▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁were ▁voted ▁into ▁the ▁Third ▁Division , ▁the ▁fourth ▁tier ▁of ▁Scottish ▁football . ▁Green ▁then ▁had ▁to ▁enter ▁several ▁days ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁gover ning ▁bodies ▁for ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁R angers ' ▁Scottish ▁Football ▁Association ▁membership , ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁play ▁football . ▁A ▁deal ▁was ▁eventually ▁agreed ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁with ▁conditions ▁attached ▁including ▁providing ▁the ▁S FA ▁with ▁full ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁club ' s ▁ownership ▁structure ▁and ▁business ▁plans , ▁accepting ▁a ▁transfer ▁embargo ▁given ▁to ▁R angers ▁under ▁the ▁old ▁company ▁structure ▁and ▁sett ling ▁out standing ▁football ▁deb ts . ▁ ▁Green ▁was ▁charged ▁by ▁the ▁S FA ▁after ▁claim ing ▁mot ives ▁behind ▁R angers ' ▁pun ishment ▁involved ▁" big ot ry ". ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁bringing ▁the ▁game ▁into ▁dis re put e ▁and ▁cens ured . ▁Green ▁was ▁again ▁charged ▁with ▁bringing ▁the ▁game ▁into ▁dis re put e , ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁comments ▁on ▁the ▁S PL ' s ▁independent ▁panel ▁investig ating ▁R angers ' ▁use ▁of ▁Employee ▁Ben ef it ▁Trust s ▁and ▁alleg ed ▁dual ▁contract s . ▁The ▁charges ▁against ▁Green ▁this ▁time ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁" not ▁proven " ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Green ▁formally ▁announced ▁R angers ' ▁intention ▁to ▁float ▁shares ▁on ▁the