SPFL Chief Executive Neil Doncaster has given a media interview about the allegations hanging over his head that are at the centre of a Scottish football storm, speaking to Sky Sports News.
Rangers have called for Doncaster’s suspension while an independent investigation takes place into the SPFL’s conduct surrounding a recent vote to put in place plans for calling an end to the season.
The Ibrox side, Hearts and Stranraer have called for a league-wide EGM to take another club vote on that investigation, despite Deloitte already looking into the circumstances around Dundee’s controversial ballot.
Doncaster has now hit back at the claims and essentially told Rangers to put up or shut up with regards to any evidence of wrongdoing.
As quoted by Sky Sports News, he said: “Ultimately, if people have allegations they wish to make then they should have the courage to bring them forward to the chairman and let them be investigated.
“It’s absolutely right and proper that any allegations are brought forward and to the attention of the chairman so they can be investigated.
“It’s just not acceptable for these vague assertions to be made without anything being brought forward. We’ve got demands for suspension of myself and another trusted employee of the SPFL without any clarity as to what it is we’ve alleged to have done wrong.
“I just don’t find that acceptable at all. In terms of relationships, we exist to serve all 42 member clubs.”
Clearly the governing body are not going to be taking any of these allegations lying down.
No-one can pretend that the SPFL have been wholly competent over the last decade, many fans would argue against that.
However, this really is not the time for an expansive investigation into a vote that ultimately 81% of clubs were in favour of.
The only thing that matters in Scottish football right now is the survival of clubs, with the prospect of no matches or behind closed door games a possibility for much of 2020.
Will Rangers do the right thing and present their evidence? Or will they be happy for the media circus to continue without much substance?
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