Rangers statement on the stripping of titles

[Blue Moon 1,289]

What if his investors say Charlie Fuck them?

 

That wouldn't be a wise move.

[Blue Moon 1,289]

then hopefully dwindling crowds at ibrox will see ally gone.

 

That is one of the most unbelievable statements I have seen on here.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

who knows this series of hedge funds and parasites who prey on liquidated companies may well decide to act like fans.

[Zappa 0]

There's already a thread (f*cking loads of them tbh) for moaning about Ally and all the related conversations about managers, so keep that stuff out of here!

Edited September 16, 2012 by Zappa

[simplythebest 0]

There's already a thread (f*cking loads of them tbh) for moaning about Ally and all the related conversations about managers, so keep that stuff out of here!

 

TBH I started one to try and keep it all in one place.

[calscot 0]

Is it the case that if Rangers take the SPL to court, UEFA could ban their teams from competing in European competitions? Wouldn't that be hilarious?

[pete 2,499]

Fans have their say on how Rangers should be dealt with over EBTs

 

SPL fans have their say over the ongoing furore surrounding Rangers using EBTs to pay their players.

Almost 50,000 fans inside Ibrox as the teams emerge for kick-off Almost 50,000 fans inside Ibrox as the teams emerge for kick-off

 

ABERDEEN: Neil McDougal, Northern Lights Aberdeen Supporters Club, said: â??If Rangers were found guilty, Dons fans I speak to canâ??t really see the point of stripping titles and trophies.

 

â??It would be a case of changing the ribbons from blue to green. It is time for Scottish football to move on.â?

 

Dundee United: Arab Trust board member Mike Barile said: â??Without a doubt they should be stripped of seven titles if they are found guilty. There is no place for cheating in football.â?

 

HIBS: Mike Riley, chairman of Hibs Supportersâ?? Association said: â??The general feeling would be to take the titles off them. If they won them under false pretences then they should not have them, itâ??s as simple as that.â?

 

HEARTS: Steve Kilgour, federation of Hearts supporters clubsâ?? secretary, said: â??Iâ??m loathe to kick a club when itâ??s down.

 

â??But if they fielded players they couldnâ??t have otherwise afforded itâ??s a form of cheating.

 

â??Potential loss of titles is a grey area but more appropriate than monetary fines.â?

 

INVERNESS: Caley Thistle fansâ?? chief David Sutherland said: â??Weâ??ve seen a precedent in other sports, look at the story of Lance Armstrong.

 

â??If it is found old Rangers acted illegally and had an unfair financial advantage then the next logical step would be to take away the titles.â?

 

KILMARNOCK: Sandy Armour, Kilmarnock Supporters Trust, said: â??To attempt to take titles away from Rangers, if wrongdoing was proved, would be a legal minefield.

 

â??I donâ??t see how such a move could be enforced.â?

 

MOTHERWELL: John Wilson, Motherwell Supporters Trust, said: â??Guilt can only mean Rangers being stripped of their titles.

 

â??Dunfermline were booted out of the Scottish Cup a few seasons ago for a relatively minor registration mix-up.â?

 

ROSS COUNTY: Alan Ross, who runs County supportersâ?? JailEnder website, said: â??Rather than take away any titles, football authorities should put measures in place so a situation like this can never happen again.â?

 

ST JOHNSTONE: Gordon Muir, St Johnstone Fans Working Group, said: â??Rangers should forfeit any titles if found to have been won while breaking the rules.

 

â??But I donâ??t believe those titles should be passed on.â?

[Super_Ally 0]

I dont understand this kamikaze nature to promoting our game.

 

Scottish media failed to report our world record league attendance when nearly every other major football playing country in the world do.

 

Now we have the SPL gleefully looking to strip titles from a club that is currently recognised as holding a world record of league titles. This may no longer be the case if they took some away. Looks odd particularly when their right or authority to do so looks decidedly dodgy.

[der Berliner 3,743]

Is it the case that if Rangers take the SPL to court, UEFA could ban their teams from competing in European competitions? Wouldn't that be hilarious?

 

Yep, if an association is being taken to court, its members (and the associations itself, AFAIK), are by default suspended from UEFA competitions. The SFA and SPL know that, of course, and whether they will press on with their stuff remains to be seen. But in the current climate, as we have seen with the SPL vote, anything can happen. And some of these people rather want us hitting the ground (before smashing into it themselves) than doing anything sensible.

 

As for the verdict, much like the debt-figures floating about, all people speak about the worst case scenario as if it was the only thing about. And again, much like the "newco vote", you have folk talking about it who only have the faintest idea what is actually being held up against us.

Edited September 16, 2012 by der Berliner

[bigy 0]

Is there a difference thought between taking he SPL to court as opposed the SFA?