Brown accuses the SFA of failing football
Brown has first hand experience of football’s financial troubles having been at Ibrox throughout the clubs’ administration period and quit as Charles Green arrived post liquidation.
A mysterious five way agreement allowed a newco associate membership of the SFA but with links between Charles Green and Craig Whyte surfacing questions remain over the detail of that deal.
Whyte has been given a lifetime ban from Scottish football- if it’s found that he is involved with Green the Ibrox licence could be under threat with Brown convinced that Green and Whyte are linked.
“Some people really have to take stock,” the Dundee boss stated. “Scottish football is a laughing stock.
“The SFA have to look at themselves. They were doing a fit and proper test last summer (at Rangers), why did they not really investigate that?
“They are picking up good money. They should be doing their job properly and they never did last summer.
“It was the same at Dundee. You knew it was going to collapse when guys like Claudio Caniggia were getting paid tens of thousands.”
April 30 was the deadline for clubs to submit audited accounts to the SFA for next seasons’ licencing.
A year ago Dunfermline failed to submit audited accounts and went into administration casting a cloud over this season’s First Division.
Rumours are rife that Hearts could be on the brink of administration with Brown typically blunt about the situation at Tynecastle.
“They had players on £8,000 to £10,000 and they couldn’t afford that,” the Dundee boss stated. “Is that them cheating to win a cup final? Look at the state they are in.
“They could be going into administration. It is the responsibility of the owners or management.”