Erm.....?who was it that kept on defending Duff and Duffer ?
if called as a character witness, would you find yourself otherwise engaged ?
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An update from the liquidators :-
http://www.bdo.co.uk/__data/assets/p...ember-2014.pdf
It looks like they've got a payment from Collyer Bristow which will add substantially to eventual payouts to the creditors. They also seem to think the BTC will stay largely in Rangers' favour after further appeals.
Clause 5 in the report states that costs of the EBT appeal have so far been met by a Third Party , but going on to the next stage the third party wants Rangers ( in Liquidation ) to contribute.
Any ideas who the third party is ? maybe someone with an even bigger EBT bill. :greengrin
This stuck out for me:-
The Joint Liquidators have requested, from the former Joint Administrators, detailed
explanations regarding certain aspects of the strategy implemented by them during the
Administration. There remains on-going correspondence in this regard.
I like it. :greengrin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-30084830
Four men in court over alleged fraud after Rangers sale in 2011(Clockwise from top left) Gary Withey, David Grier, Paul Clark and David Whitehouse (Clockwise from top left) Gary Withey, David Grier, Paul Clark and David Whitehouse
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Craig Whyte arrest warrant issued
Four men have appeared in court charged with fraudulent activity following a probe into the sale of Rangers in 2011.
David Grier, Paul Clark and David Whitehouse worked for Duff and Phelps, who were Rangers' administrators.
Gary Withey worked for law firm Collier Bristow, which represented Craig Whyte before he bought Rangers from Sir David Murray for £1 in 2011.
All four made no plea or declaration at Glasgow Sheriff Court and were granted bail ahead of a future hearing.
Mr Grier, Mr Clark and Mr Whitehouse were also charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Where is Craig Whyte? On the run from the law?
I am imagining him and Charles Green organising a hurried bonfire of various papers before fleeing Green's castle in haste, en route to Monaco in the gardener's battered 2CV (the Bentley attracts too much attention), arguing the entire way about who's fault it is that they've been rumbled.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-30084838
And a further twist, BDO who were appointed by HMRC to investigate and liquidate Old Co Rangers, are going to use some of the proceeds they have won for the creditors to fund a defence of Old Co against EBT claims appeals by HMRC.
Bizarre ! :confused:
Totally. It's a cast of characters and no mistake. Crooks, fraudsters and shysters.
If as suspected the EBT case will come down largely on the side of Oldco Rangers, (having already been judged in their favour twice) what HMRC will be left with the legal bill. What an absolute mess.
Surely someone at HMRC will surely be held accountable for this shambles? Or do they just walk away from the mess scot free as well?
Why would HMRC be held accountable?
They are pursuing the EBT case for a number of reasons. The most important is to establish a precedent to enable them to pursue others; that is secondary to the question of whether they will recover any money from RFC(IL).
To do otherwise would be wrong, IMO.
As an Unsecured Creditor will they get anything?
I understand about the precedent but that's been lost twice already in the Tribunals and legal opinion appears to suggest strongly that it won't be won in respect of RFC Oldco.
In short, throwing more good money after bad.
Having had my own issues with HMRC I know what a useless, incompetent shower of an organization they are.
I see they have started making redundancies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30109897
Administrative staff?
The more obvious targets of players earning 7k a week who aren't actually playing (e.g. Shiels, Miller) seems to be getting missed.
Two players at that level out the door and they could save 3/4 of a million a year
Sorry, my bad. Meant to say tell them to find new clubs in January. Get the prep work done now with their Agents and they can sign for their new clubs as soon as Transfer Window opens.
That of course assumes anyone wants them which is another discussion altogether.
In addition to the point made by CWG, when a company makes people redundant there's a time period has to elapse before they can recruit new employees to do the same work. I don't know how long the time is, but making footballers redundant now might mean they couldn't bring in new signings next summer.
Transfers and loan deals in the January window will be a better way to save on the playing budget, even if Sevco have to keep paying part of the leavers' wages, as few of them will get the same anywhere else.
That would be the sensible thing to do but would they get offered nearly as much elsewhere? I think it's unlikely they would and even less likely they would be willing to move for less money.
Pleased to hear it
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Clearly The Rangers weren't very forward thinking when it came to giving them contracts if there were no clauses in which they could be released, particularly given their funding issues at the time.
In order words, you reap what you sow. You have to feel sorry for those being made redundant. Its crap at the best of times, let alone just before Christmas