the gunslinger 3,366 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 RANGERS are well on the road to recovery after the most chaotic and hurtful period in their history but many questions remain unanswered. The horrors of the last 12 months remain vivid even if the outlook is inherently much brighter than many could have imagined this time last year. The club is more than stable, it is thriving and on the rise with considerable funding from the remarkably successful flotation which followed the initial investment plan and the incredible take-up of season tickets. However, accountability still has to be attributed for much of what happened and it may take years in some cases. Joint Interim Liquidators BDO are still in the early stages of their investigations into why the original company â?? oldco â?? failed and who was to blame. They are also pursuing monies for creditors and this may involve lengthy litigation. Equally, Strathclyde Police are now eight months into their criminal investigation of Craig Whyteâ??s takeover of Rangers and his subsequent mismanagement of the club. What about the football authorities? Who is going to hold them to account for the amateurish way they dealt with Rangersâ?? financial crisis? As Charles Green has said, the contrast between the English authoritiesâ?? handling of similar scenarios and the way the SPL and SFA acted is poles apart. How ironic, therefore, that two Englishmen run these organisations? Indeed, Neil Doncaster was a central figure with the Football League and FA in England when Leeds United were moved to a newco and were not relegated one division never mind three. What was the real reason that the SPL clubs en masse said no to newco? Why did the SPL not hand over the prize money Rangers won last season? Why did the SPL and SFA demand that newco pay oldcoâ??s debts? And why did they threaten Rangers with the prospect of not playing football at all unless they agreed to an unlawful transfer embargo and a carve-up of TV rights among other sanctions to gain SFA membership? Doncaster claimed on a radio interview the other night that he may offer answers to some of these points once the Commission into Rangersâ?? alleged breaches of rules regarding playersâ?? contracts releases its decision. I am not going to hold my breath on that one Doncaster has declined an invitation to take part in a documentary we are producing for RangersTV chronicling the events of the last year while his counterpart at the SFA Stewart Regan has so far yet to reply. Patience is going to have to be the key for everyone involved at Rangers in the coming years. The bottom line is that unless there is a seismic change to the reconstruction plans the next couple of seasons will be tough. At least if there is a 10-team third tier next year in any format Rangers will be playing different teams which will at least perpetuate the notion of a journey. Playing the same teams again will be difficult on so many levels. So as we approach the anniversary of that dark day last February, Rangers are in good shape but with many hurdles still to overcome. This artiicle first appeared in Ready, the official Rangers matchday programme http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/opinion/item/3339-questions-remain 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,428 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I was just about to post this,there are indeed many questions on the murky dealings with Rangers FC!. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,050 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Pity Lindsay didn't like to ask probing questions during Whyte's tenure though. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 RANGERS are well on the road to recovery after the most chaotic and hurtful period in their history but many questions remain unanswered. The horrors of the last 12 months remain vivid even if the outlook is inherently much brighter than many could have imagined this time last year. The club is more than stable, it is thriving and on the rise with considerable funding from the remarkably successful flotation which followed the initial investment plan and the incredible take-up of season tickets. However, accountability still has to be attributed for much of what happened and it may take years in some cases. Joint Interim Liquidators BDO are still in the early stages of their investigations into why the original company – oldco – failed and who was to blame. They are also pursuing monies for creditors and this may involve lengthy litigation. Equally, Strathclyde Police are now eight months into their criminal investigation of Craig Whyte’s takeover of Rangers and his subsequent mismanagement of the club. What about the football authorities? Who is going to hold them to account for the amateurish way they dealt with Rangers’ financial crisis?As Charles Green has said, the contrast between the English authorities’ handling of similar scenarios and the way the SPL and SFA acted is poles apart. How ironic, therefore, that two Englishmen run these organisations? Indeed, Neil Doncaster was a central figure with the Football League and FA in England when Leeds United were moved to a newco and were not relegated one division never mind three. What was the real reason that the SPL clubs en masse said no to newco? Why did the SPL not hand over the prize money Rangers won last season? Why did the SPL and SFA demand that newco pay oldco’s debts? And why did they threaten Rangers with the prospect of not playing football at all unless they agreed to an unlawful transfer embargo and a carve-up of TV rights among other sanctions to gain SFA membership? Doncaster claimed on a radio interview the other night that he may offer answers to some of these points once the Commission into Rangers’ alleged breaches of rules regarding players’ contracts releases its decision. I am not going to hold my breath on that one Doncaster has declined an invitation to take part in a documentary we are producing for RangersTV chronicling the events of the last year while his counterpart at the SFA Stewart Regan has so far yet to reply. Patience is going to have to be the key for everyone involved at Rangers in the coming years. The bottom line is that unless there is a seismic change to the reconstruction plans the next couple of seasons will be tough. At least if there is a 10-team third tier next year in any format Rangers will be playing different teams which will at least perpetuate the notion of a journey. Playing the same teams again will be difficult on so many levels. So as we approach the anniversary of that dark day last February, Rangers are in good shape but with many hurdles still to overcome. This artiicle first appeared in Ready, the official Rangers matchday programme http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/opinion/item/3339-questions-remain He's right. Who do they answer to? The fans, the clubs? Who decides if their performance is good enough and if they deserve to stay? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuznetsov 0 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 rejecting the chance to speak to rtv is pathetic from dumbcaster and o'regan. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,268 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Wonder what the Police Investigation will come up with? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDGE 0 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Wonder what the Police Investigation will come up with? Fuck all, more than likely. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,268 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Fuck all, more than likely. If it's been going on now for 8 months then they've surely noticed somethings............I hope 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenzEK 0 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 rejecting the chance to speak to rtv is pathetic from dumbcaster and o'regan. They are probably going to leave it to Lawwell! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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