Scottish football fans are watching out for another SPFL whitewash over a decade of cheating from Ibrox.
In 2012 Nimmo Smith excused the failure to disclose ‘EBT’ payments to players by saying that the scheme was legal and open to all clubs. This was despite the old club admitting that the EBT payments to Nacho Novo, Dado Prso and Thomas Buffel were illegal.
Like the Discount Option Scheme used to lure Tore Andre Flo and Ronald de Boer to Ibrox, Nimmo Smith decided to look the other way.
“SPFL review” claim looks like more PR-style news management from SPFL. There is no review. They will rubber-stamp LNS.
Time to act.— Rangers Tax-Case (@rangerstaxcase) July 24, 2017
LNS ruled on the assumption Rangers acted lawfully, it’s now been proven & upheld that was not the case, lets give someone the full facts https://t.co/SP43jmmhPC
— Inside The SPFL (@AgentScotland) July 24, 2017
I’m tired of those who take money out of the game telling those of us who put money in that we should forget 12 years of cheating and fraud.
— Rangers Tax-Case (@rangerstaxcase) July 24, 2017
This afternoon the BBC broke the news that the SPFL would review the Nimmo Smith verdict with the message going out to media organisations that title stripping wouldn’t be covered.
After being treated with contempt for five years football fans are anticipating another whitewash with a token review of the judgement followed by a verdict that there is nothing to change.
Should they try that route they are likely to unleash a fan revolt with supporters sick and tired of being treated like fools.
With EBT architect Andrew Dickson welcomed on board the SPFL with opens arms it’s almost as if the authorities are preparing for another decade of separate rules for their friends from Ibrox.