Money is moved electronically and is monitored now more than ever to track laundering of criminal activity. As I said, unless they took the money and left it there is a trail. You or I couldn’t just accessehetr it came from, but what we would be able to do is check the accounts and see how all income was accounted for. Any monies not generated through aspects of business activit, need to be shown. If the story of the hearts benefactor is true, then his or her contribution needs to be shown in turnover and explained. Clubs accounts are checked to ensure as far as possible, they are part of the fair play model. If you cannot account for this through general business activity, then clubs are penalised. Because the persons aren’t named doesn’t mean nobody knows who they are. They just don’t want to go public.
I don’t think there can be much doubt re the Hearts mystery benefactor being true as Ann Budge is on record stating this is the case. The contribution of this mystery benefactor is around 8% of the Hearts total budget which is significant. The fact that Hearts have declared this benefactor to be anonymous should ring alarm bells, but as we all know this is Scottish Football we are talking about here and we know how that pans out.
To declare any income is from an anonymous source flies in the face of Financial fair Play (FFP) for reasons that are totally apparent. We know it, Hearts know it and the SFA know it…and yet it has happened. So who is going to sanction Hearts for transgressing FFP rules. The SFA?
What you say in theory that should happen doesn’t equate in practice for the reason previously mentioned.
If someone, let’s say Celtic enquired as to whom this mystery benefactor might be I’m of the opinion all the SFA would say is that they have satisfied themselves all is in order. (Sevco in Europe ring any bells?) If that answer didn’t suffice where do you take it…UEFA?
Well we all know historically how that tends to pan out. And we all are aware of UEFA rules re taking matters out of the realms of footballing authorities and the penalties that apply.
And yes…It’s obvious someone knows who this mystery benefactor is. It’s just that they don’t want to share it. I wonder why?
You say Murray bunged £1m allegedly, how do you know that? If he did, unless it was all in notes he had collected and saved there would be evidence. A trail. The fact you even mention it means someone knew, so, again not secret. Dodgy maybe, but not secret.
This is what was said between us below regarding the allegation re David Murray…
You: It’s not as if the leave a bag of cash at the door is it?
Me: “Who's to know? If there's money laundering going down who knows how it's delivered. David Murray allegedly bunged LM a million quid when he took over the old Rangers”
I didn’t say “Murray bunged £1m allegedly”… There’s a subtle difference.
These allegations re Murray are all on record and can be easily sourced on line if you’re interested.
Secret societies? Well the name tends to suggest we wouldn’t know if they actually were. There is a difference with secret so called practices, again we know about them so they aren’t secret. How can something be secret if people know about them? It’s a misnomer. It’s either secret, or it’s not.
I would suggest that any society that has secret practices such as secret rituals, secret handshakes, secret degrees extending to the 33rd in essence practices things that are secret. Ie: A Secret Society
Eg: Do you know what the 33rd degree is in the Masonic Brotherhood? Because I don’t.
But I do know that it exists as do many others. So, knowing about the existence of something secret and knowing what that secret entails, are different things. I therefore cannot subscribe to your opinion that “It’s either secret. Or it’s not”
In the absence of evidence people follow conspiracy theories as there is no need to justify any charge. We can claim anything, the Illuminati, Masons, Jewish Orgs running the world, lizard Aliens, take your pick.
Let me say this. Since Moses played centre forward for Jerusalem, Celtic men and women were besmirched and laughed at and called paranoid for their beliefs that there was a covert and insidious campaign to undermine and cheat Celtic on occasions too numerous to mention. Was this a conspiracy theory?
If you are predisposed to believing that dark forces are at work, it’s easy to say they are secret. Keeping secrets is very difficult, as soon as people are involved it becomes doubly so. Extend the numbers and more weaknesses appear. More possibility for a leak.
I'm not, but as the old saying goes…”Just because they say you’re paranoid…doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you” Out of curiosity…are you of the view there are no dark forces out there at work?
The fact that this story was in the DR would suggest that if anybody was trying to keep it a secret they made and arse of it. So again, not secret, the name could and would be found if anybody with the authority to do so had the wish to find out.
I do believe I have answered this. Who would you suggest has the authority to find this out?
Could you answer me a question? Do you believe in conspiracy theories?
Do I believe the SFA and their acolytes are and have been predisposed to acting in a prejudiced and corrupt manner when it comes to Celtic, then I would have to say yes I do. If that makes me a conspiracy theorist then so be it.
Could you answer me a question? Are you a Mason?
