Rangers in crisis: SFA asks Fifa to rule on status of "newco" players The SFA intervened as a dispute intensified between, on the one hand, Green and the Ibrox administrators and, on the other, PFA Scotland, whose chief executive, Fraser Wishart last night warned that Rangers players were increasingly frustrated at a lack of information over their futures. Equally TUPE affords every employee the statutory right to object to the transfer; employers cannot select which parts of TUPE they wish to apply. "If a player objects to being transferred his contract of employment would immediately end leaving him with no contract, no dismissal and no right to compensation from either "oldco" or "newco." Both the club and the player are then free from their contractual obligations. One possibility is that any player exercising the right to leave could be subject to a test case involving Fifa and the Court of Arbitration for Sport given that they will still be registered to Rangers with the SPL. But Wishart said: "The European Court of Justice ruling in the case of Bosman is authority for the view that professional footballers are workers like anyone else and are entitled to exercise their right to freedom of movement when out of contract. Our legal team considers that legal remedies are open to a player in the event of registration being withheld, including the right to petition the Court of Session for a fast track Judicial Review Hearing. It may well be the case that all of the players wish to transfer across to the newco and, if so, then PFA Scotland will ensure that their rights are protected. The players however are becoming increasingly unhappy at having to operate in an information vacuum whilst their futures are portrayed by others as being a fait accompli. The players are being asked to decide upon their future with so many uncertainties involved. Which division the new club actually play in? Will there be any sporting sanctions against the club? Will the club be eligible to play in the Scottish Cup? Will there be a registration embargo? One or more of these factors may have an influence on a professional footballer's career - a career that is relatively short-lived. TUPE also places a legal obligation on both the existing company and the newco to formally consult with the union and its members over a proposed transfer. Accordingly, PFA Scotland now looks forward to hearing from Mr Green.