Faircity 186 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 ..Walter Smith has accused other clubs of revelling in the financial crisis that gripped Rangers last summer...The other members of the Scottish Premier League voted not to transfer Rangers' share in the top flight from Rangers Football Club plc to the consortium led by Charles Green that bought the club. Then Scottish Football League teams voted for Rangers to play in the third division this season.<p>The SPL also launched a commission to investigate whether Rangers' use of Employee Benefit Trusts was a breach of registration rules, after having asked the club to give up championship titles in return for receiving a license to play. Last week, the commission judged that Rangers had breached disclosure rules, and imposed a £250,000 fine on Rangers Football Club plc.</p>< p>Smith, now a non-executive director at Ibrox, does not deny that Rangers should have faced sanctions for the financial calamities that led to administration followed by Rangers Football Club plc going into liquidation, but questions the motivation of other clubs.</p>< p>"I don't think there is any doubt that Rangers had to endure a level of punishment as there would be for any other club," Smith said in the programme for yesterday's game against Annan Athletic. "Although I'm not quite sure there would have been the same zeal from all the other clubs towards any other club in Scotland apart from Rangers. They looked as though they were thoroughly enjoying what was happening. However, things are settling down now, especially after the findings of the SPL commission.</p>< p>"It was a sensible result and it means that we can draw a line under it. We are going to be involved for the next couple of years in trying to get back to the Premier Division and it looks as though the clubs who voted us out will be in a poorer condition than when we were in it. But that was their decision and they will have to live with that." Smith, who praised the work of manager Ally McCoist, his former assistant, and Green, also admitted he considers it unlikely he will ever return to the dugout. As a non-executive director, Smith is not involved with the day-to-day running of the club, but attends all the home games and contributes to board meetings and other decisions.</p>< p>"It doesn't look like it now," he said of returning to management. "I have not been inundated with offers. There were a few opportunities after I left Rangers, but they were not positions that I wanted to take up. I am happy enough with the way things are going."</p> Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieG54 812 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Legend one of the best Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianb1547 3,767 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Is this from a newspaper? A story that takes what was written in a matchday programme and turns it into a pathetic attempt at a journalistic piece. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,622 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Is this from a newspaper? A story that takes what was written in a matchday programme and turns it into a pathetic attempt at a journalistic piece.Its from his interview before yesterdays game on RTV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 And that from a former National manager, and one of the most respected figures in football, a totally damning verdict on the farce that is Scottish football. And will it be reported in depth in the Scottish press........naw.Just imagine a top English manager had made those quotes about English football, would the press have picked it up down there, too right they would. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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