SPFL chairman Murdoch MacLennan today called on Rangers interim chairman Douglas Park to provide "compelling evidence" or withdraw his claims about senior officials within the governing body.
Park today called for SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster and legal advisor Rod McKenzie to be suspended pending an independent investigation into their handling of the voting on a resolution last week.
The Ibrox club released a statement this afternoon claiming they have been passed "evidence via a whistleblower" which they believe raises serious questions over Doncaster and McKenzie.
But SPFL chairman Murdoch MacLennan said: “It is extremely concerning that Rangers have chosen to make a number of very serious allegations against the SPFL, its corporate governance, its culture, its office-bearers and its business operations.
“In the often-heated atmosphere of Scottish football, rumour and misinformation can very quickly reach fever-point.
However, allegations of a lack of even-handedness and fair play go to the very integrity of the league and I would expect Rangers Interim Chairman Douglas Park to present compelling evidence to back up his claims, or to withdraw them.
“I anticipate that the SPFL board will convene early next week to discuss a wide variety of issues and I will be writing to Mr Park asking him to urgently communicate any and all information he possesses in order that the board can take whatever steps are necessary.”
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