Idiot's Guide To BBC Rangers Scandal Documentary

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Idiot's Guide to BBC Rangers Scandal Documentary Graeme Souness received 30k from Rangers in an EBT in 2001, 10 years

after leavin g the club and while he was manager of Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn bought Turkis h international, Tugay Kerimolu, from Rangers in 2001. Duff and Phelps partner, David Grier, attended meetings where Craig Whytes use of Ticketus to repay Rangers bank debt was discussed before the transaction took p lace. Duff and Phelps are now suing Whyte and his solicitors for this transactio n. The BBC have seen email evidence that Grier instructed the invoice to Ticketu s. Roger Isaacs from the Institute of Chartered Accountants said, given that [Grier] was a partner of Duff & Phelps, Im surprised that that involvement wasnt firstly disclosed, and secondly doesnt give rise to the sort of conflict of interest that I would have expected to have precluded Duff & Phelps from accepting the appoin tment as administrators. Isaacs, I would expect Duff and Phelps.. to be forcibly replaced. Paul Baxendale-Walker, Rangers tax advisor and pornographer: If HMRC dont win, the n hopefully youre going to come back and say Paul, all the Rangers fans in this c ountry want to thank you because you single-handedly saved Rangers FC 50m. Youre a hero. (raises eyebrows while saying hero, Smoooth) Paul, youre a hero. Sir David Murray: I personally have never received any payment from any trust fro m Rangers Football Club. BBC: Murray received over 6m. Graeme Souness received 30k 10 years after leaving Rangers while manager of Black burn Rovers, five weeks before concluding transfer of Tugay Kerimolu. 40% of all Rangers players between 2000 and 2010 benefited from EBTs with some r eceiving half their income this way. The SFA president received 95k over five years. Sir David Murray: It was non-contractual, it was discretionary. Ronald Waterreus agent questioned the tax scheme and was told in the interests of Ronald as it enables him to receive funds tax-free. I can confirm that we will not pay these amounts to [Ronald] unless they are made through the use of the remuneration trust. Murray: There was category no dual contracts at Rangers. Barry Ferguson and Stefan Klos each received 2.5m from EBTs, not declared to the SFA. The SFA president declined to be interviewed about the 95k he received. In short his statement was I knew nothing. Rangers fan Sammy asks of Sir David, Why didnt you just play by the rules? Murray borrowed the 6m he used to buy Rangers in 1988 from the Bank of Scotland.

Graham Spiers Everything about his first decade in charge made him feel a bit man. Murray: Too many people go through their lives never taking chances. Roger Isaacs, All the evidence Ive seen suggests that the money invested in Ranger s has come from the bank. Mark Daly: Sir David Murray left Rangers hopelessly exposed. Andrew Ellis: Whyte told me Prince Albert of Monaco wanted to invest in Rangers. I see him every weekend, he wants to get involved. Prince Alberts assistant: His royal highness doesnt know this Craig Whyte. His roya l highness does not want to invest in this club. Murray, I was duped. Speirs, I believe [Murray] was duped. Old Murray friend, David Murray is not the type of person to be duped by anyone. Whyte leaked email, I have forwarded the projected financial projections to Mike McGIll (of Murray Group). These are not what we will use, they are not sustainab le, but they are what the independent board committee want to see. Aiden Earley, on money said to be paid from Rangers to Barnstead Athletic, The 250 k that you refer to did not come from Rangers. In the politest possible way I wou ld very much never like to hear from you again in the context of Rangers. Alastair Johnston, Whyte turned out to be a blatant liar. Sammys angry. Gary Whitey, emailed Whyte and David Grier of Duff and Phelps in April 2011, the Ticketus agreements will become unconditional. Duff and Phelps are suing Craig Whyte and his legal team for not disclosing the involvement of Ticketus in repaying Rangers bank debt. The BBC have emails to co nfirm that David Grier attended the meeting on 24 April 2011 where the Ticketus funding was arranged. Duff and Phelps claim they knew about a Ticketus deal, not the Ticketus deal. Duff and Phelps agreed to be interviews and then pulled out 30 minutes before th e arranged time. Grier, of Duff and Phelps, emailed in June 2011 Ticketus to say Well arrange to ge t an invoice to you ASAP. Roger Issacs, Institute of Chartered Accountants, I would expect Duff and Phelps to stand down or be forcibly replaced.

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