Tomorrow’s Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Premier League is set to be the third great football meeting in the last two weeks. The Prophet of Armageddon, chief executive Neil Doncaster, will face his shareholders and either have to declare he was being truthful when he told them, and Scottish Football League clubs, the SPL would be unable to fulfil their contractual obligations if Sevco were denied a place in the First Division, or that this was a cunning ruse designed to manipulate clubs and fans alike.
Doncaster was surely encouraged by some in the SPL to adopt his confrontational stance but support from SPL clubs was certainly not universal. No representatives from Celtic participated in any meetings or conversations regarding the contents of the presentation made to SFL clubs, nor was the club informed or consulted on it.
Well done to the Aberdeen fans who kicked off the Sell-out Saturday initiative. They hope to sell-out Pittodrie for their 11 August game and want to as many fans as possible to buy season tickets. The idea has been picked up by clubs throughout the league.
I get the feeling that if supporters groups got together we could use this unique moment, when camaraderie among fans coincided with unparalleled fan power over the clubs, to define a framework for the game we wanted, not something a dreamt up by a Norfolk MBA.
Even if we couldn’t get every fan group pulling in the same direction, a few productive bilateral relationships is all it takes to establish an powerful pressure group.
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Well done to the under 14s great achievement
stevebhoy on 16 July, 2012 at 10:48 said:
Make sure it’s a Friday or Saturday when Myself or G64 are in ,try and avoid bada bing if possible
he takes up half the bar,but finds it hard to get to when it’s his round:O) HH
My Grandsons name is Josh btw. o)))
Saint Stivs
I’m in the doghouse now .
Buddy Jones CSC -Way down south
@fritzagrandold: Sevco fans trying to get this removed. http://t.co/LAFRzR9E Why would you not want your club on Wikipedia?
Ta T J
The honest mistake
Curtailing the progress of a rival is not sustainable either.
It’s far less complicated than Doncaster, Regan, Green, Duff and Phelps, the MSM et cetera seem to want us to believe.
The business is football, but in spite of what we often hear, it’s still a business. If you can build up a sufficient support base, you can generate revenue to run a business and have access to extra income streams such as sponsorship, television and prize money. But if you spend too much in the process, you either have to reduce your outgoings or, eventually, find something else to do.
The Honest Mistake loves being first:
No you’re not being heartless but I wasn’t promoting the idea as a supporter of Celtic, I was promoting the idea as a supporter of Scottish football; Celtic Supporters in solidarity and as one with all other teams in Scotland for the good of the growth of our game in Scotland. Further, I would hope that St Mirren and every other team in Scotland are very imaginative with their marketing over the next three years.
Perception and reputation are big tools but not as big as inclusiveness and drwing together in times of need.
Aberdeen Supporters are being very pro-active as are Hibs Supporters (I have not been to every clubs site).
But at the moment it looks like I would be the only Celtic Supporter on here who would be interested.
jude2005. Great news. Congratulations.
dirtymac » fast forward to the G.O.D on 16 July, 2012 at 11:07:
Aye. The Huns missed more targets than Tony Cascarino.
Jude2005
Great achievement for your Grandson- I hope he’s signed with a good club. :-)
All Josh’s pals in the G B were told via F B.
Ta Bhoys much appreciated. Now al need to buy him the Sellick Tap!! <o)))
kitalba on 16 July, 2012 at 11:14 said:
I would hope that St Mirren and every other team in Scotland are very imaginative with their marketing over the next three years.
Perhaps showing their accounts to rangers in the hope that rangers would buy the directors out to gain an SPL place was a poor choice of marketing yourself to your own supporters.
Perhaps devioulsy plotting a scheme to breach football association rules and codes of morallity, while preaching about the importance of integrity was not a sure fire way to endear yourself to Scottish football fans.
Perhaps wailing about the sustainability of your football club and the negative effect on the product you’ll be able to deliver is not the way to increase the amount of season ticket holders.
I wouldn’t mind contributing to teams by visiting their ground when Celtic play them but I wouldn’t contribute a penny to a team that I don’t rust and believe that are involved in a devious scheme to help sevco.
Right boys this is for any lurking huns to wind them up.
Rangers
Full name The Rangers Football Club[1]
Nickname(s) The Gers, Teddy Bears
Founded 2012
Ground
Ibrox StadiumGlasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 51,082)
Owner Charles Green
Chairman Malcolm Murray[2]
Manager Ally McCoist
League Scottish Third Division
Website Club home page
The Rangers Football Club,[1] often referred to in the media as newco Rangers[3][4] and Rangers newco,[5][6] as well as just Rangers,[7] is a footballclub[8] based in Glasgow, formed to replace[9] theoriginal Rangers F.C., which entered liquidationprocedures on 14 June 2012.[10] Having purchased the assets and business interests of Rangers FC,[11] including the all-seated 51,082-capacityIbrox Stadium in south-west Glasgow, as well as the club’s name, several players agreed to have their contracts transferred to the club.[12] After an application to join the Scottish Premier League was rejected, an application to play in the Scottish Football League was accepted with the club being placed in the third division, though this has yet to be ratified by the SFA.
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Formation
The club was formed on 29 May 2012 as a means for Charles Green to acquire the assets from the football club Rangers F.C., should it go into liquidation. Green agreed a deal with the administrators of Rangers to purchase its assets for a £5.5million fee if the projected CVA proposal was to fail. The CVA proposal was formally rejected on 14 June 2012,[13] hours later Green completed the purchase of the assets and various contracts which had belonged to the now-to-be liquidated Rangers for Sevco 5088 Ltd.[14] Sevco 5088 Ltd’s name was to be changed to “The Rangers Football Club Ltd.” on the same day but is disputed by Companies House.[15] Assets bought from Rangers F.C. included Ibrox Stadium, theMurray Park training facilities and other smaller assets.[16] The assets have since been transferred to a company called Sevco Scotland Ltd.[17]
League application
The club formally applied to acquire the SPL share of Rangers F.C. on 18 June 2012. The SPL agreed to consider the request to transfer the share, but on 4 July, voted by 10–1 to reject the application.Kilmarnock abstained and the old Rangers club voted in favour.[18] Thereafter, an application to join the Scottish Football League was accepted with 25 of the 30 clubs voting that the club should be placed in Division Three.[19]
The club also applied for SFA membership on 29 June 2012, it being a requirement for a club to be an SFA member to be eligible to participate in the SFL or the Scottish Cup. The SFA has confirmed that it has “received an information pack from Sevco Scotland relevant to their membership application.”[20]
The club was granted an SFL License on 13 July 2012 at an SFL meeting. On the same day the club was also voted into the Scottish Third Division, rather than the Scottish First Division from the two options presented to the SFL member clubs. [21]This has yet to be ratified by the SFA.
Italian radio newsreader sounds disappointed as he tells the nation that the Italian Women’s Beach Volleyball team might have to play in trousers at the London Olympics . Cold and damp are being blamed.
‘Italian Women’s Beach Volleyball team might have to play in trousers at the London Olympics ‘-where’s the sporting integrity in that?
I’d hate to be Jonathon Watson this year…imagine trying to edit down this year’s ‘Only an Excuse’…?
So according to Hateley rangers will emerge cash rich from the lower divisions. Someone should tell him the fighting fund had to buy the players new towels.
lol!
@Martin1Williams: SPL clubs give no chance of change of mind over newco #Rangers admission #DundeeU, #StMirren, #Aberdeen, #Hearts & #Inverness still say no
I think mark ugly must have fell out of his maws shawl when he was a wane!!!
The Honest Mistake loves being first:
It was only an alturistic suggestion to do my wee bit to help Scottish football along with any others who populate CQN.
I am well aware of what you say about St. Mirren but didn’t that particular director get his jotters tootiw sweetie? I used St. Mirren as an example, as an example of what 50p a week could achieve. I have no ingrained prejudice against St. Mirren or any other presently licensed Scottish Football team not dead.
DBBIA
“Down With Trousers”……..
and
“Impeach McCrummoch”
Italian women beach volleyball news nearly as bad as the wee Rhebel story. Ah loved that dug.
South Of Tunis on 16 July, 2012 at 11:28 said:
Italian radio newsreader sounds disappointed as he tells the nation that the Italian Women’s Beach Volleyball team might have to play in trousers at the London Olympics . Cold and damp are being blamed.
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Aye, but what about the weather?
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
Congratulations to you and your family a proud day in the Jude household,
May he have a long and prosperous career.
HAIL HAIL
Hey Jude,
that bhoy Josh did you proud, well done.
It must be heartbreaking when your imaginary dog dies. I imagine.
Wanyama linked with Man City now. £15 Million taken in for Victor and Ki would be a tremendous bit of business.
South Of Tunis on 16 July, 2012 at 10:09 said:
Last night ——
Only the male can make that noise. It is it’s mating call. It can be in excess of 120 decibels. Apparently the pitch can cause dogs to howl in pain!
Should we send round the Men in Black? :-)
If there is any truth in the rumour that Man.City are in for big Victor as much as I like the player if f the bid is 8Million in my opinion we should take there offer.That would very likely mean we would have taken in 15 Million 7Million for Ki and 8 Million for Victor.Lennie should be given say 6 Million to strengthen the team makes sense to me.H.H. .
Headtheball on 16 July, 2012 at 11:36 said:
It must be heartbreaking when your imaginary dog dies. I imagine.
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he didnt die, what is it with you bloodlust supporters of other types of pets, have i not been punished enough.
Rebel is over there, sititng on his blanket, in his basket, with his too big collar on, I am away to buy him a towel.
Ta Again Bhoys. Might be the new J B?? lol I think he’ll want the new Sellick Tap dont know abt the sox tho!!
Green and Aunt Sally are currently in attendance at the SPL meeting.
WTF?
ASonOfDan on 16 July, 2012 at 11:36 said:
Wanyama linked with Man City now. £15 Million taken in for Victor and Ki would be a tremendous bit of business.
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Where do they get these stories from.You could not make them up:0)
Hallelujha!!
Is Summer coming this weekend….??
BBC Scotland Weather @BBCScotWeather
Strong indications of high pressure building this wknd (bright/sunny) as the jet stream finally starts to veer to the north of the UK. Stav
HH
The meeting today is madness . Why is Green once again allowed in?
Regan & Doncaster like Laurel & Hardy- they’re looking so stupid&desperate.
They keep having meetings, delay, delay..
The great saying. Insanity is doing the same thing over & over again, expecting different results.
Gentlemen.. Rankers are gone. David Murray alone aided by a compliant bank and media caused it.
No one else..
Move over.
We at Celtic have a season to prepare for, a title to defend and Euro nights to come..
I Just Can’t Get Enough
NextGeneration @NextGenSeries
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