The premier business paper where Uefa is headquartered in Nyon, Tribune de Geneve, today ran an advert, paid for by public subscription, questioning the governance of Scottish football.
The advert asked readers to reference The Offshore Game report: Doing SFA for Fair Play and explained some of the issues governance, accountability and oversight in Scottish football. It reads:
“A report by The Offshore Game (TOG), an arm of The Tax Justice Network (TJN), has highlighted examples of poor SFA governance in respect of:
• A Commission established in 2012 by the Scottish Premier League to investigate the use of employee benefit trusts to reduce the tax paid to HMRC by an SFA member club where the SFA provided key testimony which is now being questioned.
• The processing of a UEFA Licence in 2011 by The SFA when Court Officers called to collect overdue tax from a member club between Champions League and Europa League qualifying games. Proving there were no overdue and unpaid taxes was a condition of granting then retaining a licence to compete in both UEFA competitions. The tax concerned was never paid!
• The SFA have neither commented on the TJN report nor attempted to address the issues it raises. The TJN has called for an independent review of the SFA to make it more accountable.
• A group of shareholders of Celtic PLC acting in terms of Resolution 12 of the Celtic PLC AGM of 2013, have been pressing the SFA for over two years for a satisfactory explanation of their administration of the UEFA licensing process in 2011. In the absence of any meaningful reply they have now taken up the case with the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.
The TOG report highlights the financial cost over a decade to the British Taxpayer in Millions of pounds. The cost to Scottish football in terms of the loss of trust placed in the SFA to govern the Scottish game with integrity is incalculable.
Football fans everywhere are invited to read this important report into the game in Scotland.”
Our game suffers from a perceived lack of oversight, accountability and governance; fundamental requirements in modern sport which have been painfully lacking across world football for decades. Uefa now have an opportunity to measure where Scottish football, and their own processes, are on these metrics.
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Lennon to Hibs??
Well done the resolutioners.
Watch out for the hsalkcab from the ..we are the doomed people.
Gianni is dirty
Hibs should go for Peter Houston or John Hughes
Congrats to the res 12 bhoys for getting the cheating out there . We can only hope that ,a result is forthcoming , and justice is served . Am I correct in thinking that fans of other clubs , were involved in the crowdfunding , if so , that again is a pleasing result . Can this be confirmed .
Are UEFA’s lawns well manicured?
HH!!
!!BADA BING!! on 1ST JUNE 2016 11:28 AM
Teams in Europe who played Oldco,might have lost prize money too
This is an interesting point that I haven’t seen too much info on.
Does anyone have a list of which European clubs might have been affected and how? It’s well know that Rangers went out straight away in each Euro competition in 2012 but did their involvement in those competitions affect other teams’ seeding etc? Has any similar situation ever happened before? What was the outcome?
The Celtic view suggestion was a wee exercise in bloody hindsight, to be honest I don’t think it will help that much now as it’s already in the hands of UEFA.
I think the main concern of the SFA and Scottish establishment is that the IFAB position will be compromised and this is why the meeja have been told to keep a lid on the Res12 and LNS stuff. It’s not all just about rangers, although they will and are trying to belittle these issues on old firm fans will do anything.
IFAB is Scotland’s main route onto the UEFA/FIFA gravey train.
I mean how else would a publicly shamed sectarian referee get such a high position on the premier UEFA referee committee ? Seriously.
My grammar is getting worse every year!
Ianbhoy929
I like this part.
“Lord Nimmo Smith’s reasonings were included in a report for an independent commission – they are entirely his view, albeit one based on extensive legal experience. His reasonings do not represent the view of company law.”
Company law = Scots law.
A football club, once incorporated, is indistinguishable in Scots Law from its corporate identity.
This is from the BBC in 2012.
Ibrox stadium
BBC Sport examines what comes after liquidation for Rangers after HMRC decided not to approve Charles Green’s Company Voluntary Arrangement offer.
Can Rangers newco get back in to the Scottish Premier League?
When the company is liquidated, its registrations with the Scottish Football Association and the Scottish Premier League will be terminated. The new company will not automatically inherit the old registrations.
The newco would have to request a transfer of Rangers’ share in the SPL. The SPL will then vote on whether to admit the newco to the top-flight. The SPL rules require eight of its member clubs to vote in favour of a share to be transferred to another company or club. This would require seven other SPL clubs to vote in favour of transferring the oldco’s share to the newco, since Rangers will have a vote.
Will the SPL issue any punishments to the newco?
This has been the subject of much debate recently. The SPL decided not to vote on rules introducing punishments for a prospective newco, because the situation has not yet arisen.
The SPL insists it will deal with each situation on its merits. However, it is likely that the SPL would seek to apply sanctions to a newco in an attempt to deter other clubs from following the same route. Sanctions could include a period of reduced income from media rights and sponsorship, a points deduction and restrictions on player transfers.
What if the application to transfer the SPL share fails?
If the SPL rejects the share transfer, the new club could then make an application to join the Scottish Football League. If successful, it would then apply for SFA membership. The new club can only apply for SFA membership when it has a competition to participate in. An opening would arise in the SFL if a club is promoted from the First Division to replace Rangers in the top flight.
All applications to the SFA are assessed on their merits. However, the SFA say any sanctions placed upon the oldco would be taken into consideration to act as a deterrent to other clubs following the same route. Additionally, the new club will not be able to participate in European competition for three years.
Who actually owns Rangers’ assets?
At present, Craig Whyte is the majority Rangers shareholder after Sir David Murray sold his shareholding to the Motherwell businessman for £1 in May 2011.
Paul Clark
Interview – Rangers joint administrator Paul Clark
Whyte currently holds a floating charge over Ibrox, Murray Park and the Albion Street car park, which were transferred to Liberty Corporate Limited in April. Liberty Corporate is Rangers’ parent company and its sole shareholder is another company known as Liberty Capital Limited, which is owned by Whyte and registered in the British Virgin Islands. Whyte’s father, Thomas Whyte, is the sole director of Liberty Corporate.
The floating charge is not guaranteed if the club is liquidated and could be subject to a legal challenge by the appointed liquidators.
Will the players all transfer to the newco?
Under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, all employees have the legal right to transfer to the new employer on their existing terms and conditions of employment and with all their existing employment rights and liabilities intact.
It could prove problematic for the newco to maintain the level of wages currently being paid to players if the club’s income is reduced. Similarly, employees are under no obligation to accept the terms of the transfer to the new company and can terminate their employment contracts.
Effectively, this means that when Rangers is liquidated, all current players would be free to seek new clubs and there would be no transfer fees due to the newco. However, there could be complications with player contracts under Fifa, Uefa and SFA regulations.
Can the newco buy players?
Technically, there are no restrictions on the new club purchasing players during allocated transfer windows as long as it holds an SFA licence.
However, the current club is under a transfer embargo for entering administration on 14 February and was also handed a 12-month transfer embargo by an SFA appeal tribunal for bringing the game into disrepute, which was set aside by the Court of Session in Edinburgh. The SFA appelate tribunal has still to meet to discuss what punishment should be handed down to Rangers.
The punishment would not automatically transfer to the newco, although the SFA has said any sanctions levied on the old club would have to be taken into consideration when assessing the newco’s application for SFA membership in order to deter other clubs from following the same route.
What happens to the club’s history?
The Rangers Football Club PLC is a public limited company registered in Scotland (company number: SC004276) and was incorporated on 27 May, 1899. When the current company is officially liquidated, all of its corporate business history will come to an end.
When this happened to Airdrieonians in 2002, all of the trophies, titles and records associated with the club were discontinued and a new club, Airdrie United FC, took over. Airdrieonians’ official history ended in 2002, then Airdrie United’s took over.
The answer lies principally in the eye of the beholder. Some supporters will view the new Rangers as the same Rangers, while others will feel the old Rangers no longer exist.
Can I also add Stewart Regan also states the future status of Rangers FC not only depends on the SFA Membership but the SPL Share being transferred to allow the new Rangers in to the SPL.
Well the SPL share was rejected & the new club failed to enter SPL = deed.
I also have an email from Charlotte Fakes & it clearly states from Neil Doncaster that he refers to the team as SEVCO. He would not say this in public because the KLAN would send him death threats.
I know I’ll get the usual-deserved-abuse for posting a link to the Daily Record,especially now that AWE NAW is back!
But…
Well done,Leigh. And,the main reason for the link,a very slimline version in the photo. So a double well done.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leigh-griffiths-wins-yet-another-8088753#tJWxtfBr6mYcpATl.97
Our game suffers from one problem, and always has:
Servile, bigoted wee Hun Monkeys in positions of influence manipulating the entire Scottish game for the benefit of one lumbering monstrosity of an archaic institution.
End the era of Hun Monkey rule. Free the Scottish game.
The famously litigious owner of Fiorentina did his nut when Fiorentina managed to lose ( on penalties ) to the Deady Bears in a 2008 UEFA Cup Semi Final .He publicly berated the Manager and the players for ” losing to such a team .”
Scorer of the winning penalty ? Nacho Side Letter Novo.
The BBC are a joke of an organisation & are now trying to back peddle.
How many games have they now showed involving Sevco ?
You really want to change their views ? Find a creditor who is Celtic minded to start shouting they want the money back if it’s the same club & then you’ll here them all squeal it’s a new club.
Not convinced of the tanks on lawn headline.
Seem to remember us having tanks under a marble staircase and that seems to have suffered zero damage.
There is so much corruption in what was a great sport.
DR RAMESH AND THE LOVE POTION on 1ST JUNE 2016 12:19 PM
Even if teams were done out of money for points,it could be a few quid,at that time maybe 3points @€150k….?
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As Uefa have the Swiss Fraud Squad and the FBI all over them at the moment I think it’s a perfect time to pitch up in a Sherman at their front door:))
Take notice? Why should they . It is corruption in Scotland . Celtic should have taken this up 4 years ago. They can still walk into next SFA meeting and bring it up. Easy ,, nothing to stop them. Or publishing it in Celtic View. Not the fans advert. But a statement saying we want corrupt officials charged . Titles given to proper clubs and financial compensation. But they will never do it. They are part of the scam. And are stringing res12 guys along.
Canamalar.
From your post I understand that
1. The shareholders have submitted res12 to UEFA (not Celtic).
2. Far from being ready to make a pronouncement, Celtic are in fact, back to considering their position.
Is my understanding correct? And if so this appears to represent yet more backsliding from the board, despite what appears to be assurances given to the res12 guys and as pronounced by winnings on this site.
Am I right to tie in the boards backsliding with the closure of the ST renewal window or is it just me?
NA
Can someone remind me again how a corrupt individual like Campbell Ogilvie is now a UEFA delegate ?
SOUTHOFTUNIS
Ah,but…
Which Fiorentina was it that lost?
Is there not some similarity in the “Renaissance” of each club,if you’ll pardon the pun?
A group of “Rangers” fans have set up a petition for Disney to apologise for their negative depiction of Huns in their children’s classic animated film Mulan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64
A spokesman for the group said that the petition was gaining momentum and that there was indeed a groundswell of support from within Disney’s own organisation with signatures from Captain Hook, Scar, Stinky Pete the Prospector and various other assorted baddies.
More to follow follow…
I assume James Wolffe the new Scottish Lord advocate is the same James Wolffe QC who represented Sevco in their case v Green recently?
I do feel sorry for the Res 12 boys.
In your opinion are Celtic complicit in this scam since 2012 ?
If your answer is No then why are they allowing shareholders to take the fight to UEFA ?
HENR1K
Clue…
http://photobucket.com/images/masonic%20handshake
Btw,thanks for that repost the other night. It has been forwarded upon request to a fair few CQNers.
HH
Paul67 etal.
How long does it take to liquidate a company,and can you buy any part of a business?.
I’ll have to keep my eyes open for a jewellery shop that has hit hard times and buy all the gold in the shop by offering them £1..
OLDTIM67
Try Swindon,mate. After their takeover of a rival left them with too many branches locally,they’ve opened one as a clearance outlet!
Hen1rik,
Our club is owed £40K but the Plc are not Celtic minded enough
BOBBY MURDOCHS CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS at 12:35.
You could be on the money there I forgot about this video with Turnbull Hutton.
Scroll to 50 seconds & TH is asked rail roaded by who & you can just hear the faint reply in the background saying by who the masons.
http://youtu.be/Al64cnSZZH0
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 1ST JUNE 2016 12:42 PM
True.
I still think that there is mileage in a Celtic View advert, to intellectually arm and all(bold) Celtic Supporters.
The Board could prove their credentials by sponsoring such an add…………
………….or not.
Remember ghuys there is a five year time bar.
However if fraud is found there is no time bar on police investigating criminal behaviour.
Loops,a bit cryptic in my 1239 post.
To explain,Poundland have a clearance outlet in Swindon.
I expect that they accept groats and tanners.
HENRIK
Excellent spot!
CANAMALAR
HMRC operate a similar policy. Where there is intention to deceive,time bars do not come into the equation.
BMCUW ….
ACF Fiorentina !
Neganon2,
We are waiting on the Plc to make their move, we have no idea whether that move will support or quash our request for an investigation, they do not share their agenda or intentions with us. They only share their reservations.