1690 Posts 71 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Reply from Roger Mitchell. For someone who claimed the Scottish Premier League was a really bad idea a few weeks ago, I found myself surprised that I felt the strong urge to defend my former organisation in the face of the bombast from Charles Green. I truly hope by the time that this is read, someone officially representing the SPL will have done likewise. I ask myself, does Green actually buy this stuff? Let's take a look: Claim 1 Rangers ceased to be subject to the SPL's rules when they were ejected from their league. Fact Rangers oldco was not ejected from the SPL. The fact that Rangers went into liquidation automatically expelled them from the league. The SPL shareholders then decided not to make an exception and let them back in. Two very different things. Claim 2 The outcome of the SPL's process will have no legal effect. Fact What the SPL are deciding upon is whether their tournament and their trophy was assigned to the correct club in the years in question. The SPL have every right to examine whether participants in their competition behaved within the rules. And if they find they haven't, they can apply their rule book as recourse. More Green nonsense. I do, however, agree with him that "whatever decision they reach is a decision of the SPL". Indeed. But the SPL should be proud of that, and not hide behind the Law Lords. The SPL are examining the conduct of the participants in their competition well before Rangers went into liquidation, in particular the conduct of the club then owned by Sir David Murray, with the club secretary role (in charge of those player registrations) held by Campbell Ogilvie (whatever happened to him?). Charles Green and Sevco have nothing to do with this. Whatsoever. Claim 3 The new owners purchased all the business and assets of Rangers, including titles and trophies. Fact Green said on June 2012 that if his CVA proposal was to fail (which it did) and Rangers were to be liquidated (which they are), "the history, the tradition, everything that's great about this club is swept aside". Therefore he admits he has not purchased titles and trophies. Sevco has no titles and trophies. By the way, Charles, I would not provoke commentators like me to dig this up, because what you said is not what the Rangers fans want to hear now, as you now correctly realise. Let it lie, Charlie, let it lie. So, even one with a leaning towards Govan would argue that, under the most superficial scrutiny, Green's attack is less than robust. But sometimes you have to chuck a dog a bone. So, to be fair, Charlie is right with his complaint on the SPL's lack of consistency, Green states: "The SPL took part in discussions regarding the new company's league status, where 'the EBT issue' would be dealt with as part of a package of sanctions which would be implemented in return for membership. "We do not accept that people who are willing to come to an agreement on such matters then have a right to instigate a full-blown inquisition when matters do not unfold as they thought they would." Sadly this falls into the general shambles of the management of the affair by the SFA/SPL. I made my own view clear on the leadership of both bodies in the summer. But I cannot see how the credibility of the current process on a simple point of law over false registration of players with Employee Benefit Trusts (being handled by independent top QCs) can be derailed by claims that the prosecutor behaved incoherently months earlier. Good debating point, Charles, but it's not enough. Instead, all of us who love the game and who hold true sporting values in our Hearts (SFL3 feeder club) have a simple question: Did Rangers oldco gain unfair advantage by registering players on a basis where their full employment conditions were not declared to the SPL/SFA? In my mind the answer is undoubtedly 'yes'. But let's not forget the lessons of Versailles: bloodlust rebounds. The SPL enquiry punishment doesn't arouse great passion in me. And it shouldn't either for Celtic fans. For them I'd argue the victory is in the fact that their greatest rival died. The 125-year long struggle ended with the collapse of the adversary. The war was won. Achilles vanquished Hector. In closing, from Mark Anthony onwards history tells us that well-crafted oratory can influence the mob. While Charles Green is no great speaker or statesman, I must admit, he is no dummy. And there is no doubt that his audience is the mob, whose money and favour he needs in order to exit the Rangers investment project with a financial return. Stoking up hatred has always energised "the base", another example of which we saw in the Republican convention in these days. Well done, Charles. Initial Public Offering of shares here we come. For Scottish football, the days of enlightenment around the Tommy Burns funeral are long gone, and I fear the worst. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/does-green-actually-buy-this-stuff-lets-take-a-look.18857922 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTP 221 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Reply from Roger Mitchell.All I can say to that is ................Are you still here ya tarrier bastard? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,540 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 the cunt is twisting green's words. Green never said liquidation would see our history swept aside. If i remember correctly he was responding to people criticising his binding agreement to purchase the club. In that if he didn't do it then the liquidation could mean our club was gone Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
offminorthreat 1,463 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Someone ban this tarrier fuck now Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getstiffed 8,863 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Spot the scunner in here these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie29 764 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 For someone who claimed the Scottish Premier League was a really bad idea a few weeks ago, I found myself surprised that I felt the strong urge to defend my former organisation in the face of the bombast from Charles Green.I truly hope by the time that this is read, someone officially representing the SPL will have done likewise. I ask myself, does Green actually buy this stuff? Let's take a look:Claim 1 Rangers ceased to be subject to the SPL's rules when they were ejected from their league.Fact Rangers oldco was not ejected from the SPL. The fact that Rangers went into liquidation automatically expelled them from the league. The SPL shareholders then decided not to make an exception and let them back in. Two very different things.Claim 2 The outcome of the SPL's process will have no legal effect.Fact What the SPL are deciding upon is whether their tournament and their trophy was assigned to the correct club in the years in question.The SPL have every right to examine whether participants in their competition behaved within the rules. And if they find they haven't, they can apply their rule book as recourse. More Green nonsense.I do, however, agree with him that "whatever decision they reach is a decision of the SPL". Indeed. But the SPL should be proud of that, and not hide behind the Law Lords.The SPL are examining the conduct of the participants in their competition well before Rangers went into liquidation, in particular the conduct of the club then owned by Sir David Murray, with the club secretary role (in charge of those player registrations) held by Campbell Ogilvie (whatever happened to him?). Charles Green and Sevco have nothing to do with this. Whatsoever.Claim 3 The new owners purchased all the business and assets of Rangers, including titles and trophies.Fact Green said on June 2012 that if his CVA proposal was to fail (which it did) and Rangers were to be liquidated (which they are), "the history, the tradition, everything that's great about this club is swept aside".Therefore he admits he has not purchased titles and trophies. Sevco has no titles and trophies.By the way, Charles, I would not provoke commentators like me to dig this up, because what you said is not what the Rangers fans want to hear now, as you now correctly realise. Let it lie, Charlie, let it lie.So, even one with a leaning towards Govan would argue that, under the most superficial scrutiny, Green's attack is less than robust. But sometimes you have to chuck a dog a bone. So, to be fair, Charlie is right with his complaint on the SPL's lack of consistency,Green states: "The SPL took part in discussions regarding the new company's league status, where 'the EBT issue' would be dealt with as part of a package of sanctions which would be implemented in return for membership. "We do not accept that people who are willing to come to an agreement on such matters then have a right to instigate a full-blown inquisition when matters do not unfold as they thought they would."Sadly this falls into the general shambles of the management of the affair by the SFA/SPL. I made my own view clear on the leadership of both bodies in the summer. But I cannot see how the credibility of the current process on a simple point of law over false registration of players with Employee Benefit Trusts (being handled by independent top QCs) can be derailed by claims that the prosecutor behaved incoherently months earlier.Good debating point, Charles, but it's not enough. Instead, all of us who love the game and who hold true sporting values in our Hearts (SFL3 feeder club) have a simple question: Did Rangers oldco gain unfair advantage by registering players on a basis where their full employment conditions were not declared to the SPL/SFA? In my mind the answer is undoubtedly 'yes'. But let's not forget the lessons of Versailles: bloodlust rebounds.The SPL enquiry punishment doesn't arouse great passion in me. And it shouldn't either for Celtic fans. For them I'd argue the victory is in the fact that their greatest rival died.The 125-year long struggle ended with the collapse of the adversary. The war was won. Achilles vanquished Hector.In closing, from Mark Anthony onwards history tells us that well-crafted oratory can influence the mob. While Charles Green is no great speaker or statesman, I must admit, he is no dummy. And there is no doubt that his audience is the mob, whose money and favour he needs in order to exit the Rangers investment project with a financial return.Stoking up hatred has always energised "the base", another example of which we saw in the Republican convention in these days.Well done, Charles. Initial Public Offering of shares here we come.For Scottish football, the days of enlightenment around the Tommy Burns funeral are long gone, and I fear the worst. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmiston Drive 3,846 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Disapppointed.......thought it may have been an audio interview.........to hear that squeaky wee voice that fud has. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Fucking BEARS DEN?????Take that shit off and send it to the sun or some shit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie29 764 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Rangers will never die! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philiprfc 1,799 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Speccy basturt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Fucking BEARS DEN?????Take that shit off and send it to the sun or some shit!Why not the Bears Den it is to do with our club. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesteel 218 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 The same wee specky bastard that ditched the sky deal for setanta Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Why not the Bears Den it is to do with our club.It's some wee cunt countering Charles Greens Epic statement. Why would I want to read that shit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 For a man that uses the word fact a lot, he called us sevco which is no longer the companies name. Get your facts straight fact boy.And the pish about liquidation of our club, and the "fact" we have no titles, flies in thr face of everything HMRC and D&P have said.. more pish from fact boy.How these journo cunts get to print whatever lies they want, astounds me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZed 4,510 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 It sounds like his is doing semantics to try and counter Greens statement. But he is a Tim (obviously) and trying to defend the pish that the SPL are trying. All in all this article counts for nothing but the usual Tim pish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesMcNeil 1,664 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 "Fact Rangers oldco was not ejected from the SPL. The fact that Rangers went into liquidation automatically expelled them from the league." It didn't take long for the lies to start. On claim 1 in fact.Rangers do not even have a liquidator appointed at this time. That is a fact. The lie offered above by Mitchell is not a fact. It cannot be because it's, well, factually incorrect.The rest has all the credibility of an article posted in a regional newspaper by a liar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCartmanLee 313 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 One of the people responsible for governance if the Spl when this whole thing happened try's to cover his own arse...quelle surprise ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 It's some wee cunt countering Charles Greens Epic statement. Why would I want to read that shit?Noone said you have to read it. But it is posted in the correct forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eosmhdo 1,879 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 The name Roger always makes me think of of the submarine HMS Conqueror flying the Jolly Roger flag, after sinking the Belgrano in the Falklands war, on her return to Faslane Submarine Base. The name Mitchell always makes me think of big Dave the Aussie who played for us years ago. But both names together always makes me think of a wee irrelevant, speccy prick who should stay in the history of the game where he belongs and deserves to be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullyRFC 5,230 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 It's some wee cunt countering Charles Greens Epic statement. Why would I want to read that shit?The thread title is very clear. If you didn't want to read what was said you didn't have to open the thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Why isnt that utter fuckball jake not banned yet. Mods, to the batcave and sort it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSifter 181 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Roger Mitchell, the man that recommended Setanta ahead of Sky, something that has seen a massive decline in TV money in the Scottish game.What more would you expect from a Celtic supporting FP of Sacred Heart High School? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Noone said you have to read it. But it is posted in the correct forum.The thread title is very clear. If you didn't want to read what was said you didn't have to open the thread.Fine lets keep posting all the vile, bigoted stories and articles from these bias cunts. We don't care about the SPHell and those arsewipes running scottish football but lets see what they have to say about us today.Apologies for interrupting Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullyRFC 5,230 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Fine lets keep posting all the vile, bigoted stories and articles from these bias cunts. We don't care about the SPHell and those arsewipes running scottish football but lets see what they have to say about us today.Apologies for interruptingApology accepted Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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