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I've moved this as it's relevant to our club as well. As I said on Twitter, Rangers is a club that I've taken immense pride in since I was a small child. I hope they do the right thing by apologising to any abuse victims and compensate them accordingly. We must lead by example in such matters: legally and morally. Then, Now and Forever. With specific reference to this thread and forum, I would of course caution people to be extremely careful what they post/share in terms of contempt of court.

The only surprise about this whole episode is that it's taken them this long to do it to us this season.

Have one of these - great quality !

Well, it's out, although I thought that it was being held back due to pending court cases. Maybe it's been bowdlerised instead. Perish the very thought!! I'll try to find an Executive Summary, if there is one (which I doubt.) https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/media/7516/independent-review-of-sexual-abuse-in-scottish-football-final-report.pdf

I always thought this long overdue report would be nothing more than an attempt to implicate as many clubs as possible & deflect attention away from where the biggest problem was i.e. Celtic

It's the much-heralded Post Truth Era in all its stinking glory and I agree its definitely a change for the worse. It has essentially removed all trace of integrity from the equation of human values. This leaves people who still believe in decency and dignity at a distinct disadvantage and frustrated by their impotence. However the old adage still applies ... it's not describing the problem that counts but describing the solution ... and if there was one then better people than me would have described it long ago.

On what basis would you take this to the courts. Seriously, no one is ever going to get anywhere with this if we continue to waste time and energy on fictitious remedies and impossible solutions. It is what it is. You either change the relationship between Rangers and the SPFL & SFA to something like we had well before the Murray years or you settle for how it is today. Celtic are benefiting now because they understood better than we did that this is essentially a political battle, not a legal one. Many years ago Rangers was by far the most influential club in the Scottish game but we turned that into a "no one likes us, we don't care" situation. Of course it's not entirely as simple as that but you get my point.

As well as financial compensation all clubs who had a child molester in their club should be stripped of all domestic trophies won whilst the beasts were on the payroll

Interesting wording in the BBC article. Senior clubs including Rangers, Hibernian, Motherwell and Partick Thistle were all named in the testimonies. Celtic Boys Club also featured in often distressing personal accounts of sexual abuse.

No, their accounts don't show that level of detail. The only thing of note is the highest paid director gets £171,000.

The CO and his shadow cabal are only around since 2012 IIRC.

Given the UEFA stance on clubs taking governing bodies to court, is there a route to have UEFA consider the validity or fairness of the disciplinary process in Scotland so we wouldn't need to take court action? There must be some route available with UEFA...

if we win the league and with Lawwell standing down, it would be ideal opportunity for them to act with a greater position of strength than they may have had up until now.

the toffees were delicious last night ?

Roofe is getting banned for a tackle that similar other tackles in the SPFL have gone unpunished for. At best it is incompetence at worst corruption. Does anyone wonder why the SPFL cannot attract sponsorship?

The important point is that the current LA admitted liability. It does seem to me that it will be difficult for him to cry, now, 'No blame attaches', or, even, as is most certainly the case, 'A big boy did it and ran away', (in this instance to some higher legal calling, which seems akin to that strange phenomenon, the disciplinary promotion). Apart from which, the plaintiff, Whitehouse, has had his lawyers approach Court, for permission to make all available evidence available to a future Enquiry. Last Friday, The Times reported (posted on Page 5, here) "A former administrator who sued prosecutors over a “malicious” Rangers fraud investigation has urged judges to let him pass key documents on to any future investigation." That would seem to put him several miles away from an NDA. Meanwhile, other gentlemen pursue compensation, and there are no settlements to date. I am not sure that these fellows will be able to demonstrate as clearly, and, apparently, easily, as Whitehouse and Clarke, financial losses. For that reason, I doubt that they will be on a similar, eye-watering scale. Doubtless, however, there will settlements, again at the expense of the Public Pound. The LA has committed to returning to Parliament, to make a further, and full, confession, I take it when the outstanding cases are resolved: "I cannot, at this time, disclose in detail the basis upon which liability was admitted, but, when it is free to do so, the Crown will disclose the basis for those admissions in full—including to this Parliament." I, cynically, suspect that the LA hopes to preclude a full, independent, public Enquiry, by issuing a report, and by statements in Holyrood. Not good enough, for me.

He was guilty of a careless challenge that could easily have been a red, but it was obvious there was no intent. There are just so many challenges throughout the season in that category that don’t get cited. The ones that do get cited are normally not seen by the ref or the kind of challenges that are obviously a bit dirty. Curtis Main on Barisic comes to mind. The double standards are shocking.

The LA admitted liability. “On 20 August 2020, I admitted liability to Mr Clark and Mr Whitehouse”

so the team with the most postponed games has a plastic pitch. really must be banned.

Id like to see Dyche go to a bigger club and see what he can do. Before Moyes at West Ham I was scream for Benitez but Dyche would have been my second pick.