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― Odysseus, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 17:09 (six years ago) link
This is what happens when a ventriloquist's dummy takes over the running of a football club.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 17:15 (six years ago) link
Craig Whyte has been cleared of fraud but that "doesn't exonerate him from his villainy towards Rangers Football Club", according to Alastair Johnston, the man who was chairman of the Glasgow club at the time of its sale.In an interview with BBC Scotland, Johnston said: "Candidly he should have been charged with murder, murder of an institution."Destruction of people's passion, destruction of the spirit of hundreds of thousands of Rangers' fans. That's what he should have been charged with. Then it would have been a no brainer."Prosecutors, instead, charged Whyte with fraud relating to his takeover of the club in May 2011 and a jury acquitted him.He may have lied his way into Ibrox, concealing the true nature of how he was funding the takeover and his entrance signalled the beginning of the financial collapse of Rangers but his behaviour was not considered criminal.
In an interview with BBC Scotland, Johnston said: "Candidly he should have been charged with murder, murder of an institution.
"Destruction of people's passion, destruction of the spirit of hundreds of thousands of Rangers' fans. That's what he should have been charged with. Then it would have been a no brainer."
Prosecutors, instead, charged Whyte with fraud relating to his takeover of the club in May 2011 and a jury acquitted him.
He may have lied his way into Ibrox, concealing the true nature of how he was funding the takeover and his entrance signalled the beginning of the financial collapse of Rangers but his behaviour was not considered criminal.
― Odysseus, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 17:22 (six years ago) link
How can it be 'murder*' if Rangers still exist and are not a new club?
*lol
― Odysseus, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
the motherwell-born billionaire justly exonerated.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 18:04 (six years ago) link
Seen a few tweets suggesting that it was confirmed under oath during the trial that Rangers lied to get a UEFA licence in 2011. I haven't been following the trial because life's too short and I don't really care, but does anyone know what that's about? Googling getting me nowhere and I'm fucked if I'm wading through a bazillion posts on forums.
I see Alastair Johnson's been appointed to the Sevco board today though.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
the resolution 12 patter just makes my eyes glaze over. doubt anything will come of any of this (in terms of punishment from uefa, the sfa).
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 21:07 (six years ago) link
Prosecutors, instead,
v nice deadpan reporting
― lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 00:14 (six years ago) link
Happy <s>Valentine's</s> Administration Day xx
― Chunky Backgammon (onimo), Wednesday, 14 February 2018 10:23 (six years ago) link
Stupid tags. Where's a mod when you need one
― Chunky Backgammon (onimo), Wednesday, 14 February 2018 10:24 (six years ago) link
Hello! Comical ineptitude very much in keeping with the thread content imo
― ailsa, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 16:24 (six years ago) link
obsessed!
― khat person (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 14 February 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
I wear my obsessed internet mentalist badge with pride.
― Chunky Backgammon (onimo), Wednesday, 14 February 2018 18:20 (six years ago) link