Celtic legend Kenny Dalglish has called on Rangers to produce their supposed evidence of wrongdoing by the SPFL after last week’s contentious game-wide vote, writing in his Sunday Post column.
The Ibrox club released a furious statement on April 11th demanding the suspension of league chief executive Neil Doncaster after claiming to have evidence that calls into question the stewardship of voting on the SPFL board’s resolution.
Despite 81% of clubs in the SPFL agreeing to pass the proposals, the drama has rumbled on all week and Rangers want an independent investigation into what went on.
Dalglish isn’t against the concept of that but thinks that the board in Govan need to produce their evidence first and foremost.
As quoted by The Sunday Post, Dalglish said: “The Ibrox Board needs to produce its evidence and let it be looked at. It’s as simple and straightforward as that.
“Accusations have been made by Rangers, and the SPFL must see what they’ve got that merits their calls for Neil and Rod to be suspended.
“Once all their evidence has been provided, it should be looked at by independent parties. The SPFL would need to open their books and switch on the company computers.
“Only then can there be clarity, and a chance for everyone to move on. If I was in Neil Doncaster’s shoes, I’d welcome an investigation.”
The SPFL hardly have a great track record of governance and league administration but it seems to me there’s an element of spitting the dummy out from Ibrox here.
Faced with the prospect of Celtic becoming nine-in-a-row champions they’ve hit the big red button and gone to battle with the SPFL board.
Incidentally, it’s a board that Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson sits on, making the whole thing even more bizarre.
Claiming to have evidence that no-one else has seen is a bit out of order, especially when you’re calling for someone to be suspended from their job.
Dalglish is right in the sense that handing this evidence over is the first step that needs to be taken.
Time will tell whether it’s all bluster from Ibrox or whether they actually have something substantial.
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