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The great thing about Rangers International is that it is easy to separate the
lies from the truth, there is no truth emitting from Ibrox at all.
lies from the truth, there is no truth emitting from Ibrox at all.
FORMER Rangers supremo Craig Whyte faces going bankrupt and losing his Highland castle — for failing to cough up a £200,000 SFA fine.
Hampden chiefs have now been chasing the defiant tycoon for the cash for almost TEN MONTHS.
But last week they finally lost patience and lodged papers at court demanding the money.
Whyte was hit with the fines last April for bringing the game into disrepute following his catastrophic nine-month reign at Ibrox.
Lawyers delivered the writ last week to the businessman’s £720,000 Castle Grant home near Grantown-on-Spey, Moray.
Hampden insiders say the proceedings give him a final chance to pay up before a full court action — which could see the stately home seized — gets under way.
But a source close to Whyte insisted he would not be handing over a penny — and instead he has told pals that he plans to sue the SFA for £40MILLION in loss of earnings and damage to his reputation.
The insider revealed: “Never mind the SFA bankrupting him, he would love to bankrupt the SFA.
“He believes they failed to follow due process and the evidence they used was flawed — and has since been proved to be wrong.”
Venture capitalist Whyte, 42, had a string of failed businesses behind him, but managed to buy Rangers for just £1 from Sir David Murray in May 2011 — when HMRC’s now-failed tax case was still looming over the club.
Whyte's Castle Grant stately home could be seized
Under threat ... Whyte's Castle Grant stately home could be seized
But last February, oldco Rangers were plunged into administration then liquidation, having racked up massive debts during Whyte’s tenure — including around £14million of unpaid tax.
It also emerged Whyte had failed to tell the SFA — led by chief exec Stewart Regan — he had been banned as a director for seven years from 2000.
The SFA appointed a three-man judicial panel to probe the shambles, led by QC Gary Allan.
It hit Rangers — now a new company run by businessman Charles Green — with sanctions including a transfer embargo.
Whyte himself got a £50,000 fine for bringing the game into disrepute, and three separate £50,000 penalties for blanking the SFA tribunal process.
But when the verdict was announced, Whyte said: “Good luck collecting the money. It’s a joke.”
During the tycoon’s time in charge at Ibrox, Rangers manager Ally McCoist had to stay quiet about his reign.
However, he revealed recently: “We always had a feeling that all was not well. Inside here we knew all was not kicking along nicely. We didn’t know precisely what the problems were, but we did know there was trouble brewing.”
And when Whyte claimed he would like to come back to Rangers one day after the club had gone into administration, McCoist said: “At best it would be ill-advised for Craig Whyte to come back to Ibrox.”
Whyte launched his business career when he was just 15 years old and made more than £20,000 from buying and selling shares before he left school.
He went on to work for his dad’s plant hire company before setting up one of his own — which failed with debts of £300,000. The Monaco-based tycoon then branched out into security, manufacturing and property and claimed to be Scotland’s youngest self-made millionaire at 26.
The stand-off over Whyte’s fine cash means the dispute is hurtling towards all-out war, with official papers now lodged by the SFA at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
A legal source said: “This one could run and run.
“The SFA think they are due the money because when Whyte took over Rangers, he agreed to abide by SFA membership rules and accept any fair punishments they impose. The SFA obviously threw the book at him.
“Of course, Whyte could argue that the £200,000 punishment was unreasonable and unjustified. He might also argue that the fine doesn’t lawfully apply to him.
“There is a suggestion that he could use a loophole by saying that he was the club’s owner, and the SFA rules only applied to club ‘officials’.
“So there’s a long way to go, and proceedings also get expensive for the SFA.”
Last night the SFA confirmed a writ had been served but said it could not give any further details on the action. A spokesman added: “Since the matter is ongoing, the Association will be making no further comment.”
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...-Whytes-castle-under-siege.html#ixzz2KU7O139e
Hampden chiefs have now been chasing the defiant tycoon for the cash for almost TEN MONTHS.
But last week they finally lost patience and lodged papers at court demanding the money.
Whyte was hit with the fines last April for bringing the game into disrepute following his catastrophic nine-month reign at Ibrox.
Lawyers delivered the writ last week to the businessman’s £720,000 Castle Grant home near Grantown-on-Spey, Moray.
Hampden insiders say the proceedings give him a final chance to pay up before a full court action — which could see the stately home seized — gets under way.
But a source close to Whyte insisted he would not be handing over a penny — and instead he has told pals that he plans to sue the SFA for £40MILLION in loss of earnings and damage to his reputation.
The insider revealed: “Never mind the SFA bankrupting him, he would love to bankrupt the SFA.
“He believes they failed to follow due process and the evidence they used was flawed — and has since been proved to be wrong.”
Venture capitalist Whyte, 42, had a string of failed businesses behind him, but managed to buy Rangers for just £1 from Sir David Murray in May 2011 — when HMRC’s now-failed tax case was still looming over the club.
Whyte's Castle Grant stately home could be seized
Under threat ... Whyte's Castle Grant stately home could be seized
But last February, oldco Rangers were plunged into administration then liquidation, having racked up massive debts during Whyte’s tenure — including around £14million of unpaid tax.
It also emerged Whyte had failed to tell the SFA — led by chief exec Stewart Regan — he had been banned as a director for seven years from 2000.
The SFA appointed a three-man judicial panel to probe the shambles, led by QC Gary Allan.
It hit Rangers — now a new company run by businessman Charles Green — with sanctions including a transfer embargo.
Whyte himself got a £50,000 fine for bringing the game into disrepute, and three separate £50,000 penalties for blanking the SFA tribunal process.
But when the verdict was announced, Whyte said: “Good luck collecting the money. It’s a joke.”
During the tycoon’s time in charge at Ibrox, Rangers manager Ally McCoist had to stay quiet about his reign.
However, he revealed recently: “We always had a feeling that all was not well. Inside here we knew all was not kicking along nicely. We didn’t know precisely what the problems were, but we did know there was trouble brewing.”
And when Whyte claimed he would like to come back to Rangers one day after the club had gone into administration, McCoist said: “At best it would be ill-advised for Craig Whyte to come back to Ibrox.”
Whyte launched his business career when he was just 15 years old and made more than £20,000 from buying and selling shares before he left school.
He went on to work for his dad’s plant hire company before setting up one of his own — which failed with debts of £300,000. The Monaco-based tycoon then branched out into security, manufacturing and property and claimed to be Scotland’s youngest self-made millionaire at 26.
The stand-off over Whyte’s fine cash means the dispute is hurtling towards all-out war, with official papers now lodged by the SFA at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
A legal source said: “This one could run and run.
“The SFA think they are due the money because when Whyte took over Rangers, he agreed to abide by SFA membership rules and accept any fair punishments they impose. The SFA obviously threw the book at him.
“Of course, Whyte could argue that the £200,000 punishment was unreasonable and unjustified. He might also argue that the fine doesn’t lawfully apply to him.
“There is a suggestion that he could use a loophole by saying that he was the club’s owner, and the SFA rules only applied to club ‘officials’.
“So there’s a long way to go, and proceedings also get expensive for the SFA.”
Last night the SFA confirmed a writ had been served but said it could not give any further details on the action. A spokesman added: “Since the matter is ongoing, the Association will be making no further comment.”
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...-Whytes-castle-under-siege.html#ixzz2KU7O139e
So McCoist had a feeling that things were not right but lied to all the Rangers supporters that things were ok.
It makes you wonder if the man who now holds a significant shareholding in the parent company of the company that purchased the assets of the defunct club didn't tell these lies for a reason.
It makes you wonder if the man who now holds a significant shareholding in the parent company of the company that purchased the assets of the defunct club didn't tell these lies for a reason.
Mccoist will just be doing what his boss tells him. Green and his cronies have the rangers fans staring down the barrel of a gun. Either they do as he says or he 'll ruin the club.
The thing is the 5 million the fans raised in a share issue could have been used to buy the club last year and they wouldn't need to put up with all this ****. They missed their chance.
The thing is the 5 million the fans raised in a share issue could have been used to buy the club last year and they wouldn't need to put up with all this ****. They missed their chance.
The The Rangers deflector shield? "Obsessed" normally combined with "Timmy". yes i've heard that one before and it's no truer now than it was when it was first cooked up on some Gers fan site. That you continue to perpetrate this piece of nonsense as a deflection from real issues - which are worthy of discussion on a football forum - comes as scant surprise.
Some of them seem to want to bury their heads in the sand as it's painful to hear the truth but they need to hear it from somewhere and at every opportunity. This is one of the very few places that performs that helpful service free of charge ... they should be grateful.
Very rarely agree with Gordon Waddell but he's spot on here.
"the North Korea of the football world"
rogueleader
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George Galloway ‏@georgegalloway
Nothing I have ever said @bbcqt has been edited out. EVER. Why was Rangers tax dodge censored? And by whom? #bbcqt
why would anything he said about them be censored?
Nothing I have ever said @bbcqt has been edited out. EVER. Why was Rangers tax dodge censored? And by whom? #bbcqt
why would anything he said about them be censored?
That can't be? Everyone knows the BBC is a hotbed of Rangers hating bigots.
Somewhat worryingly, folk are naming the guy that is editorial director for the company that produce QT for the BBC (the company, Mentorn, are Scottish and the guy is Scottish).
Not the route I want our fans to go down at all but it's funny all this stuff about how biased the BBC are meant to be when this happened last night.
Galloway claims this is the first time EVER anything he said on QT has been edited out
Coming on the same night the Beeb shat it from having Celtic and lawyer bloggers on the radio because Chris Graham pulled out (not enough of his pals or easy targets on like Scotland Tonight) and folk were emailing them about it.
why is he a vile bigot?
No-one's going after the editor - a Celtic fan suggested it to Galloway and he re-tweeted it.
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
Why when anybody's says anything against Rangers they're regarded as bigots ??? Your club lived off been bigots for 140 years before dying