A Celtic fan who accepts reality
A man (bhoy) apart...
@josephcasey67: Despite being transferred to new owner and operator. Advert related to club rather than its owner. RFC's history separate to that of Newco.
@josephcasey67: ASA acknowledged that Newco had not taken on debts or liabilities. This normally precludes it from trading on rep of former company.
@josephcasey67: However, independent commission appointed by SPL and the ECA say RFC recognisable entity in its own right and has continued in existence...
Good luck to you bud, yer gonna need it
We found him!
posted on 1/6/13
Sadly DC is right
Àrseholes knew I had plans but still change me to a late shift last minute
I have a bottle of buckie chilling in my fridge for when I get home though
posted on 1/6/13
Dunno laudrup
Dont play football manager and I'm naw a pro scout...thats somebody else's job
Cant be hard to find better than that surely
posted on 1/6/13
Wilson
Honestly dont understand why people might want him back...
posted on 1/6/13
Just looking for names dc
posted on 1/6/13
Dc I thought young Wilson done well before his move to Liverpool, he should have stayed, no doubt he would have walked with the rest of the judases , I surprised how far down he has come, hearts ffs
posted on 1/6/13
He came back up here in the hope of a move to them I'd wager....
posted on 1/6/13
Aye he was not bad laudrup. Think weir kept him right alot of the time.
Made no secret of the fact he wanted away asap though.
posted on 1/6/13
sorry to divert back on topic.
Below is the complete reply to those who made the complaints.
Talk about the obsessed making a complete ass of themselves
Still they have done us a favour and we can add ASA to the list
SPL BASSAS
SFL
UEFA
FIFI
SFA BASSAS
ECA
D&P
BDO
HMRC BASSAS
RESPONSE FROM THE ASA
The Rangers Football Club Ltd (Newco) explained that The Rangers Football Club Plc (Oldco), which previously owned and operated Rangers Football Club (RFC), went into administration on 14 February 2012 and that, in order to preserve RFC after a CVA failed, its buisiness and assets were purchased by another corporate entity, which was now known as The Rangers Football Club Ltd and that, therefore, the same Club was now owned and operated by themselves.
They provided an extract from a Decision concerning RFC, by an Independent Commission appointed by the SPL, in which it was stated that, ”in common speech a Club is treated as a recognisable entity which is capable of being owned and operated and which continues in existence despite its transfer to another owner and operator.” They said the Commission had clearly stated that the same Club continued, regardless of the legal entity that owned and operated it and, therefore, that RFC had continued in existence since 1872.
They also provided a letter from the European Club Association, concerning the RFC’s continuing membership after liquidation, in which it stated that, although run by a different legal entity, it considered RFC was still the same football club, having the same registration number with the Football Association, the same fans, the same stadium, the same club coefficient ranking and the same trophies, and it therefore recognised RFC as a founding member of the ECA, despite the change of ownership.
Newco advised us that RFC was a full member of the SFA and that when Oldco, the legal entity who previously held the membership, went into administration, an agreement was put in place to transfer exactly the same membership from Oldco to Newco, which had resulted in membership of the SFA being maintained. They further pointed out that the websites of the SPL, the SFA and UEFA all confirmed that RFC had been in existence for 140 years by detailing all honours that the club had won since its formation in 1872.
The RACC said they felt that, given RFC’s history, the claim ”Scotland’s most successful club ” was valid and would not mislead.
ASSESSMENT
Not upheld.
Whilst the ASA acknowledged that Newco had not taken on all the debts and liabilities of Oldco, when it purchased its assets and buisness and that that would normally preclude it from trading on the reputation of the former company, we noted that from and Independent Commission appointed by the SPL and the ECA had reached the conclusion that the football club RFC was a recognisable entity in its own right, and that it had continued in existence despite being transferred to another owner and operator.
We further considered that consumers would understand that the claim in question related to the footbal club rather than to its owner and operator.
We therefore concluded that it was not misleading for this ad to make reference to RFC’s history, which was seperate to that of Newco.
posted on 1/6/13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf0OFZexRGs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
posted on 2/6/13
" He came back up here in the hope of a move to them I'd wager...."
Yup.