ian1964 10,861 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 CHARLES GREEN last night admitted he feels sorry that Lord Nimmo Smith has been dragged into the madness of the EBT probe. Rangers chief Green spoke out after SunSport revealed details of the plot to strip Gers of nine trophies. Lord Nimmo Smith will front a three-man independent tribunal in November to probe alleged side payments to players. Green refuses to recognise the hearing, but insists he will fight all the way to keep the honours. And heâ??s expressed sympathy for the men who have been drawn into one of the most bitter rows in Scottish football history. Green said: â??We have never questioned the integrity of this panel. But Iâ??m starting to feel sorry for them because they donâ??t know what they are getting themselves into. They are learned, they have international reputations and everyone knows their areas of expertise. â??But they are being drawn into something that is complete madness. â??If Lord Nimmo Smith can do me a favour, I would like him to get everybody in Scotland to agree whether we are newco or oldco. â??It changes every week to suit someone elseâ??s agenda, so long as it doesnâ??t suit Rangersâ?? agenda.â? SunSport published documents which proved the SPL and SFA asked Gers to accept the loss of five titles and four Scottish Cups. Green added: â??I have said all along from day one that I will defend Rangers. â??I said that fans worry about losing their history. I have also said itâ??s the Rangers players who won these trophies. â??These battle honours have been won by players and they belong to the badge. â??They donâ??t belong to an owner or a corporate body. â??I believe that is what Lord Nimmo Smith said at the weekend. â??These trophies belong to the fans, the history books and the players who broke legs winning them. â??That is why I believe they should not and cannot be stripped.â? Green insists he is being denied cash owed to Gers as the SFA deem the money to be due to oldco. But he argues he must be entitled to the money if the SFA argue he can face sanctions for alleged oldco crimes. He said: â??There is no relationship with the SPL and the SFA. â??Iâ??m chief executive of Rangers and have obligations to deal with the SFA. â??As far as the SPL is concerned, I have no regard or respect for them. â??The SFA will be the appeal body in the event that I donâ??t agree with what Lord Nimmo Smithâ??s panel say. â??Yet it appears the SFA have the completely contrary view on some issues. â??I am owed £330,000 by UEFA and the SFA have refused to hand it over because they are saying Iâ??m not entitled to it. â??It is money due to Rangers for releasing players to play for their countries. â??Maybe this is another case of Charles Green being stupid. Or is this now a case of â??Well, it doesnâ??t suit usâ??. â??It seems we can have the pain but not the gain.â? Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/feeds/smartphone/scotland/4555363/Green-warns-Itll-get-MAD.html#ixzz27SJWFxIF 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 The longer this goes on, the SPL and SFA just look more and more vindictive. We seriously need to bring this to a wider audience, there are no reporting of the facts down south. The only time we hear anything, it is people like Forsyth, Spiers and McGarry who give soundbites. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,511 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 The longer this goes on, the SPL and SFA just look more and more vindictive. We seriously need to bring this to a wider audience, there are no reporting of the facts down south. The only time we hear anything, it is people like Forsyth, Spiers and McGarry who give soundbites. If the SFA statement today is not the resignation of Stewart Regan then there should be another march organised to Hampden and\or Park Gardens. We could ask other teams to join us to get as broad a representation of Scottish football possible. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggordy 0 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Vindictive AND pathetic. If only they could see themselves as others see them, a complete and utter joke. As Dick Advocaat called them once, a "Mickey Mouse Organisation"! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,511 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Vindictive AND pathetic.If only they could see themselves as others see them, a complete and utter joke. As Dick Advocaat called them once, a "Mickey Mouse Organisation"! Will you please not insult Mickey mouse otherwise we may have Disney on our backs. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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