Campbell Ogilvie’s appointment as president of the SFA was always controversial. As general secretary and director of Rangers, Ogilvie was the club’s chief administrator during the final 11-year period they refused to employ Catholic footballers. In many other walks of life, this background would make him an embarrassing relic of a former era, but in Scottish football it was enough to see him promoted to the ultimate honour position.
He remained in position at Rangers long after the new regime of Sir David Murray arrived and set aside the decades-old sectarian employment policy but left the club in 2005, joining Hearts as operations director two months later. All of this puts the SFA president in central position regarding the on-going tax tribunal, which is charged with deciding if Rangers illegally evaded tax from a period starting in 2000 and going on well beyond Ogilvie’s departure.
If the First Tier Tribunal finds against Rangers the SFA must ask for Ogilvie’s immediate resignation. The association cannot have a president embroiled in a tax evasion scam which, even before a verdict has been decided, has already caused untold harm to his former club and the reputation Scottish football. The scale of the damage to public finances has yet to be definitively established but it will not make good reading.
The SFA has just embarked on its first proper investigation into whether directors of a football club, in this instance Rangers, are fit and proper persons to hold such a position. Office holders at the association cannot exercise power over the game if they are not subject to the same standards they demand from clubs. Pending this investigation, and the outcome of the tax tribunal, Ogilvie should temporarily step aside. Scotland is not yet a banana republic, public bodies must have robust ethics and must not allow the shadow of contagion to be cast over the body charged with ensuring legal and moral standards are adhered to.
The SFA has some enormously important months ahead. Its president is currently in a position to influence which course it takes and, if the tribunal verdict falls against Rangers, could be implicated in the scandal which precipitated the crisis. While I am sure Campbell Ogilvie will be shown to have acted with impeccable ethical standards, the SFA must quickly establish a structure clear of contagion.
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ibleed-chin up amigo,sometimes there are topics which we dont like and lurk or log off.Put it down to a bad day at the blog mate.HH.
so many casualties wi the huns goin bust
brilliant
James Forrest is The Emperor of Ice Cream says:
21 February, 2012 at 16:38
Lol oh dear God that is one of the most self-damaging statements I have ever read.
magic james
Even his use of teh word boy … a true hun would use lad
Hail Hail
The Lizard King says:
21 February, 2012 at 16:44
Nay huns to skelp
Hail Hail
Brian Kennedy certainly knows how run a football club. Just ask Stockport. He bougjt them as he wanted their ground for rugby.
Former Stockport County chairman Brendan Elwood admits that he now regrets selling the club to Sale Sharks owner Brian Kennedy.
Elwood sold County in the summer of 2003, when Sale moved to Edgeley Park.
But County are now in a sad plight, in danger of a second successive relegation, after winning just 10 league games in two seasons.
“I wish I’d never met Mr Kennedy, I wish I’d never sold it to him,” Elwood told BBC Radio Manchester.
“The deal I did with Mr Kennedy, which I thought would be the best deal for the football club and the town, unfortunately hasn’t been the case.
“I wish I had advertised it and found a consortium of local businessmen with the financial means to take it forward.”
After two years in charge, Kennedy did a deal with the Stockport County’s Supporters’ Trust in 2005 to take over the football club from Cheshire Sport, the company set up to run both County and Sale.
And the club enjoyed success in 2008 when, under Jim Gannon, County went back up to the third tier of English football via the play-offs.
But Stockport have fallen on hard times again, getting relegated after spending the whole of last season in administration.
The 2015 consortium, consisting of local business people, took over in the summer, bringing the club out of administration.
But results have continued to be poor, culminating in manager Paul Simpson’s sacking on 4 January.
And they now stand 20th in the League Two table, just two points clear of danger, and fearful of going down to the Conference.
“It’s a terrible situation,” said Elwood. “I feel sorry for the present consortium.
“I really am so gutted and desperately disappointed that the football club could get in this position.
“The problems started when Mr Kennedy, for some reason, gave the club to the supporters’ trust, people who had no experience and no money.
“I’m very, very despondent. I don’t think anyone will come in and invest any money in Stockport County as they’ve got no assets or nothing to guarantees any investment.
“I feel it’s only a matter of time before the football club disappears completely.
RogueLeader says:
21 February, 2012 at 16:42
Out of all of this madness, lies, deceit, the incredible stories and exposes, the thing I’ll remember most is the way the huns will believe ANYTHING that they are told by anyone pretending to be in authority.
Truly grasping at straw man this time.
Not a mention on SSN about this latest statement of course its not cricket related or English related
The Craig Whyte Freak Show just gets better and better—-
If Whyte is following his usual MO then we can expect a highly damaging revelation from the administrators any minute now. You know how he likes to try and strike first with his own brand of reality.
The Rankers ‘agents provocateur’ have all scuttled away from this site,now that the fearless leader and legned,CW,has made his amazing,wonderful,principled,adroit,intelligent statement to the peanut gallery.
Whyte has had 4 or 5 days to come up with a statement and it amounts to something that the Kelly’s come up with before Fergus came in.
Basically: It’s no oor fault, gies money!
The man is a buffoon.
LB
LiviBhoy @ 16:33,
“It’s just been pointed out to me that at the bootom of the Rangers official website it says the following. © Rangers Football Club 2012. Is the Newco on the way or is this normal?”
It is normal the 2012 refers to he copyright not the company – you can see it on the bottom of the BBC site.
The site maybe owned by R@ngers Group therefore that is the reason they haven’t put up RFC in administration.
Just been arguing with a hun on Facebook,,,seems they have started a campaign to show the world we are a Newco lol lol,,,read below,,enjoy lol lol
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Pacific Shelf 595 Limited The above Company was incorporated on 11 October 1994, with a registered office at 24 Great King Street, Edinburgh.
This Company subsequently changed its name on became “The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Limited” and currently trades as Celtic Football Club.
So let us start the campaign that as the old Company folded in 1994 and was replaced by this Company, that all trophies, including the big jug, won before 1994 be stripped from their official records.
!The Company that Liewell runs has a very very proud history going back all of 18 years and has won 7 titles, 6 scottish cups and 5 league cups.
Pass this info around every bear you know, get on the phone-ins and let us ensure the gloating fans of Pacific Shelf 595 Limited that we are not the first to think about a change of name, and that it doesnt necessarily mean that previous history is lost. !! TGER YE GO DOES THIS MEAN YOU BIG CUP COUNTS FOR NOTHING NOW YEAH !!! ”
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you have to laugh :D
Hail hail
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Wonkyradar
Tae set ye right,pal..
I am nae “Neo-Con”
and Neether is .. Phllvis…
Fur..
Ah am a Dyed in the Crombie….CAPITALIST… and
Philvis…is NO a NEW (NEO) Con.. Servative..
Philvis ,is an
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AULD FASHIONED… CONSERVATIVE..
Kojo
yer pal. .who likes ye aloater.
From Craig Whyte:
13 September 2011
Rangers wage bill was £21m per year and Whyte said “But the wage bill certainly has to come down to around £14m or £15m.
Linky
13 Feb 2012
“Rangers costs approximately £45 million per year to operate and commands around £35 million in revenue.”
Now I’m not an accountant but even I can see that’s £10m shortfall.
21 Feb 2012
“The fact is that Rangers, had they not gone administration now for the reasons I have given, would have done so some time in the future whoever the owner was because they could not go on funding losses of up to £15 million a year”
Ok, so in a short period of time, they have gone from needing to find £6m savings per year to £15m. Wow.
What will the figure be the next time our hero speaks.
Mort
Rogue
That is indeed worthy of the great Declan at the top of his game. Or as Declan might have put it, the tip of his match.
Liar liar liar liar liar pants on fire.
Ibleedgreenandwhite
That “Big Cup” of ours really burns into them, the way a crucifix burns into a vampire. Love it.
Crikey Whitey
Who woulda believed it…..well apparently FF…..
My take
“liar liar pants on fire”
Think this will antagonise HMRC and they will douse and put him oot!
Isn’t it wonderful that some huns still trust Craig Whyte? I mean – why? How can you possibly …
I’m speechless.
ibleedgreenandwhite1 at 16:51
Reply to him with what I posted at 16:37. Should clear some stuff up for them. You might have to get rid of any big words first.
Mort
TBB – in fact has anyone ever seen Declan and the MBB in the same room? Hmmmm I think we should be told
Another point from that statement. If Whyte was so bullish about them winning the big tax case why was he offering HMRC a deal on the amount?
Anyone see this on Hot Uk Deals today.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/co-op-instore-mackies-ice-cream-100-extra-free-3-15-for-2lt-1149078#comments
The timing of the two statements, Kraig Wite’s and the administrators, smacks a little of the old two-step.
‘A fine piece’ of journalism P67 … As we might say in the North East..!
SSN saying the admistrater d released a statement saying 18 mil of the ticket money was used to pay Lloydes,they are still trying to locate the remainder of the money
The ice cream just keeps on coming. Whytey now admits it, yes he is admitting it, that he bought the club only after selling assets owned by it that he wasn’t in a legal position to sell … he admits he’s invested precisely one pound, but hey, not to worry … he’s also said the Ticketus deal is underwritten by his “personal corporate guarantee.” That must cheer Rangers fans up, eah?
What else? …Oh yes, he offered to pay this year’s tax arrears of £9 million at £500,000 a month and HMRC said no. Odd, that. He also offered them £2.5 million a year to make the Big Tax Case go away. They turned him down. I wonder why?
It is clear to me that Rangers is in the hands of a man who is one of three things:
1) A certifiable lunatic. Not a deal breaker. AC Milan has been run by one of those for a long, long time … but then he is a wealthy one. Maybe a deal breaker after all ….
2) A con-man. Eeek. Not good. Especially in light of revelations today which say he’s paid a million in fees etc to his mates since taking over ….
3) A Celtic fan of incalculable genius, who found a way to destroy their reputation, credit rating, rip off their fans and shame the press for the princely sum of £1 … a genius of those proportions surely deserves his own statue outside Bairds.
Rangers fans, what a man you have at the helm. I salute his courage, his strength and his indefatigability.
JF – Harry Brady just put up a link on Twitter to an article he wrote in 2010 regarding 3rd party payments and how they are not allowed
3rd Party Payments CU
DUSHANBE BHILLY BHOY says:
21 February, 2012 at 16:45
Paddy Gallagher says:
21 February, 2012 at 16:33
And it’s “Dushanbe” not “Dunshanbe”, by the way.
Not like you to get touchy about your handle :-)
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tee hee. One is a bogland somewhere in Co.Leitrim, the other is “the jewel in the crown” ….(alegedly) in Tajikistan, Central Asia, where I pontificate from.
By the way, I tracked down my old school pal doctor in Jersey, John Curran. He’s now a Bo-Tox doctor dude and he will do your crows feet cheap for you, if you are a Jungle Jim.
Unless you are Cliff Richard in disguise, and don’t need it.
Just thought you should know…..
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Glad you caught up with your Bo-Tox pal.
Cliff Richard in disguise? More like the devil in disguise!
Anyway :’I am old but I am beautiful’ – So more in the Sasha Distel team
:-)))))
Ah so it is all clear. He tried to beat the administrator to the punch by a few minutes with his side of the story from Planet Whyte. He is fairly predictable…..
I wonder if we will get the 3rd party payments jelly today or tomorrow?
Duff and Duffer say. £18 mil ST money was used to pay off Lloyds Bank.
Craig Whyte statement is absolute shoite!
Only MIH were allowed to approach HMRC and negotiate.
You can fool a bare all of the time…
HH
Mort
Cheers m8 :D
Hail hail
Hello.
I’ve just come back from a 9-month sabbatical in the wilderness.
Anything happened?
Did rANGERs sign Goodwillie?
Hail Hail
James Forrest is The Emperor of Ice Cream says:
21 February, 2012 at 17:00
The ice cream just keeps on coming. Whytey now admits it, yes he is admitting it, that he bought the club only after selling assets owned by it that he wasn’t in a legal position to sell … he admits he’s invested precisely one pound, but hey, not to worry … he’s also said the Ticketus deal is underwritten by his “personal corporate guarantee.” That must cheer Rangers fans up, eah?
What else? …Oh yes, he offered to pay this year’s tax arrears of £9 million at £500,000 a month and HMRC said no. Odd, that. He also offered them £2.5 million a year to make the Big Tax Case go away. They turned him down. I wonder why?
It is clear to me that Rangers is in the hands of a man who is one of three things:
1) A certifiable lunatic. Not a deal breaker. AC Milan has been run by one of those for a long, long time … but then he is a wealthy one. Maybe a deal breaker after all ….
2) A con-man. Eeek. Not good. Especially in light of revelations today which say he’s paid a million in fees etc to his mates since taking over ….
3) A Celtic fan of incalculable genius, who found a way to destroy their reputation, credit rating, rip off their fans and shame the press for the princely sum of £1 … a genius of those proportions surely deserves his own statue outside Bairds.
Rangers fans, what a man you have at the helm. I salute his courage, his strength and his indefatigability.
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I think he is number 3 myself,,,,,nobody can be that stupid,,,,he has to be number 3 lol lol
Hail hail
Back to Basics – Glass Half Full says:
21 February, 2012 at 17:06
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Ha, ha. Funniest Post so far today…yours and Kojo’s response to Ulysses’ warm/cold quote.
We badly needed some levity on CQN this afternoon/evening now…..
……that is until CW’s statement.
Why would Whyte be talking to people about ‘potential investment’? Is this sort of activity not now the remit of the administrators?