Clyde: Lack of information on newco Rangers could lead to no SFL admission

Clyde have said it could be "irresponsible" to even consider allowing newco Rangers into the Scottish Football League.SNS Group

Clyde believe the lack of information on the newco Rangers makes it “impossible” and “irresponsible” to consider any proposal to allow the club into the Scottish Football League.

Representatives from 28 member clubs, excluding Airdrie United and Dundee, will vote on Friday whether to allow Sevco Scotland Limited into the league setup.

Those in attendance will then be asked to vote upon giving the SFL board the ability to allow Rangers straight into the First Division, provided they are satisfied with a raft of proposals on the reconstruction of the Scottish professional league set-up.

Clyde though say they are finding it difficult to consider even allowing the new club into the Third Division, saying it would be a “leap of faith” given the failure of the SFL to provide clubs with any assurances over the viability of Sevco’s club.

Their statement read: “The Board of Clyde Football Club has received the papers in advance of tomorrows SFL meeting and will consider the Heads of Terms supplied. We continue to have the same fundamental concerns about this process, however the overriding concern is a point which we have made to the SFL.

“We have received absolutely no information on the organisation Sevco Scotland Ltd whom we are being asked, and encouraged, to vote straight into the top division of the SFL under resolution 2 and possibly into SFL 3 under Resolution 1.

“We have no business plan, list of directors, details of ownership, statement of capital adequacy or any proposals relating to the provision of any similar information in the near future. David Longmuir has clearly stated that he will distribute all the information he has got or is able to distribute.

“Whilst the notion that there is a leap of faith to be taken in terms of some of the matters, there can be no leap of faith with something as fundamental as knowing who is being admitted to the league.

“The very fact that there is no information of any kind being made available on this company undermines the authorities’ efforts to direct the new entrant to SFL 1.

“It is actually impossible for any member of the SFL to make an objective assessment of the proposals under Resolutions 1 and 2 and could be seen as irresponsible to support either proposal in such a void of information.

“It is our hope that some credibility can be introduced to this process and we would ask that whoever holds information on Sevco Scotland Ltd provides a full and detailed pack to David Longmuir in order that even at the eleventh hour the SFL clubs are given reason to support any Resolutions that they might wish to vote on.

“We have to assume that the SFA and SPL hold such information otherwise they would not press so heavily for entry to SFL 1.

“If a leap of faith is to be taken, then in the current circumstances it will be taken blindly and the only logical outcome of taking that kind of risk would be to enter them to SFL 3, where, should any subsequent issues arise they will be contained within the lowest league rather than disrupting the top flight of the SFL.

“The other matter that is entirely outside the gift of the SFL is the need for the SPL clubs to confirm that contrary to what Neil Doncaster stated on their behalf, the SPL will meet its obligations to the SFL under the Settlement Agreement.”

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