chilledbear 16 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 ALLY McCOIST has come out strongly in relation to proposed sanctions against Rangers which are being demanded over the club's membership of the SFA. The manager is unhappy that the SFA released a statement last night when an agreement had not been reached. He contends that a signing ban is not an appropriate action and he has vowed that he will contest vigorously any attempt to strip Rangers of any titles. McCoist had hoped to lead his depleted squad into action in friendlies in the coming days but the lack of SFA membership has prevented him from doing so. The manager said today: "I am extremely disappointed that the SFA chose to release a statement last night when the Club has not actually signed any agreement. "The club is trying to get to a position where we can plan for the season, which starts in only eight days. "We have had meetings with the SFA all week to discuss membership but I had to leave the final meeting as I could not support the sanctions they were trying to impose. "The decision has already been taken to place Rangers in Division 3 and we have accepted that, along with many more punishments. However, operating with an embargo on an already depleted first team squad - even with a window to sign players - will make the task ahead an extremely difficult one. "It is important to remember we have already had a 10 point deduction from the SPL, lost our Champions League place for finishing second last season, had a £160,000 fine, been refused entry to the SPL, been relegated to Division 3 and lost the majority of our first team squad - yet still the governing body has chosen to impose further sanctions. "The transfer ban has been strongly resisted by me, the management team, the Directors and supporters. Indeed The Rangers Fans Fighting Fund appointed a QC to defend the Club's position as the sanction was not available to the Appellate Tribunal. "From a business point of view I can understand the position the Board has been placed in and ultimately they felt they had no choice but to accept some sanctions in order to move forward - as one of the alternatives could have led to the extinction of the Club. "The Rangers fans have been magnificent throughout this entire process and on behalf of everyone at the Club I would like to thank them once again for their loyalty. "I can also assure every Rangers fan I will not be accepting any talk of stripping the Club of titles. That is something we will never accept and everyone at the Club shares this view. "We all need to get back to focusing on football but again my plans have been hampered as we have had to cancel a tour in the Highlands this weekend that would have helped us prepare for the season ahead. "This is still Rangers Football Club and the supporters will continue to back us as they have always done. There will be difficult times ahead but I know with the support of our fans we can emerge stronger and rise to the challenge. "Talks will continue next week and we all hope common sense will prevail to allow us to get back playing football." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Fantastic stuff from Ally. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 thank god he didn't quit last month. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Nothing anti-Green in there either although plenty will decide to conclude that. He acknowledges that basically there's been no alternative for he board. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I don't expect super to ever say much against his boss. if he actually ever says anything that's outright support of Mr green then that will be something worth discussing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 I don't expect super to ever say much against his boss. if he actually ever says anything that's outright support of Mr green then that will be something worth discussing. I think a lot of the support are waiting on this happening. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I don't expect super to ever say much against his boss. if he actually ever says anything that's outright support of Mr green then that will be something worth discussing. I think he's taking the stance that after backing Whyte so heavily he has to be cautious. Far cry from thinking he's a crook and whatever. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1872 4 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Nothing anti-Green in there either although plenty will decide to conclude that. He acknowledges that basically there's been no alternative for he board. who mentioned green in that statement? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 will I tell you what I think or can you guess 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Please don't turn this thread into another Green/no Green slagging match. Great to hear that Ally is still on the ball, despite trying to organize a pre season with all the troubles he has aat the moment, never mind what else is threatened. The SFA/SPL really need to take a good long, hard look at themselves and stop treating Rangers as a special case. Did Motherwell and Dundee have to pay in full all their debts when they had their problems??? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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