Brian Wilson has claimed in an obituary to Walter Smith that Rangers were demoted in 2012 for going into administration. Factually he is wrong.
The former Labour MP has been a Celtic director since 2005, at next month’s AGM he will be re-elected on a landslide majority.
As a Non Executive Director one of Wilson’s main tasks is to challenge and question board decisions to ensure that they are working for and delivering best value for shareholders. In most companies a NED will step down after five years to ensure that they don’t become too comfortable and attached to the board of directors.
Alongside Ian Bankier and Tom Allison, Wilson is on the club’s Remuneration Committee that decides on executive pay levels.
Anyone know if Celtic director Brian Wilson is still on twitter ? He’s written an obituary to Walter Smith in the Guardian (no, I don’t know why either) and this pearl of wisdom is in it. @CelticFC is this official club view from a Celtic director ? pic.twitter.com/DDG6Gnbynk
— St.Anthony (@Stephen4_2) October 28, 2021
In The Guardian, covering Smith’s career, the Celtic director claimed:
However, by this time, the club was caught up in a bewildering series of intrigues and takeovers as well as having been punished with demotion, in 2012, for having gone into administration. Smith was a man of great probity and not even his loyalty to Rangers or to his friend Ally McCoist, who had taken on the role of manager, could persuade him to stay in an Ibrox environment he did not recognise.
That might be the comforting spin put out by Scottish media outlets but it is factually wrong.
On 14 February 2012 the club went into administration with the SPL deducting 10 points.
Although they managed to finish the season in second place it was Motherwell that went into the draw for the 2012/13 Champions League qualifiers, Rangers never reappeared for the 2012/13 season.
On 12 June 2012 Her Majesty’s Revenue and Custom plus others rejected a CVA forcing the club into liquidation, that process by BDO is still ongoing on behalf of 276 creditors including Celtic and other football clubs.
After lengthy discussions a new club, registered initially as Sevco 5088 then changed to Sevco Scotland, was granted conditional SFA membership and a place in the bottom division of the Scottish Football League. Dundee stepped up to replace Rangers in the SPL.
The new club, led by Charles Green played in the SFL Challenge Cup, the first round of the Scottish Cup and the first round of the League Cup.
In 2017 they played their first UEFA match, losing out 2-1 on aggregate to Progres Niederkorn of Luxemburg.
CLICK HERE for Rangers CVA is rejected by HMRC.
CLICK HERE for BBC report on creditors rejecting CVA to force the club into liquidation.
CLICK HERE for Guardian report on Newco being close to getting SFA membership.
Another charlatan who’d rather lie to us than stand up for the truth
— Joe Miller (@joe_averagejoe) October 28, 2021
We have a director publicly misrepresenting the facts. It must be dealt with a s a matter of urgency.
— Richard McGinley (@Richiestoke) October 28, 2021
A politician first. A Celtic fan a very distant second.
— Celtic F1rst (@CelticF1rst) October 28, 2021
Just seen that m8 …A rewriting of history that would shame a even a tory spin doctor.
— ??????? (@mcgonnie3) October 28, 2021
He is the ultimate establishment man. Enemy within.
— CG44 (@Ticketustastic) October 28, 2021
Poor Brian. Where do you start? Demoted for going into administration.
In reality, liquidated, refused permission to take licence from dead club but given permission to start in the bottom league as a new club.— Satirical Jeff O’le ? (@PlatinumMouse) October 28, 2021
Yes @CelticFCSLO it would be good to get clarification on this.
— Graham A (@graham1A) October 28, 2021
It’s typical bull about demotion and admin, when the dogs in the street know it was liquidation and having to apply to be admitted into the league system.
— JIm Campbell??#Johnson out (@MICHAELEENOG) October 28, 2021
Causes of cognitive dissonance can include being forced to comply with something against their beliefs, having to decide between different choices, and having to put effort into the goal.
— Frank (@Frankbhlack) October 28, 2021
This needs sorted. I don’t normally go to s/holders ‘lets all rubber stamp DD gala day’ but on this occasion I’ll be making an exception. Nothing but a clear retraction of this BS will suffice. Clear, unequivocal and very, very public.
— Jonny Lavin (@JonnyLavn) October 28, 2021
Pretty sure the punishment for entering administration was a points deduction, for a serving @CelticFC director to either a) not know that or b) wilfully misrepresent it is a disgrace, and highlights all that is wrong at the club.
— watsamatabooboo (@watsamatabooboo) October 28, 2021
Only at renewal time , then we’re family again
— Herewego9inarow (@JanKubis) October 28, 2021
Guardian are pretty scrupulous with corrections these days, I’m going to call it out
— Seán MacGobhann (@SeanMacGobhann) October 28, 2021
I don’t have a lot of time for the guy but I wouldn’t be surprised if the paper hadn’t just dropped this line in themselves.
When will their liquidation finally be ratified? This bullshite administration bollocks will have to end eventually. HH
Perhaps the Non-Executive director should consider his position, given his inability to appreciate the most basic of facts and their ramifications to Celtic and Scottish football.
He should be chased out of paradise and dont forget p.lawwell also lied to us celtic so the whole lot should be removed of the board thats why sevco stopped 10inarow the board needs the blue pound just ask at the AGM and i bet they dont answer it.
Deadwood
This board are not serving the best interest of the club or it’s supporters. To make sure the club is given a fair and equal right to compete in a league that does not favour any individual team. Also to take to task anything that goes against those rules, they do not stick up or speak out against the blatant corruption and cheating we are all witnessing. They are only in it to inflate their ego’s and most of all to inflate their own personal bank balance. IMO.
Spot on John.
Time to go faither, you’ve out stayed your welcome.
As far as VAR is concerned do punters actually think for one minute that the SFA want to use it in Scotland not on your life they will want to keep control of everything that happens on that park for the duration of 90 mins and beyond
Trust me on this one.