craig 5,199 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 The Scottish Football Association have referred Rangers' disrepute charge back to their internal appeals process after deciding challenging the Court of Session decision to quash a transfer embargo would go against their principles. Lord Glennie ruled an SFA judicial panel and appeal tribunal had acted outside their powers by handing a 12-month transfer ban to Rangers and proposed the matter be considered again by the second SFA tribunal. The SFA were disappointed with the club's decision to take the matter to court and, although they were given 21 days to appeal against the decision, they will follow the judge's suggestion. An SFA statement read: "Football must always operate within the law of the land. None the less, it is regrettable that a member club has sought recourse for a football disciplinary matter through increasingly costly civil court action. "The right of appeal is now open to the Scottish FA through the Court of Session. "However, by so doing, the very principles on which the Scottish FA - and, for that matter, UEFA and FIFA - are founded, namely football disciplinary matters being dealt with within its own jurisdiction, would be fundamentally compromised. "Therefore, it is our intention to accede to Lord Glennie's request and refer the matter back to the appellate tribunal, which will consider the remaining sanctions open to it. "Details of a new hearing date will be confirmed in early course." The SFA have not launched any additional action against Rangers over their decision to take the matter to court. They stated they were bound by the supervisory jurisdiction of the court under Scots law, like all other decision-making bodies in the country. The statement added: "With our Annual General Meeting taking place on Wednesday, June 6, it will be appropriate to remind member clubs that by very dint of their membership of the Scottish FA, they accept and abide by the Articles of Association." The governing body also defended themselves against criticism over their rules after Lord Glennie agreed with Rangers' assertion that they offered no recourse for an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and that the transfer ban was unlawful as it was not specified in the possible sanctions. The SFA said: "It is important to reiterate that the additional sanction of a registration embargo was imposed by an independent judicial panel chaired by a leading QC, Gary Allan, and upheld by an appellate tribunal chaired by a Supreme Court Judge, Lord Carloway. "That in itself vindicates the robustness of the Judicial Panel Protocol, which has been questioned in hackneyed comment in certain quarters this week. "It should be noted that two vastly experienced Supreme Court judges, Lord Carloway and Lord Glennie, arrived at diametrically opposed viewpoints on the same issue." ============================== The useless bastards could have prevented "costly legal action" had they accepted they had fucked up in the first place. I didnt see them bemoaning a "member club taking legal action" when Celtic and TLB threatened the very same thing.... Oh no, they shit their pants and backed down then. REGAN MUST GO. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 And this : "The SFA said: "It is important to reiterate that the additional sanction of a registration embargo was imposed by an independent judicial panel chaired by a leading QC, Gary Allan, and upheld by an appellate tribunal chaired by a Supreme Court Judge, Lord Carloway." They are completely hiding behind those that they made the appeals trbunal. As the SFA are the ones who technically HIRED these people, they also can refuse to execute the punishment recommended by the tribunal. Talk about abdicating your own responsibility !!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 bitch slapped and they know it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr 1,247 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 comedy gold on twitter tonight , spiersy is getting the mother of all doings , he cant seem to figure out that a descision taken in the highest court in the land isn't the same as one set up by three halfwits from the sfa 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggordy 0 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 comedy gold on twitter tonight , spiersy is getting the mother of all doings , he cant seem to figure out that a descision taken in the highest court in the land isn't the same as one set up by three halfwits from the sfa The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy dewhurst 0 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 the sanction aggainst the club has been found to be wrong , that should be the end of that matter if they think about dishing out any new sentance then the club should get them back in court right away i dont care who we upset now , 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 increasingly costly civil court action. from my understanding....only costly to one party!!!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juancornetto 1 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Their next move will tell us all exactly what motivates them to seek to cripple one of it's member clubs as 500 miles south the English FA do everything in their power to help one of theirs. Think carefully now Mr Regan, your pal Peter will leave you holding the shovel when the shit hits the fan. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Does anyone know when the appeal will be heard (again)? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 0 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Does anyone know when the appeal will be heard (again)? No date yet, bud. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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