Tomorrow’s SPL meeting is something of a formality, albeit as dramatic as a formality can be. The main scheduled action of the week is underway at Hampden right now. We hear that after issuing threats to exclude 20 SFL clubs from future access to the top two divisions in Scottish football, SPL and SFA chief executives, Neil Doncaster and Stewart Regan, will face irate SFL chairmen.
In mitigation of the criticism coming his way, Mr Doncaster is offering your money, in perpetuity, to buy votes to allow Sevco to gain direct access to the First Division. If passed, they would probably enter the SPL next season, close to debt free, while Celtic carry peak debt of around £35m after playing by the rules and not qualifying for Champions League football during the last three seasons.
In short, if Mr Doncaster manages to persuade the SFL chairmen to back his plan, Sevco will become by far the strongest team in the SPL a year from now.
The plan has been rejected as wholly unacceptable by an impressive list of clubs with no association whatsoever with Celtic, many of whom exist hand-to-mouth and whose vote against will cost them considerable income.
Doncaster’s part in creating this shambles cannot be underestimated. He perpetuated the myth that “Rangers” should and would be in next season’s SPL, allowing people to invest in an undeliverable strategy, including Charles Green.
Mr Doncaster is an employee of the company Celtic are an equal-twelfth shareholder in. His actions are wholly incompatible with sporting meritocracy. As Celtic shareholders we call for his resignation and, if this is not forthcoming, demand he faces a confidence vote.
“Without fear or favour” was the promise from Stewart Regan when he told us he would apply the rules evenly as the Rangers saga unfolded. In advocating rules are torn up and replaced his words are laughable.
His assertion that the actions of Campbell Ogilvie over Rangers EBTs had been investigated and that Ogilvie was found to be without blame was misleading. It is our assertion that the actions of Mr Ogilvie were not investigated at all and that Mr Regan spoke to protect his ally, who remains in position despite being “heavily conflicted” according to Mr Regan, and the SFA being in desperate need of a strong and active president.
Mr Regan is now wholly compromised and must resign or also face a vote of confidence. Two years ago he joined a dysfunctional organisation. He had a great opportunity to make a name for himself as a successful troubleshooter. Instead he’s made matters worse!
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Imagine a chess game.
hunco have a king on the board, nothing else.
The honest clubs (not the authorities) are closing in for the kill.
It is a matter of time.
In the chess analogy only a draw is possible for the huns.
This is not going to happen.
Checkmate is around the corner.
Philvis
Disagree…
Found out who John Cameron is yet ?
Please excuse my typo previously
WeefratheTim on 4 July, 2012 at 10:05 said:
Guys, have you no work to do, no wonder the economy is failing :) Me? I’m retired.
Weefra HH
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LoL.
I’ve got my golf medal today, if this weather holds up i’ll feel as if i am retired with all this free time i have on my hands.
Fin75 on 4 July, 2012 at 10:03 said:
KevJungle – Murdo 78/87 on 4 July, 2012 at 09:53
Whit’s wrong with you? Did PL or DD steal your girlfriend or something? You have one massive chip on your shoulder…..
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The two gents above and, the rest of their faceless cohorts
leech off those who can’t see through them. imo.
We’ll ALWAYS be at the back of the bus so long as spineless
charlatans continue to dupe the Celtic support out of x- £millions per season.
CEO’s who take an, EPL level salary yet, try to convince folk to watch a product on the pitch which will soon look like a team of free- transfers/bosmans etc.
England are now rated 4th in the world by FIFA! How ridiculous, England play like a team who know they are inferior to quite a few teams and play defensive – italy put them to shame and they are below them, whilst Brazil are rated 11th!!!
Apparently it looks like Henke….
Fin75 on 4 July, 2012 at 10:10 said:
I can understand anxiety, knee jerk statements but accusing our Club’s guardians of being akin to antiCetic (due to silence, perceived inaction etc) is beyond the pale, unwarranted, uncalled for and all of that.
I blame society – I want what I want yesterday on easy interest payments.
Oh can’t believe Fleckychenko is only off to league 1. It’s like Boydychenko (better than larsson) leaving for middlesborough all over again. Outrage.
philvisreturns on 4 July, 2012 at 10:10 said:
….PFayr – Material brech if contract ..no ?
The word is “breach”, and no it isn’t, as any first year law student, even one at Strathclyde Polytechnic, could tell you.
Is Sevco a breech birth ? (thumbs up) ie erse 1st
KevJungle – Murdo 78/87 on 4 July, 2012 at 10:13 said:
Oh pawlleeeeaaaaasssssseeeeeeeeeeee!
Grow up. Charlatans? And you could do better? pfft.
hoopeddreams on 4 July, 2012 at 09:49 said:
Googybhoy
Did you say fleck off?
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Ccccccxx c c c
Looks like a few are Flecking off.
Everton snare free agent Naismith
http://www.soccerway.com/news/2012/July/04/everton-snare-free-agent-naismith/?
You potato and I say potàto
Hen1rik
Enjoy your day and I hope the weather holds up. Not looking too bad in south lanarkshire. :))
Weefra HH
The utter contempt I will have for Scottish football, if rulebooks are not applied, will beyond description.
Lets just wait and see what the decision is today before battle lines are drawn.
Dupe? You love the MSM don’t you? Who is your favourite? Jabba or Leckie?
PL & DD are not the reason I take my bhoys to Paradise or purchase the new kits. I don’t know anyone else who makes an investment purely due to PL & DD….
Oh and if you didn’t notice we do have free transfers in the squad already……Chas Mulgrew done noh too bad. And BTW we are the Champions…….
You sir are a complete agitator – but in all the wrong areas.
….PFayr – Disagree…
You are entitled to your own opinions, however preposterous they might be, and to be honest I don’t really care that you pretend to be a lawyer on the internet.
You are, however, not entitled to your own facts, and ignorance makes me a sad panda.
Found out who John Cameron is yet ?
Please don’t make me explain yet again exactly how woeful is your understanding of the basic facts surrounding the Lockerbie trial.
It would be unsporting of me to continue fencing wits with an unarmed man. (thumbsup)
♪ ♫ Hector Avocado ♫ ♪ on 4 July, 2012 at 10:15
Absolutely……demand the world but contribute nothing.
Just because the MSM are talking up a swing back towards them landing in the SPL, don’t start talking about Div 3 like that is where they have a right to be. The 4th tier is better than any club in their position has started. That is only taking into account their financial actions.
timbhoy in spain – Is Sevco a breech birth ? (thumbs up) ie erse 1st
Sevco is trying to crawl out of a test tube. (thumbsup)
Fin75 on 4 July, 2012 at 10:21 said:
For KEVCHIPONMYSHOULDERJUNGLE
The writing is on the wall.
Rangers: Delay expected in SPL vote on newco decision
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18703183?
This guy is incredible.
What would he be like on other issues?
Domestic Violence? – “Although we have to condemn violence in all shapes and forms, we have to appreciate that if it stops, then many innocent people who work as nurses and doctors and counsellors will lose their jobs.”
Season tickets and Breach of Contract ..
I would be very surprised if any Club in Scotland sold a season ticket which carried a contracted obligation that the ticket was only being sold and bought on the understanding that the said Club wouldn’t be playing a Hun Newco.
So if today vote gets postponed how many decisions is that that’s been held back since they went into administration?
Scottish football is a scandal.
Kev don’t worry about it mate their getting as bad as FF with personal insults.
Philvis
You’re wrong here there are many on CQN who can vouch for the profession of Pfayr.
♫ Hector Avocado ♫ ♪ on 4 July, 2012 at 10:16 said:
KevJungle – Murdo 78/87 on 4 July, 2012 at 10:13 said:
Oh pawlleeeeaaaaasssssseeeeeeeeeeee!
Grow up. Charlatans? And you could do better? pfft.
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I’m afraid I don’t get paid a HUGE salary to do better.
Dungcaster-Doomcaster is now leading the propagand agenda.
Have you all noted that we have moved away from integrity to economics, as being the only agenda in town?
16m?
Is that it?
If I was a rangers fan, I would seriously want to avoid all chances of being accused of being masqueraded back into life.
they will never be able to hold up their heads on this tack…
hen1rik on 4 July, 2012 at 10:28 said:
Kev don’t worry about it mate their getting as bad as FF with personal insults.
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Some times when a raw – nerve is hit
the true person shines through.
Water off a ducks back – CSC
hen1rik on 4 July, 2012 at 10:28
Aye very good…..and what sort of mud did poor Kev fling at our board/club?
Geez peace
How can Green & his wee devil dug have any input to today’s meeting?
Other than to bluster & threaten in their inimitable way.
Farce to fiasco.
South Of Tunis on 4 July, 2012 at 10:26 said:
Season tickets and Breach of Contract ..
I would be very surprised if any Club in Scotland sold a season ticket which carried a contracted obligation that the ticket was only being sold and bought on the understanding that the said Club wouldn’t be playing a Hun Newco.
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False advertising surely?
They came out and said we will vote against a newco in the SPL to get people to buy season tickets while knowing they intended to block any such vote!
Oh stop it. You accuse the CFC-PLC of pretty much every heinous crime known to man, then when you are accosted for it, you shy away as a wounded party.
Poor Wee Lamb CSC
South Of Tunis – I would be very surprised if any Club in Scotland sold a season ticket which carried a contracted obligation that the ticket was only being sold and bought on the understanding that the said Club wouldn’t be playing a Hun Newco.
Yes, but then you’re not a crack Ayrshire lawyer who thinks statements made to the press by club chairmen on Rangers/Sevco were somehow incorporated as contractual terms for season tickets sold by their clubs.
Also you can spell “breach”.
And you probably also don’t think Dr Hans Köchler and Lord Abernethy are the same German-speaking ‘descending’ person.
(thumbsup)
if this doesnt look like playing out as it should, I would suggest that the relationships between the supporters trusts and fans is harnessed to boyocott every single first match in the Scottish calendar – regardless of league flags being unfurled or not.
The supporters could then nominate other dates in the calendar to repeat the action.
Would we support action like this?
Remember, “football without fans is nothing”…
“they will never be able to hold up their heads on this tack…”
I think the opposite.
All the Huns that had an attack of humility and said to me that they would prefer the Newco to begin life in SFL division 3 are suddenly salivating at the thought of possibly parachuting straight into the SPL.
They won’t give a toss.
Hopefully everything will be academic and the club won’t survive too long anyway.
Some of you on here should wash your mouths out with blech.
KevJungle – Murdo 78/87 on 4 July, 2012 at 10:31
No raw nerve hit Kev – just got a natural abhorrenece for bullshift!!
Can yae no smell whit yir shovelling?
This is all following a very familiar pattern.
Propose a fix and try to get clubs to support it. If it is clear that they don’t then postpone a decision until another fix can be thought up.
But quite how would a delay today help? The SPL share would remain with Rangers FC PLC (in administration). Now let’s ignore for a moment the fact that this entity is no longer a football club and is ineligible to be a member of the SPL. No decision means that it would remain a member.
So we go the SFL meeting on 12 July, What exactly will they be voting on? No SFL club has been invited to join the SPL, so they have a full complement of teams. There is no vacancy.
How can they invite Sevco to join their league when there is no spare place?