RANGERRAB

Tend to think the SPL might (and I say that without any conviction BTW) scrape thro' this season. However next season is a definite NO-NO without us and CG knows this. Interesting negotiations lie ahead for our re-entry.

When the SPL ceases to exist, (which won't be long in coming) a condition of our re-entry to the top division (whatever it may be called) is that this ridiculous transfer embargo be abolished.

Isn't this something for CG to be asking his adversaries at the SPL ? how have they got away with this ?

no one should ever under estimate the job Fullerton & Kane did to us at LBG. Effectively preventing us signing players for 2 years despite chairman AJ substantially reducing bank debt then forcing SDM to sell club to Whyte who was a disaster waiting to happen.

I said after the transfer window closed we were seriously short in MF & wide areas. If he's out long term I fear we've not enough depth in squad in these areas

I don't think these EBT's were declared to SPL. That's the so-called problem although I'd be interested to know exactly which SPL rule has been broken (if you've read them like I have). Having said that these EBT's were declared in section6 of our accounts every year and the SFA gave us a licence to play every year so in that respect you have to ask serious questions who's behind all this and why (we probably do know but 'they' won't come out & say so)

Said it before and I'll say it again, we're seriously short in midfield. We needed another couple and couldn't believe we didn't bring them in during transfer window. What if Ian Black gets injured ? we'll be in real trouble then as I don't think playing Jig there is an option any longer as he's clearly lost a bit of pace (not that he had too much to begin with)

there were two items in CG's statement I found of considerable interest:- 1) he threatens 'legal recourse' if titles stripped. Can SPL afford a long legal battle? if we're in law courts again what will UEFA do ? suspend SFA ? 2) CG said Doncaster wasn't originally intersted in stripping titles. What's now changed ? who decided ? Who's actually running SPL ? I find it strange SFA (who are the appeal body for us)have no interest in removing Scottish Cups won during this EBT period.

As I understand it, Celtic didn't declare Juninho's EBT to SPL/SFA. Yes they paid HMRC the tax but that's not the issue here. The fact they didn't declare it means they are, potentially, in same boat as us but the biased Celtic-supporting individual at the SPL(Ian Blair) who carried out this 'investigation' won't/can't accept that fact

He's baffled ? I'm not. The people carrying out these EBT investigations are biased Celtic men - Ian Blair & lardass MacKenzie.

Excellent OP by Bill McMurdo but Great Britain is not a nation but an island containing three nations: England, Scotland & Wales. Personally I look upon myself first & foremost as a UK citizen (which of course includes N.I.). Our passports state this. I particularly liked Bill's comment above the Scottish shirt having the Royal emblem i.e. lion rampant. Good point indeed

No don't think so. The last part of the OP states it would be played in 'parallel with domestic campaign'

he wasn't up to the job and should never have got it in the first place

Are we forgetting it was LBG who forced SDM to sell the club to Whyte and if he did not do so LBG would withdraw credit ? Do you remember who was then in charge of LBG Business in Scotland ? Manus J Fullarton and his sidekick Archibald Gerald Kane. Guess who they support? They knew Whyte's past business record and hadn't the funds to run Rangers and was an accident waiting to happen. Fullarton is a member of the Celtic Trust and is now working as an advisor to Harper McLeod, who are both Celtic's & the SPL 's lawyers who carried out the investigation into Rangers' use of EBT's Make your own minds up about this. I've certainly made up mine. Corruption & conflicts of interest on a grand scale.

Agree. Don't see how it could possibly be played alongside current domestic leagues

As I understand, the SPL refuse to pay it to us as they say we're now a newco ( they probably haven't got £2m to give us anyway). If that's the case then surely this money is due to the oldco and are D&P or BDO(as administrators or liquidators) not legally required to get this money to maximise the creditor's pot for the oldco? if so and the SPL don't have this money could they themselves be forced into administration ? JUST A THOUGHT

We should tell the SPL that if they attempt to strip titles then we'll see them in a court of law. Who knows UEFA or FIFA may then decide to suspend the SFA or something like that. Now that would be a shame.

Where did u read that?

given our lack of signings he may well be needed IMO

let's just wait & see if The Sun is stupid enough to go ahead with this...............

Big Jig is either up front or not in the team at all IMO.

not sure we'll be in SFL2 next season M8. League reconstruction is a certainty. I realise I'm in a minority but I want Rangers playing in the top division as soon as possible.

IMO we needed someone to play central MF alongside Ian Black and another central defender for cover. I'm none too convinced about Cribari

in my opinion we needed another couple of midfielders & another central defender. Time will tell but I don't think we've enough depth to this squad to last til Jan2014 although as I understand things we can sign free agents after Sept1 2013. Templeton should be a good signing but did we really need another forward ?

that's my understanding too.