The National newspaper has broken the mould by warning the SFA and SPFL that there is a huge appetite to revisit the EBT cheating years of Rangers (IL).
Since the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal from BDO over a decade of tax cheating supporters of almost every club in Scotland have taken to social media demanding that retrospective action is taken.
Incredibly the SFA took legal advice ahead of the Supreme Court ruling and dismissed the prospect of a further enquiry into the matter within a couple of hours of the Supreme Court ruling.
While the BBC and STV have been happy to tell their viewers and listeners that there is ‘no appetite’ for further action The National has gone against the grain to warn the SFA about the level of anger over the Supreme Court decision and their hasty statement.
Picking up on the true reaction to yesterday’s events The National reports: “The previous considerations of Rangers’ rule-breaking all ended with the finding that Rangers did not gain a competitive advantage from the EBT system.
“Now the Supreme Court ruling blows that pretence out of the water. According to the SFA website, the board consists of president Alan McRae, chief executive Stewart Regan, vice-president Rod Petrie, plus Ralph Topping (SPFL), Michael Mulraney (SPFL), Tom Johnston (Scottish Junior FA) and independent non-executive directors, Barrie Jackson and Gary Hughes.
“Only one of these board members, Rod Petrie, is actually involved with a top-flight team, and that only since Hibernian won promotion at the end of last season.
“So here’s a piece of advice for Stewart Regan and his fellow Toom Tabards. Do not underestimate the anger of fans across Scotland over this issue.
“Fans are no longer supine like the SFA. They can and will kick up a rumpus because with this judgment, they believe Rangers cheated their way to 14 titles and cups.
“Even now there will be fans of other clubs who will be preparing a protest to the European governing body Uefa, for to put it simply, nobody, but nobody, can trust the SFA on issues of integrity.
“Not looking into the implications of this judgment simply is not an option. The SFA must think again.”
So far Celtic are the only club to have commented on the Supreme Court ruling.