ian1964 10,410 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 The Rangers Supportersâ?? Trust today launched a stinging attack on axed chief executive Martin Bain after his unfair dismissal case against the club saw a judge freeze £480,000 of the clubâ??s money. Bainâ??s legal team were in court in Edinburgh to begin their case after he was removed by new owner Craig Whyte just after he took over the club last May. They claimed Rangersâ?? ongoing financial situation should see the funds â?? half of Bainâ??s near-£1million compensation claim â?? ring-fenced pending the outcome of the hearing. The club are vigorously defending the action and have launched their own counter-claim against Bain for breach of contract, which he denies. Now, after HMRC won a court order to freeze around £2.5m of Rangersâ?? money last month as they slug it out with the Ibrox side over an unpaid tax bill, the club effectively has £3m it cannot lay its hands on pending the verdict on the two cases. And Bainâ??s actions have infuriated the powerful Trust. A spokesman told SportTimes: â??For Martin Bain to have attempted to portray himself as a supporter of the club during his tenure as chief executive and now to be trying to sue for the level of compensation he is, is very, very disappointing. â??This is a man who was paid a massive salary, with wage rises well above inflation year in, year out. Let us not forget that he ran the regime which has left Craig Whyte with the mess he now has to clear up. â??So for him now to be suing the club for the amount he is, combined with someone leaking legal papers on the internet at the weekend, is something that is beyond the pale. â??If Martin Bain truly considers himself a Rangers fan then he should drop his case and walk away.â? The RST has also expressed its sympathy for Whyte overall as he fights fires all over the place. But while the fansâ?? group, which has a membership of over 20,000, is supportive of the new ownerâ??s attempts to get to grips with a debt he inherited from the regime of Sir David Murray, it is also seeking a meeting with him in a bid to obtain further clarity and assurances over the clubâ??s financial opposition. The spokesman added: â??We have a great deal of sympathy for the financial position Craig Whyte inherited from the Sir David Murray regime. He could easily have walked away from the club rather than take it on, given the issues that awaited him. No-one should forget that. â??But we are very keen to have a meting with Mr Whyte and seek clarity and greater assurances on a number of issues. We are at a stage where we need more.â? http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/fans-blast-martin-bain-over-court-action-1.1123645 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Oh I'll BET they want a meeting with Whyte. I sure as hell hope he doesn't grant them one. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Since when did the RST have a membership of over 20,000 ??? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,148 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Misprint I'd fancy. The Trust membership must be very small nowadays given they don't seem to actively look for new members. Onto the actual comments, they seem fair enough to me. I believe CW is scheduled to meet with the Assembly but this has been delayed once or twice. Hopefully this will happen soon. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,242 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I, being a German, account for 20 members alone! :-) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I believe CW is scheduled to meet with the Assembly but this has been delayed once or twice. Hopefully this will happen soon. On Sportsound on Monday night Mark Dingwall said that Andy Kerr had had a meeting with Craig Whyte. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy 0 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 On Sportsound on Monday night Mark Dingwall said that Andy Kerr had had a meeting with Craig Whyte. Yeah, Andy has met Whyte, the trust are waiting, still, for a chat! Believe it'll happen soon. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,148 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 On Sportsound on Monday night Mark Dingwall said that Andy Kerr had had a meeting with Craig Whyte. Cool - hopefully the Assembly will report back soon. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I wish people would stop the 'Bain is a Rangers fan'. He is an ex-employee trying to get money for unfair dismissal. Would anybody say, nah Rangers need a million, more than I do. I don't think so. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 RST are full of pish. Don't trust a word they say - calling Bain a Rangers fan is tabloid BS. And I wonder where the 20k members figure arose from. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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