David Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hopefully not too many of their players walk way and they end up in the 1st division. There's a fine line between punishing Rangers for what they did and destroying Scottish football in order to prove a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted June 27, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted June 27, 2012 Charles Green says the Players are being "opportunist". This is the guy who's bought millions of assets for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hopefully not too many of their players walk way and they end up in the 1st division. There's a fine line between punishing Rangers for what they did and destroying Scottish football in order to prove a point. What? Why would they ever go into the first division? Now that they're not going to be in the SPL, you want some kind of cushion to support the financial aspect of the clubs who voted them out? It doesn't work like that - you start at the bottom. The SPL is a separate entity; the SFL is three divisions of one entity. It's either bottom of the breakaway or bottom of the leagues altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvertedSmiley Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hopefully not too many of their players walk way and they end up in the 1st division. There's a fine line between punishing Rangers for what they did and destroying Scottish football in order to prove a point. "Rangers" starting in the third division isn't a punishment for their actions, it's a consequence of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny McBride Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hopefully not too many of their players walk way and they end up in the 1st division. There's a fine line between punishing Rangers for what they did and destroying Scottish football in order to prove a point. "Rangers" starting in the third division isn't a punishment for their actions, it's a consequence of them. Â Quite. The punishments haven't really started yet. They took their ten point hit, but there's still the replacement for the transfer embargo to deal with, the question of double contracts and illegal player registrations and of course, criminal proceedings against various people for the Whyte takeover. I would hope that when the liquidators get in about things, they'll pursue criminal actions against the original tax-cheating board too. MIH must have enough assets to pay off the Rangers debt to the Exchequer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reznor Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hopefully not too many of their players walk way and they end up in the 1st division. There's a fine line between punishing Rangers for what they did and destroying Scottish football in order to prove a point. Yet you were so fed up at the prospect of them being accommodated into the first division just a couple of days ago, you were close to saying fuck scottish football altogether. Â That's some about-turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted June 27, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted June 27, 2012 Fleck and Ortiz are latest to want out. Surprised by Fleck. Thought he might fancy the opportunity to lead rangers back. He could be a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Yet you were so fed up at the prospect of them being accommodated into the first division just a couple of days ago, you were close to saying fuck scottish football altogether. That's some about-turn. I wonder how many of the 'wee clubs' will be making this exact same about turn in the next few weeks. I hope not for the sake of the integrity of the league, but there's every chance that panic might set in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Morton have made their problems with a Newco getting into Division One publically known today, which is now added to Livi, Falkirk and Raith Rovers. Â I don't fancy their chances. Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Four Horsemen Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 So how many votes do they need to get in Division 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny McBride Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 None. The Division One idea is a non-starter. The only way it could be done without rewriting the rules would be for them to get into the SPL then get relegated as punishment for the double contracts. As it stands, it's Division Three or nothing. And nothing looks increasingly likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Vegas Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 They would be best off just speaking to the English FA about the possibility of being allowed into the Conference North or such similar. There are a few teams in England that are dangerously close to death so could always hope for a spot with a re-shuffle of the others. The revenue and interest in the Conference North wouldn't be any less than Scottish Division 3 and with the fanbase and stadium that The Rangers have they should be able to get a quick successive promotions with relatively little investment. Fleetwood Town and Crawley Town have both shown that for about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianR Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 They would be best off just speaking to the English FA about the possibility of being allowed into the Conference North or such similar. There are a few teams in England that are dangerously close to death so could always hope for a spot with a re-shuffle of the others. The revenue and interest in the Conference North wouldn't be any less than Scottish Division 3 and with the fanbase and stadium that The Rangers have they should be able to get a quick successive promotions with relatively little investment. Fleetwood Town and Crawley Town have both shown that for about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Haven't one of the bigger footballing bodies said they wouldn't allow it as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted June 27, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted June 27, 2012 Surely the point of having non-league football at that level be regional is to make it more viable for fans to go to away games and boost gates. Conference North is big enough as it is without expecting Oxford City to travel to Glasgow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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