Regan may be right after all....

There is a scene in the film The Bodyguard when Kevin Costner is summoned to meet Whitney Houston following an invitation from one of her advisers to provide security for the singer.

After a 5 minute inspection Costner tells the adviser... “Security ? You people don't even know the meaning of the word”

Replace the word “security” with “integrity” and Houston & adviser with the SFA/SPL.

What an absolutely disgusting shower, of lying, cheating, moralising, patronising, cowardly, bullying hypocrites. Perhaps best summed up with the statement today of Stewart Gilmour, Chairmen of St Mirren FC, one of the clubs of course who barred Rangers re-entry into the SPL on the grounds of “Sporting Integrity”

In an interview with the Paisley Daily Express the Buddies chief says the SFL’s decision has done damage to the game.

He told the paper: “This is horrific news for St Mirren Football Club. The consequences are terrible – catastrophic even.

“What happens next? Well, there is an SPL meeting on Monday and we will need to see what is said then and take it from there.

“The St Mirren board will meet in the days after that SPL meeting and decide what is the best way forward but we are already looking at major redundancies.”

Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan has come under pressure in recent days over his handling of the situation.

However Gilmour added: “To be fair to Stewart Regan, the document he released last week was a good document.

“It set out changes to Scottish football that would bring in a fairer structure, fairer distribution system, fairer everything.

“Unfortunately, the people in the SFL have not bought into that. I just hope they realise the damage they have done to Scottish football.

“Five clubs in the SPL could be in administration within weeks – and we will have to do everything we can to avoid being one of them.”

Speculation continues over the possible creation of an SPL2, however Gilmour appeared to dismiss the idea.

He said: “The SFA and the other bodies are already talking about the options and that could be decided on Monday.

“As for an SPL 2, I’m not sure that is any better than letting Rangers back into the top flight.

These people are so immersed in this lie about sporting integrity they cannot even see when they themselves are totally compromising it. Having caused the situation by allowing supporters venting hatred to dictate the way they would vote they are now blaming those – the SFL – for the calamity which has transpired.

There can be nothing more vulgar or cowardly than blaming someone else for your own foolish actions or lack of mettle. Particularly when the target of that blame have acted with courage and dare I say it...integrity. Yes Mr Gilmour karma is a Bitch with a capital B.

Any other club seeking entry to a new league, as Rangers were, would be asked to start at the bottom. Rangers accept it, our fans accept it why cant Gilmour ?

Oh that's right I forgot. Its got absolutely SFA to do with sporting integrity but rather lining pockets courtesy of the indispensable cash cow which is Rangers. Gilmour and his ilk are like someone who kicks you whilst you are down but then wipes his shoes afterwards in the event anything of worth was left on them during the attack.

Leeches and parasites without so much as an ounce of integrity or decency.

And of course Regan's leaked e-mail just confirms what we all already knew. This has never been anything to do with “sporting integrity”. All the scheming, all the bullying, the threats and intimidation were only ever about one thing – money. They had it all planned out in great detail. The only problem was they had become so immersed in their lie that they failed to factor into their money making plan a group of chairmen for whom the word “integrity” actually meant something.

Ironically that same leaked e-mail alludes to forcing Rangers to accept the transfer embargo which Lord Glennie ruled was unlawful. I was going to write that this is contemptible...but on second thoughts perhaps Strathclyde Police may consider contempt of court more appropriate.

One wonders what the next stop will be for the train of sporting integrity. We are now at a juncture where the systems and processes of Scottish Football have run their lawful course and placed Rangers in Division 3.

If Regan, by some miracle or miscarriage of justice, is still in office next week and attempts to usurp the processes of Scottish football for the sake of money perhaps he may well be right about one thing after all.

Social unrest may follow.