The Dons Supporters Together group have asked the football authorities to investigate the trophies won by Rangers (IL) during the EBT years.
Celtic have been the only club so far to comment on the matter with the Dons Supporters issuing a statement after lobbying their club to comment.
Yesterday the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by BDO on behalf of Rangers (IL) who operated an EBT scheme backed up by side letters to attract players and coaches that they wouldn’t otherwise have been able to afford.
For a while Aberdeen tried to compete with the big spending club from Ibrox but abandoned that policy when their debts snowballed.
After tightening their belt the Dons found themselves out of contention for trophies before winning the 2014 League Cup- two seasons after Rangers went into liquidation.
Today’s statement reads: “Dons Supporters Together aim to represent the Aberdeen FC supporting community and have done since their inception. Those supporters that travel home and away, week-in, week-out and spend a fortune while doing it.
“We all appreciate that the Scottish Football League has its faults and its critics. But, we fully expect, and it is our absolute right, that the sport we love and invest in is fair and honest.
“On 5th July 2017 the Supreme Court backed HM Revenue and Customs in its fight with Rangers FC over their use of Employee Benefit Trusts between 2001 and 2010. This allowed Rangers FC to recruit members of staff of a certain quality that they could not ordinarily afford. Rangers FC undisputedly cheated the taxman to win 14 trophies.
“Dons Supporters Together share the view with supporters who have invested in the Scottish game, that Rangers FC should be stripped of the 14 trophies won during these EBT years.
“We now appeal to the Scottish football authorities, media, supporters and clubs in Scotland to review this matter and re-instate our trust in those running the game.”
Supporters of various clubs have taken to social media to express their views about the EBT cheating years but so far there has been no comment or statement from the clubs denied trophies and prize money by paying tax on the players that they could afford.
