The financial crisis at Rangers has moved to the next stage, with the club announcing they're serving notice of intention for entering administration over its debt. Rangers are involved in a court case over roughly $78 million they reportedly owe in taxes. "From my early days as chairman I saw that administration was a very real option to enable the Club to address these challenges and make a fresh start," Rangers chairman Craig Whyte said.

After spending yesterday not thinking about the England job, Harry Redknapp has now given it some thought and decided that he is "flattered". Meanwhile, the rest of English football's great and not-so-great have been falling over themselves to declare that they have no interest in the vacancy. 1. Arsene Wenger "I have never really been [.

Redknapp's version of Usain Bolt's iconic celebration was lacking in many areas.In the aftermath of the chaos that was February 9th 2012, no-one could discuss the position of Tottenham manager with any certainty. Harry Redknapp, the current incumbent, began the day with the verdict of a court case for tax evasion hanging over his head yet, come the day's completion, his immediate and medium term future was the most speculated upon in all the land.

Here is my thinking:

1. Harry is battered and bruised after the court case, just look at the interview this morning outside his home in Dorset. Think all the media pressure and the cushy job at Spuds, no doubt a massive pay rise and more money for players to come from Levy will mean... thanks but no thanks.

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation had their office furniture, trophies, and other items seized on Wednesday after failing to make a scheduled payment to the members of the 2006 World Cup team. Those players won a court case requiring the TTFF to honor an agreement where the players were promised half of T&T's '06 World Cup revenue.

I was amazed earlier today (wed) when the jury at Southwark Crown Court found Harry Rednapp innocent of avoiding tax payments in an off-shore account in Monaco.
The Spurs Supremo had been under investigation for five years by the Inland Revenue concerning his HBSC account in Monaco's tax haven.

Outside of Harry's court case, the issues surrounding John Terry and the England captaincy have been firmly in the media spotlight this week and while the attention is currently on manager Fabio Capello, two of Tottenham's England internationals could be set to profit from the affair.

Scott Parker emerged last season to command a regular place in the England side and since his move to White Hart Lane, our outstanding midfielder must surely be one of the first names on Capello's team sheet.

For the second time, Chelsea's John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. The English Football Association confirmed that Terry was informed of the decision by FA chairman David Bernstein in a phone call Friday morning.

Terry is due to stand trial in July over racial abuse allegations after an incident with QPR's Anton Ferdinand and there has been mounting pressure within England to remove Terry as England's captain ahead of this summer's Euro 2012 competition

The FA released a statement on their web site which read:

Following the decision to adjourn the court case against John Terry to July, The Football Association confirm he will not captain the England team until the allegations against him are resolved.

For the second time, Chelsea's John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. The English Football Association confirmed that Terry was informed of the decision by FA chairman David Bernstein in a phone call Friday morning.

Terry is due to stand trial in July over racial abuse allegations after an incident with QPR's Anton Ferdinand and there has been mounting pressure within England to remove Terry as England's captain ahead of this summer's Euro 2012 competition

The FA released a statement on their web site which read:

Following the decision to adjourn the court case against John Terry to July, The Football Association confirm he will not captain the England team until the allegations against him are resolved.

As you all know by now, John Terry has this morning been stripped of the England Captaincy once again. The "Official statement" from the FA reads as follows:

"Following the decision to adjourn the court case against John Terry to July, The Football Association confirm he will not captain the England team until the allegations against him are resolved.

By Chris Wright

"Say what now?"

The FA have just released the following statement:

"Following the decision to adjourn the court case against John Terry to July, the Football Association confirm he will not captain the England team until the allegations against him are resolved.

The English FA have been forced to strip John Terry of the England captaincy after outcry over his racism case being put back till after this Summer's Euro 2012 Finals in Poland and Ukraine with many looking for the Chelsea defender to be stripped of even an
England Jersey
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Tory MP Damian Collins who has campaigned for FIFA reform hit out saying:
"He is in a public position as England captain.

All eyes will be on the prematch handshake at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to see whether Rio Ferdinand will shake the hand of the person accused of racially abusing his brother.

Rio is said to be furious at the way the FA is standing besides John Terry despite his impending court case, while in contrast, he was banned for nine months but the FA for missing a drugs test.

By Chris Wright

"ANTON!!! I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NECK!!!"

It can't have escaped your attention that John Terry is due to stand trial on charges of racial abuse for shouting 'you know what' at 'you know who' on July 9th, i.

After getting thru the anti-climax that was QPR, Chelsea have announced that John Terry will miss the trip to the Liberty Stadium, coincidentally in line with the week his trial for racial abuse commences. More, after the jump:

M.I.A.

In a late-night conversation with The Doc, we both agreed that John could profit from a stretch of rest.

Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, has said in court that he believes he is being victimised because of his cockney accent (an accent peculiar to those from London). The cockney accent in British culture has long been associated with deviant behaviour, much like in New York an Italian might be stereotyped as being part of the mafia simply on the basis of the person being Italian.

It's been such a flat start to the week after Sunday's defeat which was hard to take, followed by current Spurs headlines which are dominated by Harry's court case.

The season goes on however and at the club, Joe Jordan and Jermain Defoe are leading the voices that are ‘taking the positives' out of Sunday's game.

Harry Redknapp's long awaited court case starts today and while it may not be right at this stage to comment on the possible implications for Spurs, it could yet hamper any transfer activity into White Hart Lane. Although as we've seen before, the manager doesn't necessarily have to be present for any deals to be concluded, this could be seen as a sign to expect a quiet end to January.

Who was it that said Fact is sometimes stranger than Fiction? In the case of Cruyff vs Ajax vs the Board of Directors vs Louis van Gaal there was another court case... I'm telling you, when you are an Ajax fan this is a nightmare!

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The ‘Redknapp for England' shouts have quietened down a little in recent weeks and undoubtedly the manager's impending court case and his minor heart surgery have had their parts to play in that. In addition, there have been suggestions that Fabio Capello could even stay on at Lancaster Gate after next summer.

Here is what we don't need. In the summer the CONCACAF region was right in the midst of the Mohammed Bin Hammam scandal after Chuck Blazer revealed a money for votes rigging scheme that involved officials of the Caribbean Football Union receiving wads of cash from Bin Hammam for their support to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president.

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QPR: The Old Days author, John "Gramps" Clifford, at Loftus Road yesterday, presenting a cheque to QPR in The Community (All proceeds from book sales are being given to QPR in the Community - Book Order Information)
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From the QPR Programme
- Throughout the day, the QPR Report Messageboard has news updates, comments and perspectives - even links to other board comments of interest re QPR matters (on and off the field) along with football (and ONLY football) topics in general.

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- Gerry Francis Turns Sixty (and Shaun Derry Turns 34) -
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- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Found Guilty Kevin Steele Found Guilty
- Six Year Flashback: Statement from Chairman Paladini and Apology Issued by the evening Standard Paladin Speaks/Standard Apologizes
- Three Year Flashback: Club/Fan Meeting Report ("One QPR") Club/Fan Meeting Report Flashback
- Two Year Flashback: Ishan Saksena Appointed QPR Managing DirectorIshan Saksena Appointed
- 14 Year Flashback| Ray HARFORD (now sadly RIP) Appointed QPR Manager Ray Harford Appointed
Elsewhere: Inland Revenue Football Case Inland Revenue Court Case
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Earlier this week I received formal notification that Tottenham Hotspur PLC is proposing to de-list its shares and become a private company again. As a shareholder, I've been kept fully informed even though the postage on the thick wad of legalese cost twice as much as the value of my holding. I have one share, literally a share holder, so that's very sweet of them, although as a responsible shareholder I feel disappointed and concerned that the board have wasted this expense on schmucks like me for whom it makes no difference.

By Chris Wright

After a fortnight of ridiculous palaver, Man City announced last night that Carlos Tevez had been found guilty on five separate counts of breaching his contract on that fateful night in Munich and duly fined the Argentinian striker four week's wages for the dubious crime of 'refusing to warm up' against Bayern.

Would the real Sir Alex Ferguson please stand up? Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was named in a court case after it emerged that tickets from his allocation were being sold on by a touting gang. Karl Rowe, 51, Mark Rowe, 47, Anthony Jones, 44, and Christopher Fallon 51, all pleaded guilty to selling [.

Honour your contract, your Honour Newcastle right-back Danny Simpson has made a very public come and get me plea during a court case. The ex-Manchester United man was appearing in court on a speeding offence, but ended up either playing a very risky game of hardball over a new contract or alerting as many [.

Premier League responds to ECJ

The Premier League has claimed a partial victory despite losing a European court case against a pub landlady.

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Q&A: What does the Prem vs Pub court case actually mean?

The Premier League has lost a legal fight with a Portsmouth pub landlady over showing 3pm Saturday matches on TV via a Greek satellite decoder but what happens next?

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On a serious level, and I mean deadly serious, I cannot believe that I am seeing Per Mertesacker being criticized for his Arsenal performances.
The man has played less than a handful of games for the club and some people are writing him off quicker than Mel Gibson's 2008 Maserati.
Ze German has played for his country at least 1000 times and has top-level experience in the Champions League.

Tevez can't speak enough English to read his own mail

Solicitor made claim in motoring court case

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By Chris Wright

Bitch got served...a legal writ

Arsenal have won a court case in Spain which will force the owner of a hat shop in Seville to change the name of her premises though, sadly, there aren't three points on offer for the victory.

Focus being the key word right now as we are in a pivotal period for the club.

We know what happened last season and what we didn't achieve; now is the time to focus on our future direction.

In order to do this, tough decisions will need to be made in the next few weeks.

Calling all Spurs fans!!

My Twittermate Norman Giller is writing a history of Tottenham managers. It is a book of two halves, with the second section being filled by Spurs supporters, playing the manager and picking their dream Tottenham team from when they first started supporting the club.

There was, perhaps, something inevitable that it would all come down to a ninety minute shoot-out. That FC United of Manchester is in itself an extraordinary part of our football culture is without doubt, but even the most optimistic of their supporters could scarcely have guessed at the amount of drama that they have managed this season, from an FA Cup run that took in a last minute win at Rochdale and a last minute penalty save at Brighton to a league season that saw them end last year nearer to relegation than the play-off places, yet has ended up on the North Wales coast on a Bank Holiday Monday, with 2,000 people packed inside Llanelian Road and hundreds more perched atop a hill overlooking the ground.

Well, well, the fifth round of play is over in the Allsvenskan and we had two big things happen: the champions lost their first game of the season and there was a scandal. Let me rephrase that: there were two things that happened one major and the other while interesting, less important.

I will start with the scandal (obviously the big thing) first.

With the news that Jean-Marc Bosman, (the Belgian footballer whose court case changed football's financial clout), is now out of work and living on benefits, I thought it would be a good opportunity for us to look at potential free transfers this summer.
Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich) – I know that we have big Andy and the tricky Suarez, but all top clubs have 3 top class strikers fighting for a starting position so why wouldn't we take a look at him?

‘Parliamentary privilege' is fascinating. It essentially means that members of parliament can say what they like in parliament without fear of an action for defamation. And in such a context, the prospect of Ken Bates appearing before the current parliamentary select committee on football governance was enticing in the extreme.

After taking a day to digest the narrow F.A. Cup win over Crawley Town, the match showed some clear deficiencies in the Manchester United side. Wes Brown's header was enough to put us through to the quarter-finals of the competition but the performance can be classed as nothing short of woeful.

Many of you here commented after the game about Bebe and Gabriel Obertan being the two worst performers on the Old Trafford pitch, and I'm afraid I have to agree.

It hasn't been a very good couple of weeks for those that would seek to make us pay through the nose to watch football on the television. The Karen Murphy court case, which was heard at the European Court of Justice a couple of weeks ago, blew away the idea that pubs should be tied into Sky's packages if they can buy cheaper elsewhere (at least until the next round of television contracts, when it is expected that they will sold Europe-wide) and today the European Union stood in defence of consumers again with the rejection of a claim by FIFA and UEFA that they should be able to sell off the rights to some matches within tournaments.