tombomb 28 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 The turmoil at Rangers has taken a dramatic new twist with a report claiming that Sky Sports could keep the club in the top flight.The Glasgow giants face being thrown into Scotland's Third Division if they head into liquidation and re-form as a new club.But Sky has a financial gun to the head of the SPL: the Daily Record claims that the broadcaster will pull the plug on its £110 million deal to show Scottish football if Rangers head into the fourth tier.Sky's deal only makes financial sense because of the immense commercial value of the four Old Firm derbies each season - and it is not prepared to keep the agreement in place for the minimum three seasons it would take Rangers to win promotion back to the SPL."No Rangers equals no Sky, unless Gers are back very soon," a source at the broadcaster told the Daily Record. "It's just not going to be commercially worth it if it's going to be any longer than 12 months with no Old Firm league games."The threat leaves SPL club chiefs in a dilemma: the TV deal is the financial lifeblood of Scottish football, yet the clubs - and particularly their fans - want to see Rangers punished for their woeful mismanagement.Only eight of the 12 SPL clubs need to vote for relegation to throw Rangers down the leagues, and fans are threatening to boycott their clubs if their chairmen dole out too soft a punishment. Yet the Daily Record claims half of the clubs in the SPL would go out of business without the TV cash.A date for the SPL's debate, and vote on Rangers' relegation, is set to be scheduled for the next few days with the matter due to be settled by mid-July - and a compromise of a one-division (and therefore probably one-year) relegation looks like the preferred option.Source yahoo.I know we all knew this anyways just thought id post Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland 76 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Wait what? I thought we needed 8 people to vote for us to get into the league, not 8 to vote for us to get relegated Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Rfc 557 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 So much for the rest of the SPL surviving without us. This is before loss of ticket sales and match day income. Fannies Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASGOWRFC 101 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I hope Sky fire that fuckin gun... i'd rather go div 3 instead of the SPL if we were hit with points deductions and loss of revenue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza010 392 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 fuck the voting,get to div 3,let sky pull the plug and let the fucking lot of them rot,simples Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Manticore* 1,893 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Fuck them, they say they don't need us, let's head to Div 3 and find out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 13,319 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 fuck the voting,get to div 3,let sky pull the plug and let the fucking lot of them rot,simples And let Sky cover the Rangers Revival Story....Outwith Scotland there is considerable sympathy for our club and our fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombomb 28 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Watp division 3 for me but i will follow on regardless Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,702 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I personally cant wait for the prospect of playing in Div 3, and I will pay the full price of a season ticket if it means we will be better off when/if we return to the SPL Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and True 311 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 go to division 3Sell all the games to SkyHave a mid-week evening show from inside the training facility talking to our players and next opponents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky_ 893 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 huh?? 8 need to vote AGAINST??i was certain that we need 8 to vote in favour of us, and very confident fo winning that.if we only need 4 votes then we will be in the SPL withotu a shadow of a doubt.we need to ultimaten the SPL though - no further sanctions, it's a clean slate for us or we start from scratch. We're a newco anyway, your the ones that will go through the hell of administration when the £110m SKY deal bites the dust & sponsors follow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Cameron 179 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Repeat from other thread - Re the tv contract. I cannot comment on Sky but I know that the ESPN contract does not contain any clause there must be four old firm games or that both teams must be in the league. Instead it has very onerous clauses in their favour that basically allow them to tear up the contract whenever they like. They signed their new deal with the SPL months back but as I understand it they are very relaxed about the situation.Rangers not being in the SPL for more than a year would be a catastrophe for all concerned. The standard of Scottish football would plummet still further. Should we care? Well given we will ultimately end up back in the SPL I think we should. Hell mend them. Oh and as fanciful as it may sound ESPN lost the EPL yesterday. They have schedules to fill. Hardly a straight swap haha but an SFL3 with Rangers has been discussed. Mark my words. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombomb 28 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 For the.first time since febuary 14th im starting to get excited again Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyfe 19 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Yeah, they've got that part wrong. We need 8 clubs to vote a newco into the SPL, not to vote us out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutchy WATP 462 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 For the.first time since febuary 14th im starting to get excited againI've made that mistake on several occasions already, i'll hold back on any excitement until after things are 100% sorted.Too many false dawns mean I don't think my heart or my nerves could take any more disappointment after building myself up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnberry18 3,204 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 And let Sky cover the Rangers Revival Story....Outwith Scotland there is considerable sympathy for our club and our fans.This. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkie 201 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 If we don't go back to the SPL then the 3rd Division is going have a few more joining it soon enough, the SPL will have Celtic and most of the 1st Division in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesMcNeil 1,664 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Source yahoo.Never trust yahoo sources... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombomb 28 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 I've made that mistake on several occasions already, i'll hold back on any excitement until after things are 100% sorted.Too many false dawns mean I don't think my heart or my nerves could take any more disappointment after building myself up.I know but now that its getting to the end of it and we know what route we are going now (mostly) then we can at least start to look forward Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombomb 28 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Never trust yahoo sources...I generally dont just i didnt see it mentioned on the forum Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERCOOPER 115 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Division 3 and let sky pull the plug. He who laughs last laughs longest Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMac 1,405 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I'd also point out that a few weeks back ESPN spoke to the evening times and stated that even a weakened Rangers would force a renegotiation of contracts. In other words, a Rangers with point deductions, financial penalties won't be as big an attraction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesMcNeil 1,664 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I generally dont just i didnt see it mentioned on the forumIt was a joke mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutchy WATP 462 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It was a joke mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearethemighty 186 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Fuck the SPL. The balls now in our court, either we get back in the SPL without any sanctions or loss of revenue and we boycott all away games or we go to the 3rd Division and they can take a flying fuck to themselves at the SPL. Who needs who now ya fuckers?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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