Well in the Sion case, FIFA intervened threatening the S(wiss)FA with suspension from international competition. The SFA then reinstated the initial sanctions against Sion.
Given our standing in internationals, maybe it's not much of a threat.
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Given our standing in internationals, maybe it's not much of a threat.
STV reporting earlier tonight that Duff & Phelps will receive just over £5.5m from the creditors pot and that the best offer creditors can expect is 9p in the £1. This also depends on the big tax case that could leave them with next to nothing.
If it's true that Green can walk away if they're banned from the cup then it's getting very messy for the SFA.
With the Sion case I think it'll depend on what the club were actually charged with or some technicality. A few of their clubs were hammered last season for breaking financial rules so interesting to see what happens now.
If it's true that Green can walk away if they're banned from the cup then it's getting very messy for the SFA.
With the Sion case I think it'll depend on what the club were actually charged with or some technicality. A few of their clubs were hammered last season for breaking financial rules so interesting to see what happens now.
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Stewart Regan has to resign now surely ?
hope so... and he can take Neil Doncaster with him.
won't matter to you're club Eddie they will be playing in England anyway. Oh hang on they don't want them there.
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/footb...rt-battle-over-sfa-transfer-embargo-1-2325337
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Going to be messy end to this - danger of SPL having no credibility at all. Support your local amateurs.
FIFA statement at bottom -
Going to be messy end to this - danger of SPL having no credibility at all. Support your local amateurs.
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The SFA will be forced to punish them with heavy penalty now after they went to the courts or lose what little credibility they have left. Thankfully FIFA are now involved so they can no longer dodge the issue until Rangers CVA/newco is sorted.
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so rangers get punished for going to court to over turn a decision that wasnt even in the rule book for punishments to handed out for bringing the game into disrepute.the very fact that the sfa panel thought that getting kicked out of scottish cup was a greater punishment than a years transfers embrago, just shows what clowns they are.
It gets even better when there was no arbitration process to CAS in the articles, which was why Rangers rejected the CAS route. They wanted to protect the Scottish cup and keep Rangers in the competition no doubt for sponsor/TV interest so for them it was a lesser penalty since it only affected Rangers.
It's just the latest in a long-running saga of incompetence and I think we'll be seeing (or should see) several resignations from the SFA.
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Doubt it, bbc sport reporting of celtics use of the EBT scheme aswell.
See you in div 3
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They didnt, it wasnt severe enough
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So the sfa tried to do rangers a favour by giving them less of a punishment than the rules allowed. Now because rangers kicked up they are going to be hit with tougher sanctions (than they would have got if they just kept quiet) and the sfa with them? I love this country.
Although I agree the SPL has no credibility either This is purely the failure of the SFA.
RE the punishment to be handed out. I'm not sure how the SFA could hand out a suspension/expulsion as they have already stated in black and white that that punishment was too harsh. That leaves them with a cup ban for a season. Now some here say that's not harsh enough. Well to answer you its the only option they have left themselves with.
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Yup, into a dark alley thankfully
But taking the matter to court is a new issue, they said expulsion was too harsh for the PAYE issue. Taking it to court may cary its own punishment.
The punishment of Whyte wasn't severe enough. He should have bore the brunt of the punishments. It was his decisions that lead to the current state of affairs. The club wasn't responsible for his actions.
Doubt it, bbc sport reporting of celtics use of the EBT scheme aswell.
See you in div 3
Been through this one before, Celtic used it to pay off players as they left, Rangers have used it to supplement players wages, which is much more illegal...
That was my understanding, by trying to circumvent the footballing authorities they have broken one of the main rules of competing in the league (on appealing to outside authorities when the SFA and SPL have panels to appeal decisions too). Can only assume a bigger punishment will be imposed because of this.
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