Scottish FA will block any move to accept newco Rangers into SPL

[Steve1872 4]

The Scottish Football Association will block any attempt to include Charles Greenâ??s Rangers newco in the Scottish Premier League for the 2012/13 campaign, according to Stewart Regan.

 

The chief executive of Scottish footballâ??s governing body made the statement as he addressed the member clubs of the Scottish Football League at a meeting on Tuesday.

 

Sides in the SPL will vote on Wednesday over whether to approve the transfer of Rangersâ?? member share of the league to Greenâ??s new company.

 

An 8-4 majority is required to ratify such a move, but seven clubs have already stated they will vote no.

 

The businessman though remains confident that some club chairmen will change their minds at the last minute and allow his team to participate in the top flight.

 

Should he fail, SFL clubs will vote on proposals to include a newco Rangers in the First Division, instead of having an application process for them to potentially join Division Three, next Thursday.

 

When asked if Regan had stated during his address to SFL representatives that the Scottish FA would stand in the way of newco Rangers playing in the SPL, Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall remarked: â??In his opinion, yesâ?.

 

The Scottish FA were not available for comment.

[calscot 0]

Under what grounds - apart from being Lawwell's lap dog?

[the gunslinger 3,366]

we dont need sfa membership to play in the spl.

 

so he would have to instruct the INDEPENDENT panel to ban us for a year.

[GovanAllan 0]

Jeez Brown on one side and this nugget on the other.

[simplythebest 0]

Why has he come out with this now? Surely should have been as soon as the vote was announced?

[EDGE 0]

Who was the big fat baldy guy on the news there?

 

I missed his name but he came across as some sort of harbinger of doom.

[Steve1872 4]

Regan makes statement - claims comment was distorted and taken out of context

 

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Stewart Regan, Scottish FA Chief Executive: “The Scottish FA was invited to participate in today’s meeting of the Scottish Football League’s members at Hampden Park.

 

“During a positive and productive meeting, a number of detailed scenarios were discussed regarding the future status of Rangers FC as a newco club.

 

“Unfortunately, a comment relating to one potential scenario - Rangers FC’s readmission to the SPL - was distorted, taken out of context and leaked to the media by a member.

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, any decision regarding the future status of Rangers FC requires not only the transfer of the SPL share but the transfer of the Scottish FA’s membership. The Scottish FA Board will approve this only when all relevant information has been provided and the directors are satisfied that the solution presented is in the best interests of Scottish football.”

[forlanssister 3,060]

What happened to due process?

[54andcounting 0]

Regan makes statement - claims comment was distorted and taken out of context

 

Is it not time this fool stepped down?

[pete 2,499]

Is it not time this fool stepped down?

 

Funny how often people take his words out context. White man speak with forked tongue as Geronimo would say. We should be putting pressure on him to leave. Someone should produce a list of all the misquotes he has had.