Stewart Regan’s admission that he would do nothing if confronted with evidence that shows old Rangers should not have been given a champions League place back in 2011 is surely the straw that breaks the camel’s back.<\/p>\n
The ugly face of Scottish football administration showed itself fleetingly to John Clark, of the Scottish Football monitor, and thanks to him , we’ve all seen it.<\/p>\n
I spent most of yesterday still astonished that Regan sneered at those “who don’t use their own name ” when he has spent so much of his time trying to protect and promote a club which doesn’t use it’s own name, instead adopting that of one in liquidation , which has led to thousands of supporters spending their money whilst supporting a club which isn’t the one they are being led to believe it is.<\/p>\n
Supporters he is supposed to protect.<\/p>\n
If nothing is done, as Regan suggests, then those involved in what is nothing more than a massive scam, will escape censure and continue to hold positions of power and influence within the game. The game, as they say, is a bogey.<\/p>\n
Supporters will drift away, sponsors will refuse to be associated with the game, and it will die.<\/p>\n
After all, it’s just a game. A game with an above average emotional involvement, but a game nonetheless, and if the game is rigged, or appears to be rigged, no-one will want to play it, watch it or buy it.<\/p>\n
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This cannot be allowed to happen.<\/p>\n
The real power and influence, should it be wielded , doesn’t lie in the corridors of Hampden. It lies in the stands of the football grounds around the country.<\/p>\n
And it’s time to stop talking about doing something, and to start actually doing it.<\/p>\n
The press have steadfastly refused to cover the story.<\/p>\n
Celtic , disappointingly, have showed little desire to get involved, refusing even to admit the SFA have “dealt ” with the matter, whether it’s to their satisfaction or not.<\/p>\n
It appears that both the club and the SFA are hoping it all dies down, showing an arrogance that suggests they feel we will all have a moan for a bit , and then lose interest the next time a big story comes along.<\/p>\n
They’ve got that wrong.<\/p>\n
Celtic are at Kilmarnock tomorrow, and it’s as good a time as any to begin the public protests that might at least draw comment from the television companies covering the game.<\/p>\n
There have been many suggestions in social media as to what that action should be, though the simplest ones are the best.<\/p>\n
On the twelfth minute a vocal show of displeasure, such as boos and whistles, allied with a showing of either a red card or banners would get the ball rolling.<\/p>\n
A mass walkout with twelve minutes to go in the remaining games could also work.<\/p>\n
Whatever is decided, though, it needs to be implemented and implemented soon.<\/p>\n
The longer this goes on, the more chance they have of getting away with it.<\/p>\n
It’s time for action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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