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It's actually worse than that, the same year the first assessment from HMRC for their EBT scheme landed on the Ibrox doormat, Rangers spent £18 million on players after getting pumped out of Europe by Kaunas. Now, call me silly, but if I was one of those fly faluting business men in charge of Rangers, I'd have been putting money aside to cover the bill which just landed on my doorstep not spending 3.5 million on the Ulster Gazelle.

The SPL2 is an non flyer. It just won't happen, the SFL and the remaining individual member clubs would be able to claim damages from any club failing to give the two clear seasons notice of resignation they agree to as part of their membership, unless the requisite amount of clubs vote to disband the SFL.

The game is meant to have rules. If they don't apply across the board then why bother with the game? We now know the 'diddies' can't survive without either side of the old firm for more than a year. If sevco go to the 1st division, what's to stop them putting 12 players on the park? (no ref jokes, seriously playing 12 players on the pitch), the rules of football suggest that would mean a 3-0 victory to the opposition, but Rangers HAVE to get promoted to the SPL for 2013/14 so that rule couldn't be applied. On a more serious note, if there's a playoff involving sevco for an SPL spot next year would anyone think that game would be fairly adjudicated? Anyone at all? If the rules can be set aside for one club, there's no game. They may as well hand the players steel chairs and ask them to go at it...after all it would improve the ratings and that's all that matters.

I tell you what, if it's going to be the 1st Division. I'd rather they just got put in the SPL with 3 years of real sanctions (preferably both points, say 15 and financial no TV revenue or prize money) and them accepting the transfer ban this year. See how the Rangers fans (those who'll turn up in that situation) respond to a season of their crappy squad getting pumped every which way from sunday from the 'diddies' Personally I doubt sevco lasts a season. I don't think the money is there. That way the SFL gets to keep it's self-respect while the SPL loses what little it had. As long as real measured reconstruction remains on the table then that's better than the SFL selling their souls for the good of the game. The whole farce could be avoided, if the SFL clubs simply said yesterday, if you make the decision to put them out of your league structure, they'll have to enter at the bottom of ours. If the SPL want to cave then fine.

Well then that's that. If Turnbull is to be believed the SFL clubs will cave and we'll get Rangers getting away with shedding over £120 million debt with a slap on the wrist of one season away from the top flight. Make no mistake this is operation get Rangers 'back where they belong' And the absolutely certainty that the game in this country is a fixed meaningless parade. How anyone could actually watch an SFL1 game next year where Rangers are playing I don't know, since we all know they NEED to get up at the first time of asking, can you think how blatant the cheating will be. God help us all if they get into a playoff.

On the deeds thing? I doubt it, on the registrars of Scotland website, there is a pending transfer application for the deeds to all Rangers property (the training ground, ibrox and related buildings) from Rangers Football Club LTD to Sevco Scotland. It's not unusual for actual deeds not to be updated online for a couple of weeks (it's a quasi-government department) The Ibrox transfer of deed application is number 12GLA16376 in case you're curious.

Actually with a tax tribunal you actually have to prove your innocence, it's not HMRC's job to prove guilt. It's an appeal of a bill which has been raised and sent. HMRC have already 'found them guilty', sent a bill, and the club contested it. They have to prove their innocence, ie that the bill raised and sent is not valid. It's not a criminal proceeding so there is no presumption of innocence. In most cases unless it will bankrupt you, you actually have to pay the bill before the appeal. Any other erroneous nonsense you want to bring up?

The SPL2 thing is completely unworkable. It's two years notice for resigning from the SFL. Unless Scottish football has developed a real love for the coffee at the court of session, it just isn't workable for the next two years.

Actually 2 could block it, as it directly impinges on what the SPL term reserved matters, meaning a Qualified Resolution would be needed.

Andrew Mitchell is out of contract according to the denizens of FF

He allegedly still lives with his mum.

Pretty sure Kerkar's out of contract. It was mentioned in one of the Healy articles.

Hi guys. First post. I see this thread is where it's happening. Just a question, why is it in the SPL forum?