Jardine slams walk away heroes
In March Steve Davis, Allan McGregor and Steven Whittaker were celebrated as legends after agreeing to 75% pay cuts in order to keep Rangers operating until the end of the season.
Since the weekend ten players, including Murray Park graduates Jamie Ness and John Fleck, have announced that they are quitting Ibrox with Jardine outraged by their moves.
“You have to say that if the players were up front and honest you would respect them more,” he told Rangers tv.
“What they have done is seen an opportunity – whether it is them or their agents – to maximise their income.
“The players took a salary sacrifice but for that they got clauses in their contracts which would allow them to leave on rock bottom prices if clubs came in for them.
“I have to be honest and I think the players have used our predicament to their gain.
“Ally McCoist gave a statement last week where he asked the players not to kid anyone on and to be up front and honest with the supporters.”
In March after lengthy negotiations the Rangers players agreed to three month pay cuts in return for being able to quit the club in the close season for an agreed free.
With Rangers in liquidation and Green’s Sevco yet to gain membership of the SFA the players have been left in limbo at a club with no league to play in.
Despite those issues Jardine believes that the players should still have transferred their contracts through to the new club.
“They would move on with our best wishes and we would get a fee,” the former defender reflected. “Albeit a rock bottom price in comparison to their market value.
“I know they made sacrifices but the gain will be huge in comparison. The unfortunate thing for us is that we get nothing.
“What we don’t have an answer for is why the players simply did not adhere to the original deal and allow the club to make money from these reduced fees.
“There was an agreement reached over wage cuts and they got a great deal because they could leave for rock bottom prices and now they have seen an opportunity. In many ways it’s greed.
“A lot of them are being manipulated by their agents but as Ally said, tell us the truth; be up front and honest and don’t put these smokescreens up.
“I for one don’t believe them and I know the vast majority of the supporters don’t believe them either.
“What we have to do in our situation is to get everything sorted out, know what league we are in, know what players are staying and then start to build from there.
“If we don’t have money from fees for players leaving – which we are completely entitled to – then what are we supposed to build on – fresh air?”
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