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WOULD-BE Rangers supremo Craig Whyte has been ordered to stay away from Ibrox for tonight's Battle of Britain showdown with Manchester United.

 

Record Sport understands the Scottish billionaire and London-based property developer Andrew Ellis - who are locked in buy-out talks with majority shareholder Sir David Murray - have been forced to scrap plans to jet into Glasgow for the Champions League tie after a day of fraught legal discussions.

 

Whyte and Ellis had hoped to arrive in Scotland at around lunchtime today to meet with club board members for the first time before watching Walter Smith's men take on English giants United in a mouth-watering Group C clash.

 

But their plans bit the dust late last night after their lawyers were advised senior Rangers sources considered it would be "inappropriate" for the pair to be seen inside the stadium at such a sensitive stage in their �£32million takeover bid.

 

Under the strict stockmarket code, Whyte and Ellis will only be given the green light to open formal talks with chairman Alastair Johnston AFTER they have shaken hands with Murray on a deal.

 

However, no agreement has yet been struck and, despite the determination of Whyte and Ellis to press the flesh, Johnston has remained in the United States with no intention of attending tonight's big game at Ibrox .

 

Rescue

 

A seemingly sceptical Johnston adopted an aggressive public approach earlier this year when Ellis first failed to push through a planned rescue package for the stricken SPL champs.

 

He repeatedly insisted that he would be willing to fly across the Atlantic at one or two days' notice to begin face-to-face talks.

 

Last night a frustrated Ellis confirmed to Record Sport that he would not be attending the European clash with Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

 

And he expressed his disappointment at missing out on both the game and the chance to meet with the Ibrox directors.

 

Ellis said: "Craig and I had cleared our diaries and were very excited about the prospect of spending a couple of days in Glasgow .

 

"We are very disappointed that we will now not be able to take in the match and meet with the directors.

 

"I was obviously very much looking forward to meeting Alastair in particular."

 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2010/11/24/rangers-hit-would-be-owner-craig-whyte-with-big-match-ban-86908-22736151/

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More non-information about fukk all. Does anyone else find it a tad difficult to take seriously the idea of any deal involving Andrew Ellis. That even the look-at-me RST is no longer drooling over him and courting every ounce of reflected glory must be a bit worrying for him.

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Was he looking for a spot triumphalism?

 

Aye, it sounded like a bit of a dig, which is just utterly inappropriate. I just don't even understand why Ellis is involved in this. He doesn't have any money. What is he bringing to the table?

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