Celtic have hit out at the "denigration" of individuals within the Scottish Professional Football League hierarchy as they welcomed the rejection of Rangers' calls for an independent investigation. "We greatly regret the denigration of named individuals who have, on every occasion, acted upon decisions which were made by the board of the SPFL, representing all 42 clubs. The board and executive of the SPFL have operated under circumstances of unique difficulty in dealing with challenges of an unprecedented nature." McMahon claimed Rangers' evidence did not warrant a probe and added: "Is this the appropriate time to divert resource into an investigation? "We believe that the objective assessment of recent events, an independent inquiry would have provided, was the best way of reaching a position from which everyone involved could move forward," Cormack said.

Source: Irish Independent May 12, 2020 21:00 UTC