Ian Maxwell has kicked out Rangers ’ request to hold a top level probe into the Ibrox club’s bitter sponsorship battle with the SPFL.
And the SFA chief executive called on both warring parties to bury the hatchet once and for all for the good of the Scottish game. Rangers chairman Douglas Park called on Maxwell to oversee an independent investigation into the long running feud which was finally settled by lawyers last week - with both sides claiming victory.
Rangers will still pocket cash from a deal with title sponsors Cinch despite opting out of displaying the car dealer’s branding on shirts or advertising boards. And SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster escaped the potential disaster of having the long term deal ripped up as a result of Rangers’ refusal to play ball, but the simmering bad blood remains and Maxwell has refused a request from Park to delve deeper into the wounds.
