pete 2,499 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) http://m.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/141...Sandy_Easdale/ TWO men have been cleared of making threatening remarks at the former Rangers director Sandy Easdale and his brother James. Barrie Donnelly, 38, and Mark Sweeten, 42, were accused of shouting, swearing and making abusive and threatening remarks at Sandy and James Easdale outside Ibrox Stadium. They went on trial yesterday at Glasgow Sheriff Court but were acquitted when the Crown withdrew the charge against them. It was alleged Donnelly, from Uddingston, South Lanarkshire and Sweeten, from Sandyhills, Glasgow behaved in a way that was likely or would be likely to incite public disorder. Former Rangers director Sandy Easdale, 47, told the court how he and his James brother and 14-year-old son went to the Rangers game on November 8, last year. The self-employed businessman claimed he was intimidated when three or four men shouted and swore at him as he got out a car on Edmiston Drive, to go into Ibrox Stadium - but couldn't say who they were. He said the men called on him by his name and told him "We can't get in to the match because of you". The former director told the court they aggressively said they were unhappy with the situation the club was in. Mr Easdale said he thought at first it was a ticket problem that he could remedy but quickly realised it wasn't. Procurator fiscal depute Stephen Ferguson asked: "What do you remember being said?" He replied: "Basically stuff like 'Why are you doing things to our club?', 'why did you not take Dave King's money?'." Mr Easdale told the court Mr King is the current chairman of Rangers but wasn't at the time of the incident. He claimed the men were "effing and blinding" but he walked away and into the stadium. After leading evidence from Mr Easdale and Linda McKean, a security guard on the day the fiscal said the Crown were not leading any more evidence or seeking a conviction. Edited December 18, 2015 by pete 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P 4 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 How on earth can this type of incident get to court? What has Scotland come to? Here's a word of advice to the Easdales, don't go to a football match if you are concerned about 'effing and blinding'. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Poor old Alexander, those broad shoulders he talked of back in December of 2013 must have slumped. You'd almost think that lawyers were close to his designated advisory team. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,876 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 What a farcical prosecution to bring. Does the Crown not assess the strength of evidence and weigh against the likelihood of success? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno55 0 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 How on earth can this type of incident get to court? What has Scotland come to? Here's a word of advice to the Easdales, don't go to a football match if you are concerned about 'effing and blinding'. I guess these two Mr bigs aren't used to being shouted at....am I allowed to say that? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiamBear 0 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Hopefully he receives more abuse when the rediculous confidentiality clause he locked us into is overturned. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I think that was the clubs lowest point during our troubles, those two Muppets supposedly representing our interests. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I think that was the clubs lowest point during our troubles, those two Muppets supposedly representing our interests. They have considerable competition. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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