Stubbs Slams “Ambassadors” Of Sevco Over Scott Allan Saga

Alan Stubbs has today launched a furious broadside against those he calls “ambassadors” for Sevco, as those at Ibrox and people around them continue trying to unsettle Scott Allan and force the club’s hand, despite repeated assertions that he will not be sold to them.

Stubbs has been remarkably restrained up until now, and he revealed that he’s already called Mark Warburton twice to tell him that the club will not entertain bids from Glasgow.

“There have been two phone calls, after the first and second bids,” he said. “Will I make a third? No. I didn’t think I would have to make one, I certainly didn’t think I would have to make two. I certainly won’t be making three.”

Warburton has clearly not respected Alan’s wishes, and that, and a sustained campaign in the media, have finally snapped his patience.

Although the Sevco boss claims to think it “disrespectful” to talk about another club’s player, Stubbs has not missed the steady procession of ex-players and officials, trumpeting their views in the spoon fed press.

Today he launched a long overdue attack on the media and ex-Rangers and Sevco players who have been doing Warburton’s work for him.

“Obviously Mark is right saying he does not want to speak about it, but I see lots of ambassadors for the football club have managed to speak about it – maybe that’s a way round it … I think the publicity has been quite one-sided, it’s been as if we would give in. Maybe they do not realise how serious we are.”

The publicity certainly has been one sided.

This website has commented, several times, on the way in which it’s the media who have been pushing the Ibrox agenda and Stubbs clearly believes that this is the time to try and put a stop to it.

The media clearly believes it can still force his hand, but Stubbs was unequivocal when asked whether a deal can still be done that sees the player at Ibrox.

“I don’t think people have respected our position as a football club in what we are doing. I think sometimes people think what we are doing is wrong – I think we have every right … You do not sell your best player to a rival club … Our stance has not changed, and it is not going to change …

“I think we have been very clear from day one; we will not do business with Rangers.

“That will not change, that will be the same on September 1.”

It’s hard to see how the Hibs manager could be more emphatic than that.

Indeed, reports from Edinburgh suggest that Stubbs has the full backing of the board on this one, and furthermore has staked his own reputation on it to the extent he considers it a line in the sand as far as his job goes.

He would, quite literally, be willing to resign over this.

I very much doubt that’ll be necessary.

Sevco are not going to get the player.

It’s as simple as that.

The media campaign will continue unabated, of course.