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Seems D & P's results of proposals to creditors document is pretty humdrum stuff.

RT @BBCAlLamont: Duff & Phelps issue revised and approved proposals to Rangers' creditors. Awaiting analysis of said proposals.

Sorry Disagree, His name should be wiped after selling to Whyte.. Duped! my ass

Sorry got name wrong it was JCDbigbear

Posted Today, 06:15 PM POPULAR Rangers Football Club, its fans, employees, players and minority shareholders are victims of Craig Whyte and his accomplice(s). Other victims are the ordinary creditors, including HMRC. Until the sudden removal of Martin Bain and Donald McIntyre from their positions, Rangers FC paid all its creditors within 30 days. Of course the Club had debt, very few other football clubs don’t, but the debt level was reducing and the repayment terms agreed with the Club’s bank. That all changed last summer when Craig Whyte took over following what transpired to be a buy-out based on fraud and deception. Whyte borrowed millions from Ticketus to buy Rangers FC using the Club’s future season ticket sales as leverage for the deal. No-one at Rangers knew of that scenario which may prove to have been an illegal move by Whyte. Once he had removed Messrs Bain and McIntyre, Whyte placed severe restrictions on the Club’s financial manager, Ken Olverman, limiting him to only signing cheques to a maximum value of £100, placing an embargo on the man from divulging any information to anyone, including and especially the other directors. In retrospect, it is abundantly clear that Craig Whyte deliberately withheld PAYE, VAT and just about every other creditor expense to further his own ends. There are outstanding charges awaiting the outcome of legal action for (alleged) falsification of invoices, forging signatures, etc. The Rangers Football Club was not complicit in this devious plan of Mr Whyte, which must now be apparent to any fair-minded observer of the events which have unfolded during the last few months. We have had numerous football officials and media sources constantly referring to the new football catch-phrase “sporting integrity”, which phrase had been the sole copyright of Celtic’s Peter Lawwell since 2008. The phrase itself is a complete misnomer in the 21st century as there is no sporting integrity in professional sport in general and particularly none in football. For instance, in 2008, the aforementioned Mr. Lawwell claimed that in the interests of sporting integrity, that year’s league season could not be extended to allow a Scottish club to prepare for a European Final without having to play 4 games in a matter of some 8 days in the lead up to that final. Mr Lawwell also cited that his club were scheduled to play in Japan at the end of that season, a tour which has still not taken place 4 years later. Earlier in 2008, Celtic cynically used the tragic death of Phil O’Donnell to get an Old Firm game postponed as they had injuries and suspensions. Dundee United were denied a request for a postponement in the week after Phil’s death despite their team having been on the same pitch when the poor man collapsed. In subsequent years, Celtic in particular have been guilty of a total lack of any sporting integrity, for example, they blatantly influenced the SFA and put undue pressure on referees, so much so that referees were reluctant to give any adverse decisions against Celtic and resulted in the referees voting for strike action. The same club also complained to such a degree about their paranoid view of the SFA that they then managed to get their club’s directors on various committees within the SFA. In a further show of Celtic FC’s lack of sporting integrity, they appealed against an 8 match ban for Neil Lennon, managing to have the ban reduced to two separate 4 match bans, but to run concurrently. Using a technicality and the threat of a legal appeal, Celtic managed to half their manager’s rightful suspension term. Where is the sporting integrity there? There are players at most clubs who are guilty of simulation and a prime example is the incident where Hibs Gary O’Connor blatantly dived in a match where television replays highlight that there was no contact whatsoever. O’Connor was (unbelievably) cleared of simulation and Hibs said nothing. Where is the sporting integrity there? Now the Hibs chairman has the audacity to cite “sporting integrity” in his call to have punitive sanctions levied against Rangers. Where is the sporting integrity of changing the rules to ensure that one club in particular is subject to new sanctions? Where would sporting integrity be involved if the SPL only had one Old Firm club in the SPL? There is no sporting integrity when the competition is rendered impotent by removing the only opposition likely to challenge Celtic. Where is the Sporting Integrity when the sanctions against one club ensure that Celtic will obtain Champions League entry every season and the increased revenue from such participation? Such increased revenue will only make one club stronger and weaken all SPL opposition for years. How does that equate to sporting integrity? In recent weeks we have heard calls from all sides for Draconian punishment to be handed out to Rangers FC. The chairmen of Dunfermline, St. Johnstone, St. Mirren have all been reported in the media demanding punitive sanctions be foist on Rangers FC which beg the question, why now? Why must it be Rangers FC to receive such demands? Why were Motherwell and Dundee not subject to similar calls when these clubs were in administration? It has been suggested that it is due to Rangers being in debt to HMRC but so were the other clubs. The major difference in the case of Rangers is that Craig Whyte deliberately withheld payment to HMRC in what appears to be part of a fraudulent plan. I get the distinct impression that some SPL club chairmen see this as more of an opportunity rather than any quest for justice. In times such as this, it would normally be the case that other clubs and governing bodies rally round to try to assist a member club in such dire straits. That is patently not the scenario in this instance. In actual fact, it is abundantly clear that the agenda for some is the total demise of Rangers Football Club. No matter that the Club employs hundreds of people, no matter that the Club is 140 years old, no matter that the Club provides massive financial input to Scottish football through its supporters, no matter that the Club could repay much of its debt through continuing to operate, no, the aim of a vocal cabal is the death of Rangers Football Club. Rivalry and envy have been displaced by vindictiveness and outright hatred. There is now a “hate fest” against Rangers FC. These people no longer seek justice; they seek to finish Rangers Football Club forever. They “smell blood” and any hint of fairness is cast aside as they gather and circle a wounded giant. The Scottish media are happy to whip up the level of animosity by printing and broadcasting as many negative articles as possible. BBC Scotland is a particular offender and the content of its programmes is always of an anti-Rangers nature. Its impartiality is non-existent in consideration of the facts, the recent documentary by Mark Daly (Celtic fan), the football bulletins by Chris McLaughlin (Celtic fan), the special (anti) Rangers themed Scottish Newsnight programme (produced by a Celtic fan), the “renowned football legal expert” Gregory Ioannidis interview (Mr Ioannidis is a Celtic fan and Samaras’ agent), these are all examples of a campaign against Rangers Football Club. There have been no opportunities for anyone to properly represent Rangers and give the opposite view or at least a case for the defence. Sporting integrity and justice? Nowhere to be seen! As for the Scottish Football Association and its Chief Executive, Stewart Regan, it is strange that the investigative journalists currently forming a queue to peer into everything Rangers have not even glanced at the appointment of Mr Regan. Mr Regan’s connection with Celtic’s Mr Lawwell, the involvement of Nolan Partners in this matter and that company’s connections with Celtic, the possible conflict of interest of a member of the selection board, all are worthy of at least some investigation if only to remove any element of doubt. I digressed for a moment there but only to highlight what could easily be considered a prime example of double standards by the Scottish media. In essence, my point in writing this letter is to try to show that Rangers Football Club and its supporters, players, employees, etc. deserve fairness and a degree of compassion. They are victims and Craig Whyte is the real offender. When is it acceptable to find the victim guilty of the crime committed against him? After WW2 the Allies did not crush Germany and Japan into the ground, in fact they helped these two nations to rebuild for a better and peaceful future. Only the real war criminals were executed. An extreme example I admit, but surely food for thought with regard to the Rangers FC situation. Is it really too much to ask for a degree of sympathy from fellow football travellers? I certainly hope not. All anyone involved with Rangers Football Club can hope is that those sitting in judgement remember to separate the innocent from the guilty. JCDbigbear

3 hour meeting eating burgers and Jaffa cakes!

I agree, but not the most important priority

Christ, a poll, that's the last thing we should be concerned about, easily led

http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/football-news/article/2803340

Bloody smokescreen in my eyes to appease the fans, nothing new in that statement

CHARLES GREEN, who is leading a consortium purchasing Rangers Football Club, issued the following statement tonight. He said: "I had a very constructive meeting with the Rangers Fans' Fighting Fund today and we discussed a wide range of issues. "We are united in recognising that a successful outcome to the CVA proposal is extremely important for the club, our fans and many businesses who have dealings with Rangers. Approval of the CVA would give everyone a huge boost of confidence. "I provided the fans with further details of my consortium's vision for the future of Rangers. Understandably, supporters are wary given the recent past at Ibrox but I will continue to have dialogue with the fans and inform them every step of the way. "We will be taking Rangers forward to better days and one idea I put forward today is my plan to rename Murray Park. "Following discussions with the supporters, we will be asking season ticket holders to vote on whether to rename Murray Park as either the Moses McNeil Academy or the Davie Cooper Academy. We will be asking supporters to vote when they renew their season tickets. "We also discussed the situation with the SFA player embargo and I made it clear that the club's position remains that we want to see a satisfactory outcome. "We hope that in trying to achieve this there is general recognition this has become a difficult and complex issue for everyone."

You heard correct

Wow STV get regan to comment on the jig tweet

No news on their meeting yet? Or is MD still eating.

He needs to quieten the hype and negativity spouted about him.......only by divulging Facts and Proof will he succeed in the support of the fan groups. He MUST show something to the reps........after all he is going to be asking them to back him soon in ST sales.

First Question must be " Show us proof of money" then " Investers"

We must give Green a chance, I still dont trust him, but after Whyte, I dont trust anyone. But with Shepherd waiting in the wings to invest ( prompted by Freddie Fletcher) in Greens consortium if we dont get hammered with HMRC, I will HOPE this is the REAL deal. ps.. im sure Green said at the begining he will NOT be looking to be CEO....just a front man till they get Rangers out of this mess.

As they say on Noel Edmonds show::: NO DEAL

Posted Today, 10:47 PM RANGERS and the SFA are ready to cut a deal to stop the Scottish game from sliding into the abyss. Record Sport understands Charles Green, whose group has launched a CVA aimed at hauling Rangers out of administration, has made contact with SFA chief executive Stewart Regan in a bid to come up with a face-saving solution for both parties. Green is believed to be furious with Ibrox administrators Duff & Phelps for launching the Court of Session case against the SFA that unleashed the full fury of FIFA on both the club and the national association. FIFA has ordered the SFA to haul Rangers into line or face the prospect of being banned from the World Cup qualifiers and seeing their club sides kicked out of Europe. That means the SFA are seriously considering expelling or suspending Rangers’ membership – a move that would create chaos within the Scottish game. Expulsion would effectively kill off the Ibrox club, while suspension would create problems as Rangers’ fixtures during their ‘ban’ would result in their opponents being awarded three points. That would lead to accusations of unfairness from the clubs who would play Rangers when their suspension was lifted, with more chaos inevitable. Green met with Gers boss Ally McCoist at Ibrox yesterday and it is believed they are keen to offer the SFA a compromise. One avenue open to the club is to accept a Scottish Cup ban AND offer the SFA a ‘get-out’ to appease FIFA by offering to take a six-month transfer embargo. The decision of the SFA’s Independent Judicial panel to impose a 12-month ban on transfers, later upheld by an appeals panel, triggered the crisis. Rangers took the case to the Court of Session, which ruled the SFA had no right to impose such a penalty. Lord Glennie ordered the case back to the appeals panel, which now has to impose one of the sanctions open to it. Those include kicking Rangers out of the Scottish Cup – a punishment the original panel deemed too lenient – and suspending or expelling their membership of the SFA. The latter punishments were considered to be too harsh and problematic for the Scottish game as a whole but with FIFA hovering menacingly over the SFA, those options are now being examined. However, a Rangers offer to cop a six-month transfer ban could allow both parties the chance to step back from the brink. It would mean the club could avoid the risk of being suspended – which would seriously affect their chances of surviving in the SPL next term – or expelled. It would also give the SFA the chance to get FIFA off its back.

I agree, he can be a nuisance, but, GS brings debates to the Forum and that's what a Forum is all about. Personally, I miss him on RM

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sites/default/files/glennie%20report.pdf

Can anyone confirm this! The main issue with the SFA at the moment is they are not telling the truth. They offered the administrators a chance to quash the ban and fine on appeal if they agreed to pay off all their football debts. I can understand why the Duff & Phelps knocked this back as giving such preferential treatment to a particular creditor is probably illegall and would any chances of a CVA being accepted (time will tell whether that is likely at all anyway). So their claims now that itâ??s about non-payment of tax is simply another lie.

Andrew Dickson tweeted: Rangers are aware of it

Be interesting to know where him or Barcabhoy are getting their information from, as for Souness, be good to put Daly in same room as Souness and imply bungs

https://twitter.com/BE1873/status/208143577539284993/photo/1/large?tw_p=twt So much for him being impartial