Let's All Laugh At Sevco Thread

just when you thought scottish football was at its lowest ebb…Romanov emerges as a voice of reason… :rolleyes:

Magnificent from Romanov I must say.

Dundee United have issue a statement just now confirming they will vote AGAINST allowing the ex huns into the SPL. :lol:

Romanov’s statement today makes the diet’s position fairly clear too.

Meanwhile, Motherwell also released a statement earlier saying they were going to give their supporters a briefing on the pros and cons and allow them to make the decision on the club’s behalf. That’ll also be a ‘no’ then. :lol:

Celtic, Aberdeen and Hibs would very much be in the ‘no’ camp too so it’s looking like SFL3 for the zombie huns.

St Johnstone look like they’re joining the “no” camp. Looks like the remaining decision is whether they’ll join SFL Div 3 or SFL Div 1 with the former the obvious choice.

St Johnstone assure fans they will vote ‘no’ to newco

[font=verdana]Richard Wilson[/font]
[font=verdana]Sports writer[/font]
[font=verdana]St Johnstone are expected to join Hearts and Dundee United as confirmed ‘no’ voters when the Scottish Premier League clubs meet to decide on Charles Green’s newco’s request to receive oldco Rangers’ league share.[/font]

[font=verdana]Steve Brown, the Perth side’s chairman, revealed his stance at a private meeting with a St Johnstone Fans Forum during the week, but he has made no public declaration, unlike Hearts and United.[/font]

[font=verdana]Stewart Milne, the chairman of Aberdeen, moved yesterday to deny reports his club had also decided to vote ‘no’ on July 4. They are still expected to vote against, as are Celtic, Hibernian and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, which would leave Rangers’ newco short of the eight votes required to gain entry into the SPL.[/font]

[font=verdana]Brown has flown out to Geneva for Monday’s Europa League draw, but a source told Herald Sport: "Steve had been hoping to keep the board’s stance confidential and prevent it being played out in the media before the July meeting of SPL chairmen. But when he was flagging-up ambitious plans to introduce a new family stand at McDiarmid Park and for free admission for under-12s next season, it emerged that the Perth board had decided to say ‘no’ a newco Rangers on the grounds that St Johnstone’s best interests, and those of season ticket holders, would always come first and the sporting integrity of the game also had to be of paramount importance.[/font]

[font=verdana]“Steve was at pains to make it clear it wasn’t an issue with Rangers. Their stance would have been the same whatever club had gone into liquidation and breached the rulebook. He told fans steps had to be taken to prevent a repeat.”[/font]

[font=verdana]Aberdeen were thought to have joined Hearts and United in declaring their stance to a Rangers newco, who now look likely to go into the Irn-Bru First or Third Divisions. But Milne said that the board has yet to finalise its position. “The views of our fans and the issue of sporting integrity will clearly be a major influencing factor in our decision-making,” he said.[/font]

[font=verdana]Green received a further setback yesterday, with the Rangers Supporters Trust advising fans not to renew their season tickets. Herald Sport revealed that renewal money currently goes into the oldco’s bank account, where it is not securely ring-fenced, despite Green’s assertion to the contrary.[/font]

[font=verdana]“Given recent revelations, we feel there is no other option open to the support than to delay payment until it is clear that proper corporate banking facilities are in place and supporters cash is protected from liquidators,” the RST said. “The RST board has serious concerns with regard to Charles Green’s business model. It remains unclear whether he will be able to raise the £30m pledged at the outset of his bid.”[/font]

[font=verdana]Rangers did attempt to appease fans by announcing that the season ticket renewal deadline has been moved to July 11, and that prices will take into account which division the team is in. “Rangers has not taken any season ticket money by direct debits,” said Brian Stockbridge, the finance director. “At present Rangers has full corporate banking facilities in place and the process of transferring direct debit instructions will be completed within the next few working days.”[/font]

Rhys McCabe was the first player to announce he wasn’t joining the newco last night. Sone Aluko has now joined him this morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlDBGMw7j9A

What’s a newco ?

It’s a new company.

Ok.

Sone Aluko wont transfer his contract to ‘newco’

Steven Naismith and Steven Whittaker have issued a joint statement to announce that they do not want their contracts to be transferred to newco. :lol:

Some super quotes that will induce rage within the ranks of the ex hun supporters.

Naismith: “Rangers FC no longer exists…[font=verdana]I won’t transfer to a company I know nothing about. Know little about Charles Green or his investors. Too much uncertainty.[/font]”

Whittaker: I owe no loyalty to new company. I was loyal to old Rangers. It’s purely a football decision. It’s a new company. There’s no history there."

:lol:

Great stuff.

Naismith said he spoke to McCoist who didn’t try and talk him out of it. And yet the official line yesterday was that they’d be fighting anyone who wants to leave with legal action. Wasn’t plausible ever but it’s funny to see the difference between the public stance (that they keep shoving down the throats of their confused followers) and the reality so openly expressed.

Hibs have confirmed they’ll be voting against admitting the newco to the SPL. That’s pretty much decided so. All that remains to be seen is whether they can find a way to avoid natural justice and parachute them into the second flight.

I wonder would any of the ex Rangers try switching to Celtic?

There have been some rumours to that effect but I’d say it’s unlikely to happen, given the grief they could expect from former fans of the former club they used to play for.

font=ArialBREAKING NEWS: The Crown Office has instructed /fontStrathclyde Police to launch /fonta “criminal investigation” into purchase of Rangers in May 2011.[/font]

STV saying that ICT will not be supporting the application of newco to join the SPL. Direct quotes from the Chairman so that looks like the fate of the newco is sealed and neither they nor Rangers will be playing in the SPL next season.

No no
No no
No no
No no
No no
No no
There’s no Rangers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWdGIbZKtmg

Aberdeen beat St Johnstone to the punch to become the fifth club to officially say no to the newco.

That’s Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen, ICT and Dundee United. And the game is up.

I think Celtic will win the league next season

Will they have to start from scratch then and be blown down to lower league football? Will they still be held accountable for their debts or can they form a new club and draw a line through what they owe?