Just how far can we push "remarkable" ?

On Tuesday the 13th November, 2012, the SPL hearing into Rangers use of EBT's will commence.

The first “remarkable” is that such a hearing is being carried out in respect of a football club over which the SPL, as a result of their own actions, have absolutely no authority whatsoever. A quick review of their statutes and articles of regulation confirms that.

A second “remarkable” occurs when one considers that such a formal hearing is taking place at all.

For this is the same SPL who had structured a package of sanctions in respect of Rangers, and which had been agreed by our owner, would deal with Rangers EBT's in an informal manner. The fact that such a package of sanctions never came to fruition had nothing to do with Rangers, but everything to do with a group of SFL chairmen who refused to be bullied or intimidated by the SPL and their “master plan” for Scottish football.

“Remarkable” that something which the SPL feels only justifies an informal hearing can somehow take on such a formal and punitive nature when their Machiavellian schemes don’t go as planned.

A further “remarkable” occurs however, when we consider that Rangers, the club being subjected to this hearing, are the club which fully disclosed their dealings via EBT's in their annual submissions, whilst Celtic (a club who forgot to) warrant no such hearing or investigation from the SPL.

But if we haven't already, we now really push the bounds of “remarkable”.

For the investigation into Rangers and EBT's is carried out by a company who enjoy a favourable business relationship with the aforementioned Celtic FC - Harper and MacLeod solicitors. Such is the favourable relationship, that Celtic Chief executive Peter Lawell was recently featured on their website praising their company for their stalwart service to Celtic FC. I say “recently” because Lawell's testimony has, surprise surprise, very recently been removed from their website.

Remarkable ?

“Remarkable” however, now becomes untenable. It seems the SPL have become somewhat “confused” with the role of Harper & MacLeod.

On one hand they suggest that the company is carrying out the investigation...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19137624

whilst on the other they claim that there involvement is purely “low level”

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...c-verdict.html

Remarkable ?

But for a tired and overburdened “remarkable” I'm afraid to say its plight does not end there.

For who do the SPL appoint to chair this investigation ?

Lord Nimmo. A law expert whose judgement was ruled to be flawed when Rangers appealed his judgement over his ruling on the legality of an SFA transfer embargo.

At this point you may ask what are media are saying about this “remarkable” set of events. ….the words food and drink spring to mind.

Alas, the answer is nothing.

And that in itself is “remarkable”