As I understand it (… someone will no doubt correct me if I’m wrong, here …), there is considerable doubt in the air about the quality and conduct of the Duff & Phelps administration of Rangers (IA), imminently to be liquidated. Is that process not potentially subject to investigation by the relevant professional authority? That…

Much of the legal and corporate aspect of the Rangers (IA) saga that will culminate in HMRC rejection of the Charles Green CVA proposal has, frankly, been beyond me; but from personal experience, I can speak with some authority on the question of employee rights in relation to a transfer of enterprise from one company…

So, my dark fears that my old friend’s gloomy forecast of a soft landing for TFOD might be proved right, have turned out to be groundless … GOOD!  I said all along that I hoped he … and I … would be proved wrong and today (… glory be to the “Internet Bampots” …) we have….

The “Presumptive Sale” is a classic business technique, designed to maximise the prospect of a successful sales pitch.  Indeed, in the hands of a skilled professional, it virtually guarantees the happy outcome of a presentation. Disarmingly simple in concept, it is grounded on the confidence of the presenter and the receptiveness of the prospect to…

So ends the opening verse of the theme tune to the classic TV western, “Maverick”. Any poker player knows that perception is crucial, that creating an aura of confidence is key to your chances of winning the hand.  A good poker face can compensate for the weakest of hands and has been known to carry…

DATELINE … 7th June 1967 … Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid … Alfredo di Stefano Testimonial … Real Madrid 0   Celtic 1 Magic in Madrid Behind … a season in the sun; ahead … a gauntlet thrown – a clash of titans looming: fertile seeds of legend sown. Aristocratic señors, out to set the record…

According to his biographer, James Boswell, on the evening of 7th April 1775, Dr Samuel Johnson, one of the most celebrated figures in English literature, famously coined the saying, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” He was, of course, referring to false patriotism, NOT genuine devotion to, love of, support for, or defence…

Rumour this morning has it that Rangers and the SFA may be about to try to “cut a deal” over the current turmoil in which they find themselves embroiled … largely of their own mutual making. “CUT A DEAL”, for God’s sake … what effrontery … you couldn’t make it up! So this is what…

What I consider the flagrant abuse by the Administrators’ of Rangers (IA) of the fundamental right to legal protection (a gamble triggered by their arrogant belief that they are fireproof within Scottish football and society), may be about to backfire spectacularly; and has certainly created a massive moral dilemma for the SFA.  Do they follow…

First, a word about Justice: … setting aside the, IMHO, incorrect nature (I seek to infer no more than that) of yesterday’s Court of Session judgement in favour of D & P (which at first glance appears to outrageously favour Rangers but which could potentially blow up in their faces); and looking beyond any arguable mischievous…