Sevco ‘reluctantly’ accept SFA deal
Despite not having any audited accounts or publishing the names of their backers Sevco are set to become members of the SFA next week.
Rangers are currently being liquidated with over £3m owed to football clubs but that won’t prevent Sevco from signing up new players for the campaign ahead.
Former SPL players such as Gary Teale, Ian Black, Craig Beattie, Steven Craigan and Dean Shields are on Ally McCoist’s wanted list alongwith former Rangers players such as Bob Malcolm, Maurice Ross and Paul Gascoigne.
The SFA stated last night that they expected the deal to go through next week with Murray admitting that Sevco have no option but to sign up to start playing football.
“The choice is stark – take sanctions or risk not playing football at all,” the Sevco chairman admitted. “We do not wish to gamble with the Club’s future so, under duress, we have taken the difficult decision to accept some sanctions in order to move forward.
“A delayed transfer ban would be a bitter pill to swallow and will only be agreed to if the alternative is no football.
“We would have a window in which to sign players enabling the manager to strengthen the squad which is critical for the Club to start the process of rebuilding.
“We also regret that any agreement with the SFA appears not to have the support of the SPL and, as such, it still wishes to impose further sanctions on the Club for the actions of previous regimes despite already voting us out of its league.
“This is truly astounding to everyone at the Club who is now in charge of rebuilding Rangers from Division 3, particularly as the SPL are still trying to benefit from our media rights.
“Whilst we are deeply frustrated that the Club and the new owners will have to accept some punishments for the sins of previous regimes, we are at the point where we have to move forward and get back playing football.”
The SPL have still to issue their findings into claims that Rangers players received undeclared payments which could result in titles being removed in players not properly registered were used.
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