Stewart Regan could become latest casualty in saga after email leak

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By Ewing Grahame

 

11:59PM BST 14 Jul 2012

 

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An e-mail he sent on June 23 to colleagues â?? including Scottish Premier League chief executive Neil Doncaster, his Scottish Football League counterpart David Longmuir, SFL President Jim Ballantyne, SFA vice-president Alan McRae, Hibernian chief executive Rod Petrie and SPL chairman Ralph Topping â?? outlined his plans.

 

 

The item which has caused most anger was his instruction to Petrie â?? a man who claimed on May 14 that sporting integrity was â??beyond purchaseâ? - to brief newco Rangers owner Charles Green â??confidentiallyâ? on the various issues so that there could be â??no surprises.â?

 

 

Regan also said in the email that Dundee will replace Rangers in the Scottish Premier League next season, even though the SPL clubs are not due to choose between them and rival candidates Dunfermline until their annual general meeting tomorrow.

 

 

He also makes it clear that for newco Rangers to be granted membership of the SFA â?? which they need in order to compete in the SFL - Green must accept the transfer embargo handed down by the SFAâ??s judicial panel in April, even though it was ruled unlawful by Lord Glennie at the Court of Session in May.

 

 

On top of that, Regan stressed that the club will still be responsible for any other fines and sanctions imposed as a result of the wrongdoing of previous regimes, such as the improper registration of players.

 

 

 

Reganâ??s plans were thwarted on Friday when SFL clubs voted by 25-5 to instal Sevco Scotland Ltd in the Third Division rather than the Third. â??I donâ??t see how he can survive this,â? said one SFL chairman.

 

Regan's email:

 

Dear all,

 

Many thanks for your contribution and support over the last two weeks in trying to deliver a programme of change that will move Scottish football forward whilst addressing the need to deal with the Rangers matter with integrity and in line with our own values as an organisation.

 

I was hugely encouraged with where we got to last night on a long and tiring phone call and I thank all of you for your efforts to move this issue forward.

 

I thought it would be helpful if I summarised where I think we are:

 

1. The Rangers Football Club will be relegated to the 1st Division of the SFL with immediate effect and will be replaced in the SPL by Dundee FC.

 

2. The television rights for Rangers FC matches in the SFL will be purchased by the SPL for the sum of �£1m as a one-off fee for the season 2012/2013.

 

3. The two leagues will merge into a single league body - The Scottish Professional Football League - effective season 2013/14 - with a working party set up immediately involving representatives from the SPL, SFL and (if required) the Scottish FA to plan the integration of the two bodies - people, rules, rebranding, commercial considerations and so on.

 

4. A new Board of Directors will be appointed to govern the single league. The make up of this Board will consist of an Independent Chairman, CEO, 3 representatives from the Premier League, 2 representatives from the Championship/Leagues 1 & 2 and 2 Independent Non-Executive Directors.

 

5. Play-offs will be introduced immediately with the first matches taking place at the end of the coming season 2012/2013.

 

6. Enhanced parachute payments will be implemented from the end of the season 2012/2013 to soften the landing for club(s) relegated from the Premier League.

 

7. A revised all-through distribution model will be put in place to provide: a) An all-through distribution model for clubs 1-22 and a minimum guarantee for 20 clubs in Leagues 1 & 2, equivalent to what they would earn under the current settlement agreement.

 

8. A Pyramid System will be put in place which open up the bottom of League 2 effective from the end of season 2013/2014 with the first opportunity for promoted clubs to enter the league being 2014/15 thus allowing for licensing to take place.

 

9. Consolidation below the Third Division to take place to create a Lowland & Highland League structure effective 2014/15 with appropriate play-offs and promotion/relegation to be put in place. Clubs to be briefed that the previous season 2013/2014 will involve the opportunity to enter play-offs for the first time.

 

In terms of actions/timings I think the following needs to happen in this coming week:

 

A) A joint statement today from all 3 bodies confirming that productive discussions have taken place on a new blueprint for Scottish football. Consultation will continue over the next two weeks with a view to clubs getting together week commencing 2nd July to try and agree the way forward. (D Broadfoot to provide this and circulate to DL/ND for approval)

 

B) Rod P / Jim B to finalise the all-through financial model by Wednesday this week latest.

 

C) Neil / David to finalise the detail on Governance, Commercials and Play-Offs (ideally Monday/Tuesday) and incorporate these, plus the financials in B) above into a legally binding Heads of Terms 'draft' for presentation to each league body w/c 2nd July.

 

D) DL to organise SFL Board Meeting w/c 25th June to gain buy-in to the plan and also arrange an all club meeting w/c 2nd July

 

E) ND to gain support from SPL Clubs 28th June

 

F) SFL Clubs Meeting to be planned for 3rd July

 

G) SPL Club Meeting to be planned for 4th July

 

H) Scottish FA Board to sign off on the final plan post 4th July. Subject to approval all bodies (including Newco) to sign legal documentation.

 

I) Agree joint communication strategy

 

J) In parallel to A-D above, could Rod Petrie please brief Charles Green confidentially on the discussions from a Scottish FA perspective so that there are 'no surprises' and there is a general acceptance of the plan plus all of the other conditions discussed e.g. transfer embargo, fines, repayment of football debt, waiving rights to legal challenge, acceptance of relegation and so on.

 

K) Andrew to ensure our check list of disclosures relating to Newco and Fit & Proper Person criteria are delivered by 2nd july. The Board will need these plus the Heads of Terms above in order to complete this plan.

 

The Scottish FA Board have agreed to provide a one-off restructuring budget of £1m on condition the above plan is delivered.

 

I hope this covers everything.

 

Speak soon....now off to the airport!

 

Regards

 

Stewart

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/9400788/Rangers-in-crisis-SFA-chief-Stewart-Regan-could-become-latest-casualty-in-saga-after-email-leak.html

[GovanAllan 0]

See this what happens when you put Tims & there pals in charge.

[pete 2,499]

How can this idiot still be in a job? Unbelievable.

[ian1964 10,461]

How can this idiot still be in a job? Unbelievable.

 

Tick tock tick tock...........................

[pete 2,499]

See this what happens when you put Tims & there pals in charge.

 

I disagree with that statement GA. There are many Celtic supporting people who would do a good job as they have done in the past. All the rotten apples just seem to have hit the top of the barrel at the same time.

[metlika 0]

Suits in charge and a person who seems like he has no knowledge of football at all, considering his cricketing background.

[GovanAllan 0]

I disagree with that statement GA. There are many Celtic supporting people who would do a good job as they have done in the past. All the rotten apples just seem to have hit the top of the barrel at the same time.

 

My point Pete the decent folk never float to the top it's the slimy arse lickers who do, well at least at the moment.

 

Should change the Tims to Mhanks the decent one I know are Tims as for the rest......

Edited July 15, 2012 by GovanAllan

[andy steel 0]

Never mind celtc...what about that great bastion of virtue, that moral crusader, the Iron Moustcache, Rod Petrie?

 

'Integrity is beyond price'

 

I'll be really interested to see how he equates his great campaign with briefing Charles, and implementing the biased, 3-2 in fovour of bankrupt SPL teams new system.

 

What a shitty prick. But I don't deny the pleasure of baiting Hibees with this will be immense.

[metlika 0]

Also briefing Green on the embargo for the "privilege" of going to SFL1 but the idiot underestimated the SFL clubs. Surely the final straw? Still think the SFA board are spineless and won't get rid of their puppet and he is so stupid he wont resign although evidence is damning in his abysmal tenure as CEO.

Edited July 15, 2012 by metlika
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[GovanAllan 0]

Can you imagine the uproar if Gordon Smith had got up to half of this shit when he was in charge.