Green: Whyte dispute could run for 10 years or more
The former Chief Executive popped up on TalkSport this morning where he was given a warm welcome by Richard Keys and Andy Gray.
A day after Rangers International confirmed that they would robustly defend claims by Whyte over Murray Park and Ibrox Stadium, Green decided to speak out for the first time since walking away from his role as Chief Executive.
Just like the independent report from Pinsent Masons the key question of how the assets were transferred from Sevco 5088 to Sevco Scotland was avoided.
Speaking from his sprawling French castle he said: “I’ve always said, wot went on, we did to get the club secure. I’ve always said that Craig Whyte was not involved, we might be fighting Craig Whyte for the next 10 years- it’s just mind-blowing.
“But the reality is Rangers is secure, it’s moving forward, Walter’s announcement yesterday is a fantastic thing. I got Walter to join the board before I left, ‘e’s now w’ere I believe is ‘is rightful place as ‘he statesmen of t’ club. Walter is not the businessman obviously to run it, that’s a different job but that’s wot Rangers needed. ‘is safe ‘ands,
“I think that it’s great that the club is now moving forward, for me it’s not about Charles Green, it’s about Rangers, I know, w’en I publish my book everything will be in it. I’m just disappointed that I couldn’t ‘ave stayed to finish w’at I’d started. I ‘ad some great plans for the club and they are now in ashes.”
The Yorkshireman added: “W’at I did in the period of 12 months at Rangers was something that I’m proud of. I left because the club needed to move forward, there was constant, daily items of press and media about Craig Whyte and Rangers is never going to be able to move forward till that spectre was gone.
“I t’ink t’e authorities are investigating Mr Whyte for ot’er misdemeanours. It’s just something that ‘as to be brought to an end because otherwise this club, the fans and t’e institution that it is is going to be ‘ampered, fighting spurious claims for t’e next God knows ‘ow long and it’s not right.”
Looking at his own relationship with the Third Division champions Green added: “I never finished with Rangers, I got addicted, I got this, Andy Gray warmed me about it, if I can itch, ‘e ‘e ‘e ‘e’s been effected by it cos ‘e played there, I didn’t play but it does get ‘old of you. No, Rangers, I’m a one man club.”