Davis and Lafferty in Rangers exodus

Published Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Rangers captain Steve Davis and fellow Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty have joined the Ibrox exodus.

Four more players look to leave the troubled club. (© Getty)

The pair declined to transfer their contracts to Charles Green's newco Rangers, lawyers Bridge Litigation confirmed on Tuesday evening.

They join Steven Naismith, Steven Whittaker, Sone Aluko and Rhys McCabe, who made their objections before the start of this week.

A statement from lawyer Margaret Gribbon read: "Allan McGregor, Steven Davis, Jamie Ness and Kyle Lafferty have instructed PFA lawyers' Bridge Litigation UK to object to their transfer to the Rangers' newco."

Lafferty's future at the beleaguered Glasgow club has been the subject of much speculation in recent days, but he has now brought down the curtain on his four-year spell.

The news comes after half of the 12 clubs in the Scottish Premier League said they would oppose Green's bid to see the new Rangers join the top flight.

It now looks almost certain they will start life in a lower division.

However Lee Wallace, who earlier pledged his future to the newco, told the Rangers website he wants to repay fans for their faith.

"When I arrived at Ibrox the support from the club, players and fans was fantastic," he said.

"The fans showed great faith in us all during tough times and I still feel I have more to show them during the remainder of my contract.

"My partner is expecting our first baby soon and my priority is to my family. This gives me the incentive to improve my performance and ultimately win trophies."

Charles Green's Sevco company bought the assets and business of Rangers for £5.5m after the club was consigned to liquidation.

It followed the failure to secure a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) needed to exit administration.

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heather in newtownabbey wrote (327 days ago):

seems to me it isnt about football its about the money !!! it used to be they played for their shirt and club (gone are those days ) rangers were mis managed by no good business people ,, no interest in football or rangers but in it to line their own pockets ,,people can come on here and rant about how great it is to have rangers in the 3rd division ,, when they were one of the biggest money attractions in the spl ,,, lets see the gate returns in the spl this season and lets hope the clubs that voted to have rangers put out of the spl are not in the same situation next season (time will tell ) as for the players that have walked like lafferty and davis and co ,, if it wasnt for rangers they wouldnt have had the name they have so to those players the rangers football club will see you all on the way up to the spl !!!!!

walk on in gaza wrote (327 days ago):

WE DONT DO WALKING AWAY LOL

Stephen in Derry wrote (328 days ago):

Great to see all at Rangers sticking together, unbelievable solidarity shown by the players over the last few months, a credit to the club. Well done Rangers.........WE DONT DO WALKING AWAY......LMAO Premier league, thats a cracker I wish more comedians posted about rangers options.

Final nail in The coffin wrote (328 days ago):

"WE DON'T DO WALKING AWAY ! " I seem to remember the banner read .They certainly don't,They are "skulking" away with excuses in their mouths and contracts in their pockets. Rangers are well and truly dead. Justice is well and truly served .

Alan Anderson in Belfast wrote (329 days ago):

Rangers joining the English league is unlikely to happen, mainly as it sets a huge precedent on the assumption that Gers make it to the premier league you would have a welsh team Cardiff a scots team Gers in the english league. Think no, FIFA turns around and says you have a GB league now end this rubbish of 3 teams in GB (SCO,CYM,ENG) and have a one GB team. Then as a result they turn to the FAI/IFA and say look the FAI have Derry and in essence the basis of an all Ireland league, now start working on an all Ireland team. Rangers can go that avenue if they want but its to the detriment of the SFA, WFA, IFA, FAI and ultimatly the only association this would suit is the FA. A massive precedent that would have massive ramifications.

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