First Division concerns over newco's SFL plan

Raith Rovers have become the first Scottish Football League club to raise concerns about Servco being parachuted into the First Division.

The phrase ‘sporting integrity’ almost became a codeword for a no vote in the SPL debate surrounding newco with Raith using that phrase in a club statement issued today

With the SPL door closed on Servco there has been suggestions that the SFL may try to find a way of creating a place in Division One if Charlie Green can raise a team from the Ibrox ashes

Previous SFL entrants have had to enter Division 3 with Inverness Caley Thistle and Ross County working their way through the divisions into the SPL.

If Sevco are offered a place in Division One it will almost certainly mean that Green could have his club back in the SPL for the 2013/14 season.

A statement from the Fifers read: “Raith Rovers FC continues to closely monitor developments in the saga of who will replace the liquidated Rangers within Scottish football.

“As proud members of the Scottish Football League, we may soon be called upon to consider proposals for the way forward not only in relation to any vacancy that may arise in our league but also in respect of the future construction of the game in Scotland.

“Whilst we retain an open mind on the subject of league reconstruction, and will carefully consider any proposal put to us by the SFL board in this regard, the board of directors of Raith Rovers FC is unanimous in its view that we shall certainly not cast our vote in favour of any integrated plan that in our view compromises sporting integrity by involving the admission of any ‘Newco’ directly into Division One.”

Raith finished last season in seventh place in Division One and are expected to lose manager John McGlynn to Hearts.

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