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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No statement from Celtic ?
The tanks on the lawn have little ammunition. No show without punch.
Disappointed. Again.
HEN1RIK on 1ST JUNE 2016 12:20 PM
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Great post. Not sure if it was a re-post, but a fantastic summary nonetheless.
I have always personally felt that the whole “membership” issue was key to dispelling the survival myth. The Rangers (IL) membership was not transferred. Sevco applied and was granted an Associate Membership (from memory), to allow them to play Brechin City (which was a farce in itself, and why other clubs like Spartans etc have not taken legal advice on this I don’t know – fear factor/intimidation again?).
Now I couldn’t give a rats ar5e whether it was the holding company or the club that hold the membership (I assume it’s the club), but that is irrelevant when it was not transferred anyway. a NEW membership was granted to a NEW club.
WE know this, THEY know this, the SMSM know this, the SFA know this, the SPFL know this, yet still the lies persist for fear of social unrest.
Only in Scotland.
In your opinion do you think the AD in the SWISS paper was needed if Celtic would have took the fight to UEFA first ?
Quite honestly I see no outcome to the Res12 saga, successful, or, otherwise, unless the SFA admits that it was wrong – it won’t do it.
Of course it is unfair, but then so is life.
TANKS ON THE LAWNS OF UEFA
Tanks got their name, from the fact that the development project during WW1 was very hush hush and the project was codenamed “Water Carrier”. Workers on the project shortened this to “Tank” and the name stuck.
Really?ididntknowthat CSC
Tremendous effort by all concerned to get this far, and they deserve thanks for all of their efforts to date, and our continued support.
Septic tanks go UNDER the lawn ;)
Think of a word that rhymes with TANK(S).
HH!!
Mats…,
UEFA have the power to investigate and audit, the SFA do not have the power to refuse any UEFA action.
Life sometimes throws up nice little surprises too.
I’m thinking that the social unrest threat was more to do with the SFA’s ticket onto the gravey train through IFAB. And how unhappy they’d be if that was compromised.
Everyone at the SFA has a ticket including our own, that is a powerful motive when it comes down to brass tacs, integrity or gravey ?
THE JOHNATRON on 1ST JUNE 2016 1:00 PM
If you remember correctly when old Rangers were legally in administration on the 29th of July Charles Green applied for the name change 2 days after this game on the 31st.
Another entity faced Brechin before Green changed the name.
I also have a screenshot of the new Rangers website stating it’s Sevco Scotland trading as Rangers.
A conditional membership was created so that game could go ahead.
Why would the same club need to apply to gain entry to a league they were already a member of ?
They all know it’s a new club but will never admit it but if a creditor starts making noises then just watch them change their tune.
When a club incorporates it becomes one and the same i.e synonymous meaning & when that club ceases so does the company.
Scots Law kills the company is separate BS.
Thanks to all the members of The Celtic Res12tance.
HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE on 1ST JUNE 2016 1:03 PM.
I didn’t know that either. Did workers on the project also cut the sleeves off their jumpers and hey ho Tank Tops were born.
Happy first day of Summer to all, well apart from any huns that buy Swiss Newspapers.
HH.
Canamalar,
Thanks for the response.
So we actually do not believe that Celtic will make a statement?
Isn’t that contrary to lots of posts on cqn telling us it was imminent etc?
Now that season book renewal time is over have the Celtic cusp port been placed back in its box (at the back of the bus)?
I was reading the cqn article on how well the season book sales had gone and the “massive” waiting list. Felt I was just reading the Celtic view.
Cqn. Lazy journalism?
Hi Paul67,
Excellent piece.
Well done to all involved, a highly professional, consise yet to the point article.
It is a highly significant and relevant indictment of Scottish Football.
IANBHOY929 @ 11:34 AM,
Well done for keeping the pressure on…
“The company that owned Rangers went into liquidation, but the club and assets were bought out of administration before the company was liquidated, therefore this report is factually correct.
We were referring to the football team here and not the company that formerly owned it. We frequently refer to the liquidation of the company that owned Rangers when reporting on business and financial matters
What an absolute crock that is, you must be very disappointed that our National Broadcaster who has an obligation for Communicating information in a truthfull and even handed manner can MANUFACTURE this blatant nonsense.
The excuse it by saying we’re sports so we can make this stuff up, of course if we were dealing with business or finiancial matters we’d need to be accurate.
What patent nonsense.
Firstly he refers to Rangers as a Company and a Club and a Team, obviously to muddy the waters and convince the hard of thinking.
I could spend hours on this getting the Facts to blow this away… but I haven’t got hours and Wiser folk than I have already done it to detail and clarify things much better.
Firstly the Company that owned Rangers FC.
Well that was the major shareholder Rangers FC Group Limited. This was controlled by Craig Whyte and was not sold off.
Secondly the Club, this was Rangers FC PLC, incorporated as SC003487. It was never sold while in administration. If one was to believe the nonsensical approach of the BBC Rangers Football Club would be allowed to have assets but not debts. The idea that you can buy a Football Club but ignore that Club’s debtors and creditors is a nonsense.
Why wouldn’t every Football Club just sell itself at the end of every Season, sell the Club, dump the debts and creditors and carry on to the next Season regardless, absolutely ludacrious.
Not to mention the fact that Rangers Newco Football Club were playing, when the original Rangers FC was still in the SPL and was a member of the SFA.
Thirdly the Team.
The team are the Footballers that represent the Club, right. So how come the Players could go and play for other Clubs and why would the players that represented Newco have to TUPE over from Rangers to the Newco.
Very poor from the BBC.
Hail Hail
GREENPIÑATA
Recently found some photos of my sister’s wedding in 1977.
I was 17 and proudly wearing my new tank top.
Went with the ingot, the shirt collar like a hang glider, and the Oxford Bags :)
JEEEEEEEEZZZZ!!!
Thedecadethattasteforgot CSC
Neganon2,
From my reading of correspondence there will be no statement from the Plc, they are afraid of imagined consequences.
Ianbhoy929
You should have asked him what a club is & i guarantee you he would not have answered.
Paul67
Those tanks on the UEFA Lawn. Could you ask Peter to load the shells with a little more than puff powder.
Fine and dandy showing your strength but if you are unwilling to fire in earnest then it is a pointless show of weakness.
Are Celtic going to grow a set here or are they just maneuvering their sights to blindside the resolutioner’s and the shareholders who backed them?
And why is there still a reticence to support to put the full backing and power of the club behind the Resolution?
MWD
Well Done Bhoys, Takes big ones and lots of Drive to do what you do. Keep at em.
KLV
tonydonnelly67 on 1st June 2016 11:47 am
The company that owned Rangers went into liquidation, but the club and assets were bought out of administration before the company was liquidated, therefore this report is factually
Ehhhhh! What was the name of the company who owned Rangers?
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Yeah – they never seem to give us that information!
And why would the club AND assets have to be bought? Surely the club owned the assets, so buying the club would give you the assets, no…..?
Good to see the Ad make its debut. Given the amount of reference to the offshore game report, I assume there’s been a few drafts, unless we knew that report was in progress.
What happens next?
Firstly well done on Res 12 advert.
Secondly, having followed this over the past while on CQN, I was of the opinion that the PLC would be making a statement almost simultaneously. Have they backtracked on this or have I been fooled again.
The tweet from Only an Excuse shows the ignorance on Res 12 where they think it all about the Huns, when in fact it’s about the SFA and governance, or to be more accurate lack of it.
Canamalar
Am I correct in remembering that assurances were made on CQN that the club would make a statement to coincide with the report being sent to Geneva?
Who provided those assurances and via which conduit were they given?
MWD
A more legible scan
https://twitter.com/MinogueTom/status/737937779196334080
Gents,
I am not versed in legal matters, however having read CQN I am aware of the hurdles and obstacles in placing a ” simple” statement in a Scottish newspaper.
It seems to be a legal minefield.
I would imagine that Celtic PLC will follow advice from their legal team. Hypothetically, how many of us disregard any legal advice we are given ?
This is not condoning the PLC’ s actions or lack of action , however it is probably the reality. Imo any meaningful actions will subsequently be down to shareholders and supporters who are prepared to put their heads above the parapet.
They deserve our thanks and continued support.
HH.
http://www.pressreader.com/bookmark/iyvSwDexbSAvgr4HpwnFvynRRJDGTwFN_sWA83H6wBI1/PageView
MWD
CQN’s Columbo
Columbo was my dear Mum’s favourite.
She’d have liked you too pal.
MrIntegrityCSC
Keep asking those difficult questions bud.
HH jamesgang
http://scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1961&newsCategoryID=3&newsID=16344
The Scottish FA has appointed Sheriff Principal Edward F Bowen CBE QC to chair the independent commission into the events after the William Hill Scottish Cup final.
The announcement was made to the members of the Scottish FA at its Annual General Meeting this morning. The Sheriff Principal will establish the commission immediately with the remit to provide a report into the security and risk management procedures deployed in regard to the pitch incursions at full-time.
Resolution 6 obliges members to declare to the Scottish FA the identity of the club’s ultimate beneficial owner and to permit the governing body to publish the details disclosed under an amendment to Article 11.1.
This was a response to work with Scottish Government, the SPFL and Supporters Direct Scotland on the Working Group on Supporter Involvement in Football and the resolution provides enhanced transparency around the ultimate beneficial owners of clubs.
Fans involvement helping to provide transparency, we need more
MWD,
Simple answer is, I don’t honestly remember.
Greenpinata,
Taking legal advice is always down to how predisposed you are to agree with that advice and if it suits your agenda, there have been quite a few legal opinions offered on this and the Plc’s chosen position is only one of those, it suits their agenda and is the least onerous on them, when legal opinion tells you to do nothing. You either want that or you don’t, if you don’t you ask around.
In their case it’s not about being right or wrong it’s about responsibility and how to shirk it.
Remember, shareholders have been cheated here and the Plc will do nothing about it because they chose a legal opinion that advocates doing nothing.
Neganon2 you really are tiresome, I’m sure you are an intelligent guy but you bore the pants of me, I’m quite sure a lot of what you write is accurate but I’m your delivery turns me right off. I am not the board’s biggest fan but can’t hold a candle to you. As someone asked do you get any pleasure at all supporting Celtic? I know the Res 12 guys are’nt exactly enamoured with the board , why not join them share some ideas – Christ do something constructive for a change. H H Hebcelt
Res 12 is about the huns….. all of them including the SFa.. But it is something to keep malcontents happy while the board count the new season book money. The board are happy to let it fizzle out rather than tell the supporters to f**K off , which is what they want
Lionroars67,
Another legal name to add weight to a investigation that has no relavence in law into very limited parameters for the next whitewash.
Joke
MOONBEAMSWD on 1ST JUNE 2016 1:29 PM
As as been said already keep asking those questions
Tanks on the lawn made me laugh, i have seen no tanks yet
Internet bambots such as Rangers tax case, Charlotte fakes, phil macgiollabhain, Paul McConville, Paul Brennan et al, a long list, have supplied the best Armour for a tank to fire, the weaponry has been honed and engineered to do maximum damage, all we need is a Chief at our institution in paradise to order the tanks onto the lawn and fire
getthetanksonthelawn. CFC
LIONROARS67 on 1ST JUNE 2016 1:53 PM
The Tanks no matter how well honed and engineered need to target the right targets no matter how well dug in and hard to hit that they are.
HH.
Dear Mr Regan,
Please tell us why you did not commission coco the clown to chair that joke of an inquiry, then everyone could have joined in with the fun that appears to be reserved for the SFA executive.
There were meny breaches of the rules and security procedures from before the game even kicked off yet you are interested in investigating only one of the breaches.
GREENPINATA on 1ST JUNE 2016 1:59 PM
The targets are obvious and easy to identify………………. deary me
The SFA should have been targeted first 3 years ago, follow how Wee Fergus case on Cadette was done
Wee Fergus knew how to use the tanks
HEN1RIK on 1ST JUNE 2016 12:31 PM
Can someone remind me again how a corrupt individual like Campbell Ogilvie is now a UEFA delegate ?
Freemasonry.
JimmynotPaul
There was a delay in getting the finalised submission to CFC as it was posted by solicitors and not emailed at the end of last week.
Monday was a Bank Holiday and therefore no post.
The submission arrived yesterday not Friday as anticipated. Thus the delay.