Neil Doncaster has scored another own goal over his plea for flexibility over the self-inflicted problems at Ibrox.
Rather than generate sympathy for his favourite club the CEO of the SPFL has alerted fans of 11 clubs that more double standards are about to be applied with pressure put on clubs to switch fixtures.
To benefit the club that sank the Cinch sponsorship deal, the club that accused Dundee of a lack of professionalism, the club that Aberdeen are having to take to a tribunal to get a transfer fee for Connor Barron.
The club that went to war on Willie Collum while they were on a 74 match run of not having a penalty awarded against them in the SPFL.
The club that wanted to play on through Lockdown in season 21/22 when 10 other clubs voted to bring forward the winter break in the hope that they’d have fans back inside stadiums when the Lockdown was over.
Any other club would have been given a sympathetic hearing over delayed construction work but after 12 years of rabble rousing and intimidation John Bennett would be wise to expect no favours for his club’s stupidity over plans to increase their stadium capacity by 600 seats.
BBC Scotland provided a sympathetic hearing for Doncaster as they pushed their joint agenda.
‘No doubt they’ll be asking us and maybe other clubs as well for flexibility’
SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster addresses the delay to building works at Ibrox Stadium and the impact it could have on the upcoming Premiership season.#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/C4Ne8Gq0oy
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) June 27, 2024
Motherwell and Ross County are scheduled to visit Ibrox in August, even after yesterday’s fixtures announcement there is no word on where those matches will be played, switching fixtures gives those clubs a glut of home fixtures in the first month, a month during which many supporters will be on holiday.
Very little has been made public about the extent of the ‘delays’ even the Gullible & Deluded suspect that there is more to it than a rogue Asian supplier.
Ibrox fan media outlets were fobbed off as they enquired about rumours that the project had hit problems leaving others to speculate about the real issues and delays.
If the project is only a few weeks behind schedule it should be straightforward to limit attendance in the Copland Road Stand and play matches in front of three stands.
That option seems to be off the table, instead that leaves Murrayfield as the only realistic option with 47,000 Season Ticket holders to be displaced rather than a few thousand.
As ever with Doncaster and the SPFL transparency is an enemy, fans are to be kept in the dark as every effort is made to manufacture an O** F*** contest for the benefit of broadcasters and sponsors.
Any club suggesting a fixture reversal to suit Phil Clement’s side are likely to experience the same sort of backlash that broke out in 2012 when Charles Green’s Tribute Act pushed with Doncaster’s assistance for a place in the SPL, they failed that time as well.
Nobody should need to be flexible for this lot! This is a Rangers problem, not a Scottish football problem.
This is a club that shafted the Scottish economy and Scottish football out of money to cheat at football. Nobody will bend over backwards to help this lot except you!
— The Free Rogic International. (@CelticEnded2iar) June 28, 2024
Zero tolerance, should be fined just like Dundee.
— simmo ⭐️⭐️ (@simmo26773) June 27, 2024
Nope…..play at Ibrox or forfeit the points. Sporting integrity is paramount.
— Brian 🍀 (@MarleyLovesBeer) June 28, 2024
— LawrieBhoy 🍀 (@Lorbobo1) June 27, 2024
Ha so The Rangers made a mockery of Dundee last season, but they’ve made a mess of this and all the other clubs should show flexibility!
Absolute joke
— Tony Swanson 🏴 (@Donswanny) June 27, 2024
So they’re going to request home/away fixtures be swapped, aren’t they?
It won’t be a problem if those requests are refused, because they know that no-one likes them and they don’t care.
Obviously they should be playing their games in Paisley or Kilmarnock. Simples.— Sellic da 🍀🏴 (@SellicDa) June 27, 2024
Complete double standards with their approach to Dens earlier in the year
— James 🏔️⚽🎶🎸 (@NewTownSpeed) June 27, 2024
Big Bealdemort said last season, they would play on Mars of required. So there’s always that option. Got to love a bit of karma biting Rangers 2012 on the arse.
— PicklesMcPickle (@StenFluffman) June 27, 2024
and maybe other clubs as well. …Imagine the ibrox club having to now beg other clubs can they use their ground. A club who would shaft any other club at the drop of a hat. Reduced to coming out with the Begging Bowl
— Craig Whyte (@RIPRFC) June 28, 2024
24hours to get the game playable or they can play at the likes of McDiarmid Park
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️
— afc1903mad (@afc1903mad) June 27, 2024
There’s absolutely no reason not to play home games when they’re scheduled. There is nothing wrong with 3 other stands
— kennybhoy21🏴🇮🇪💚🍀🎣 (@kennybhoy21) June 27, 2024
Absolutely not. Deduct points if they can’t fulfill the fixtures as this is a mistake of their making Not a force majeure
— Scotland’s most successful club (@bigdaftdave1970) June 27, 2024
That guy is all that is wrong with the game in Scotland. Rangers had to register Ibrox as their stadium of choice for home games with the SPFL and UEFA by the 1st of June and deserve no help. The spoilt child getting its comeuppance.
— M🍀🇵🇸 (@67Marty67) June 27, 2024
I remember the famous flexibility they exercised with Dundee FC a few weeks ago including bills for their accommodation
Now they can’t fulfil league fixtures
They call it KKKarma
Not to worry I’m sure Scotland’s written & broadcast stenographers will pressurise non compliants
— Brendy Chap (@brendybaby1) June 27, 2024
Rangers died in 2012
— JoeBhoy (@JoeBhoy16) June 27, 2024
Did they not put a wee stand in at their training ground,make them play there
— greenhillsbhoy (@Paulmullen4) June 28, 2024
Do you mean the way Dundee asked for flexibility? But instead, the ibrox club insisted they were fined and had to pay expenses. Why should they be treated any differently? Surely, a hefty fine for every game affected is now the precedent that they themselves had set 🤷♂️
— Yogi der Tim (@Yogi_theTim) June 28, 2024
Didn’t the new club sue the league last season? Why they’re bending over backwards to accommodate them is beyond me.
— Jonathan Main (@jonnymain2011) June 27, 2024
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by BriBhoy
Absolutely. In their words “No Surrender” to Ibrox intimidation and threats. Every supporter of every other club in scotland is sick to death of the constant Statement O’Clock bullshit that emanates from this cesspit at every (usually imaginary) slight and perceived injustice that they claim to be victims of. Despite the penalties, lack of red cards and every other masonic decision that goes their way every time they set foot on the pitch in a domestic game. They set the standard with the Dundee witch hunt. They should get the same zero tolerance treatment. Karma’s a bitch, ain’t it?