Rangers FC lodge papers to go into administration

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Jelle - Alex Thompson says that reports that Strathclyde Police have dropped the case against him are false and the story is made up - https://twitter.com/alextomo/status/195370722238005248

RANGERS boss Ally McCoist has reiterated his belief that the season-long transfer embargo imposed by the SFA's judicial panel is inherently wrong and will be robustly appealed.
He has also reaffirmed his belief that the three-man panel who made this decision should be identified to the public at large in the spirit of transparency.


However, he has urged all supporters to desist from any form of threatening behaviour which, he says, would do a dis-service to the club and disgust him.
He said: "I would like to make quite clear my position in relation to the decision by the SFA's judicial panel which earlier this week imposed sanctions against Rangers which have far reaching consequences for our club and Scottish football.


"I firmly believe that decisions of this magnitude should be fully transparent and everyone should have confidence in the system that has been created to deliver such a finding.


"When I called for full transparency on Tuesday I took the view that the decision by the judicial panel should be subject to proper scrutiny. It is unthinkable in any walk of life that such a significant punishment would be meted out without full transparency.


"I fully understand that there are difficult decisions to be taken in football and they will never suit everyone but in this day and age clarity and transparency are surely of paramount importance.


"That said, I would not for one moment want anyone to interpret my remarks as a signal to engage in any form of threatening behaviour. Such activity disgusts me and anyone who engages in it does Rangers Football Club nothing but harm. No Rangers supporter should get themselves involved in it - not now nor at any time.


"Our focus has got to be firmly on ensuring that the Club's case in appealing the sanctions imposed on us is put forward robustly and in the appropriate manner.



"Rangers Football Club was a victim of what happened during the tenure of Craig Whyte. The Club was not an accomplice, a co-conspirator nor a perpetrator of wrongdoing.



"We suffered from it and still are. I hope that our appeal can be dealt with by the SFA as quickly as possible as the situation for the Club and the possible ramifications for Scottish football are very serious."

Drysdale, Allan and Murning were hand-picked for the tribunal

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

I haven't been keeping up with the fine details of the story but from what I have heard I would think McCoist was right to demand transparency, was there any good reason why the 3 panels members should have been kept private apart from them running the risk of getting a few nasty emails?

Also did the Rangers defense team make any criticism of choice of the 3 man panel prior to the judgement being announced?

the realpigiron wrote: »

Not having a dig at the entire Rangers support, just the dodgy flank in their number. The dodgy flank, that McCoist should be careful not to associate himself with no matter how unwittingly. He has responsibilities in that regard.

Lonesome Boatman wrote: »

McCoist, the catalyst of the Neil Lennon death threats and now solely responsible for SFA employees fearing for their lives

Poisonous bigot.

Dempsey wrote: »

And what about the others?

Dempsey wrote: »

The bullshít deflection responses from Rangers supporters over this are laughable.

As for the logic above, you really must be thick to assume that.

Dempsey wrote: »

Why dont you post exactly what Drysdale said? Lets see if you can manage that

Dempsey wrote: »

Why dont you post exactly what Drysdale said? Lets see if you can manage that

Interviewer - Tell me first about the threats, the abuse that you have had...........

ED - Well, there have been calls and emails to the club and a couple of silent phone calls on my mobile phone, but apart from that, there hasn't been any direct threats to myself, so far.

Int - And the calls and the emails, what has been the content of them?

ED -Just expressing disgust about the decision that was made by the Judicial Panel.

Int - What are your thoughts about that abuse, those threats ........ (Eh, he just said he wasn't threatened or abused, you tosser)

ED - Well, the one thing I would say, is that when the Statement of Reasons does come out, that I hope that sensible people will understand that there was logic behind the decisions reached, that there was logic behind the decisions reached both for Rangers and Craig Whyte and will say that the panel has been fair.

Int - The fact that there has been this sort of violent reaction, what are your thoughts about that?.......

ED - I know I have been steeped in football all my life, I know emotions run high. As I have said, if it had been my club threatened with extinction, I would be upset, I would be lashing out, I have no axe to grind at all with any football club. I have no wish to see Rangers die, or any other club die, but equally, there has to be some sort of suitable sanction for offences that have been proved.

Int - But the fact that it has come to threats on the internet, emails, phone calls, the police advising you on personal safety, I assume implication for your family and so on, what are your thoughts on that, that level of reaction? ..........

ED - Yes, I've been surprised by that. When we reached the decision we were conscious we weren't going to please everybody. We thought that some people might think that we were too severe, some people might think the other way. So, we knew that there would be some sort of reaction, but certainly the level of reaction has surprised me and certainly both Strathclyde Police and Tayside Police have taken the threat seriously and been of good assistance to me.