Speaking to the Scottish Sun, Alex Rae has asserted that the SPFL must review their working practices even though the resolution put forward by Rangers, Hearts and Stranraer did not pass.
All 42 members attended a videoconference EGM on Tuesday, but the proposal only received 13 votes with two clubs abstaining and the remaining 27 opting to vote against.
SPFL chairman Murdoch MacLennan and chief executive Neil Doncaster have since asked clubs to respect the vote and move on so that efforts can be focused on bringing the game back as soon as possible.
Rangers have suggested that they will pursue the matter further though and Rae believes the SPFL must do more to allay the concerns of members.
“I’m not even sure the SPFL are willing to look at some of this stuff further down the line,” he told the Scottish Sun. “It’s almost a case of this didn’t happen, move on.”
“If you don’t continue to look at your working practices and why they’ve been questioned, you will never improve as a governing body. And for me, they have to look at this stuff.
“If you’ve got a third of your members questioning these practices, it would be beyond belief to not try and take the concerns of the members you represent seriously.”
Verdict
Rae has backed up the demands of many Rangers fans by calling for the SPFL to take more responsibility for the feuding that has gripped Scottish football for over a month.
From the outset, the governing body have been dismissive of claims of wrongdoing over their handling of the ballot to end the lower-league season and there still appears to be no concern on their part, that 13 member clubs believe an investigation into their conduct is warranted.
There’s no denying that Rangers’ resolution was soundly beaten, but you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who genuinely believes the SPFL haven’t made at least a few questionable moves since the suspension of football amid the global health crisis.
