Leggat - WHYTE HOLDING RANGERS TO RANSOM

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CRAIG WHYTE may now be set to hold Rangers to ransom and gift the Scottish Premier League title to Celtic on a plateâ?¦.NEXT SEASON.

 

 

For it is now beginning to look as though conman Whyte will refuse to hand over his 85per cent shareholding to someone who really DOES have the good of the Ibrox club at heartâ?¦.

 

 

Unless he gets a huge pay off!

 

 

And with the clock ticking and the mess Whyte has left, before bolting to his harbour side apartment in the tax exile paradise of Monaco, as murky as ever, it is becoming harder and harder for the administrators to unravel the tangled weave of lies, deceit and dodgy deals left behind by conman Whyte.

 

 

Forget getting things sorted and Rangers out of administration in time for the March 31 deadline for the Scottish Football Association to grant Rangers a UEFA licence to play in Europe.

 

 

There is almost no chance of that happening, as Whyte and his lawyers Collyer Bristow have made it near impossible.

 

 

The big time legal eagles may now face having to answer some tough questions from the Law Society. So far they have been hiding behind the weasel words of customer confidentiality, even when approached by the administrators.

 

 

And that is adding to the real danger that Rangers will not be out of administration in time for the NEXT SPL season. That would see them go into the 2012-13 campaign with at LEAST another TEN point penalty.

 

 

Possibly more!

 

 

In fact, certainly more, if Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwellâ??s £220,000 a year Parkhead finance director and member of the SPL Board, Eric Riley obeys his masterâ??s voice. As he always does.

 

 

Which means that if Whyte does not get a pay off and hand over his Rangersâ?? shareholding and the so called secured assets too, he will be the man who will be responsible for Celtic winning a second consecutive title.

 

 

If he really does hang on in there and holds Rangers to ransom, then Craig Whyte will be doing Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell and manager, Neil Lennonâ??s jobs for them. And not just on the home front either.

 

 

For a Celtic side which goes into the domestic campaign knowing there can be no challenge to them here, will be able to husband playing resources and plot their path carefully into and through the Champions League group to the last 16 of the competition winning glory and earning an extra £30m to invest in the squad ahead of season 2013-14. Then chances are they will be so well established by that time theyâ??ll make it three-in-a-row.

 

 

Courtesy of Craig Whyte!

 

 

Does he really believe he can get away with that? And sleep in his bed? Without a horseâ??s head on the next pillow?

 

 

If he does, heâ??s a horseâ??s ass!

 

 

His £4m apartment in Monaco, where he is holed up with a lady friend, is already being staked out by the press pack.

 

 

Trickster Whyteâ??s lack of a grip on reality goes beyond mere audacity and is breathtaking and only matched by the lackies who are still working hand in glove with him and for him.

 

 

One of them, described as an associate, gave a briefing to the Herald. In the story which appeared on Monday, this unnamed associate claimed that Whyte had not lied when he said he did not do the £24.4m deal with Ticketus to raise the money to pay off Lloyds, but had only â??massaged the truth.â?

 

 

Beyond breathtaking and into the realm of insanity!

 

 

If what Whyte said was not a lie it will do until a lie comes along. Which will be the next time this on-the-run confidence trickster opens his mouth.

 

 

The trouble seems to be that Whyte appears incapable of telling the truth. He is in a hole and wonâ??t stop digging. Perhaps, instead of asking someone to take the shovel away from him, we should be calling for the men in white coats for Whyte.

 

 

He canâ??t be entirely sane? Can he?

 

 

Indeed, there may be a case to be made for challenging his legal sanity. Was he competent, from the point of view of being legally sane, when he signed the deal with David Murray?

 

 

Was David dealing with a madman, as well as a conman, and just didnâ??t notice?

 

 

Certainly, given the damage Craig Whyte has already caused Rangers, only a madman would try to inflict even more by holding Rangers to ransom and gifting Celtic the SPL crownâ?¦.NEXT season!

 

......AND.......

 

 

CELTIC supporters could be locked out of their team's visit to Ibrox next month...

 

Thanks to Parkhead chief executive, Peter Lawwell allegedly breaking his word to Rangers.

 

Lawwell demanded that Rangers pay up for their tickets for the December Old Firm match at Ibrox.

 

That was seen as a deliberate attempt to weaken the already tottering finances of conman Whyte's regime.

 

Rangers agreed, but claim they struck a deal that Celtic would do the same for the |March game.

 

Now, with Rangers in administration and living hand to mouth, Lawwell has been accused, in a another cracking Daily Record story, of going back on his word. The Record says Celtic won't cough up the £300,000.

 

Rangers are now set to deny Celtic supporters the chance to celebrate their team clinching the title at Ibrox last month by refusing to hand over any tickets to the Parkhead club.

 

If that happens, Celtic supporters may see it all as Peter Lawwell's fault.