A group of Russian and Ukrainian clubs hoping to form a joint championship have formed an organising committee and have invited top flight clubs in both countries to a meeting in Moscow on 18th of February to formalise arrangements.
The invitation letter states, “The main goal of our organization is the development of club, national and European football”
“In order to bring football to a new level, we propose to combine multiple national championships in one tournament. Initially Ukraine and Russia will be involved but in order to develop the strength of our game, the league could be extended to all former-Soviet countries.
“We are convinced that this new championship will be a model for other territories; this integration process is the future of football.
“This initiative will create healthy competition, increase entertainment game and increasing revenues from television broadcasts and advertising – just some of the benefits of unification.
“All of this will allow individual clubs to benefit as well as national teams, who will gain from players working in a higher standard of league. This is perhaps a unique case in sport where all participants are able to win.
Soviet Sport spoke to several Russian teams who confirmed they will attend. Sergei Palkin, the chief executive of Shakhtar Donetsk, was cautious, suggesting Ukrainian clubs and the Federation need to act with unity, “I hope this meeting takes place but only after Ukrainian clubs have chosen a common position.
“Then we can decide who should attend. The Football Federation of Ukraine need to be active, they can unite clubs and deal with the proposal appropriately.”
Note their points:
“Main goal… development of club, national and European football”.
“Bring football to a new level”.
“Develop the strength of our game”.
“This integration process is the future of football”.
“This will allow individual clubs to benefit as well as national teams”.
“Create healthy competition, increase entertainment game and increasing revenues from television broadcasts and advertising”.
Amid all the talk about reorganising our game has anyone had the clarity of vision to articulate the above aspirations? Having lived with threats from “the big five” leagues for long enough other demographically-challenged countries are putting plans in place to allow their clubs a sporting chance. It will soon be “the big six” and thereafter, who knows?
Why on earth are we worried about the number of lower divisions we have? Regionalise or wither on the vine – and do your best to ignore any muppet who suggests taking legal action because he got his sums wrong. The only change worth having will be consensual and will benefit all in our game.
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Had to turn the Alex Thompson nonsense OFF.
Turned into a ‘aw poor rangers’ session.
It’s all the media’s fault, it’s the SFA’s fault, poor rangers.
Nonsense.
http://www.onfieldsofgreen.com/a-lost-soul-2/
Gavin McCann’s wonderful take on the Gaza story. Brilliant.
The Gazza story rather … Dear oh dear ….
The Dexter Gordon version is from a live in early 60s Copenhagen thing and is a bit supper club pedestrian.
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The things you learn on here….Don’t buy Dexter Gordon records.Thank you.
Gary the hun is brilliant where did the find him
It would be far too simplistic to say that the problem with rangers fans is that they are, well…. rangers fans
but lets keep it simplistic….
new article posted.
I think Gawy was on the point of blaming Peter Lawwell there.
And the ‘journalist’ is a dyed in the wool hun.
There you go
The fan on the online thing says it is a proxy war and someone is controlling the SFA.
He stops short of the Unseen fenian hand but we know what he is on about.
This is a farce. The other Journalist on this panel is a hurting one of them.
Pathetic
I agree, the on-line forum is a waste of time. Just washing around the same old same old.
eg RFCil fan blaming the SFA for allowing CW to takeover RFC. How about a certain knight of the realm selling out the club to CW. Shouldn’t he be taking the blame?
Corkcelt
Thanks mate
HH
sound is fine they are just talking p@sh
the rankers fan hasn’t slept and taking too much coffee -physically rattling and swaying about blaming SFA for not being sharper on Whyte being a fit and proper person
….eh?
voguepunter .
There are lots of great Dexter Gordon records . That one isn’t one of them.
Sorry Thommo, that forum was a total waste of time. Nothing new. Not a single word worth uttering.
Thats it aff a load of bullcrap.
If Gary is the best they can put up in a forum like that then
it is no wonder they are were the are.
Almost felt sorry for him.
pinnochiocfc
Problem with the forum was that, as with many compliant MSM journos, AT tried to tread very gently.
The truth won’t come out unless you are willing to get stuck in where it hurts.
Allowing RFCil fans to still blame CW and hint at PL involvement (as is standard fare for RFCil fans) should have been hammered.
CW didn’t land RFC in this mess, SDM did. 100% SDM’s fault.
If he hadn’t shafted all and sundry to drive his thirst for glory would any of us even have heard of CW?
As for blaming PL, utterly pathetic. Yes, I am sure PL is pulling a lot of strings but of RFC had been a straight and honest club, PL would have no strings to pull.
Do your job AT. You are one of the very few journos willing to investigate beyond official announcements etc…
You know there is deeply entrenched corruption both at Ibrox and Hampden.
Scottish football needs it to be exposed for all to see.
Auldheid
10:58 on
7 February, 2013
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Superb thank you for posting that.
south of tunis12:24 on7 February, 2013miki67 @12 10
Square Records — ?
Wimborne ?
Does it still sell second hand 45′s ?
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Correct, on all counts.
I like to support the local shop type thing of doing things.
My run-of-the-mill purchase was Eels new one, ‘Wonderful Glorious’ and mrs. miki bought the Decca editions of Chopin Nocturnes (Vladimir Ashkenazy). A satisfactory instore browse and chat ensued.
HH!
Cabin fever ameliorated. Whew….
auldhied 10 58…….a sermon id read again and again…fantasTIC
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