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and to Duff & Phelps as a shareholder to answer some probative questions as to where the money has gone paid into the RFC PLC accounts accounts (plural) and what provisions will there be or security for damages when its proved RFC PLC was not insolvent? and if I get the other share I will hand them over to a Rangers Supporters Trust as I want no part of anything OTHER than see club play SPL RFC PLC were NOT insolvent, had millions stolen, negligence of incredible level, and in Feb 2012 had over 7 million in bank and in paid out over 20 million in FEES...so where the bumba is the insolvency please? with the 20m plus in fees could have settled small tax GIOVANNI DI STEFANO‏@DEVILSADVOKAT that prohibits any type of taxes or levies WITHOUT a lawful judgement I know cos I used it MYSELF in 2003 and WON so the HMRC supposed debt

alex thomson‏@alextomo No - Rangers FC was liquidated and does not exist. Of course the Ibrox culture etc lives on and no suit will ever kill that. Expand Reply Retweet Favorite 4m Chris Graham‏@ChrisGraham76 @alextomo Neither club nor old company has been liquidated. Club never will be. Oldco will at some point. Which makes you wrong again.

The SPL hold their AGM on Monday. "Nothing has been mentioned to us as a club that that is on the agenda for discussion," Hearts manager director David Southern told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound programme. "We think it would be a very, very short discussion indeed. "Rangers, as has been elected, will play in Division Three. That's how it stands at the moment, that's how we fully expect it to stand at 17:00 BST on Monday." When asked if he expected an SPL2 to be discussed, Southern responded: "It's certainly not been mentioned to us and, again, it's not particularly something we would be looking to entertain."

Following yesterday's democratic vote by the SFL clubs in favour of admitting The Rangers Football Club as an associate member of the SFL, but with the Third Division being the only acceptable position, Dundee United will now focus on our upcoming campaign while working together with the other SPL clubs to ensure the stability of the SPL and Scottish football in what will be an uncertain and extremely challenging financial environment. For the avoidance of doubt, following yesterday's vote, the Club would not support any counter proposals for the formation of SPL 2 or regarding any other route for The Rangers Football Club to join the SPL. Now is the time for everyone to be united as one and we ask our supporters to stand alongside us as we face the challenges ahead. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=4235&cd=2012&cd1=7

Clyde View on SFL Meeting http://www.clydefc.co.uk/statement3.html link here

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Who are they?Cheers

Club Statement Friday, 13 July 2012 17:44 There will be few within the footballing family who have not heard the news that at a meeting of all thirty Scottish Football League Club today at Hampden Park, Rangers Football Club were admitted to the Scottish Football League as Associate Members. Furthermore it was decided by a vast majority of the clubs that the Ibrox side would begin life within the league structure in the third tier. The Forfar Athletic Directors like many in the game have found recent weeks to be trying and testing. It was our duty to look at the all the options and to decide as we have always said to look at what was best for the club and the game itself going forward. These discussions in fact continued with our representative at the meeting by phone even this morning as more information came to hand and in the end we feel that the correct decisions were made after three hours of further talks at Hampden Park prior to the vote taking place. Sadly the SFA and the SPL might not be willing to accept these decisions, but we will only find this out in the next few days. As a club we hope that all matters can be fully resolved and that the competitive season can commence for the â??Loonsâ?? on July 28th with either Dunfermline Athletic or Rangers visiting Station Park and gracing our superb looking new playing surface in the Ramsdens Cup. Throughout the past couple of weeks the Directors at Station Park have not rushed as others have done to make rash statements in the press or on social media sites. The Directors really do appreciate the fact that our supporters seem to have understood this course of action and remained with us throughout this trying period. Hopefully and we all keep our fingers crossed we can now all move on to a period which we all realise will not be an easy time, but nevertheless a time where the â??talkingâ?? will be done on the park and not in print. Finally the Directors of Forfar Athletic would in particular like to thank David Longmuir the Chief Executive of the Scottish Football League for his tireless efforts on behalf of his clubs over the past few weeks and also bid a warm welcome to Rangers FC into the SFL.

DUNDEE chief executive Scott Gardiner has revealed Ally McCoist made a passionate address before Rangers were condemned to the Third Division. Gardiner wonâ??t be surprised if the SFA try to prevent the Ibrox club starting from the bottom. The man who once worked for Rangers insisted that there is still no guarantee the new season will start on time. He said: â??You canâ??t discount anything but the SPL voted and the SFL voted. â??Unless the SFA step in and do something different, Rangers will be in the Third. â??Ally made a passionate speech but we didnâ??t reject him. â??He was arguing for their entry into the Third Division. â??I worked at Rangers for a number of years and itâ??s a big shock for everyone. But we are where we are. â??Iâ??m planning for the league to start on time. Will it? Who knows. â??I think one thing on a Monday, another thing on Wednesday and another on a Saturday.â? Gardiner revealed passions were running high at the three-hour meeting at Hampden. In the end, 25 out of 30 SFL clubs voted against the resolution that would place Gers in the First Division. If projections are correct, that will lead to a catastrophic £16m black hole in Scottish football finances. But Gardiner insists there is no way of knowing whether this doomsday scenario will happen. He said: â??Will this lead to meltdown? It depends if the predictions are correct. Time will tell if thatâ??s right. â??Iâ??m not being vague, I just donâ??t think that anyone knows. â??It was a full and frank meeting. There was a lot of detail and a lot of clarity. â??Now we move on to the next stage and nobody knows what this is. â??The meeting ebbed and flowed. â??Sometimes it seemed like people would go for the First Division â?? at other times it seemed they wouldnâ??t. After the secret ballot it became clear that they wouldnâ??t.â? Gardinerâ??s club is set to move up to the SPL after Gers were admitted to the ranks of the lower-league clubs. And the Dundee supremo called on SPL chief Neil Doncaster to make a clear decision at the SPL meeting on Monday. He said: â??There has to be a reaction. We move on to Monday and weâ??re hoping there is a quick resolution. â??We are in a different position entirely. We are the candidate club for the SPL place. â??I hope there is a quick answer â?? for the good of the game.â? Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/4428752/We-didnt-snub-Ally.html#ixzz20Y66dyom

DAVID LONGMUIR blasted claims the decision to put Rangers in Division Three has put Scottish football on the brink of the abyss. SFA plans to parachute newco Gers into the First Division were rejected by 30 Scottish Football League clubs at Hampden. A 25-5 majority voted in favour of Rangers starting again in the Third Division. But with TV giants Sky now poised to pull the plug, Scotlandâ??s top-flight must try to plug a £14million-a-year black hole. But SFL chief executive Longmuir slammed suggestions our national game was now facing Armageddon. He said: â??We have to look at the football economy. It may shrink as a result of us being allowed to put Rangers into the Third Division. â??For many years SFL clubs have worked to live within their means and with time and hard work are achieving that. â??When you have the personal experience of having to survive without Sky, ESPN and the big-money TV contracts, then sporting fairness is the fundamental rule which you are governed. I think thereâ??s recovery required and financial issues will come upon us but itâ??s our duty to go and rebuild. â??Everybody in the Scottish Football League has been faced with these problems for many years â?? how to survive. â??How to make ends meet when you are dealing with community clubs, fan bases are dwindling and commercial incomes at our level have been very difficult to keep up. â??We want to put Scottish football back in a favourable light with investors again and that is something we will continue to be committed to. â??The balancing act was the cash value of sporting fairness versus the cash value of the sporting economy. â??You can recover from the financial failure but it is very difficult when you start hindering the process of fairness. â??I am very comfortable with the decision because itâ??s been based on the most important aspect of what the Scottish Football League stands for â?? sporting fairness. â??We applied those principles many times in the recent past. â??Iâ??m comfortable today that the SFL made a very decisive decision based on sporting fairness and I think the SFL were ideally placed to make that decision. â??The First Division clubs in particular made it very clear they are looking for an all 42 club solution to Scottish footballâ??s restructuring issues. â??I took great succour from that and so did the board of the Scottish Football League.â? It took just three hours for the chairmen of the SFL clubs to seal Gersâ?? fate. Only Queen of the South, Brechin, Hamilton Accies, Stenhousemuir and one other club voted in favour of the First Division. Longmuir insisted: â??This has been a very important day for Scottish football. The member clubs of the SFL voted to willingly accept the Rangers Football Club as an associate member of the Scottish Football League. â??Furthermore, the SFLâ??s only acceptable position will be to place Rangers FC into the Third Division of the Irn Bru Scottish Football League from the start of this season, 2012-2013. â??This decision followed our tried-and-tested process and was taken in cognisance of the other option which was available for consideration and approval. â??The SFL has been entirely consistent in its willingness to work with other bodies to ensure we focus on rebuilding our game, restore pride in our game and exploring revenue streams which allow the game to prosper. â??Our willingness to achieve these aims does not alter. â??Weâ??re a sensitive bunch but today we did what was right.â? SFA chief executive Stewart Regan and SPL counterpart Neil Doncaster are now men under increasing pressure. Their sorry handling of this saga was slammed yesterday by a host of SFL chairmen. And Longmuir believes the show of strength from his SFL members all but ends talk of an SPL2. He said: â??It was a very clear statement from the First Division clubs that they are looking for a 42-team solution to taking the game forward in the best interests of the game. â??The SFL have been at the forefront of trying to engage change in Scottish football and we will not change that mission. Thatâ??s our aim. â??We want to see refreshment, innovation. â??We want to see play-offs, better governance and we want a better distribution of the funds throughout the game.â? Longmuir also paid tribute to Gers chief executive Charles Green who addressed the SFL chairmen prior to the vote. He revealed: â??Weâ??ve had dealings with Mr Green and his organisation and heâ??s been consistent from day one. â??We invited them back in at the end and explained the SFL has accepted them as members in the Third Division. They accepted that and went out with their heads held high.â? Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/4428740/Cash-is-not-our-God-this-decision-is-about-justice.html#ixzz20Y1F6Bh6

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By Dan Childs 10:38PM 13 JUL 2012 RANGERS are set to start the season in Scottish Division Three after 25 of the SFAâ??s 30 clubs voted against them joining Scottish Division One and in favour of them joining the fourth tier. Soon after Friday's verdict was delivered Rangers released a statement suggesting plans for an SPL2 would soon swing into action and that they were expecting to be part of the new set-up. However, later that afternoon they admitted: â??It was not known if this (the formation of SPL2) will be the caseâ?. And statements followed from owner Charles Green and manager Ally McCoist which accepted the decision and looked ahead to a new start on the lowest rung of the Scottish Football League. The confusion dissuaded many firms from offering fresh prices but Ladbrokes soon quoted 1-20 about the Gers winning Division Three next season and offered 8-1 the field. The firm expect Rangers to be preparing for an SPL return in three years and go 1-16 about the club winning three successive promotions. They offer 7-4 about McCoistâ??s men going unbeaten in the league this season and 33-1 that they win every game. Celtic will lose out in terms of revenue over the next few years but they are likely to benefit in terms of winning trophies. Paddy Power have installed the Bhoys at 1-5 to win the next five SPL titles and go 11-4 that the club are unbeaten throughout the 2012-13 league campaign. Paddy Power said his firm hoped Rangers would make a speedy return to the top division but Ladbrokes spokesman Alex Donohoe was less concerned about the ramifications of Rangersâ?? fall from grace. He said: â??Turnover will be affected by the lack of Old Firm clashes but Rangersâ?? drop may stimulate interest in the lower levels of Scottish football. â??Also we expect the Celtic and Rangers double to be hugely popular on most weekends.â? By Friday evening it remained unclear whether Division One runners-up Dundee or Dunfermline, the SPLâ??s bottom club, would be invited to become the 12th member of this seasonâ??s SPL.

Fri, 13th Jul 2012 10:19pm The club chairman attended a very sobering meeting of the SFL today where the 30 clubs voted on resolutions in the manner that they felt were, on balance, for the good of the game. Nobody had arrived at decisions easily and all had been placed in intolerable positions of having to decide without the basic information that would reflect good governance and having to speculate about unresolved matters around sanctions and membership of the SFA that other bodies had so far failed to deal with. The outcome was never going to be a good one, but it was one of significant unity amongst the clubs, and even where clubs voted differently, it was not a divisive difference of views, everyone understood the complex mix of circumstances facing each club would never deliver unanimity of voting. We reported this morning prior to the vote of all clubs that â??Sevco Scotland Ltd will not be playing in the Third Division in the coming seasonâ?. Nothing heard today altered that opinion, in fact, it strengthened it. For the good of the game we need to see the SFA accept the will of its members, who all voted today, as members of the SFL, in the clear knowledge that the SFA had it in its power to refuse to transfer SFA membership to Sevco Scotland Ltd should the vote support the entry of Sevco Scotland Ltd into SFL 3. We were asked to respect the confidentiality of those presenting today as only that agreement would allow them to be as candid as they were, we cannot therefore share what was said, however Mr Green left the SFL member clubs in no doubt about what he had been told by the SFA. The SFL saw a level of unity and unselfishness that owes significant credit to the first division clubs who stated their intention to seek a 42 club solution and not to take part in a divisive alternative. This kind of unity if maintained will help deliver the change that the game so badly needs and the first division clubs in particular will merit. If the SFA now act to support any process to undermine the clear views of the SFL members, who are also members of the SFA, then this club will join others in questioning those in leadership. Sadly for our game, this saga is not over, teams cannot plan and that includes Rangers, who may yet be denied the opportunity to play football in SFL 3 because it suits the interests of others.

Iain King of the Sun said tonight on Radio that he's100% sure Ticketus own Ibrox and the training ground,as Creditors isn't that illegal?

Ally McCoist wants it. The vast majority of the Rangers fans want it. I never thought it would come to this, but I want it too. Thatâ??s my message to the SFL as they prepare to meet today. Send Rangers down. Go ahead. Forget this First Division nonsense. That plan is only designed to make sure Rangers are back in the SPL in 12 months â?? but we can all see right through it. The top-flight clubs voted Rangers out of the SPL so there should be no debate over where they play. If Scottish football really wants to punish Rangers do it RIGHT â?? donâ??t be sneaky about it. As far as I can see, SPL clubs want Rangers damaged â?? but donâ??t want their own clubs damaged. They want to dish out punishment, but they donâ??t want the financial consequences. You canâ??t have it both ways. It should be either the full punishment or nothing. Rangers will take their medicine, go to the Third and start again. The club will survive and come back stronger. The SPL clubs have made it clear that they donâ??t need Rangers. If thatâ??s the case, put them in the Third and letâ??s see what happens to the clubs left behind. Iâ??m told around half will face the threat of administration without Rangers and the TV money. Whatever happens, itâ??s been typical Scottish football farce. The vote is being held today but by the looks of it we already know what the result will be. Clubs have been making statements left, right and centre. People all over the country are having a say. But do they really have the good of the game at heart? Or are they all about self-protection? The authorities â?? the blazer brigade â?? have been a disgrace. Rules for liquidated clubs should have been put in place YEARS ago. Did the SFA and SPL not learn anything from Gretnaâ??s collapse? I read Walter Smithâ??s interview in SunSport last week when he said the governing bodies were making it up as they go along. I totally agree. Their handling of this has been SHAMEFUL. Part of their new plan to get Rangers in the First Division is a promise that the SPL will be made bigger â?? 14 or 16 clubs, they say. So why is this such a good idea all of a sudden? For years, Iâ??ve said the SPL should be bigger â?? that youngsters should be allowed to blossom in a less pressurised environment. But the SPL blazers blocked it. They said the finances didnâ??t work? Why? Probably because they wanted to safeguard the four Old Firm games and protect the cash the derby generates. Decisions werenâ??t made for the long-term benefit of Scottish football. It was for the short-term. Now theyâ??re in a panic, offering sweeteners to make sure Rangers are back in the SPL ASAP. Itâ??s being dressed up as reconstruction for the good of the game. But thatâ??s not what itâ??s about. Itâ??s because they canâ??t afford to have Rangers out of the SPL for three years. Itâ??s such a mess and I canâ??t believe it has come to this. But Rangers WILL survive. I donâ??t how Ally feels but I believe he will want to stay and lead Rangers up the leagues.Even if he does go, Rangers will still be a powerful draw for managers. As for the players? I donâ??t blame them for walking away. Others might follow in the coming weeks. They did a lot for Rangers by taking a wage-cut last season, so let them go with dignity. This is the time when the people leading the club need to stand up and be counted. Charles Green has made a lot of promises and heâ??ll need to deliver. I still want to see proper Rangers men in charge. Guys like Walter or John Brown. But whatever happens, Iâ??m certain the fans will stick by the club. From February 14 when Rangers entered administration to this day, their support has been incredible. This whole episode could galvanise the club and make it stronger. The Rangers fans want to start again in the Third Division and we should listen to them. Because whatever happens at Hampden today there will always be a Rangers Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4426879/Ibrox-legend-eyes-basement.html#ixzz20SFhpuJ3

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Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall says his club will vote for newco Rangers in Div 3. Now 17-2 in projected votes

Elgin City say they will vote for Rangers to go into Division Three. Projected votes now 16-2 for Rangers in Div 3

GLASGOW RANGERS AND UNICEF Session: 2007-08 Date tabled: 08.10.2008 Primary sponsor: Davidson, Ian Sponsors:Brown, Russell Devine, Jim Ingram, Adam Robertson, John Sheridan, Jim That this House congratulates Glasgow Rangers Football Club on establishing a partnership with UNICEF which will see the Rangers Charity Foundation raising £300,000 by 2011 to fund a UNICEF education programme in India called Reducing the Gender Gap: Quality Education for Girls, which will focus on improving the quality of children's education and working to ensure that all children, especially girls and those from disadvantaged or socially excluded backgrounds, have access to schools in the Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajastan, Gujurat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala; further notes that the five other football clubs which have a partnership with UNICEF are Manchester United, Barcelona, Boca Juniors, Feyenoord and AC Milan; and welcomes this example of a great Scottish institution looking beyond its own midden to help the less fortunate elsewhere in the world. RANGERS CHARITY FOUNDATION Session: 2010-12 Date tabled: 09.03.2011 Primary sponsor: Campbell, Gregory Sponsors:Davidson, Ian Dodds, Nigel Donaldson, Jeffrey MacNeil, Angus Simpson, David That this House notes the tremendous work done by the Rangers Community Programme and the Rangers Charity Foundation in its work with UNICEF; acknowledges the fact that representatives of the Charity and Community departments were welcomed to the House of Commons on 8 March 2011 to brief hon. Members on the work being carried out; recognises the fact that over 2 million in cash and in-kind donations has been generated and channelled into much needed projects both in the UK and overseas, with over 1.5 million attendances in Rangers community programmes; and expresses the hope that this work can be expanded and given the recognition it richly deserves. CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF SAM ENGLISH Session: 2007-08 Date tabled: 19.03.2008 Primary sponsor: Campbell, Gregory Sponsors:Bottomley, Peter Dodds, Nigel Evans, Nigel McCrea, Dr William Simpson, David That this House notes that 2008 marks the centenary of the birth of Sam English, born near Coleraine, who became the highest goal scorer for Glasgow Rangers in a single season, with a total of 44, a record still held to the present day; acknowledges the tragedy that occurred during a Rangers versus Celtic game in 1931 when English was involved in an accidental on-field collision with Celtic player, John Thompson, resulting in Thompson's death; notes that this deeply tragic death overshadowed English's playing career from that game onwards; and welcomes the efforts those involved with Glasgow Rangers FC are undertaking to ensure that this Ulsterman will be remembered for his goal scoring exploits rather than an accident from which an official inquiry at the time cleared him of any malicious intent. GLASGOW RANGERS Session: 2008-09 Date tabled: 19.10.2009 Primary sponsor: Campbell, Gregory Sponsors:Bottomley, Peter Cunningham, Jim Hamilton, David MacNeil, Angus Meale, Alan That this House notes the generous gesture of Glasgow Rangers Football Club in ensuring that around 1,200 British soldiers will have access to free tickets for their home Champions League game against Unirea Urziceni; supports all military personnel serving in difficult and hostile locations across the world; recognises that it is sometimes the case that British football teams playing in Europe can host visiting teams not taking up their ticket allocation, as on this occasion; and calls on other UK-based clubs currently in European competitions and in similar circumstances to do likewise. RECOGNITION OF WALTER SMITH Session: 2010-12 Date tabled: 17.05.2011 Primary sponsor: Campbell, Gregory Sponsors:Bottomley, Peter Dodds, Nigel McCrea, Dr William Shannon, Jim Wilson, Sammy That this Houserecognises the outstanding achievements of Walter Smith, recently retired manager of Glasgow Rangers FC, having guided the club to a Scottish Premier League 54th league title which was the third consecutive triumph at a time when the club's future was uncertain due to takeover speculation, and when the club had very scarce resources which itself led to a very small playing squad; and expresses hope that steps have already been taken to ensure that Mr Smith, who has been widely acknowledged by numerous football professionals on and off the pitch as being one of the most successful Scottish football managers in the past 50 years, will be suitably recognised in the forthcoming honours announcements.

SPL and SFL chiefs are facing the prospect of RE-DRAWING the entire fixture list two weeks before the season starts. The nightmare scenario has already been flagged up to the SFL by a member of their Board. It has come about because if Ally McCoistâ??s side go into Division One and Dundee take their place in the SPL, there will be derby fixture conflict. If Gers take over Dundeeâ??s fixtures, they will be scheduled to play at home the same time as Celtic are at Parkhead â?? which cops wonâ??t agree to. Similarly, if Dundee are voted into the SPL as Team 12, there are times when theyâ??re down to play at home while Dundee United are at Tannadice â?? which again will be vetoed by Tayside cops. In all, there are 13 weekends when there is conflict, either in Glasgow or Dundee. The Old Firm would be scheduled to both be at home seven times, with the Dundee clubs scheduled to play home games together on six occasions. First potential problem would be on Sep 1, when Celtic face Hibs and Rangers could meet Cowdenbeath at Ibrox in Div 1. One SFL insider admitted: â??Itâ??s exactly the kind of scenario that both the SPL and the SFL DONâ??T need at the moment. â??Itâ??s already been brought to the SFLâ??s attention and the likely scenario is that the entire fixture list will need to be re-drawn.â? If Rangers go into Division Three, there would be only three fixture clashes with Celtic. The first would also be on Sep 1, when Rangers â?? who would take over Stranraerâ??s fixtures â?? would be at home to Elgin. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4422507/Fixtures-mayhem-seems-a-cert-now.html#ixzz20GWrRMRM

SCOTTISH football is staring at a staggering £80MILLION loss in TV cash if the SFL send Rangers plunging into the Third Division. SunSport can reveal thatâ??s the stunning financial black hole our game will face if Fridayâ??s crunch vote sees stricken Gers banished to the basement league. The core TV contracts for SPL coverage with Sky and ESPN remain unsigned â?? with the next five years of football on the box mired in uncertainty until TV chiefs know where Gers will be playing. Yet SunSport understands the stark truth if Rangers are dumped into Division Three is this: OUT: Will go ESPN, who as our gameâ??s second biggest TV supporters are crucial as they prepare to shell out £30m for their coverage in the deal. OUT: Will go SportFive who plough in £2.75m a season currently to export pictures of the SPL action. Much of their commitment to our game is based around the guaranteed broadcasts of four Old Firm games a season. OUT: Go a host of top SPL sponsors who will pull out if Rangers are taken out of the mix for at least three years. Sky Sports will not abandon the Scottish game completely if the SFL elect to tell Gers to start again at the bottom. Sky will, however, drastically renegotiate the terms of their coverage. And itâ??s believed the income will then be pegged at around just £3m a season. The hit on the scrapping of the new TV deal is a crippling £65m â?? plus the loss of the overseas SportFive rights at £15m. This is neither scaremongering or rumours, these are the figures those in the Hampden hierarchy are staring at through the cracks in their fingers. An £80m deficit from now until the summer of 2017 â?? and what would be left of the game by then? These are the haunting questions facing the SFL chairmen who have had this whole sorry mess dumped in their laps. When SunSport polled the men with the future of Scottish football in their hands last Friday the vote stood at 14-2 AGAINST Gers with 14 clubs undecided. Airdrie â?? who lost the First Division play-off to Dumbarton â?? will abstain as they would benefit by being moved up a league. Dundee will be barred from voting as they look set to take Gersâ?? slot in the SPL, so there will only be 28 votes. That could be reduced further if Stranraer, who lost the Second Division play-off to Albion Rovers, also elect to abstain as they have the same conflict of interest as Airdrie. With the count down to 27 it would require the picture over the next 48 hours to change drastically from where it stood last week. Gers need a vote of 14-13 to win their place in the Scottish Football League and if that is achieved then the SFL board is certain to rubber-stamp their entry into the First Division. Yesterday the SFA and the SPL even took a hammering in the House of Commons. English Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore stuck the knife into the SFA and the SPL over their handling of the Rangers crisis. Scudamore told MPs their rules lacked the â??rigourâ?? to deal with clubs who run out of cash. He insisted the English game had tightened up its own procedures after Portsmouth went into administration in 2010. Giving evidence to the Commons culture, media and sport committee, he said: â??There is a huge raft of changes that we have made in the last five years. â??I canâ??t comment specifically on the Rangers situation â?? but I feel very sorry for what is going on in Scottish football. â??But I know the SPL and SFA donâ??t have the same level of rigour we have adopted in the last five years. â??I donâ??t think their rules currently have the same processes weâ??ve got. If they do now, they didnâ??t at the time of the HMRC situation.â? Labour MP Jim Sheridan added: â??The SPL and SFA should have amended their rules, but failed to do so. Questions have to be asked why they didnâ??t.â? It is estimated that admitting Rangers into Division One will put an extra £2m into SFL coffers. A sweetener of £1m has already been negotiated as the TV companies see an appeal in the novelty of covering Ally McCoistâ??s new-look squad in a lower league for the first time in their 140-year history. A further £1m will come in through the gates as Gers roll into town in places like Cowdenbeath and Dumbarton as they bid to return to the top flight at the first time of asking. The benefits are there for those who rule in the First Division boardrooms and throughout the SFL to ponder. Sporting integrity has become the buzz phrase of the last few weeks. Yesterday the chilling toll of what that will cost became all too apparent for a game teetering on the brink. SunSport understands it is a stick-on that if the SFL vote Gers into the Third Division then plans for the formation of SPL 2 will kick in immediately. That will cause chaos for a sport on its knees and leave long-suffering fans angry and bewildered. Hard as it may be for some to stomach, there is surely now clarity ahead of Friday the 13th. The vote to save our game will be one that places shamed Rangers into the First Division. Anything else and we can stand outside the crime scene tape and count the bodies. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4422381/The-true-cost-of-Rangers-relegation.html#ixzz20GSTi726

first game of season?

Kelty Hearts stalwart Stefan Winiarski will have completed more than 10 years honour to Kelty this season and a deserved testimonial match has been arranged against Glasgow giants Rangers which will be played on Wednesday 25th July at Central Park. This match is sure to catch the imagination of the people of Fife and Scotland as this could be one of Rangers first games of the new season since their demotion from the SPL. Stefan & Kelty Hearts have also decided to donate a percentage of the gate money to the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund which is a great gesture. A limited number of Hospitality packages are still available for the big night*Check the Stefan Winiarski Testimonial web page for more info. http://keltyhearts.co.uk/#/stefan-winiarski-testimonial/4566413650'>http://keltyhearts.co.uk/#/stefan-winiarski-testimonial/4566413650 http://keltyhearts.co.uk/#

HE has been embroiled in controversy since taking over as chief executive of struggling Scottish football giants Glasgow Rangers. But many fans may be unaware of Charles Greenâ??s past role as star striker at a rather less glamorous club in East Yorkshire - Goole Town FC. While he is now in charge of the 50,000-plus capacity Ibrox Stadium, he once played at the Victoria Pleasure Grounds in front of, at best, hundreds of supporters. Mr Green was there in the late 1970s, scoring 70 goals in 140 appearances, before being signed at the age of 27 for just £500 by Cheltenham Town. He scored 21 goals in 35 games for them before retiring at 28, moving into the hotel trade and becoming a successful businessman. Current Goole manager John Reed said he could not believe it when he heard about Mr Greenâ??s Goole connections, having been playing football at the same time as him in the 1970s. â??Itâ??s incredible,â? he said. â??He was just Charlie Green to us in those days.â? He revealed that Goole had now written to Rangers to ask them to come and play a friendly in the town. â??But Iâ??m not holding my breath.â? Glasgow Rangers have gone into liquidation and Greenâ??s Sevco consortium bought the old clubâ??s assets last month. The new club has been refused entry to the Scottish Premier League, and it is currently unclear in what division they will place next season. Mr Green aims to oversee a recovery from the old clubâ??s financial meltdown but some fans have been unhappy with his arrival, with some delaying the renewal of their season tickets in a bid to force him out, and 3,000 supporters demonstrating outside Ibrox last week. Goole could perhaps give Rangers a few tips in adapting to a new world of austerity. Goole supporters are being urged to spare a few hours on Saturday mornings to help get their ground ready for the new season, starting last Saturday with a project to repaint the perimeter wall. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9807588.Charles_Green___from_Goole_to_Glasgow/

RANGERS legend Paul Gascoigne yesterday insisted thereâ??s â??never been a better timeâ? to play for the Ibrox side as he made a bizarre pledge to join the skint club next season. The 45-year-old star vowed to help old pal Ally McCoist by pulling on his boots again days after the fallen giants were dumped out the top flight. Gazza, who helped Rangers clinch their famous nine league titles in a row, made his pledge as controversial lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano revealed he wants to buy the old Rangers and exploit a loophole that he claims would allow them to play in England. Gazza, who quit Ibrox in 1998, said: â??Iâ??ll play for Rangers next season. I will be there next season supporting Coisty and his team. â??And Iâ??ll you this â?? if I can get my hip sorted Iâ??ll make myself available for a few games in the Third Division if Coisty needs me. There is no better time to play for Rangers than right now. â??I can honestly say that if I had just played in a tournament like the European Championship finals and I had the chance to sign for Real Madrid, Barcelona or Rangers I would choose Rangers because of Coisty and the fans.â? Gazza, in his Rangers heyday, cost £4.3million when he joined them from Italian outfit Lazio in July 1995. He helped them lift the Scottish Cup and League Cup as well as two league titles, and enjoyed three forays into the Champions Legue. The legend, who played with McCoist added yesterday: â??I had the best time of my life at Rangers. I lived next door to Coisty for four years and I know he is Rangers through and through. Serious business ... Ally â??It wouldnâ??t matter if the club was in the Sunday league â?? he would still manage them for nothing. I am convinced he will make the club great again.â? Meanwhile former Dundee director Di Stefano has written to administrators Duff and Phelps revealing he is interested in snapping up the old Rangers before the company is wound up. The 55-year-old lawman â?? dubbed the Devilâ??s Advocate after representing Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and Moors Murderer Ian Brady â?? wants to revive the clubâ??s fortunes. And he claims his bid will be bankrolled by a string of wealthy oil sheikhs â?? if the Ibrox side are allowed to play in England. The old Rangers is currently in administration and will be liquidated shortly. Charles Green transferred the assets to his newco Gers after buying the club for £5.5million. Di Stefano wrote: â??Iâ??m aware the assets of the company were sold to Charles Green, but I have spoken with the registrar at Companies House that confirms The Rangers Football Club Plc is a company still â??only in administrationâ?? and is capable of acquisition, transfer and/or assignment. â??I would be obliged if you would confirm your understanding of the situation. My advisors clearly confirm the company is still capable of being sold as a corporate shell including, but not definitely inheriting, the liabilities that Charles Green did not assume in his agreement with you when assets were sold. â??That however, would be my problem and argument with HMRC once I owned the said company.â? The Italian claims Gers have a right to play in English football due to an agreement dating back to the 1880s. Hero ... emotional Gazza during Rangers days Scottish News Group In a three-page letter to the FAâ??s chairman David Bernstein, Di Stefano insisted that the old Rangers could still enter the English divisions. Plans ... Giovanni David Martin / Fotopress. He told him: â??There is an interested party in the Middle East who may acquire the shares of Rangers and accept all the contingent liabilities if the club is entitled to play in the English league. Having researched the rules of the period and Articles of Association of both the FA and Rangers FC, I find nothing which would sustain anything other than Rangers inheriting the right to play in the English league. â??I could find nothing that suggested Rangers lost their right or were expelled from the FA after their incorporation in 1899.â? Earlier this year, Di Stefano urged the ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 59, to purchase the crisis-hit club. Last night sports law expert Dr Gregory Ioannidis, of Buckingham University, said: â??Although in theory any club could apply for FA membership, it would have to be according to the limitations of procedural requirements and the rules currently in place. It is also a matter to be decided by the relevant league. In theory RFC could apply for membership but it would have to be from the bottom.â? Duff and Phelps refused to comment. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/4420369/In-your-dreams-team.html#ixzz20AgALjT8