Earlier this month we discussed the English Football League, where Championship clubs are in particular danger. Unlike the SPFL there is little leadership from “the centre”. Clubs and the League hope to complete the season and only yesterday published a plan on what to do in the event that is not possible.
Completing the season will require investment in blanket testing which will cost hard-up clubs millions of pounds, players would need to be taken off furlough (where applicable) weeks before games are played, and there will be zero ticket money generated.
All this helps clubs, fans and everyone else feel better about the sporting integrity of their competitions, but it will only compound the financial crisis afflicting the sport if they undertake the process and, as is very possible, some or all clubs need to isolate due to positive tests. This could lead to a later curtailment of the league, with unnecessary illness (or worse) and cost.
The contrast with the SPFL is stark. The Scottish League took medical and legal advice and went on the front foot with a strong recommendation to clubs, which was overwhelmingly supported. These decisions are horrible and inevitably unfair on someone, but good leadership means you need to make yourself unpopular at times.
What happens with the English Premiership is largely immaterial to Scottish football. Our more immediate competitors occupy the leagues below. This is where Scottish clubs have lost most of their talent to. There will be opportunities for Scottish clubs as a consequence of how the two leagues reacted to the crisis. Keep your eye on what happens here.
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An Tearmann
Our trip to Fatima, with our friend Murdoch Auld & Hay
Will be a treasured memory forever, big ghuy
🏆
Any sign of Adidas?
ERNIE
Bless!
BHOYLO83 on 25TH MAY 2020 1:03 PM
Any sign of Adidas?
Guessing contract starts on 1st June? But strips are usually out before the date…
Bada
Yeah, we’ve seen nothing though, no leaks this year at all and usually there are a few
Even a peak at a bit of sock would do!
B-)
An Tearmann
There are a few on here more critical of the Celtic Board than me but not many. Thing is it is usually about things which we have control over. Providing data to, PoliceScotland, away ticket allocations, or changing the footprint around Celtic Park to accommodate an away support whilst increasing the risk to our own fans, those kind of things. Has confidentiality led to a situation where Resolution 12 was a dead end before it even got proposed, or tabled back in 2013? The 5WA was the product of the SPL, whatever role we played or didn’t play, we were not one of the 5.
ernie lynch @12:39 said:
`I’m grumpy every morning.`
Was there any need for the `every morning` part?
Seen a few rumoured strips, more good than bad for me
WHITEDOGHUNCH:
Got your email and replied, you know where we are and know that a lot of us are thinking of you…
Take care.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Incidentally and, coincidentally, as I went for a little stroll this morning, I timed myself to my local pub. 67 seconds.
Continuing my walk, I reached the Seafront and decided to run up some stairs.To keep my mind off the effort, I counted the paces. 67 steps.
Each of those feats is verifiable by anyone visiting Arbroath.
Going out on the bike now for a short run. Is 67 minutes possible? ;-))
Hot Smoked
67 miles 🤭
Scoogz had a link to Lisbon on our WhatsApp bus group today . I’m sure some of you are on this clip.HH
https://youtu.be/EmBu7yCkXTg
corkcelt
hd lovely young doctor from Cork in the lst dy or two.
Was telling her of my old neighbours, doctors back home in Cork
beautiful people
Lennybhoy
thanks I cannot walk just now, so very frustrating
will be frank on the phone
My beautiful South Korean air hostess next door neighbour has just told me she really wants a Rodger. My trousers were round my ankles before I realised she meant she wanted to sublet her spare room😉HH. ( for big Jimmy)
Ghuys,
I have managed to reach WDH, a couple of emails, the last response:
David thank you I think my levels are sorted now,
though strange I received no messages
Doc gone for the day now
WDH
I’ve tried calling him one more time but going straight to voicemail.
I have just replied to his last email letting him know a few of us have emailed, text and tried calling him and we are all here for him.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
If ntcham is wanted by Southampton they can give us the 2 loan players we have that they dont want or any of the 2 plus 6 million. No way anyone is paying over 6 million for a 32 year old keeper or 26 year old midfielder they want to move on at this time.
HH
PAPAJOE55 on 25TH MAY 2020 1:35 PM
My beautiful South Korean air hostess next door neighbour has just told me she really wants a Rodger. My trousers were round my ankles before I realised she meant she wanted to sublet her spare room😉HH. ( for big Jimmy)
……….
Oh Er Missus !
LOL
What do you call a Chinese woman in the kitchen ?
” BLENDER”.
HH
Hello again all you young rebels.
BIG JIMMY
First time this week i’ve had to get a right look back Jimmy, thank
you for asking after myself and Paddy who i’m having lunch with
and the princesses of course, on Wed.
Weather is o.k in our part of Oz, sunny 17 degs tomorrow and winter
arrives next week.
Slowly opening up now here, only two Covid cases yesterday, both new
arrivals to Oz, and they’ve been in lockdown.
Our local soccer club training starts tomorrow night with a few
restrictions, so been cleaning our spider covered club house and dressing
rooms all week, never seen so many webs covering one place, red backs
white tails. big feckin huntsmans, ah but they’re no match for my trusty
big Kercher jetwash shotgun ” go on run ya hun bassas” he..he.
Belated birthday wishes to Vogue punter and anybody else i’ve missed
and congrats to Gene and his good lady.
Whitedoghunch
Stay strong mhate, plenty on here will rally round you if help is needed.
H.H . Mick
DAVID66..
Hopefully we will have a Day when the weather is okay and you are on a day off from work IF The Howgait ( The Lee) Pub is one of the Pubs that may be allowed to reopen before others such as my Local which doesnt have a Beer Garden….?
Right now I would be happy to drink several Beers in a Monsoon…68 days and counting !
HWG10IAR.
HH.
auldheid/chairbhoy
July 26 2012 – SPL proposes and recommends 5WA
July 27 2012 – Relevant members have until 10.00 am to respond or be counted in favour
July 29 2012 – Brechin City versus Rangers FC (Scottish Challenge Cup)
That’s what’s it’s all about….
NorrieM
Indeed Norrie,it is a treasured memory.i am sure Stephen is smiling down on us all especially now 9 is in the bag.i renew too that big Celtic hug I shared with you and your good lady on leaving the chapel. :-))) HH :-))
Garcia Lorca hh
Was it your party who were “dreepying” aff the plane on arrival(late) at lisbon airport ?
Tully
Och you got to see Tom and the treble won with his last min goal.i was in CR7 hotel,with some fine company watching history being made from the city where we made history and in the company of Celtic men and wimmin…. the dj was not bad either(kikinthenakas) but the company of my fellow burger eater lionsroar67. topped the day.so many good memories.am sure from what I heard there was a bit o craic celebrating in Glasgow too.:
HH
MELBOURNE MICK..
That is good news…I am glad you are all okay.
HWG10IAR,
HH
Hope you ghuys and ghals get out real soon , been watching that
feckwit Cummings on SKY News, his arrogance is unbelievable
I can’t believe the British public haven’t marched on that Tory
Government and thrown them out on their erses.
H.H . Mick
I notice that John James has published what looks like the five way agreement and shows that it was emailed to Eric Reilly and Peter Lawwell. Can anyone confirm?
HH
MM- the problem is Cummings knows too much, and where the bodies are buried, he’s actually doing a press conference with questions shortly, unheard of from an adviser.
Hell mend all those in the North of England who voted for the tories
Watch Boris open the pubs earlier, to try and get the popular vote back
https://johnjamessite.com/
BADA
Certainly looks that way, i don’t even live there now and i’m
screaming at the telly in anger.
H.H . Mick
I konfidently predikt that yer man and his site will be fun oooot as anither trolling hoaxer upto its kness in fake newsery……………
HH
CELTIC MAC on 25TH MAY 2020 1:14 PM
An Tearmann
There are a few on here more critical of the Celtic Board than me but not many. Thing is it is usually about things which we have control over. Providing data to, PoliceScotland, away ticket allocations, or changing the footprint around Celtic Park to accommodate an away support whilst increasing the risk to our own fans, those kind of things. Has confidentiality led to a situation where Resolution 12 was a dead end before it even got proposed, or tabled back in 2013? The 5WA was the product of the SPL, whatever role we played or didn’t play, we were not one of the 5.
Celtic Mac
Hi how you this fine ‘luggy’ day?
I don’t doubt timeline etc it is what we are working against.ie 2012 didnae happen,move on here etc.we write history as warp
Give this a view
https://twitter.com/GLoosley/status/1263503604922454027?s=09
Can you imagine making one in 2012
Pertaining to ibrox
You are a club but your not a club
You have 2 licences issued but you don’t have full licences
Liquidated clubs can have licence but can’t have.
We can have insolvency rules but not have insolvency rules
We can’t break rules where rules are not made even tho rules are for others
Yup Matt lucas would have a field day if sent this script lol.
At the bottom tho CelticMac i think it was reacting To a cheat,A fraud,A masonic cover up(keep minty tidy) acted on Scottish football by their demise.
Hope your good.The hun will obfuscate,and raise the dust.thats what happens when you have 2 club histories in your identity and no insight or learning into why.
HH
Cummings will play the parent/child card at his press conference
yogi hughes
Appears to be the same email produced on here by Auldheid Friday.
Refers to an attachment but does not include it, probably because he doesn’t have it.
Hundreds of thousand in the UK can play the parent and child card
except that they have been following government instructions to
stay indoors
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7qy4JFNYcOE0isR534SaRB?si=ScpvT7PIRyWS28VOE08FqA
Viva la quinta
CELTICFOREVER
Rangers died in 2012, a wee look at companies house confirms that. The spfl, sfa and any other footballing body can pretend it is not the case, but the truth is football law does not supersede the law of the land, ask mr bosman about that.
They are dead, giving them another clubs title and pretending they are the same makes no difference to me or the law of the land, they are dead, dead, dead. The fact you have a bunch of adults screaming they are the same club actually makes me laugh. Ps business is full of cunts and self interest I dont understand why people are so surprises by it.
HH
An Tearmann
Isn’t there a football club out there in the process of liquidation?
It is 25 May 2020, the sun is shining, maybe on Leith, certainly on us.
Hope to read some Lisbon memories from both 1967 and 2017 on here later.
nb think oldtim67 has made out of the doldrums…as you would expect from an ol’ Sea Dog