I received updates direct from last week’s Scottish Football League meeting shortly after it concluded. My information was that Neil Doncaster in particular was given a torrid time and that the mood among clubs was firmly against agreeing to place Sevco into the First Division.
Within a couple of hours it was clear that many in the media had been given a different impression and that if the vote was taken then, a ‘healthy majority would vote in favour’. To a degree I think we are all susceptible to messages we want to hear but it has been a feature of this debacle that executives from the national bodies have given clear guidance to the media that ‘Newco’ would be voted into the SPL, as it was, or now into the First Division.
On more than one occasion I’ve heard “You might have heard different, but Neil Doncaster told me….”
There is no shortcut for legwork and attention to detail. On this subject, credit to STV, who present informed information on how Friday’s vote is likely to pan out, with references. Of the 30 clubs in the SFL, the report 14 have declared an intention to vote against plans to plant Sevco into the First Division, one will abstain and one has (incorrectly) been told they are ineligible to vote. Another 14 are yet to declare.
It seems likely that the SFL vote will go the way of the SPL vote. There is a desire to retain the sporting element to our game among clubs, if not among administrators.
In a statement yesterday Clyde FC nailed several of the myths behind threats made to SFL clubs:
“We have obtained a copy of the Settlement Agreement signed up to by the SPL and the SFL in April 1998 – it is clear that the agreement is not ambiguous in this regard and there is no scope for the SPL to fail to meet the obligations to the SFL except by deliberately breaching the agreement… We have concluded that it defies credibility that the SPL clubs would instruct the SPL to deliberately breach a legal agreement.
“The matter is made worse because of the extent of uncertainty which hangs over Sevco. There is no need to prepare an exhaustive list of the issues as they are well publicised, however the extent of outstanding sanctions that may or may not be levied against a club which has yet to obtain SFA membership, together with the increasing number of possible commercial and legal challenges to the transactions to date simply presents a significant risk to the ability of the club to fulfil its fixtures in any league. Given that some of these matters are in the hands of the governing bodies it seems inexplicable that they are left hanging.”
In short, the Scottish Football League has a binding contract with the SLP which they are entitled to enforce. Clyde also refer on the matter we have discussed here for many weeks, Sevco are trying to buy a SFA membership which has significant outstanding disciplinary issues against it which could see the membership suspended. Instead of providing clarity, the SPL and SFA have refused to set deadlines of proceed with hearings.
We can speculate if SFA chief exec, Stewart Regan, will inform SFL clubs in person on Friday of plans to disband judicial oversight from our game instead of asking Lord Carloway’s panel to reconvene.
Despite the valiant efforts of many football fans and clubs, our game has been ruined by years of destructive, self-serving, leadership.
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Better cheese induced parping if you use the correct Toaster
Was chatting to my grandson a few months back abt a career in football and what wd he do if rankers wanted to sign him? Glad that worry has gone. o)))
Roasted Cheese or Toasted Cheese debate…….
Working class = Roasted
Toffs = Toasted
C’mon the serfs!!
NATKNOW
Is he a central defender
NatKnow – “We welcome the paper-chase…” on 11 July, 2012 at 21:20 said:
Does anyone have any thoughts on Croque Monsieur?
Not a bad buy if we play him behind the two strikers!
Where’s the Gaviscon?
A Reagan I like it
It probably is a sliding scale
From a Reagan to an Ogilvie with a Doncaster in the middle.
HH
Fin75 on 11 July, 2012 at 21:22 said:
that`s me telt,then.
celtic dawn on 11 July, 2012 at 21:22
:-)))))))))
paddy g…,
know nothing of PG’s dog, whats the story
What about a cheese toastie? Sure we’ve got one of those toastie machines at the back of the kitchen cupboards somewhere
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on 11 July, 2012 at 21:23 said:
and I bet they all follow through.
A McCoist movement???
thomthethim CQN (genuine) Badge Wearer
Think Thomas left us some time ago
tttt
overdosed.
A whiff of farters???
VertWolf, 21:08
No, it’s a surprising one all right.
Neil canamalar 21:09
The red button still has its plastic cover on.
Moonbeams, 21:11
Nothing to do with this one
I would be in the roasted camp.
The cheese here is crap btw, far too mild, even the strong stuff is mild, but they don’t need a striker, how novel is that ???
Peter Grants pointer!
jmccormick on 11 July, 2012 at 21:23
:-)
Anybody else sometimes get the impression that Eric Olthwaite is multiple posting ?
Spearandjacksonno5CSC
celtic dawn on 11 July, 2012 at 21:24
Toastie machine?
We used an iron and fish slice…..nearly the same outcome as the real thing!!
Had a gamblin prob a few years ago so I sold the cooker. Mrs j never missed it till she went to lean on it.
paddy g..,
ah :O)
for the first year after seeing a hare get up, I’d run along pointing and the dog would run beside me looking at my finger, when I think back its really funny, but at the time the dogs were stupid :oD)))
That’s it, I’m off to make some toast and cheese …….and have a good purumph afterwords…!!
A squelch of sevco’s.
As the Hoops are in Bavaria at the moment I think the question must be asked, as part of the training regime are they eating toast and cheese or is it this “grilled cheese” that I have heard of.
I think we have a right to know ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I noticed on the news today, that if you are rich and a drug addict, you have health issues.
Cheese oh!
Anyone help out with some weather advice,
was thinking about going to Vegas in march,anyone know how
the weather is then,cheers in advance
Celtic Dawn/Paddy G –
Croque Monsieur would be like a new signing…but only if FIFA issue a temporary registration in lieu of the International Transfer Clearance from the beaks at the French F.A.
dirtymac » fast forward to the G.O.D on 11 July, 2012 at 20:48 said:
Chances are its an automatic message from some filter he has on his settings.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 11 July, 2012 at 21:29 said:
paddy g..,
ah :O)
for the first year after seeing a hare get up, I’d run along pointing and the dog would run beside me looking at my finger, when I think back its really funny, but at the time the dogs were stupid :oD)))
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I thought the dogs were stupid too, now when I think back they got all the treats and I lost a days wages grrr :-))
Paddy G
The dug was thinking’ why is he pointing
his ring pull finger’
Awe_Naw
No probs
And old fav on a Thursday night was grilling bread in the frying pan, which obviously hadn’t been cleaned since the previous Friday .
The heart doctors would be doing cartwheels but it was amazing.
Aahhh the cholesterol
TET,
a bit like them not being violent, just high spirited, nothing chages
There’s a indepth program about CQN and its posters on BBC 3 tonight at 10.00
HH
…………………………………..A cacophony of Farters