These must be difficult times for the Sevco High Command.
I think it is fair to say that until yesterday they might not have been fully in the picture apropos the seriousness of the Take Over Panel situation.
Whenever they have raised it with their convict chairman his response was always pugnacious.
He stated repeatedly that the Take Over Panel was in the wrong and that he would fight them every inch of the way.
Well, I learned today that Mr King was due to be in the UK last week.
My information is that his trip had two main objectives.
The firstly eas to mop the fevered brow of the new manager and reassure him that more funds would be made available to him in due course.
The second thing on the list was to give a boost to Club 1872.
Of course both of these things are related.
If the membership of the latter increased then Mr Gerrard may have more funds in the future.
However, at the last moment, I’m told that Mr King was advised by his South African based legal team that he was probably well advised to steer clear of Blighty.
Now, my impeccably placed source could have picked up the wrong end of the stick and if Mr King turns up next week in Fair Caledonia then all will be well…
However, we now know that contempt of court papers have been served on him in South Africa at the start of last month.
The fact that the Take Over Panel moved at the earliest opportunity and sent people to Johannesburg to carry out their legal duties says a lot.
Indeed, I wouldn’t be surprised if the convict chairman was about to tell the authorities of some debilitating medical condition sometime soon.
Perhaps Mr King thought he was being clever when he named dropped Investec to the Take Over Panel.
However, I’m told that the chaps in the Square Mile immediately checked out what they had been told by the Johannesburg based criminal and it didn’t stack up.
Let’s just say that the folk at Investec are not best pleased.
Indeed, I would not be surprised if there are several chaps in the Blue Room who are now considering their position.
Given the statement yesterday from the Hearings Committee it was probably good timing to get the pictures of the new kit out there.
There was a conference call on Tuesday afternoon between several senior Sevco functionaries and the folks from Hummel.
Now they just need somewhere to sell the stuff!
As of first thing this morning I can report that the people in Shirebrook were not picking up the phone.
It is almost as if General Ashley wants to make them sweat.
Of course, none of this will register with the cultural unfortunates who make up the Sevco customer base.
They think everything is wonderful, just like they did in 2011.
As much as I like to see people like king being put in their place, part of me would like to see him in charge there for as long as possible. Or at least until the 10 in a row and the fifth consecutive treble. After that I really don’t give many f***s
There was a big liar called King…who behaved like the guys from “The Sting” When the “TOP” SAID “play nice” he didn’t take their advice….now he’s heading to C wing.
On the subject of finding somewhere to sell the kit…. there was a post doing the rounds on Social media that the lovely new “tangerine” kit has been banned by the SFA on grounds of sectarianism. This was being shared by many of the gullibles. An interesting angle for a possible deflection as to why the delay on the kit coming out. They really will believe anything, as long as it supports the delusion that they aren’t financially challenged.
Now now , they’re not “oranj taps”.
They’re Mandarin ,to honour those fine bids for Morelos
Keep at ’em Phil
TNS=Welsh giants……wow!
How would IN classify Real Madrid?
Looks as if Chris Jack is moonlighting in addition to his ET shit.
Real Madrid urnae Wesh.
Did that ex Russian spy and his daughter, and the most recent couple infected all from Wiltshire , visit Mordor, the most toxic location on the planet ?
After all did NOVA(CHOK) no play there?
Hat and coat on.
Awesome week Phil. Thank you.
Aye, very drole.
I might be wrong and perhaps you could confirm but is there an overdue account in Shirebrook relating to storage and unsold football merchandise ?
What we have in king is a man who thinks he is entitled.
He has a perception of superiority but when you scratch the surface it amounts to nothing.
You could transfer his perception to the sevco support its ingrained in very ethos of rangersness.
That perception of superiority comes from a past of establishment and different era of Protestantism where they were the establishment club.
Thankfully that is crumbling before our very eyes because of a number of modern and culture changes that have happened slowly over the years.
Now we have a man who’s superiority and complete ignorance and sence of entitlement will see the new downfall of the new rangers.
I am a bit of a geek, admittedly. So when I heard of DK exchange control excuse I did a wee bit of research.
It’s likely try that he cannot move funds from S.A. for a number of reasons.
1. Convict, there are restricts on convicted fraudsters.
2. Exchange rules cost a % rate on funds moved. He’s got 13 million R and needs 11 million in Sterling moved. % on 11 million cost more that 13 million R.
3. He has no UK bank account.
4. Laird is an offshore entity designed to mitigate tax (residency for DK and citizenship for family) and declaring would cost a % to S.A. tax authorities.
5. Approval is required by authorised dealers and as yet (as reported here and in CoS papers DK has yet to instruct)
There are also a myriad of other rules and regulations that need surmounted and of course, as has been previously shown by CoS, they don’t really care. Rules are rules and the city will not allow them to be flagrantly breached.
I am astonished that a simple piece of finger tapping on Google by me can yield so much yet the SMM have declined to pursue.
Alisdair Lamont of the BBC should hang his head in shame for his tame kow towing reporting on DK response to the proceedings
“This isn’t important” and “I’m being bullied”
Doesn’t our Alisdair know that reporting such comments can be used in a court of law and as such can actually help batten down the prosecution’s case? Alisdair can expect a wee black ball to be rolling toward his brogue laden feet soon as his reporting is used to send a guilty verdict.
I shouldn’t really say prosecution’s case because contempt of court isn’t really a fiscal matter in a general sense it’s a judges opinion as to the intent of an accused to willfully ignore judicial rules.
So there seems to be a barrel just starting to come into view in the lightening horizon and a rope with a masked figure dangling over it.
Phil, again, thanks for everything.
For the record, judges have been known to allow mitigating arguments on when not to allow disposal on contempt cases. Rare but they happen. They can also be appealed to a higher court.
what happens if king comes out and says he can’t comply because he just does not have
that amount of money?
Couldn’t repress a chuckle on seeing one of the Follow Follow denizens raging that the media had picked The Very Day of their kit launch to break the story of the takeover panel ruling! xD
He saw it as part of the ongoing New World Order plot to rain on Sevco’s parade.
Thankfully some more informed soul had the kindness to point out to him that the ruling was dated exactly 14 days previously – 14 days being the mandatory time period between the concerned parties being notified of a ruling and the information passing into the public domain.
However neither of them seemed to manage the next logical step that – since King had not only known of the decision two weeks previously, but in fact known the exact date it would go public – the kit release had itself been timed to divert attention from the ruling.
I’m so often brought back to the words of Mr Paul Simon –
“A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest.”
Nice to see Glibby call Mike Ashley a bully in Al Laments procured statement today.
Surely that will be well received with the newbies wanting to sell strips through his outlets!
Poor Dave, he is a victim can’t you see? he is being bullied, yes bullied, this is not justice or fair application of the laws, rules and regulations, no this is a bullying tactic brought upon him by the unseen Fenian hand (the band played believe it).. This fuckery is just about to implode and the cyclops will disappear into his bondesk bunker near Joburg never to return.
Surely now, the SFA should be initiating an EGM to discuss King’s “fit and proper” status? Not only would they be failing in their duty to do so, but they are being shown up to the world as the masonic cabal we know they are.
Could this also be the catalyst that sees the re-visitation of the discussion to strip the titles won during the EBT years? Let’s hope this is the start of the biggest shake-up in world football. If you meet a wee guy in the street with a blue face, that’ll be me holding my breath, waiting for it all to happen.
Can you imagine the media coverage that would be devoted to the story if it were Peter Lawell falling foul of the courts and financial regulators?
I notice he’s ( Mr Glib) been greetin’ to the BBC that he is being ‘bullied’. He has a strange understanding of definitions if he thinks that being told to behave in an honest, fair and legal manner constitutes – ‘bullying’.
Like the club he represents…. The reek of self-entitlement, superiority and ‘rules are for others’ mentality is overwhelming.
I can’t wait for it to all go ‘tits-up’ and hear the first cry of…..
“Why was he allowed to run oor club?”
“Why weren’t we warned?”
And the inevitable…
” it’s all a plot by Cellik , the mhedia and the SFhA to bring down the most successful football club in the world!!…. WATP!!!!”
You’re hard hitting, accurate, well researched journalism and reporting on the beast is truly a thing of beauty, keeping a finger on the pulse of the nest of vipers who slither and clamber to manage the beast under the watchful eye of king cobra the biggest snake yet.
As a bhoy my Father would sit me down with my brothers to discuss the unfair and prejudiced reporting of the daily hun, his micro workshops to educate his sons and prepare us for disseminating and analysing corrupt one sided shite that this rag is historically famous for, politely we listened whilst desperate to get out for a game of football.
As grown men we regularly reflect on our Fathers wisdom and ability to disseminate and articulate the actual truth behind the lines of the stenographers biased reporting particularly against all things Celtic, in a memorable workshop he produced a newspaper job advert which read ‘Catholics need not apply for this job’ truly one of his most memorable deliveries.
On one occasion as an older man I was surveying a derelict property when I noticed the back page of an old daily hun underneath crumbling linoleum, it was separated in sheets over the entire room and was dated early June 1967 it was in remarkably good condition, the back page was top to bottom reporting on the huns latest signing orjan person, the inner back pages were choked with the huns training at Gullan sands, there was no mention of the New European Champions a month after creating footballing history.
Your Work resonates with my Fathers workshops in seeking the truth, keep up your good work.
Never seen Catholics need not apply, but did see Irish need not apply. I was once asked by my uncle how I got into Colville’s and I said maybe because it had been Nationalised to British Steel? He said my name gave me away?
Excellent comment J.T. Doherty,for me,one of the best I’ve ever read on Phils site.My Da was forever telling Us of the total bias and corruption too.I now fully understand that All he told Us was 100% TRUE.Sadly,it carries on to this day.
For me it is a very scathing reflection on Scottish society and this ‘marching season’ has to stop,its disgusting in modern times that this is still permitted.
There you go Phil getting it right again, you’re definitely a journalist.
The Squad was excellent BTW. Be lucky John
There is a God after all !
During the cheating years I remember the frustration of outplaying EBT eleven, then being caught on the counter.
Then there was the occasion when Robbie Keane was assaulted throughout ninety minutes. No reaction from the ref and winks and smiles from the Klansmen.
Of late it’s been the gymnastics of King. The inbred belief of entitlement, and of being above any rules. Add to that the impotency of the Scottish footballing authorities and the visually challenged media. It sticks in my craw.
Thank God for you Phil. Your terrier-like pursuit of the truth allows fairminded people to force the Ibrox underworld into the public domain.
Just wait for the “EXCLUSIVES” when the loyal press has no more hiding place. Special handshakes and lodge privileges will have no currency.
I await patiently to see a certain bastard squirm and for the nuclear fallout to descend on the grazing patch that is Ibrox.
Perhaps the clown Gascoinge will grace the occasion and give us a toot on his flute. He could even impersonate the Govan Pied Piper and lead the badge kissing EBT recipients to the Clyde.
Sorry but you’re living in a parallel world, one where journalists report news and the truth is not distorted by those with a self interest in the story. The best we can hope for is for the rest of the world to wake up to the fact that adherents to everything British are woefully inept.
I’m not sure how your impeccable source could have picked up the proper end of the stick, since in matters apropos King & Sevco, both are covered with brown stuff.
This is the bestest sitcom in the world, better than all the rest, better than before.
The media are quite happy to report on the 3 new strips for the coming season, including the quaintly coloured mandarin one.
However not one of them is asking the questions ‘ where can the fans buy them and ‘why are the strips not on sale in any retail outlets?’
Has Big Mike not yet finished with them?
Does cutting all ties to SD require a further one of payment?
The reported victory by the media of King over Ashley is looking more like the pyrhic variety as the days go by.
They could rent a stall at The Barras.
They sell tickets tae the moon
A return for hauf a croon
And five bob guarantees a hun tap tae.
With apologies to Alistair McDonald.
Go raibh maith agat arís, Ár Gaeilge, Tuairisceoir Spóirt iontaofa
In English,Thanks again Our Irish Gentleman And Trusted Sports Reporter.
A couple of words a day.
Irish Gaelic:Cúpla focal sa lá
Bad news,very well received and music to my ears,symphonic even.The days of king may well be nearing the end of his reign.Soon come.HH☮️??✅?
Suppose I’ll have to stock up on yet more Hartley’s and Walls ?
What with this Summer sweltering on and the impending disaster at Billy’s not so Smart Circus… ??♂️??
Awe diddums
I hear Jd sport will be the shop of choice
Heard similar.The current deal with sports direct is open ended and either party can leave at will.
Not sure why Phil thinks Mike Ashley has sevco over a barrel here as the current deal suits both parties perfectly well
Wullie : Aw naw, there’s anurrer story in ra news about Dave King and ris shares shite.
Billy : Aye, whit ur ra basturts sayin noo?
Wullie : Rat he’s in conte, contem, c ..o. ..n…t. ..e. …m. ..p. ..t. ..contempt of court and he could be arrested if he….
Billy : Wullie, Wullie, Wullie!!! There’s a photie ae the new Hummel Raingurze taps in the Record! !!
Wullie : Is there man? Gee’s a look! ! They’re fuckin crackin man. Love the proddy orange wan.
Billy : Aye, me tae.
Wullie : Where can ye get them?
Billy : gies a minute an a huv a look. Eh…..disnae say mate.
Wullie : who cares mate. Weeee arrr raaa peepiiill!!!!!!
Billy : Too fuckin true mate ! Pint?
Wullie : Aye, want fur ra road.
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??100% spot on! ?
This could be pay back time for Big Mike to tell the to keep humming rags away from the megamidden
Hordes
Thanks for the update Phil. When and how this particular chapter in the sevco pantomime ends is truly intriguing.
Any more of this craic and even I would think your a journalist??
It is ” you’re a journalist”… not “your a journalist”…
Oh dear.
That reminded me of a saying “in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king”.
Perhaps not the best analogy as you are constantly guiding them to the light, they just don’t want to see.
I blame the schools.
Ha Ha, low blow Phil.
Keep them coming!!!!
Excellent post as usual, still reading the book btw.
It is “Firstly was” … not “Firstly eas” …..
Oh dear. Typing error perhaps?
Grammatical error one must forgive Phil
AYEIT
A sound commonly heard in Glasgow cities as fathers stand over their wayward sons and daughters who spent to much time on the PS4 instead of doing their English homework 😉
And in 1690 Phil…
Mustn’t forget 1690.
Maybe some sort of “ fighting fund” should be set up by the blue hoards to help out King lol
Sonny pon, Sonny Pon THEY already have a collection agent doing that, “CLUB 1872” fighting to keep them alive no doubt we will have a statement shortly.