Oldco Rangers escaped with their 54 titles intact yesterday after an independent commission ruled that undisclosed payments to dozens of players did not give them a “sporting advantage”.

Rangers chief executive Charles Green believes the club should attempt to quit Scottish football if league reconstruction plans are approved.

Rangers are to seek admission to the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange, the Glasgow club confirmed today.

A Scottish Premier League-appointed commission is set to proceed with its inquiry into alleged undisclosed payments by Rangers.

Rangers have refused to co-operate with the Scottish Premier League inquiry into alleged undisclosed payments to players by a previous Ibrox regime.

Rangers manager Ally McCoist has vowed to fight a Scottish Football Association charge of bringing the game into disrepute.

Rangers manager Ally McCoist and chief executive Charles Green have been issued with notices of complaint by the Scottish Football Association over comments made in the media.

Former Rangers owner Sir David Murray has denied cheating took place during his stewardship of the club after the Scottish Premier League appointed an independent commission last week to investigate alleged undisclosed payments to players.

Neil Lennon could not have been more disdainful when he described Charles Green’s controversial assertion that the demise of Rangers was down to “bigotry” within Scottish football as “funny.”

Neil Lennon could have not been more disdainful when he described Charles Green’s controversial assertion that the demise of Rangers was down to “bigotry” within Scottish football as “funny”.

Lee McCulloch has urged Rangers players who have remained at the club so far not to head for the exit door.

Brechin City’s financial structure for the upcoming season could be thrown into disarray if their Ramsden’s Cup tie with Rangers is called off, the club’s vice-chairman Martin Smith has warned.

Sale Sharks owner Brian Kennedy has confirmed he made a bid for a controlling interest in the newco Rangers.

Celtic midfielder Beram Kayal believes entering newco Rangers into the bottom tier of Scottish football was the right decision.

Rangers newco will continue talks with the football authorities today as their bid to gain membership of the Scottish Football Association remains in abeyance.

Nottingham-based businessman Craig Mather has confirmed his investment in the Rangers newco.

Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson has backed John Brown’s bid to help fans gain control of the Ibrox club.

Sevco Scotland, the group behind Newco Rangers will continue attempts to assume Rangers’ membership of the Scottish Football Association at home and abroad following talks yesterday.

John Brown has claimed he has the support of former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson in his bid to help supporters gain control of the Ibrox club.

Rangers chief executive Charles Green is travelling to Zurich in a bid to negotiate with UEFA a settlement to repay £3million of debts owed to European clubs.

Charles Green will today bid to persuade the Scottish Football Association to drop demands to accept a transfer embargo as he looks to assume Rangers’ membership of the governing body.

Scottish Premier League chief executive Neil Doncaster last night offered no assurances that the competition would have a television deal next season after the clubs vowed to facilitate the Rangers newco’s Third Division move.

Dundee will be invited to replace Rangers in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League, the SPL have confirmed.

Rangers newco chief executive Charles Green and manager Ally McCoist arrived at Hampden this morning ahead of the Scottish Premier League annual general meeting.

Dorin Goian aims to leave Ibrox after the Rangers newco was voted into the Irn-Bru Third Division.

Rangers manager Ally McCoist vowed that his team would come back stronger following a vote for the football club to play in the fourth tier of Scottish football.

Newco Rangers chief executive Charles Green believes the decision taken by Scottish Football League chairmen to install the club into the Irn-Bru Third Division maintains Scottish football’s ’sporting integrity’.

Newco Rangers chief executive Charles Green faces a fresh blow in his battle to hold on to the the club’s wantaway players as his purchase of their contracts is not valid, according to an employment law expert.

Rangers will start the new season in the Irn-Bru Third Division following a vote by Scottish Football League chairmen at Hampden today.

Allan McGregor is in talks with Besiktas, according to the Turkish club’s official website.

Ally McCoist has come out heavily in favour of newco Rangers joining the Irn-Bru Third Division.

Newco Rangers chief executive Charles Green will accept whatever fate is dealt them in their application to the Scottish Football League after their top-flight bid ended with an “overwhelming” defeat.

Former Rangers player John Brown has accused Charles Green of giving in to Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell over a proposed deal to retain top-flight football at Ibrox.

Maurice Edu has hinted he will seek a way out of the Rangers turmoil as he wants to test himself at the highest level.

Rangers chairman Malcolm Murray has called for “vicious and gratuitous blood lust” to come to an end for the sake of Scottish football as a whole.

The Scottish Football League have said they have not reached agreement with any other footballing body over newco Rangers playing in the Irn-Bru First Division.

Stoke have held talks with wantaway Rangers midfielder Jamie Ness about a move to the Britannia Stadium.

Thirteen 13 players have reported for the first day of pre-season training at Rangers’ Murray Park training ground, the club’s media team have confirmed.

Former Rangers defender John Brown has urged Charles Green to sell the club to supporters.

The Scottish Football League will consult their clubs early next week over the fallout from the Rangers crisis – but Raith Rovers today added their voice to opposition to Charles Green’s newco club joining the Irn-Bru First Division.

Charles Green’s hopes of launching his newco Rangers in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League were dashed today when the number of confirmed objectors among the clubs doubled to six.

Charles Green and Rangers players were on a collision course last night over whether they should transfer to his new company or not.

Any Rangers player who tries to force a move away from the ‘newco’ club could face legal action, chief executive Charles Green has warned.

Arsene Wenger remains confident captain Robin van Persie will stay at Arsenal next season — and rubbished suggestions the Holland striker would be moving to Italian champions Juventus.