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Rangers - SPL or Third Division
ian.ski309:
--- Quote from: Santino67 on July 14, 2012, 12:41:11 PM --- The biggest losers are the Rangers fans and staff.... A real sorry mess caused by a few individuals who didn"t balance the books properly...
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As a long-suffering Swindon Town supporter, I have every sympathy with Rangers fans. After we"d been promoted to the top flight for the first time in our history in 1990, the news that we"d then been relegated two divisions due to financial irregularities was absolutely crushing. The Board move on, the players move on - it"s the fans that stay behind and suffer.
HERBIEHACKIT:
rangers in d3 will give lower clubs a huge windfall. however spl clubs will miss out on the rangers gate money and a number of spl clubs are finding it hard going and could buckle without the rangers cash. sky have already said they are going to look at the spl contract. looks like it will be changing, so all of scottish football will miss out.rangers fans, players and other staff have not done anything wrong. it seems to me the ex chairman tried to use what he thought was legal loophole to avoid playing taxes and got his finger burnt. then he leaves the club with a sizeable sum of money. he is laughing and every one else is f-----, including scottish football. very short sighted decision not to allow rangers to play in spl.
TheSnapper:
--- Quote from: HERBIEHACKIT on July 16, 2012, 02:45:46 AM ---
very short sighted decision not to allow rangers to play in spl.
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Rangers went into administration owing up to £134m and will eventually be liquidated. Their expulsion and subsequent failed re-admission were standard as per SPL rules. They also face further sanctions pending the inquiry into non declared player payments. In short, they cheated, got caught and rightly should face the consequences.
The financial implications for Scottish football are clouding what should be a cut and dried procedure. It appears you would consider waiving the rules in lieu of those complications, now some might indeed consider that as short sighted.
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on July 16, 2012, 03:10:36 AM ---
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The financial implications for Scottish football are clouding what should be a cut and dried procedure. It appears you would consider waiving the rules in lieu of those complications, now some might indeed consider that as short sighted.
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I was actually really surprised that almost all of the clubs were so united in making sure the rules were applied as they should be - even though it was going to cost them money.
Obviously the clubs would have had to deal with a backlash from their fans if they"d ignored the rules and voted for the new Rangers to enter anywhere other than the bottom - but it was still a shock that it was so one sided.
GoldieSnr:
If I was an investor in any one of the SPL Clubs, I would be challenging the Directors of that Club, to explain to me, why they took a decision that would put the Company in a position of possible Administration/Liquidation.
Company Law has clauses that clearly state a Directors Duties, and I believe that the Directors of all the SPL clubs have some explaining to do to their, shareholders.
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