For three months a charade took place, where Craig Whyte – who is and will remain owner of Rangers until they are finally ‘flushed away’, Duff and Phelps, The Blue Knight(s), Bill Miller, Charles Green, several members of the accountancy profession who should have known better, and some of the Fourth Estate, who clearly didn’t know better, all told you Rangers were likely to achieve a CVA.
As we (and several others) told you, a CVA was never, ever, going to be accepted by HMRC. A cursory glance at the HMRC web site would confirm that. Once Alex Salmond had his wings clipped, that debate was over.
The charade was a distraction. There are many other distractions available today and they will multiply in the days to come, but I reckon if you’re looking for the critical path on this one you should keep an eye on Lord Carloway. The chair of the SFA Appellate Panel is worth listening out for. Say his name in hushed tones, better still, abbreviate. Even the mention of LC will cause anxiety and distress, for some.
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Went out last night to celebrate their death, got smashed and fell into a hedge. Woke up this morning smiling though as I can tell my grandkids in decades to come that I was there the day the ragers died! :D
HH
Seriously tho’ folks has anyone seen Chic Young??
I know that gloating is generally seen as a bad thing – but isn’t it so much fun?
And what I love the most is that everything that has happened has been predicted on the various sites. Every piece of information that was required to reach the conclusion that they would be liquidated was in the public domain. It was all so obvious – yet they refused to listen.
Che
Chick was seen in B&Q buying some hemp and measuring the length round his neck and adding a couple of inches for body length and the chair.
H H
Carlito’s Way
Verde Brigante, ML2
Rangers(IL) could realy do with a household name to step in now and save them …
‘Domestos’ would probably do it …
FF
Just broke the habit of lifetime and bought today’s Sun.
Hilarious!
They have even reorganised the paper to concentrate on rankers’ demise.
Page 3 girl is on page 11, but there are 2 even bigger diddies on page 5 – Sir Minty and wee Craigy’s coupons in all their hunnish glory.
Paul,
With regards to LC or he whose name cannot be spoken. Can any punishment be placed on the newco that was destined for the oldco? Is that in the SFA rules?
Arty on 13 June, 2012 at 11:48 said:
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Aye….and you can be guaranteed he’ll get THAT all wrong an’ all!
HH!
:-))
starry plough on 13 June, 2012 at 11:47 said:
He’s probably hiding out in murrays back pocket
paul67
you missed doncaster off your list. he has to go immediately
I hate to argue with a sitting Member of Parliament (nonsense, really, there is little in life which has ever given me more pleasure than baiting MP’s), but Ian Davidson really does need a big Dose of Reality today.
He wants Rangers fans consulted on where they will play.
First up, the arrogance in that is breathtaking, is it not? We will consult the Rangers unwashed horde, and based on what they say, that’s the decision Scottish Football will just have to accept, eah? They are, after all, Ra Peepil.
Curious to hear an MP talk in such terms. Funny, but I never heard him utter such democratic sentiments when the country was heading to war in Iraq, a matter of ever so slightly greater importance than the survival of Zombie FC.
Secondly, his suggestions about the choices open to Rangers need clarity.
He has talked about Rangers going to England, which demonstrates his complete lack of even the most basic understanding of what he is talking about. Even if the legalities could be overcome (they can’t), and the finance was there to do it (which it isn’t), there’s the small matter of whether even England would want them there, shame riddled, stained with the filth of their worst elements and with an arrogance bordering on egomania.
He goes even further, saying Rangers is a major employer in the area. That one has been covered elsewhere – there are less than 200 people working within the walls of Ibrox, and the closure of companies all around him employing far more than that have gone unremarked upon.
Where he really takes a step out of the blue and into the black is when he talks about the commercial benefits Rangers bring to other businesses in the area. If he has read the CVA proposal he will already know all about that; a trail of debt and destruction Nick Leeson would have been ashamed of.
Did people REALLY elect this guy? Did the Labour Party REALLY think this clown was a fit & proper person to be voting on issue of enormous importance, at a time of epochal global crisis?
Or is he an otherwise intelligent man, blinded by the light shining down on Rangers, illuminating everything that for years has been in the dark?
I am reminded, once more, of that fantastic film “The Lion in Winter”, where two of the main characters are discussing how men meet their end.
“You chivalric fool,” says one. “As if the way one fell down mattered.”
“When the fall is all there is,” says Richard, “it matters.”
Rangers are dead. Some dignity can yet be found in their leaving this world. They appear to have chosen another path.
Did theose that used to be rankers not have a strip launched a few weeks ago???
Hope the stupid huns kept the receipts.
Newco Oldco Loco,
POM
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 13 June, 2012 at 11:30 said:
WINNINGEMMELL 1003
Bitter?
Get Goram telt.
Celtic fans are never to be described as bitter.
That term is reserved for the bitter orange b……s whp once upon a time followfollowed the huns.
We,on the other hand,can best be described as AVID.
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theose = those
just too darn excited to spellcheck
POM
miki67
You’re hellufa sharp for AM time! I don’t get near that witty till midnight when I can lift the coffin lid. Guess who’s in it beside me this morning – all dressed in faded blue?
H H
Plaudits to Phil for his Rangers Tribute team scenario.
Suggestions?
The Bootleg Huns ?
The Scottish Football Hall of Shame Most Wanted Deck of Cards:
Ace of Spades………… Donald Findlay
Ace of Hearts…………..Sir David Murray
Ace of Diamonds……..Campbell Ogilvie
Ace of Clubs…………….Dave King
King of Spades………..Graham Souness
King of Hearts………….Walter Smith
King of Diamonds…….George Peat
King of Clubs……………The Daily Record
Queen of Spades……..Graham Souness
Queen of Hearts………Walter Smith
Queen of Diamonds…Terry Hurlock
Queen of Clubs……….Jabba
Ist Joker………………….Gordon Smith
2nd Joker…………………Craig Whyte
Etc.
Morning all.
Personally I think that the best outcome we can realistically expect is something like:
New Rangers (still sporting the name “Rangers” in some form) will be voted into the SPL with a 10 points deduction on each of their first three seasons.
New Rangers will have to settle all outstanding debts owed to other SPL clubs by Old Rangers.
New Rangers will agree to change the voting system on key matters as defined by the other 10 clubs (i.e. excluding Celtic).
The other clubs will vote to change the way in which TV and match revenues are distributed. The current TV contract(s) will be honoured by broadcasters on the basis of New Rangers’ inclusion in the SPL.
New Rangers will inherit some, but not all, of the key players from Old Rangers.
New Rangers will not be able to qualify for UEFA competitions in their first three years.
Should the investigation into dual contracts conclude that the rules were breached by Old Rangers, then any league titles or cup competitions “won” by Old Rangers in seasons where rules were breached would be declared void. They would not be awarded to the runners-up in each case, as it would be impossible to prove that the runners-up would have won the competition had Rangers either not broken the rules or not entered the competition.
HMRC will effect successful prosecutions against some former employees/directors of Old Rangers, who will be hit with appropriate punishments by the courts.
Celtic will win the SPL title next season.
Mon the LC,get them big tae’d out the game.
Trying to learn some Portuguese for my hols next week.
ir para casa você hunos
RALPH WALDO-ELLISON.
My apologies for being so remiss as to “blank” the suffix to your moniker.
My best wishes go to your son-I hope the revolutionary treatment you hinted at recently comes up trumps-and also to the rest of your family.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis
BigChips
With respect……..
James Forrest – I heard that muppet MP on shortbread this morning. He was clearly out of his depth and his lack of knowledge on the entire subject was staggering.
When asked about his opinion on where they should play he stated he was a rugby man and was happy to go with the fans’ view.
Frankly when apporached for the interview he should have stated that he was a rugby man and declined to comment.
There are far to many politcians operating in this country that seem like they would phone all their mates to say they were going to be on the radio and get a bit overexcited at the prospect.
Arty on 13 June, 2012 at 11:56 said:
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Wee Chico?
:-)
Vogue
This worked for me last year at breakfast time
Bom dia 2 cervejas por favor
…Obviously I would want them hit harder than all of that, including them losing their entire squad of players, not being in the SPL for many years, and Ibrox being demolished to make way for a super-casino, but I just can’t see the other clubs enforcing anything which will jeopardise their own corporate futures.
So rangers are essentially to become a tribute band:
Any suggestions of what their name should be?
Bomb Squad investigating a package at a Post Office Sorting Centre in Sheffield,it couldn’t be for …………
Over the past day, and no doubt for a few weeks hence, we have been discussing the fans wishes in regard to the Sevco Zombies.
We have talked about the pressure being brought upon Dundee Utd and Aberdeen. We have talked about Motherwell being nearly wholly fan owned. St Mirren may well be fan owned by the end of the week. We have also discussed how gate receipts are far more important to these clubs than a TV deal so listening to your customers is the first rule of business.
There is one group of fans we have not discussed and the principles we are applying to the above groups apply equally to them.
Rangers fans.
We are discussing how will vote what way making the assumption a vote will even take place.
Rangers fans overwhelmingly want to walk away from the SPL and start afresh, true to ra peepil it is not due to reasons of contrition but as a final GIRUY to the rest of this, reasons aside this is their feelings.
All this talk may rapidly become moot when Green’s PR realises there is a massive victory sitting there, a golden ticket into the hearts and minds of Ra Peepil, by telling the rest of us to eff off and die like they all believe we will should their orange hued pound not be in the SPL.
An application for a share transfer may never be made
I’m attending a leaving do soon and black suit is advised. Anybody know how short the left leg has to be?
H H
VOGUEPUNTER 1159
Changed days from the last time you went.
Then your phrasebook consisted of MATEUS ROSE,and it did ye fine…….
kitalba on 13 June, 2012 at 11:57 said:
lol Jim Farry never even got close to a face card :p
HH
Lager,so much more than just a breakfast drink.
VP-Where in Portugal you going ?
Trophies that should’ve been ours should be rightfully given back to us.
vp
Benfica, Vasca de Gama, two Unicer’s please mate.
Snake Plissken on 13 June, 2012 at 12:02 said:
How about Beyond the Grave