SPL inquiry into Rangers' use of EBTs to continue in November An inquiry into whether Rangers breached football rules through their use of a tax avoidance scheme to pay players will continue later this year. Following procedural meetings this week, the Scottish Premier League (SPL) confirmed its independent commission would hear evidence in the case from Tuesday, November 13. Solicitors from both oldco and newco Rangers had raised points about the process with the panel chaired by Lord Nimmo Smith, which led to it scheduling the hearing dates for November on Wednesday. In an announcement, the SPL confirmed both oldco and the Charles Green-led newco Rangers would have the opportunity to be represented throughout the process. The panel is considering whether Rangers fielded ineligible players between 2000 and 2010 by paying part of their wages through offshore employee benefit trusts (EBTs) during Sir David Murray's reign at Ibrox. The SPL statement read: "Oldco and Rangers FC, who are named in the issues contained in the notice of commission and alleged to have been in breach of SPL rules, will continue to have the right to appear and be represented at all hearings of the commission and to make such submissions as they think fit. "Newco, as the current owner and operator of Rangers FC, although not alleged by the SPL to have committed any breach of SPL Rules, will also have the right to appear and be represented at all hearings of the commission and to make such submissions as