ian1964 10,625 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 PRESSURE is mounting on top Scottish football chief executives Stewart Regan and Neil Doncaster as the gameâ??s governing bodies desperately try to get Rangers out of the Third Division. The top tier clubs meet tomorrow at Hampden for their annual general meeting and high on the agenda are ways of ensuring the Ibrox side donâ??t go to the bottom of the pile as panic spreads across the country over the financial implications of Fridayâ??s SFL vote. An SPL2 remains the favoured option although there has even been speculation that re-entry for Gers to the SPL could somehow be granted â?? although it has to be said neither looks feasible. Meanwhile, as civil war breaks out between the SFA and SPL and the SFL on the other side there have been calls for the two men at the heart of the matter to quit. It is understood there was a vote of no confidence in Regan that was proposed and seconded at Fridayâ??s SFL summit that saw Rangers dumped into the lowest league in the country. ì I feel there are positions that are untenable. Weâ??ve been rail-roaded and weâ??ve been threatened and everything about the whole exercise has been wrong î Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall This was tantamount to sticking two fingers up at the SFA and SPL who had campaigned for Charles Greenâ??s newco to go into the First Division. It was felt then, though, that it was not the right time to go forward with the motion. But the mood has hardened among SFL clubs over the weekend over feelings they have been victims of bullying and harassment. Regan and Doncaster remain deeply concerned about the future of the game while SPL clubs fear financial Armageddon with half-a-dozen of them teetering on the brink and certain to plunge into the abyss if television money is either withdrawn or slashed. However, SFL clubs are furious with the way the whole saga has been handled by the top brass and are demanding heads must roll Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall led the way as he insisted: â??I feel there are positions that are untenable. Weâ??ve been rail-roaded and weâ??ve been threatened and everything about the whole exercise has been wrong.â? Asked if he thought the SFL vote would be the end of this soap opera he said: â??No. But I donâ??t want to expand on that. â??But as far as we are concerned an SPL2 is dead in the water. As far as the powers-that-be are concerned...who knows? But the SPL model has failed. Itâ??s bust.â? Even the prospect of top clubs going to the wall failed to move McDougall as he added: â??I would feel sad and hope they would come through via a CVA or whatever but I wouldnâ??t feel responsible.â? Cowdenbeath secretary Alex Anderson added: â??We are totally disgusted at the way the whole situation has been handled by the SPL and SFA and their actions and the image that has been created could well endanger any future investment in the Scottish game. â??In view of the way Neil Doncaster and Stewart Regan have dealt with this situation they should now be considering their positions. â??We have been lied to and bullied and despite the overwhelming vote of SFL clubs that Rangers should re-start in Division Three we are still not clear what the final outcome will be.â? http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/332931/Chiefs-face-quit-calls 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 As I said on another thread only one club get people sacked at the SFA, and reasons we all know they are very quite at the moment. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Still, I didn't expect to get my revenge quite this soon. Ahahahahahhahahahahahah. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 745 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Regan and Doncaster remain deeply concerned about the future of the game I would say they are more concerned about their own positions TBH. If they were concerned about the game they would have handled things far better and the Scottish game would have been reconstructed a couple of seasons ago now. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 You could say the same for the chiefs! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy dewhurst 0 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 but who will replace the buffoons we are running short on buffoons these days 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 0 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Regan will be alright I fully expect him to get a position on the porkheid board for services rendered 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I would say they are more concerned about their own positions TBH. If they were concerned about the game they would have handled things far better and the Scottish game would have been reconstructed a couple of seasons ago now. Doncaster is highly regarded in English circles from his time at Norwich and will easily get another job when a suitable vacancy arises in the EPL or Championship; Regan, not even Yorkshire cricket would have him back. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carter001 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I know that with everything that is going on makes scottish football look really bad..........but, I can't help but have a little smile on my face reading about the fallout from this. We've not had much to smile about lately. Sporting integrity....my arse! hahahahahaha 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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