‘Simply don’t carry interviews’ ‘Dougie spitting the dummy’ ‘It was @ScotlandSky who covered up’ Ibrox cinch/SPFL dispute comes to the boil
Neil Doncaster’s hands-off approach to one club refusing to obey SPFL rules looks to have blown up.
After 34 rounds of fixtures the cinch logo hasn’t appeared at Ibrox, not on the famous Castore Sport top alongside Tomket Tires or Sportsmongo, not on pitchside advertising or interview backing boards.
On Saturday the most humiliating action yet was taken when Sky Sports taped over cinch logos on backing boards at Fir Park in case it upset the Ibrox high command.
Cinch have picked up far more coverage from not being at Ibrox than they could have wished for but crucially have the contractual right to withhold funds due to breach of contract.
This Sunday should have been prime time for cinch with Sky Sports providing saturation coverage of the Glasgow derby, the most viewed match on the fixture list.
One club won’t go near them with a barge-pole, Sky Sports will want maximum access to Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his players- while Doncaster’s indecision over 35 matches comes to a head with lower division clubs braced for non-payment from a sponsor that they have promoted at every turn.
EXCLUSIVE! SPFL cash fears as Rangers row with cinch takes new twist amid peace talks | Keith Jacksonhttps://t.co/qweAS1hhwf pic.twitter.com/UTdoUutjlR
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) April 26, 2022
Rival company to Parks. Funny really as @cinchuk are getting a load more advertising due to big old Dougie spitting the dummy.
— Dr. Seán de Búrca MEP (@seanburke1888) April 26, 2022
So It was @ScotlandSky who covered up. Has Keith asked why they were worried GVB might not show up? Was there any threat of this put to them?
— Ayethatllbright (@AyeThatllbRight) April 26, 2022
Simply don’t carry interviews with The Rangers players and management if they refuse to do them in front of the branded boards. Fine the club each time they fail to fulfil their media commitments. It is really not that hard a problem to solve.
— French CSC (@FrenchCSC) April 26, 2022
By taping over the advert ‘the rangers’ have done more to promote ‘cinch’ than any other club in Scotland this weekend, does anyone actually know the name of the company they were trying to protect by covering the ‘cinch’ logo? ??????embarrassment
— Keith George Sim (@5immie39) April 27, 2022
The SPL need to get The Rangers in line. It’s embarrassing that our governing body is being told what to do by a team that started in 2012.
— PeruvianRon (@ParodyRonG) April 26, 2022
And fixture dates have been changed after they pleaded for help and then players go to a fans do.Any other club acts that like that and the knifes come out.This league win is going to be delicious.
— Billy Morrison (@BillyMorrison67) April 26, 2022