I see several “fans’ groups” are engaged on the subject of our old friend, Juninho, who played around 13 games for Celtic eight years ago and benefited from an Employee Benefit Trust before and during his time at the club.
Can you believe this is where their focus is?
As Sir David Murray and a gaggle of his former directors will tell you, there is nothing illegal in EBTs, it’s the undeclared second contracts the football authorities have a problem with. Juninho’s EBT was not subject to any contract or side letter whatsoever. Moreover, our then chairman, Brian Quinn, regarded EBTs with suspicion and instructed the club to declare Juninho’s to the Revenue. Celtic even paid tax on money paid to the EBT.
The SFA and SPL, and every journalist in Scotland interested in getting a story right, are fully aware of the facts.
I suppose running with this beats looking at links between Green and Whyte. Keep up the good work, guys!
And for the record, stripping titles is not the ultimate sanction, not by the length of Argyle St.
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P67
re EBT & Dual Contracts, what are the chances of:
1. Celtic FC or
2. well to do shareholders or
3. all 26,000 of us who bought in way back in the Fergus days
taking the SFA to court on the basis of up to 5 years of CL monies did not benefit the club at a time when qualifying was not a pre-requisite?
We want our titles back?
We want our money back?
Time to apply a big size 11 on the throat of the whole damned lot of the cheats that stopped our club flourishing when we were in the fast lane…….
hhplc
Superiority is always detested.
Baltasar Gracian.
On Yersel Balty ma man…ya mad proto-existentialist…
Andy Coyle@STV_Andy
Sir David Murray expected to make statement on Rangers EBTs later today.
I take a completely contrary view to those advocating the Club should comment on Juninho’s EBT.
If the SFA and/or SPL have any query with the issue they should ask Celtic and Celtic should answer them.
Pandering to crackpot’s and cranks on the likes of Follow Follow and even less credible sites (I understand they do exist) by responding to their made up dung is the road to madness in my view.
SwanseaBhoy
Mark Benstead @markbenstead
V interesting, open stuff from Alex McLeish regarding #rangers and ebts. Hear from him on #ssn later.
They have sold 35,000 season tickets but they can’t be used for the East Fife game.
Pay as you go £35.00 X 35000 (at least) = £1,225,000 cash at the turnstyle.
Result.
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon on 6 August, 2012 at 12:00 said:
>>>>>>>>
looks like you lot had a grand time!
HH !
hailhailplc on 6 August, 2012 at 12:54 said:
While I think in principle we’re due it, I think we’d be hard pressed to get it.
It’s UEFA we’d need to get it from anyway, as they’re the ones that paid it out.
So we approach UEFA where the payments came from, they contact SFA for allowing Rangers to field ineligable players, they try to get it back from Rangers.
It’s a mess that would be blocked and counter blocked at every turn, and would probably end up costing us mroe in lawyers fees than we’d gain.
Why would Celtic want to comment on hun inspired innuendo and rumour? They would never stop commenting if they had to respond every time they come up with a new one. Let them stew in it, give them enough rope…
Weeminger
Have a word wi’ Pomphteys first!
:0)
Pomphrey’s obviously.
anywhere in Pennicuik,Bonnyrigg,area showing game on Wednesday,Calderwood Bar Bonnyrigg not got it (bsr ta anyway).Thanks.
Silence is golden!
Just ask the sheepies.
Can anyone shed any light on the objection posted to having Rangers FC Group Ltd dissolved. This is Whyte’s company that owned 85% of oldco.
It sounds like they are all coming out of the woodwork having got their stories straight.
Orchestrated?
Philbhoy
£15 a ticket tomorrow for adults, £10 for those who qualify for a discount. That will be most of the huns right enough…
Was Joe Jordan just up for ESPN photocall or for business as well?
Eurochamps67 on 6 August, 2012 at 12:27 said:
Afternoon all.
Can anyone recommend a good lawyer in Hamilton/ EK area for family stuff, house title deeds, will etc?
Thanks in advance,
————–
I can’t remember the name but I used a place just along from St Mary’s Church a few years ago. Very patient and helpful.
Snake Plissken
Not surprised, considering the number of meetings they have had at hotels in Edinburgh.
Can see Fergus calling an inquiry for when he was in charge with regards dual contracts. The bunnet to return with a bang?
Only by logging in can I get access to the secret that is page 4…
Snake Plissken on 6 August, 2012 at 13:08:
It always has been orchestrated. First the silence and now the misinformation. Why break silence now? I would imagine that there might be a result from the FTT soon.
Orchestrated?
So far, since last thursday, we’ve had:
Smith interview (can’t understand it, death of football, punished enough yadda yadda)
Three supporters associations of some old club making a joint statement today
Alex McLeish interview ref EBTs today
David Murray statement expected today.
Let’s keep a running list that might throw light on the orchestrator if there is one.
Be interesting to see the topic, tone and rhetoric from the MSM bampots this week. look out for common phrases and we might get an idea of who is ‘on song’
kdc
The return of the Minty One, this should be interesting…
How funny is it going to be when Sevco disappear after the share issue and leave rangers with a mammoth wage bill it cannot pay…
Francisco Sandaza could seal a contract with Rangers after being offered a deal worth £1m.
Rangers have tabled a four year deal for the ex-St Johnstone forward worth £250,000 a year, after tax.
Sandaza has been a free agent since leaving Perth in the summer and has had a number of offers across the continent, including a contract with a Belgian club which he turned down last week.
The Spanish striker is now bound for Glasgow to finalise the £5000-a-week contract with Rangers.
It cannot be a coincidence that all these guys are coming out of the woodwork.
ASonofDan
I thought it was obvious that I was kidding!
Sorry mate!
kdc on 6 August, 2012 at 13:14 said:
Don’t forget Billy Dodds at the weekend with his ” I was owed money by rangers when I left rangers, my advisors agreed to take the sum after tax in an EBT” defence.
I find 35000 very hard to believe.
The circling of the EBT wagon is interesting, youd think as individuals they have taken legal advice either from their respective PFA reps or their respective lawyers, if they havent well maybe they should consider it before they make comments that may, just may come back in the not too distant future to haunt them.
saltires en sevilla on 6 August, 2012 at 12:23 said:
I’m going on that one with ma bhoy. Gonna be a long day on wednesday as there ain’t no point in goin to bed tuesday night .
•-:¦:-•** -:¦:- sparkleghirl :¦:-.•**• -:¦:-• on 6 August, 2012 at 13:21
sparkle id find 3500 hard to believe,
but lets remember the difficulties that mob have historically had in giving out correct figures..
So far, since last thursday, we’ve had:
Smith interview (can’t understand it, death of football, punished enough yadda yadda)
Three supporters associations of some old club making a joint statement today
Alex McLeish interview ref EBTs today
David Murray statement expected today.
Don’t forget Billy Dodds at the weekend with his ” I was owed money by rangers when I left rangers, my advisors agreed to take the sum after tax in an EBT” defence.
Che on 6 August, 2012 at 13:26 said:
Do they pay VAT on ST installments? If so, presumably they wouldn’t want to be inflating the figures they give to the Revenue.
FAO, Ryan O’D,
Can you ask Davie King the make and model of the gps that he had on his golf cart. Quite liked the look of that one.
Ta, mate
weeminger
I see your point, but we need to keep the momentum up and use this situation to finally nail the cheating, connivance and behind-closed-doors techniques that were used to keep us down for so many years….
…never again, will they feel justified in calling us paranoid….
RATBAGS, every single one of them
hhplc
Ryan O’D,
ok mate , I think it was a Golf Buddy.
re the sudden burst from ranks re EBTs
is a jugement imminent? hmmmmm
hhplc