The Rumour Mill: Thursday’s football news and gossip

Published on Thursday 23 February 2012 10:25

In today’s Rumour Mill: Walter Smith linked with Wolves vacancy; Dave King in Rangers talks; Pressley to learn fate over rant; plus the rest of the day’s football news and gossip.

Walter Smith has emerged as a surprise contender to replace Mick McCarthy as Wolves manager, after the Premiership club missed out on two of their preferred targets. The former Rangers boss, 63, quit Ibrox last summer but insisted he was not retiring from football. The odds on Smith taking charge of the Molineaux team tumbled last night after owner Steve Morgan failed to lure Reading boss Brian McDermott and Alan Curbishley. (Sun)

RANGERS IN TURMOIL

Rangers director Dave King arrived at Ibrox yesterday for what were understood to be talks with administrators, but it was the manner in which he left the stadium that was the most striking aspect of his rare visit to Govan. South Africa-based King, the only survivor from the Sir David Murray era on the board, left Ibrox in the same car as manager Ally McCoist. (Scotsman)

• HMRC last night hit back at Craig Whyte, refuting his claim that he has been unfairly treated in comparison with other businesses. (Mail)

• Former Rangers chairman Alastair Johnston wants administrators Duff and Phelps to examine whether Craig Whyte should lose his “secured creditor” status because he believes the terms of the purchase deal were broken. (Sun)

• Fears are growing that Rangers could struggle to survive because Craig Whyte’s lawyers are not co-operating with administrators Duff and Phelps. (Record)

• The three main Rangers supporters organisations have joined forces to launch a website where fans can pledge how much money they would be willing to invest in the crisis club. (Various)

• Bosnia boss Safet Susic has revealed that defender Sasa Papac is fearing for his future amid the Rangers crisis. (Record)

• Dunfermline have written to the Scottish Premier League after the Fife outfit were not paid the £80,000 owed to the club for the recent meeting with Rangers. (Various)

Falkirk manager Steven Pressley is set to find out today if he is to face a ban for his half-time rant at referee Euan Norris during the League Cup semi-final last month.

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invictager

Friday, February 24, 2012 at 08:50 AM

#207 For most purposes the UK is considered one entity under EU law and as such it is difficult to claim any sort of free tradefree movement rights within the UK. Most of these EU rights only apply when crossing EU borders. Not sure about how this applies to your scenario but if it was legal I think it would have happened by now. In saying that you never know

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Ivory Tower

Friday, February 24, 2012 at 12:59 AM

#197 Bit of a grey area but I'd say on balance that both of those examples were also new clubs - the only continuation was their license to play league football. Meadowbank and Clydebank were used pretty much as shells for league entry... one notion your point does have me thinking about is that, as far as I know (and my knowledge in this field is not expert) a Scottish club, in European trade law, could not be prohibited from buying a club in England and competing in the English leagues - if any club were to be brave enough to challenge the status quo it would be very interesting indeed.

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jerrymanders

Friday, February 24, 2012 at 12:13 AM

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jerrymanders

Friday, February 24, 2012 at 12:01 AM

#197 Date of incorporation is the key.

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jerrymanders

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 11:57 PM

#197 Date of incorporation is the key point. When did the newly named clubs become incorporated? It's on their Companies House profiles.

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Baldrick

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 11:36 PM

I see on the BBC site that the administrators have now submitted various documents to the Polis. This just gets better and better.

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idee fixe

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 09:13 PM

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TGM Numero Uno

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 09:07 PM

I can't see many Rangers fans being over the moon at Dave King entering the fray.

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TGM Numero Uno

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 08:59 PM

~199, Idee I always knew there was something fishy going on and Rangers fans fell for it hook line and sinker.

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idee fixe

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 08:55 PM

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TGM Numero Uno

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 08:40 PM

~182 Pas, Frank Carson was a good comedian but his material wasn't brilliant but he told them in a way that made it funny...truly his catchphrase embodied him when he said "It's the way I tell 'em".......Classic Carson..."My mother in law died....the funeral director asked me do you want her embalmed or cremated...I replied don't take any chances...give her the lot"

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radar

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 08:30 PM

Even simplerer ==== Meadowbank Thistle change name to Livingston FC ==== new name ? === YES === new club ? === NO. ======== Clydebank FC change name to Airdire FC ==== new name ? ==== YES ===== new club ? ==== NO === Comprende ?

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idee fixe

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 08:15 PM

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idee fixe

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 08:10 PM

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idee fixe

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 08:05 PM

Rangers` best hopes are that the takeover "deal" tween Sir Davie-boy and Craigie-boy has not dotted all the "i`s" nor crossed all the "t`s" and that a declaration can be made that the "fakeover" was just that, a fake, a fraud............Sir Davie-boy made it clear when he released his public statement last week that he does not want to touch Rangers again with a barge pole but if the deal has been illegal then it can be revoked and Sir Davie-boy can protest all he likes as he will once again be the "proud" owner of Rangers F.C.................... Whether or not they`ll get any of the cash rifled from the club by Craigie-boy is an entirely different matter however.

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