Paul Stretford confirmed as assisting Sevco
The controversial agent has been a long term friend of Charles Green and is the second English based agent in a week to become involved with Sevco.
Nottingham based agent Craig Mather was confirmed as an investor in midweek, paying £1m for a 10% stake in the club which didn’t tie in with any of the previous sums about the value of Sevco.
News of two agents involved in the club is bound to concern the football authorities and Rangers supporters alike ahead of a week that could finally define if the new club will take to the field.
On Friday both the SFA and Sevco chairman Malcolm Murray claimed that a deal for the transfer of membership was close to agreement but that was thrown into doubt yesterday by Ally McCoist’s comments.
With Green unavailable McCoist took part in talks with the SFA over a membership transfer but walked away when sanctions including a transfer embargo were brought up.
McCoist’s walkout highlighted the delicacy of the Sevco position where they wish to inherit the membership and assets of Rangers but avoid the penalties and sanctions that the old club incurred.
If Green, who promised to have £30m in the bank by the end of July, paid out £3m to settle the football debts there may be an element of goodwill towards the new club and the predicament that they are in.
Signing up Ian Black and Craig Beattie while Hearts lose out on £800,000 due for Lee Wallace is hardly likely to win friends and influence people within the football community.
Sevco are scheduled to play Brechin next weekend in the Ramsdens Cup but the SFL have yet to list the match in their fixture list. East Fife are die at Ibrox the following week.
Stewart Regan hasn’t covered himself in glory with his handling of the crisis that has dominated the entire close season.
This week he has the opportunity to belatedly show some leadership- or let the farce run on into the new season with SFL clubs back in action on Saturday.
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