The board of Hibernian want to dupe their fans into believing that all is well within Scottish football.
Despite Rangers (IL) never facing any punishment for over a decade of fielding ineligible players the Hibs board would rather sweep it under the carpet and move on.
Rod Petrie was heavily involved in the shameful Five Way Agreement produced in 2012 with any review likely to highlight his role.
After being contacted by supporters and shareholders the Hibs board have decided to support Stewart Regan and the SFA in their bid to pull the wool over the eyes of fans who were cheated for over a decade.
EBT cheating cost Hibs £3.6million in lost prize money. Rangers also able to tempt McLeish & Ian Murray away from Hibs with EBT contracts https://t.co/tJEcq3Aohv
— Matthew Leslie (@mattleslie74) September 11, 2017
Tonight the Hibs board stated: “Your Board believes our game faces a choice. We either continue to spend significant sums of money and huge reserves of time and energy to challenge already lengthy and detailed legal advice. Or, we can focus on doing all we can to invest in the future of our Club and the wider game to improve our sport, and ensure there can be no repeat of the issues raised
“We prefer the latter option – working to ensure that in the future our game is fairer and more open, and has the potential to secure greater commercial income to fund further improvement for the longer term.
“Scottish football is finally emerging from a period of significant turbulence, which has damaged the sport, into a much more exciting future. While we know this is a divisive issue that will never be resolved to the satisfaction of all supporters, we cannot allow it to divert us from the future or to keep us mired in the past.
“It is the view of your Board that we should focus 100% on a brighter future for Hibernian, and for the game. All of our energy will be used trying to bring future success to our own club, and to working together to create a future that all of our supporters can be proud of, on and off the pitch.”
Regardless of whether the SFA agree to an independent review a group of concerned fans have the funds in place for a Judicial Review.
A Judicial Review carries much more clout and will open up the correspondence between the SFA and Rangers (IL) covering the 2011 UEFA licence.
Much of the information has been published on social media by Rangers Tax Case and Charlotte Fakes that will expose Regan, Petrie and others.
