Questions That The Scottish Media Need To Ask

As usual, the mainstream media in Scotland have adopted a policy of turning a blind eye to all matters concerning a club playing out of Ibrox. This despite history showing them that ignoring a problem such as this will not solve it.

Indeed, if there was any chance of a recurrence down Kinning Park way of any sort of financial problems that threaten to put an end to the revival of everyones favourite institution, one would feel the press would be all over it to prevent another fiasco which would make our game the focus of much hilarity yet again.

Perhaps they don’t know what to ask. Perhaps they don;t know who to ask ?

Or perhaps, like the last time, they are just hoping everything will turn out nice again.

Well, it didn’t turn out nice the last time, people were threatened, people have been intimidated and above all, people have been hurt.

So what are they doing to make sure that those who took over the reign of David Murray at Ibrox are doing their best to prevent a scenario similar to when Murray chucked it and disappeared into the sunset with absolutely no questions asked as to his behaviour ?

In fact, there’s where the first question should be aimed . Publicly , if not directly, at Murray.

Why did the original Rangers go into liquidation ? 

We could then follow on from there..

Exactly how much money, and on what terms, and who from, was borrowed from the banks to finance the club in its latter years ? 

and then..

Did the bank or banks involved carry out their duty as responsible lenders to ascertain whether any loans received were able to be paid back based on financial results from the football club ?

Apart from the apparent  freefall into borrowing from Peter to pay Paul policy that Murray seemed to adopt,

On whose advice, or was it his own initiative, did he decide to go down this route ?

and when the club spiralled further and further into debt..

Why did you, or your advisers, continue with a policy that clearly was going to lead the club out of business ? 

As for the unique remuneration arrangements with some of the staff, on and off the filed, actually, come to think of it, on and off the books.

Was proper diligence applied to the legalities of the EBT system of remuneration, and who with ? 

That should be enough to be going on with about events up to and including the insolvency event that wiped the club out.

Moving forward to the present day, and again a few questions need to be asked of the current custodians doing business out of ibrox. As basic as it seems, we need public clarification from the Ibrox board of a few things…which seem to have be sort of fudged over a wee bit..

Is Rangers ( in liquidation ) the same club as  Rangers currently playing in the Scottish Professional Football League? 

Basic, I know, but there needs to be a public and clear declaration on this. Never mind all the nonsense about different companies owning this, or owning that.

A clear and concise one word answer will do.

If the answer is Yes, as their marketing  seems to suggest, then quite simply,

Why weren’t the creditors paid out of the original share issue in 2012 ? 

come to think of it,

Where did all that money actually go ? 

If that answer is no, then they should be asked ..

Why are they soliticing finance from supporters under the pretence of being the original Rangers ?

Moving away from the club/company/basket of assets for a moment, we’ll shift the focus to the SFA, and ask them for clarification.

Is Rangers (in liqudation) the same club as Rangers currently playing in the Scottish Professional football League ? 

Gretna went into liquidation some years ago. Are the current set up from Gretna , who particpated in the Scottish Cup recently, the same club as the Gretna who went into liquidation ? 

Can the SFA/SPFL fully explain any differences or similarities between the two latest entities of both clubs ? 

Moving back to Ibrox, and I’d like to know, on account of a few of my friends who regularly attend games there, and a few more who will be attending in December..

Can we have absolute clarifaction of the safety of the stadium structure after recent suggestions that work is required to repair certain issues that have developed ?  

Who owns Ibrox stadium ? 

Who is responsible for the repairs ? 

What work is needed and when will it be carried out ?  

There are several journalists in Scotland who know the answers to many of these questions.

Yet not one of them has sought clarification, and released it into the public domain.

The latter series of questions is the most important here, as it may well yet have serious implications, possibly to the extent that injuries may be sustained and even lives lost.

Given the track record of those currently involved at the SFA, the SPFL and Ibrox, there is a real need for reassurance that there is no problem with the safety of any supporter attending any game at Ibrox.

We can deal with the financial shennanigans after.