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Rangers are considering their legal options as they promised to continue to build up pressure on the SPFL.
As expected, the Ibrox club failed to obtain 75 percent of the members’ votes to trigger an independent investigation into Dundee’s resolution saga.
In total, 13 clubs, 31 percent, voted in favor of the egm resolution, which was tabled with the support of Hearts and Stranraer.
They needed 32 of the 42 members to support their call, but 27 clubs voted against, with two abstentions.
The Rangers garnered the support of Premier League clubs Aberdeen and Livingston, while 40 percent of the clubs in Leagues One and Two also sided with them.
Rangers will now allow the dust to settle before deciding their next move, but legal moves are being considered, particularly around the SPFL’s alleged breaches of its fiduciary duties.
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A statement said: “The governance of the SPFL has been illuminated, and regardless of attempts to discredit our report, there is wide recognition that it highlighted serious problems and failures that still need to be addressed.
“A management culture that not only fears responsibility and scrutiny, but actively campaigns against it, is unhealthy and generates continued mistrust.
“This deeply rooted culture must be addressed for Scottish football to thrive.
“It is clear that many members have lost confidence in the SPFL leadership and the need for change will not diminish. The status quo cannot be sustained. “
Member clubs participated in a Zoom call yesterday morning, chaired by Murdoch MacLennan, before votes were requested at 13:30.
The result was announced 90 minutes later, and the Rangers thanked the supporting clubs: Hearts, Stranraer, Aberdeen, Livingston, Inverness, Partick Thistle, Falkirk, Forfar, East Fife, Stenhousemuir, Edinburgh City and Annan.
The statement added: “We want to record our appreciation to our fellow applicants, who showed courage and acted with dignity at all times.
Furthermore, for those clubs that voted in favor of the resolution, we appreciate your support and recognize your desire for greater responsibility at the top of our national sport.
“The vote has erased the false narrative from this issue simply as a conflict between a club and the SPFL. All we were looking for was urgent scrutiny, respect for all member clubs, fairness and transparency.
“Significantly, support for the Hearts, Stranraer and Rangers application spanned all four professional divisions.
“The member clubs, recognizing the need for Scottish football to improve their governance and professionalism, have gone beyond sporting rivalries and it would be unwise to consider this result as a form of endorsement by the SPFL executive.”
Aberdeen President Dave Cormack addressed SPFL members, along with Stewart Robertson, Ann Budge, Peter Lawwell, Les Gray, Shaun Niven of Stranraer and Iain McMenemy of Stenhousemuir.
Cormack said: “Our hope is that the SPFL will reflect on the vote and seriously consider how governance and transparency can be improved for the benefit of all its members.”
Stranraer vice president Niven added: “I am not too surprised that it was not approved, although I am somewhat encouraged that almost half of the League One and Two clubs have supported it.”
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