I have to admit that I just can’t help liking this guy Whyte.
His surprise interview with the Beeb’s Chris McLaughlin has put a few things out there.
Firstly his revelations will come as no surprise to regular visitors to this site.
Mr Whyte was trumpeted by the Scottish mainstream media as the saviour of the Ibrox club.
As ever, dear reader, I was something of a contrarian. I even had the bad manners as far back in June 2011 to mention the securitisation of season tickets.
Oops…
Several times during the interview he mentioned that October 2011 was a crisis time for the deceased club.
This had been flagged up at the time on here and, at the last moment, Whyte had decided to keep the lights on.
In the interview he admitted that Administration in October “…a possibility that was discussed…”
There was much crowing by the mainstream that the internet guys had got it wrong.
Well actually as it turns out that what I was warning about was very close to happening.
Then there was the Salmond intervention with Hector once Rangers went into Administration.
Once more that story was broken on here Mr Whyte confirmed to Chris that the First Minister had intervened directly on Rangers’ behalf with HMRC, but to no avail.
It is worth noting that once the story broke the canny First Minister dropped the idea.
Craig Whyte stated during the interview that Rangers by October were unable to meet their PAYE obligations.
Well actually Craig it was rather earlier than that.
Mr Whyte said he wasn’t used to this level of scrutiny.
Sorry Craig, it was business, it wasn’t personal.
You know that I like you.
Mr Whyte didn’t reveal how much money he had made out of the “financial basket case” at Edmiston Drive.
I fully understand that as it would be rather vulgar to mention large amounts of money just as Sevco may be entering their own cash flow crisis.
Have I mentioned that I also I really like Charles Green?
Celtic Rebel
Mr Green stated last week that he’d. only met CW twice,not so according to STV 3.25 seconds in…..
http://m.local.stv.tv/glasgow/news/99555-charles-green-tycoons-statement-on-his-takeover-of-rangers/
October 24, 2012 at 10:37 am
Scots
Ty reditin,saved me from having to put the facts out there again re what Salmond asked.Seems like a lot of my Celtic brothers don’t have a lot of time for Salmond, but a lot of time for unionism?.Got to say i find celtic supporting people and unionism strange bedfellows.Also very strange that he was asking the same question we all wanted the answer to,but was/is roundly criticised for it.
October 18, 2012 at 4:09 pm
kiza
Scots;why do you find Celtic supporters and Unionism starng bedfellows? After all Celtic is only a football club and as the world is forever hearing the club is inclusive of all,or does this only apply to a certain political inclusiveness. Quite hypocritical are you not.
October 18, 2012 at 9:34 pm
willie K
£80 milliion ? Thats the value for Ibrox / Murray Park?
I’m no estate agent but surely Ibrox is only a couple of Mill for the land (and shopfront
For no other reason than the ground cannot be used for anything else really other than football / sport.
Replacement costs are the issue here – £2 to £3 million at the most for Ibrox. Maybe the same for Murray Park.
Ask any reputable property developer – I’m sure they will dismiss CG’s ‘moonbeam valuation’.
October 18, 2012 at 11:41 am
Shim
I see the succulent bam in the daily ranger has the front page with wee Craigie portrayed as Pinnochio ! does that make fat sally and chuckles the other panto players in this farce ? This has the makings of the best Christmas ever ! More power to your elbow Phil.
October 18, 2012 at 10:59 am
Raymy1
James Traynor never seems to learn does he? It was interesting, but not surprising that they wheeled him out to comment on Chris McLaughlins story. The next few months will be interesting as the liquidation crew get to work, particularly as Charlie stated the assets have recently been valued at £80m.
October 18, 2012 at 10:24 am
Guillermo
Sorry, the newshound’s first quote ends after “repayment plans”.
October 18, 2012 at 10:13 am
Guillermo
Still scratching my head at the reaction of one particularly useless MSM Rangers apologist today. To the Whyte quote “Alex Salmond spoke to the head guy at HMRC but they weren’t prepared to come to any agreement” he offers the opinion “But according to Duff & Phelps there was dialogue with HMRC about non-payment and possible repayment plans. Not exactly the point is it? Is the point not the revelation that Alex Salmond waded into a legal case in defense of tax dodgers?
Oh, and to the assertion by Whyte that he in fact introduced Charles Green to Duff & Phelps, our intrepid newshound responds: “To be fair to Whyte, he did … but it was in a Chinese restaurant days after Zeus had brought in the Yorkshireman”. Now, if he is referring to the god from Greek mythology, he might be onto something. However, it is more likely that he is staying with a tried and tested MSM formula of trying to pull the wool over our eyes by non sequitur babble.
October 18, 2012 at 10:06 am
redetin
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201212/cmhansrd/cm120229/halltext/120229h0002.htm
According to Hansard, see above link for full debate (Mr Gauke gave the explanation on behalf of the Treasury), HMRC were entitled to speak to Salmond on devolved issues around this case. On the Rangers tax case they were only able to explain the timescale in general terms, which is what Salmond asked about. When HMRC told Salmond that they were not paying CURRENT taxes, never mind the BTC, the conversation ended.
October 18, 2012 at 12:11 pm
gerrybhoy
Phil why do you think Whyte has broken cover just now i cant believe that he has suddenly had an attack on conscience nor do i think he has joined the AA an this is part of the twelve steps of recovery so we have to ask why now what does he hope to gain .
Maybe we should be asking who gave him the call to come out and why maybe it was Charlie get whyte to come out with soime prearranged statements to get up the noses of the bears and push those who were sitting on the fence about the share issue over to the edge the more people they have to hate the more the can see no fault in Charlie
Or could it have been Duff and Duffer to take the sting out of the liquidation announcement
October 18, 2012 at 10:03 am
alex gallagher
think craigy boy is looking for a book deal maybe titles anyone . i will start with glasgows greene and white .
October 18, 2012 at 1:38 am
hammy
What about: “I was David Murray ‘s Patsy”
He ‘s pleading poverty and needs the money
http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/190908-former-rangers-owner-craig-whyte-gets-his-bentley-back-after-court-seizure/
October 19, 2012 at 12:25 am
hang 'em high
The titles of the TAINTED VARIETY MUST BE STRIPPED “PRONTO”
October 18, 2012 at 1:36 am
Kenny McCaffrey
Perfect timing – I just finished the book the other day!
Great stuff Phil, you must feel vindicated. Enjoy it sir.
There’s still a long way to go, but Agent Whyte I think has just accelerated a few things, god bless him.
As for a proper Whyte v Green comparison, I suppose we’ll have to wait till Green gets run outta Dodge before we get a similar interview.
Murray, of course, will forever go on claiming his complete innocence. But hey, soon it won’t matter anyway…
October 18, 2012 at 1:36 am
John Surgeon
Perhaps it is no co-incidence that the only meaningful investigative journalism on the subject of socio-religious prejudice, corporate chicanery and political intervention at Ibrox is arriving from England and Ireland.
If Scotland doesn’t wake up and rid themselves of the whole virus then the generation growing up now will also carry it on for another thirty years.
Time to expose the (extent and influence of the) mafia. The country’s supporters had their say on the football club and the apologists in power allowed let them back in. Scotland cannot afford the social shame any more.
October 18, 2012 at 12:50 am
SamBrowneBelt
Who is the more honest: Charlie Chuckles or Craigie Bhoy? A bit like arguing who is the silkier footballer, Kirk Broadband or Kyle Laff-at-me.
October 18, 2012 at 12:45 am
BrianM
Craig Whyte v Charles Green
Congrats for the trailer Phil!
What a great first round.
We can all sit back now and enjoy the rest of what will surely be a historic contest in cage fighting history.
Oh it’s great to be a Tim.
October 18, 2012 at 12:44 am
hang 'em high
It’s hard to determine if there is any truth in anything that Craigy Bhoy stated in the interview with big XRIS FAE THE BEEB,but the one thing that was outstanding was he certainly looks like and acts like a pathalogical liar or bullshitter/extraordinaire, very very sleekit lookin’ chookey this guy,still he did let some manure hit the ventilating system,and then at the end or near the end came the BATTLE CRY AND SPECIAL PLEADING FOR SEVCO/OLDCO “THEY’VE BEEN PUNISHED ENOUGH” is that the hangmans scaffold i hear being erected, hang em’ high was the CRY,
October 18, 2012 at 12:36 am
Guillermo
Twice during the interview with BBC’s Chris McLaughlin, Craig Whyte stated that Rangers had been treated abysmally by the powers that be in Scotland by being “demoted” to the third division. This is exactly the kind of propaganda that is churned out monotonously in newspaper columns and radio airwaves by Rangers’ puppets in the media. This flagrant lie was not picked up on by the reporter. What an open goal to miss. Feel a bit miffed at that.
Still, I did enjoy a lot of Craigie boy’s revelations and I am really loving watching Dignity FC circling the drain.
October 18, 2012 at 12:22 am
Kevin Gallagher
I have to admit to putting an image of Craig Whyte on my computer today as a screensaver – the guy just cheers me up.
Such a loveable rogue.
October 17, 2012 at 11:35 pm
rOY wOOD
It’s game on, Trainor is still in denial about SDM and the bears will swallow any sh*&e that sounds plausible to them. Let the games continue.
I got the feeling that our pal Craig is miffed and out for some recourse.
More tea Vicar?
October 17, 2012 at 11:28 pm
Pernickety
Redetin- surely you mean a 64-8 ?
October 17, 2012 at 11:05 pm
redetin
Yes, thanks and apologies, too quick to post after a long day, 64-8 it is. Unless you complete one of these forms for your agent, HMRC will not discuss your tax affairs. That’s why HMRC could only discuss general timing of a tax case with Salmond, or devolved matters. Then HMRC told him that Rangers were not even paying their CURRENT taxes, PAYE and NICs. End of conversation I suspect.
October 18, 2012 at 9:05 am
les g
Hi Phil Can you tell me how the players union is funded I presume that players pay in to the fund based on there earning.If so this I would imagine would be calculated from their registered contracts. The point I am trying to make is if EBT players were underpaying their contributions compared to the majority of other Scottish players.
October 17, 2012 at 10:49 pm
Heltraq
Is it just me or is the statuatory function of Administrators not supposed to be securing maximum return for creditors?shurely shome mistake then that Duff&Duffer say that their main function was to save The the whatever they r caled these days?And who really cares who introduced who to whom/the real bloody story is the rest of the skulldugerry thank Our Holy mother for the likes of yourself Phil and MrT at Channel 4.
October 17, 2012 at 10:41 pm
SamBrowneBelt
Our Mr T ain’t no crazy fool!
October 18, 2012 at 12:35 am
redetin
HMRC will not discuss tax affairs of anyone with a 3rd party unless a specific authorisation (68-4 Authority) has been submitted. Did Craig Whyte complete a 68-4 for RFC?
October 17, 2012 at 10:29 pm
guilty m'lud
curioser and curiouser.lol.
October 17, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Dougie
Don’t know how much of a coincidence but CG is on STV at 10:30 tonight.
Why am I anticipating a load of bullsh*t?
October 17, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Kevin Gallagher
Like his claim that the property assets have been valued at £80m by a “source”.
October 17, 2012 at 11:33 pm
Martin
Phil,
With the comic timing of an Irish storyteller you give us a brilliant litany and end it with the mother of punchlines.Respect
October 17, 2012 at 9:33 pm
franco
Internet bampots rock…bigtime;-)
October 17, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Gerry
It’s so good to hear Whytes warrrbbbllling tones again.
Reminds me if how excited I used to be when the Sportscene music came on TV late Saturday night!
October 17, 2012 at 8:39 pm
BillyTim
Spot on Phil.
St Craig, the Confessor. A certain ring to it!
October 17, 2012 at 8:34 pm
jimthetim
And what, may I ask, of Chuckles Greens honesty?? Lets be frank about this, he’s leading the Klan a merry dance, saying all the right things to the baying hordes, and then when he gets the money…………………….gone.
If you lot cant see that, then hell mend the lot of you Sevcovians.
October 18, 2012 at 9:34 am