Is there any substance to this investigation? After all, didn't Pinsent-Masons clear Green and report that Whyte was in no way involved? Nobody was allowed to see this report and everyone just took the word of Bisto FC that all was well. It turns out, however, that Pinsent-Masons have handed over their report to the police! Oo-er! It looks as if there might well be something to this investigation after all! Obviously there is something hiding in that report that Bisto FC doesn't want anyone seeing and it seems as if Whyte is still around.
Of course, what this means is that Bisto FC would lose their SFA licence. Effectively, they would be thrown out of Scottish football. All the cheating, conniving, lying and secrecy would have come to nothing. The bigots would need to find some other institution to latch onto; I'm sure they would be welcomed with open arms.
And the reaction of the Bisto Kids? It's Peter Lawell up to his usual 'tricks.' They think that the story is a lie to deflect from there being no minute's silence at the game against Ross County. So Lawwell has managed to get the police and Pinsent-Masons on his side? I think the real truth is that it's the other way round: the big deal made of Remembrance Day at Ibrox is to deflect from all Bisto FC's problems. It's about time somebody told them that maudlin displays of public grief have always been seen as the preserve of Johnny Foreigner. It's not British!
Anyway, there's probably nothing for them to worry about; the Big Lie will be maintained no matter what. If it is found that Whyte is still involved at Ibrox, no doubt we will be told that he is involved in the 'company' and not 'the club'. It still hasn't been explained, if it's the same club, why the SFA licence had to be 'transferred over.' The same smoke and mirrors will be employed again to make sure the bigots still have somewhere to go.
And what does Auld Pishy have to say about all this? Actually, nothing. He's still banging on about Jack Irvine like a man possessed. He recounts the story in the Daily Record about Mr Bobby's links to Green and Whyte as evidence of the duplicity of the Bisto board. Apparently, the Record is no longer the enemy; that spot has been taken by his erstwhile friends at the Scottish Sun. Still, given the current police investigations maybe the drunken lunatic has inadvertantly hit on the truth!
Finally, a little food for thought for the Bisto jingoists. The Bisto Kids are fond of using the word proportionately. Proportionately, there are more sectarian attacks by Catholics on Protestants than the other way about. Proportionately, there were far more arrests of Celtic fans in Amsterdam than there were of Rangers fans in Manchester. So how about another proportionately for them to think on?
In the 1930s many jobs were closed to Catholics. The words 'RCs need not apply' were quite common in job adverts. The shipyards, mines, locomotive works and the railways, among others, were the preserve of Protestants only. Not that this was the fault of many of these Protestants but the fact remains that this was, indeed, the case. All of these jobs were deemed 'reserved occupations' in the Second World War, meaning that many Protestants stayed at home. This, of course, means that proportionately it was the hated Catholics of Irish descent that won the war for Britain! How do you like them apples?
'Rangers till it dies!'
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