Alex Thomson
Rangers: what happens now after court decision?
HMRC is adamant there is money in there to be had and the court now says the state is owed what will be a substantial sum – barring any appeal process, of course.
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Alex Thomson
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Alex Thomson
Does Dave King deserve a second chance at Rangers?
Scottish football faces its own Ched Evans syndrome. Should a man with a past be given a second chance to have a high-profile position in (potentially) big-money football?
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Alex Thomson
Rangers: HMRC states its case
A lot of folk wish to know why Hector the Taxman is expending considerable sums of our dosh to pursue Rangers FC over alleged mass tax avoidance.
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Alex Thomson
Overdue apologies: of Huddleboard and Celtic blogging
I went well over the top and I apologise. No ifs, no buts. The Millwall analogy and comments about the level of violence were crass and wrong.
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Alex Thomson
Celtic – Scotland’s modern Millwall?
Celtic are fast becoming Scotland’s modern Millwall: an underclass of extreme politics and mindless violence. And Huddleboard, the online fan forum, is showcasing some of the worst of this toxic brew.
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Alex Thomson
Rangers FC: the taxman ain’t walking away
Don’t go within a thousand miles of any tax-avoiding trust or benefit schemes because if you do, you will never hear the end of the love and attention HMRC are going to give you.
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Alex Thomson
Craig Whyte’s lawyers send Letter Before Action
Channel 4 News has seen a copy of the Letter Before Action now sent from lawyers acting for Craig Whyte, to Rangers FC and key shareholders involved with the club.
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Alex Thomson
Rangers’ player payments ‘not cheating’
Alex Thomson asks if football can now get back in the spotlight as the Nimmo-Smith independent commission clears Glasgow Rangers of cheating.
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Alex Thomson
Nimmo-Smith report: could titles be stripped from Rangers?
The Nimmo-Smith report could exonerate Rangers’ over player payments, or lead to a range of sanctions ranging from titles being stripped to a “slap over the wrist with a limp lettuce leaf”
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Alex Thomson
HMRC and the ‘Big Tax Case’: no victory yet except for the lawyers
With rumblings of discontent over the relationship between HMRC and the media, Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson looks at the latest status of the Rangers “Big Tax Case”.
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Alex Thomson
Scottish football: sport first, business second?
After the implosion of Rangers Football Club, Alex Thomson blogs on the latest initiative targeting the Scottish football authorities.
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Alex Thomson
Rangers: were they cheating football, and the taxman?
I leave shortly, once more, for a city rather drier and a good deal more violent than Glasgow. But before I do let me leave you with the question – were Rangers cheating?
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Alex Thomson
Rangers: Confluence of interest
Alex Thomson blogs on the confluence, rather than conflict, of interest in the ongoing Rangers saga.
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Alex Thomson
Football chairmen living in ‘fairytale world’
Just into Glasgow after an illuminating day speaking to club chairmen and officials of Scottish football which right now appears in a state of something like civil war.
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Alex Thomson
Rangers: passion and commitment above all reason
So it is that I find myself covering a venerable Scottish sporting institution, which has caused disappointment, heartache and agony to countless people in recent times and in which the central recurring name is Murray, blogs Alex Thomson.