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Well, that was - um.... interesting.

Who from Gersnet is going?

RST were saying on twitter that it was part RFFF, and I presume therefore that the club paid the rest.

Seems to be a lof of chat suggesting Lafferty is on his way. Especially given his dust up with the gaffer.

Basically saying it wasn't within the criteria of sanctions available to them that could be applied.

Was going to try and get an early night but I'm so annoyed at this I can see me getting no sleep.

AN SFA independent appeals panel has this evening upheld a decision to impose a 12-month transfer embargo on the club. Duff and Phelps, administrators of Rangers Football Club, issued the following statement tonight. Paul Clark, joint administrator, said: "The decision by the appellate tribunal to uphold the sanction, namely the suspension of registration of players for one year, is not competent in the view of the Club and its legal advisers. "Such a sanction was not available to the tribunal and should not have been imposed and it is the intention of the Club to challenge the determination. "The Club will consider seeking review of this most disappointing decision and it is a matter of regret that the certainty and finality Rangers sought on this matter has not been achieved. Everyone at Rangers is bitterly disappointed and dismayed at this outcome." Charles Green, who leads a consortium purchasing the Club, said: "Our group went into the purchase of the Club with this sanction in place but we hoped the decision would at least be commuted. We fully support the Club as it considers an appeal against this latest decision." Sandy Jardine, spokesman for the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund, added: "Rangers supporters will be shocked and bitterly disappointed by this decision and will find it hard to take that the Club has been so heavily punished for the actions of individuals."

I think it is binding, yes. Can't remember the exact wording though.

Quite right. This fight is about to get dirty. And, to be frank, its about time.

Agreed. But such is the outrage of this, I can see such things being given serious consideration.

Occupy Hampden on Saturday? Edit: I've seen the suggestion on twitter rather than it being my idea.

I saw wee fraser tweeting something similar but not sure of where its come from.

Club to issue a statment tonight, per Andrew Dickson on twitter.

What steps does the club have to take this further. UEFA? Court of Arbitration for Sport? Would be RFFF money well spent IMO

And my first reaction to the SFA statement is that it seems to focus on the competence of the ability to make the initial decision and whether the punishment was proportionate to the decision, rather than whether the decision itself was a load of crap.

And I care not for the opinions of any hand wringing journalists who think its a bullying tactic.

Well, I think the 8k or so fans that marched to Hampden may well be a drop in the ocean. Sign me up for the next one.

Rejected completely?

How about: Integrity Shmegrity.

Great post. All that without mentioning Celtic's post season tour of Japan in 2008. Cap doffed... One to publish on the main site??

Naisy has all the makings of a club legend. Really enjoyed reading that.

The verdict will be based on the balance of probabilities. So in looking at it, the tribunal is going to have to decide if the payments are discretionary or not, is what I'm led to believe. And part of the reason it's taking so long is because the final judgement might determine whether we ate guilty on an EBT by EBT basis. Ergo, there may be evidence that some EBT payments were not discretionary, and no evidence to suggest this for others. Seems plausible but I tend I agree with calscot that the arguments appear flimsy.

Hmmm, it's maybe my link that's crap. I'm on my phone which would explain it

Just checked and it's still on YouTube.

From YouTube?