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I don't believe this guy is onto anything tbh,but I do enjoy his digging

STV Clyde want the Scottish Football League to change the wording of the first resolution at Friday's vote on allowing newco Rangers into the league. STV understands the failure of the SFL to include â??First" or "Third Divisionâ? in the resolution is central to Clyde's concerns, with directors fearing that even if they say no in the second vote, the league will bow to the wishes of the SPL and Scottish FA and include Rangers in the First Division regardless. Following a board meeting on Monday night, the Cumbernauld side want the wording of the matters being voted on this Friday to be amended, following confusion over who will have the ultimate power to decide which division the Ibrox club would be entered into. At present, the first resolution to be voted on allows clubs the chance to vote on whether to admit Sevco Scotland Limited as an associate member to the league. It fails, however, to state which division Rangers would be entered into. Resolution two asks for clubs to vote on whether to allow the team to be admitted into the Third Division, but also asks for permission to instead move them to the First Division if a compromise deal can be reached with the SPL and Scottish FA over financial and sporting concessions. Clyde will ask the SFL to make the matters being voted on this Friday clearer, in order to avoid any confusion and incorrect interpretation going into the ballot. Clubs are only allowed, by league rules, to challenge the resolutions within a time period of 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. The club are expected to put out a statement later on Tuesday outlining their position. It is understood every other SFL club will receive correspondence from the Bully Wee outlining their position.

Giovanni di stefano ‏@devilsadvokat the rangers football club: I have spoken with the english fa at 13.33 today. The decision regarding playing in england is now entirely... Giovanni di stefano ‏@devilsadvokat ...a matter for either the english premier league or the football league. There is thus a real possibility that rangers can play in either giovanni di stefano ‏@devilsadvokat i am gratefull to the english fa for resolving this question so quickly. I now await upon duff & phelps then make the next move giovanni di stefano ‏@devilsadvokat but rangers football club now has real alternatives

For the sake of his credibility he has to bid today,no? John Bomber Brown (@johnbomberbrown) 09/07/2012 19:16 Sorry for cryptic msgs Been in intense talks for 3 days. Getting closer. A lot to cover. Bid will be soon. Last punch thrown will be mine.

JIM JEFFERIES last night claimed basic arithmetic should add up to Dunfermline being reinstated into the SPL. The Pars boss is adamant his team have â??sporting integrityâ? on their side despite claims Dundee have already been earmarked for the Club 12 place created by a newco Rangers being refused entry into the top flight. East End Park chairman John Yorkston has repeatedly called for clarification on the speculation that a decision has been taken to send the Dark Blues up. And Jefferies is fully behind the Parsâ?? bid to avoid the relegation that befell his team in May after insisting if it comes down to numbers then the Pars should play SPL football next season. He said: â??This has nothing to do with Dundee, good luck to them, but we think it should be Dunfermline that gets Rangersâ?? place in the SPL. â??People have talked about sporting integrity as being a reason why Rangers could not get a place back in the Premier League. Well, surely the club that finished 12th has more of a right to the team that finished 14th in Scotland? â??Our argument would be that, in the past, when Falkirk could not come up because of their stadium, it was not the next team that was promoted, the SPLâ??s bottom team was not relegated. â??For both Dundeeâ??s sake and our own, this should have been dealt with long before now and hopefully there will be a decision that allows everyone to move on this week.â? Jefferies has been reunited with coaching sidekick Billy Brown on a short-term voluntary basis that may become permanent if Dunfermline get the nod to be readmitted into the SPL. Brown, who was sacked by Hearts along with Jefferies last August, was told recently that his contract would not be renewed at Hibs after spending almost all of last season across the Edinburgh football divide. The 61-year-old, who was originally appointed to help out Colin Calderwood, was expecting to be kept on at Easter Road after assisting Pat Fenlon following his arrival in November but finances were blamed for his departure. A lack of money â?? and Parsâ?? retention of No.2 Gerry McCabe â?? is also a barrier to Brown remaining in the long-term. However, Jefferiesâ?? old school friend, who has assisted him for more than two decades, is keen to continue putting in the hours on the training pitch, where he has also been joined voluntarily by former Rangers, Hearts and Scotland winger Neil McCann. Jefferies has welcomed the added support as he puts his threadbare squad through their paces in anticipation of a decision on the clubâ??s future that will provide clarity on a number of issues ahead of the new campaign. He said: â??Billy gave me a call to tell me what had happened at Hibs and offered his services. During pre-season youâ??re putting on double shifts and itâ??s good to have extra support and different ideas. â??I told him it was very good of him but he understands that finances dictate it can only be voluntary right now. â??Itâ??s the same with Neil, who has come in a couple of times over the past year and who wants to get himself into the coaching side of things. â??Theyâ??re coming in and helping the players to get as fit as possible and prepare for the new season. Weâ??ve not really discussed what will happen with the SPL place and so on but if we get into the Premier League then it makes the budgets all that much better.â? http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2012/07/10/dunfermline-boss-jim-jefferies-pars-should-be-spl-s-club-12-if-it-comes-down-to-sporting-integrity-86908-23906715/

FEARS are growing that Stewart Regan will block Rangers application to rejoin the Scottish Football Association if they are not voted into the First Division. Regan has already been branded a liar by two Scottish Football League outfits after he attempted to wriggle off the hook, following his statement that if the Scottish Premier League had voted Rangers back into the top flight, he would have made sure they were frozen out by refusing to give them an SFA licence. Clyde were the first club from the SFL to express surprise at Reganâ??s denial he had made such a promise. Clyde insisted he made the promise. They have now been joined by Morton, whose chairman, Douglas Rae, has written a letter to SPL chief executive, Neil Doncaster, who is also under fire, making his view clear that when Regan issued his denial, the SFA supremo was not believed. Now that two clubs have called the veracity and integrity of Stewart Regan into question in such a brazen manner, it is hard to see how the SFA chief executive can continue to exert any authority. But this is Scotland. This is Scottish football. This is the Scottish Football Association. And this is Stewart Regan, a man who has caused nothing but turmoil and division in the game since he arrived to take over almost two years ago. Regan and Doncaster want Rangers in the First Division and they have resorted to bullying tactics in the case of Doncaster and according to Clyde and Morton, in the case of Regan, lies too. Both of those clubs insist that what Stewart Regan made clear was, if the SPL voted Rangers back in, then he would make sure they could not play in the top flight by effectively banning the Ibrox club from the Scottish Football Association. Regan did not want Rangers in the SPL and that was the extent he was willing to go to in order to get what he wanted. Now he does not want Rangers in the Third Division. He wants them parachuted into the First Division. Therefore, it is logical to conclude that if the SFL clubs snub that parachute proposal and vote to admit Rangers to the SFL at the lowest level, the Third Division, Regan will attempt to push the nuclear button and refuse the Rangers application to rejoin the Scottish Football Association. It now appears as though Regan is a man on a mission and that there is nobody inside Hampden either willing or able to hold him to account. The impression grows with each Regan rant and bullish threat, that the Full Board of the Scottish Football Association is impotent and unable to control the actions of their employee. Unless, of course, it is the case that the Full Board of the SFA actually agree with the way in which Regan is behaving. If that is the case then let them issue a statement. Let the Full Board of the Scottish Football Association come out of the closet and act like men. Let them state clearly that they back all the actions of their employee, SFA chief executive Stewart Regan. For the record and once again, the Full Board of the Scottish Football Association, on which Regan sits as chief executive, is made up of President, Campbell Ogilvie, First Vice President, Alan McCrae, Second Vice President, Rod Petrie, Ralph Topping from the SPL, Tom Johnston of the Scottish Junior FA, plus the SFAâ??s first ever non executive director, Barrie Jackson, a man whose professional experience has been in the drinks trade. It is time for these men to stand up and be counted. Time for newspapers to take up this clarion call and demand an emergency meeting of the Full Board of the Scottish Football Association be called as a matter of some urgency. And that Stewart Reganâ??s employers demand their chief executive explain in clear and concise English, why two of their oldest member clubs, Clyde and Morton, have gone public with statements which brand Regan a liar. For if they do not act and act now, the danger is that when the SFL meet on Friday they will refuse the Regan-Doncaster axis demands to parachute Rangers into the First Division. That would set in motion the machinery to admit Rangers to the SFL in the Third Division, with Regan then springing into action to block the Rangers request for membership of the SFA, effectively banning Rangers from playing in any league, or any kind of football anywhere in the world. Stewart Regan appears to be a clear and present danger to the future well being of Scottish football and it is time his bosses on the Full Board of the SFA stopped him in his tracks.

I didn't realise Subbuteo was still on the go!

DOUGLAS RAE, the Morton chairman, has sent a strongly worded letter to the chairmen of each Scottish Football League club criticising what Stewart Regan, the Scottish Football Association chief executive, and his counterpart at the Scottish Premier League, Neil Doncaster, said at last week's SFL meeting. Representatives from the 30 lower-league clubs came together at Hampden last Tuesday and were addressed by Regan and Doncaster regarding the implications of voting Rangers newco into the Irn-Bru First or Third Divisions. In his letter yesterday, Rae lambasted the contribution made by Doncaster, in particular, saying he "seemed to many to be a man who had lost his way and [is] unable to get back on the right road". Doncaster had outlined that SFL clubs would put at risk six top-flight clubs unless they voted to install Rangers in the first division. They are scheduled to meet to decide the issue at a special general meeting on Friday. The Morton chairman reiterated the assertion made by third-division club Clyde that Regan had lied about the SFA's stance on a proposal to install Rangers in the SPL, a motion defeated last week by 10-1 in a vote by top-flight clubs. He also alighted upon a common theme in lamenting the existence of three governing bodies in Scottish football, expressing a wish that the authorities be merged. "Scottish Football League clubs are being placed in an intolerable position by the SFA and the overwhelming decision by the SPL to refuse to admit newco Rangers into the Premier League," wrote Rae, whose club will be represented on Friday by chief executive Gillian Donaldson, as Rae remains on holiday. "I was very disappointed indeed with the input of the two visiting officials at the SFL meeting, which lasted some five hours. The visitors were Stuart [sic] Regan, chief executive of the SFA and Neil Doncaster, chief executive of the SPL. "Neil Doncaster was a man who didn't appreciate that the current problem relative to newco Rangers, and which league they should be playing in next season, is exclusively the problem of the SPL and little do to with the SFL. "Neil was totally unable to get his clubs to accept the decision going forward that he wanted. Following that mammoth failure, Neil now expects the SFL clubs to bail him out, which would mean SFL clubs ignoring the views of their supporters. Never have I known supporters to be more single-minded than how they feel over this newco Rangers drama. Quite frankly, Neil Doncaster seemed to many to be a man who had lost his way and [is] unable to get back on the right road. "The SPL CEO made scant contribution other than trying to impress clubs that if we did not vote newco Rangers into the SFL Division One, financial disaster of epic proportions would be the experience many clubs would suffer. His forecast was that up to six SPL clubs could go 'bust' if the SFL clubs did not follow his advice to back newco Rangers." Rae was only marginally more impressed with the presentation of Regan, who last week delivered a withering forecast of the state of Scottish football should Rangers newco not be allowed to enter the first division. Last week Clyde revealed that Regan had intended to block Rangers' entry to the SPL should clubs have opened the door to them, although it stated that his comment had been delivered in such a way that it came across as "less than an absolute statement". However, Rae indicates he pressed Regan on his comment, and he reiterated that the governing body would have blocked Rangers' path into the top flight. He also explained that such a decision was kept from the clubs for "greater effect". The letter continued: "The most concerning point about Regan's presentation was he departed truth as he became increasingly desperate to get his viewpoints accepted. When asked what would have happened if SPL clubs had voted newco Rangers entry to the Premier League, he stated that the SFA would block it. I asked why that point had not been made known to the clubs prior to the meeting. Stuart stated that sometimes points are withheld until the last moment for greater effect. I asked, through the chair, if I could ask Regan to repeat what he had said about 'blocking'. He responded by repeating what he had said minutes before; namely that the SFA would block any result that would see newco Rangers entering the SPL. "The following day Stuart countermanded in the press what he had told the SFL meeting the previous day. "It is very disappointing the SFA chief executive was unable to give a truthful response to SFL chairmen." Rae then revealed his desire for Scottish football to be governed by a single body, headed by current SFL chief executive David Longmuir. "Scottish football is in crisis and needs a man of honesty, vision and strength at the helm - David Longmuir. David addressed the meeting last week and gave a clear picture of how he saw the way ahead for our clubs - and was the only one of these three speakers who spoke with clarity and which he managed to do without misleading the chairmen. "I am sure I am not the only chairman who considers it absurd to have three organisations looking after Scottish football. There should be one organisation looking after all aspects of our game." The SPL and SFA chose not to comment on Rae's letter. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/morton-chairman-launches-scathing-attack-on-scottish-footballs-top-brass.18111915

I'm not quite sure what the BHEASTS would get out of that tbh?,this guy is a loony so he is either going try and buy or not?

Blackburn boss Steve Kean is ready to dump Scotland striker David Goodwillie - just a year after bringing him to England. http://www1.skysports.com/transfer-centre/papertalk

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Carlos Bocanegra says he remains unsure if he will return to Scotland to play for newco Rangers this season. The 33-year-old has been given extra time off after featuring 34 times for the Ibrox club last season after signing from St Etienne. With continued uncertainty over which league the Glasgow club will play in, Bocanegra has refused to rule out a move back to America. Speaking at an event in Kansas City, he said: "I've got to explore my options. need to speak with the coach, as well. We kept missing each other. It wouldn't be fair to speak out of turn if I haven't spoken to him yet." Bocanegra has attracted interest from MLS side New England Revolution with coach Jay Heaps saying the former Chicago Fire player 'is one of a number of players weâ??d like to come back.' Asked about the prospect of returning home, the defender said: â??Iâ??d 100 per cent consider playing in MLS again. I started here and I know the league well. I know itâ??s a demanding league, a physical league.â? http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/109927-carlos-bocanegra-says-he-will-explore-his-options-amid-mls-interest/

You forgot to mention bigoted sectarian reasons

By EWING GRAHAME Published on Monday 9 July 2012 00:13 THE Charles Green consortium have told Rangers supporters that it would take at least £50 million for them to sell the newco club â?? a figure which would give them an astonishing 900 per cent profit on their initial £5.5m investment. That minimum figure was revealed at a meeting between the board of Sevco Scotland Ltd and the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund last week. Minutes of the meeting taken by RFFF also show that manager Ally McCoist, who attended along with Sevcoâ??s directors, will refuse to plead with fans to buy season tickets because he does not yet have sufficient faith in the new owners. Yet it was the value that Green and Co â?? who have already dismissed a bid of £6.5m from a group fronted by Walter Smith â?? have placed on the club which shocked those in attendance. A representative from Rangers Unite asked: â??What would you see as an exit price?â? Director Imran Ahmad replied: â??On a bad day the club is worth £50m.â? That statement will call into question the decision by controversial joint administrators Paul Clark and David Whitehouse, of Duff & Phelps, to sell the club and its assets to Greenâ??s group for a cut-price £5.5m. Last month Lord Hodge at the Court of Session, ordered Duff & Phelps to prove that there had been no conflict of interest in their role. The company had been appointed by discredited former owner Craig Whyte, whom they had advised on his takeover, when they were forced into administration in February. Since then Duff & Phelps have been paid an estimated £200,000 per week during their time at Ibrox and Ahmedâ??s estimation of the true worth of the club is likely to enrage creditors and fans alike. McCoist, meanwhile, admitted that he couldnâ??t bring himself to ask supporters to rally round and buy season tickets. The minutes state: â??Ally said he couldnâ??t ask the fans to renew STs as he didnâ??t know which players would be there or where we would be playing and he wouldnâ??t want it on his conscience that our hard-earned cash was being spent on something he couldnâ??t guarantee. Also, he didnâ??t have full trust in the current board for two reasons; he hasnâ??t known them long enough yet and because of the actions of the previous incumbents.â? Chairman Malcolm Murray also disclosed that the process for changing the name of Murray Park is under way. The minutes also reveal that Green weighed up the option of buying two English clubs so he could relocate Rangers to the lower leagues down south and that he anticipates Whyte and others being found guilty of illegal activity during their time at Ibrox. â??CG expects criminal charges to be brought to the previous regime. CG was asked if the possibility of playing in England exists and if he made an attempt at buying Bury FC. â??He responded that he was attracted by Bury and hoped to mention the club along with Rangers. Unfortunately distance was going to be a problem, as after Wimbledon became Milton Keynes Dons the English football league changed its rules to state that any merger between two clubs could only happen if the clubs were within roughly 60 miles of each other. â??He also looked at the possibility of buying Carlisle, but believes we cannot merge with an English club. â??We would have to start at the bottom of the conference if we were to go to England.â? http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spl/rangers-newco-charles-green-consortium-put-50m-sale-price-on-club-1-2400417

I disagree,why have we got to look in the mirror?,what is it we need to see?. I really don't care what other fans think of the Rangers fans. I have been called orange cunt,Hun etc:,neither of which is true,just for being a Rangers fan. I would suggest the fans of all other teams need to look in the mirror and ask themselves honestly why they hate Rangers.

@AgentScotland: Sone Aluko could yet join Newco, he's had 'positive' phone conversations with Ally McCoist and could return if Newco submitted to SFL1

The Hibs Club has watched events in Scottish football this summer with increasing concern: For Hibs and their fans this summer should have been solely about a much needed rebuilding process. Instead we have watched with increasing concern as the whole Scottish game has been tarnished by the financial collapse of Rangers. As Hibs fans we know only too well how men concerned more with profiteering than the wishes of fans can risk the very existence of a football club. So it is with increasing dismay that we have watched Scottish football tear itself apart in its attempts to protect a business model that operates more for the benefit of TV executives than ordinary supporters. We believe that the new Rangers â?? if they can satisfy the usual standards demanded for SFA membership â?? should start out again in the Third Division. We welcomed the â??noâ? vote passed by the SPL, including our own club, but we have watched with dismay as the SPL clubs have stood silently on the sidelines as their own Chief Executive â?? with the help and approval of a now entirely discredited SFA â?? has tried to bully and threaten lower division clubs into submission. Not only do we find the tactics used by Neil Doncaster and Stewart Regan abhorrent, we also take issue with the doomsday scenarios they have offered as evidence. While TV money and corporate sponsorship are undoubtedly important we do not believe that all of them would vanish if the Rangers newco was not guaranteed a place in the SPL within 12 months. We would also argue that additional benefits â?? including a return to more regular 3pm Saturday kick off times â?? would offset some of the lost revenue. This, however, is an issue that should go beyond finances. It is essential that Hibernian â?? like all clubs â?? are part of a fair and equitable league structure with governing bodies that are consistent and reasonable in their treatment of all clubs. We do not believe that is currently the case and we would call on all SPL clubs â?? including our own â?? to urgently address the damage being done to the game by Neil Doncaster and Stewart Regan. We have long felt that reconstruction of the league structure was a critical factor in strengthening the Scottish game. The proposals that are currently being discussed destroy the prospect of a strong Scottish game and are aimed solely at rebuilding a strong Rangers. These attempts at craven gerrymandering for the sake of one club are an affront to all the commitments to â??sporting integrityâ? we have heard over the last few months. Many Hibernian fans feel cheated. While the financial sacrifices made at Easter Road have not always found favour with many of our fans we do appreciate that these decisions have been made in the interests of long term stability. We now find our voices ignored as rules are broken or rewritten to favour a club that has spent money it could not afford to buy success. It is heartbreaking for us to hear members speak of not going back to Easter Road or of turning their back on the Scottish national team. These are not hollow threats. They are a symptom of the disillusionment many fans feel at a game that seems to constantly betray its paying customers. While we have sympathy for ordinary Rangers fans left bewildered by current events we have also been saddened over the last few months to hear Ally McCoist attempt to destroy a disciplinary process that had been created to help move the game forward. Other comments from high profile Rangers figures such as Sandy Jardine have seemed to be nothing more than vindictive threats against other clubs. These have left us shocked and angered. Now we find ourselves in the unacceptable position of watching Charles Green attempt to sign players while footballing debts to other clubs â?? debts that are as important as any projected TV or sponsorship income â?? remain unpaid. Yet this apparent lack of contrition is being ignored as the Scottish football authorities unite to do what they feel is best for just one club. We would hope that the European and global footballing authorities are watching these developments with interest and will move to censure the Scottish governing bodies. Hibernian Football Club is our passion. We want to see a strong Hibs on the pitch and off the pitch. We want to see a sustainable Hibernian at the heart of our community. 22 years ago we united as fans to save Hibernian. Today we find ourselves united in calling for Scottish football to end the current uncertainty, withdraw the the current campaign of bullying and threats aimed at our friends in the Scottish Football League and allow Rangers to rebuild their devastated club from the Third Division. Fans of other clubs have been accused of â??hatingâ? Rangers. We are defined not by hatred of any club but by our love of Hibernian. A strong Hibernian in a strong Scottish game will forever be our one and only aim. A few men motivated by greed and money currently risk that vision. Fans of Hibernian and every other club cannot stand silently by and let that happen. http://hibsclub.co.uk/2012/07/08/statement-on-rangers-scottish-football/

Pathetic BHEAST scum

Demented,bigoted,racist,sectarian..........................................they hate the Rangers more than they love their own club, still at least the kids are safe at Ibrox

I just can't take this guy seriously!,I mean where is he going with all this?,why is he so interested in this?

e) What has Happened to the Title Deeds and Could they be Viewed by Others? Andrew McCormick confirmed that the title deeds now sat with the ‘newco’ and formal application had been made to HMRC in relation to stamp duty and application made to have these transferred formally into the name of Sevco Scotland Limited. He held up a copy of the respective documentation and invited anyone to look at the same. B Stockbridge confirmed that Servco had purchased all the assets. He would also be happy to facilitate others looking at these and, indeed, once the formalities had been completed, these would be available to the public via the land register in the same way as the deeds on a house will show the respective change a few months following the actual exchange of paperwork. A McCormick confirmed that the properties are ‘unencumbered’ and that there was no assignation over the deeds. http://www.twitlonger.com/show/i7m5hb

Sunday Express GRAHAM CLARK WONDERS WHETHER THE SPL CLUBS HAVE THOUGHT THROUGH RANGERS' PUNISHMENT CONTROVERSIAL: Last week's column provoked a strong reaction; DIVISION OF LABOUR: Where will Ally McCoist'side be playing this season? THIS new-found morality in Scottish football is all very worthwhile and creditable, but I must admit it is such a departure from the norm that it has left me somewhat bemused. Just when you think you have seen all our national sport has to offer, along comes a bout of sporting integrity. My column last week kicked up a veritable storm as readers and, indeed, some club officials piled praise on my cynical view of that latest in-phrase in the game - sporting integrity. It should be said, however, that many more took issue with my opinions! But Scottish football is all about opinions and certainly not integrity. At the risk of flogging a dead horse it's time to re-visit this vexed question after another remarkable week. SPL clubs, who through history have never really listened to their fans until the threat came that they might withhold season ticket money, fell over themselves to vote Rangers out in midweek, bleating all the while about the need for sporting integrity to prevail over all else. Well, apart from money, that is. It is hypothetical, of course, but it's fair to surmise these clubs might well have allowed the Gers back in, albeit with sanctions, but for the intervention of their supporters. But it appears they are keen to get the Ibrox side into some kind of second tier so they might get their hands back on real cash again in just 12 months' time if Rangers were to gain promotion back to the SPL. But this desire to hand the Gers a year-long punishment exercise, then get the Ibrox cash circulating once more in the SPL could come horribly undone if SFL clubs decide the Third Division is where Ally WATTIE CHEUNG McCoist's team belong. Then it will be a minimum of three years before Rangers return to the top flight - no guarantee about that timescale either - and by then it's entirely conceivable the landscape of the game here will be devoid of at least a couple of the clubs who made the midweek decision in the first place. A few of the SPL sides are operating so close to the breadline they should be sponsored by Hovis or Warburtons. And if elephants have long memories, how about bears? The Motherwells, Dundee Uniteds, Hibs, Hearts, Aberdeens etc who have always relied to an extent on cash from visiting Old Firm fans may find that whenever Rangers return, their supporters might just think twice about making the turnstiles twirl at Tynecastle or polishing off the pies at Pittodrie. I wonder if these chairmen and officials have taken the boulders off their shoulders long enough to seriously analyse all the consequences, because to claim sporting integrity has been behind all this is to say Jack the Ripper was innocent. Many of the things these clubs have done in the past don't really qualify them to occupy the moral high ground. And if, heaven forbid, any of their clubs goes to the wall in the coming months or years I just hope they are as quick to stand up and take the rap for their part in the downfall. Many have themselves been involved in an awful mix of mismanagement and mistakes through the years, and if that sounds a bit like how it's been at Ibrox, then, as they say, if the cap fits... It has all been a thoroughly unedifying spectacle from back on February 14 when Rangers went into administration after David Murray and Craig Whyte's follies finally came home to roost. Since then, the Gers have been a veritable shambles as they have stumbled from one crisis to another, seemingly without pausing for breath. It has not been a pretty sight. But equally stomach-churning has been the all-too-obvious desire of clubs and their fans to exact a measure of revenge through jealousy, spite, bigotry, foolishness or simple downright badness. I said it last week and I'll say it again - very few chairmen, chief executives or leading officials of SPL clubs in this country can hold their heads high. Now, unfairly, they have dumped the onus on what to do next on the SFL clubs and plenty of their chairmen have focused on integrity as well, despite the fact they couldn't organise a stag night in a brewery, far less run a football club properly. Still, it might as well be someone else's turn now, because everyone must surely have had a bellyful of the SPL clubs' so-called integrity.

A lot of humour has gone from this forum,we all used to enjoy your drunken rants:smile:,keep up the good work mate:thup::cheers:

KRIS BOYD finds out today if he has won a place to face Chelsea. The former Rangers striker is bidding for a spot in the Major League Soccer All-Star side to play the European champions this month. He is one of six Portland Timbers aces who have been nominated for the squad, which is decided with an online ballot. Boyd is still an outside bet for a starting place, because he has managed just four goals since his move to America. Rivals for a starting slot are LA Galaxy’s Robbie Keane, New York’s Thierry Henry and Chivas USA’s Juan Pablo Angel. Landon Donovan will skipper the MLS side. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/4416923/Kris-Boyd-in-bid-to-face-the-Blues.html#ixzz201TIyYlt

Gordon Smith says it would never happen to Real Madrid or Manchester United. There simply wouldnâ??t be an incessant desire from within Spain or England to destroy one of their biggest institutions. So he is stunned by what he calls the â??anti-Rangers feelingâ? in Scotland. Smith has worked at Ibrox as a player and director of football. He was also SFA chief executive for three years. There were always those who didnâ??t care for Rangers but since the financial demise of the club the animosity towards his former employers has grown to such an extent that it threatens to cripple the entire Scottish game. Smith left Rangers in February as the disastrous Craig Whyte regime in Govan started to unravel. Five months on, the club has been liquidated while Charles Greenâ??s newco has been denied access to the SPL leaving the Ibrox owner trying to get a team in the First or Third Division. Smith accepts punishments had to be imposed for the gross mismanagement of the David Murray and Whyte eras but insists the bloodlust of certain clubs and groups of supporters to have Rangers killed off has gone too far. Smith hopes Ally McCoistâ??s team are accepted by the SFL into the First Division without further sanctions. He said: â??There is a lot of anti-Rangers feeling out there. â??Some people in the Scottish game want to impose more punishments and basically to see Rangers destroyed. It has been totally over the top. People can say all they like about sporting integrity but you can sense the anti-Rangers agendas. â??Think about Real Madrid or Barcelona. Can you imagine what the reaction would be if the Spanish authorities were trying to throw them down to the bottom tier? â??It just wouldnâ??t happen. Real Madrid and Barca had massive debts of around £700million but came to an agreement with the Spanish government, who helped them clear it. â??Can you imagine that happening in Scotland with Rangers? â??Manchester United are another club with a large amount of debt but you would never have a situation where club chairmen in League One or Two would be deciding whether they should get thrown out of the Premier League. It seems crazy. â??There is another big Scottish company struggling right now, Halls of Broxburn, and they employ a lot of people in their meat factory. â??They are having serious financial difficulties but if someone comes in and takes them over, will they be penalised and punished? â??Rangers werenâ??t doing things properly financially, everyone accepts that. The club was being run at a loss. But the way a lot of people are using this as an opportunity to have a go at the club is quite sad. â??The club has to somehow get round the anti-Rangers feeling and come back in the right way. Anti-Rangers sentiment is holding Scottish football back. â??People are making decisions to punish Rangers they could live to regret because their own clubs might suffer as a result further down the line.â? McCoist has said â??enough is enoughâ? in terms of punishing Rangers and Smith agrees itâ??s time the manager, his staff and players were cut a bit of slack. While Smith was director of football, there were claims he and McCoist didnâ??t get on. Smith denies that and backs the clubâ??s all-time top scorer as the man to lead Rangers out of the abyss. He said: â??Rangers should be in the First Division with no further sanctions placed on them. In fact, if there are going to be sanctions, Rangers should opt out and apply for the Third. â??The sanctions could be detrimental to the club. There is no point going into the First Division with a transfer embargo or points deduction. â??Ally has very few players as it is. Why should they get a 15-point penalty? They have already been punished by being thrown out of the SPL. â??There was never a problem between myself and Ally. We get on well and heâ??s still the man to take the club forward without a doubt. â??If I were asked tomorrow to put together a plan for Rangers at whatever level, be it SPL, First or Third Division, Iâ??d want Ally in charge. â??Heâ??s had to act with incredible dignity during his first job in management with all the difficulties he has faced. â??A Rangers manager should be going for the title and playing in Europe. Instead heâ??s got to rebuild from a lower division but if he does that heâ??ll get huge recognition.â? Smith was devastated when Rangers went into liquidation on June 14 after HMRC refused to accept a CVA. He feels for the Ibrox fans more than anyone but now expects the reputation of Scottish football as a whole to suffer. He said: â??I was angry and disappointed when I heard the club had been liquidated. There had been so much talk about the CVA and, like a lot of people, I thought that would have been the best route. It would have allowed them to continue at a good level, with the chance to rebuild financially. â??While I was there, we had plans in place to assure the clubâ??s costs would be cut. Wages had to be cut for the club to go forward. My over-riding emotion is sadness when I see the mess the club is now in. Itâ??s shocking for all of the supporters. â??With the history that club has, it shouldnâ??t have been allowed to happen. â??Iâ??m also sad about the way it reflects on Scottish football as a whole. I think our game is now going to suffer a serious down-turn in the next few years.â?