Be interesting to know if this statistic parallels with general violence reports in locales where these pair happen to be playing. :hmmm:
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Something along the lines of -
You are welcome to him, we really need him to operate somewhere other than here so please just have the SFA draft a letter that's suits their purpose and we will sign it.
Here, the SFA operate with a similar institutional mentality as say the South Yorkshire Police did throughout the Hillsborough enquiry. The institution decides what it wants then sets about establishing the evidence to support what it wants. Obviously a different scale here but the culture is the same.
Its only when they are dragged kicking and screaming to disclose what they actually have that you get a chance to truly assess what's involved and what was done and what was hidden.
The fact that they have managed to get the magic letter to point to doesn't wipe out the reality that we have a multiple convicted tax fraudster meeting the Scottish football authorities "fit and proper" person test for running a club that in a previous guise stiffed the taxman amongst many others. If the SPFL/SFA were a country they would be a banana republic.
Wave 1 Uber fan/Paid up in the club- Have a ticket and here's another for your Granny.
Wave 2 Serial non attenders- You'll get a ticket if your lucky and it'll be a crap seat but we dont care.
Wave 3 lol.
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/cru...-transparency/
PhilMac. posting a piece suggesting Dave King's clean bill of health from S.A authorities might be dodgy.
I know Philmac tends to take shots in the dark, but it would not surprise me for King to give the SFA any piece of paper knowing full well it would never be checked.
Just strikes me as total defensive drivel. I have no doubt King has a history that is questionable to say the least but Ashley dropping the case makes it clear he can't or won't fight it anymore.
I hate to say it but this thread might be close to being one for the archives?
[QUOTE=Col2;4668620]Just strikes me as total defensive drivel. I have no doubt King has a history that is questionable to say the least but Ashley dropping the case makes it clear he can't or won't fight it anymore.
I hate to say it but this thread might be close to being one for the archives?[/QUOTE]
Please, let's at least keep it open for the Green and Whyte trial :cb
http://www.theoffshoregame.net/475-2/
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Damning letter to Campbell Ogilvie from the Tax Justice Network.
http://www.theoffshoregame.net/wp-co...FA-Annexes.pdf
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Ozyhibby, what do the stories in the links in the past few posts actually mean?
Is the "TJN" referred to in the last post actually a respectable body with a valid, independent standing or is it a self-appointed bunch of Celtic fans hell-bent on seeing Rangers stripped of titles?
(Apologies - I find a lot of this stuff tricky to read and work out exactly what is being alleged. I also think that much of what has been written - P McG, John James etc has ultimately boiled down to being deluded, optimistic rantings of people with a twisted agenda).
Is it basically suggesting that Campbell Ogilvie was less than honest with the LNS enquiry and therefore is requesting a full enquiry?
Is this likely to happen/ do they have the clout to get this to happen?
They appear to be a big deal.
http://www.taxjustice.net/about/who-we-are/
I doubt they are Celtic fans.
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Fury erupts as former Rangers owner Sir David Murray given go-ahead for £1bn housing estate on green belt land
18:12, 17 MAY 2016 UPDATED 18:57, 17 MAY 2016
BY JOHN FERGUSON
EDINBURGH councillors told to “hang their heads in shame” after overruling their own experts to grant planning permission for the construction of the Garden District
COUNCILLORS who overruled experts to grant Sir David Murray planning permission for a huge housing scheme on green belt land have been told to “hang their heads in shame”.
Experts at Edinburgh City Council said the former Rangers owner should not be given the go-ahead for thousands of homes on green belt land until a local plan was fully developed.
But in a bizarre move councillors berated them and gave Murray the green light anyway.
The first phase of Murray’s Garden District will see 1320 homes and a primary school built between the City Bypass and Gogar Station Road in west Edinburgh.
Read More: Edinburgh Council planners reject Sir David Murray's £1bn Garden District proposal
Developer Murray Estates eventually plan to construct a £1billion development of 6000 homes as well as a 60-acre “national garden”.
But the Greens condemned the proposals. The Party's planning spokesman, Councillor Nigel Bagshaw,said: “Edinburgh needs more housing in compact and well-serviced neighbourhoods, making use of existing brownfield sites.
“Sticking the adjective ‘garden’ in front of a development neither makes it green nor in the city’s best interest.
“Edinburgh needs more housing – affordable housing in compact and well-serviced neighbourhoods, making use of existing brownfield sites.
“It absolutely does not need developments like this – suburban sprawl, greenbelt-wrecking and with poor links to transport, walking and cycling.
Read More: Fall of the house of David Murray: Documents show ex-Ibrox chief's business is now officially dead
“The planning committee members who backed this scheme should hang their heads in shame.”
Alison Johnstone, Scottish Green MSP for Lothian, added: “I would urge the full council to see sense and overturn the planning committee’s decision, which smacks of desperation.
“The city council’s energies should be going into transforming existing brownfield sites that have good infrastructure connections and bringing empty properties back into use.”
After the latest decision, phase one will go before the full council next month to be ratified, then will be *referred to the Scottish Government for final approval.
Murray Estates, said: “We believe this will be a world class extension to the capital and will become one of the city’s most successful developments.”
The route cause of Edinburgh's housing shortage was the failure of Pieman Ltd's spectacular plans for a new Gorgieville to be realised.
Flats, glorious flats ! :singing::singing:
Where they getting the steel for the stand?
The sort of decision which should be immediately forwarded to Scottish Government for review IMO.
http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/club-statement-57/
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Good move by them, if Mike Ashley challenges that termination then it shows he has got commercial influence which the Football League in England doesnt allow. Could mean he will be forced to sell his shares in them.
Must be serious when they are using the correct name.
"THE Rangers Football Club Limited"
Acceptance of a new club, old one died.
Sevco picking another fight,
https://johnjamessite.com/2016/05/23...tion/#comments
Suing Mike Ashley, Charles Green etc for Rangers Retail deal.
http://www.theoffshoregame.net/uefa-...aid-tax-bills/
Update from the offshore game.
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Another update from the offshore game.
http://www.theoffshoregame.net/enter-uefa/
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Breaking news
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-36445747
Bumps his ex-employees pension fund, old companies being wound up at a loss AND 'involved' in what will, no doubt, eventually turn out to be the biggest financial fraud in World Football - but that doesn't matter for our City Council ??. Surely there'll be an investigation into this ??
The system is a fix. If you have no scruples you can keep on making money.
What is the point of employing expert advisors and developing planning guidelines if you then ignore the advice and break the rules? There is a strange and subtle kind of corruption that permeates at all levels in the UK.
If only we had politicians brave enough to change the system.
I found this gem on Skyscraper City:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=566204
Mike Ashley loses court fight over Scottish FA fine
Quote:
Originally Posted by STV
Pity it wasn't Lord Brodie adjudicating on whether the use of EBTs had provided an unfair advantage.
Could have been an entirely different outcome.
James Doleman @jamesdoleman 4m4 minutes agoWhile much of the debate at Ashley v SFA centered on the long running club/company debate Lord Brodie makes no reference to it. 1/2
James Doleman @jamesdoleman 4m4 minutes ago
So a decisive legal judgment on that vexed question remains to be made. 2/2
James Doleman @jamesdoleman 14m14 minutes ago
Full judgment in SFA v Mike Ashley https://t.co/ZIY8u1MPWg
They have just signed 37 old year old Clint Hill, freed by QPR. Strangely the story on their official site contains 0 quotes from, or indeed mentions of, the de-hatted Warbmeister. Curious?
Was wondering about that as well. He really has vanished😄
Allegedly not been in touch with anyone at Ibrox since the cup final.
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Warburton is due to finish his Pro Licence qualifications in the next couple of weeks which will make him a more attractive candidate for clubs down south.
His silence since the cup final is bizarre and with no confirmation of a new contract then you've got to wonder if he's happy with the broken promises of the Hun board.
Expect the daily record devoting the sports pages to why clint hill is the best defender ever and will bring much needed experience blah blah blah
#prayforwarbo
They are back in pre season training this weekend
all will be revealed then
Looks like King's overspending is finally kicking in - Hill was a half decent footballer and exceptional "hard man" up until about 2013/14 but can't see him doing much in Scotland - the Rangers are beginning to look like a rest home for ageing no marks or players in the twilight of their careers who couldn't hack it in England now. Celtc must be quaking in their boots.
Read an article today which referred to ''if mark warburton decides to move south''. Sounded very strange if all was well - obviously all is not well with the mark warburton situation. The media are moving very slowly and softly with this disappearing act.
There is much acrimony I suggest down Ibrox and a soft soap is being applied by the hun media.
Glory Glory
The solitary (decent) Hun who I'm mates with came out with this as his main concern, and he was talking about Barton... As an aside, can you imagine any other country on earth where no questions are asked of a disappeared manager of the most successful club on earth?
Dave King is answering fans' questions on the Rangers website.
First response is about their transfer policy.
Sit back, it's a long one.
It was posted during the England and Wales games tonight.
http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/...an-response-1/
Quote:
LAST WEEK Rangers Chairman Dave King invited supporters to send in questions and below you can read the first part in series as he addresses the topics raised by fans
Transfer Policy and Ambitions
Unsurprisingly, a topic that contributed the largest amount of questions was the Club’s ongoing transfer policy and ambitions.
Given the pertinent relevance of transfers at this time of the year I have decided to commence my responses by reviewing all of the questions that touch on our general approach to recruiting players through transfer. Hopefully, my comments cover all of the questions that have been submitted with the exception of individual player targets that I cannot publicly comment on.
The first point I wish to make is that the present transfer policy will be consistent for the foreseeable future. Our transfer activity must support the need of the Rangers first-team squad to be capable of competing to win our domestic competitions every season and, in doing so, ensure participation in Europe. While it is unrealistic in the present “moneyed” world of European football to expect any club from the smaller countries to win either of the two major European trophies it is nevertheless important that we give a good account of ourselves when in Europe and not submit meekly at the first hurdle. It will therefore be necessary to acquire players with European experience in advance of our return to European competition.
It is also essential that our transfer activities are conducted in a financially responsible manner. Long gone are the days when Rangers was able to attract top players from England and Europe (Terry Butcher, Richard Gough, Mark Hateley, Ray Wilkins, Graeme Souness, Paul Gascoigne, Brian Laudrup etc.) by paying more than they were earning.
The English Premier League now has more media value than the next three major leagues combined. That has resulted in clubs, that are much smaller than Rangers in pure footballing terms (and history,) having substantially greater transfer funds to invest in players – but only while they are participating in the EPL or the Championship. While it is frustrating to find Rangers being out bid for targeted players by smaller English clubs (with greater short term access to cash,) it would be financially reckless to compete with them and not recognise the current market reality. This reality will only change if Rangers is able to bridge the income gap by competing outside of Scottish football – which will inevitably happen. In the short term, European participation is partial compensation towards bridging this gap.
Another observation I would like to make on our transfer policy options stems from the changes that have been irreversibly introduced by the media exposure that football has achieved on a global basis. When I was a kid it was the ambition of my schoolmates to play for Rangers one day – and play only for Rangers. It is now the case that most Rangers supporting youngsters see playing for the Club as a strong ambition but not their final ambition. Increasingly, playing for Rangers is seen as the realisation of stage one of a personal dream before moving on to one of the Big 5 leagues. It is a pity – but again is a reality that we must recognise as non-Scottish clubs continue to recruit the best young talent irrespective of their nationality.
I have sketched some of my thoughts above as they inform the Club’s transfer policy as adopted by the present Board. Given that we cannot compete with the transfer and wages budgets of our Southern neighbours it is vital that we find ways to attract the best young Scottish talent that can meet our domestic and European ambitions but can also have a good transfer value, if the opportunity presents itself for a move to a better paying league. In that way Rangers will get value while the player plays for the Club and the secondary value of a transfer fee that can be recycled back into improving the player squad. As far as possible the young Scottish players should come through the Rangers Youth System but we must also be alert to acquiring Scottish players from other clubs when the right player and opportunity presents itself.
In addition to blooding and fielding young players it is essential to have an experienced component within the team. That will ideally be a combination of players who have graduated through the Club and others who will be secured from other Clubs within the UK and overseas. When acquiring players from other clubs we recognise the need to pay our players a level of wages that are appropriate to our expectations of them.
We also recognise the important role that transfer fees play in securing targeted players however will do our best to keep this cost down by proper pre-planning of our targeted needs thereby avoiding last minute signings and the consequent premium cost that this always introduces. Frank McParland was recruited with this specific objective in mind and has already been working for many months to ensure that the Manager’s current player recruitment preferences are being met on a properly planned basis.
The squad that the Manager put together for last season had to be done at short notice due to the circumstances at the time. That is not the situation at present as we look to significantly strengthen the squad to compete in the Premiership. The Manager has had ample time to plan his recruitment strategy. Last season Mark deliberately chose a relatively lean squad that was deemed sufficient to win the Championship. The limited options became evident towards the end of the season when player availability was restricted due to yellow cards, injuries and the non-availability of new signings that were cup tied. This season will see a greater emphasis on a larger, more experienced squad while still giving room for the younger players to develop. The squad will however be appropriately larger without being “bloated”. Having players in the squad who have no realistic chance of playing for the first team is not only a waste of money – it is demoralising. All first-team squad players should believe that they have a realistic chance of catching some game time.
Ultimately, the player selection comes down to the group of players that Mark and his team show interest in and executive management then attempts to negotiate with the individual players, and their clubs if necessary. Mark has had a deliberate strategy in the last few signings to secure a number of senior players to add balance to what was a very young squad but the overall squad blend will remain a mixture of youth and experience with a continued strong focus on youth.
Huns look set to sign Croatian midfielder Niko Kranjcar, must have some money to spend.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36579914
Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar will arrive in Glasgow on Wednesday for a medical ahead of a proposed move to Rangers, according to his lawyer.
There is a two-year contract on offer to the 31-year-old from the Ibrox club.
The former Tottenham, QPR and Dynamo Kiev player is a free agent following a spell with New York Cosmos.
Kranjcar, capped 81 times for his country, wants to return to Europe for a "fresh challenge", lawyer Emil Zgur told BBC Scotland.
Decent player in his day but seems to have lost his way a bit.
Who would have them after what happened in Manchester ? King is deluded to think that they will play anywhere else than in Scotland, do you see Belgian teams playing in France or French teams playing in Germany just because they fancy the better money in those countries ?. No team in the lower leagues of England will vote to to lessen the chance of themselves getting into the EPL with the money they stand to lose.
"It is also essential that our transfer activities are conducted in a financially responsible manner. Long gone are the days when Rangers was able to attract top players from England and Europe (Terry Butcher, Richard Gough, Mark Hateley, Ray Wilkins, Graeme Souness, Paul Gascoigne, Brian Laudrup etc.) by paying more than they were earning."
Does this mean that they haven't re-started the EBT scheme yet? :greengrin
The ramifications for Rangers defaulting on tens of millions £££ is simply a proven blue-print (pun intended) for their next financial model. Retaining their ground, name, brand, intellectual property and history - while wiping all that debt away - was no disincentive to do it all over again. The SFA/SPFL, media, politicians and other clubs should share in the shame that is Sevco. When it all goes tits up again, they will carry the blame this time.
They missed the perfect opportunity to play in England when they dropped to League 2 - they should have said "thanks, but no thanks, we will go and start at the bottom of the English pyramid rather than the Scottish one".
Would have been funny to watch them struggle to sweep through those leagues!
:agree: Been done to death, English football has its problems, mostly when they go abroad on international duty. The highly lucrative and protective brand that is the EPL has nothing to gain in terms of its worldwide aspirations by having religious based hatred tarnishing it marketability and future income.
Not to mention the damage the team formerly known as Glasgow rangers fans did in Manchester - England really, really don't want or need them. Their best bet is to go to Northern Ireland and Ireland respectively and knock lumps out of each other every month or so in the name of football, the hun will be better able to guard Derry's walls than they currently are and Scotland can move into the next century.
'in advance of our return to European competition'
Better chance of being relegated from the SPL than qualifying for Europe - obviously the penny has still to drop that the previous version of the Hun only achieved 'success' (if you can call it 'Success', years later and still sweating on leagues/cups being declared void !!) through illegal/immoral means !!
And as for the old chestnut - joining the English leagues - presumably the SA-Media didn't cover the last 'FXXK-OFF' England gave them and their partners-in-grime, Septic ??
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Well done Private Eye for picking up the story the Scottish media want to ignore. I would encourage everyone to buy a copy this week. It may persuade them to follow up.
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