New blow for Rangers with threat of SPL sanctions "You would expect the football club to take with it responsibility for anything which emerged from that investigation," said the latter. It will take some time and, ultimately, it's being done by our lawyers. They will bring the case forward to us and the SPL board when they can do so. How long will it take? How long has the HMRC case taken? These things take as long as they take. These are complicated matters, far more complicated than people might think. The issue will be; have any of our rules been breached? If there is a prima facie case that they have then we will act accordingly. The rules are there and all clubs are treated equally under the current rules. The investigation is going on in accordance with the rules set down at various stages of the SPL's history. There is only one rule within our whole set of rules where the breach has a pre-determined sanction: if you go into administration the sanction is a 10-point sporting penalty, although perhaps that will be increased. All the rest of the other rule breaches have 18 potential sanctions, unlimited in scope. Whoever makes the decision on any disciplinary matter, be it the board or an independent commission, there is no set sanction in place. Doncaster, though, believes that the newco option has become unfairly discredited in the media since Rangers were plunged into administration over three months ago. "Whenever I speak to people about the distinction between a Company Voluntary Agreement and a newco what I keep being told is that it's simply wrong that any club should be able to create a newco and shed debt - as if a CVA doesn't lead to the shedding of debt," he said. Administration is the protection the court gives you when you can't pay your debts. There are two ways out of that; one is a newco, one is a CVA. Green was at Hampden on Thursday to be grilled by Doncaster and the SFA's chief executive, Stewart Regan. "When we offered to buy the club we realised what the potential was," said Green. Last night's announcement was an option we'd considered when we bought the club. Asked whether he was considering a legal action against the SFA for dismissing their appeal, he replied: "We're discussing all the options that are available to the club."