SFA receive Sevco membership application

The SFA have used their twitter account to acknowledge that they have received a membership application from Sevco Scotland.

Just after 7pm tonight a tweet read: “We have received, via our lawyers, Sevco Scotland info pack relevant to membership application. It will be reviewed in early course.”

It’s unclear why an organisation which enjoyed a fortnight’s break over Christmas and New Year remained open for business at 7pm on a Friday evening during the close season.

In normal circumstances a new application requires to be accompanied by three years of audited accounts but over the last year the SFA have been found wanting even under Stewart Regan’s born-again regime of accountability.

Rangers repeatedly ignored providing documentation declaring that Craig Whyte hadn’t been banned from holding a directorship while there seems definite grounds for concern about the licence granted for last season which saw the Ibrox club take part in both the Champions League and Europa League before going into administration in February.

Despite having their own copies of player contracts the SFA were unable to gain the co-operation of Duff and Phelps when it came to investigating claims that Rangers players received undeclared payments for more than a decade.

With the start of the SFL season just four weeks away it’s unlikely that the SFA will be able to look into Green’s application in enough detail to ensure that his club will remain a going concern.

Former defender John Brown has openly questioned the ownership of Ibrox and Murray Park with Green unable to produce the title deeds for either property.

Just 13 players turned up for pre-season training yesterday which included three who are out of contract and using Murray Park to work on their fitness.

The Scottish football public will be looking on closely as President Campbell Ogilvie and his team pour over the application from Sevco for SFA membership.

If Sevco are accepted they will then have to apply to join a league that has already published fixtures for the season ahead with supporters purchasing season ticket for fixtures that will need to be altered to accommodate Sevco Scotland.

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