Gribz 919 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Odds on now that we are dropping to SFL?? Rangers will not appear on the official Scottish Premier League fixture list for 2012/13 when it is published at 0900 on Monday. Instead, the soon-to-be liquidated club will be replaced with "Club 12". Rangers were bought by Charles Green's consortium last week and it has formed a new company that will have to re-apply for SPL membership. But no date has yet been set for the vote, where Rangers need to win support of eight of the 12 clubs. A date will be set once The Rangers Football Club - the name of the new entity - officially submits their application. In a website statement, Rangers confirmed: "The SPL are replacing Rangers with 'Club 12' in the official list of fixtures for the 2012/13 season, which are released tomorrow morning. "The governing body is sticking to the schedule of announcing the matches as planned but have taken the Ibrox men out of the list after the developments of last week, which saw Rangers FC change ownership under a newco scenario. "The Sevco consortium headed by Charles Green completed the purchase of the club and its assets last week when HMRC refused to support an exit from administration through CVA. "They are now seeking to transfer the SPL share from the old company - Rangers Football Club plc - to the new company, The Rangers Football Club." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 load of push designed to embarrass us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigy 0 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Do we need 8 votes to be allowed to stay in the SPL, or is it 8 votes to kick us out? What happens if it's 6-6 or 7-5? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Do we need 8 votes to be allowed to stay in the SPL, or is it 8 votes to kick us out? What happens if it's 6-6 or 7-5? If it's 7 in favour and 5 against, we're out. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Do we need 8 votes to be allowed to stay in the SPL, or is it 8 votes to kick us out? What happens if it's 6-6 or 7-5? The question they vote on will be something like "Should Rangers have their old SPL share transfered to their newco and stay in the SPL?" We need 8 yes votes to be able to play in the SPL next season. It was said that we'll have a vote ourselves, so if that's true then we'd only need 7 other yes votes. If we don't get enough yes votes we'll have to apply to a new league, most likely the SFL. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 The question they vote on will be something like "Should Rangers have their old SPL share transfered to their newco and stay in the SPL?" We need 8 yes votes to be able to play in the SPL next season. It was said that we'll have a vote ourselves, so if that's true then we'd only need 7 other yes votes. If we don't get enough yes votes we'll have to apply to a new league, most likely the SFL. If we have a vote then changing the name before the vote is ludicrous. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Dynamo 128 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I suppose it makes sense to do this. I just hope it doesn't preempt any decision. In any case, Surely they would've been better off having the vote 1st before doing this. Does it really take them that long to organise a meeting to do this? I mean all the chairmen seem to be happy enough to talk to the media about what they think etc.. They have time to do that but no time for a meeting, come on really? With there combined incompetences they really are making Scottish Football a laughing stock 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,761 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 By STUART BATHGATE Published on Monday 18 June 2012 00:00 Rangers are missing from the Scottish Premier League’s fixture list for next season, with “Club 12” having taken their place. The omission represents a change of heart from the SPL, who had previously said they would include the Ibrox club in their 2012-13 list, which is published this morning. The name “Club 12” indicates a more neutral stance, reflecting the possibility that Rangers will lose the vote to transfer their share in the league from the old company to the “newco” established by Charles Green last week. “The SPL are replacing Rangers with ‘Club 12’ in the official list of fixtures for the 2012-13 season,” a statement on the Rangers website read. “The governing body is sticking to the schedule of announcing the matches but have taken the Ibrox men out of the list after the developments of last week which saw Rangers FC change ownership under a newco scenario. The Sevco consortium headed by Charles Green completed the purchase of the club and its assets. They are now seeking to transfer the SPL share from the old company – Rangers Football Club plc – to the new company, The Rangers Football Club. “All 12 member clubs need to vote on this application and eight votes are required for Rangers to be playing SPL football next season. A date for this vote has yet to be set. If the transfer of the SPL share is successful then Rangers will assume the ‘Club 12’ fixtures.” The vote, at which Rangers will need the support of at least seven of the other 11 SPL clubs, will take place at a general meeting of the top flight. That meeting has yet to be called, and requires a fortnight’s notice, but the SPL board is meeting today and could issue that call, provided Green’s newco submits an official application to have the share of the old company transferred to it. It is understood that a technicality has delayed that application. The new fixture list is also expected to confirm a winter break for the first time in ten years. The break is scheduled to last two-and-a-half weeks and begin immediately after the New Year round of fixtures. That will mean the Scottish Cup fourth round – when the top teams enter – taking place at the start of December. The final is moving to a Sunday, 26 May, to avoid a clash with the Champions League final. Today’s SPL board meeting could also come to a conclusion on the league’s investigation of Rangers’ alleged use of dual contracts. The investigation is into the use by the Ibrox club of Employee Benefit Trusts, the issue at the centre of the First Tier Tax Tribunal, which was held in January but has still to announce its findings. The board may postpone publication of its findings. While many aspects of the Rangers saga remain unresolved, progress has been made on the planned reintegration of the SPL and the Scottish Football League. The unification of the two bodies was one proposal in the 2010 report into the game by former First Minister Henry McLeish, who said yesterday he was cautiously optimistic about ongoing talks. He warned, though, that everything might not be finalised in time for the new season. He said: “The timescale is very tight, but I think there is a renewed sense of urgency. The problems at Ibrox have emphasised the precarious state of Scottish football, and I think that has encouraged the Scottish Football Association, the SPL and SFL to try to make progress. “Many people who have been sceptical about the real need for further change are now willing to come to the table. They have recognised that the Rangers crisis is also an opportunity to get some issues sorted out. “I’m encouraged by the movement I’ve seen but I would caution against trying to rush to a solution.” Indeed, the authorities run the risk of new complexities. Several newspapers yesterday reported the possibility that, in a united league, a compromise could be found whereby Rangers would be relegated one tier, to what could be termed Premier Division Two. Under the present set-up, if Rangers do lose the vote on their place in the SPL they must apply to the SFL for a place in its structure. Up to now, it has been presumed that the place in question would be in the Third Division – where a vacancy would arise as a result of one team from each league moving up a division to fill the gap left by Rangers’ removal from the SPL. The demotion of Rangers to the First Division would mean they could be back in the top flight in a year, thus minimising the loss in gate receipts to SPL clubs. It could also help in the negotiations of a new television contract with Sky. However, such a compromise would be hugely unpopular with many fans of other clubs, who believe Rangers should be made to start again at the bottom of the pile. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 919 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 That meeting has yet to be called, and requires a fortnight’s notice Ridiculous!! Just get on with it! They have had plenty time to stew over it. So preparations for new season will also be hampered now for Rangers or Dunfermline / Dundee 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 6,119 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Club 12 sounds like an entity from a hoary old sci-fi series. I prefer Club 12th(of July). 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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