SFL chief Longmuir confirms his Rangers background
While stopping short of confirming his own allegiance Longmuir has gone to the unusual step of giving an interview to an associate member website expressing his understanding of the club’s anger over reconstruction of the league set-up.
In May SFL President Jim Ballantyne of Airdrie was pictured at the Linfioeld v Rangers fund raiser wearing a badge of the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund.
“I can understand Rangers fans being unhappy with the prospect that Rangers could win SFL 3 and not be promoted,” he told Rangers tv.
“I am surrounded by Rangers fans at home so I know their feelings. I know where they are coming from but if we can put something sensible together then hopefully that issue will not arise.”
Despite the threats to quit Scotland and join the Conference Longmuir felt the need to explain the SFL stance on reconstruction of the Scottish game which would see a 12-12-18 set up emerge under one league body.
Green has already attacked the architects of that plan claiming that his club should have been consulted even though they have been given special concessions to play in the SFL this season.
Longmuir added: “There is no done deal with the SPL and one of the things that Rangers fans will be interested to know is that I have never agreed to anything with the SPL or the SFA regarding league reconstruction.
“What I have agreed to do is take the proposal and look at it on its merits and present it to the clubs.
“As has been the track record, sense will come to the fore and I think we will get that tomorrow.
“I think we’re pleased that there seems to be some new found unanimity among the SPL clubs and it’s because of that opportunity we feel we have a number of things we can bring to improve the game.
“If you go back to my original proposal I was a key proponent of a larger top league but I do understand that this would mean fewer games and take finance out of the game.
“So what’s the best thing we can achieve at this moment including the big items such as one league body?”
SFA President Campbell Ogilvie is a former Rangers director while former Rangers player and director of football Gordon Smith was the chief executive of the SFA prior to the appointment of Stewart Regan.
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