colinstein
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Rangers Creditors Win £24m Settlement from Law Firm
colinstein replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
I think Ticketus ARE creditors....not preferrential creditors but creditors nonetheless....I think that was the court ruling ps sorry....just read the subsequent replies to your post -
the presenter did indeed claim we had been stripped of trophies. We shouldn't be surprised Haggerty was wheeled on given BBC's previous. Utterly pathetic !
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you'd hope it would be Richard Wilson but don't be surprised if the odious dickhead is wheeled on to spout shite
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not only the costs of these tribunal cases but they knocked back an offer of £10 million from Murray
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surely this along with the £24 million should be enough to pay off all creditors. Is it possible the old holding company may not after all be liquidated ?
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no that's not what happened at all HMRC did NOT win the first part of anything. There was no tribunal before our appeal. HMRC unilaterally decided we owed them £40 million for the EBT's and because we hadn't paid it decided to fine us another £40 million. The first time it went to judgement (First tier Tax Tribunal) it was found in our favour. The present Upper tier tax tribunal is deciding on an HMRC appeal against that verdict.
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I was at the 1...0 game at Ibrox but I don't remember much about it. The game at Bernabeau was on telly but only the highlights....we were indeed roasted
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his name was pronounced....Dee StefAno...as far as I can remember......we played them at the time but maybe it was Santa Maria up tops
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it's been a while since I saw McKay playing for us, As I remember he wouldn't go wide to deliver a decent cross. He mostly would cut inside and run into defenders.
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is it on telly ?
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early doors. hearts, hibs games will always be sell outs............................but when we run away with it........pay at the gate might tail off ....
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depends what the plot is
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I think it was Owen Coyle that exorted £3.5 m from us. Lafferty wasn't worth that amount but he gave us good moments The Killie game was great Far from a dud...............how much did his later clubs pay for him ?
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At the time Whyte got in 24 hours before hmrc and the court granted his choice...D&P hmrc went for BDO ( is that right?...the guys at Hearts) I was wondering how it would have gone if BDO were in there from the start instead of D&P pointless wondering now I suppose
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Rangers 16/1 to go through Championship season unbeaten
colinstein replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
we'll walk it no problemo -
He who pishes into the wind gets his own back.
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I think The Billy Boys (in all forms) is banned from Uefa games. It's not banned at Scottish games but if you use the original words you may get prosecuted. There was an away game against Hamilton Accies (I think) when everyong used the words La la.....to the tune. Seemed to be no problem for anyone. I particularly liked the bit just after the song just ended, when the crowd chanted LA! LA! LA!
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why make it more difficult for them ? I haven't a taste for kicking them when they're down leave it be
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the song that gets everyone singing is The Billy Boys................I'm remembering that game at Hampden when Aird scored at the death. We spontaniously broke into the banned song.....................shock horror we behaved abominably..................but it felt great we need to get the Billy Boys back
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The PEOPLE getting off their arses for Rangers We are all in this together...............
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when Boyd signs it's 2 up front without a doubt Him and Kenny will destroy....defences we'll walk this league no problem. ps....see if we could look at that Emerenko as well........what about a trial for him?
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looks like McMurdo and 3 names are singing from the same hymn sheet...............4 legs (board) good, 2 legs (king and ST boycotters) bad. Anyone wondering where the leaks are coming from, I think have now got an answer. We know he has our interests at heart, do we not ?
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and yet there's been hostile reactions from some when he does They are loud in telling him not to make statements
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BEIRUT lawyer Mazen Houssami has spoken exclusively to Keith Jackson about his desire to increase his holding from his current 6.14% and help ease the infighting which has blighted the club. 101 Shares Share Tweet +1 Email Lawyer Mazen Houssami reveals himself as the man behind Blue Pitch Holdings THE Middle Eastern money man behind Rangers investors Blue Pitch Holdings has revealed he is actively trying to buy a controlling interest in the club. In his first interview since helping to fund Charles Green’s £5.5million Ibrox takeover two years ago, Beirut-based lawyer Mazen Houssami spoke exclusively to the Daily Record yesterday after we tracked him down to his HQ in Beirut. And he insisted that rather than cut his losses by selling his 6.14 per cent holding to a would-be saviour such as Dave King, he is preparing to snap up more shares in order to have a greater say in the way the club are run. Houssami said: “I am happy for Blue Pitch to invest more money in Rangers because I believe in the club. I am hoping today to buy more shares and to become the biggest majority or to get a more substantial minority to be able to control or to influence the decisions a bit more.” Houssami insisted he is the sole power behind the Blue Pitch group. He stressed that not only has he severed all previous ties with disgraced former executives Green and Imran Ahmad, but that HE fired them from the board. He was also behind the coup to topple former chairman Malcolm Murray and director Phil Cartmell last summer in the shake-up which saw James Easdale appointed to the board. Lawyer Mazen Houssami reveals himself as the man behind Blue Pitch Holdings Now, 12 months on, Houssami has warned the current regime that he is on the brink of completing another power grab – a move which could erode King’s hopes of getting his hands on the club. He said: “We haven’t received any interesting offers from anyone to buy our shares. Obviously the price we paid for these shares was much higher than the price today, so I don’t think anyone will come and buy our shares at this point. “But we have made many offers to buy more shares and we have not been able to do that at this point. I think everyone is keeping their position for the time being. “Today, what we are offering on the table is to buy more shares, to work hand in hand with other big shareholders, to find a reasonable solution so that the club can move forward.” The Record understands the current Ibrox board are in a state of flux because of a serious split between James and Sandy Easdale and chief executive Graham Wallace. The Easdales, who were originally courted by Green, are understood to represent more than 26 per cent of the club’s shareholders, including Blue Pitch. But Houssami is demanding an immediate end to the infighting. He said: “What we are trying to achieve is to put Rangers back on the right track when it comes to the management. There are a lot of politics going on inside the club as I am sure you know. “At this point, we are trying to reach a solution regarding these issues. We will make a statement when we can officially give the public good news. “The problem is all the internal politics between the various members of the board of directors and the attitude of each of them concerning Rangers and the way to move forward. These things happen in every big company but Rangers have been through a lot of ups and downs recently and we are just trying to put everybody on the same track. “Blue Pitch is one of the big shareholders. We are not here to facilitate anything – it’s a matter of finding common ground for everyone to move forward. “We have invested a huge amount of money in this club and we don’t intend to let this go. We need to find a solution. “We have a clearer situation now than we had a year before so now we are hoping to move forward and to concentrate on playing football, it’s as simple as that. What Blue Pitch wants is to be able to watch the team gets results, to return to the Premier League and then everything will be OK. “It should be about the football. It is a football team. “But it’s not easy. I think some of the shareholders are getting there but we are still working at it. “We don’t want to abuse anyone, we don’t want to take anybody’s shares. We are happy to buy more at the right price and that’s it.” Houssami’s part in the Rangers saga first came to light in October 2012 when Green described him as Blue Pitch’s “legal beneficiary”. And yesterday, the lawyer denied that he is acting as a frontman for other investors who prefer to keep their identities hidden. He said: “I am a director, I am the sole owner, the sole holder of the shares. Blue Pitch is me. To describe Blue Pitch as ‘mysterious shareholders’ is newspaper rubbish. “What can I tell you? I am Blue Pitch Holdings. I control it. I’m actually behind a lot of companies around the world as an investor. “I understand that Rangers is an emotional investment for the fans. When I came in, the team was having a very bad time – I’m sure you remember all the financial problems that Green was having. “I and other investors were the people who stepped forward. It’s a business venture for us. “Don’t get me wrong – we like the team. Part of the advantage of buying a club like Rangers is to have all the history and the background that the team has.” Asked if he understood why Rangers fans might be concerned by his links with Green’s regime, Houssami said: “Let me tell you something – if Charles Green saw me walking on the street today, he wouldn’t recognise me. “I know him because his face has been in every newspaper. Other than that, this company is not related to Charles Green at all. “Actually, Green and Imran Ahmad were two people we ended up firing from the board because they were very destructive for the team and the company. I never had any personal problem with them but they were not the right people. “I respect a lot the feelings that all the fans have. It was because of their support that we wanted to buy into a company like Rangers.” PROMOTED STORIES Recommended by
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Calum: I've got bunch of Celtic fans proud of my role in Rangers family
colinstein replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
remember that wee Tim Neil McCann definately held back against them at Parkheid when we won the league could have scored 4 but only put 2 in...... don't want that type in my team TBH