The first thing I will say is hear me out. When I say dissolve, I mean restructure but there wasn't enough room in the title.

Let there be no mistake, newco Rangers will be in the SPL - money always wins over ethics in football. That's why Qatar will host the World Cup - it's how football works.

So let;s run with this because for the first time the other SPL members have some real bargaining power and they should exercise it. At the end of the day while Chairpersons of other clubs are saying that Newco FC can't play in the SPL, the Chief Financial Officer of each club is saying something different.

So for the first time in SPL history, the other 10 clubs have real power and they should exercise it.

First and foremost the revenue sharing inequity must be fixed. The new entity would need to assess the total amount that would be paid to member clubs, for the sake of my argument, let's call this total amount Member Grants.

70% of this should be paid to members at the start of the season. Each member should get an equal amount of this pool.

30% of this should be paid as prize money according to where you finish on the ladder.

Secondly, this is an opportunity to give the other clubs more say in the future in the league. Instead of 11 out of 12 member votes to change the rules, change it to 9. Therefore a two thirds majority is required.

This is a massive opportunity - please use it.

Discuss

Edited March 8, 201214 yr by Gabby

From the BBC aricle:

What would happen to this season's results and the SPL table if Rangers liquidate before the end of the season?

"However, the remaining unplayed fixtures would be automatically awarded as a 3-0 victory to the opposition, but there is nothing in the rules to decree what actually happens in this circumstance - the SPL is privately describing the situation as "uncharted waters".

Thank feck Dunfermline don't have to play them again!!!

From BBC:

"Inverness chairman Kenny Cameron says they will have no set agenda when it is represented at the forthcoming meeting of the 10 non Old Firm clubs in response to Rangers' uncertain future.

He told BBC Scotland they didn't want to capitalise on Rangers' problems and they see the meeting as an opportunity to move Scottish football forward.

There has been speculation that some of the smaller clubs want to extract a better deal from the SPL in the new climate.

He also confirmed that the Rangers administrators have now paid £25,000 of the £40,000 owed for tickets for the Ibrox club's visit last month and that he expected the full balance to follow soon."