ian1964 10,514 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Leggat: BILL MILLER AND FORMER CELTIC MAN HALPIN - Exclusive BILL MILLER is lining up a former Celtic top gun as one of his first appointments if he wins control of Rangers. He is troubleshooter and self confessed TROUBLEMAKER, Stephen Francis Halpin. Halpin worked for Celtic for two years in the early 1990s. That is around the time when current Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell had his first stint working at Parkhead. Though it is not yet clear if Stephen Francis Haplin and Lawwell were together inside Parkhead on the Celtic payroll at exactly the same time. I can now reveal that Halpin’s firm, Merchant Soul, which also specializes in the back arts of spin doctoring, have been working in shadows on behalf of administrators, Duff and Phelps. And they are now also believed to be practicing the same spinning in the shadows on behalf of Bill Miller, who is closely linked with Sport 9 Club, aka, the Chicago Mob, whose controversial chief, Jon Pritchett, is working with Bill Miller. The Chicago Mob are also linked with Andrew Ellis, who was appointed to the Rangers board by Craig Whyte after turning up in the Ibrox directors’ box with the notorious Celtic supporting, Barry Hughes in tow. Now the Merchant Soul firm, founded by Stephen Francis Halpin and of which he is managing director, can be revealed to be playing its part in the agenda setting leaks and unattributed quotes which many believe set some people against Paul Murray and the True Blue Knights. It is now looking likely that Merchant Soul and Stephen Francis Halpin’s reward will be a lucrative contract as Rangers OFFICIAL Press, Public Relations and Marketing advisors and consultants if Bill Miller wins his bid to get his hands on the keys to the Ibrox board room, the Blue Rooom and Trophy Room. What is not clear is just who is footing the bill for all the work Stephen Francis Halpin has already been doing on behalf of Duff and Phelps and the Duff and Phelps Two, Paul Clark and David Whitehouse. For during this period of administration, for LEGAL purposes, Duff and Phelps ARE Rangers. Will Rangers be paying Stephen Francis Halpin? Is Stephen Francis Halpin already coining in the cash from Rangers? Rangers already have a contract with spin doctors Media House, whose boss, former Sun editor, Jack Irvine, is a Bluenose and their name has continued to appear on official Rangers press releases, along with the in-house Rangers press officers. The Stephen Francis Halpin man from Soul Merchant who has been working closely with Paul Clark and David Whitehouse is Scott Steedman, who once operated on behalf of the Scottish Premier League. Stephen Francis Halpin, given his Celtic connections, has kept his head down and stayed lurking in the shadows. UNTIL NOW! So, just who is Stephen Francis Halpin, who now stands to cash in to the tune of anything up to A MILLION POUNDS if Bill Miller takes control of Rangers and hands Halpin’s company a big fat juicy contract to work for Rangers? Stephen Francis Halpin is vague about his schooling, saying only that he was educated at St Andrew’s between 1981 and 1987. There is a St Andrew’s RC Secondary School in Carnytyne, but there was also another with the same name in Whitecrook, Clydebank. It closed in 2009 and merged with another to form the new school, St Peter The Apostle, just off Great Western Rd. He then took a five year course at the University of Paisley where he graduated with a BA(Hons) in Business Economics and Marketing. The years he lists are between 1987 and 1992. Which clashes with the 1991, 1992 years when he listed his employment as being Celtic’s Retail Development Officer, claiming to have been responsible for the marketing operation in the club’s shops. He is also listed as having been a directior of FIVE companies, all of which are now dissolved. They are… AURORA SCOTT MEIKLE LTD. SCOTT MEIKLE MARKETING LTD. YUM UK LTD. COIL DESIGN LTD CURIOUS ORANJ LTD. They were based at a range of addresses from Canniesburn Drive, The Stables, Carlton Court, Ballantine House, West George Street and Michaelson Square in Livingston. His latest company, Merchant Soul, is listed as having its office in McPherson Street, Glasgow, G1, in the city’s trendy and up market Merchant City. He is listed as being a director of Merchant Soul Holdings Ltd, Merchant Soul Sponsors Ltd and XVK Company Ltd. His Merchant Soul company was established in January 2009 with Stephen Francis Halpin listed as its managing director. Former Celtic employee Stephen Francis Halpin describes himself as a…. TROUBLESHOOTER AND TROUBLEMAKER! It is not known if Stephen Francis Halpin, as well as having worked for Celtic, is a Celtic supporter, or whether he is a regular at Parkhead. However, if Bill Miller gets his hands on Rangers, Stephen Francis Halpin looks set to become a regular fixture in the Ibrox Blue Room and in the Rangers directors’ box. And to be handsomely paid for being there too. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 More people have crossed the great divide as long as he is professional in doing his job I don't see any problem with an ex Celtic man. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Leggo's got some brass neck to be blogging about other people "spin doctoring" and "spinning in the shadows" given his recent foray into writing hatchet jobs!!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbernauldGers 0 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Leggo is just a joke now, i think they only people that read his stuff and think he great are all on FF. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Leggo is just a joke now, i think they only people that read his stuff and think he great are all on FF. I completely disagree. There's people here and on other Gers forums who follow David Leggat's blog articles and enjoy reading some of the stuff he produces. Likewise, there's people on every forum who think he let's himself down with some of the stuff he produces. Then there's people who just don't care what he writes and don't even read it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbernauldGers 0 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I completely disagree. There's people here and on other Gers forums who follow David Leggat's blog articles and enjoy reading some of the stuff he produces. Likewise, there's people on every forum who think he let's himself down with some of the stuff he produces. Then there's people who just don't care what he writes and don't even read it. Ok but can i ask who are the people that read his stuff and think it's anything other than rubbish? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,896 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Ok but can i ask who are the people that read his stuff and think it's anything other than rubbish? I'd class myself as in the "enjoy reading some of the stuff he produces" category. He has always been scattergun and prone to baffling pronouncements. But he occassionally goes on wee runs where he hits every target. He contributes to the ever increasing Rangers blogosphere and long may that continue. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 0 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 More people have crossed the great divide as long as he is professional in doing his job I don't see any problem with an ex Celtic man. What a sad post that is. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,896 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 What a sad post that is. Maurice Johnston and Kenny Miller didn't do too badly for us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 what about Kenny McDowell...did he not come from "them"??? After his playing career, he went into coaching and was appointed youth and reserve coach at Celtic in 1997.After ten years at Celtic, McDowall switched to Glasgow rivals Rangers alongside manager Walter Smith and assistant manager Ally McCoist. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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