Former Rangers vice-chairman, Donald Finlay, has directed criticism at the club for not yet releasing evidence amid their row with the SPFL, as quoted by the Daily Record.
The Gers claim to have damning evidence against the league association regarding their handling of the shambolic vote which recently saw the Championship, League One and League Two seasons brought to an early conclusion.
However, while Rangers insist their evidence will be made available to other clubs in advance of an EGM [Rangers.co.uk], they have not yet made the details public.
That’s a move Findlay, who is now Chairman of League Two side Cowdenbeath, disagrees with.
“I’m disappointed in the way Rangers have approached this,” he said, as quoted by the Daily Record. “If they have evidence to back up what they say, and I assume that they must or they would not make these comments, then let’s see the evidence.”
“Why is it being held back? Put it out there so that everybody in the game can have a look at it and form a view of it.
“I don’t think that was the way Rangers used to behave. I think you have to be candid…I don’t think they have dealt with this in a balanced way, no, I’m disappointed in the people at Rangers at the moment.”
Verdict
It’s perhaps a little surprising that a former vice-chairman of Rangers has made such overtly critical comments towards the club, but then again, Findlay has never been one to shy away from giving an opinion and he now has Cowdenbeath’s interests to protect.
Given the drawn-out nature of this saga, there’s little doubt that many Gers supporters and fans of Scottish football, in general, would like to know what exactly it is the club have up their sleeve.
However, it seems the powers that be have decided it’s best to hold the information back for maximum impact.
After all, there’s clearly mistrust between the club and the SPFL and if they go public before the meeting, it would give the league association extra time to prepare a defence.
