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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@bbcjimspence: Sfa will not allow rfc newco into spl says Stewart Regan
deliasmith on 3 July, 2012 at 12:56 said:
Celtic is at least as unpopular as R@ngers.
Doubt if the people of Manchester would agree. I think you’re posting on the wrong site.
Oh to be fly on the wall at Hampden. And speaking of flies, some may be attracted to those “shifty” characters Doncaster and Ogilvie.
neveralone on 3 July, 2012 at 13:02 said:
I’m with you on your post. I’m not ready for a thumbs down on Regan because I do not know what power he actually had to remove CO. I would like to hear his story to an independent enquiry.
Stewart Regan has said the SFA will not ALLOW NewCo in the SPL?
Man oh man, the fix is DEFINITELY in here.
That renders tomorrows vote moot. Tomorrow’s vote will not take place.
What a scandal and a sham this whole thing is.
Gordon_J – What is Malcolm Murray apologising for? He has nothing to do with Rangers – then or now
All part of the orchestrated campaign of lies, intimidation, attempted bribery (with Celtic’s ticket money), and now crocodile tears, with a single aim in mind: shoehorning Sevco 5088 into the SPL or first division at worst. Every other consequence be damned.
The thing is, you’d expect Charles Green and his associates to act in the best interests of their new business. Why wouldn’t they?
Regan and Doncaster, however, are supposed to protect the best interests of the game. Instead they’re acting like double glazing salesmen trying to foist an unwanted product called Sevco 5088 on Scottish football.
We’ve heard their high pressure sales pitch, their dubious claims about the benefits of their product, their shady sounding finance plan, their attempt to spread fear and doubt, and still we don’t want to buy what they’re selling.
It’s time for them to do the decent thing and bugger off, never to return.
Maybe they can get jobs at Amway.
(thumbsup)
Paul, Paul, Paul!
If they CHANGE the rules of course they can then apply them ‘without fear or favour’
We need to push for change in both the governance of the SFA and SPL before they can!
Carpe diem!!!
Never get a better opportunity
“while Celtic carry peak debt of around £35m”…..eh, ex-squeeze me!
I know we’ve got a ten or eleven million quid overdraft facility, but where did that debt figure come from? Amazed nobody else commented on it !
T4
hen1rik on 3 July, 2012 at 13:18 said:
@bbcjimspence: Sfa will not allow rfc newco into spl says Stewart Regan
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Because they cannot be granted a licence. That could have been said months ago.
Never thought i would like a guy called turnbull so much :)))))
http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/109094-raith-director-we-are-being-bullied-and-lied-to-over-rangers-situation/
TTTT
Peak debt is a borrowing limit.
Although we can borrow to that amount and have that scope it should not be used as an excuse to allow a dead club to phoenix without debt.
HAil Haik
Auld Neil Lennon heid on 3 July, 2012 at 13:22 said:
Not years ?
HAil Hail
On the steps of Hampden Malcolm Murray says : ” Issue, Big Issue, buy my last one.”
John Brown’s Rangers lies a-mouldering in the grave,
John Brown’s Rangers lies a-mouldering in the grave,
But the Celts goes marching on.
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
To die a toxic asset
He wants to be the owner of The stadium FC
He wants to be the owner of The stadium FC
But the Celts goes marching on.
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
To die a cheating ba****d
John Brown’s rent book would induce a heart attack
John Brown’s rent book would induce a heart attack
But the Celts goes marching on.
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
To die a toxic asset
John Brown manned up cause he spent his EBT
John Brown manned up cause he spent his EBT,
But the Celts goes marching on.
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
To die a cheating ba****d
The stars above in Heaven now are looking kindly down,
The stars above in Heaven now are looking kindly down,
But the Celts goes marching on.
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to die
To die a toxic asset
to be debuted on facebook this weekend ….. any suggestions improvements greatly appreciated and incorporated
Hail Hail
TBB – what would you estimate Sky’s income from Scottish subscribers? I’m just trying to get a handle on how much we pay via Sky/Virgin/BT to support the EPL and it’s mostly technically insolvent clubs!
Cheers
TTTT
henr1k @ 13.17 – In a sporting competition whoever negotiated that contract, or accepted terms which ensure a particular team must never be relegated or the contract is cancelled, must be shown the door.
At any rate it’s a good job the contract remains unsigned, as this debacle has demonstrated we simply can’t legislate against a club leaving the league, and therefore no broadcasting contract should ever be so dependant.
Ogilvie , Dungcaster , Raygun in the same room together. Must be a weird sight : three upright citizens,only the whites of their rolled up eyes showing,a strange humming buzzing noise,like a noisy fridge,thrumming away.
Then..snap…they return to planet football to announce the next plan from outer space to save their favourite orange creatures.
Just another day. Just another lie.
zzzzzzzzzzz…..there goes that noise again.
After the apology, normal threats will be resumed shortly.
Charles Green.
The man who facilitated Rangers breaking the basic laws of the game and taking a sporting dispute to the civil courts.
A dispute which has put the SFA in FIFA’s sights.
And yet Chalres Green is still allowed to own Rangers, call for meetings, attempt to dictate policy, act like he’s running Scottish football.
What happened to the SFA’s ‘fit and proper person’ assessment?
Green has violated trust completely, acted in a rogue fashion. There is no way he is a ‘fit and proper person’ by their rules.
Any chance of Ogilvie’s gimp Regan realising this? Doing anything about it?
Course not – Campbell hasn’t instructed him on it yet.
What I want to know is where the SFA will allow newco to play?
Can they not just cut to the chase and save a hell of a lot of time.
The Battered Bunnet on 3 July, 2012 at 13:17 said:
Cheers. I was working with broad figures in 2009 and did not have that detail.
Afraid I cannot read what is income and expenditureetc to calculate the Scottish contribution, taking it as 10% of the total what do you make it?
How does it compare with the annual payment to the SPL that on the contract of two years ago was £13M a year?
Still no sign of a mechanism for SFL 1?
Doesn’t Regan’s statement leave Doncaster looking like an even bigger clown than he actually is?
@BBCchrismclaug
On the steps of Hampden. A number of Rentakill vans pulled up. Fears of a rat infestation. False alarm. It was one of Gordon Smiths old wigs#BBCSport for the latest.
@BBCchrismclaug
On the steps of Hampden. Michael Johnston, Jim Ballantyne, Donald Findlay and Charles Green arrive holding hands as they skip up the Hampden steps together. #BBCSport for the latest
@BBCchrismclaug
On the steps of Hampden. A gang of three masked hoodlums holding sawn off shotguns has just arrived to “persuade” the SFL to accept their proposals#BBCSport for the latest
@SparkybhoyHH: Jock Stein http://t.co/UFfyY8fH
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on 3 July, 2012 at 13:26 said:
Dont get me started on that. :)
I see a few references to an O.G. Rafferty “bombshell”. Has O.G a reputable history of delivering on inside info?
JJ – he delivered Alex Thompson, for which we should be very grateful !
T4
time to lift the rugs at hampden & see what lie’s beneath those deathly hallow’s………if you’re brave enough……..anyone?
By the way how does @jimspence know what Regan is saying to the meeting Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
@BBCchrismclaug
On the steps of Hampden. Doncaster just arrived dressed as a clown. He says he wants to be known as the SPL CEO formally known as Neil Doncaster or Coco for short#BBCSport for the latest
Regans starts the SPL 1 option now
@bbcjimspence: Up to 6 SPL clubs at risk according to Stewart Regan. Sounds like option being presented is first division or nothing
Jungle Jim on 3 July, 2012 at 13:35
Aye bud .. he has been first class. Unimpeachable
Hail Hail
Jim Spence@bbcjimspence
Up to 6 SPL clubs at risk according to Stewart Regan. Sounds like option being presented is first division or nothing
T4, Auldheid
Per figures, Sky generates £5.445 Billion from UK Retail Subscribers annually.
The proportion of that from Scottish subscribers is in the order of £5-600 Million, maybe a tad more.
James Forrest is Neil Lennon! We are ALL Neil Lennon! on 3 July, 2012 at 13:21 said:
>>>>>
It’s an effin’ scamshandle of epic boondogglin’ scumhunnerish proportions!
And somehow the purveyors of snake oil will make out it’s all ‘Timmy’s’ fault.
The most kkk infested backwater of Mississippi couldn’t manage this fiasco any better. What next? Torchlit processions of slavering orcs in orange robes?
Oh wait….that’s on the 12th., right?
HH!
Stewart Regan’s job is to apply the rules of the association he would do well to remember this..