Steve1872 4 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Clyde have released a club statement, stating their opposition to any plans to parachute Rangers newco into Division One. The club follow Dumbarton, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Greenock Morton and Raith Rovers in coming out against SPL proposals to "relegate" Rangers, rather than have them apply to Division 3. The strongly worded statement from the club board said that the proposals put forward by the SPL had been "rushed" and had been forced through by "threat or inducement." While the club admitted that elements of the proposal had merit, particularly the parts on league reconstruction and financial reworking, they dismissed the notion of Rangers playing in Division 1 next season out of hand. The statement on the club website read: "As a club owned by its supporters and recovering from having been on the brink of extinction, the Board of Clyde Football Club recognise the damage done to the credibility of Rangers Football Club by its successive owners, and the subsequent impact on staff and supporters. "These proposals do nothing to restore that credibility. "It is not for us to become involved in punishment, that is a matter for the SPL and SFA. The SFL clubs are being asked to change their rules so that the SPL and SFA can apply sanctions that fit short term financial interests. "It is not for us to tell any club what they should want for themselves, but to enter anywhere other than the 3rd Division risks Rangers Football Club being burdened with the legacy of commencing its rebuilding in a manner that they later look back on with regret. "Rangers Football Club does not need to be handed a competitive advantage, they are more than capable of returning to the SPL via the 3rd Division on their own merit. "Rebuilding from the bottom can restore the dignity stripped from the club by its former owners." The statement was also damning in its verdict of the manner that the proposals had been made, suggesting that if finances were so tied to the fortunes of one club then there was an even bigger problem with the wider game than had been previously realised. The statement continued: "If things are as bad as indicated then Scottish Football is in a far worse state than is being acknowledged. In which case it is time to accept the bankrupt model needs fixed and not supported and perpetuated on the back of this proposal. "The fact that other clubs might face similar financial distress because Rangers Football Club enter the 3rd Division is hardly a reason to compromise the integrity of the SFL and further compromise Rangers Football Club." While many clubs have voiced their displeasure at the thought of Rangers playing in next season's Division 1, there were some positive ideas suggested by the Clyde board in their statement to the club website. Among the suggestions was an amnesty on sporting sanctions for any club which is forced into insolvency as a result of the financial implications of Rangers being outside of the top two divisions, and an automatic entry to Division 3 for any team which goes the "newco" route in future. The statement ended with Clyde suggesting that if members of the SPL were genuinely working in the name of sporting integrity with their wish to see Rangers removed from the SPL, then they would understand if SFL clubs did likewise. The statement concluded: "If the SPL clubs vote as indicated on the basis of the increasingly discredited notion of sporting integrity, it would be questionable if the SFL clubs did otherwise. "The reality is that we are faced with unique circumstances and it would be foolish to pretend otherwise, that probably means that compromise for some is inevitable, and perhaps even worthwhile for everyone in the long term. "The solution however is not this hastily cobbled together proposal. The Board of this club sees no merit whatsoever in adopting this proposal." http://sport.stv.tv/football/108706-clyde-become-the-latest-club-to-reject-spl-proposals/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 good statement from Clyde hopefully most clubs will agree. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 "Amnesty on sporting sanctions if a club goes bust because of us" 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 0 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 A quality statement except this part Among the suggestions was an amnesty on sporting sanctions for any club which is forced into insolvency as a result of the financial implications of Rangers being outside of the top two divisions, and an automatic entry to Division 3 for any team which goes the "newco" route in future. Let's hammer Rangers but go easy on the wankers that tried to kick us to death 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr 1,247 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Lets face it the bottomline is that the other SPL clubs would love to kill us , but cant afford to , they would love to demote us to the 3rd division but cant afford to , haven,t the ball,s to so basically what they have now said to the SFL , is please fix our problems as we are a bunch of tiny testicled arseholes who shouldnt really be anywhere near a football club 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,059 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, if such an amnesty is granted then surely we must be the first to benefit from it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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