ian1964 10,724 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 RANGERS could finally be awarded SFA membership â?? but only for ONE DAY. Ally McCoistâ??s men are set to land a conditional licence to face Brechin in a televised Ramsdens Cup clash on Sunday. Then it will be taken back off them before talks continue next week. That is one of the options being considered by football chiefs as the stormy wrangle over the clubâ??s membership of the SFA rages on. Just TWO days before Gers are due to play competitive football again, they have not yet been given the licence they need. They continue to be at loggerheads with the SPL over the future punishments and TV rights. High level talks have hit a wall after a fortnight. And as the deadline looms ahead of this weekendâ??s action, there have been real fears that the cup clash with Brechin scheduled may NOT be able to go ahead. That has prompted officials to look into a compromise solution â?? and the 90 minute licence could fit the bill. Legally SFA chiefs may be unable to sanction such a move â?? but they will still try if no agreement is reached by tonight. Gers are refusing to cave in and sign any agreement which could see them stripped of league titles won during the EBT years. But the SPL insist that an independent tribunal must be allowed to study the evidence and make a ruling. That is the biggest stumbling block in discussions between five parties. The so-called old Rangers, new Rangers, the SPL, the SFA and SFL are all involved. E-mails were being sent back and forth late last night in a bid to finalise things and discussions will resume this morning in the hope that a deal can be struck. Itâ??s unclear whether that would allow boss McCoist to sign any of his targets. Ian Black and Craig Beattie have been training with a view to signing deals. Robbie Savage has revealed he wants to come out of retirement to play in the Third Division. But until the club has got SFA membership no players can actually be signed. Meanwhile, Allan McGregor has joined Besiktas and insisted: â??Iâ??m ready for the challenge.â? The ex-Rangers keeper, 30, agreed a two-year deal worth £35,000 a week with the Turkish cracks. Gregsy, 30, completed his medical and will now jet out to Austria to join up with his new team-mates. He said: â??Itâ??s a big club with big tradition and supposedly they have great fans who make a lot of noise. â??Itâ??s a new challenge thatâ??s come up and Iâ??m ready for it. Iâ??ll be giving my all here, as I do every time I play.â? Gers owner Charles Green will fight for compensation insisting McGregor could NOT quit Ibrox for nothing. McGregor insisted: â??My club went into liquidation in June and I became a free agent.â? http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/leaguedivision3/4457052/Gers-set-to-get-nod-at-last-but-only-for-telly-game-at-Brechin.html 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon 1,291 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It becomes more preposterous every minute. They are a laughing stock. If they didn't need our money they would tell us where to go. Stay firm Bears. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 So what happens to the next round? Sounds farcical. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 So, wait a minute. Are we going to just get 90 minute licenses all through the year until the SPL get their way and the SFA/SPL keep the money flowing in??? When do we get to sign players? Compromise my arse. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Off topic I know, but that line from McGregor at the end is disgusting considering all Rangers did for him. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I don't believe this for one minute. If such a thing did happen (a 90min membership), it would only add heavily to the case and cries for Regan & Doncaster to pack up their desks and bugger off. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Off topic I know, but that line from McGregor at the end is disgusting considering all Rangers did for him. We can't blame the players when it's pretty clear that they've not only been misinformed by the PFA, but also not informed properly by the club or communicated with properly by the club. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 We can't blame the players when it's pretty clear that they've not only been misinformed by the PFA, but also not informed properly by the club or communicated with properly by the club. To avoid this becoming another Green debate I wasn't really referring to McGregor's decision Zappa, although I feel strongly about that as well and the rest that ran a mile. That's a very poor and dismissive line about the club that developed him and made him first choice on stages like the Champions League stage, the club that is still here whatever he says. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 (edited) To avoid this becoming another Green debate I wasn't really referring to McGregor's decision Zappa, although I feel strongly about that as well and the rest that ran a mile. That's a very poor and dismissive line about the club that developed him and made him first choice on stages like the Champions League stage, the club that is still here whatever he says. If it wasn't for the various circumstances I'd completely agree with you, but what we've been dealt with is a situation where the PFA have wrongly advised our players on the club's situation and the new owners clearly haven't communicated properly with the players regarding the club's situation. These factors have resulted in the players wrongly being led to believe that our club has been liquidated and that the so-called "newco" which the media keep harping on about is actually a new club. The media have played a massive part in this, but ultimately, the players have been advised on our club's situation by the PFA and I think the PFA have a LOT to answer for, especially if certain key members of the PFA team advising our players are Celtic fans...... Edited July 27, 2012 by Zappa 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 If it wasn't for the various circumstances I'd completely agree with you, but what we've been dealt with is a situation where the PFA have wrongly advised our players on the club's situation and the new owners clearly haven't communicated properly with the players regarding the club's situation. These factors have resulted in the players wrongly being led to believe that our club has been liquidated and that the so-called "newco" which the media keep harping on about is actually a new club. The media have played a massive part in this, but ultimately, the players have been advised on our club's situation by the PFA and I think the PFA have a LOT to answer for, especially if certain key members of the PFA team advising our players were/are Celtic fans...... So how about those that have remained? Do you think the PFA never managed to get through to them? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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