Daily Record slowly shines spotlight onto David Murray
Earlier this year Murray claimed that he had been duped into selling the club to Whyte but the body of evidence suggests otherwise.
Former Rangers chairman Al Johnston issued dire warnings about selling the club to Whyte but Murray ignored that advise to flog the club for £1.
The former Motherwell born billionaire had already been exposed on-line as a less than credible businessman despite the best efforts of his PR advisers.
Today’s Daily Record reveals details of the background enquiries into Whyte that predicted his ownership would have disastrous consequences.
Private investigators Titon examined Whyte’s business background on behalf of Rangers and concluded that he was ‘fuyant’ a French phrase for an evader or manipulator.
The report also stated that there was no evidence to back up claims that Whyte was a billionaire and highlighted ‘the questionable source and extent of his reported wealth’. It also highlighted different dates of birth used is his directorships.
From revealing Whyte as a potential new owner with untold wealth and a transfer warchest for Walter Smith the Record rarely doubted the man from Motherwell.
Occasionally they questioned his Swiss business empire and highlighted a court action from former Albion Rovers manager Paul Martin.
One article questioning about the role of Ticketus and warning of a Leeds United type deal was quickly removed from the Record website as the new Whyte regime was praised.
Reality finally dawned in January of this year with administration arriving on February 14. Whyte has come out fighting recently as the architect of the clubs’ downfall with today’s revelations slowly turning attention towards Murray and his claim that he was duped by Whyte.
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