markem 7,251 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Sorry admin - it’s already posted . —————— Rangers has been informed that the SPFL Board has refused our request for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the position and disclosure by its chairman, Murdoch MacLennan, of his appointment to the position of non-executive chairman at Dublin-based Independent News and Media (INM). It is common knowledge that INM and celtic FC share two significant shareholders in Mr Dermot Desmond and Mr Denis O’Brien. Mr Desmond and Mr O’Brien each have the ability to appoint directors to the Board of INM. These directors are described in INM’s annual report and accounts as not being independent. It is also clear that, as chairman of a company in the difficult position that INM finds itself, Mr MacLennan will be required to review evidence and materials relating to INM’s dealings with its shareholders, including Mr Desmond and Mr O’Brien. Has Mr MacLennan notified the SPFL chief executive of this conflict? If the chief executive was notified, as he should have been, can he confirm why he did not notify the SPFL Board of this interest? It is surprising that Mr MacLennan does not recognise and acknowledge that there is clear scope for conflict of interest between the duties owed by him to the SPFL and its shareholders and the duties he now owes to INM and Mr Desmond and Mr O’Brien as INM shareholders. Under the present circumstances no SPFL club can be sure of being properly served. Our concerns are heightened by the fact that Mr MacLennan has yet to offer an explanation for the very serious public allegations that he used highly inappropriate language when speaking about Rangers while working in the newspaper industry. In the interests of proper governance, transparency and integrity the SPFL should have agreed to an independent investigation of this extremely serious matter and should not have refused to answer all questions and address the genuine concerns put to them in a formal letter by Rangers. Now, however, and because there is no route of appeal against this decision, Rangers is left with no alternative but to call for Mr MacLennan to stand down as SPFL chairman. Apart from this being the correct course of action under the circumstances, it would also be the honourable thing to do. Rangers believes that Mr MacLennan cannot be considered fit and proper to continue in his role as SPFL chairman as he is now obliged to recuse himself from meetings and decision-making processes which could impact on member clubs. The SPFL needs a chairman that can openly participate in all meetings. eejay the dj, AlCapone and amoprobos 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandblue 366 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Good statement keep the pressure on Lawell’s placemen Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsitgoing 4,281 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, islandblue said: Good statement keep the pressure on Lawell’s placemen There’s no pressure whatsoever. Our club cant even follow through with their statement when our own players were attacked. King has no interest to root out the corruption in Scottish football these statements are used by him for underlying issues, to either appease us or hide another court defeat. That will be the last we will hear about this issue from either him or the fenian Scottish media and yet again the corruption in Scottish football will be allowed to go unheeded. Johnny Dangerously and eejay the dj 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Howsitgoing said: There’s no pressure whatsoever. Our club cant even follow through with their statement when our own players were attacked. King has no interest to root out the corruption in Scottish football these statements are used by him for underlying issues, to either appease us or hide another court defeat. That will be the last we will hear about this issue from either him or the fenian Scottish media and yet again the corruption in Scottish football will be allowed to go unheeded. It seems that way mate . A few statements here and there when it suits . No one coming out and facing up to the camera . Now that would be applying pressure in my book Howsitgoing and Johnny Dangerously 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil1418 60 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Great statement, keep up the pressure on the taig empire building, let’s drive in a wedge into the cracks that are now appearing to get a level playing field. looking forward to the next move, well played our board. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Neil1418 said: Great statement, keep up the pressure on the taig empire building, let’s drive in a wedge into the cracks that are now appearing to get a level playing field. looking forward to the next move, well played our board. It's clearly not enough HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DariuszAdamczuk 548 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 A statemtent here and there is all well and good but what we need is full scale war. Something like King in a press conferences unequivocally stating that we think they’re all corrupt as fuck and we’re going after them, something that shows them we’re not playing around any more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,600 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 The SPFL truely are a shambolic organisation. Anti-Rangers to the core. Shades of the SNP about them in all honesty. Same sort of character traits, behaviour, deceiptfulness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Land Rover 789 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Had to have a wee look about for more on this bam , didn't have to go much further than our own forum I saw this reported on Sky yesterday , it was just a few pop ups on the football news feed . However , it does seem the knives are out , and rightly so . Scan of paper from Virtuoso. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 On 08/07/2018 at 10:16, Howsitgoing said: There’s no pressure whatsoever. Our club cant even follow through with their statement when our own players were attacked. King has no interest to root out the corruption in Scottish football these statements are used by him for underlying issues, to either appease us or hide another court defeat. That will be the last we will hear about this issue from either him or the fenian Scottish media and yet again the corruption in Scottish football will be allowed to go unheeded. It has been suggested that Paul Murray was the bridge-builder - and not DK. Could be correct - as we've seen far more coming from Ibrox since pm disappeared. Howsitgoing 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 On 08/07/2018 at 10:58, eejay the dj said: It seems that way mate . A few statements here and there when it suits . No one coming out and facing up to the camera . Now that would be applying pressure in my book A written statement isn't applying pressure. But, if someone read this statement in front of a camera then it would be applying real pressure? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 14 hours ago, DariuszAdamczuk said: A statemtent here and there is all well and good but what we need is full scale war. Something like King in a press conferences unequivocally stating that we think they’re all corrupt as fuck and we’re going after them, something that shows them we’re not playing around any more. You want a press conference in which Dave King calls for "a full scale war", calls the SPFL "corrupt as fuck", and finishes it off with "we're going after them"? You think that's reasonable? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, TMB said: You want a press conference in which Dave King calls for "a full scale war", calls the SPFL "corrupt as fuck", and finishes it off with "we're going after them"? You think that's reasonable? That would be great - but he'd need to change the words slightly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 On 07/07/2018 at 16:15, markem said: Sorry admin - it’s already posted . —————— Rangers has been informed that the SPFL Board has refused our request for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the position and disclosure by its chairman, Murdoch MacLennan, of his appointment to the position of non-executive chairman at Dublin-based Independent News and Media (INM). It is common knowledge that INM and celtic FC share two significant shareholders in Mr Dermot Desmond and Mr Denis O’Brien. Mr Desmond and Mr O’Brien each have the ability to appoint directors to the Board of INM. These directors are described in INM’s annual report and accounts as not being independent. It is also clear that, as chairman of a company in the difficult position that INM finds itself, Mr MacLennan will be required to review evidence and materials relating to INM’s dealings with its shareholders, including Mr Desmond and Mr O’Brien. Has Mr MacLennan notified the SPFL chief executive of this conflict? If the chief executive was notified, as he should have been, can he confirm why he did not notify the SPFL Board of this interest? It is surprising that Mr MacLennan does not recognise and acknowledge that there is clear scope for conflict of interest between the duties owed by him to the SPFL and its shareholders and the duties he now owes to INM and Mr Desmond and Mr O’Brien as INM shareholders. Under the present circumstances no SPFL club can be sure of being properly served. Our concerns are heightened by the fact that Mr MacLennan has yet to offer an explanation for the very serious public allegations that he used highly inappropriate language when speaking about Rangers while working in the newspaper industry. In the interests of proper governance, transparency and integrity the SPFL should have agreed to an independent investigation of this extremely serious matter and should not have refused to answer all questions and address the genuine concerns put to them in a formal letter by Rangers. Now, however, and because there is no route of appeal against this decision, Rangers is left with no alternative but to call for Mr MacLennan to stand down as SPFL chairman. Apart from this being the correct course of action under the circumstances, it would also be the honourable thing to do. Rangers believes that Mr MacLennan cannot be considered fit and proper to continue in his role as SPFL chairman as he is now obliged to recuse himself from meetings and decision-making processes which could impact on member clubs. The SPFL needs a chairman that can openly participate in all meetings. They've called in to question the integrity of the SPFL. They've called for MacLennan to step down. There's no route of appeal but the reputation of McLennan and the SPFL will be sorely damaged by this. The Rangers Board have done all they can for now and it's good to see them fighting the SPFL in such a public way. markem and WATP-FOREVER 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 7 hours ago, TMB said: A written statement isn't applying pressure. But, if someone read this statement in front of a camera then it would be applying real pressure? I agree 100% The question is .Who is brave enough TMB It would make a massive difference IMO Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchammer 245 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Why did PM leave? resigned? Sacked? I was on holiday in March and wondered if I missed the news about him then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,799 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 1 minute ago, mchammer said: Why did PM leave? resigned? Sacked? I was on holiday in March and wondered if I missed the news about him then? Ate away at you the last 4 months mate has it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 6 hours ago, WATP-FOREVER said: It has been suggested that Paul Murray was the bridge-builder - and not DK. Could be correct - as we've seen far more coming from Ibrox since pm disappeared. Tbh King did say on record he wants to share titles with celtic for the good of Scottish football and the statements he approves always have some cringeworthy shite about doing what's best for the Scottish game - that's bridge building to me in it's purest form. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchammer 245 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Rfc52 said: Ate away at you the last 4 months mate has it? I saw posts referring him to leaving or whatever and didn't know what had happened? RFC55 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,799 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Just now, mchammer said: I saw posts referring him to leaving or whatever and didn't know what had happened? I'm only kidding mate. Basically nothing was said about why he left in the statement mate mchammer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchammer 245 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Just now, Rfc52 said: I'm only kidding mate. Basically nothing was said about why he left in the statement mate Ok. So I didn't miss anything reported then ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,799 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Just now, mchammer said: Ok. So I didn't miss anything reported then ? Nope nothing at all mate mchammer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, K.A.I said: Tbh King did say on record he wants to share titles with celtic for the good of Scottish football and the statements he approves always have some cringeworthy shite about doing what's best for the Scottish game - that's bridge building to me in it's purest form. Maybe so, but there was zero to minimal official statements/complaints coming out of Ibrox when paul murray was hanging about and at least there's a improvement on that since he left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, mchammer said: Why did PM leave? resigned? Sacked? I was on holiday in March and wondered if I missed the news about him then? Officially, resigned mate: https://Rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/paul-murray-and-barry-scott/ mchammer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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