rangersxfc 265 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 So we have said goodbye to the year 2012.A year where everyone lined up to kick Rangers Football Club whilst they were at their lowest ebb after being taken to the brink of oblivion by a man who passed an SFA fit and proper persons test.They all lined up for a kick whilst we were down; the SFA, the SPL, football “fans” up and down the county, anonymous internet bloggers, journalists… You name them, they lined up to book the boot into OUR club.So what did we do?We accepted our punishment and went to play in SFL3. We filled stadium after stadium lining the pockets of the same chairman who voted to put us into this tin pot league. We welcomed our guests to Ibrox and have been ambassadors for fair play both on and off the pitch trying to win friends and help the game in this country as we progress through the leagues.And how are we rewarded?We are CHEATED!The SPL/SFA/SFL proposal for a 12-12-18 set up in Scottish football is one that punishes Rangers football club and its fans. Let nobody fool you into believing otherwise.As Charles Green says, what other league in the world can you win promotion and then play the same teams again the next year?The answer is the Scottish Football League circa 2012… The answer isn’t the Scottish Football League circa 1994!Yes – today for the first time in the public domain I will reveal the evidence that I have already passed to the powers that be at Ibrox.The corrupt forces of the SPL/SFA/SFL are now pushing through a 12-12-18 proposal and are saying that the leagues will be made up of the finishing positions of clubs this season based on sporting merit.There are currently 42 clubs in Scottish football split over a league format of 12, 10, 10, 10.They claim that if Rangers are promoted in first place they would be elevated to second bottom of SFL3 and therefore still within the bottom 18 clubs in the country which would see them continuing to play in the bottom tier of Scottish football next season.Fair enough and something I could accept if this was the norm but it isn’t. Rangers will in fact become the first club in Scottish football to be DENIED their right to promotion.Back in 1993/94 Scottish football had a league set up of 12, 12, 14 supporting 38 clubs.The following season 1994/95 Scottish football changed to a 10, 10, 10, 10 format.The winners of SFL2 in 1993/94 were Stranraer. With league reconstruction they would have went in on this so-called “sporting merit” position of bottom of the second tie – ie, position 24 in the Scottish football ladder.With two leagues of 10 you would therefore assume that Stranraer would take their place in the third tier?They never. As winners of the third tier they were quite rightly put up a division into the second tier… So much for ‘sporting merit’.So with ‘sporting merit’ becoming 2013’s ‘sporting integrity’ what does this previous precedent mean for Rangers?As a shareholder I have passed the information onto the club and it is my understanding that Charles Green will fight this all the way.All the way to The Court of Arbitration of Sport in Switzerland no less should the governing bodies of Scottish football fail to see sense.It is also my understanding that having previously set this precedent of allowing Stranraer promotion in 1994 Rangers would win any appeal to the CAS.The end result of this will be that even if the powers at be in Scottish football (Lawwell, Petrie) push through this outlandish idea then Rangers will be playing in the second tier, rather than the bottom tier, of Scottish football next season.As the old saying goes – you heard if here first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 13,319 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Good article xfc Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangersxfc 265 Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Good article xfcnot mine mate its from @ celticarenewco on twitter Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,513 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 If I'm reading this correctly does this mean that we would be essentially be playing against current SPL clubs should we be in the top 4?A winner for SKY I'm presuming as its a bigger attraction as we would, in theory be up against a higher standard and people would want to see how we would perform. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,513 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanmob 11 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 As the old saying goes – you heard if here first.I said it yesterday, lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,715 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Very good article but as we have found this season the dafties at the top are not behind the door in setting precidents with Rangers,transfer embargo for example.I certainly hope Charles is talking to his lawyers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalbeagle 3,734 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Interesting that sporting merit was of no concern last season when we finished 2nd in the SPL and found ourselves demoted 40 places.Saying that, I am not really sure that we should expect to be put into the 2nd tier on the basis of winning promotion from the 4th tier, my biggest problem is more that they seem desperate to do this when we are more than halfway through the season, I can't remember rules changing in this way ever before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allcinaye 336 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 This whole league restructuring fiasco is beginning to remind me of a party game that kids used play years ago called ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’ which if I remember correctly went something like this.The Grand Old Duke of York. He had ten thousand men.He marched them up to the top of the hill.Then he marched them down again.When they were up they were up.When they were down they were down.When they were only half way up.They were neither up nor down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchieshearercaldow 22,393 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 were dundee dropped into the Spl on sporting merit Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,624 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Interesting that sporting merit was of no concern last season when we finished 2nd in the SPL and found ourselves demoted 40 places.Saying that, I am not really sure that we should expect to be put into the 2nd tier on the basis of winning promotion from the 4th tier, my biggest problem is more that they seem desperate to do this when we are more than halfway through the season, I can't remember rules changing in this way ever before.Or when they kept the Davis money and our prize money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,624 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 were dundee dropped into the Spl on sporting meritDropped there to amuse everyone i think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanmob 11 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 After checking the stats I can't argue with the Post.93/94 - Stranraer win Second Division, Berwick Rangers runners-uphttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1990-1999/199394/94/95 - Stranraer move up one division along with other top three clubs from Second Division, AND are also promoted to Division Onehttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1990-1999/199495/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanmob 11 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cJSBQr6nA&sns=emThis video has 28 views at the moment.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 This whole league restructuring fiasco is beginning to remind me of a party game that kids used play years ago called ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’ which if I remember correctly went something like this.The Grand Old Duke of York. He had ten thousand men.He marched them up to the top of the hill.Then he marched them down again.When they were up they were up.When they were down they were down.When they were only half way up.They were neither up nor down.I preferred the Hokey Cokey as that suited my overtly sectarian persona as a 4 year old Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuistraHairDo 12,597 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Good article, don't mean to be picky but were Falkirk not the 1st club to be denied promo due to there shit tip of a ground? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 So we have said goodbye to the year 2012.A year where everyone lined up to kick Rangers Football Club whilst they were at their lowest ebb after being taken to the brink of oblivion by a man who passed an SFA fit and proper persons test.They all lined up for a kick whilst we were down; the SFA, the SPL, football “fans” up and down the county, anonymous internet bloggers, journalists… You name them, they lined up to book the boot into OUR club.So what did we do?We accepted our punishment and went to play in SFL3. We filled stadium after stadium lining the pockets of the same chairman who voted to put us into this tin pot league. We welcomed our guests to Ibrox and have been ambassadors for fair play both on and off the pitch trying to win friends and help the game in this country as we progress through the leagues.And how are we rewarded?We are CHEATED!The SPL/SFA/SFL proposal for a 12-12-18 set up in Scottish football is one that punishes Rangers football club and its fans. Let nobody fool you into believing otherwise.As Charles Green says, what other league in the world can you win promotion and then play the same teams again the next year?The answer is the Scottish Football League circa 2012… The answer isn’t the Scottish Football League circa 1994!Yes – today for the first time in the public domain I will reveal the evidence that I have already passed to the powers that be at Ibrox.The corrupt forces of the SPL/SFA/SFL are now pushing through a 12-12-18 proposal and are saying that the leagues will be made up of the finishing positions of clubs this season based on sporting merit.There are currently 42 clubs in Scottish football split over a league format of 12, 10, 10, 10.They claim that if Rangers are promoted in first place they would be elevated to second bottom of SFL3 and therefore still within the bottom 18 clubs in the country which would see them continuing to play in the bottom tier of Scottish football next season.Fair enough and something I could accept if this was the norm but it isn’t. Rangers will in fact become the first club in Scottish football to be DENIED their right to promotion.Back in 1993/94 Scottish football had a league set up of 12, 12, 14 supporting 38 clubs.The following season 1994/95 Scottish football changed to a 10, 10, 10, 10 format.The winners of SFL2 in 1993/94 were Stranraer. With league reconstruction they would have went in on this so-called “sporting merit” position of bottom of the second tie – ie, position 24 in the Scottish football ladder.With two leagues of 10 you would therefore assume that Stranraer would take their place in the third tier?They never. As winners of the third tier they were quite rightly put up a division into the second tier… So much for ‘sporting merit’.So with ‘sporting merit’ becoming 2013’s ‘sporting integrity’ what does this previous precedent mean for Rangers?As a shareholder I have passed the information onto the club and it is my understanding that Charles Green will fight this all the way.All the way to The Court of Arbitration of Sport in Switzerland no less should the governing bodies of Scottish football fail to see sense.It is also my understanding that having previously set this precedent of allowing Stranraer promotion in 1994 Rangers would win any appeal to the CAS.The end result of this will be that even if the powers at be in Scottish football (Lawwell, Petrie) push through this outlandish idea then Rangers will be playing in the second tier, rather than the bottom tier, of Scottish football next season.As the old saying goes – you heard if here first.Just heard this being Quoted on Radio Clyde , I know I switched in between Talksport.Anyway the guy who brought it up was a Clyde fan and he made a very good point in that he asked if an other Club could go up with Rangers as a precedence was set in Season 93 when this happened.This is a good find and looks as though this is growing Legs.And Arms.Well done to the poster for finding this, it is Mint.They where all stuck for Words . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 341 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Just heard this being Quoted on Radio Clyde , I know I switched in between Talksport.Anyway the guy who brought it up was a Clyde fan and he made a very good point in that he asked if an other Club could go up with Rangers as a precedence was set in Season 93 when this happened.This is a good find and looks as though this is growing Legs.And Arms.Well done to the poster for finding this, it is Mint.They where all stuck for Words .Not really stuck for words they said it made no difference because that was then and this is now and that they were making up the rules as they went along Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Not really stuck for words they said it made no difference because that was then and this is now and that they were making up the rules as they went alongWell thats all they could say about it . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCPRANGERS1 2,997 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Technically we will be in the 4th teir when the split takes place......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIE8CH 296 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 i feel a whole new rule book getting dictated to bill and ben the fuck-up men, from liewell from his hideaway in the costa del crime, so that any precedent actions in the spl/sfl/sfa rule books cannot be used to defeat them in kicking rangers once again. its now time for charlie to get our lawyers working overtime fighting this corrupt bunch of twisted bastards Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,715 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 When Rangers win this league,we deserve to be promoted on 'merit',everybody agrees,so we remain in the lowest league. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cJSBQr6nA&sns=emThis video has 28 views at the moment....76 now lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1lv3r 274 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 If we were to be promoted after we win this division..... get promoted to the second division.... THEN the new proposal came into being... where we'd be playing, in what league ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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