Chocolate gladiators of cyberspace....

Instead, we’ll have a one-horse title race for at least three years, crowds will plummet and sponsors will run for cover.

This was my favourite part of his statement 'In a year, the Clydesdale Bank’s £10million sponsorship of the SPL expires. How is Doncaster expected to find another backer? Will the chocolate gladiators of cyberspace have a whip round?' let them crumble withour us

Chocolate gladiators of cyberspace

Good potential user name for a JA606 poster

I was quite surprised about the drop in prize money

sorry the entire article is rather good, ecpecially via the The Scottish sun, surprising

SCOTTISH football history is littered with idiotic decisions but the men who voted Rangers into the Third Division have just won the gold medal for stupidity.

In their stampede for the moral high ground they’ve bankrupted top-flight football in this country. Take a bow gentlemen.

Are we to believe a sport that sees players routinely dive, cheat and con referees has discovered integrity? Have the internet revolutionaries become the moral guardians of the game? God help us.

It’s difficult to know who to blame most. The cowardly owners of the SPL or that sanctimonious collection of SFL chairmen who sealed Rangers’ fate.

What is certain is that the club’s demotion will cripple our biggest teams for years.

One lower-league chairman wanted the resignations of Stewart Regan and Neil Doncaster for attempting to parachute Gers into the First Division.

That pair were guilty all right. Guilty of having the brains to recognise the financial carnage we’re about to witness.

Their plan to put Rangers in Division One might have preserved broadcasting contracts, kept sponsors onside and slaked the thirst of those demanding blood from Ibrox.

Instead, we’ll have a one-horse title race for at least three years, crowds will plummet and sponsors will run for cover.

In a year, the Clydesdale Bank’s £10million sponsorship of the SPL expires. How is Doncaster expected to find another backer? Will the chocolate gladiators of cyberspace have a whip round?

In case you hadn’t noticed, top-flight football in Scotland is hurting. Most SPL clubs have the bank on their case. How will they manage when Gers’ demotion is predicted to suck an annual £20m from the game? They won’t.

St Mirren chairman Stewart Gilmour reckons half-a-dozen top-flight outfits could go bust.

Our full-time clubs have already shaved squad numbers, slashed wages, cut jobs and still struggle to meet interest payments.

Rangers’ punishment will be the tipping point. Administration and part-time football is inevitable for some. Youth development will be the first casualty throughout the game, so excuse me if I don’t raise a glass to sporting integrity.

Hibs’ Rod Petrie was first on that moral bandwagon, telling us sporting integrity is beyond purchase.

Rich coming from the man who hosted a rebel squad meeting behind boss John Collins’ back?

With internet Bolsheviks threatening boycotts, Petrie was soon joined by Stephen Thompson, Stewart Milne and Vladimir Romanov. Only Kilmarnock’s Michael Johnston could find the balls to stand his ground.

The flapping is hilarious <laugh)

Excellent article by Davie Provan finally someone puts some thought intp the repercussions applied!

Im ALL in agreement for punishment but where is the logic when you bankrupt yourself on the principle of "pyoor shporting integrity" ?

As witnessed by the attendances at legodome fans are not turning out as they promised! Without being blase when was the last time a glamour friendly against a massive team like Inter Milan attracted such a small crowd? "challenging times ahead" indeed

super ally challenging times ahead may be the biggest under statement ever theres no way in hell the giro dome will be any where near full next season you may get the odd game but without us there its a one horse race no one is interested in that! no wonder sponsers etc are running for cover, as i said let the ALL crumble

What a load of guff. Where's Davie getting the figures from?