Looking from the outside in

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LETTER 3

 

Shona.Robison.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

 

Dear Ms Robinson,

 

I write to you in your current capacity as Minister of Commonwealth Games and Sport, with regard to the conduct of those involved in the governance of Scottish football, the SFA and the SPL.

 

The demise of Rangers FC in the early part of 2012 set about a chain of events, many of which are now the subject of criminal investigation, however there are a set of circumstances which appear to have gone without comment from Scottish MSP's, and that is the conduct of the governing bodies of the SFA and SPL.

 

It has been clearly discussed in the public domain, by a number of respected journalists who have seen the documentation in question, as well as the Chief Executive of Rangers FC that Rangers FC were subjected to a 5 way agreement.

 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/revealed-football-chiefs-secret-plan-1167046

 

Such a document totally usurps the founding principle of Scots, and of course European Law, that a party is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

 

Furthermore in seeking a solution to the accommodation of Rangers FC in Scottish Football, those same governing bodies appear to have embarked on a course of conduct which is nothing short of abhorrent in this day and age.

 

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/mobile/sport/morton-chiefs-blast-at-spl-sfa-bullies.18115147

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/109094-raith-director-we-are-being-bullied-and-lied-to-over-rangers-situation/

 

 

As if bullying, threatening and manipulating are not in themselves sufficient damning indictment on these regimes of governance, the fact that Rangers FC are currently playing their football with a transfer embargo hanging over them, in direct contravention of Lord Glennie's ruling at the Edinburgh Court of Session, merely underlines an apparent willingness by these governing bodies to usurp both the fundamental principles and application of the laws of our country.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/9297771/Rangers-transfer-embargo-ruled-unlawful.html

 

Perhaps the suggestion that Rangers Chief Executive, Mr Charles Green, was “blackmailed” into accepting such an embargo in return for an SFA licence confirms that this situation is totally untenable.

 

The individuals concerned remain in post at the respective governing bodies.

 

I would ask you to give careful consideration to the ramifications and consequences of this. In a country where we instruct our schoolchildren not to bear the bully, where we encourage workplace staff to report intimidation, is it acceptable that we turn a blind eye to such conduct within the governing bodies of our national game ?

 

Where we have a whole host of respected SFL chairmen providing corroboratory evidence that they were bullied, threatened and manipulated by those in governance of our national game, is it it not incumbent upon us to not only ask questions within parliament, but to launch an enquiry in order to establish what actually transpired ?

 

I look forward to your comments.

 

Yours sincerely

[RabiDuck 89]

I'm sure I'm not the only one eagerly looking forward to the responses on all these emails!

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You're certainly not. Answers are due and it is our right and duty to demand them. I'm hoping this doesn't get ignored like so many questions before these.