Scottish Premiership side Motherwell have released a statement explaining why they opted to voted against Rangers’ resolution during Tuesday’s SPFL EGM [Motherwellfc.co.uk].
The Gers, Hearts and Stranraer had called for an independent review into the SPFL’s April ballot to end the lower-league season.
The motion required the support of 32 clubs to trigger an investigation but only 13 voted ‘Yes’, as two clubs abstained and 27 voted against.
Motherwell were in the latter group and have since spoken out to explain that decision.
Their statement, penned by Chairman, Jim McMahon, asserts that they did not feel the evidence in Rangers’ dossier met the “high threshold required to merit an independent review.”
McMahon then went on to suggest this was not an appropriate time to divert resources into an investigation – implicitly criticising Rangers’ keenness to take action – before claiming that the current feuds in Scottish football were harming the chances of external investors providing much-needed funding during the pandemic.
The statement concludes with an assertion that, once the global health crisis is over, the Steelmen would happily support a review aimed at improving the functionality of the SPFL.
Verdict
Rangers will no doubt be disappointed that despite the likes of Aberdeen and Partick Thistle publicly announcing their support for the resolution in advance of the EGM, more clubs didn’t feel compelled to vote ‘Yes’.
Given that they broadly agreed with the governing body’s decision to end the leagues below the Premiership in April, it was always going to be difficult to convince the Well, though.
SPFL figures have implored clubs to move passed the feuding that has dominated the last few weeks and in this statement, McMahon has echoed that sentiment.
Plenty of Bears aren’t convinced Rangers should drop the issue, though, as we await an official response from Ibrox.
