The SFA put on a show yesterday, providing boxing and snooker promoter, Barry Hearn, with a stage to take aim at the SPFL. I would urge caution when digesting Hearn’s words. He took aim at some easy sounding targets, for example, the league not having a sponsor, but the league don’t have a sponsor by choice.
The alternative choice would be to sell the rights for a value considerably less than the old SPL’s rights. The league took the view that they would rather maintain their asking price, and go to market when the league is in a more competitive position. This may, or may not, be a wise decision, we don’t know, and neither does Barry Hearn.
He also talked about making money by selling fights between low-quality but committed boxers at £150 per ticket. Good for him. This kind of sport, and his auditorium-filled darts, may well have a bright future, but it’s not the direction Scottish football should be heading.
The backdrop to all of this is what’s going on at Hampden. There is a power-struggle between the SFA and the SPFL. The latter are more likely to deliver radical change, the former want to maintain control, privilege and the bowling committee-type structure which has lasted for over a century.
Can you imagine how inadequate the SFA would appear if the SPFL held a similar forum, with an invited guest there to poke fun at the SFA president’s EBT and “heavily conflicted” past? If the Association are trying to clip the league’s wings I suspect they will fail. It’s more likely the SPFL will redouble their efforts to bring structural reform to our game.
This has become a dirty battle.
Some great fun at Celtic Park last night, it was like the old days, you know, when John Greig was manager at Ibrox.
Remember, Joe Miller, tonight, at Waterstones, Stirling, from 5pm. Signing copies of Caesar and the Assassin, bring your camera.
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Td67
‘Then angel of death take him now’
Goodyin auld fella…spayed oot a mouthfy of bud there.
Scottish FA @ScottishFA 6s7 seconds ago
Appellate Tribunal have adjourned Aleksandar Tonev appeal for consideration before reaching a determination within the next two weeks
The SFA must have drafted in that South African judge from the Pistorious trial.
Oh dear, they are shittin themselfs.
HH
jamesgang
My condolences on the loss of your mum.
Your dad is going to find things very difficult but it will help him if you listen.
You are listening when
you come quietly into his private world and let him be him
you really try to understand him
you grasp and accept his point of view even when it’s against your conviction
you do not try to take his problem away from him, but stand by him while he wrestles with it
you give all your attention to him
you accept his gift of gratitude by telling him how good it makes you feel to know you have been helpful to him.
(It also works in reverse for you)
evening all
It’s Ronnie Corbett’s birthday today, I bet he has more than fork handles on his cake
Weefra…interesting you mentioned Sgt Peppers. Used to go there occasionally with a friend from Partick, However, went one night with Frankie Miller to see House of Lords. We had been drinking with them in Burns Howff in W. Regent St. before the gig. We left about 2 am, both of us living in Rutherglen at the time…anyway, next mid-day my old man wakens me and dumps evening times on the bed, I pick it up and headline is…Glasgow club burns to ground…with a photo of Sgt Ps smouldering away…
Auldheid,
is that the same Lord nimmo Smith that lives 2 DOORS DOWN FROM MINTY?.
ROTTENTOTHECORE CSC.
Jamesgang
Thoughts with you mate.
They must be taking higher legal opinion
Outoftheirdepth.com
Just thinking about it.
In the last week the club have come away with a couple of things, they have told the sfa that they would go to CAS, a banger up their erse, they have come out against the Budge woman.
No like the suits, maybes they are begining to realise that silence disny work.
HH
Two week adjournment?
Gives Pedro some time to contact the Vatican.
They are sh***ng themselves. The ban will be revoked. They will announce their verdict coming up to Christmas, when it will receive little scrutiny and in a period of goodwill and reconciliation will be seen “as the right thing to do”. They expected Celtic to lie down and dump Tonev back to Villa. To find a man guilty on the balance of probability based on one man’s word against the other would not stand up in any Court, once Celtic showed they wouldn’t lie down, they were a beaten ticket.
The fact they have adjourned their decision says to me that the original decision was obviously flawed and they have given themselves a fortnight to get themselves out the shitter.
A wee song for Sally…………………
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-l5FyA3pgo
jamesgang
Just read back ..
Condolences on the loss of your Mum
Take Care & HH
after the game last night…..
Small group outside the ground shouting for Ally to go……he came out to speak to them and ordered them back on the team bus.
HH
”Twas the night before Christmas, when all around were awaiting the dawn.
What surprises would the day bring – what joys, what disappointments?
Meanwhile, the Appellate lads were planning to announce the decision on Tonev’s appeal, secure in the knowledge thst no matter the outcome, there would be outrage.
Not a bad day to deliver an announcement!!
Aleksandar Tonev racism case adjourned at Hampden. No decision tonight. Appellant tribunal to report back with verdict within a fortnight
Phylis D@20.44
One of the singers seen fist pumping in that video were housed next door to us in Gweedore a long while back. She and her brother threw stones at us.
bognorbhoy
Cracker.
Jamesgang,
Dear God, so sorry.Thoughts and prayers, with you and rest of family, Big Ghuy.
lilys
bognor Speaking of birthdays, its also OOOHH AHHHH Paul McGraths birthday. When Nelson Mandela visited Dublin a few years back, all the wee Dub urchins started chanting OOOHH AHHHH Pauls McGrath’s Da.
Tonev appeal
Just knew there would be a delay.
No point in being a fascist if you can’t make yourself feel important at the expense of others
TET
My son and I have just had the same conversation as what you say about our board. We are both pleasantly surprised at these two statements.
EMBRAMIKE
Lame excuse to make it look as though they are making every possible attempt to discover the truth.
All they are doing is stretching the bounds of reason. Their enquiry will have outlasted the original sentence.
Clearly not fit for purpose,and they should never have been allowed to sit in judgement on such a serious case.
New collective noun for an SFA Panel-a tribunal of tossers.
“Impeach McCrummoch!”
not many of thems play this course……
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SFA delaying the obvious to make them look like they have a valid case, rank amateurs.
The decision will be made , they the SFA work behind the scenes with Celtic Fc to save their face, how Aberdeen respond will be interesting, I was under the impression that this was not a court but a tribunal, racism and accusations of it should be held in a court of law
To: Favourite Uncle . .
Re: Hugh Glancy’s wee boy
And Lena and Kathleen were chuffed to bits too
A big part of the objective achieved………
“Celtic and Racism” conjoined in a headline, for weeks………and weeks.
Wans as bad as the ither!
held = heard
Corkcelt
Very funny.
Two weeks more for A Tonev to wait a scandal by the incompotents on the 6th floor
3 of them ffs how hard
Seven Weeks a Racist.
voguepunter
it came from celtic collectables….
TCN15@CelticNetwork15 · 8 mins8 minutes ago
@Pmacgiollabhain Report from oor day in Parliament http://thecelticnetwork.com/2014/12/04/fac-meeting-with-msps-report/ …