list of all the signings made between 1988 to around 2001 on an e mail I have kept in my e mails . It lists names and declared transfer fees along with how much profit , no sniggering please and loss they made each season in the above period.
When I am back at work, I will send it on to you .
AB79
Maybe the Celtic Supporters Association could get the ball rolling officially by contacting other supporter associations?
HH
RAYMAC on 5TH JULY 2017 11:52 PM
Also remember that a Celtic/Republican supporter cannot, because of the inherent values that the stance brings, be a bigot in any shape or form. Remember that.
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Worth a repost that.
This corruption has gone unchallenged for too long I am up for crowd funding an action against the cheats.
If an EBT is an Employee Benefit Trust how can people no longer in employment benefit from one and why? Souness?
The Eboue mystery solved:))
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/15392810._quot_Eboue_Kouassi_only_missed_pre_season_due_to_injury___he_still_has_a_big_future_at_Celtic_ahead_of_him_quot_/?ref=rss