Danny 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I thought it was a piss take but it's real. The match and the RCF are under investigation. Next up, Rangers pies. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 investigation from who. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,870 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 'Concerns' have been raised over a friendly match between former players of the Ibrox club and the Italian side. An inquiry into the Rangers Charity Foundation has been launched after it revealed the crisis-hit club would receive most of its proceeds from a friendly match. The Ibrox club are hosting a game between former players of both Rangers and AC Milan later this month. It had originally been organised to raise funds for the Rangers Charity Foundation, which was going to receive 60% of all money gathered by the game on March 30. The charity, which has donated more than £2.3m to various causes since it was set up in 2002, has reduced the amount it will take from the game to 10%, meaning the majority of the money raised will go to the club, which is currently in administration. On Tuesday, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator confirmed it had been made aware of "concerns" regarding the game after the change to the benefactors. A spokesman for the regulator said: "We can confirm that we have an ongoing inquiry into the Rangers Charity Foundation. It would therefore not be appropriate to comment further." Rangers boss Ally McCoist, who is expected to feature for the Rangers side in the game, previously welcomed the move by the charity foundation. He said: "It is a tremendous gesture by the Rangers Charity Foundation to forego the majority of the proceeds of the legends match to benefit the club and it is going to be an evening of nostalgia for all the fans, players and supporters." The AC Milan Foundation is also due to receive a percentage of money raised by the friendly, which will see Brian Laudrup and Paul Gascoigne featuring for the Rangers team, while the Italian team will include the likes of Paolo Maldini and Jean-Pierre Papin. Connal Cochrane, manager of the charity foundation, added: "The club and the Rangers fans have been tremendous to the foundation over the last ten years and now it is our turn to stand alongside them and step up for Rangers. "The Rangers Charity Foundation suggested the club should now benefit from the match and we were delighted that the AC Milan Foundation agreed." http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/299946-inquiry-into-rangers-charity-over-match-against-ac-milan/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Just ignore this post...I'm talking piss again. Edited March 6, 2012 by 54andcounting talking piss 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 This issue was first raised by the Celtic fan Paul McConville who writes that Scottish Law Thoughts blog. He's pals with the RTC mob and other Celtic fan sites like CQN etc. Thread about it from a few days ago - http://www.gersnetonline.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?39977-%E2%80%9CCharity-Begins-At-Home%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-But-Is-the-Rangers-Charity-Foundation-in-Breach-of-the-Law 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 I'm glad that charity can suffer in the name of one up manship. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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