The Scottish FA should step in and take control of the newco Rangers saga, according to one Scottish Football League club.

Partick Thistle have issued a statement calling on the governing body to seize the power to decide where the Ibrox club should be playing their football next season.

A Thistle spokesman said it should not fall upon the clubs of Scotland’s lower leagues to decide on the issue, which will have wide-ranging financial implications, particularly in the SPL.

The statement said: “We feel that it is not the responsibility for making a decision that will have huge ramifications throughout the game in this country to fall on any individual member, or collection of clubs of the Scottish Football League.

“This is not a problem of the SFL’s making and as a result it is not a decision which can be taken in isolation of the SPL clubs.

“It is the opinion of Partick Thistle that the Scottish Football Association, the game’s governing body in Scotland, should now take ownership of this unprecedented situation.”

Partick reiterated that parachuting Rangers into Division One was “clearly unacceptable” and said that a “radical overhaul” of the game was needed.

The spokesman added: “Our view, shared by the majority of supporters, is that a radical overhaul of our game is required. We are more than happy to be involved in any such process, however feel that the driving force for change has to be our National Association.”

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