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The many faces of Tam McManus

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It seems that 18 months and a cosy job at the BBC is enough to convince Tam McManus that it realy is time to move on.

For those that have followed the issues between Rangers (IL), the SFA and SPL/SPFL the events of the last six years have only firmed up their resolve not to move on.

In a nutshell the club from Ibrox fielded ineligible players. If it happens with East Stirling, Albion Rovers, Raith Rovers or Queens Park they have the match awarded to their opponents with a 3-0 scoreline.

To play in any match run by the SFA and SPL a member club has to register every detail of the player’s contract with both bodies. If that isn’t done the player is ineligible.

The rules are crystal clear, it’s not a complex matter, the opinion of a retired judge isn’t needed to understand straightforward rules.

In every game played under Alex McLeish as manager of Rangers (IL) ineligible players were fielded, in some matches the whole team was ineligible.

Making the matter worse is the fact that almost everyone at the top table of the game knew that the players were ineligible.

The contracts being recorded from Ibrox were laughable.

Did Barry Ferguson return to Ibrox in 2005 from Blackburn Rovers for a salary of £8,000/week, much less than his previous Ibrox contract.

Why did Ronald de Boer and Tore Andre Flo quit Barcelona and Chelsea for £15,000/week when Chris Sutton had his £30,000/week Chelsea wage maintained at Celtic?

Andrew Dickson, Rod Petrie and Campbell Ogilvie certainly knew what was going on and never said a word.

Every player that missed out on a win or draw bonus against Rangers (IL) were cheated.

McManus can move on now that he is on the gravy train provided by the state broadcaster, the fans that wasted money on match tickets won’t be moving on no matter how much the BBC and others try to push that agenda.

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