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part-time opposition, shows that we face a battle to restore a once proud football reputation.

Meantime, our game could face a summer and a winter of discontent if it fails to address the issue of trophies and titles won by Rangers while they used Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) to sign players they couldn’t have afforded without them.

The Supreme Court ruling last week in favour of HMRC over Rangers’ use of EBTs has seen Aberdeen, Celtic, and Dundee United fans’ groups call for titles won during the period to be stripped from Rangers.

It looks likely that an ongoing bout of trench warfare lies ahead with the reputation of our governing bodies further damaged by the end of it.

Picture: AP. Mark Cavendish was fortunate to sustain only a broken shoulder after a high speed crash.