STENHOUSEMUIR last night announced that they will reluctantly support the accommodation of a Rangers newco into the Irn-Bru First Division in a statement that laid bare the turmoil threatening to destroy the Scottish game.

The 2250-word missive, signed by chairman Bill Darroch, tells of the impossible position in which the Scottish Football League clubs find themselves now that their Scottish Premier League counterparts have voted to withhold Rangers' share and brings transparency after days of claim and counter claim over the potential ramifications of a Rangers newco starting life in the third division.

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