The reason a transfer ban was imposed on Rangers is straightforward enough, they bought players and cannot pay for them. Clubs from Vienna to Edinburgh are owed money and have little prospect of being paid ahead of the coming transfer window, a fact which will have an enormous impact on their own competitive challenge next season.
The SFA cannot allow member clubs to continue to splash cash on players while clubs from other associations go without payment. It has a duty to inhibit clubs in violation of the rules from further strengthening while others have been weakened as a consequence.
This notion is tolerated in Scotland (only by those with a vested interest in Rangers flourishing) but is simply untenable. The appeal will be rejected.
It beggars belief that Duff and Phelps complain that Rangers competitive challenge will be inhibited as a result of not being able to sign yet more players, the administrators are the architects of the situation the club finds itself in.
Duff and Phelps devised a plan which would see Rangers retain their squad, or at the very least, be in a position to trade players in the summer. The plan was sold as a great victory, a panacea which would ensure the club would continue to field a competitive team throughout the administration process, something unheard of at other clubs in the same situation.
At significant cost to creditors, they kept players on full pay for several weeks before agreeing to retain the entire squad on reduced salaries. Throughout this period they played teams they owe money to, including Hearts, who they defeated last week while using a player bought from Hearts with an outstanding £800k bill.
For signing players and gaining a competitive advantage, without paying for them, inhibiting competitors’ teambuilding efforts, the only appropriate punishment is a transfer ban.
No disrespect to junior, amateur and lower league teams, but…
One team in Glasgow,
There’s only one team in Glasgow.
One team in Glasgow,
There’s only one team in Glasgow…
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Raeamon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB64vAgIvig&feature
I always liked this song!
Celtic FC should ask Dufff & Phellps for a returnable deposit for the damage these clowns will do to Paradise on Sunday, it’s in their make up. They will wreck the place.
May they rot in Hell
Hail Hail
Meant to say, I saw a remark last week from someone, can’t remember who exactly but they suggested that in the event of hun going to Div 3 we should put a team in there as well to prevent them being promoted, brilliant idea so let’s do it.
KINGLuBO
Pep confirmed as leaving Barca
The end of an era at the Camp Nou
Marcelo Bielsa/Ernesto Valverde the favourites for the job
I am not one for getting carried away about matches against Der Hun as traditionally the form book means nothing. If I do offer a forecast it is generally a fairly conservative 1-0 or 2-1 victory to us. However, for some reason I cannot explain, I just feel we are going to see a comfortable win over the Orcs this weekend, and I am talking at least a 3-goal margin in our favour.
FingersCrossedCSC
HH
If ratners fc want to resign from the SPL and apply to join the SFL in Div 3, they have to give 2 years notice if I am not mistaken.
Therefore moisty, jardiny, watty, fatty, chicky, trainy, jacksony, etc-y, cannot get their wish to add next season’s div 3 title to their list of achievements. Shame . . . . .
Cyrul
I don’t think the score really matters because boy are we going to rip the urine out of them for 90mins……
Liquidation
Liquidation
kitalba @ 10 29.
The public purse took a double whammy—–
The Exchequer was deprived of millions.
The Exchequer coughed up billions when it bailed out the likes of HBOS who had given big millions to the likes of Sir David Murray [ and never got it back .]
Paul67 will have his address posted on the Partick Thistle fans website
5 of them are organizing a march to the Partick Tavern on saturday at 11 am
Bring Me The Heid of Thundercrap Reid on 27 April, 2012 at 08:51 said:
James Forrest, you’re a bore, son.
I stopped reading your posts long time ago. I see your name at the top and I know what’s coming: miles and miles of utter tedium …………..like a never-ending stretch of soulless tarmac.
Have you ANY idea how dull you are ? Any idea at all ?
Yawn, yawn, yawn.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The voice of reason,my friend in Celtic!
Obviously,kissing the (ample) three cheeks of George Galloway’s (Five Letter Word,Irish Gaelic) can seriously damage your intellect…
Kinda like an evil version of the Blarney Stone ?
But surely…didn’t he shake Lennie’s hand that time at Lennoxtown ? Aye,but Oor Lennie thought he was just the wee guy come to read the gas meter…Right ? Right !
Some interesting revelations about ‘The Ayatollah,s Mouthpiece ‘ in this weeks ‘New Statesman’ magazine…..a most perspicacious article by the ravishing Jemimah Khan,where she interviews the Member for Baghdad West… And the Cock crowed thrice…. Contain yourself,Virginia….!
Laughin’
ernie lynch on 27 April, 2012 at 10:29
Thanks Ernie
Glasgow Rangers (IA) new motto?
Unashamedly Shameful
Congratulations on your liquidation
I want the world to know how happy we will be
CliffRichardcsc
RogueLeader
Yeah, he said it twice last night, will find it if you like. I have no problem with anyone objecting to the strip on the basis that they don’t like the design but the arrogance of that comment that was made last night(twice), and the clear assertion from the poster that he/she would look with disdain on those who did decide to buy one, was not an attidude you would encounter from Celtic fans you meet week in, week out at matches.
Of course the strip is apparently a hoax anyway but its funny how a couple of our so called supporters got so up in arms about the possibility.
An away strip which incorporates the colours of the Irish flag? Hold the front page.
The only people I would have expected it to rile would be the bigots on the other side, but their prejudice is their problem.
HH
Well, what a lovely morning it is so far. A fine time to nip down to the old court and lodge that liquidation document.
Fatboy digging his own grave
Raman Bhardwaj @STVRaman Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Ally McCoist says he has no regrets asking for SFA panel to be named. Stands by everything.
Retweeted by Fritz A. Grandold
Dig it deep you sneak..
Ally McCoist: “Je ne regetty or summat. It wasny ma fault obviously. Ah didny ken it wud happen. Where’s ma stake bake?”
Ticketus have walked away.
Bye bye huns.
Just on SSN, Ticketus have distanced themselfs from the Blue Knights.
From BBC website:
‘Ticketus have pulled out due to the uncertainty over the club’s future in the wake of a 12-month transfer ban’.
Anyone trying to influence the appeal you think?
ticketus do walking away
SSN…
Having been unable to agree a deal with the blue knights, ticketus have decided to walk away.
Now that must be a major blow for the huns.
One team in Glasgow!!
What are the implications of Ticketus walking away …… I assume they will take rfcia to court, but just wondering if it speeds up liquidation ….???
Paul67
If/when the huns end up in the third division would you consider running a sweep stake on which ‘journalist’ will be the first to be sacked for being surplus to requirements?
If so, could I make a preemptive claim on Roddy Forsyth’s name?
all aboard the Ticketbus!
HH
This is probably just Ticketus starting to do the old hokey cokey.
Headtheball. Or alternatively to nip down the lodge and court that liquidation document.
See whit ah did there?
I would like us to be in a 2 or 3 goal lead for the last 10 mins
Our players could pass the ball amongst themselves at the back to shouts of Ole!, Ole!
Meanwhile to a man, we will be singing to the tune of Championees
“Liquidation, Liquidation, Ole, Ole, Ole”
Paul67’s ‘One team in Glasgow’ will also be getting plenty of decibels
Can’t wait. 90mins of ripping it right out of them
South of Tunis
Agreed, if the truth, the whole truth, as to what went on at Ibrox, under the guise of business, is ever fully explained to the public… I don’t think people will be able to absorb it for what it was because it is that huge.
I cannot think of a single bigger fraud in the history of all sport, over all time. Even the nazi’s Olympics of ’36 pales when measured against the the Hun Deceptions.
Mike Farrell @mikefstv Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Judge McKenzie and Muirhead sentenced to five years.
Howdy,
Any tips going for Punchestown today? I have a few friends at it today and said i’d check for them.
Thanks
Gerry Braiden @GerryBraiden Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
BREAKING: Five years each for Ayrshire’s wannabe terror bombers Muirhead and McKenzie
Chant for Sunday
Give me an “L”
Give me an “I”
Give me a “QUI”.
Give me an “D”
Give me an “A”
Give me an “T, E, D”.
What do you get?
LIQUIDATED
Mort
Five years for those scumbags. They’ll be getting out just as newhuns get promoted to Division One.
Ticketus need to get their money back somehow – or at least some of it.
This could be a ploy. Put pressure on the appeal – see what would happen.
But if Ticketus really are pulling out then they will be taking Craig Whyte to court, not RFC PLC (ia). Remember that Whyte gave “personal and corporate” guarantees against the cash they advanced.
There was talk that Ticketus would take the shares instead of cash – but what would they do with 85% of Rangers? Sell it? Run the club themselves?
Mort on 27 April, 2012 at 10:59 sai
Too complicated for me.
Prefer,die die die ya huns.
Pantaloon Duck, busy day.
Fassreifen, cheers.
starry plough, indeed.
lynott67, pay your bills! Too true.
Lennondinho….
One team in Glasgow…..
up_over_goal, and to you too.
obonfanti1888, we’ll see.
Árd Macha, aye, eye on the facts.
Bould Hector, cheers. Love the Cloughie quote.
Che, if the Newco and are awarded the Rangers SPl share, punishments follow them.
Jobo Baldie :-)
Green Lantern, think for a moment about the enormous break in funds towards media organisations if Rangers fail. Of course they will talk their survival up.
Gordon_J, aye, I know.
Dead and Loving it, :-)
ernie lynch, I have a soft spot for Roddie. I know, I know, but still. There, said it.
Ten Men
One team in Glasgow,
There’s only one team in Glasgow
One team in Glasgow,
There’s only one team in Glasgow
Completely agree with Traditionalist ’88 on the subject of the ‘Tricolour Strip’…
For pure footballing reasons….to afford enhanced visibility of team-mates… the away strip should always be variations of the strip worn in Mon’s second season…Gold/Yellow Top,Green(or Yellow V. Hibs) shorts.
Hate the Black Socks!…..You can see Georgios does too…
Right ?
Mort
See ,I missed a ‘die’