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Chad · 22-06-2012, 17:35

The BBC are reporting Aberdeen, Dundee and Hearts will be voting no to Newco Rangers joining the SPL. Hibernian chairman Rod Petrie previously made it clear that commercial concerns were of secondary importancewhilst Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Inverness and St. Mirren will canvas supporter opinion prior voting.

As a Rangers fan I've been keeping a very close eye on events over the past 5 months. I believe Rangers need to be punished. There needs to be a clear deterrent to stop other clubs going down the same route. Scottish football also needs to maintain integrity.

If Rangers go to either Divison 3, or Division 1 which now seems more likely, and SKY want to renegotiate their deal with the SPL that to me seems fair. I watched a report on this whole sorry affair on SKY Sports News about a month ago. SKY confirmed that Celtic Vs. Rangers gets more viewers than any other football fixture they show during the season. If SKY lose 4 Old Firm games then their deal with the SPL is not as valuable to them.

If Rangers go down it's being widely reported that Rangers Vs. Celtic will take place on SKY Sports for "The Glasgow Cup". A once a season challenge game until Rangers make their return to the top flight. SKY will stick with the SPL minus Rangers but it means all 12 clubs will suffer a reduction in TV revenue.

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Chad cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Edinburgh Services: SKY Family, SKY Broadband Unlimited, YouView, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Boxnation Posts: 5,137	Re: ESPN may lose EPL Football(Update) The BBC are reporting Aberdeen, Dundee and Hearts will be voting no to Newco Rangers joining the SPL. Hibernian chairman Rod Petrie previously made it clear that commercial concerns were of secondary importancewhilst Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Inverness and St. Mirren will canvas supporter opinion prior voting. As a Rangers fan I've been keeping a very close eye on events over the past 5 months. I believe Rangers need to be punished. There needs to be a clear deterrent to stop other clubs going down the same route. Scottish football also needs to maintain integrity. If Rangers go to either Divison 3, or Division 1 which now seems more likely, and SKY want to renegotiate their deal with the SPL that to me seems fair. I watched a report on this whole sorry affair on SKY Sports News about a month ago. SKY confirmed that Celtic Vs. Rangers gets more viewers than any other football fixture they show during the season. If SKY lose 4 Old Firm games then their deal with the SPL is not as valuable to them. If Rangers go down it's being widely reported that Rangers Vs. Celtic will take place on SKY Sports for "The Glasgow Cup". A once a season challenge game until Rangers make their return to the top flight. SKY will stick with the SPL minus Rangers but it means all 12 clubs will suffer a reduction in TV revenue.