Celtic’s request for a full judicial review of the SFA hasn’t been answered despite the issue being raised two months ago.
Since Rangers (IL) were given a licence to play in UEFA competitions for the 2011/12 season there has been a number of questionable governance decisions made from within Hampden.
This season Sevco were awarded a licence to play in the Europa League qualifiers despite failing the criteria on a number of fronts.
While Stewart Regan gets involved in twitter rows about ticket prices it seems that the SFA chief executive has taken a vow of silence on the ruling from the Supreme Court which disclosed that for over a decade the club from Ibrox fielded ineligible players.
Celtic have kept their request low key but one way or another The Times has got hold of the request.
Their subscription based website reports: “Celtic have not given up hope of the Scottish Football Association agreeing to a judicial inquiry which would examine fully the roles played by the game’s ruling bodies before, during and after the financial implosion of Rangers in 2012.
“It is understood that, while the SFA have yet to respond to a call from the Ladbrokes Premiership champions for such a forensic investigation some two months ago, Celtic believe that more stringent rules, checks and balances ought to be in place in order to restore confidence in the SFA while simultaneously ensuring that Rangers or any other club are not allowed to run up such unsustainable debts in future.
“The Times can also reveal that, in an letter sent by Peter Lawwell to Stewart Regan…”
And there the article ends for non subscribers!
The possibility of an ‘Old Firm war’ is normally something that tabloid newspapers are all over but this story involves a number of uncomfortable truths.
Should the SFA refuse to respond or open up their records Celtic may be forced to go to UEFA or the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
