Shane 338 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 The Scottish Football Association have responded to a claim by a Rangers supporters group that SFA chief executive Stewart Regan "disgracefully" walked out of a meeting with them at Hampden on Thursday.Regan met with the Rangers Fans Working Group (RFWG) on the same day it was announced that the SFA had adjourned their hearing into Craig Whyte and the administration-hit Ibrox club until next month after Whyte's lawyers asked for more time to prepare a case.The hearing came as a result of Lord Nimmo Smith's independent inquiry into Rangers which ended with the SFA charging the Govan club and owner Whyte with seven breaches of its rules.The club is charged with five offences and Whyte, ruled unfit by the SFA to be a club official, with two.Rangers still await the outcome of a Scottish Premier League investigation into the alleged non-disclosure of payments to players since 1998.An SFA statement claimed that "unacceptable" conduct by some members of the fans' group led to Regan cutting their meeting short.It is understood that Regan was also unhappy with continued reference to SFA bias.In the statement, an SFA spokesman said: "We agreed to meet the Rangers Fans' Working Group at their request, in good faith and in the interests of openness and transparency."The discussions initially focused on the proactive work of the Rangers Fans' Working Group in addressing unacceptable conduct, especially relating to singing and chanting."The group were keen to understand what the Scottish FA were able to do to address this issue across the wider game."The group then focused on the current financial plight of the club, their lack of leadership under the administrators and the potential disciplinary matters being addressed by both the Scottish FA and the SPL."They were keen to understand how the Scottish FA could assist the club and struggled to accept that it was the governing body's responsibility to address breaches of the Articles irrespective of the club's administrative status."Ultimately, some of the group's own conduct at yesterday's meeting proved unacceptable."It was a major disappointment to the chief executive that a cordial meeting descended into the type of questioning and intemperate language more suited to internet forums."The chief executive reiterated during the meeting that he was not prepared to endure comments that implied bias towards the Scottish FA and its staff."Despite this, a further comment about there 'not being a level playing field' was made."The final straw was an embarrassing outburst from one member of the group that served only to undermine their credibility as a collective representative body supposedly serving the best interests of the wider Rangers support."It is disappointing that this behaviour ruined what should have been a constructive introductory discussion."Earlier on Friday, the RFWG released a statement which referred to a "widespread feeling amongst the Rangers support that the SFA administration was not impartial."The statement read: "Stewart Regan, the chief executive of the SFA, disgracefully walked out of a meeting with the Rangers Fans Working Group at Hampden yesterday afternoon."Mr Regan was being closely questioned about the lack of practical help the SFA was rendering to one of its member clubs in administration."Earlier in the meeting he had twice threatened to walk out when his point of view was being challenged."The meeting with Mr Regan fell into two distinct parts. The first was to discuss the mechanisms for ensuring that the record of good behaviour by Rangers fans was encouraged by the implementation of standards and good practice across the board in Scottish football."The second was specifically to do with the treatment of Rangers whilst the club is in administration."The fans group feel it is unfair that proceedings are being taken against the club while it is in administration.Their statement added: "Similarly, it was noted that there was a widespread feeling amongst the Rangers support that the SFA administration was not impartial and that any sanctions taken against the club at this time were likely to be perceived as unfair."The Fans Working Group consider that our concerns were put forward in a sensible and helpful manner and are therefore both shocked and disappointed that Mr Regan chose to behave in such an unprofessional manner." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTP 221 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBacon 2,088 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 That's shocking. Font size 18-pt. line style undecided. paragraph ends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Village Idiot 0 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 The Scottish Football Association have responded to a claim by a Rangers supporters group that SFA chief executive Stewart Regan "disgracefully" walked out of a meeting with them at Hampden on Thursday.Regan met with the Rangers Fans Working Group (RFWG) on the same day it was announced that the SFA had adjourned their hearing into Craig Whyte and the administration-hit Ibrox club until next month after Whyte's lawyers asked for more time to prepare a case.The hearing came as a result of Lord Nimmo Smith's independent inquiry into Rangers which ended with the SFA charging the Govan club and owner Whyte with seven breaches of its rules.The club is charged with five offences and Whyte, ruled unfit by the SFA to be a club official, with two.Rangers still await the outcome of a Scottish Premier League investigation into the alleged non-disclosure of payments to players since 1998.An SFA statement claimed that "unacceptable" conduct by some members of the fans' group led to Regan cutting their meeting short.It is understood that Regan was also unhappy with continued reference to SFA bias.In the statement, an SFA spokesman said: "We agreed to meet the Rangers Fans' Working Group at their request, in good faith and in the interests of openness and transparency."The discussions initially focused on the proactive work of the Rangers Fans' Working Group in addressing unacceptable conduct, especially relating to singing and chanting."The group were keen to understand what the Scottish FA were able to do to address this issue across the wider game."The group then focused on the current financial plight of the club, their lack of leadership under the administrators and the potential disciplinary matters being addressed by both the Scottish FA and the SPL."They were keen to understand how the Scottish FA could assist the club and struggled to accept that it was the governing body's responsibility to address breaches of the Articles irrespective of the club's administrative status."Ultimately, some of the group's own conduct at yesterday's meeting proved unacceptable."It was a major disappointment to the chief executive that a cordial meeting descended into the type of questioning and intemperate language more suited to internet forums."The chief executive reiterated during the meeting that he was not prepared to endure comments that implied bias towards the Scottish FA and its staff."Despite this, a further comment about there 'not being a level playing field' was made."The final straw was an embarrassing outburst from one member of the group that served only to undermine their credibility as a collective representative body supposedly serving the best interests of the wider Rangers support."It is disappointing that this behaviour ruined what should have been a constructive introductory discussion."Earlier on Friday, the RFWG released a statement which referred to a "widespread feeling amongst the Rangers support that the SFA administration was not impartial."The statement read: "Stewart Regan, the chief executive of the SFA, disgracefully walked out of a meeting with the Rangers Fans Working Group at Hampden yesterday afternoon."Mr Regan was being closely questioned about the lack of practical help the SFA was rendering to one of its member clubs in administration."Earlier in the meeting he had twice threatened to walk out when his point of view was being challenged."The meeting with Mr Regan fell into two distinct parts. The first was to discuss the mechanisms for ensuring that the record of good behaviour by Rangers fans was encouraged by the implementation of standards and good practice across the board in Scottish football."The second was specifically to do with the treatment of Rangers whilst the club is in administration."The fans group feel it is unfair that proceedings are being taken against the club while it is in administration.Their statement added: "Similarly, it was noted that there was a widespread feeling amongst the Rangers support that the SFA administration was not impartial and that any sanctions taken against the club at this time were likely to be perceived as unfair."The Fans Working Group consider that our concerns were put forward in a sensible and helpful manner and are therefore both shocked and disappointed that Mr Regan chose to behave in such an unprofessional manner." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,115 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 R2D2 it is you.. it is you... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 338 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Sorry for the formatting there at first...Fucking thing looked all square in the box then got tossed when I posted........????? Dunno. Fixed now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wronglypenalised 14 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Can you wait a minute until I get Dustin Hoffman to translate that for us? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,115 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Can you wait a minute until I get Dustin Hoffman to translate that for us?He's a very good driver Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 338 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 He's a very good driver Knows the horses, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_capet 341 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 And now the truth comes out Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikh Salim 215 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 So rather than try allay any concerns or suspicions he chooses to walk away from them?I think I smell a rhat..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoast Al 1 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 What was the "embarrassing outburst" about and how was it worded? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 338 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 What was the "embarrassing outburst" about and how was it worded?There has to be full minutes of this meeting somewhere. Would love to see what made Rhegan nearly walk out twice, what the context was of the unfair playing field statement, and what finally put him over the edge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonGrey 365 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Perhaps it was pointing out his rather obvious associations with certain board members from Dundee United and Celtic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 338 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Perhaps it was pointing out his rather obvious associations with certain board members from Dundee United and Celtic. WHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAA????*sarcasm* **just in case** Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_ger 1,454 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Regan is a cunt flap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoast Al 1 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Regan is a cunt flap.If that was the outburst you can hardly blame the man Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wronglypenalised 14 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I think some respect should be aimed at Regan for initially agreeing to attending a fans meeting - something that I've never heard of before in the SFA, so some progress is in evidence. However, he must be aware of the feelings that are running high from supporters, it'd be foolish for him to agree to a meeting without being briefed on what the crowd may or may not be feeling before such meetings so in that regard it's hard to feel sympathy for him.From the limited stuff I've seen and heard he appears a man who is happy to give/send out statements without having to face criticism of them directly. He's also happy to continue to use social interaction websites without actually understanding the concept of "interaction" in favouring the block function all too easily.I'm pretty sure that other people in similar positions of power within the previously "non-transparent" SFA pre-Regan/Lawell-approved version, who had acted in the same way would have been chased out the door all too quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 338 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Might as well revisit some of Rhegan's greatest hits:“In terms of our standards internally, we are keen to make sure we have the highest possible standards and that’s what I’m trying to put in place.“We said before we need to make progress and need to modernise a number of the ways we do things.“We need to modernise a number of the committee structures and processes and procedures to make ourselves much more transparent, urgent or speedy in responding where matters need to be dealt with."Still working on that one, eh Stewie? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesMcNeil 1,664 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 And now the truth comes outWhat truth is that? The SFA version of events?That Rhegan cannot stand the force of an opinion when not voiced in the bland corporate speak he has grown so fat upon? That he's so distant from real-world supporters that he cannot accept a view so different to that he would force upon those refusing to talk his talk?You're a strange one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Can you wait a minute until I get Dustin Hoffman to translate that for us?Charlie Babbit made a joke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 He's a very good driver Of course... He's an excellent driver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Knows the horses, too.Great at the kerdz anaw... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 627 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Sorry but, he looks like a Fanny, I mean, FFs, It was a mans (sorry birds) meeting, therefore these things can happen! well seen that he has never worked in a real place. tosser! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawdeepLoyal 94 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Are there minutes for us to read, or a recording?I would be amazed if no-one recorded it as its so easy nowadays. I would also be amazed if Regan never recorded it to cover his own ass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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