Report – Emergency talks to be held over £9 million windfall amid Rangers outrage
SPFL chiefs are set to hold crisis talks in an attempt to break the deadlock the is affecting Rangers and the rest of the Scottish league system, according to the Daily Record.
The governing body oversaw a botched effort to resolve the current season amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic on Friday.
A vote was held on measures that would have essentially ended play as things stand for Leagues One, Two, and the Championship – with a similar plan outlined for the top flight further down the line.
For the motion to pass, 75% of clubs from each division would have to agree to it, but Dundee’s failure to formally cast their ballot has thrown the whole process into disarray, and has led to calls from the Gers for an enquiry to be conducted.
But it is understood that the SPFL are now keen on holding emergency talks in an effort to broker the heated dispute and release £9 million of funding to clubs heavily affected by the financial impact of the crisis.
Speaking to the Daily Record, a Hampden source reportedly said: “There are some deep divisions after what has gone on since Friday but the threat level facing clubs across the country remains the same
“Had Dundee voted the proposals through then that cash would have been in bank accounts by Tuesday morning. Of course, Dundee could cast their vote at any moment but in the meantime the SPFL board has to look examine every alternative.
“We expect a board meeting will be called in the next 24 hours and these urgent discussions will begin.”
What does this all mean?
Make no mistake, Scottish football is in a state of civil war.
There are, understandably, deeply held views on both sides of the disagreement, and the manner in which the SPFL have handled this could hardly have been worse.
That being said, let us not lose sight of why the vote was called in the first place.
There are clubs in Scotland who might not survive without the injection of cash that an end to the season would bring them, and if they were to fold, the damage to the long term health of the game north of the border could be far, far worse.
The SPFL have a duty to help those clubs if possible, but at the moment, they are failing heavily in that responsibility.
In other Rangers news, Ally McCoist is bang on, something ‘absolutely stinks’ at Ibrox right now.