Craig Whyte Statement

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"I for one will not be reading or buying the Daily Record again and I'm sure many other Rangers fans will share my disgust at yet another smear on this football club".

<laugh>

That's just classic
 
What's happened to the warchest and the money he SPECIFICALLY said would be for transfers?

Which company of his financed the takeover?

Which 10% (in Whyte's view) of the Daly documentary was true?

How has media coverage of the transfer window been "hysterical" in a negative way when the DR have linked Rangers with players they clearly were never going to get?


This guy is a gift <laugh>
 
The Ibrox chief has denied all allegations of wrongdoing and accused the BBC of "muckraking".
Last night, a spokesman for Whyte said: "Mr Whyte strenuously refutes these unfounded and defamatory allegations and has instructed his lawyers, Carter Ruck, to commence immediate legal proceedings against the BBC."
Before the show, a statement, from Whyte and Rangers FC said: "As a result of the BBC's approach, Mr Whyte and Rangers FC believe there is a strong risk that the programme will mislead and misinform viewers about matters concerning the club, and have suspended the BBC's access to the club."
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Yesterday afternoon, news broke that Rangers had banned The Herald, Sunday Herald and Evening Times over reporting of the club&#8217;s legal bill case.
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Now it's the Record who are out to get him?
 
I'm not going to suddenly start believing the Record as gospel. They had Whyte down as a billionaire a year ago, now he's a crook selling the family jewels. At least one version must, by definition, be completely wrong - it's comically poor journalism.

That said, Whyte is utterly unconvincing. Surely you Rangers fans can't be impressed with his dealings? He's evasive, apparently capable only of empty promises and entirely reactive, never pro-active, in his dealings with the press and fans. His continuing stance that everyone is out to smear Rangers is frankly embarrassing. I would not trust this man to run my club.
 
At least he's standing up for himself. Traynor's article was utter tripe. If this tax case wasnt looming over us these side stories here and there wouldnt even make the paper. The fact the traynor has made a 5 page spread about whyte clearly shows he dislikes the man who sacked all of his bum chums
 
Trevor Santos said:
At least he's standing up for himself. Traynor's article was utter tripe. If this tax case wasnt looming over us these side stories here and there wouldnt even make the paper. The fact the traynor has made a 5 page spread about whyte clearly shows he dislikes the man who sacked all of his bum chums
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It's changed days. Traynor's fed up with the less than succulent spam that Whyte has on offer.
 
A personal view by David Leggat

Now we can clearly see the full scale of the forces lined up in this heinous attack on Rangers FC by the cowardly hand of previously hidden foces. The BBC, The Glasgow Herald and now the Daily Record. Truly an Anti Protestant cabal,nowadays, only the staunch STV brethren can be trusted to spread the good word about how everything is fine, nothing to see here, move along.

Let there be no doubt that these - once august - institutions now have it in for Rangers, chock full of taigs and Rangers haters the lot of them. Twas not always the way though, in the past we could rely on these once trustworthy allies of Orangeism to toe the party line and add more spin to any potentially damaging story than the Glasgow fair Waltzers.

But those days are past, the PC brigade have made it a crime to ask a potential employee "what school did you go to?".
 
By Traynor

TIME is almost up. Rangers' bankers may have only a matter of days left to conclude a deal with Craig Whyte, the man who wants to buy Rangers.


It is understood his people have managed to secure an arrangement with David Murray for the purchase and transfer of his shares but the bank have still to give the go-ahead.
Strangest thing that. Here we have someone willing to clear a company's debt and a bank, which had to be bailed out by us, the tax payers, apparently slow to accept. Surely it is better to get the money back quickly instead of reclaiming it at a rate of something like £2million a year? Also, with the possibility of Rangers being hit with a massive bill from HMRC a distinct and serious threat, you'd think it would make absolute sense for Lloyds to get their money in full before the tax man starts hammering on the Ibrox front door demanding payment.
And what if Rangers are dragged into what would be their Doomsday Scenario? What if the tax case is lost, the penalties are severe and administration becomes the reality?
Lloyds would never get their money in full then and Whyte, or someone else, could pick the club up for a bargain price without having to pay anything like the full debt.
Yet nothing continues to happen and Whyte is now very close to saying enough is enough. Make no mistake, he will walk away from this. And soon. Maybe even by the end of this week.
But he and every other Rangers fan is entitled to wonder why Lloyds haven't reached out and grabbed his money, especially when they must be satisfied he can pay.
Many still insist he doesn't have the wherewithal but Lloyds can't be included among the sceptics because Whyte wouldn't have been allowed to access the more sensitive club documents, those detailing wages and bonuses, if there had been any doubt about his ability to come up with the readies.
He has shown proof of funding, due diligence was completed a long time ago and, despite fears that all kinds of hidden debts might be uncovered, Whyte found nothing that made him want to run away.
He even appears comfortable with arrangements to deal with the potential tax liability. He has also picked Walter Smith's brain about exactly how much needs to be spent on rebuilding Rangers' squad and remains willing to take the keys to Ibrox.But instead of trying to get a deal done as quickly as possible, Lloyds keep him waiting. Why? Do they want to do a deal to be rid of Rangers or are they happy to impose a repayment plan that is actually winding the club down? There are already fears within Ibrox that the wage bill will have to be slashed again but this time by as much as £2m, bringing it under £15m. Also, there are even greater concerns that because general maintenance has been neglected at Ibrox due to cutbacks it could cost upwards of £12m to reverse the decline. It is already being whispered health and safety could become a serious issue. Why would Lloyds wish to be linked to the decline of a team and a stadium when someone is offering them and Rangers a way out?
No one is arguing they are not entitled to their money and Rangers must not be considered different from any of us. We and they have to pay debts yet Lloyds haven't turned to Whyte and demanded the money.
Perhaps they're asking for too much. The price was £33m but that was when Rangers' debt was around £27m and right now it stands at just under £20m, so Whyte would be mad not to suggest costs be reduced accordingly, especially with so much needing to be spent on the squad and stadium.
It really is the strangest thing because even though Lloyds appear to be satisfied Whyte can pay, they haven't struck a deal and run the risk of letting the only person willing to take on Rangers walk.
And, of course, the longer he is kept waiting the more time he has to come to his senses.
God only knows why anyone would want to buy a football club anywhere in this harsh financial climate and it could be argued that anyone trying to buy a Scottish outfit shouldn't be allowed out of his padded room unaccompanied.
Money seized from criminals will be given to the League Cup and the SFA have just announced they'll benefit from a new £50m telly deal but don't be fooled. The game here is broke.
Yet this man Whyte wants to risk his millions. He must see something the rest of us have missed but so far he hasn't seen the piece of paper that would give him control and now he, along with every other Rangers fan, is entitled to ask why the bank seem reluctant to get the club off their books.
Whether they like it or not and even though they may have attempted some kind of charm offensive in recent weeks, the general perception is they are holding up progress.
All Rangers fans can do is wait and hope. Then again, instead of gleefully tainting their message boards with the most awful kinds of venom they might want to ask more questions of Lloyds.
However, if those bigots among Rangers' fans, who continue to hurt and shame our country, refuse to be silenced, others will start asking more pertinent questions. In fact, SFA chief executive Stewart Regan has already started.
He's spoken about the ultimate sanction - forcing Rangers to play behind closed doors.
What chance then of Lloyds finding a buyer?
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Still no cracked crest though , we got that after getting beat in a friendly!!! What's the rumours about the police being called to be at Ibrox tomorrow ?? Another dose of Whyte ramblings
 
People were calling Whyte a crook and a shyster before he even set foot inside Ibrox. The fact that hardly anyone knew much about him and that it was infact quite difficult to find out anything about him, people used that to mean he obviously had something to hide and since then the media and everyone else have went out their way to find out everything and anything about him, no matter how big or small and blow it way out of proportion

I'm not saying Whyte is innocent but it's quite clear some people are just never gonna take to him(Rangers fans included) and will do whatever they can to make things as difficult as possible for him
 
I for one will not be reading or buying the Daily Record again
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Anyone else find the image of Craig Whyte striding into a boardroom with a Daily Record folded under his arm a bit incongruous? I call shenanigans.
 
UserName1882 said:
People were calling Whyte a crook and a shyster before he even set foot inside Ibrox. The fact that hardly anyone knew much about him and that it was infact quite difficult to find out anything about him, people used that to mean he obviously had something to hide and since then the media and everyone else have went out their way to find out everything and anything about him, no matter how big or small and blow it way out of proportion

I'm not saying Whyte is innocent but it's quite clear some people are just never gonna take to him(Rangers fans included) and will do whatever they can to make things as difficult as possible for him
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Are you just cutting & pasting this ****e from Follow Follow?
 
DevAdvocate said:
A personal view by David Leggat

Now we can clearly see the full scale of the forces lined up in this heinous attack on Rangers FC by the cowardly hand of previously hidden foces. The BBC, The Glasgow Herald and now the Daily Record. Truly an Anti Protestant cabal,nowadays, only the staunch STV brethren can be trusted to spread the good word about how everything is fine, nothing to see here, move along.

Let there be no doubt that these - once august - institutions now have it in for Rangers, chock full of taigs and Rangers haters the lot of them. Twas not always the way though, in the past we could rely on these once trustworthy allies of Orangeism to toe the party line and add more spin to any potentially damaging story than the Glasgow fair Waltzers.

But those days are past, the PC brigade have made it a crime to ask a potential employee "what school did you go to?".
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<laugh>

Did you make this up?
 
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