Cold feet have changed the nature of this end game.
The sensation of numbness spreading from the nether regions is what compromised the Scottish Premier League's decision to exclude Rangers from their league. The idea of parachuting them into the Irn-Bru First Division is the equivalent of the sharp intake of breath which comes along with the sudden onset of pain. But for an organisation to apply for first-aid from the lower ranks, which is essentially what they are trying to do to deflect commercial consequences, is like a surgeon asking the district nurse for help in a kidney transplant. Or perhaps, in a more apposite analogy, frontal lobotomy.
Please enable cookies in your browser to display the rest of this article.