Gribz 850 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Yesterday I was actually going to post 'can we get a temporary license' purely for a laugh and the SFA are actually considering this! Seems there is no level above these jokers who can step in, any government puppet must be enjoying the drama. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ibrox64 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 are 'temporary licences' available for other commercial enterprises too or are they limited to the SFA? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 So how about those that have remained? Do you think the PFA never managed to get through to them? No, they're obviously still here for a variety of reasons. In some cases they're still here because they've pledged themselves to the club no matter what, even if they'll be playing in the fourth tier of Scottish football. In other cases they're still here because they have a contract and they haven't been offered a better one. In other cases they don't know what the hell is going on because our club's situation hasn't been resolved and they're waiting to see what happens. There's so many different aspects to it, but I think my comments about the PFA and their advising of our players is fair comment. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 No, they're obviously still here for a variety of reasons. In some cases they're still here because they've pledged themselves to the club no matter what, even if they'll be playing in the fourth tier of Scottish football. In other cases they're still here because they have a contract and they haven't been offered a better one. In other cases they don't know what the hell is going on because our club's situation hasn't been resolved and they're waiting to see what happens. There's so many different aspects to it, but I think my comments about the PFA and their advising of our players is fair comment. None of the players who left on a free knew they'd get better contracts, unless deals were well in the pipeline beforehand, which IMO points even more towards it just being mercenary decisions. The players are turning up for training and their contracts are being honoured, Green isn't making life difficult in terms of transfers, up to their agents to find them clubs if they want to go, we'll be asking for fees of about 300k at most. So i'd say he's very much kept his word on this issue unless anything comes out like them not getting paid etc. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 None of the players who left on a free knew they'd get better contracts, unless deals were well in the pipeline beforehand, which IMO points even more towards it just being mercenary decisions. The players are turning up for training and their contracts are being honoured, Green isn't making life difficult in terms of transfers, up to their agents to find them clubs if they want to go, we'll be asking for fees of about 300k at most. So i'd say he's very much kept his word on this issue unless anything comes out like them not getting paid etc. Maybe we're talking on cross-purposes here because when I responded to your initial comment, I did so with the train of thought that McGregor was saying Rangers were liquidated. Rangers haven't been liquidated. The PFA, agents, press and others seem to have made some of our players believe that Rangers has been liquidated and that our club no longer exists. This is my point. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Maybe we're talking on cross-purposes here because when I responded to your initial comment, I did so with the train of thought that McGregor was saying Rangers were liquidated. Rangers haven't been liquidated. The PFA, agents, press and others seem to have made some of our players believe that Rangers has been liquidated and that our club no longer exists. This is my point. Probably did steer off a bit, so many different issues with this stuff! I'd like to think the players would have enough about them to make their own minds up, but I get what you're saying. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedan 93 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 This is far beyond a joke. The dunderheids at that piss poor shambles that is the SFA have done everything possible to make sure we have hands tied behind our backs. Surely we should be going to a higher power now? Season is upon us and we are ill prepared. Scottish football is now confirmed as the laughing stock of the world game. Shame on them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,724 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/...roval.18258382 CONTRACTS will be signed with Sky and ESPN to show 65 matches per season from the Scottish Premier League and Irn-Bru Third Division if Rangers newco's Scottish Football Association membership is approved later today. Sky will have the rights to 30 games, starting with Celtic versus Aberdeen at Parkhead next Saturday lunchtime, then Rangers newco's opening third division encounter at Peterhead on August 11. ESPN would have 35 live games and the first would be Dundee United versus Hibernian on Sunday, August 5. Herald Sport understands that a deal involving the SPL, Scottish Football League and the two broadcasters – and including rights for 15 of the newco's league games per season – will preserve most of the value of the existing £16m-a-season television agreement for the current campaign. That will spare top-flight clubs from the most severe repercussions some had feared from at least three years without the Ibrox club. The television deal is agreed in principle but cannot be signed until Sevco Scotland Ltd's application for the transfer of Rangers' SFA membership is approved. That needs to happen before the club can play its first match at Brechin City in the Ramsdens Cup on Sunday afternoon. In theory, approval could be given at any time up until kick-off, but practicalities and exchanges of documents essentially mean it has to be done today. But all five parties – Sevco Scotland, the oldco Rangers, the SFA, SPL and SFL – were understood to believe the discussions were almost there last night and that there will be a satisfactory conclusion, and the signing of contracts, later today. Representatives from Charles Green's newco regime held further negotiations with Neil Doncaster, the SPL chief executive, yesterday. A major obstacle has been the SPL's view that accepting any potential punishment from its ongoing investigation into undisclosed payments to players via Employment Benefit Trusts – alleged to have happened over several years of the oldco Rangers – should be accepted by Sevco as a condition of membership. Manager Ally McCoist and some others at Ibrox have vigorously opposed any acceptance that the club could be stripped of league titles if a guilty verdict is returned. BBC Alba will have live coverage of Rangers' tie at Brechin and yesterday the channel was continuing to plan as though the match would go ahead. As for the longer-term deal involving Sky and ESPN, the companies will discuss how the SPL and third division coverage is shared in the weeks and months ahead. "It will be up to the broadcasters to decide how the games are carved up," said a source at one SPL club. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Personally, I believe the SFA/SPL are delaying this so we can't sign any players before the game, thus actually cutting off a very lucrative future TV deal for further games involving Rangers FC. Talk about nose, spite and cutting! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 So how about those that have remained? Do you think the PFA never managed to get through to them? they remained for the same reason the others left mostly. they went where the most money is. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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