caseyjones 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) The Scottish Football Association will consider disciplinary cases against Rangers and Craig Whyte at a meeting of their Judicial Panel on Thursday morning. The hearing has been scheduled after the conclusion of an independent inquiry into the administration-hit club. The club are accused of breaching five disciplinary rules, while Whyte has allegedly broken two. The timescale of the offences stretches back to May 6, 2011, when Whyte took control of the club following his purchase of Sir David Murrayâ??s majority shareholding. Both parties have been issued with notices of complaint by the Scottish FA's compliance officer. If found guilty, Whyte could be ejected from the game, essentially confirming the Scottish FA board's belief he is not a fit and proper person. STV understands Whyte is unlikely to attend in person, while Rangers will be represented by the club's administrators and lawyers. Both are accused of breaching rules 66 and 71. Rule 66 gives the Scottish FA scope to punish both a club and an official for bringing the game into disrepute. Rule 71 warns against any party not acting in the best interests of the game or acting in an improper manner. Rule 1 (b) covers any failure by the club to comply with the SFAâ??s Articles of Association as a club, while rule 2 concerns individual officials from the member club breaching the same articles. Rule 14 (g) concerns the clubâ??s appointment of administrators. The SFA can fine, suspend or ultimately terminate the membership of any club that â??is subject to an insolvency eventâ?. Rule 66 covers any incident or behaviour that is considered to bring the game into disrepute while rule 71 demands that every club or individual representing the club acts in the best interests of the SFA. In addition to the charges facing Rangers as a club, owner Craig Whyte has also been charged as an individual with having breached rules 66 and 71. If found guilty, the punishment for Rangers and Whyte could vary. The sanctions available for breaching rules 1 and 2 can be a fine or suspension from the game while the other three regulations carry potentially higher penalties. Rule 14 adds the possibility of membership being terminated while the latter two rules carry a wider range of sanctions. A fine, suspension or termination can still be applied but the club could be banned from the Scottish Cup under rule 66 or 71 while Whyte as an individual could be "ejected" from the game. Edited March 29, 2012 by caseyjones 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,870 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Hmmmmmmmm,this will be very interesting!. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMazza 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Lets be honest they will not suspend our membership. I believe they would try to exclude from the cup though 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,890 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Alex Thomson was suggesting our case wouldn't be heard today. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyharley 5 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Alex Thomson was suggesting our case wouldn't be heard today. Who is this Alex Thompson Frankie, see you mentioning him on Twitter from time to time 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,890 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Who is this Alex Thompson Frankie, see you mentioning him on Twitter from time to time C4 news investigative journalist. Has a good reputation but his work on RFC has been very disappointing so far. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,870 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Alex Thomson was suggesting our case wouldn't be heard today. He knows feck all though,only what the BHEASTS tell him:smile: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMazza 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 C4 news investigative journalist. Has a good reputation but his work on RFC has been very disappointing so far. I think Bears has a few things to say about Tomo and his journalism tbh. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Adjourned until April 17, with three days set aside. Dundee United ticket money hearing also adjourned until April, but with no date announced. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 4,146 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Yep, the admins push for a takeover and ... guess what: the authorities deem it cool to leave the club in the balance over their decision. So ... one might speculate (sic!) that they now wait to see what comes of the takeover and once it has been successfully done, they will shed more agony over us with some silly ban or penalty. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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