Rangers welcome court decision
Last Updated: May 29, 2012 7:11pm
Ibrox: Rangers are hoping to see transfer embargo lifted
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The Scottish Football Association has expressed its surprise at Judge Lord Glennie's ruling that a transfer ban imposed on Rangers is considered unlawful.
The administration-hit Gers were blocked from bringing any fresh faces into Ibrox by an SFA appeals tribunal, with the sanction preventing them from dipping into the transfer market for 12 months.
A judge has, however, ruled that panel members acted outside their powers and proposed that the case be handed back to the appeal tribunal.
A Scottish FA spokesperson said: "We are surprised by today's verdict at the Court of Session, especially since the original sanction against Rangers
FC was imposed by an independent panel chaired by a leading QC and upheld by an appellate tribunal chaired by a Supreme Court judge.
FC was imposed by an independent panel chaired by a leading QC and upheld by an appellate tribunal chaired by a Supreme Court judge."We will now consider our position with our legal advisers before making any further comment."
While the SFA have been left bemused by the ruling in Rangers' favour, the Old Firm giants are delighted to learn that their case has support in the courts.
Joint administrator Paul Clark said: "We welcome the decision by Judge Lord Glennie today that vindicates the club's position that the original SFA judicial panel tribunal and the appellate tribunal acted beyond their powers in imposing a transfer embargo on the club.
Regrettable
"The costs for this legal action have been awarded against the SFA and it is our position it is very regrettable that court action was required.
"Both we, and the SFA, will have to study the full ramifications of the judgment when it is published and either side has 21 days in which to decide the next course of action or whether they wish to appeal."
FIFA broke their silence on the matter after the verdict when they pointed out national associations should take 'direct action' to prevent clubs using the law courts to determine disputes.
A statement from FIFA read: "At the time of writing we have not received any communication from the Scottish FA.
"In such a case, FIFA will ask the member association to take action so that the club withdraws its request from the ordinary courts.
"FIFA will closely monitor the situation so that the issue is resolved as fast as possible."
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