ian1964

Aye,I know,what I was meaning was where are all the Rangers men?

'Regan attended St Bede's RC School in County Durham. He was headhunted for the SFA job by Paul Nolan of Nolan Partners. This company is a business partner of Celtic. Paul Nolan is supposedly a friend of John Reid.... Regan has previous business links with Peter Lawwell(Coors and Carling) Stewart Regan is a sellik puppet.'

I'm just glad someone is digging,shame it has to be a loony and a Dundee fan,good luck to him all the same

Rangers' Division Three talks continue with SFA Sevco Scotland will continue attempts to assume Rangers' membership of the Scottish Football Association following five hours of talks at Hampden. Charles Green's consortium is looking to persuade the SFA to shelve a transfer ban imposed on the old Rangers before it headed for liquidation. But they are being asked to provide more details on the identity and propriety of investors and directors. The new Rangers need the membership so they can start life in Division Three. Scottish football's governing body received an information pack from Sevco on 29 June, seven days after the company submitted a letter of application to take the place of Rangers after buying the stricken club's assets for £5.5m. But the SFA is still looking for answers and issued a statement stressing it has the power to pass punishments from the old to the new Rangers. Chief executive Green set off for meetings with Uefa in a bid to ease the burden of demands from European football's governing body to repay about £3m of football debts. As he did so, three members of Sevco - chairman Malcolm Murray, Imran Ahmed and Brian Stockbridge - met SFA officials at Hampden. Rangers crisis explained Rangers went into administration owing up to £134m to unsecured creditors and will eventually be liquidated As a result its registrations with the Scottish FA and Scottish Premier League were terminated Charles Green led a consortium which bought Rangers' assets for £5.5m The former Sheffield United chief executive is reforming Rangers as a new company But the 'newco' did not get the required votes for re-admittance to the SPL Instead, the new Rangers will start life in Division Three Green and the SFA had warned that the new Rangers' participation in the Scottish Football League was not yet a certainty. "Without SFA membership, we can't play in the Third Division," said the Sevco chief. "They want to put some transfer embargo on us, but we can't have that as we don't have any players." Carlos Bocanegra, Maurice Edu and Dorin Goian are poised to leave Rangers with the blessing of Green, following the exits of several other first team players who refused to transfer their contracts to his company. Scottish Football League clubs voted the newco Rangers into Division Three on Friday, rejecting a proposal by the SFA and Scottish Premier League to place them in the First Division. The SPL, which previously rejected the newco application to replace the old Rangers, has now invited Dundee into the top flight and vowed to help smooth Rangers' path into the lowest tier. However, the SFA must first address the issue of a prior transfer ban and £100,000 fine imposed on the previous regime for "bringing the game into disrepute". "There's still a number of issues outstanding between Rangers and the SFA and we're working on them now," explained Green, who had been willing to shoulder the old club's footballing responsibilities when bargaining for SPL, then Division One, entry. "The problem is that we have been discussing them for some time. "It is a balance between what is fair and what's appropriate. "We wish Dundee every success and we are now looking forward to reaching an agreement with the SFA so that we can get on and start playing in the Third Division." Rangers are unable to play even pre-season friendly games without SFA membership. However, the SFA has vowed to resolve the outstanding issues with Rangers ahead of their opening fixture, away to Brechin City in the Ramsdens Cup on 28 July. "Scottish football's recovery process begins today," it said in a statement. "The board of the Scottish FA endorses the decisions made by the respective members of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League to accommodate Rangers FC Newco into Division Three. "The new season begins in less than two weeks and it is incumbent on the Scottish FA to conclude all outstanding issues relating to Rangers FC. "To that end, we aim to meet with the club this week with the intention of achieving a satisfactory outcome for all parties so that we can focus on football in time for the new campaign." Meanwhile, SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster has said there is still the possibility of sanctions being levied as a result of the old Rangers' administration's behaviour in the transfer market. Doncaster told BBC Scotland the SPL will now look at the Employee Benefits Trust scheme operated by the Rangers oldco and the possibility that players were improperly registered. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18862115

Well,he is only advising all shareholders to get legal advice?

The video is up now

Posted by Douglas Cameron 1 day, 4 hours ago It is probably premature to suggest the dust has settled. As we stand Rangers as a club have survived though starting in SFL3 presents a long process of recovery. The challenge for our support is finding the strength to back up the words of defiance with action. In simple terms each and every Rangers fan needs to make a commitment to continue going to games and parting with their hard earned cash. Doubts remain regarding the new owners so that will not be easy, vigilance is necessary and I suppose individuals must make their own decisions. I for one will view holding a season ticket for SFL3 as a matter of personal pride. For good or ill I follow the club and they will always have my support regardless of corporate structure and ownership. It is not just Rangers fans who need to act. We are already hearing rumours of SPL clubs facing administration within a matter of weeks. Indeed the SPL itself requires to pay £2m to the SFL shortly a payment normally deducted direct from TV/sponsorship funds prior to distribution to member clubs. After the recent grandstanding on proper behaviour I am sure there will be no question of any failure to make this payment. It does strike me as somewhat perverse that the ultimate decision on Rangers fate should have rested on the shoulders of the chairmen of the likes of Elgin, Annan and Stirling Albion. Democracy and fan representation is to be welcomed but at points in recent weeks the SPL chairmen and football authorities (with the honourable exclusion of the SFL's Derek Longmuir) have been guilty of a complete dereliction of duty. Basic principles of innocence until proven guilty, proportionality and impartiality have withered with mob rule masquerading as "sporting integrity" being the only consideration. Ultimately we would appear to have achieved an equitable solution whereby Rangers will start over in Scotland's fourth tier. That this has been achieved is more accident than design. I do not believe in any grand anti-Rangers conspiracy. I do not doubt though that the incompetence and self interest of those with influence in the process has added to Rangers problems. The failure to act with sufficient haste and with anything approaching logic or clarity of thought has created suspicion and allowed disinformation to become fact. This creates a legitimate sense of grievance amongst supporters of all clubs. It is therefore not just Rangers' former owners we should be looking to see held to account. Whilst I believe we will see Whyte and Murray in court I do question who will hold the football authorities, HMRC and Lloyds bank to account? The only realistic avenue through which these issues will ever be honestly and frankly disclosed is through the forthcoming Parliamentary enquiry. To that end here is my own personal list of issues I'd like to see comprehensively addressed and placed on public record. I intend emailing these on to the MPs who will be part of this process so if anyone has any other comments please feel free to add below and I will send on the full list in due course. The football authorities - Why did the SPL suspend their investigation into Rangers use of EBTs/player registration? - What responses were received regarding the request for all clubs to disclose any payments made not included in player contracts? Did any other clubs beyond Rangers and Celtic, both of whom have EBTS documented in their accounts, disclose any similar payments regarding either EBTs or image rights contracts? - Was the use of EBTs questioned when Rangers or Celtic provided annual accounts showing their use? Was advice regarding their implications in relation to player registrations ever sought or given? - Why did the SPL/SFA seek to apply new punishments or compromises rather than simply apply their existing rules and regulations? - How long did it take the SPL/SFA to rule on punishments when other clubs underwent insolvency events (Motherwell, Livingston, Airdrie, Gretna, Dundee (twice))? - How did Mr Regan and Mr Doncaster come to hold their current positions? Did they apply for vacancies or were they approached directly by the SPL/SFA or their agents? What if any relations did they have with existing member clubs and/or individuals at those clubs? - What investigations were conducted into Craig Whyte's fit and proper status? Were these conducted/initiated before or after concerns were raised by the press and former directors of Rangers? What individuals raised concerns directly with the SFA and when? - How many fit and proper investigations have been conducted since the introduction of the rule? Has anyone apart from Craig Whyte ever been ruled not to be fit and proper? - How does the fit and proper investigation into Charles Green and his consortium differ to that undertaken previously? - How did the SPL satisfy themselves that there was no conflict of interest in employing Harper Macleod to investigate player registrations? (The firm featured a testimonial from Peter Lawwell on behalf of Celtic Football Club plc on their website) - Did Mr Regan state to the SFL member clubs he would refuse Rangers' SFA membership being transferred if they were allowed to play in the SPL? If so why did he then publicly contradict this the following day? HMRC - When will the FTTT verdict be delivered? How long does a typical FTTT case take to be decided? - How many other companies' use of EBTs have been investigated in the last five years? - How many other British football clubs' use of EBTs are currently actively under investigation? - What internal investigations have HMRC undertaken to ascertain why so many confidential documents regarding the Rangers case are now in the public domain? Lloyds Bank - In the two years prior to the sale to Craig Whyte Rangers reduced their debt from £30m to £18m. This was an entirely manageable debt for a company with a £50m turnover. The EBT issue unquestionably had the potential to lead the company into administration but at that point the company was in no immediate danger. Rangers though were but a small part of the Murray Group which owed Lloyds over £700m. The decision to sell Rangers Football Club plc to Whyte is widely acknowledged to have been made at the insistence of Lloyds bank. Whyte's takeover is under police investigation and represents a straight forward case of financial assistance i.e. he purchased the company using the company's assets. Whyte then funded the working capital for a year through non-payment of taxes. Given the direct link between Lloyds' recovery of £18m and Craig Whyte's criminality is it not right and proper that the Government, the bank's largest investor in recent years on behalf of the tax payer, insist Lloyds repay this money to HMRC and Ticektus (the company defraud by Whyte via the season ticket deal)? Most of us cannot wait until the start of the new season and some football. We all fell in love with the game not merely our club. The atmosphere at Ibrox for our first home game will be immense. Rangers as a club, and certainly we as a support, have done ourselves credit in accepting the need to take our place in SFL3. We cannot though allow the events of the last few months to be forgotten. We can never hide from our history and Rangers, and Scottish football generally, will only ultimately benefit from the whole truth coming out. Over the coming season our anger must be focused on questioning the events of the last few months whilst we resolve to devote our energies to being good members of the Scottish Football League and embracing the experience of three years as the world's biggest wee team. http://blogs.soccernet.com/rangers/archives/2012/07/for_the_worlds_biggest_wee_tea.php

Video is to appear here soon:

Sorry Zappa,but it's a no for me as well,although I understand what you're saying and I also just wish to get back to football,but this has been proved an illegal sanction and I think we have suffered enough,if this embargo was already in the rules then we would have no option.We all just want to get back to playing football,however these chunts are just trying to kill us. Having said all that,CG will be the one to decide whether we accept this or not,he has a tough decision to make for the Rangers to move forward.

CHARLES GREEN will ask Uefa for help in reducing the oldco Rangers transfer fee debts of around £3million owed to European clubs. Green flew to Switzerland today for a meeting to see if cash owed to the likes of Rapid Vienna, Palermo and St Etienne can somehow be reduced. "There are oldco debts to certain clubs and it's about £3m," Green said. "They're oldco debts that newco has got to face up to. This is the frustration that we have had as a group where, at times we're a newco so we have to sit in this particular box. "However, when it's convenient we're still oldco and have to suffer the sins of the fathers.We are people who face up to responsibilities – but we'd like some help in meeting these debts. "We don't want them to be waived or expect them to be waived... but I'd like for clubs and Uefa to recognise these are not my debts. This is a gesture and we'd like them to work with us so we can agree a settlement. "When Rangers do get back to Europe, be that five years, 10 years or 20 years, we want to walk back with heads held high." Meantime, Rangers' first match against Brechin in the Ramsdens Cup on Saturday week is set to be switched to Dens Park, Dundee. Glebe Park has a 1500 capacity and sources say the club has not go enough time to prepare for the neccesary arrangement with interest set to be huge. Brechin have already approached Dundee and the SFL will facilitate the request. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/gers-uefa-plea-over-oldco-debt.18177973

SFA chiefs today demanded detailed information over Charles Green's plans for Rangers and those backing his newco. New club chairman Malcolm Murray and Rangers finance directors Imran Khan and Brian Stockbridge held discussions with the Hampden hierarchy at the National Stadium. And SportTimes understands they were told to come clean over the businessmen who have helped fund the £5.5million Green take-over deal, what his intentions are for the club and also ordered to produce documentation proving shamed former owner Craig Whyte is not involved in any way. Green had already submitted information as he tries to gain SFA membership, but it is understood it was not detailed enough for the SFA – and he has been ordered to furnish them with more facts. Green confirmed: "Three of our board members, Malcolm, Imran and Brian are meeting with the SFA and will be answering all the questions for our application relating to the funding and ownership. "Who are members of the trust who have invested up to date? They will provide all the answers." An SFA insider revealed: "The information provided so far is, at best, vague. A lot more information is required before everything can be completed, and Green has been made aware of this. "After what happened during Craig Whyte's reign, it is imperative all background checks are carried out to ensure the same thing does not happen again. The Rangers supporters would expect and demand such checks are carried out. "That is one of the issues being discussed today, along with the proposed transfer embargo and the payment of all football-related debts." Green is currently unwilling to accept the existing terms of a 12-month signing embargo, originally placed on the club by the governing body on May 11 for bringing the game into disrepute. But with the SFA making it clear it will only transfer Rangers' membership to the new company if it either agrees to the imposition of the registration ban – which was subsequently ruled unlawful by Lord Glennie at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on appeal – or elects to again go before the governing body's appellate tribunal, it would appear they are on yet another bitter collision course unless a deal is struck. There have been suggestions that a season- long transfer ban, if accepted, could come into play on September 1, which would at least allow Ally McCoist the opportunity to bring in players to his decimated squad. Rangers would then be unable to sign any new players until the transfer window that opens on January 1, 2014. If the newco owners refuse to accept any kind of transfer embargo, the governing body will be left one further option involving the transfer of membership. It could agree the transfer, but allow its appellate tribunal to reconvene, leaving open the possibility of Rangers either being suspended from the game for an indefinite period, being thrown out of football altogether or facing a season- long expulsion from the Scottish Cup. Green added: "The follow- on question after the discussion on membership with the SFA has to be to try and agree this level of package in terms of sanctions, when we feel enough is enough but understand that there has to be a final settlement so we can all move on. "We are now accepted as a member of the SFL but we are unable to even play a friendly and the first cup game is now in less than two weeks." McCoist suffered another blow yesterday with the news that Dorin Goian, Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu are all set to leave after they were placed in the Third Division. And Green admits those who have already committed themselves to the club, like Lee Wallace and Neil Alexander, could also consider their Gers futures. He said: "The news yesterday that we are definitely in the Third Division means that some of the key players who have come back, people like Goian, Bocanegra and Edu will rethink their futures, quite understandably. "Indeed, some of the main Scots players will always have to look at their future. "Nevertheless, Alistair is resounding in his support going forward. "He has got players, should the SFA allow him to bring players in, he will have a squad there." "It does increase the pressure on Ally even further. We're asking him to manage a club where the SFA still want to put some transfer embargo on us and we haven't got any players." http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/...ckers.18176889

GIOVANNI DI STEFANO ‏@DEVILSADVOKAT I will be releasing a video statement to fellow shareholders and supporters of the Rangers Football Club PLC later this evening to update

RANGERS chief Charles Green today pledged to give Ibrox fans the chance to own up to 50% of the club. Green also acted to quash speculation that former chairman Craig Whyte is involved in his Sevco consortium. The new Ibrox chief executive has come under intense scrutiny from the Light Blue legions since completing his purchase of Rangers' assets and moving them to his newco, Sevco Scotland Ltd, but the Englishman feels he is starting to win over the doubters. Craig Mathers, a Nottingham-based businessman, has become the latest investor to pledge money to Green's project after ploughing more than £1 million into Rangers, and the Ibrox chief is keen for fans to come on board and control their club. Green said: "We want fans to own part of this. This is not Charles Green, I do not own the club. "I keep being misquoted in the newspapers as 'Charles Green owner', I am not the owner, I am the CEO. I am trying to do a job and rescue Rangers for the fans and for the people who own this club. "We have got people who have got shares but they are not the owners. The owners of Rangers are the fans. "I have said they can own up to 50% of this. If fans choose not to buy the shares that is their right. "We cannot force them to do that. I have said all along, the opportunity is there. "The next step is that we need to get the season tickets sorted, we need to get Alistair [McCoist] playing football because there is a cup game in less than 14 days and then, following that, we want to move on with the share issue." Green has proven a divisive figure since arriving at Ibrox, with former Gers hero John Brown urging supporters not to buy season tickets for the coming campaign as he makes his own move to gain control of the club. Sevco chairman Malcom Murray will lead a three-man delegation to Hampden today as the newco attempts to gain an SFA licence to allow them to play in the Irn-Bru Third Division next season. Green knows he still has some way to go to win over disillusioned fans but he hopes the tide is now turning in his favour as Rangers' future takes shape. He said: "I think over the last few weeks there has definitely been a movement. "The fact that I am now living in a flat in Glasgow, as opposed to moving from safehouse to safehouse, is vindication of it. "Indeed, I had my first meal out in the city since May 13, where a lady was having a 16th birthday and invited me across to join her group. "That was, to me, the first Glasgow welcome and says to me that fans now are understanding better. "We knew this wouldn't be an overnight thing. We knew fans had been let down. There is huge mistrust because of the history of Craig Whyte and to some extent David Murray. We haven't tried to push people where they didn't feel comfortable." In a bid to move on, Green added: "I think the sensible fans now see through this rubbish that has been fed to them over the last three months and see that we have delivered everything we said." Key to Murray's Hampden remit today will be to prove to the governing body who owns and runs Rangers, allowing the SFA to see all of Green's investors and his plans for the club. Fans' fears have grown that disgraced former owner Craig Whyte is involved in the new regime but Green has shot down those claims. He said: "I have met Craig Whyte four times. The last time I spoke to him he called me to say 'well done', after we had done the deal. "Craig is a guy who, I think, had the right intentions but didn't have the resource to deliver. Unfortunately for Rangers fans, the club got into a mess. "I don't speak to Craig and he is not part of the consortium, which is what my board colleagues will be telling and showing and proving to the SFA today." http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/g...ledge.18176850

It's a pity they weren't so interested when CW rolled into town?

Tuesday, 17 July 2012 Now that the status of Rangers FC has been clarified by the respective league bodies, the Scottish FA has compiled the following information to provide clarity and guidance on the remaining issues to be resolved. When will the Scottish FA consider Rangers application for membership? Now that the Scottish Football League have made a conditional acceptance of Rangers FC in Irn Bru Division Three we will now consider the clubâ??s application for membership transfer this week. How can Rangers be considered for membership when they can't provide four yearsâ?? financial statements? Sevco Scotland Ltd bought Rangers Football Club PLCâ??s share in the SPL and membership of the Scottish FA as part of their acquisition of assets. Under Article 14.1, Sevco Scotland are requesting the transfer of the existing membership of Oldco. This is different to an application for a new membership, which generally requires four years of financial statements. When will the Appellate Tribunal be reconvened? The Scottish FA has been in dialogue with Rangers FC in respect of the outstanding disciplinary sanction. The decision of the Court of Session to set aside the 12-month registration embargo was complicated by Rangers FCâ??s administration and subsequent request from Sevco Scotland for a transfer of membership of the Scottish FA. Again, now that the clubâ??s status has been confirmed by the SPL and SFL, we will consider the award of transfer once Rangers FC satisfy the necessary criteria. Will Rangersâ?? original punishments be transferred to Newco? The Scottish FA Board has the power to transfer membership under Article 14.1, which states: â??. . . Transfer of membership will be reviewed by the Board, which will have the complete discretion to reject or to grant such application on such terms and conditions as the Board may think fit.â? Will Ally McCoist be subject to a Compliance Officer Reference for his comments about the Judicial Panel? The Compliance Officer communicated with Rangers FC in mid-June to confirm that the matter has been reported and will be initiated through the normal Judicial Panel Protocol upon conclusion of the other outstanding issues affecting the club. In what round will Rangers Newco join the William Hill Scottish Cup? Under the Scottish FAâ??s Cup Competition Rules, Rangers FC as a third division club will join the William Hill Scottish Cup at the second round. Why have the Scottish FA blocked the transfer of Rangers players to other clubs? The Scottish FA issued a guidance note, based on legal advice and without prejudice, to both Rangers FC and PFA Scotland. Certain players have now chosen not to transfer across under TUPE regulations and, instead, agreed contracts elsewhere. On a procedural basis, the Scottish FA cannot process an International Transfer Certificate via FIFAâ??s Transfer Management System where there is an ongoing contractual dispute. Rangers FC have confirmed that there is such a contractual dispute. In the meantime, the new club(s) can request a temporary transfer from FIFA in order that the player(s) is free to play while the dispute process unfolds. This process has commenced in relation to a number of the players in question. At the request of one of the parties in dispute, the Scottish FA, through its Articles, can convene an Arbitration Panel, with either side selecting from a list of Panel members, with the two appointees subsequently selecting a Chair of the panel. Rangers FC have made such a request to the Scottish FA. We would naturally seek an outcome as soon as possible. Does the Scottish FA have a fit and proper person report for the new Rangers owner(s) and do we know who the main investors/directors are? The Scottish FA has received private and confidential documentation from Sevco Scotland Ltd relating to the above. We have asked Sevco to provide further supplementary information and will consider that information this week. Under new Scottish FA rules, it is a requirement of the outgoing club directors to conduct a full investigation under the Fit and Proper Guidelines. Given Rangers FCâ??s insolvency event, it has been incumbent on the administrators, Duff and Phelps, to carry out the necessary checks on the proposed new directors, as well as our own investigations. What is the status of the investigation into use of Employee Benefit Trusts? This is an investigation under the jurisdiction of the Scottish Premier League specific to player registrations. The SPL have recently confirmed they have prima facie evidence but as the potential appellate body, we cannot comment further at this stage. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1961&newsCategoryID=3&newsID=10204

Sports Editor has removed them mian prior‏@ianprior @rangersfctrust The Gallery images were submitted by readers. We've reviewed it today and removed some that crossed the boundary of taste 2mRab Boyle‏@RFC_Rab @ianprior @rangersfctrust Thanks Ian. It's a shame that it wasn't glaringly obvious that it wasn't in the best taste. 1mian prior‏@ianprior @RFC_Rab @rangersfctrust Agree. Not the finest decision we've made this week. Apologies for any offence caused

@rfc_dickson: Anyone from @guardian care to explain to me why this is funny and worthy of a prize? http://t.co/qSYWLAtX @mrewanmurray @rfc_dickson: Maybe the @guardian will give me & the other RFC media guys jobs if we lose ours seeing as they find it all so humorous and light hearted @rfc_dickson: For the record in case it's not totally clear, I think the link I've just tweeted from the @guardian is an absolute disgrace Here's the link http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/gallery/2012/jul/17/rangers-future-the-gallery?CMP=twt_gu

CHARLES GREEN has put Rangers future back in doubt by refusing to reveal who the owners of the club are. And that means the Scottish Football Association have no alternative but to refuse Rangers a licence to play football. But it is Green and his continued protection of the identity of who is behind Blue Pitch Holdings, whose 23 per cent stake make it the largest shareholders in Sevco, that is blocking the way to Rangers membership of the SFA. I believe the SFA were handed more information last night which may help the governing body unravel the mystery of just who the faceless men who own Rangers are and put them on the trail of the shadowy Blue Pitch Holdings. But until Charles Green comes clean there is now surely no way the Scottish Football Association can allow Rangers to be given a licence to be able to play football. They have a clear duty to ensure that there is nobody involved who has any connection with any criminality, particularly money laundering, something which Green first mentioned on the day when he first emerged from the shadows as Duff and Phelpsâ?? top choice to take over as front man for the faceless men who own Rangers. The SFA must be particularly careful, given the way they blundered and did not properly investigate Craig Whyteâ??s background and where the money he used to buy Rangers came from in May 2011. Had they been tougher and more thorough in May 2011, the disasters which have befallen Rangers and the meltdown those disasters have sent Scottish football into, would never have happened. Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan knows his organisation and its Main Board cannot make the same massive mistake again. For if the SFA handed Rangers a licence and then the shadowy men who hide behind the Blue Pitch Holdings wall of secrecy were found to be involved in any criminality, have any links to any criminality, such as money laundering, or should the funding for the cut price deal which saw Charles Green handed Rangers on a plate by seriously under investigation, Duff and Phelps, be found to be in any way dodgy, the SFA could not survive. There can be no doubt that the Scottish Football Association in general and Stewart Regan and his chosen emissary , vice president Rod Petrie of Hibs, have performed poorly through this whole sad sorry saga. Which is why they must make sure they know who it is who owns Rangers and then conduct a serious investigation into them and their funding before giving Rangers their licence to play. It is Charles Greenâ??s delaying tactics and Charles Greenâ??s refusal to come clean about their indentity of the shadowy men who own Rangers which is holding up the SFA licence. That is a fact! What is also a fact is the timing of Charles Greenâ??s disgracefully curt call to the Rangers staff, announcing redundancies at team time on Monday night, came just hours after the SFA told him they were not satisfied with the extent of the information he had supplied to them before they could consider giving Rangers a licence to play. A coincidence? Or a low life ploy designed to take the heat of Charles Green and turn it on Stewart Regan, who is always an easy target for Rangers supporters? Goodness knows Regan has deserved to be in the firing line often enough as the way he has handled the whole Whyte Scandal and the way it has impacted on Rangers and Scottish football, has been disgraceful. But this time it is not Regan who is at fault and who is harming Rangers. It is Charles Green. It is Charles Green and his continued refusal to name all of the people who own Rangers. To list the names of the shadowy people who hide behind Blue Pitch Holdings. And to give the Scottish Football Association time to investigate them and ensure the money which is being invested in Rangers is clean money and has been raised by legal means. That is surely no more than any sensible, sane and rational Rangers supporter would not merely expect of the SFA, but actually demand of them in order that there can be no repeat of the fraud perpetrated on their club by Craig Whyte. But get set for more leaks from Charles Green, for more nods and winks on his behalf, that his impasse with the SFA is all Stewart Reganâ??s fault and that it has got nothing to do with demands for the faceless men who own Rangers to be named and investigated. But none of those leaks, none of those nods and winks, will fool the overwhelming majority of hardheaded Rangers supporters who are also demanding that Charles Green name the faceless men who own Rangers. The overwhelming majority of hard headed Rangers supporters who were fooled by Craig Whyte in May 2011 and are now determined not to be conned out of their club again.

Pars go to war SEETHING Dunfermline chairman John Yorkston is preparing to launch a double attack on beaks — by calling for SFA chief executive Stewart Regan’s head AND suing the SPL. The Pars supremo is furious over a leaked email from Regan which proved moves were afoot behind the scenes to hand Dundee Rangers’ place in the SPL ahead of his club. Regan could have faced a vote of no confidence after last week’s SFL meeting but the idea was dropped at the last minute. But Yorkston, who is planning to take legal action against the SPL over the decision to fast-track Dundee up ahead of them, is ready to repeat the call. He said: “We will be supporting moves to get him out of his jon and I’m sure that there will be a lot of support for that.” Yorkston clearly believes his club were victims of a Hampden carve-up. The weeks spent not knowing what division they would be playing in has left boss Jim Jefferies unable to make plans for the campaign ahead. Regan’s leaked email showed that promoting Dundee to the top flight was always on the agenda despite insistences relegated Pars were also in the frame to replace crisis-hit Gers. That’s left East End Park chief Yorkston fizzing — and he is now set to demand compensation from the SPL. He said: “The news didn’t come as a great surprise to me considering the decision seems to have been taken several weeks ago. “I’m not sure why they couldn’t have told us then so we could get set for life in the First Division. “Instead, we have been left in limbo and are now at a disadvantage in terms of preparation. “We will hold a board meeting if we can get enough directors together and the subject of legal action will be on the agenda. “Good luck to Dundee but the whole process has been totally unfair. “We have had a situation in which Stewart Regan has been telling people what will happen before all the proper procedures have been fulfilled. We are probably too far down the road to reverse the decision but we will certainly be looking at pursuing some form of compensation.” Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/leaguedivision1/4433249/Pars-go-to-war.html#ixzz20pis8sxb

You're forgetting our transfer embargo!

IAN BLACK last night issued a come-and-get-me plea to Ally McCoist â?? and insisted he would play in the Third Division. The former Hearts midfielder had agreed to sign for the Rangers newco if theyâ??d been placed into Division One and the transfer embargo was lifted. That deal was ripped up and declared void once Gers were condemned to the bottom tier. However Black told SunSport he would still contemplate playing for the Ibrox side. He said: â??The contract will be void because it was for playing in the First Division. â??If they want me in the Third Division, then theyâ??ll have to approach me again. â??I donâ??t have anything else happening at the moment. Iâ??m unemployed right now and looking for a team. I have a family to support, so I need to get back into work. â??Iâ??m open to offers â?? from Rangers or anybody else. Iâ??ll see how it goes.â? Black slated those players who decided not to stay on and sign for the newco. He said: â??Theyâ??ll have there own circumstances surrounding it. But if they were as close to the manager as they said they were, they could have helped Rangers financially by staying on and then being bought. â??That would have helped put the team back on the map. But they didnâ??t. â??Looking from the outside, Iâ??d maybe have had that respect for the manager and the club.â? Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4433100/Black-Ill-be-a-Div-3-star.html#ixzz20pghDQsG

Aye but in theory we could qualify for europe by winning the Scottish cup:smile:

GERS TO ACCEPT SANCTIONS CHARLES GREEN is set for crunch talks with the SFA today which will determine if Rangers are allowed to kick a ball this season. The newco have been voted into the Third Division but require an SFA licence to play. It is understood Hampden chiefs will only transfer membership if the new owners accept sanctions placed on the old company in May. Those include a 12-month transfer embargo, a £160,000 fine and payment of football debts. Ibrox chief executive Green yesterday admitted that the club will have little choice but to accept the punishments. He said: “The real key for Rangers fans are the issues outstanding with the SFA. “It is now for newco to take on board the sins of oldco to clear a way forward. “The difficulty we have is that we’ve been working for many weeks on these issues and there is a point where unless I, as CEO, accept sanctions then we won’t be granted permission to join the SFA. ì The difficulty we have is that we’ve been working for many weeks on these issues and there is a point where unless I, as CEO, accept sanctions then we won’t be granted permission to join the SFA î Ibrox chief executive Charles Green “But it’s a balance between what’s fair and what’s required. “We are now accepted as a member of the football league but we are unable to even play a friendly and the first cup game [a Ramsdens Cup tie away to Brechin City on July 28] is in less than two weeks. “At one meeting today it was explained that being demoted to the Third Division is not a punishment. I struggle to see how leaving the SPL and ending up in the Third Division is anything but a punishment. “But there are some issues we have to deal with and the board are meeting with the SFA tomorrow to try to get them resolved.” With Rangers set to start life in the Third Division, Green revealed there will be job cuts at Ibrox. He said: “I addressed the staff today because there will be job losses and the implications are huge. “We need to draw this matter to an end now. We need the SFA to agree membership for us so we can all rebuild and get on with our lives.” The SPL inquiry into possible dual contracts at Rangers will be concluded on August 10. “We have another board meeting in a few weeks and that issue will be tabled at that meeting on August 10,” said chief executive Neil Doncaster. When asked if Rangers would need to wait until then to get their SFA membership, Doncaster replied: “That’s an issue for the SFA.” http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/333366/Gers-to-accept-sanctions

SPL chiefs fear they have lost their £80million live television deal. On the day that top-flight clubs chose Dundee to replace Rangers in the top flight, SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster hinted that the leagueâ??s five-year broadcast contract will be ripped up. Sky and ESPN are expected to reveal tomorrow or Thursday what will happen with the existing TV deal, which is dependent on Rangers participating in the SPL. Express Sport understands a cut-price offer will be made, while a deal could be struck to cover Rangersâ?? Third Division games. Sky Sports refused to comment last night. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/333368/-80m-Sky-deal-will-be-torn-up

Agreed,however being a screwball doesn't make you wrong!