BREAKING: Craig Whyte Statement

[der Berliner 3,255]

A BBC Scotland spokesman said: "We can confirm we have received a writ from Mr Whyte. We stand by our journalism, all of the allegations made, and will defend any action vigorously."

 

They taken that straight from our remarks about the incoming "big tax case", it seems. Cheeky!

 

On a sidenote, I am somewhat astonished to time and again read (on here) a rerun of the rumours, hearsay, and assumptions about e.g. the Ticketus money (and its actual value) being "a loan" and used for this or that ... as if it had indeed be fact, not just assumption. Half of the rumours have by now been rubbished (by Octcopus themselves, as far as I understand it - though it caused another bout of assumptions in the relevant thread) and of the rest the fact will be severed from fiction soon enough. It would do well if we wait for the administrator's* reports and than either start sharpeneing the axes for Whyte or stop some of the flak fired at his direction.

 

*When I see that some credible poster on here already starts to undermine their name, well well ...

[Bluedell 5,346]

 

On a sidenote, I am somewhat astonished to time and again read (on here) a rerun of the rumours, hearsay, and assumptions about e.g. the Ticketus money (and its actual value) being "a loan" and used for this or that ... as if it had indeed be fact, not just assumption. Half of the rumours have by now been rubbished (by Octcopus themselves, as far as I understand it - though it caused another bout of assumptions in the relevant thread) and of the rest the fact will be severed from fiction soon enough.

 

THe administrators confirmed that the Ticketus amount was £24m and had not gone through the club's bank account. Is that good enough?

[Kenzie1 0]

I don't think it matters anymore what Whyte says. He is finished at Ibrox. There is simply no way back for him after taking the precipitate action that he did and, the events leading up to that action - unpaid tax, VAT, etc. I think he himself knows that barring a miracle, he has sat in the director's box for the last time.

[Zappa 0]

He is finished at Ibrox. There is simply no way back for him after taking the precipitate action that he did and, the events leading up to that action - unpaid tax, VAT, etc. I think he himself knows that barring a miracle, he has sat in the director's box for the last time.

 

I hope you're right Kenzie. The thought of Whyte getting back into that director's box so that he can slouch, half fall asleep and look so disinterested in the football while he wrecks the club in the background is enough to make you want to bring your Sunday lunch back up.