The business model of the SPFL’s new sponsor, cinch, is to sell cars directly to the public, cutting out the dealer network. Newco’s chairman owns a large car dealership which sponsors Newco (although it is not a shirt sponsor).
Newco have refused to comply with the SPFL contract by adding the cinch logo to players’ sleeves and elsewhere. They claim compliance would break an existing commercial deal, presumably with their own chairman, but have refused to provide evidence of any existing deal to the league.
League and club sponsors often conflict. While the SPFL was sponsored by Ladbrokes, Celtic had Dafabet blazoned across their chest and Newco had their own gambling partner. Newco’s position appears to be that any club with a pre-existing agreement with any one of its partners can veto a league sponsorship deal. Quite a thing, with 42 clubs, some of which have 20 commercial sponsorship partners.
It is always possible that the SPFL’s rules are poorly drafted on such matters, the SFA were able to exploit what appeared to be a clear rule before, but the League have examined their position and have escalated the issue. Yesterday, chairman Murdoch MacLennan wrote to all 42 clubs, stated the league’s position and informed clubs he had referred the matter to the SFA’s arbitration process.
If you think this all seems a bit contrived, you are not alone. Why stand and fight on such a puny hill? Newco are not the private fiefdom of their chairman, he is not Cnut (be careful), able to turn the tide against cinch, so why antagonise every non-compliant club in the league?
Newco want rid of MacLennan and especially SPFL chief exect Neil Doncaster. Neither will do their bidding. If the club can find a contractual oversight, it gives them grounds to call for their resignations, again.
There are other mattes at play; step forward Malmo manager, Jon Dahl Tomasson, who yesterday alluded to the matter we discussed in our State of the Club blog 10 days ago. Newco need Champions League money more acutely than oxygen itself. Should the wheels come off the white charger tonight, you can expect conflicts on every corner.
I never get what is it about people who think they are too special to follow rules. There is a want about them. Are we going to see pyros from the Newco directors’ box next? Seems logical. Fight The Man, even if The Man is just a salaried someone, responsible for converting advice or strategy onto structure.
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Supporters turning on them now
Commentary says Rangers (sic) need to stop launching balls with a Hail Mary😂😂😂😂
What time was KO?
full of grace
Commentator suggesting huns now throwing in ‘Hail Mary’ balls.
It’s not for me to say, but I doubt they’re going to work.
70 minutes gone. Huns trail by two to the ten men.
Aghhhh……..20 minutes 😩
Sparta Prague out 5-1 on aggregate. Still tied in Bulgaria.
It’s all happening inside the Malmo box.
76 minutes gone
Malmo lead 4-2 on aggregate.
The gardener’s face will be precious if this holds.
14 minutes
But, but…..they need the Champions League dosh. It’s no fair soitis.
Imagine a commentator, Rangers down 4-2 against 10 men with 10 mins to go saying – Rangers are Scotland’s only representatives in CL after Celtic’s exit 2 weeks ago.
Unbelievable.
80 minutes. Champions League coffers creaking closed.
twists and turns to come !!
Goes to penalties in Razgrad.
9 minutes
Kazakhstan or Armenia await the huns…
Some ugly faces in the crowd.
INIQUITOUSIV on 10TH AUGUST 2021 9:40 PM
Hopefully won’t matter :)
Hang on in there Malmo – a Great defensive performance so far.
Rory…are you upset son ?
5 minutes left and some are walking away
Craighun startin to turn on them..knowledgable feckwit
GG – Many of Horror.
4 :-)))
10 men won the…
Greeks miss first penalty, not that it matters any more to us.😊
Tell me when it’s injury time, I’ll put Shortie on for the firs time in 12 months..
Tie
Starting to enjoy this now :O)
Keeper palms over. Hun corner last minute.
3 minutes left.
you can see the ‘red card’ on the daily record twitter account.
into 4mins of stoppage time now !!!
Hun blasts over
Ref adds 4 mins. Gerard not best pleased
Subway Loyal out in force.
space time being stretched