why rangers punishment is wrong

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Why Rangers Punishment Is Wrong
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An Appellate Tribunal has upheld sanctions which were imposed upon a tax-dodging football club by an SFA judicial panel last month.

Rangers (in administration) had appealed against the 12-month transfer embargo and £160,000 in fines imposed on the Ibrox club for a series of disciplinary rule breaches under Craig Whyte’s ownership. On 23 April, Rangers were found guilty of five disciplinary charges, including bringing the game into disrepute. The independent inquiry was chaired by Lord William Nimmo Smith (who is a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session).

A three-man Appellate Tribunal, chaired by judge Lord Carloway (who is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session) announced their decision to uphold the original decision, despite a legal argument put forward on behalf of the notorious, tax-swindling, bill-dodging football club by leading QC Richard Keen. (Richard Keen QC is NOT a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session).

Rangers (in administration) had contested that Whyte’s actions should be treated separately to those of the arrogant, shameless, cheating, tax-dodging, football club. But the Appellate Tribunal ruled that the original decision was competent as the “conduct involved was attributable to the club as a member of the SFA”.

The tribunal will release a full report of its findings in due course but in the meantime it has revealed a few key points in a short summary.
“It was competent for the disciplinary tribunal to impose the additional sanction of prohibiting registrations of any new players of 18 years or older for a period of 12 months.
The disciplinary tribunal was correct to determine that the conduct involved – especially the deliberate non-payment of very large sums, estimated in excess of £13m of tax in the form of PAYE, NIC and VAT – was attributable to the club as a member of the Scottish FA.

Although the Appellate Tribunal has listened carefully to the representations from Rangers FC about the practical effects of the additional sanction, it has concluded that this sanction was proportionate to the breach, dissuasive to others and effective in the context of serious misconduct.”

Paul Clark, joint administrator (but NOT a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session), said: “The decision by the appellate tribunal to uphold the sanction, namely the suspension of registration of players for one year, is not competent in the view of the Club and its legal advisers.” (Note: the club’s legal advisers are not Senators of the College of Justice, judges of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session).

“Such a sanction was not available to the tribunal,” in the opinion of Mr. Clark (who is NOT a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session) “and should not have been imposed and it is the intention of the Club to challenge the determination. The Club will consider seeking review of this most disappointing decision and it is a matter of regret that the certainty and finality Rangers sought on this matter has not been achieved.”

Charles ‘Emerald’ Green (who is NOT a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session) said: “Our group went into the purchase of the Club with this sanction in place but we hoped the decision would at least be commuted. We fully support the Club as it considers an appeal against this latest decision.” The club to which ‘Emerald’ refers is, of course, the dishonest and disgraced Rangers FC (in administration) which has been found guilty by senior judges twice in the last month of bringing the game into disrepute through its deliberate non-payment of £13m of tax.


William Pullar “Sandy” Jardine, spokesman for the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund (but NOT a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session), added: “Rangers supporters will be shocked and bitterly disappointed by this decision and will find it hard to take that the Club has been so heavily punished for the actions of individuals.” What Mr. Jardine means is that Rangers (in administration) should be allowed to spend millions of pounds on acquiring new players instead of paying their taxes. Even to the point of bringing the game into disrepute.

It is hard not to agree that the punishment which Rangers have been given is seriously wrong.
They are completely beyond redemption, incapable of recognising their guilt and determined to drag every standard of honesty and decency down to the level of shameless cynicism at which they themselves operate.

Rangers should have been expelled from Scottish football.

 

A well balanced article.
















































pfffffffffft

 

That may be the Henry Clarson from another football forum I was on. If it is (and his wording sounds like it) he was a bitter wee fella.

 

He certainly was Gambol.

 

Is this harry's more literate brother?

 

...and every bit as bitter and hate filled.

 

Maybe it's harry with auto-correct turned on?

 

I was good friends with HC dontcha know

 

Naw ye wirny

Remember when he wanted all huns banned off the Celtic board?

 

Is that the guy who was out with his wife and the girl he was seeing behind her back came and sat on his knee?

 

Naw. The guy you're thinking of was the one that got "plated" aff his missus in a restaurant because of his shenanigans.

HC was just a precious wee twat with a beale problem (allegedly).

 

I think he wanted you all banned fullstop. And not just on that forum.

 

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Did you cut his grass or something, Gambol

 

Never met the guy. But highly likely.

 

It seems we have a few bitter Rangers fans who don't seem to be happy that finally Rangers are been punished for doing wrong.
It amazes me that considering how well the Rangers club knows the rules, it is a surprise that they behaved outside of the rules.
Ignorance of rules is no excuse, but it is better than blatantly breaking them and then claiming to be more aware of what can or
can not be done than the tribunals. I thought that last night they should have had their original punishment increased, to try and
deter this club Rangers from spending more of the Great British people's money fighting a case that they know cannot be won.
Rangers to date have only been tried on the lesser offences, that they have committed and whenever the outcome of the BTC and
the double contracts are announced, then they will know what punishment is.
Its ironic that Rangers have really put themselves in deep trouble just after Regan removed the double contracts from the SFA/rangers.
Bains, Smith and many others doubled jobbed with the SFA and Rangers but now their influence has been removed. Even Campbell Og
one of the first EBTs has no power in investigating the Rangers wrongs.