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Topping’s who knew what when?

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In his Q&A session with the Daily Record yesterday, outgoing SPFL chairman, Ralph Topping touched on the subject of who knew what when, regarding Rangers slide into liquidation saying:

“There wasn’t one single person ever who envisaged this case happening. You tell me who pointed out that this was going to happen – did you?

“The biggest assumption about the set-up in the SPL would be that you would have Rangers and Celtic playing in it in perpetuity – nobody thought that those two bastions of football would ever be involved in anything like this and nobody flagged it up.”

Well, in October 2011 I knew.  This CQN article from 27 October 2011 notes in very specific detail Rangers were going to liquidate, a phoenix would be created which wanted direct access to the SPL (the top flight at that time).  I got the timing wrong, predicting the phoenix would take place during the season, but to be fair, it later became clear this was Craig Whyte’s plan at the time.

Ralph Topping’s SPL knew too.  Rangers alerted them to the situation that very month.  The SPL spend November, December and January preparing the ground for Rangers administration and liquidation, a period during which a new TV deal was signed.

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  2. The Spirit of Arthur Lee on

    Why did the vegan cross the road?

     

     

    To tell someone he was a vegan.

  4. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    DD

     

     

    Loved it large:)

     

    Talk about MAD:)

     

    Me and the Scouse Tim, Rocking the house:)

     

    Never forget Leftfield Live, i was 6 ft away…..Unbelievable.

     

     

     

    HH

  8. marspapa on

    GORDYBHOY64 on28TH JULY 2017 8:57 PM

     

     

    Marspapa,

     

     

     

     

     

    i posted The Mighty Wah about 20 mins ago,

     

     

     

     

     

    but you cant get too much of a good thing ;-)))

     

     

    Trust me Lol……

     

     

    If only i could copy and paste as fast as

     

    SONNAIGH ABU …then again naebdae gets a chance to duplicate a tune when he’s oan wan :))

  10. Delaneys Dunky on

    31003

     

     

    Know what you are saying pal.

     

    Guys like me who spend £600 on a season ticket plus much more Euro and away games take it up to a grand a season, are angrier than Tims who watch on telly, and are not spending a grand a year to be cheated.

  11. Chairbhoy on

    AULDHEID @ 7:26 PM,

     

     

    Yes, to me this is huge…

     

     

    Ralph Topping said he would like more time, Eric Reilly is on another time zone, others we know have misgivings…

     

     

    “I would have liked more time to discuss this in person but as I am advised we don’t have it

     

     

    By Whom!?

     

     

    …having spoken with Rod I have his advice that in a nutshell

     

     

    MMMmmmmmm

     

     

    Of course “Rod”* is cc’d on the e-mail and is asked a Direct Question.

     

     

    So why doesn’t Rod tell Ralph that he can apply for an extension to the Appeal Tribunal?

     

     

    That could have given the Board time to meet “face to face” and properly consider the issues.

     

     

    You ask.. Does he see in any enquiry/appeal his chance to right a wrong?

     

     

    Well you would hope but in light of his comments of the last few weeks… No!

     

     

    But why not, the e-mail suggests different… So!

     

     

    -Is this email a ruse? The Rod and Ralph show with Neil pulling the strings?

     

     

    -Is he aware that the Sanctions LNS imposed are always going to seem disproportionate, therefore always challenged, so he was trying to prevent trouble ahead?

     

     

    -Is this his genuine feelings at that time?

     

     

    Well I’m a cynic but the e-mail reads true. I believe the Chairman of the SPL Board wanted more time to consider their position and had serious misgivings around the LNS Decision Document.

     

     

    They were wrongly advised or even, when you read associated emails, misled**… “given this is as important a subject as I think the SPL Board has discussed” this is key. Would an Affidavit from Mr Reilly help?

     

     

    *In the Record’s Q&A Rod gives reference to Us… Harper MacLeod? Whit have they got to do with it? Has he gone native or are HMacL worried about their Professional Liability?

     

     

    **McKenzie’s advice to Aberdeen’s Fraser is just abstruse.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  15. james1955 on

    Has ‘The Green Man’ hung out ‘The Flag of War’ from the dookit yet ?

     

     

    UP THE REBELS

  16. 31003 on

    DD

     

    I’m not a ticket holder. I was back in the day. I’m still furious though. My thoughts regarding the

     

    MSM though are they would love to ask the right questions but if they do they know they are painting a large target on their own backs

  19. dena29 on

    beatbhoy on 28th July 2017 9:10 pm

     

     

    All of a sudden there a time constraint…….

     

     

    it all stinks

     

     

    HH

  22. Turkeybhoy on

    Had to look way back at my previous posts to find a word I had not used before to describe the Gullibles across the City,

     

     

     

    Punters are piling their cash on Rangers to win the 2017/18 Scottish Premiership title at the bookmakers.

     

     

    Celtic may have finished 39 points ahead of the Ibrox side last season, but football fans are backing Pedro Caixinha ‘s side to spring a surprise next season.

     

     

     

    Rangers, who are a best priced 7/1 to win the league, are proving popular according to Oddschecker with over 44 per cent of bets in the winners market being placed on them to lift the league title. One punter has placed a £400 bet on the Gers celebrating at the end of the season.

     

     

     

    IMBECILES.

  24. dena29 on

    Delaneys Dunky on 28th July 2017 9:15 pm

     

     

    Aye but you know the next line

     

     

    fools seldom……………. lol

     

     

    HH

  25. beatbhoy on

    Dena29

     

     

    Amazing how many songs remind you of the cheating, and subsequent, ongoing attempts to cover it up!

  27. Philbhoy on

    Aw the guid posters are away plyin’ golf then!

     

     

    Only kiddin’!

     

     

    Nite ghirls and bhoys!

  31. Delaneys Dunky on

    Weet Weet Weet

     

     

    Track of the night Man of the World.

     

    Peter Green is a genius.

  32. dena29 on

    beatbhoy on 28th July 2017 9:20 pm

     

     

    Too many and the same old excuses trundled out time and time again.

     

     

    the smiths ,Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before

     

     

    comes to mind

     

     

    HH

  40. dena29 on

    setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 28th July 2017 9:26 pm

     

     

    I read somewhere today he was jailed but could be wrong

     

     

    hope he’s not about when our bhoys are

     

     

    HH

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