The Rumour Mill: Wednesday’s football news and gossip
Matt McKay looks set to leave Rangers. Picture: SNS
In today’s Rumour Mill: Craig Whyte under fire over latest revelations as Matt McKay heads for exit door; Neil Lennon offers to talk up Stokes for Ireland; Hearts closing in on Beattie signing; plus the rest of the day’s football news and gossip.
RANGERS IN TURMOIL
• Craig Whyte’s promise to stand down as Rangers chairman and consider handing over control to fans has been branded “ludicrous” by supporters angered by new revelations over the financing of the deal that has plunged the Ibrox club into crisis. (Scotsman)
• Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan has pledged that his organisation’s independent inquiry into the crisis at Rangers will “flush out” the truth of Craig Whyte’s controversial takeover of the club and their slide into administration. (Scotsman)
• Rangers have confirmed that they have agreed a fee with South Korean club Busan I’Park for Australian midfielder Matt McKay, although negotiations on the player’s deal transfer are still continuing. (BBC)
• Craig Whyte has flogged 102 years of the club’s history by selling off its shares in Arsenal worth £230,000. (Record)
• Defender Dorin Goian’s agent believes the player will need to leave Rangers to protect his career. (Express)
• Shona Robison, the Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, says the Scottish Government want to see the “best deal for the taxpayer” achieved from Rangers’ administration but has stopped short of insisting the Ibrox club must repay the full £9million owed to HMRC in non-payment of PAYE and VAT since Craig Whyte’s takeover last May.
• Dunfermline are expected to contact Rangers’ administrators today seeking the £80,000 they are due from this month’s match in Fife. (Record)
Neil Lennon says he would be happy to plead Anthony Stokes’ case with the Republic of Ireland football authorities if he thought it would enhance his striker’s chances of being selected for his country. The Celtic manager expressed surprise that Stokes has not been included in the latest Republic of Ireland squad for their friendly against the Czech Republic next week. (Scotsman)
Hearts hope to complete the signing of former Celtic striker Craig Beattie until the end of the season. Discussions were ongoing yesterday as the player attended the club’s Riccarton training complex. Beattie is yet to sign for the Tynecastle outfit, but it is hoped he will complete a move to the capital in the coming days. The 28-year-old is a free agent after agreeing a mutual termination of his contract with Swansea City. (Scotsman)
Hibernian player David Wotherspoon has revealed that the players held a meeting with manager Pat Fenlon in the wake of their 5-0 defeat to Celtic on Sunday. “We had a big discussion to get us going and I think it really hit home to all of us,” said Wotherspoon. “Everyone was there, everyone was involved and voicing their opinions.” (Scotsman)
St Johnstone have signed former Aberdeen and Hibernian defender Michael Hart until the end of the season. The 32-year-old was a free agent after leaving Easter Road last month. The move was funded by Carl Finnigan’s loan move to Dundee. (Sun)
Former Rangers skipper David Weir returned to Everton as a coach yesterday and was immediately pushed into action for the Goodison Park side’s reserve team against Liverpool. The 41-year-old Weir had only agreed a deal with Everton to help Alan Stubbs run the reserve team a few hours earlier. By the afternoon he was marshalling the Everton defence in the so-called ‘mini-Merseyside derby’, which ended 1-1. (Scotsman)
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sonofcosmos
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:58 PMapart from the filth and the sectarian bile..they really should get a swear filter...the rangers media forum is a delight. posters are suggesting rather than believeing the fen1an media they will wait until the administrators report before they condemn mr whyte (sic) have they not grasped that every statement the administrators make outs whyte as having told another pack of lies....they really are giving me so much fun just now x
Dailyman Toronto
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:55 PM149...Bless you Hef...lol
Shug Hefner
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:31 PM157 - I bet you want a break from Hector!
Shug Hefner
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:30 PMAnyway, goodnight lads, I'm cream-crackered here!
Damn Dirty Apes
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:29 PM156 - Lol - Goodnight Hef.
Damn Dirty Apes
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:27 PM155 - No, we don't want anything from anyone. I'm only saying if we go the league will become who going to get second instead of third.
Shug Hefner
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:26 PM154 - Well..'Deity' then!
Shug Hefner
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:22 PMDDA - Like a lot of Rangers fans and the former (perhaps) Murray Lickspittles in the media, you're all very keen to tell us hw bad its going to be without Rangers. And? What can we do about it? What happens to Rangers will be the fault of Rangers - its management and its fans - the happiness that fans of Celtic and the other Scottish clubs get out of it is irrelevant. We have no sway over the tax man or the SPL in that regard. What are you lot really after here? Do you want us all to chip in??????
Damn Dirty Apes
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:18 PM149 Hef - Dailly is certainly a good man but a "god" - pushing it a little there.
Shug Hefner
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:15 PM151 - Like the rest, he must be hurting. Perhaps you two should bury the (proverbial) hatchet...not suggesting apologies, just a truce.
Damn Dirty Apes
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:15 PM140 C_M_S - Get used to it. If Rangers go you've got a lifetime of that to look forward to.
TGM Numero Uno
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:13 PMGood Night and God Bless all, early rise tomorrow. Hail Hail Lenny's mighty all conquering Celtic.
TGM Numero Uno
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:09 PM~149 Hef he is one of the better Rangers fans (though still a bad loser), that I will grant you, just lately he has shown a bit of a bitter snide streak, mind you I guess he has reason to be eh? LOL
Shug Hefner
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:04 PMTGM - I get along fine with Daillyman, I find him to be one of the god guys.
Shug Hefner
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:02 PMTeam for Saturday: Zaluska Matthews Majstorovic Fraser Izzaguirre McCourt Ki McGeough Commons Brozek Samaras
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