Fifa want reasons for Scottish stalling

, 15 July, 5comments  |  Jump to most recent
Fifa have written to the Scottish FA asking for reasons why the registrations of the Rangers players who have left — including Everton's Steven Naismith — have not been released.

Lawyer Margaret Gribbon, who represents seven of the Rangers players that have moved on, has asked the SFA to move quickly in replying to Fifa's request for the reasons their registrations have been witheld.

Gribbon said: "Following the refusal of the SFA to issue players registrations, the new clubs have all referred the matter to FIFA.

"FIFA have now written to the SFA in each case requesting reasons why the players' registrations were blocked.

"It remains entirely unclear the facts and matters upon which Rangers oldco and Rangers newco rely in order to support their position that the players acted in breach of contract.

"Presumably they have made their reasons known to the SFA and if so, these have not been shared with my law firm, Bridge Litigation, who represent the majority of the players.

"FIFA have given the SFA seven days to respond but it is hoped that given the straightforward nature of the request the SFA will be in a position to reply sooner.

"We remain confident that FIFA will grant ITC (International Transfer Clearance) enabling the players to continue playing football with their new clubs."

Quotes or other material sourced from Sporting Life



Reader Comments (5)

Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer


James Flynn
1 Posted 15/07/2012 at 17:59:26
Did Rangers run the league up there? This is peculiar and unfortunate.
Dave Roberts
2 Posted 15/07/2012 at 19:06:57
The whole SFA and SPL setup is peculiar! Who (such as commercial and TV interests) do they think is going to buy into a league which will consist of Celtic walloping the opposition 99% of the time and winning the league for the next four years without serious challenge until Rangers scramble back up to the so-called Premiership?

You couldn't make it up!

James Morgan
3 Posted 15/07/2012 at 19:17:25
I'm just wondering how much Margaret is earning representing 7 footballers! Ker-ching!
Rob Jones
4 Posted 16/07/2012 at 08:15:20
Maybe she's no win - no fee!!

More likely, knowing us, we'll be picking up the bill!

Kevin Day
5 Posted 16/07/2012 at 13:10:48
Wonder what the odds are on Celtic doing the League and Cup double?? There will not be many surefire bets out there than that.

Add Your Comments

In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site.

» Log in now

Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site.


About these ads