Gonzo79 13,587 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Most Irish people couldn't care less about Scottish football (they all support Man Utd or Liverpool, in my experience). Tom English, however, makes a living by making snide comments about Scotland's most successful club. As I said, he's an Irish parasite. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,409 Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 NO CONFLICT SPFL tell Rangers chief Dave King and insist league chairman Murdoch MacLennan ‘has behaved impeccably’ over Celtic ‘links’ claim The Ibrox supremo had called for an independent inquiry into MacLennan's 'business links' with Celtic powerbroker Dermot Desmond but the SPFL are adamant there is NO conflict of interest. THE SPFL have taken aim at Rangers supremo Dave King over his fresh attack on them over chairman Murdoch MacLennan’s ‘link’ to Dermot Desmond. King launched a SECOND blast at the SPFL yesterday after they told him there would be no probe into MacLennan’s job as non-executive chairman of Independent News and Media PLC – an Irish publishing giant part owned by the Celtic tycoon. Today league chiefs set out to take King’s allegations apart – and said MacLennan had “behaved impeccably”. A spokesman for the SPFL said: “Rather than attempt to communicate through the media, it is far more appropriate that any substantive issues are presented to the SPFL Board for careful and detailed consideration, based on a sound legal analysis of the facts. “To date, there has been no such representations to the SPFL Board and it notes Mr King’s statement of 30 May. “In its statement of 29 May, Rangers FC claimed ‘a business relationship’ existed between the SPFL Chairman and minority shareholders in a SPFL Club, despite no evidence of such a relationship being presented. “There is no mention of the previously claimed ‘business relationship’ in the 30 May statement. “In the 30 May statement the central allegation has now become that ’there was non-disclosure of the conflict that immediately arose when the SPFL Chairman accepted’ his appointment as a non-executive director of International News & Media PLC (“IN&M plc”). “As with the 29 May statement, no detail was provided to support this allegation. “Within the space of about 24 hours two different and very public allegations have been made against the SPFL Chairman without, in either case, an approach first being made to the SPFL with concerns or seeking clarification. “The existence of a conflict of interest and the steps to be taken where it arises in a company context are set out in the Companies Act 2006. “There has been no attempt to explain the factual basis of the claim that a conflict of interest, or circumstances which might reasonably have been regarded as likely to give rise to a conflict of interest, had arisen. “The facts are that minority shareholders in IN&M plc also hold minority shareholdings in Celtic plc, which in turn holds just over 2% of the shares in the SPFL. “The Chairman of the SPFL holding a non-executive position on the board of IN&M plc does not constitute the basis for the existence of a conflict of interest, or of circumstances which might reasonably have been regarded as likely to give rise to a conflict of interest, on the part of the SPFL Chairman. “The provisions relating to the criteria for appointment of a Chairman of the SPFL and for an appointed Chairman of the SPFL to be entitled to continue in office are set out in the Articles of Association of SPFL Limited. “The Chairman fulfilled those criteria on appointment and continues so to do. “As the above analysis shows, the SPFL Chairman has behaved impeccably in this matter and in keeping with good corporate governance.” More to follow. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/2720956/spfl-dave-king-murdoch-maclennan-rangers-celtic-dermot-desmond-impeccably/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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compo 6,122 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Maybe it's time to ban members of the SFA and SPFL from attending matches at Ibrox ,now doubt they don't pay to come in ,ban them . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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colinstein 294 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 aye, he'll be put straight through to McLennan 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, ian1964 said: If you believe an organisation set-up in such a way that doesn't treat you fairly then there is a need to get this out there for public consumption. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,409 Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 Just now, buster. said: If you believe an organisation set-up in such a way that doesn't treat you fairly then there is a need to get this out there for public consumption. Scum fans all over this as usual, wish I hadn't clicked on the tweet!!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuGers 477 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Well done again Mr King. The SPFL response is a very poor attempt at deflection with that completely irrelevant 2% stat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post craig 5,195 Posted May 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, StuGers said: Well done again Mr King. The SPFL response is a very poor attempt at deflection with that completely irrelevant 2% stat. Everything they say is full of holes. They say that the Chairman acted impeccably - that doesn't answer why he was appointed to the position given he has connections to Desmond. Also doesn't answer why the other SPFL Boad members weren't informed. It only says that McLennan acted properly (aye, sure....) - doesn't answer any of the governance questions of the SPFL Board. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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