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I'm surprised it's taken them as long to start trying to join the dots officially. They might have been better wading through garbage looking for shredded paperwork.

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22:30, 5 May 2015 By Mark McGivern , Chris Clements

DETECTIVES travelled from Scotland to the Derbyshire nerve-centre of Ashley’s huge business empire yesterday as the probe into the two takeovers continues.

 

 

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POLICE probing two Rangers takeovers raided Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley’s HQ yesterday.

 

 

Detectives investigating the conduct of Craig Whyte and Charles Green travelled from Scotland to the Derbyshire nerve-centre of Ashley’s huge business empire.

 

 

The two-year inquiry was understood to have centred on Whyte – but now the focus seems to have switched to Rangers’ operations since the club was sold by Sir David Murray in 2011.

 

 

The move has shocked staff at Ashley’s HQ in Shirebrook, Mansfield.

 

 

One worker told the Record: “I noticed a couple of regular bobbies walking around but I didn’t think too much of it.

 

 

“But when I tried to step outside the building at around 11am, I was told I couldn’t leave until a full search of the premises had been carried out.

 

 

“One detective said we could go into the canteen while the search was ongoing but people wanted to know what was happening so we stayed there.

 

 

“At one point, the detective asked if any of those in reception was David Forsey, the chief executive. When we said he wasn’t there, he said we were all free to go.”

 

 

Police Scotland confirmed that officers had searched a property in Derbyshire but would not comment further.

 

 

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Newcastle United owner Ashley was revealed as a major shareholder in Ibrox three years ago but there have been efforts to oust him amid the recent takeover by South African-based businessman Dave King and his ally Paul Murray.

 

 

Whyte bought Rangers from Murray for £1 in 2011 but he steered the club into administration in February 2012 and then liquidation in July 2012.

 

 

Green then stepped in to buy Rangers, beating a rival bid by a consortium led by former manager Walter Smith.

 

 

Green’s reign was also turbulent, with controversies including his sale of the name rights for Ibrox to Ashley for £1.

 

 

Green was forced to leave Rangers amid allegations that he had links to Whyte at the time of the original buy-out in 2011.

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