The Sun has picked up on the claim in The Express that Dave Murray is ready to invest in Sevco with both publishers stating that the CLUB was liquidated in 2012.
That phrase isn’t strictly true since the club remains in liquidation with a final report and payout to creditors still to be issued.
News of investment from Murray has triggered a furious online reaction from Sevco supporters but it’s believed that the Edinburgh based businessman retains strong support from rank and file fans.
David Murray is the reason Celtic are sitting with 6 in a row.
He’s the reason we’ve had shite like, Ian Black and Kevin Kyle wearing a Rangers jersey.
— 55???? (@Notorious_RFC) March 8, 2018
after the damage SDM caused our club no thanks, always been about his ego and David Murray coming first
— Scott Cameron (@Cammy26_2) March 8, 2018
David Murray should be in prison.
— Lewis Vickers (@LewisVickers2) March 8, 2018
A generation of fans had their superiority complex fuelled by Murray as firstly the Bank of Scotland funded the club before Murray turned to a tax avoidance scheme promoted by a pornographer.
Murray’s sale of the club to Craig Whyte for £1 has been spun as the act of a man under pressure from Lloyds TSB with the club going into liquidation just over a year later.
There isn’t likely to be any truth in today’s story but it’s release heightens the financial problems that Sevco are under.
Dave King has until the end of the month to come up with an unlikely £11m- once he fails to comply with the Takeover Appeal Board the whole club could collapse with Murray likely to be portrayed as a saviour in the same way as King was in 2012.