RANGERS chairman Douglas Park has pledged the Ibrox club will pay for an independent investigation into the handling of the resolution on the end of the season ahead of an extraordinary general meeting of the SPFL on Tuesday.
The SPFL have warned their member clubs that the cost of an open-ended external review would be calamitous at a time when Scottish football is in lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis.
However, motor tycoon Park, who has denied threatening SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster in a telephone call before the vote on the resolution last month, has insisted Rangers will pick up the ball if 75 per cent of Premiership, Championship and League One and League Two clubs back them.
“If our resolution is passed we’ll be willing to fund the costs of an independent investigation covering the scope outlined in our resolution," he said. “This episode is far from finished.
“Rangers will have no hesitation in the future in shining a light on poor corporate governance.
“I would like to think the SPFL might recognise its failings and accept that an independent investigation is necessary.
“It is not too late for them to do so consensually and start to build a better future for Scottish football.”
Asked about his alleged threat towards Doncaster, Park said: "It's offensive, crass and downright wrong. Anyone who knows me will know it's a fabrication. I've made no secret of the fact I tried to raise some serious concerns with him and was given short shrift."
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