Rick Roberts 246 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 15 hours ago, craig said: To be fair - I think, for once, that BBC report is actually balanced and fair. Scrote points out that the guy was largely condemned by fellow fans. He also points out it was just one fan (unlike the Record that used fans plural....) Out of interest did BBC cover SRtRCs comments on Rogers Logan comments? Whilst Mclaughlin didn't go over board with it, he didn't ignore it either. It'll get plenty of air time from our friends at the BBC. BBC aside, the supporter left the club in an impossible position and club had no other option. Perhaps a timely reminder that a pro-active approach cannot be over-looked and with drink and sun involved it never hurts to remind folk of responsibilities. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 23 hours ago, craig said: Where did I praise him ? People need to stop reading what they want to read and pay attention to what is actually being posted. What should we pay attention to in this mainly factual post by another BBC poster, the panel's actions or the suggested punishments for King? It's so satisfying when people are nice to us, yes? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-44908488 King of Ibrox: stringing along the Court Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland 35 minutes ago Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share It's taken a long time for the Court of Session to force the Rangers chairman Dave King to comply with company law. He's strung along the Takeover Panel and the Court. But he may soon face an unpleasant combination of a cold shoulder, hot water and porridge. Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Dave King has previous on stringing along the authorities. In legal action taken by South Africa's tax authorities, he kept them waiting for years before paying up what he owed. The stigma of a criminal record doesn't seem to bother him much. Facing action by the Takeover Panel, the Ibrox chairman seems to be playing a similar game. The watchdog of mergers and takeovers has limited powers. The main one is usually very effective, in that it "cold shoulders" someone who refuses to comply, denying them any access to regulated financial companies, such as banks or accountants. It hasn't used that on Dave King, yet, probably because he doesn't have much need of banks or accountants in the UK. He lives in South Africa, from where it's easier to cock a snook at the financial authorities in London. He did so this week with his start-of-season message to fans. Published on the Rangers website, this was intended to fuel a sense of Ibrox grievance that Rangers' financial difficulties are down to vexatious complaints from other clubs and former directors. It's almost as if the Companies Act 2006 was not crystal clear on him being in the wrong, or that the Takeover Panel was unable to make up its own mind without pressure from the terracing at Parkhead. Not for the first time, a Rangers chairman in difficulties has appealed to the faithful to back him against the perceived injustices of the outside world. And not for the first time, many of the Rangers faithful have failed to distinguish between the interests of their club and those of its chairman. 'No end in sight' King twice described the Court of Session rulings as "strange", and said the Takeover Panel's refusal to give him more time to get his finances together, to open a UK bank account and to make the offer was causing "further unnecessary delay, with no end in sight". Those final four words appear to be what focussed our learned friends' minds with Friday's hearing in the Court of Session. King is either deluding himself about who's causing delay, or he's stringing along the Court. But for how long? Being found in contempt of court, as early as next month, could bring a jail sentence of up to two years or an unlimited fine. Both the Court and the Takeover Panel have a common interest in seeing their authority respected, and that of the law. So does he want to be a fugitive, unable to touch down in the UK and visit Ibrox without having his collar felt? If he is held in contempt, will there then be a case for the Scottish Football Association to challenge his status as a "fit and proper" person to be a director of a Scottish premiership club? That sporting sanction, rather than cold shouldering or a fine, may be what the Takeover Panel is relying upon as the leverage to get Mr King to comply. He'll have to make up his mind before 16 August, when the case is reconvened? Yes, yet again, the Scottish courts are taking a long time to handle this. I'm told it could have been taken to an English court, and would probably have been concluded a long time ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,231 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Shoulder to shoulder our friends of the BBC walk ... I would assume, given the nature of today's ruling, one legal hand sitting over this affair does not exactly know what the other does. Yet, they know that they can send King to jail for two years or hand him a fine. How about another 11m as penalties and the like. HMRC are experts in that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 The same Douglas Fraser who said there was no proof of King’s assertion that is was previous Board member(s) who complained to TOP about concert parties.... when Latham was specifically mentioned in the findings as having called them 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 19/07/2018 at 21:18, 26th of foot said: There is a spectrum of stupidity. This clown racially abuses a number of children,. films it, then uploads said film onto You tube. It's the equivalent of shooting yourself in each foot, then in the head. Well done the club, hopefully another Bear will recognise the voice/remember the incident and daub him into the police. Sometimes there is a deliberate agenda or 'method in their madness'. Charles Green decides to use the phrase 'Paki-friends' in a media interview that predictabily causes an internet stoshie then decides to use it again in a subsequent public explanation. #TicketWorked 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briton 314 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Well done Rangers FC in reporting this moron. Good report by the BBC too...no paranoia required. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,231 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, Briton said: Well done Rangers FC in reporting this moron. Good report by the BBC too...no paranoia required. You wonder when people finally wake up and see that the world ain't just black & white, "well-done or "paranoia" ... Irrespective of this idiot, go on and find the positive and neutral articles posted by Chris McLaughlin about Rangers within the last 6 years. All that was said is that Scrote choses the topics he writes about us and lends his name to in a rather peculiar manner. Aside from those where he actually fabricates things or gives half-facts. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Just now, der Berliner said: You wonder when people finally wake up and see that the world ain't just black & white, "well-done or "paranoia" ... Irrespective of this idiot, go on and find the positive and neutral articles posted by Chris McLaughlin about Rangers within the last 6 years. All that was said is that Scrote choses the topics he writes about us and lends his name to in a rather peculiar manner. Aside from those where he actually fabricates things or gives half-facts. To be fair to Christopher, he probably isn't able to post up positive stories on Rangers or negative stories on Celtic because there clearly isn't room for a mobile device and himself in Lawwells pocket. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,579 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 26 minutes ago, Briton said: Good report by the BBC too. Aye, Pulitzer Prize stuff. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,329 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 It shows how bad BBC Scotland has become when a neutral report becomes a discussion issue. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.