A group of Westminster MPs are set to accommodate administrators Rangers FC PLC in London tomorrow in the hope of using whatever influence they have to pull a deal together. Political interference in distressed companies is not uncommon but on this occasion the risks of collateral damage are enormous.
Fifa strictly prohibits political interference in football matters and has banned national teams and their representative clubs from international competition for matters as trivial as politically motivated appointments, never mind overt political lobbying on behalf of a football club in tax delinquency.
Prime Minister, David Cameron, commented on Rangers situation last week, although unlike Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, he limited himself to a neutral comment, however, I hear that Treasury officials have already been lobbied to exert pressure on HM Revenue and Customs to agree to whatever necessary to prevent Rangers from suffering the consequences of not paying tax.
Ironically, it’s Celtic and the Scotland national team who are set to suffer. Craig Levein hopes to take his Scotland team into the World Cup qualifying tournament in September while Neil Lennon will hope to give his Celtic team a chance to qualify for the Champions League. Fifa would be delighted to take the British government and football associations down a notch or two after the accusations of bribery at the international body emanating from England when their bid to host the World Cup perished.
Duff and Phelps have nothing to lose from meeting the MPs but with so much at stake for Scotland, Celtic and our other European entrants next season, the Scottish and London politicians must rein-in their over political interference and the SFA must get off their backsides and remind everyone of Fifa rules.
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pangur ban
Yes, I saw that match.
Night!
b t
Brill!! Is that in the key of C or B Flat??
A group of Westminster MPs are set to accommodate administrators Rangers …
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who are these MPs ?
Billy Bhoy 21-06
Totally agree with your opinion on a hunless SPL.
Too may are quick to claim that the league is dead without them and these same people have not made an effort to do some homework.
Its obvious we would run away with it and in the long term this could be good or bad for us, But thats another story. The teams below us are probably as evenly matched as i can ever recall. Trying to predict who would finish second would be difficult. Hearts, Dundee utd and Motherwell are currently the strongest looking, but surely Hibs and Aberdeen (with new stadium) would fancy their chances. Thats 5 clubs whose support would, imo, definitely increase. As you say Billy Bhoy, us and huns take about 3/4000 to away games. All the clubs in contention for a prize they previously could only dream about, would attract the extra 3/4000 through their own fanbase (Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen easily). Therefore the 60-70000 fans the huns take away in a season would be balanced out at least. Not forgetting the feelgood factor which would return to fans of clubs who normally turn up every week to go through the motions.
And another thing..FFS how many more people are going to jump onto the Save the Huns bandwagon. First it was the Press, then Salmond, then ex pros from Hateley to Owen Coyle, now MP’s. Youd think that the club who have consistently heaped shame on Scotland throughout their history had finally overstepped the mark with their latest misdemeanor. But no, all we get is a plea for clemency and to hell with sporting integrity. I still think Platini could have the final say in all this. The SFA-SPL will be twitching nervously at the thought of UEFA getting involved and blowing apart their wee corrupt empire for good. If our own powers that be cannot administor proper justice then Scottish Football is going to hell in a handcart. And all to save the club with possibly the worst reputation in European Football.
hh
Hi everyone I have recently moved to Costa Rica and I’m looking for some pals to buy some drinks with my new found wealth.
Can anyone point me to the Aye Aye Aye Aye Costa Rica Celtic Supporters club?
Oglach
B specials gone,UDR gone ,RUC gone,Legislation covering British symbolism,prisoners released,republicans in government responsible for the administration of billions of pounds,the confidence in the nationalist community is the highest it has been since partition…..Huns gone?
I see no victories for them,politics is the way forward. The struggle continues.
UC
petec
I liked the pagan bit :>)
You well know the fear I have mi amigo,and I do believe that the suits have been takling to whom it matters.
The big boys in europe want a super league, if uefa don’t deliver they will go it alone, the papers and media here and I believe the rest of europe are full of the talk, nothing in scotland as the hun are up to their knees.
We are part of the future plans of a super league, and the demise of the hun could well be to our benefit for this, it might just force uefa’s hand.
Doing what your wife tells you to do for Lent is for big girl’s blouses. If I’m not on here till Easter it’s because I choose not to be.
I’ll tell you what though.
I’d never give up jelly or ice cream.
TTTurns
Just clocked the tie!!!!
Hadn’t even clocked it before – bit naive, still.
HH
and have they consulted their constituents?
Is it really true that there is a connection between masturbation and visibility?
Paul,
Could PL not get on the blower to Lord Reid and get him to put an end to these stupid moves down at Westminster?
I’m sure he’d know the right people. ;)
HH
/Bishop B
seventyxseven ‘gelee et glace’ says,
only if you use the other hand to cover your eyes
IMHO, and have posted this before, UEFA &FIFA wont get involved in this mess.They will leave the SFA to limit damage to der hun and re-habilitate them in any way they can.I do hope i am wrong but…..
celticghirlanew says:
21 February, 2012 at 23:09
hen1rik
JT getting shinier by the second!! I’m loving this!
HH
:-)
share
LoL
Sir Paul
“Our Hero” , tae use your .. anonymous term..
is Definitely oan the Bubble.
Wull it Pop..or wull it No?
Ah guess it depends oan The Quality o’ the Soap.. You Know!
Kojo
Paul67 says:
21 February, 2012 at 23:01
My understanding there is no treaty or agreement with Costa Rica…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Blindlemon
I’m not doing what Mrs First tells me, except the sarcasm thing. It’s my idea. She wishes she could come up with a Lenten penance like that.
Could it come to pass that the admin and HMRC fail to reach agreement and the huns go pop, but HMRC challenge Craig as creditor number one.
So the huns are gone but a newco cant start immediately because there is a long drawn out custody battle over Ibrox?
Could that happen? Tell me it could.
i really need this hun debacle to come to a head soon , my jaws are killing me with all this smiling . Only time i’ve smiled more was when my daughter was born……..
hen1rik , i also have that horrible feeling that they’ll somehow come through this with a few scrapes & cuts but no serious injuries.
Me….well i want that horrible disgusting club to die. They are a stain on our society.
Hail Hail
Time to retire.
Up early doors.
Take care and god bless.
HH
KTF
Somos el Celtic
THE EXILED TIM
Celtic and Arsenal will be held up as the proper way to run a football business. ;)
When Rangers crumble, the domino effect will be pretty major IMO, there is always the spectre of a spectacular stock market Crash again also which will strengthen Celtic’s position even further.
Monteblanco
I think that’s what The Battered Bunnet was driving at earlier in his tweets on the subject, but Twitter is a limiting medium for a mhan of his erudition so I’m not sure. I’m sure he will tell us.
was out tonight at a community event, and ended up next to a good friend and colleague, who has a pretty high position in the RC faith.
We had a brief chat – about work – and several laughs regarding tonight’s event.
The highlight for me was when, at the end of the night, he came back over and said …. “look!”
There, walking through the hall was a wee guy in a r*ngers strip. He looked SO wee and sheepish, he stuck out like a sore thumb!!! LOL
I wanted to ask him if he’d thought about his top when he left his “wee hoose”?
A classic end to an otherwise mundane night…. but it fair cheered me up.
Only one thing can save the huns and thats cold hard cash. Everything else is hot air. And they have had years to find the cash and all they came up with was a quid.
Paul67,
If, and its a big if at this point they drag this into the political spectrum and FIFA/UEFA threaten sanctions against all Scottish clubs, what would be our likely course of action to make sure we are able to compete in next seasons CL? If we have to pay lawyers for any of this we should be claiming it back against that mob.
HH
HT
ouch!
Can you remind what it was I done to you, “mate” ;-)))))
hh
bjmac
Seventyxseven
In answer to your question—- not that I can see!!!
It will be interesting to see what happens at Westminsyre tomorrow then. I hope they do not bump into Michael Gove, the Education Secretary. I hear that today he was addressing a meeting saying that there was hope for Rangers as they had attracted the attention of a potebtial buyer– A German Billionaire living in Italy.
Unfortunately it was the POPE!!
Gelee et glacé.@23.14 ( I think) …can you use a larger font ..I can’t see what you posted :)))
Some thoughts:
Nothing wrong with a RFC MP fan club
Nothing wrong with RFC MP fan club making representations
Nothing wrong with Administrators listening to RFC MP fan club
Nothing wrong with HMRC listening to Administrators
Nothing wrong with HMRC getting MAXIMUM taxpayer value
Nothing wrong with RFC paying all monies & penalties
Nothing wrong with RFC apologising for cheating
Nothing wrong with SPL imposing penalties till debts paid
Nothing wrong with titles & cups being repatriated
Nothing wrong with RFC going bust
Nothing wrong with new RFC applying to get back into the game
Nothing wrong with SFA telling Rangers to smell the coffee and to try the Juniors
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Jabba’s ridiculous claim that the fans now own the club not challenged by the rubbish NNS host gordon brewer
In your dreams Jabba – who increasingly looks like a cross between Benito Mussilini and a Giant Slug
Celticghirlanew – you didn’t spot Jabba’s tie? You sure you’re naw a Hun?! ;-)
T4
Mark Daly has just chinned me on Twitter for suggesting that he looks more and more like Pat Nevin each night!!!!
BRTH
Another magnificent post.
Like other posters have said, sir davids mucky paws are all over this and,the outcome of the big tax case is
now becoming less relevant.They are in the mire,and with perfect timing Neil Lennon has produced a young
team looking more assured and driven every week.Good time to be a Tim.
bjmac
You should know by now my friend, I only mock others to detract from my own glaring failures!!!
I love ye really as you well know xxx
Lennybhoy – We’ll meet again, don’t know where don’t know when….great suggestion from someone earlier for Mordor on the 25th of March.
HH
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