the gunslinger 3,366 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 It ceased to become about the money for them, more about making a point and having the chance to investigate our financial meltdown in full to go after individuals. something they haven't yet started so fact is their most certainly was time. anyway if you pay back all you owe they don't have to come after you. our actual total debt was 55 million 8 million of which was debentures. other sizeable chunks weren't due yet some not for years. we coumd have with fan backing and a buyer prepared to put in say 8 million have paid that off in relatively short order. say 3 to 5 years. of course that may yet change with the big tax case. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 something they haven't yet started so fact is their most certainly was time. anyway if you pay back all you owe they don't have to come after you. our actual total debt was 55 million 8 million of which was debentures. other sizeable chunks weren't due yet some not for years. we coumd have with fan backing and a buyer prepared to put in say 8 million have paid that off in relatively short order. say 3 to 5 years. of course that may yet change with the big tax case. Your second sentence is why your first was doomed. The EBT hanging over us is why nobody would have put 8 million up, or anything like it, if they were potentially going to see a 50 million plus tax bill too. Never going to happen. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Your second sentence is why your first was doomed. The EBT hanging over us is why nobody would have put 8 million up, or anything like it, if they were potentially going to see a 50 million plus tax bill too. Never going to happen. indeed and that's why you cut costs and keep trading till you have a result. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 something they haven't yet started so fact is their most certainly was time. anyway if you pay back all you owe they don't have to come after you. our actual total debt was 55 million 8 million of which was debentures. other sizeable chunks weren't due yet some not for years. we coumd have with fan backing and a buyer prepared to put in say 8 million have paid that off in relatively short order. say 3 to 5 years. of course that may yet change with the big tax case. BDO will be replacing Duff and Phelps soon enough I think? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 indeed and that's why you cut costs and keep trading till you have a result. I agree, but at the same time (and as I hinted at earlier), there's every chance that the result of the EBT case would have been delayed and then delayed again and again to see how the latest ownership of the club turned out. That appears to be what happened when Whyte took over because the result of the EBT case was supposedly due around the time of his takeoever and that was 16 months ago. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I disagree completely. The way Whyte handled the situation with Martin Bain and Donald McIntyre was the first sign that Whyte was an incompetent bawbag. Any real businessman with half an ounce of sense or integrity would have offered them both a deal to walk away if that was what he wanted them to do instead of trying to drag them and the Club through the courts for the sole reason that they both made correct judgements about him and rightly opposed his purchase of the Club. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Any real businessman with half an ounce of sense or integrity would have offered them both a deal to walk away if that was what he wanted them to do instead of trying to drag them and the Club through the courts for the sole reason that they both made correct judgements about him and rightly opposed his purchase of the Club. Don't forget what he accused them of either. He essentially accused them of financial crimes against the club (whilst doing and planning to do exactly that himself) and proceeded to deliberately withhold the millions in tax payments that put the club into administration. There aren't even nasty enough words in the English language to describe Craig Whyte. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Don't forget what he accused them of either. He essentially accused them of financial crimes against the club (whilst doing and planning to do exactly that himself) and proceeded to deliberately withhold the millions in tax payments that put the club into administration. There aren't even nasty enough words in the English language to describe Craig Whyte. Or Mr David Murray. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1872 4 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Wednesday, 29 February 2012 11:45 Andrew Dickson Written by Rangers Football Club AS Rangers' head of football administration, Andrew Dickson is a key member of the executive team on the business side of the club. He first joined the Light Blues in 1991 as a qualified chartered accountant and became financial controller in 2001. It wasn't long before he was promoted again though and Dickson has occupied his current position since 2003. His day-to-day role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including football finance at first-team and academy levels and player contracts. Dickson is also the main point of contact concerning football rules and regulations governing the administration of the game. A director of Rangers Youth Development, he acts both on behalf of the club and the SPL on a number of external committees too. Dickson is the SPL member club representative on the SFA General Purpose Committee and the association's Professional Football Committee. He is also the club's representative for the Glasgow FA and is a former member of the SFA's Disciplinary Committee. In addition, Dickson is Rangers' liaison with UEFA for organisational aspects of European fixtures such as Champions League matches. http://www.rangers.co.uk/teams/backroom-staff/item/462-andrew-dickson 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 So that bio is out of date then...... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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