Neil Antony Doncaster and Celtic FC – Corrupt to the core

[Gitch 364]

If this were to happen then the titles should be left with no winner at all.

Surely if they do strip titles then there could be hundreds of teams out there that could claim compensation from the SPL. Cup finalists wanting a win bonus. Teams which have been relegated from the SPL. Teams which we have drawn with or defeated in European Competitions.

It will be a huge kettle of fish.

Nothing has surprised me since Feb 14 and I can't conceive it being any more ridiculous that it already is, I mean I thought the tax-advisor turned porn star with the pipe was as mad as it could get.

I hope i don't sound defeatist because I'm not. They WILL try and take our titles and I think we have people in charge (CG, MM and Super Ally) who will fight to the end to stop it. We all better be up for the fight as well!!!

These are my thoughts exactly. It doesn't just stop at titles being stripped then handed to the next down the line(Celtc), it would affect the whole league, the lower leagues and Europe.

But the SFA/SPL will then likely try to pass the buck to Rangers and claim we're the ones due them all compensation.

They cannot be allowed to take a thing from us.

[Causewaybear 11]

From VB

Rangers fans rightly point out that SFA CEO Stewart Regan has an agenda against the club, and have a wealth of evidence to back up that assertion.

It’s been well documented both here and elsewhere, that

Regan is an enemy of the club. His agenda, however, has a more than obvious slant to it, which is why Rangers fans have challenged much of his decision making.

Interestingly, on “sell out Saturday” on the first day of the new season in Scotland, my information is that Regan may well be sampling the hospitality at the Olympics sprint finals courtesy of Coca Cola, rather than show face at any Scottish stadium.

I do hope my source is wrong, and that Regan will indeed

show the Scottish game a modicum of respect.

While Regan’s agenda is ignored by the Scottish Media, who try and starve the majority of football fans in Scotland of the truth; at least Rangers fans are wise to Regan, who unfortunately adds a level of incompetence to his agenda. This makes it more obvious to us that he is working against us.

From the recruitment of Vincent Lunny, to the cosy meetings inside Celtic Park, to the illegal punishment of Rangers, to him attending meetings with Celtic supporters groups, then walking out of a meeting with Rangers fans,

and the ‘favouriting’ of a death threat* to Lee McCulloch, it’s fair to say Regan isn’t very discreet.

*You can bet your bottom dollar, that had the tweet been about a Celtic player, then this is how the press would have reported it.

Doncaster, on the other hand has been far more discreet, and his relationship with Celtic’s Peter Lawwell is only now getting some attention.

In the last fortnight Doncaster and Lawwell have flown together to London for SKY talks, despite Lawwell not having any official Capacity within the SPL Board.

Most of the Scottish Media reported on these clandestine

meetings with no comment or question over why Lawwell was there.

Clearly, thinking it looked suspect, the SPL briefed the media that Lawwell had been appointed to a steering

committee to discuss the TV Deal. No one questioned it, other than blogger David Leggat.

Aren’t the SPL board capable of negotiating TV deal on their own? If not, why are they there?

Why Lawwell?

Do they know something we don’t? Does he have high level contacts at Sky they thought would swing a deal?

In any case, the eventual deal rescued some cash for SPL clubs, but at a far lower value. With Rangers now in division 3 and no Old Firm Games, Sky were not willing to play ball.

It seems that the agenda to remove Rangers from the SPL but keep their TV rights, and keep the quantum of the SPL deal did not work out.

What it means is that SPL clubs will now have to make drastic cuts to their staff, or go cap in hand to their banks, or they will be in trouble.

VB has learned that over the last few weeks, when Rangers acceptance to the SFA was under discussion was that the original plan from Regan and Doncaster included very tough sanctions, and that Charles Green was made to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Some of the details were leaked as both Doncaster and Regan faced extreme pressure to resign from various SFL and SPL clubs.

It bought both of them some time, and both have looked and acted more comfortable since.

The details we have been advised of is that draft 1 was along these lines

-Rangers stripped of 6 (not 5 as reported) titles

-Rangers stripped of 4 Scottish Cups

-Rangers waive any right to challenge any decision from either SPL or SFA for anything else “found” in future investigations

-Rangers enter SFL Division 1

-Rangers accept original (illegal) transfer embargo

-Rangers pay £160,000 Fine

-Rangers pay outstanding debts to Scottish teams

-Rangers to be refused entry to European Competition for 5 years

Charles Green, Ally McCoist and Malcolm Murray challenged the plan very strongly, and last Friday prior to achieving an SFA Licence, made concessions on the fine, the outstanding debts, and a slightly deferred transfer

embargo, on the basis that our club was now out of Europe for three years, and starting at the bottom of Scottish Football in division 3.

The Rangers delegation at no point accepted that any titles or trophies should be stripped, and have reached a stalemate with the SPL, who are insistent that they will punish Rangers in terms of titles.

While their position is somewhat weakened by the fact Rangers have negotiated no cups will be stripped, the SPL are making it clear that they will do as they please.

When an investigation was launched by the SPL in to Rangers use of EBTs back in March, it was quite rightly pointed out in two blogs that the investigation was flawed, as it was being carried out by the law firm who work for Celtic

http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/sport/football/doubts-surround-rangers-ebt-defence.17102845?_=1f927f440f0d4981ebc6b80725f69a0fcd4bd15c

http://leggoland2.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/celtic-lawyers-chosen-by-spl-to-probe.html

http://williampoole.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/the-spls-kangaroo-court/

What is interesting is that the investigation has been re-launched. Why it has been re-launched is anyone’s guess, but it is absolutely clear that the SPL intend to strip these trophies.

Furthermore, the man responsible for choking Rangers finances, and effectively ensuring his own transfer embargo on Rangers while being Lloyds bank’s top man in Scotland, is now working for the self-same lawyers Harper MacLeod.

Manus Fullerton, who was a founder member of the Celtic Trust, alongside arch Republican Jeanette Findlay and house breaker Alex Mosson, once had full access to

Rangers finances, and strangled the cash flow of the club. He now consults for Celtic’s lawyers Harper MacLeod, despite not being a lawyer.

I think it’s fair to ask if Fullerton was head-hunted by MacLeod, why and when, and if he is working on, or has worked on the Rangers case.

If there is any sniff that Fullerton has breached the confidentiality of his former client he and Macleod should be sued

In any case, there is a clear conflict of interests for both the firm, and Fullerton.

Rangers, and Charles Green have a clear case to ask for the case to be scrapped in its current guise. This is potentially more than a conflict of interests. It could be a pre-determined strategy to strip Rangers of titles, by corrupt individuals that should not be allowed to utter the words “Sporting Integrity” ever again.

Let’s be clear, the only beneficiaries to Rangers being stripped of titles are our enemies across the city.

This war to keep our history is NOT over, and we Rangers fans need to ensure that the agenda to damage our club is fought at every turn, by whatever means at our disposal.

This is one fight we cannot lose.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 August 2012 12:20

Superb post, even though it made my blood run a little cold!

A few eyes opened today after that I think!?

[westieblue 5]

From VB

Rangers fans rightly point out that SFA CEO Stewart Regan has an agenda against the club, and have a wealth of evidence to back up that assertion.

It’s been well documented both here and elsewhere, that Regan is an enemy of the club. His agenda, however, has a more than obvious slant to it, which is why Rangers fans have challenged much of his decision making.

Interestingly, on “sell out Saturday” on the first day of the new season in Scotland, my information is that Regan may well be sampling the hospitality at the Olympics sprint finals courtesy of Coca Cola, rather than show face at any Scottish stadium.

I do hope my source is wrong, and that Regan will indeed show the Scottish game a modicum of respect.

While Regan’s agenda is ignored by the Scottish Media, who try and starve the majority of football fans in Scotland of the truth; at least Rangers fans are wise to Regan, who unfortunately adds a level of incompetence to his agenda. This makes it more obvious to us that he is working against us.

From the recruitment of Vincent Lunny, to the cosy meetings inside Celtic Park, to the illegal punishment of Rangers, to him attending meetings with Celtic supporters groups, then walking out of a meeting with Rangers fans, and the ‘favouriting’ of a death threat* to Lee McCulloch, it’s fair to say Regan isn’t very discreet.

*You can bet your bottom dollar, that had the tweet been about a Celtic player, then this is how the press would have reported it.

Doncaster, on the other hand has been far more discreet, and his relationship with Celtic’s Peter Lawwell is only now getting some attention.

In the last fortnight Doncaster and Lawwell have flown together to London for SKY talks, despite Lawwell not having any official Capacity within the SPL Board.

Most of the Scottish Media reported on these clandestine meetings with no comment or question over why Lawwell was there.

Clearly, thinking it looked suspect, the SPL briefed the media that Lawwell had been appointed to a steering committee to discuss the TV Deal. No one questioned it, other than blogger David Leggat.

Aren’t the SPL board capable of negotiating TV deal on their own? If not, why are they there?

Why Lawwell?

Do they know something we don’t? Does he have high level contacts at Sky they thought would swing a deal?

In any case, the eventual deal rescued some cash for SPL clubs, but at a far lower value. With Rangers now in division 3 and no Old Firm Games, Sky were not willing to play ball.

It seems that the agenda to remove Rangers from the SPL but keep their TV rights, and keep the quantum of the SPL deal did not work out.

What it means is that SPL clubs will now have to make drastic cuts to their staff, or go cap in hand to their banks, or they will be in trouble.

VB has learned that over the last few weeks, when Rangers acceptance to the SFA was under discussion was that the original plan from Regan and Doncaster included very tough sanctions, and that Charles Green was made to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Some of the details were leaked as both Doncaster and Regan faced extreme pressure to resign from various SFL and SPL clubs.

It bought both of them some time, and both have looked and acted more comfortable since.

The details we have been advised of is that draft 1 was along these lines

-Rangers stripped of 6 (not 5 as reported) titles

-Rangers stripped of 4 Scottish Cups

-Rangers waive any right to challenge any decision from either SPL or SFA for anything else “found” in future investigations

-Rangers enter SFL Division 1

-Rangers accept original (illegal) transfer embargo

-Rangers pay £160,000 Fine

-Rangers pay outstanding debts to Scottish teams

-Rangers to be refused entry to European Competition for 5 years

Charles Green, Ally McCoist and Malcolm Murray challenged the plan very strongly, and last Friday prior to achieving an SFA Licence, made concessions on the fine, the outstanding debts, and a slightly deferred transfer embargo, on the basis that our club was now out of Europe for three years, and starting at the bottom of Scottish Football in division 3.

The Rangers delegation at no point accepted that any titles or trophies should be stripped, and have reached a stalemate with the SPL, who are insistent that they will punish Rangers in terms of titles.

While their position is somewhat weakened by the fact Rangers have negotiated no cups will be stripped, the SPL are making it clear that they will do as they please.

When an investigation was launched by the SPL in to Rangers use of EBTs back in March, it was quite rightly pointed out in two blogs that the investigation was flawed, as it was being carried out by the law firm who work for Celtic

http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/sport/football/doubts-surround-rangers-ebt-defence.17102845?_=1f927f440f0d4981ebc6b80725f69a0fcd4bd15c

http://leggoland2.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/celtic-lawyers-chosen-by-spl-to-probe.html

http://williampoole.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/the-spls-kangaroo-court/

What is interesting is that the investigation has been re-launched. Why it has been re-launched is anyone’s guess, but it is absolutely clear that the SPL intend to strip these trophies.

Furthermore, the man responsible for choking Rangers finances, and effectively ensuring his own transfer embargo on Rangers while being Lloyds bank’s top man in Scotland, is now working for the self-same lawyers Harper MacLeod.

Manus Fullerton, who was a founder member of the Celtic Trust, alongside arch Republican Jeanette Findlay and house breaker Alex Mosson, once had full access to Rangers finances, and strangled the cash flow of the club. He now consults for Celtic’s lawyers Harper MacLeod, despite not being a lawyer.

I think it’s fair to ask if Fullerton was head-hunted by MacLeod, why and when, and if he is working on, or has worked on the Rangers case.

If there is any sniff that Fullerton has breached the confidentiality of his former client he and Macleod should be sued

In any case, there is a clear conflict of interests for both the firm, and Fullerton.

Rangers, and Charles Green have a clear case to ask for the case to be scrapped in its current guise. This is potentially more than a conflict of interests. It could be a pre-determined strategy to strip Rangers of titles, by corrupt individuals that should not be allowed to utter the words “Sporting Integrity” ever again.

Let’s be clear, the only beneficiaries to Rangers being stripped of titles are our enemies across the city.

This war to keep our history is NOT over, and we Rangers fans need to ensure that the agenda to damage our club is fought at every turn, by whatever means at our disposal.

This is one fight we cannot lose.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 August 2012 12:20

Are we as a club trying to do anything about this??

[Teamgers 1,214]

This war to keep our history is NOT over

Hm, someone put me right, is VB talking about titles being kept or does he mean what i'm thinking, that our history is also in jeapordy? I was of the opinion that our history was and is intact, we've been talking about and proving to everyone who hates us that it is, i'm hoping that i have misunderstood this part in his brilliant blog.

[sergio 1,199]

Hm, someone put me right, is VB talking about titles being kept or does he mean what i'm thinking, that our history is also in jeapordy? I was of the opinion that our history was and is intact, we've been talking about and proving to everyone who hates us that it is, i'm hoping that i have misunderstood this part in his brilliant blog.

Those titles are part of our history, if they cunts try and steal them from us then we will lose a part of it, hence the term we must fight to keep our history intact ...

[elephants stoned 2,994]

Good on VB its horrific what they are trying to pull here, Dhoncasters a sly bastard, he lets Rhegan take the flack and Dhoncasters just as bad as him just hes slyer and more of a asskisser, if thats possible.

[ritchieshearercaldow 22,242]

This war to keep our history is NOT over, and we Rangers fans need to ensure that the agenda to damage our club is fought at every turn, by whatever means at our disposal.

This is one fight we cannot lose.

Great article but just who is going to lead the fight?

I'm sure every bear would be prepared to fight for the club but we need leaders, not just fan groups but men of esteem who were invloved in the club in some aspect, lawyers, accountants perhaps, if the allegations are true were they all in on it? if not why aren't they defending themselves?

Murray sat in his office and stated "there were no dual contacts" ok he brought the club down but is he a bare faced liar?

We need others to come out before this kangaroo court makes a decision to give us the truth.

We can't rely on Ally or Green, it's not their fight.

At present the football authoritys could make any allegation against our past history and it seems there's no one prepared to refute it.

We should have someone lobbying to have the whole of Scottish Football investigated not just Rangers, I'm sure they'd find plenty of skeletons

[North Rd 2,860]

They must produce evidence of Dual contracts which I'm led to believe they have Ricksens. Murray stated there was NO dual contracts, so if they have Ricksens that man has lied and lied to us for years, I still believe it opens a can of worms throughout Europe if we are found guilty, definitely should take it to CAS.

[Carsons Dog 9,878]

I've said it before and I will say it again

We need someone to do an association diagram linking all these people together

[North Rd 2,860]

I've said it before and I will say it again

We need someone to do an association diagram linking all these people together

Can't someone on VB help!

[Smile 26,622]

I've said it before and I will say it again

We need someone to do an association diagram linking all these people together

Excellent idea it will show the scale of the collusion.

I bet one of the Scottish Media do this

[Carsons Dog 9,878]

Can't someone on VB help!

I'm not on VB (didny get through the filter ) but I posted it on here a while ago and everyone thought it was a great idea.

Maybe if you are on VB you could suggest it.

It would show the whole corrupt shebang in an easy to view chart which is by far the most effective way of illustrating something like this.

[Smile 26,622]

I'm not on VB (didny get through the filter ) but I posted it on here a while ago and everyone thought it was a great idea.

Maybe if you are on VB you could suggest it.

It would show the whole corrupt shebang in an easy to view chart which is by far the most effective way of illustrating something like this.

They know your deep undercover on here. :shifty:

[hemdale1873 167]

Thought i had seen it all until i turned on the stv news at 6 and saw that the spl having a meeting at Harper Macleod head office today.

Feck could it be any more blatant at this point?, Liewell and Sellik really are pulling the strings of the spl clowns here. Why on earth would a league be meeting be at the lawyers of one of the spl clubs and not at Hampdump?

Liewell is going to sledge hammer the spl fools to the point where it will be a crime to score against his mob. Civil war is not too far away me thinks.

[Carsons Dog 9,878]

They know your deep undercover on here.

I think it was when they photographed me coming out of that Opus Dei meeting that fukked ma chances.

[slimjim1690 4,534]

They must produce evidence of Dual contracts which I'm led to believe they have Ricksens. Murray stated there was NO dual contracts, so if they have Ricksens that man has lied and lied to us for years, I still believe it opens a can of worms throughout Europe if we are found guilty, definitely should take it to CAS.

This is the part that scares me, if they have their hands on ricksens and it does turn out to be a dual contract then we are fucked, but if they do have this evidence then what are they waiting for? why have they not carried out their threats and charged us?, there has to be either a legal stumbling block or maybe just maybe we are not the only ones who have given players [for want of a better word] a dodgy contract.

It just worries me that no one who was involved is sticking their head above the parapet and being willing to say it was all done above board, [i don't count Murray as I believe him to be a lying bastard] but I'm guessing that they have all taken legal advise and been told to keep quite on the subject.

[Colin mcadams hair 39]

If they had evidence it would have been leaked by the shite Scottish hacks by now

I don't think we have anything to worry about

[Edmiston Drive 3,846]

while I do not believe in conspiracy theories I can say that Tegan in particular, and Doncaster, in a slightly different way are not about to be given a free ride by the SFL clubs - I know 2 first division chairmen pretty well and they are hunting Regan ( they are also hunting Doncaster but adopting different tactics with him as they have no direct say in spl affairs but do in sfa affairs.) yes the SFL chairmen have Thier own agendas but the incompetence shown and blackmail tactics employed against them by Regan and Doncaster has left these two determined for both regime and organisational change and 2 casualties will be Regan and Doncaster

Name the chairman.

[cooper1972 29]

They'll strip titles for sure, I'm kind of bracing myself for it.

And they'll get away with it cause they're all corrupt bastards with a strong hatred for RFC.

what do we do then ? nothin thats what we'll do ! just watch the manky basturds take away our titles ? what happened to "no surrender" all I hear on here is no surrender this no surrender that and when it comes to those cunts taking away our titles its here you go

[slimjim1690 4,534]

what do we do then ? nothin thats what we'll do ! just watch the manky basturds take away our titles ? what happened to "no surrender" all I hear on here is no surrender this no surrender that and when it comes to those cunts taking away our titles its here you go

Therein lies the problem, it's all very well saying that we have to fight this tooth and nail, but in reality what can the ordinary supporter do about this? OK we can stay away from away fixtures, we can take to the streets, but at the end of the day it's the club that has to fight for us and that will mean legal action, and if we don't win then we appeal and appeal until we either win or lose, either way we don't really have any say in it.

I've supported The Rangers for nigh on 46years now and I was also full of bravado calling out no surrender etc at every opportunity, granted I was mostly inebriated at the time, I have been involved in many street fights in my youth but at the end of the day it seems as though I was only tilting at windmills, because once Murray took over either I started to mature or I started to understand that my protestations meant fuck all and if the owners had enough money to buy the club then they didn't have to give shit what I thought, he only appealed to the support when he needed us, I only hope Charles Green is not in the same mould, time will tell.

So in my opinion until we get someone in who knows and loves the club and is willing to fight our corner for the long term, then we can expect a lot more of the same, all we can do is support the club the best that we can and I'll do that till my dying breath but other than that I'm not really sure what else I can do.

[cooper1972 29]

Therein lies the problem, it's all very well saying that we have to fight this tooth and nail, but in reality what can the ordinary supporter do about this? OK we can stay away from away fixtures, we can take to the streets, but at the end of the day it's the club that has to fight for us and that will mean legal action, and if we don't win then we appeal and appeal until we either win or lose, either way we don't really have any say in it.

I've supported The Rangers for nigh on 46years now and I was also full of bravado calling out no surrender etc at every opportunity, granted I was mostly inebriated at the time, I have been involved in many street fights in my youth but at the end of the day it seems as though I was only tilting at windmills, because once Murray took over either I started to mature or I started to understand that my protestations meant fuck all and if the owners had enough money to buy the club then they didn't have to give shit what I thought, he only appealed to the support when he needed us, I only hope Charles Green is not in the same mould, time will tell.

So in my opinion until we get someone in who knows and loves the club and is willing to fight our corner for the long term, then we can expect a lot more of the same, all we can do is support the club the best that we can and I'll do that till my dying breath but other than that I'm not really sure what else I can do.

Agree with u m8, fans need to do there bit aswell as the club, not sure what but I hope we fight all they way not just give up as we all say "no surrender" lets do it not just say it !

[bluedart1952 1,378]

Going by the stories that are coming out and the connections between certain parties, I can see this heading to the high courts and with the information that has been appearing in Rangers media I would say Charles Green has these corrupt arse wipes by the bollocks.Just one comment from Regan that he was headhunted, as he said yesterday when he already said through his solicitors in april that he was not when threatening rangers media says it all. I can't wait for the house of cards that is the SFA/SPL come tumbling down.

[Bluepeter9 5,167]

Name the chairman.

No

[icrfc 11]

Vanguard Bears have been excellent recently.

I'm glad we have people like them fighting on our side because the gloves were off a long time ago. This horrible, scummy mafia running the game and media are out of control.

[bluenose48 953]

Excellent OP and its that type of investigative journalism we need to fight our corner.

What surprises me though is the lack of comment from both UEFA and FIFA. Uefa were pretty quick to take action against us last year over reported sectarian singing. A report not lodged by their official at the match but an unnamed individual, whose identity we can only speculate over.

The silence from both organisations over this whole sordid, corrupt affair borders on complicity.