SPARTANS secretary Jim Murray last night backed the SFA’s demand for honesty – and called for Scotland’s big guns to be hammered like his club if they are found to have stepped out of line. The East of Scotland outfit welcomed the move from Hampden chief executive Stewart Regan to write to every club in Scotland demanding they own up to making any secret player payments. Regan fired off letters to all 93 full member clubs 11 days ago after recent claims from ex-Rangers director Hugh Adam suggesting double contracts had been handed to players at Ibrox. Such a deal would have made those stars ineligible and Hampden chiefs have now claimed they will punish any club guilty of the offence over the past 10 years. The letter also insists failure to respond by April 6 could result in sanctions. Murray wants fairness to prevail after Spartans were thrown out of the Scottish Cup earlier this season for fielding an ineligible player in their 2-0 win over Culter. Striker Keith McLeod signed a new deal in the summer but it was dated only once and the SFA claim it must be done twice. Scottish Cup rules state that any club fielding an ineligible player will be kicked out of the competition. And Murray hopes that principle will be applied across the board if other clubs, no matter their status, are found to have been in the wrong. He said: “Regan is doing a good job and he is going to get there. He is sniffing out things and a lot of people and clubs are going to be shaking in their shoes. “They will be wondering what is going to happen. “I’ve said for a long time that several misdemeanours have being going on. You hear it through the grapevine but because it is a bigger club nothing happens or it just goes away and lies in a corner. “These type of things happen and we’re well aware of that. It is sometimes just a case of no one gets to know. “If anything along the lines of what we did against Culter was done by one of the bigger clubs in the SPL, I don’t think there would have been the same outcome. “I couldn’t see them turning to Hearts, Hibs, Rangers or Celtic and saying: ‘By the way, you missed a date on that lad’s paperwork, you’re out.’ “I’m sure it happens. With the agreements with players these days, you need a Philadelphia lawyer at times. I agree 100 per cent with Regan’s moves and I’m pleased to see some action.” Spartans chairman Craig Graham and a top lawyer went to Hampden to have their case heard and were deeply disappointed when the SFA’s ruling saw them lose a lucrative third-round tie against Partick Thistle. Murray added: “Our lawyer, who is a big-shot in Edinburgh, looked at our case and felt it was not a misdemeanour. “We had a registration form which was all signed and dated by the player. Then we had a minute of agreement which was signed by the player – it was just a date was missing. “Our lawyer believed that, in legal circles, that would have sufficed. But, no. Because it was Spartans, we were out. “That was typical. Whether it be the SFA, UEFA or FIFA, they have some rules that make you think they just make them up. “Our lawyer said a date was missing but the other form married up to it and a date only needed to be inserted. “We felt hard done by. I had it before with the SFA when they phoned me up and said: ‘Jim, you have 1/7/2008 on the form and it should say 11/7/2008.’ “I told them: ‘Could you not just put a one on the front to save you from sending it back?’ But the answer was: ‘No.’ “You feel guilty about a small mistake yet there could be folk out there who have been at the fiddle for years.“ LEGGOED Another ally of the SFA/Celtic cabal, doubtless a close pal of rabid anti-Rangers hating Stewart Regan, friend and puppet of Peter Lawell has shoved his head above the parapet to stick the boot into Rangers FC. Step forward "Jim Murray". “Who’s he?” I hear you ask, I’ll be honest I asked the same question too when I read his outrageous and scurrilous comments regarding Rangers but it does not take a genius to work out exactly what he is saying. And what he is saying is that RANGERS MUST BE STRIPPED OF TITLES. He is the secretary of Spartans, the same club who blatantly fielded an ineligible player in a Scottish Cup game earler this season and were rightly thrown out of the competition, despite no doubt, i'm pretty sure, in all probability, the best efforts of his Rangers hating pals at Celtic and the SFA and the Daily Record, the BBC, STV, Lloyds bank, Odious Creep and Craig Whyte. Rangers should be stripped of their titles, that is what he is suggesting, nay, demanding of the corrupt SFA. Who is he to demand anything? He goes on to make a series of outrageous sleights against Rangers FC which are so inflammatory as to be regarded as outrageous. For example: “If anything along the lines of what we did against Culter was done by one of the bigger clubs in the SPL, I don’t think there would have been the same outcome. “I couldn’t see them turning to Rangers and saying: ‘By the way, you missed a date on that lad’s paperwork, you’re out.’ AND THERE'S MORE He goes on to say: “You feel guilty about a small mistake yet there could be folk out there who have been at the fiddle for years.“ FURTHERMORE: “I’ve said for a long time that several misdemeanours have being going on. You hear it through the grapevine but because it is a bigger club nothing happens or it just goes away and lies in a corner. “These type of things happen and we’re well aware of that. It is sometimes just a case of no one gets to know." He is clearly talking about Rangers here, let there be no doubt but as usual the toadies and lickspittles at the SFA will ignore his weasel words simply because it's open season on Rangers as recent weeks have shown. Outrageous i'm sure you will agree but will the corrupt Regan/Lawell led SFA take any action against Spartans? Don't hold your breath. Tomorrow Neil Lennon's part in all this. EXCLUSIVE HERE ALL DAY SAME TIME SAME CHANNEL http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/footba...cottish-cup-on-a-technicality-86908-23797147/
Nothing about odious creep? Disappointed Dev. ps Remember a Ross County player got an 8 match ban for touching a referee a couple of weeks before Bougherra did the same and got let off. Each level has it's own rules. There's the juniours and sunday leaguers; the rest of the teams in the Scottish divisions, and Rangers.
That was very Leggoesque. Ragin', beelin'....whatever. I am angered that Rangers pulled that **** with PAYE and NI. They should be ****ed out of the SPL and face serious sanctions from the SFA.
You've gotta love those morons on FF. Prior to 2pm it's all "we need to win this case" and "it'll be a disaster if we can't get the contract ripped up". Now it's actually good news that the case didn't go there way!
It isn't black and white......Jaysus H Christ. It is a valid contract. Should D&P break it Ticketus can run through them like the ****s When they die, Ticketus become creditors like any other....At least until Whitey's floating role (the old fashioned no 10) gets challenged. If they don't die and offer a CVA, Ticketus could sue them and/or Whytey for their losses. D&P have been reminded of their responsibilities to the creditors.......The opportunity of any revenue stream from the first 25k season tickets is gone. D&P would want to heed that reminder. Ticketus could be forced into a loveless marriage with Paul Murray just to ensure they get their money back and ensure the Huns don't die. I have here some footage of what todays decision actually means. [video=youtube;i5OlolbLXvw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5OlolbLXvw[/video]
Just wondering will there be a minute' s silence on Sunday before the game. Rangers have been very fond of these memorable occasions and I expect they would like to have one in memory of their old club who has just failed to reach 140 years old. Some may claim that it is not dead yet but sure it is only a matter of timing, on life-support at the moment and just waiting until all the family arrive. Craig Whyte is the only one missing but he has sent on a message to carry on with the funeral and he will send his condolences later when he has got his £20 odd million in his Swiss bank account.
He writes so badly it's a piece of piss to copy his style. If only Flashman was badly written i'd make a fortune knocking out sequels to his "heroic" tales.
