Charles Green says SPL in cloud cuckoo land over Rangers return

In a stance Greenhas expressed before, he told TalkSport that the Ibrox outfit, who currently play in the Scottish Third Division after they were voted out of the top flight due to unpaid taxes and national insurance payments, would “not play where they are not wanted.”

Green, who bought the Glasgow club in June for £5.5 million, said: “The chief executive of the SFA Stewart Regan has said there will have to be some restructuring in Scottish football.

“It’s no secret the SPL have been working on a plan and I understand the Football League have got their vision for change in Scottish football. It has to change because it’s in a mess.

“It’s really difficult for me to take seriously the SPL restructure. They threw us out of the league and are now pursuing title-stripping and for us to sit down and think that after all that has come to fruition that I will say: ‘OK, everything’s forgotten,’ you’re in cloud cuckoo land. I don’t forgive and forget. While I’m chief executive, Rangers will not play in the Scottish Premier League.

“If that situation arose, I would go out to the fans, as we did earlier in the year. But my position wouldn’t have changed. If they wanted to go back into the SPL, then fine. But I won’t be chief executive.”

Green also dismissed reports that he could sell Ibrox. “I saw an email and blog saying we’re going to enter into a sale and leaseback of Murray Park and Ibrox for £8.5m, but it is absolute nonsense. We’ve got a valuation that’ll go into the prospectus valuing all the properties in excess of £80m. This is just rubbish put out by people who are trying to disrupt this IPO (initial public offering).”