Nicola Sturgeon would not help insolvent Rangers, says ex-administrator David Whitehouse

[Boybluesy 3,693]

I'm not sure if anyone posted this.  I didn't know that she was approached at that time.

He (David Whitehouse) told Lord Tyre in the Court of Session: “We got short shrift when we approached her. She said ‘we can’t be seen to be biased'."  

I know she doesn't give two fucks about our club, but I didn't know for how long. 

[Paisley Blue Loyal 11,140]

6 minutes ago, Boybluesy said:

I'm not sure if anyone posted this.  I didn't know that she was approached at that time.

He (David Whitehouse) told Lord Tyre in the Court of Session: “We got short shrift when we approached her. She said ‘we can’t be seen to be biased'."  

I know she doesn't give two fucks about our club, but I didn't know for how long. 

She would have been Deputy First Minister assuming that was 2012

[BLUEDIGNITY 33,638]

She didn’t want to be biased ! 

[Bluekev 43,689]

Good. It means we've got fuck all to thank her for.

[bluenoz 30,687]

Doing your job is not bias.

[TEFTONG 60,073]

13 minutes ago, Bluekev said:

Good. It means we've got fuck all to thank her for.

Wouldn't give the Nationalists the steam aff my shite. 

[scottyscott1963 18,211]

19 minutes ago, TEFTONG said:

Wouldn't give the Nationalists the steam aff my shite. 

Would maybe think about it in a big lump,delivered by a lidl carrier bag.

[Boybluesy 3,693]

38 minutes ago, Paisley Blue Loyal said:

She would have been Deputy First Minister assuming that was 2012

She was.

[Boybluesy 3,693]

32 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

Doing your job is not bias.

They bailed out plenty of businesses which are all in the toilet.  Prestwick Airport, The Ferry fiasco, Liberty, I could go on all night.  We are a significant employer and also a global institution. 

She never did her job.  She still isn't doing her job.

[McEwan's Lager 30,511]

 

What were they going to do? Take us into public ownership like Ferguson Marine?

 

[McEwan's Lager 30,511]

3 minutes ago, Boybluesy said:

They bailed out plenty of businesses which are all in the toilet.  Prestwick Airport, The Ferry fiasco, Liberty, I could go on all night.  We are a significant employer and also a global institution. 

She never did her job.  She still isn't doing her job.

We aren't a significant employer for a start but are you seriously suggesting that public money should have been spent on bailing out a football club?

You acknowledge that the ferries are a fiasco but would be happy to have us owned by the Scottish Government and our board members appointed by a Scottish Government minister?

[GersInCanada 7,775]

I would have to agree with her decision. I am not a fan of government bailing out failing businesses. That said it is very much government business to create an environment in which companies can flourish.

Given the amount of compensation they have to pay out the anti Rangers agenda is clear and beyond dispute. It was a witch hunt in which Hollyrood played a leading role. A situation in which politicians had no part to play. 

Beggars belief that people still vote for them.

[TEFTONG 60,073]

31 minutes ago, scottyscott1963 said:

Would maybe think about it in a big lump,delivered by a lidl carrier bag.

Or spray slurry all over the kid on parliament. 

[cr3_bear 14,808]

1 hour ago, Boybluesy said:

I'm not sure if anyone posted this.  I didn't know that she was approached at that time.

He (David Whitehouse) told Lord Tyre in the Court of Session: “We got short shrift when we approached her. She said ‘we can’t be seen to be biased'."  

I know she doesn't give two fucks about our club, but I didn't know for how long. 

She will have hated our club since the very moment her mind became warped by her nationalist outlook . We are the biggest symbol of everything she despises about the country 

[MidSussexBlue 1,271]

42 minutes ago, GersInCanada said:

I would have to agree with her decision. I am not a fan of government bailing out failing businesses. That said it is very much government business to create an environment in which companies can flourish.

Given the amount of compensation they have to pay out the anti Rangers agenda is clear and beyond dispute. It was a witch hunt in which Hollyrood played a leading role. A situation in which politicians had no part to play. 

Beggars belief that people still vote for them.

Was it necessarily bailing Rangers out.  It could have been a statement such as "we think  Rangers are being dealt with unfairly due to pressure from certain quarters" (no laughing at the back). At the time we seemed to have no allies, so even a short sentence like this could have provided some succour.

 

 

[GersInCanada 7,775]

10 minutes ago, MidSussexBlue said:

Was it necessarily bailing Rangers out.  It could have been a statement such as "we think  Rangers are being dealt with unfairly due to pressure from certain quarters" (no laughing at the back). At the time we seemed to have no allies, so even a short sentence like this could have provided some succour.

 

 

I get your point and more or less agree with it. The thrust of my arguement was that government had no role to play yet did. To our detriment.

[Boybluesy 3,693]

Of course the government have a role to play. They've done so often enough as I've pointed out, not least during the commonwealth games when there was significant investment on the other side of the city.  We were talking about jobs, livelihoods and communities.  The last 18 months it has become clear she is an enemy of our club, not neutral.  For ten years this was below the radar.

[Boybluesy 3,693]

1 hour ago, McEwan's Lager said:

We aren't a significant employer for a start but are you seriously suggesting that public money should have been spent on bailing out a football club?

You acknowledge that the ferries are a fiasco but would be happy to have us owned by the Scottish Government and our board members appointed by a Scottish Government minister?

Owned ? No I don't think so.  Does SG own Liberty, who received hundreds of millions ?  We directly employ a significant amount of staff and directly and indirectly invest millions in the Scottish economy. Our fans follow us overseas, our fans buy merchandise by the boatload, the investment on and around the park is in the multi-millions as we speak. 

[McEwan's Lager 30,511]

39 minutes ago, Boybluesy said:

Owned ? No I don't think so.  Does SG own Liberty, who received hundreds of millions ?  We directly employ a significant amount of staff and directly and indirectly invest millions in the Scottish economy. Our fans follow us overseas, our fans buy merchandise by the boatload, the investment on and around the park is in the multi-millions as we speak. 

The Scottish Government backed Liberty with an enormous amount of guarantees over the financing of their deals. This exposes taxpayers to an unacceptable level of risk, but it also gives the Scottish Government control over the operation of their business if they wished to exercise it. In our case we probably owed a significant amount of money to HMRC. How in good conscience can Ministers lend or guarantee money to repay something that is effectively withheld from the Government in the first place? It makes no sense, besides from the fact any £ loaned to a football club is one less £ that can be invested in health or education.

Your point about investment on and around the park 'as we speak' is testament to the fact the Scottish Government didn't need to step in. The club eventually recovered naturally due to demand of its supporters. The reason why Ferguson Marine, Liberty and others have received special help is because they would die and never come back.

[Junior Soprano 22,428]

2 hours ago, Paisley Blue Loyal said:

She would have been Deputy First Minister assuming that was 2012

It was her constituency though. You know how she likes to help the illegals 🤔

[BlueKnight87 17,281]

SNP not wanting to be biased 

 

[Thermopylae 15,286]

I bet the soap dodgers across the city would have got national treasure status from wee nic and a big fat cheque to go with it ... the truth is it happens with the big 2 in Spain all the time but the nats probably knew that timothy would never have forgiven them if they had helped us out 

[five stars 1,635]

2 hours ago, McEwan's Lager said:

 

What were they going to do? Take us into public ownership like Ferguson Marine?

 

I don't think they were asking for public money but asking if there was anyway that she can help.

It's  normal for MP's to help struggling business, organisations, charity's or individuals if they can.

Is she not the MSP for that area of Glasgow, if so she should of been duty bound to help.

I presume she didn't want to help as she thought it might cost her votes from Rangers haters.

 

 

[Sket 13,610]

I'd rather the club went under than having that poisonous wee whore help us.

 

Fuck her and her party.

[five stars 1,635]

She's could of helped if she wanted to, did Salmond not help hearts by helping broker a deal with the Lithuanians?