After they hatched their plan to blackmail Scottish Football League clubs into voting Newco into the First Division, Stewart Regan, Neil Doncaster and David Longmuir might have paused to wonder what reaction they would receive.
You better believe they didn’t anticipate the reaction today from Clyde and Raith Rovers. Rovers chairman, Turnbull Hutton, told BBC Scotland’s Jim Spence, “If we are at the stage of bending rules and accommodating, threatening and blackmailing, we want to give it up.”
“Bending rules… threatening… blackmailing…we want to give it up”.
Hutton went on to suggest heads should roll at the SFL, SFA and SPL. He’s the first from within the football establishment to call for sackings but he’ll not be the last.
An extensive statement by Clyde FC concluded, “The papers include a proposal to allow a Newco to enter the 1st Division. This is contrary to the rules of the SFL and nothing within the papers justifies this proposal.”
Regan, Doncaster and Longmuir will now be contemplating that their bully-boy tactics will fail. SLF clubs will vote against their recommendations and SPL clubs will not stop promotion from the lower leagues based on merit. It looks like abject failure of leadership.
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mattgallscot on 1 July, 2012 at 16:29 said:
Stranger things have happened in the corridors of power at Hampden……..
Both sides like space to play in , so initially the two defences will lie deep. Spain will fear the ball over the top for Balotelli, unless Spain play Torres, Pedro or Navas they lack that option.
If Spain press high , then they will pressure Pirlo. If Pirlo get space, he will use the full back (name??) the guy with dodgy hairstyle, he has been excellent all tournament. It`s al set up nicely, after a poor couple of games I hope that Spain get going early on.
Ole Tim Henman will only being doing Wimbledon Commentary up to the semis.
new article posted.
saltires en sevilla on 1 July, 2012 at 16:31 said:
I take it you’re not a tipster …… LOL
PFayr,
My mate is in Tenerife.
If you are near the Fiddler tonight,ask Gerry to point out Neil to you.
If he’s there, tell him that I said tat he has to buy you a pint.
Lee McCulloch has said he has ‘Sympathy’ for those players who have left Rangers, –
*but he hasn’t commented on those Rangers that have left the players*.
Last?
Apologies if this has been asked already , when does Wimbledon start again, and is Jei Zheng eligible?
22yr old Peter Sagan of Slovakia takes Stage 2 just on the line
well done wee man
3 of the 6 pundits tipped him to win it afore a baw woz kicked
Hi all.
Have Celtic said anything yet or even looked out the windae??
According to my local bookie today is not the 1st July!
http://www.toals.co.uk/odds/2012europeanchampionships/2