North Rd 0 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Posted Today, 10:47 PM RANGERS and the SFA are ready to cut a deal to stop the Scottish game from sliding into the abyss. Record Sport understands Charles Green, whose group has launched a CVA aimed at hauling Rangers out of administration, has made contact with SFA chief executive Stewart Regan in a bid to come up with a face-saving solution for both parties. Green is believed to be furious with Ibrox administrators Duff & Phelps for launching the Court of Session case against the SFA that unleashed the full fury of FIFA on both the club and the national association. FIFA has ordered the SFA to haul Rangers into line or face the prospect of being banned from the World Cup qualifiers and seeing their club sides kicked out of Europe. That means the SFA are seriously considering expelling or suspending Rangers’ membership – a move that would create chaos within the Scottish game. Expulsion would effectively kill off the Ibrox club, while suspension would create problems as Rangers’ fixtures during their ‘ban’ would result in their opponents being awarded three points. That would lead to accusations of unfairness from the clubs who would play Rangers when their suspension was lifted, with more chaos inevitable. Green met with Gers boss Ally McCoist at Ibrox yesterday and it is believed they are keen to offer the SFA a compromise. One avenue open to the club is to accept a Scottish Cup ban AND offer the SFA a ‘get-out’ to appease FIFA by offering to take a six-month transfer embargo. The decision of the SFA’s Independent Judicial panel to impose a 12-month ban on transfers, later upheld by an appeals panel, triggered the crisis. Rangers took the case to the Court of Session, which ruled the SFA had no right to impose such a penalty. Lord Glennie ordered the case back to the appeals panel, which now has to impose one of the sanctions open to it. Those include kicking Rangers out of the Scottish Cup – a punishment the original panel deemed too lenient – and suspending or expelling their membership of the SFA. The latter punishments were considered to be too harsh and problematic for the Scottish game as a whole but with FIFA hovering menacingly over the SFA, those options are now being examined. However, a Rangers offer to cop a six-month transfer ban could allow both parties the chance to step back from the brink. It would mean the club could avoid the risk of being suspended – which would seriously affect their chances of surviving in the SPL next term – or expelled. It would also give the SFA the chance to get FIFA off its back. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Rd 0 Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 As they say on Noel Edmonds show::: NO DEAL 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 He should keep his nose out of the club's business until such time that his consortium actually own the club. This guy Green is giving me the heebie jeebies. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I can't believe we would be so stupid. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I would love us to take this all the way. I hate giving in to corrupt bands. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 He should keep his nose out of the club's business until such time that his consortium actually own the club. This guy Green is giving me the heebie jeebies. Actually, his bid is legally bound and I think he has as much a right to speak about this as anyone does. He wants to sort this club out and get it back on its feet - and while I may disagree with him regarding us taking action against the SFA, he's hardly 'poking his nose in' when his consortium are ploughing £8.5M in. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Actually, his bid is legally bound and I think he has as much a right to speak about this as anyone does. As far as I'm concerned Duff & Phelps have been shown to be economical with the truth and I highly doubt the veracity of their "legally binding contract" patter regarding the Green consortium's bid to take over. Given that I feel that way, I also feel that Green should not be present at any official club business meetings until such time that his consortium legally own the club. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 when the money is in the bank green can start talking like he owns us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I have had a belly full of the SFA and Scottish football, the only thing keeping me going is my anger towards every last one of the lying corrupt bassas. If Green takes that away from me, i just might throw in the towel. No money from me for Green in the future, if he turns tail. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,348 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 What's the real difference between a 6 month ban and a 12 month ban? The summer is the main time for bringing in players and we are hardly likely to be in a position to bring in more players during the winter. if a 12 month ban was so unacceptable I doubt we would be happy enough to accept a 6 month one, unless it cae into affect from 1st September. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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