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Fears from Ibrox as Lord Nimmo Smith panel sits

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SPL Celtic newsLord Nimmo Smith this morning finally gets to chair the independent SPL panel charged with investigating a prima facie case of undeclared payments made for over a decade by Rangers.

On June 18 a statement from the SPL read: “The SPL Board heard a report from its solicitors following the investigation into payments to, or for the benefit of, players allegedly made by Rangers FC outside of contract.

“The delay in concluding the investigation was caused by an initial lack of co-operation from Rangers FC.

“The investigation has now been completed and, in the view of the SPL, there is a prima facie case to answer in respect of its Rules.”

While Charles Green and his hired hands go on about title stripping and shift between newco and oldco when it suits the SPL case is much more simple.

Lord Nimmo Smith will look into the charge that players received payments outwith the earnings declared in contracts lodged with the SPL and SFA.

These details only emerged when HMRC began to look into the use of EBT’s with different rules applying in football.

Undeclared payments mean that players were ineligible with normal protocal seeing results overturned where an ineligible player has taken part in a match. Numerous clubs have felt the full force of this in recent seasons and found themselves eliminated from Scottish Cup ties that they ‘won fairly and squarely on the pitch’.

According to the BBC over 50 employees, including players and managers, had side letters to accompany their contracts prompting fears and threats from within Ibrox over the outcome of the Nimmo Smith enquiry.

Newly installed in-house communications director James Traynor warned of the consequences of a guilty verdict on the club website.

The former Daily Record and Radio Scotland pundit stated: “If there is any attempt to take away titles deep divisions will be created with Rangers fans feeling they shouldn’t set foot in any other grounds. Scottish football cannot afford that.

Only last week Charles Green spoke about the need to start healing wounds but these could fester and become poisonous depending on the commission’s ruling.

“No one wants that but refusing to do the right thing for the game now could damn us to a long period of pain and distrust. There will be no unity and clubs will suffer.”

Instructing Nimmo Smith and the SPL Traynor added: “They have to understand that this case could cost them as much as £400,000 and for what?

To prove only that the paperwork connected to the contracts of a handful of players wasn’t properly filed?”

HMRC are awaiting approval to take their appeal against the result of the First Tier Tax Tribunal.

CLICK HERE  for George Galloway raises Rangers tax case

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  • mark says:

    big jabba is just a typical zombie, fat and disgusting and hasn’t got a clue we should pity these creatures not mock them HH

  • Pauloantony says:

    I’m gonna invest in a tattoo removal business specialising in the removal is stars !

    Could be worth a small fortune don’t ya think

  • jackmac says:

    I sadly agree with earlier poster. Nothing will happen irrespective of the result. Chuckles and Jabba will proclaim victory and proof of an agenda against them. Chuckles will shout that now his club have been cleared he will ave anyone who talks abaht his club that knows. On a more sinister note I also wouldn’t be surprised if when they win the league they only be promoted but will also benefit from the restructure and manage to leapfrog a league and have the potential to have top flight football after next season to The powers that be have been willing passers by in the reduction of our game to comedy level.

  • Bribhoy says:

    Isn’t it interesting how guys like Jabba and Gordo “am I not pretty” Smith get seduced by this shit! They really are thick and what’s more, Jabba doesn’t even know what he is getting into with this lot! Green has done more to cause damage to Scittish fitba harmony than Craig “Whitey” Whyte or Sir David “Minty” (no longer minted)Murray! Will they strip his knighthood if he cheated? Methinks not!

    Nice body swerve how he passed the buck! Nice phrase…”I’ll spend £10 for every fiver Celtic spend!” The shareholders of RFZc have already doubled their money with the share issue! Fat Sally held them to ransom for £750k a year…FACT!

    Sold their souls and their vagabond fans down the Swanee! Couldn’t write it any better! Come on Jabba, your frightening the shite oot o us!
    LOL fucking LOL!

  • CarlisleCelt says:

    Do not have much faith in Scottish justice if they get off with a token punishment I fear the only club left with any support will be the hvns as the rest of us will be so sick of the injustice that we will call it a day.

    Lets just hope that justice prevails and they get the severe punishment they deserve.

  • Jabba says this case will cost SPL £400,000 so why bother if players contracts are not filed properly.No mention of sporting integrity So based on that argument Jabba. The Huns fighting fund stands at circa £500,000 does this mean when LNS finds you lot guilty you will not appeal.Just asking like.

  • mark says:

    It was just a passing thought sands a would never throw a hun in a fire myself, well not one I liked …….. HH

  • Stevie says:

    Can’t see any punishments whatsoever this is the establiment club remember.

  • Kendo88 says:

    Part of me hope the illegal corrupt bassas get aff with it.. Might give Desmond and lawwell the kick up the arse they need to get on to Platini and get us out of this stinking hell hole backwater. Gotta be proactive and make it happen no future here. Celtic first Celtic last Celtic overall

  • eastside says:

    This Club has never, EVER,been held responsible for any of the scandals and corruption they have been caught embroiled in over the years. They haven’t even been held accoutable for the biggest disgrace to inflict itself on british football ever, the outright effing evil sectarian signing policy! This latest shame will go unpunished and defended like all the rest.

  • Sorry about my spelling Hope you can forgive me?????!!

  • eastside says:

    If these crooks are let off after being blatantly caught “RED HANDED” corrupting over a decade of our sport, I would be more than willing to contribute to an Anti Corruption Justice Fund. The Anti Corruption Justice Fund could be funded by fans to take these crooks on legally. The evidence is ample and sufficent, all we would need to do is represent the evidence to an independent Court, one without the influence of funny handshakes.

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