Rangers

[kerry red]

3 years is a large chunk of a player's career and not many will want to be running out at Stirling on a February afternoon.

But I suppose their youth team will still stroll thru the leagues.

On a different note, I see Man U are going public to raise some cash to pay off their mountainous debts - and this is one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Is football really a house of cards and is starting to unravel? (if cards can unravel, of course)

[Batch]

Just heard on 5live that Rangers want to go into div3 as it'll give them more time to re-structure   

McCoist was making noises about that yesterday but was saying it was to protect "sporting integrity" after 75-80% of the fans at a fans forum had said they'd support such a move (presumably they are pissed off with it all and just want to get on with it).

And fair play if they do start in division 3, quite literally.

[walcot red]

McCoist was making noises about that yesterday but was saying it was to protect "sporting integrity" after 75-80% of the fans at a fans forum had said they'd support such a move (presumably they are pissed off with it all and just want to get on with it).

And fair play if they do start in division 3, quite literally.

It would be good for the 'Smaller' clubs in Scotland to get to play Rangers twice (or is it 4 times a season?) it would be like Man U in League 2. nice little earner for the clubs.

[Summerof69]

McCoist was making noises about that yesterday but was saying it was to protect "sporting integrity" after 75-80% of the fans at a fans forum had said they'd support such a move (presumably they are pissed off with it all and just want to get on with it).

And fair play if they do start in division 3, quite literally.

Another reason for that is the 12 month transfer embargo...and they've only got abot 6 senior players, so at the moment, there are more likely to get relegated from Div 1.

[Crispy]

It would be good for the 'Smaller' clubs in Scotland to get to play Rangers twice (or is it 4 times a season?) it would be like Man U in League 2. nice little earner for the clubs.

Remember reading somewhere that a lot of the lower league teams don't want them in there because the would struggle to pay Policing costs. Imagine United in league 2 now, couldn't see many teams wanting to fork out for that! (Probably a bad example, I reckon league 2 teams on a whole would have more resources to pay the police than the scottish Div 3 sides! Apart from Gills!  )

[walcot red]

Remember reading somewhere that a lot of the lower league teams don't want them in there because the would struggle to pay Policing costs. Imagine United in league 2 now, couldn't see many teams wanting to fork out for that! (Probably a bad example, I reckon league 2 teams on a whole would have more resources to pay the police than the scottish Div 3 sides! Apart from Gills!  )

I see your point Crispy but then teams lower in the footballing pyramid such as havant and waterlooville could manage to pay policing costs if it was for a cup game against say liverpool, surely the revenue generated by the visiting teams fans and an increase in fans for the home team would surely be beneficial to the club?

[jonny72]

Another reason for that is the 12 month transfer embargo...and they've only got abot 6 senior players, so at the moment, there are more likely to get relegated from Div 1.

The transfer embargo was overturned by the courts wasn't it?

Does it count anyway now that Rangers have reformed?

[Summerof69]

The transfer embargo was overturned by the courts wasn't it?

Does it count anyway now that Rangers have reformed?

McCoist mentioned it in a TV interview yesterday.

[red sheldon]

What you've got to remember with the Highland League teams is that they are so small.  I have a soft spot for Buckie Thistle and Keith having seen them both play when I was a kid but they are the size of Purton & Bassett, so its crackers to think that they could draw Rangers in the cup.   If you say that Rangers are like a Championship team, can you see the problems if Leeds came to Purton in the FA cup it would be carnage in the Ghost Train (is that still open not lived in Swindon for a long time)

[Summerof69]

Looking through a couple of Scottish papers today, it now seems the SFL board will decide what division Newco will play in if SFL clubs vote them in. Apparently at least 16 of the 30 SFL clubs would vote for Newco to start back in Div 3, but the vote on which division wll be taken out of their hands.

And 'Smith must score' saying that he believes there is a lot of anti-Rangers feelings (No Shit Sherlock !!) ...

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2012/07/08/rangers-in-crisis-gordon-smith-believes-there-is-a-lot-of-anti-rangers-feeling-out-there-86908-23906002/

[tans]

Thatll be them put in the 1st div then, whats the point of them voting if the board are going to over rule them anyway

[Summerof69]

Thatll be them put in the 1st div then, whats the point of them voting if the board are going to over rule them anyway

My thoughts exactly. Saying that, the clubs could not vote Newco back in, and that would leave Regan and co. in the lurch.

[Summerof69]

The second motion, once they vote on whether Newco are allowed back in is worded as follows :

'that Rangers FC shall play in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League during Season 2012/13 unless the board shall have to it's satisfaction negotiated and reached agreement with The Scottish Premier League and The Scottish Football Association on a series of measures which the board shall consider to be in the best interests of the game.

If that is a not a way to let the SPL and SFA get their way and let Newco in to the First Division, I don't know what is.

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spl/rangers-newco-new-divisions-appear-1-2399610

[chalkies_shorts]

If the SFA are going to be like that then the clubs should vote against Rangers, particularly the lower division ones. What would happen then?

[Summerof69]

If the SFA are going to be like that then the clubs should vote against Rangers, particularly the lower division ones. What would happen then?

I don't think no-one else has applied to take over Oldco's place, so one of the division's will only have 9 teams...and Newco will have to play against themselves, whilst paying for the players that transferred from Oldco.