This is the School prefect allowing the big boys to have a fag in the toilets on his watch.
He says that the SPL board will have the final say about if NewORC FC will be allowed in the SPL and that there is no route for them – the NewORC FC – to compete in the SFL.
Really?
The SPL board consist of Ralph Topping, the aforementioned wispy bollocked Neil Doncaster, Eric Riley (Us), Steven Thompson (DuNT), Derek Weir (Murderwell) & Steven Brown (The Fermers). They do have THE say on who get’s transferred an SPL share.
It says so here in their rules.
The rules also state that if a club fails to fulfil it’s fixtures for any reason then it’s playing record maybe be expunged and the number of relegation places reduced accordingly. (Page 68 of the above document).
So, Ross County meet the membership requirement as set out and get’s it share. R*ngers cease to exist hence Dunfermline don’t get relegated. That gives the stated 12 members if my maths are correct. Then NewORC FC have to apply to the SFL for the space that has opened up.
That’s my take. It maybe wrong.