The Scottish Premier League has acted with clarity, issuing a statement today that they have instructed an inquiry into the alleged non-disclosure of payments to the league by Rangers since the inception of the SPL on 1 July 1998.
The SPL statement refers to rules to “impose a prohibition on players receiving payments for playing football or participating in an activity connected with football except where such payments are made in accordance with a form of contract approved by the SPL and require that all such contracts are submitted to the SPL within 14 days of being entered into.”
They helpfully link to The Rules of the SPL, which is sure to be one of the most read regulation documents in the world this week.
Compare and contrast this action with the goings-on at the Scottish Football Association.
SFA chief executive, Stewart Regan, told Scotland on Sunday the association president, Campbell Ogilvie, is “heavily conflicted” on the subject of the investigation into Rangers and as such would not be a party to conclusions, saying, “Campbell won’t play any part in any meeting, discussion or conclusion on any activities surrounding Rangers”.
It would, of course, be helpful for Mr Ogilvie to tell his SFA colleges exactly what went on when he was general secretary and director of Rangers. His evidence should be an integral part of the investigation, unless his memory is less effective than fellow ex-Rangers director, Hugh Adam.
Regan spent some of last week dismissing demands for a comment on allegations that Rangers have improperly registered football players for over a decade by suggesting matters concerning the club were under investigation, headed by Lord Nimmo Smith, which is due to report this week. However, it appears that Nimmo Smith’s secret terms of reference do not include the most important question surrounding the club. On the subject of improper registration, Regan said, “The board will meet to discuss it within a week or maybe slightly longer. Very, very quickly the board will get together to consider the facts.”
Scotland on Sunday’s Tom English induced a variety of reactive quotes from Regan. Asked if the SFA would hold an inquiry into Rangers contracts, he said, “That will depend on the board’s view of the facts and what information is there. The situation is changing daily and new information is emerging all the time. We’ve got our hands on certain pieces of information and we’re exploring it and we’re asking for further information. By the time the board meets we will have a fuller picture and if it’s the board’s opinion that they want a fuller investigation then that will be an option. If they feel they have enough facts to draw some conclusions then that will be their decision.”
So now we know that Lord Nimmo Smith’s report is likely to ignore the main issue surrounding Rangers. Without SFA clarification, we can only guess it will address the Fit and Proper suitability of Craig Whyte to own a football club, surely a complete waste of resources.
We also know that the association might still decide against investigating the evidence of Hugh Adam, The Sun newspaper, and various other journalists, that second contracts exist.
The SFA cannot be dragged along behind the story like this. Like the SPL, it should issue an early statement of intent to investigate the serious allegations made about Rangers during their president’s time on the club’s board.
Step up, Mr Regan.
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Thursday 5th
The Welfare sent for me today to inform me of my father being taken ill to hospital. Tried to get me to crawl for a special visit with my family. I was distressed about my father’s illness but relieved that he has been released from hospital. No matter what, I must continue.
I had a threatening toothache today which worried me, but it is gone now.
I’ve read Atkins’ statement in the Commons, Mar dheá! (Atkins pledged that the British government would not budge an inch on its intransigent position.) It does not annoy me because my mind was prepared for such things and I know I can expect more of such, right to the bitter end.
I came across some verse in Kipling’s short stories; the extracts of verses before the stories are quite good. The one that I thought very good went like this:
The earth gave up her dead that tide,
Into our camp he came,
And said his say, and went his way,
And left our hearts aflame.
Keep tally on the gun butt score,
The vengeance we must take,
When God shall bring full reckoning,
For our dead comrade’s sake.
‘I hope not,’ said I to myself. But that hope was not even a hope, but a mere figure of speech. I have hope, indeed. All men must have hope and never lose heart. But my hope lies in the ultimate victory for my poor people. Is there any hope greater than that?
I’m saying prayers — crawler! (and a last minute one, some would say). But I believe in God, and I’ll be presumptuous and say he and I are getting on well this weather.
I can ignore the presence of food staring me straight in the face all the time. But I have this desire for brown wholemeal bread, butter, Dutch cheese and honey. Ha!! It is not damaging me, because, I think, ‘Well, human food can never keep a man alive forever,’ and I console myself with the fact that I’ll get a great feed up above (if I’m worthy).
But then I’m struck by this awful thought that they don’t eat food up there. But if there’s something better than brown wholemeal bread, cheese and honey, etcetera, then it can’t be bad.
The March winds are getting angry tonight, which reminds me that I’m twenty-seven on Monday. I must go, the road is just beginning, and tomorrow is another day. I am now 62 kgs and, in general, mentally and physically, I feel very good.
Tansey (Inverness just booked) for a challenge v D Utd
Samaras to blame ?.
Anybody watch the QPR documentary shown on BBC last night?
I’m just through the first half hour and it’s like a London version of the Sopranos.
Ard Macha
thank you.
Should have added -yellow card for Tansey
Sammi you are a cheat !.
prestonpans bhoys
It’ll be the same as buying tickets for Hampden on line mate. Those are the sections available first but if you want Broomloan 2,3 or 4 you would need to buy them from the ticket office.
Paddy G
xxx
Utd denied a stonewaller.
haha, get it *censored* roond ye Houston.
::hopes for two exceptional rants post match::
good evening cqn
stringer bell 21 00
RS nds Chick Young is a St Mirren supporter,and im the Queen of Sheeba
PeteTheBeat
Watched it last night, was an interesting watch. Similar style to Moneyball but without actors. Shows how much pressure a manager can be under and explains why some of them lose their cool on the sidelines. How they managed to do what they did with some of those guys in charge is amazing.
hamiltontim on 5 March, 2012 at 21:09 said:
Think you are right although Miss Prestonpans is happy that I’m no where near BF1 since I had a mini invasion of the “no mans land” between us and them when we scored our second goal to put us 2-1 up.
Almost got lifted!!!
whitecrook tim on 5 March, 2012 at 21:12 said:
good evening cqn
stringer bell 21 00
RS nds Chick Young is a St Mirren supporter,and im the Queen of Sheeba
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Sheeba sounds like a lucky guy – good luck to you both :-)))))))
Why are you lot on here being so callous towards poor wee ranger waingers?
According a hun i spoke to they have done nothing wrong…in a footballing sense…its an adminstrative (no not ADMINSTRATION) and paperwork issue…what is it you want from the gers?
Just lay off them for pity’s sake!
They are the People don’t ja know…
pete the beat-taped it mate,looks interesting.
PoppyScotland has just tweeted confirmation that they are NOT a Rangers FC creditor.
whitecrook tim on 5 March, 2012 at 21:12 said:
good evening cqn
stringer bell 21 00
RS nds Chick Young is a St Mirren supporter,and im the Queen of Sheeba
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Welcome aboard your majesty!
Almost got to me tonight. I have learned to let he radio nonsense bounce off me most of the time.
HT-careful mate,you will be saying soon that wumman presenters/interviewers have no place in football:>
keepfiringthembulletscsc
prestonpans bhoys on 5 March, 2012 at 21:14 said:
Hence the reason that I’ll be going and buying mine over the counter tomorrow!
BF3…. which keeps me away from those in both the Govan Stand AND the West Enclosure.
Probably best, all things considered :-))
I always like QPR – Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh, Gerry Francis, Les Ferdinand etc. They were really unlucky not to be champions in 1976.
I also liked their ground. It felt like you could jump over the wall and take a quick corner.
Pity that they have ‘Rangers’ in their name, though.
see this on twitttttttter
Let The People Sing@LTPS1888
Close
Rangers have kept the money from the sale of Poppy’s sold at Ibrox – Tomorrow’s Daily Record.
BigJoeTwiiting
Headline from Jaba and Jackson tomorrow will probably read along the lines of – Celtic to blame for Rangers not paying over funds to Poppy Appeal
!!Bada Bing!! Kano 1000 on 5 March, 2012 at 21:18 said:
Are you mad!!??
Clearly you haven’t met the good lady looking over my shoulder as I type :-)))
@poppyscotland: @charleslavery we can confirm that Poppyscotland is not a creditor of Rangers FC. Hope that helps clear things up
MWD
Prestonpans Bhoy BF5 IS next to the Blue Disorder, near the corner of the Govan Stand. I got a ticket for BF4 today.
@poppyscotland: Seem to be some unfounded rumours circulating on twitter tonight. To confirm, Poppyscotland is not a creditor of Rangers FC
Just been tweeted by poppy Scotland
Tom McLaughlin on 5 March, 2012 at 21:16 said:
PoppyScotland has just tweeted confirmation that they are NOT a Rangers FC creditor.
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so Rangers have misappropriated money by letting their fans think they were donating to a ‘poppy’ charity
Tom McLaughlin on 5 March, 2012 at 21:16 said:
PoppyScotland has just tweeted confirmation that they are NOT a Rangers FC creditor.
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Voluntary donations,not a set debt,did the
huns hand over any money?
Rangers owe Dunfermline money
Dunfermline say they may vote no to newco
Rangers pay Dunfermline money
Dunfermline vote ?!?! to newco
Bribery at work….?
Topper of a goal from Johnny Russell for 3-0 Utd.
If you get a chance to watch the goals again, watch the ‘tackle’ attempt out wide before Russell gets the ball – cracker.
Obviously Poppy Scotland CAN’T be creditors, even a halfwit like me knows that.
I was only relaying what had been said
How crooked does this idea look now that Scottish football needs the huns?
It is an absolute disgrace that the Scottish media keep peddling this line telling us the football,outside Celtic,are in dire straits as it is without the hun being relegated.
Its disgusting to the point of thinking that certain people in or behind Scotlands mainstream media obviously must have either a vested interest which they continue to deny or that they themselves have something to hide,perhaps not to the extent of benefitting from their complicity,although that wouldnt surprise but for something far more important,their integrity to the outside world.
In what world do you think you can get away with telling grown adults their much loved football scene is in a present state of wreckage before a wrecking ball hits and not expect them to ready reckon for themselves that yon potential wrecking ball
has actually been the cause of the present state of the game as it sits at the moment?
It does not take a genius and is now the responsibility of the msm to analyse the havoc the huns have wreaked on Scottish football with the tax avoidance scams.
As the Battered Bunnet rightly asks,just what do we do about it?
Rogueleader is right,liquidation is a sideshow.
My thoughts go immediately to the compensation issue which every club affected by the huns calculated and systematic cheating have a case to pursue and thats before you start on european competition.
Stripping titles? geeza break,thats a no brainer which doesnt even deserve debate,how much money have clubs lost out on because of these EBTs and similar scams previous?
A massive scandal is unfolding and the clubs affected by the huns cheating need to stick together,divide and conquer is about to be played against these clubs,I dont know what will happen but Celtic and the support,at each turn needs to show everybody we will impose a sanction of our own if clubs succumb to the ancient tactic.
We cant accept the parachute,we cant accept the spl investigation to come up null,we cant accept the SFA not investigating further back,titles must be stripped.
All clubs must cut their cloth and not be hostages of fortune to Sky like weve been forced to under the huns years of cheating but even this alone,the Sky deal palaver is an elastoplast on a terminal wound and hell mend the media for whitewashing the problem with this tv deal idea which seems an unrealistic and suspect contract in the first place.
Prestonpans Bhoy. Police and Steward (Celtic) searched me 3 times before I even reached the turnstyle. Steward told me that he was allowed to search me as he was in the SIA. Told him that unless he showed me that authority I could care less if he was in the CIA. Guess that’s why the polis searched me the other 2 times. Absolute a..holes
Could it be that they weren’t giving money in the first place?
Or is this story just BS?
Think they’ve got enough on their plate anyway lol
Hail hail
Was the Gordon who played for hibs n huns not an Edinburgh jury? Like a jukebox he had to be coin operated to play…its hit or miss…don’t think i hit the board wae that yin…
Leave it out with these nonsensical poppy rumours. There is plenty of valid stuff. The poppy nonsense will only be picked up by some Red Top to show how desperate we are to have every ounce of our pound of flesh and will be used against us. No need to clutch at straws when haystacks abound.
JJ
Doh a charity can’t be a creditor can it?
Daft bhoy apologies I’ll go back to sleep
Vincent the parrot mascot mentioned on Hail Hail radio
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Celtic+Mascots
HAIL HAIL
Jungle Jim
Aye – giant haystacks.
grip n grapple cfc
Tickets for CIS final arrived yet ?
Mate in wok ordered from Website last Tuesday got them last week.
I ordered mine over the phone earlier last Monday nothing yet.