Another year, another damaging SFA leaked email

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The Scottish FA has an interesting history of leaked emails.  I hear.  Today’s presentation, by that persistent thorn in the side of those who would rather awkward questions were not asked, Alex Thomson of Channel 4 News, is surely a contender for Leaked Email of the Season.

The critical words, written by SFA chief exec Stewart Regan on 23 June to various people, read:

“In parallel to the above, could Rod Petrie please brief Charles Green confidentially..”

So on 23 June, Petrie and Regan were on the onside with a plan to “gain buy-in to the plan” from SFL clubs to parachute Sevco into the First Division, and the SFA chief exec had instructed that the chief exec of Sevco was “confidentially” instructed on this plan.

On 24 June Rod Petrie’s Hibernian took plaudits for their statement of intent to reject Sevco’s application to the SPL, adding that “This re-affirms the view of the Board that the sporting integrity of the SPL is of paramount importance”.

Petrie and Regan are on the main Scottish FA board, along with former Rangers director Campbell Ogilvie (president), Alan McRae (vice-president – although I don’t think that means he is in charge of vice), Ralph Topping, Tom Johnston and Barrie Jackson.

It is no wonder our earlier calls for resignations have been echoed by SFL chairmen today.  Sack the lot of them, I’d say.

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  1. So are Spartans set to become the new Athenians and Newco the new Spartans? It’s just not cricket Mr Regan.

     

    Olympic Spirit CSC

  2. No gloating from me. The correct decision has been arrived at. Appropriate response is relief, mixed in wiith a bit of caution as to what the SFA is going to do about the news.

  3. jungle jam67 on

    Scottish Football League chief executive David Longmuir has revealed 25 of the 30 SFL clubs voted in favour of Rangers playing in Division Three.

     

     

    more than i ever though possible

     

    what a result

     

    over to doncaster regards the 2 contract investigation before the start of the season .

     

    all the info is their time to do you job

     

     

    jam67

  4. It’s not over ’til the fat lady sings…

     

     

    and up rolls the credit…

     

     

     

    THE END

  5. The Chairmen of the football clubs all across the leagues have stood up for the fans of their own clubs, sporting integrity has won.

     

    Now we can have a proper debate about the way forward, without trying to fix the structure to suit one club.

     

    Wonder if Charles Green will be looking out some walking(away) boots.

  6. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Tony McKelvie‏@TonyMcKelvie

     

    Strewth, one club even voted against Sevco getting onto the SFL at all. These are remarkable days in Scottish football. We’re burning relics

     

     

    Only one club voted with honour

  7. Afternoon bhoys, hot and hun free, just like the top 3 divs in scotland.

     

     

    Delighted.

     

     

    What I want tp know is was the club that wanted them out of football altogether.

     

     

    The first vote was 29 to 1

     

    Well done whoever you are

  8. oglach on 13 July, 2012 at 12:50

     

     said:

     

    eddieinkirkmichael on 13 July, 2012 at 12:46 said:

     

    ernie lynch on 13 July, 2012 at 12:44 said:

     

    Obviously not.

     

    You must be a hun

     

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    Can you explaine how you come to this conclusion by my question?

     

    ==

     

    Eddie, i think Ernie was being somewhat facetious he has been taking a bit of flack for questioning the board. I think there may have been the odd inference of his being from the dark side for doubting the boards motives. Basically anyone who questions the board is a Hun.share on F’book or Twitter

  9. Scottish Football League clubs have

     

    voted to accept a Rangers newco into

     

    Division Three for the 2012/13

     

    season.

     

    Representatives from 30 member clubs

     

    decided Sevco Scotland Limited must

     

    play in the bottom tier of the league

     

    structure after rejecting proposals which

     

    could have seen the new company play

     

    in the First Division.

     

    Airdrie United and Dundee were not

     

    originally expected to vote in the ballot

     

    but were informed that they would

     

    need to take part in the process on

     

    Thursday evening.

     

    SFL clubs received a raft of proposals

     

    on Wednesday following talks between

     

    the Scottish FA, the SPL and David

     

    Longmuir.

     

    Prior to the vote, several teams across

     

    the three divisions publicly stated their

     

    intention to object to plans to allow the

     

    newco to play in the country’s second

     

    tier.

     

    David Longmuir confirmed that 29 of

     

    the 30 member clubs had voted in

     

    favour of allowing Rangers Newco into

     

    the Scottish League setup, and that 25

     

    of the 30 clubs had voted for the club

     

    to be instated in the Third Division.