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.
The 2015 CQN Annual is through design and ready to ship next week. You can pre-order yours now.
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weebobbycollins
I think the fact it was a widden hut has a clue to why it burnt down. Some great gigs though. :-)))) Only suprised it didnae burn doon The Botanic Gardens. Hahaha.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
BOGNORBHOY
I doubt they play at this one either!
http://traveller24.news24.com/News/Young-man-killed-by-crocodile-in-Kruger-National-Park-20141204
The delay is to take the sting out of the decision
What’s to consider …there’s little evidence and they seem to make up the standard of proof required and the procedure as they go along
Celtic: Football’s Greatest on SS5 re1967 at 11.30 pm gmt
bigshuggy at 20:47 and Burghbhoy
another verse: hope someone can rememeber it all.
Just over the border in Berwick one day
The great Glasgow Rangers arrived in array
With a busload of talent and a new coach foreby
To play lowly Berwick in a Scottish cup tie.
From all over Scotland the Dobs they came to
all waving their banners of orange and blue.
Crying we are the people of God and the queen ,
we’ll shatter wee Berwick with venom and spleen
And when it was over old SImon made haste
to look for a scapegoat to hide his disgrace
said Simon was Forrest and BIg George McLean
who disobeyed orders and played a clean game.
Anyone know the make up of the committee ?
….PFayr
Avon
bognor…
Hilarious!
HH
bognorbhoy
Ah no….an auldie but a goody.hh
Corkcelt
Aye the Dub banter. Magic! :)))
masty is neil lennon and both of us are supporting wee oscar
21:06 on
4 December, 2014
Auldheid,
is that the same Lord nimmo Smith that lives 2 DOORS DOWN FROM MINTY?.
ROTTENTOTHECORE CSC.
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Do you know this as a fact?
Weefra…great gigs and great days. All the best for now.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
if i caught that fish ,it could keep my hook :-)
BRTH, if you are about
WC was hit in the face tonight at CQN 5s and for a brief sane moment started talking sense. Don’t worry though it did not last long and normal service was soon resumed. I am letting you know in case of any relapses!
Although his team did win, sneaking it by a goal in the end, so I must congrat his team mates who carried him and me through out, ha, ha!
HH
CRC
Jamesgang
Just heard about your mum – never met you pal, but my heart goes out to you this evening – really feel for you and your familly – God bless.
HH
BGFC
leftclicktick
Much appreciated update on the efforts of FAC.
I see that John Mason was playing SNP “attack dog” at the meeting. I was hoping that one of their members would break ranks and be honest enough to admit there was a smell in the room.
TET,
It’s not before time the board stood up for the players and the support, no more sheepish responses….meet our enemies head on and take it all the way.
The Tonev one is particularly one sided, even in the hun environment I work in, one mans word against anothers would not hold up to any form of disciplinary procedure….then again..
Burghboy
Many thanks.
Would be good to get the full poem from your mate and post it.
Have no idea who the author was , but very clever and penned so quickly.
Remember young Spence signing from Alloa. Supposed to be a wonderboy. So the suppositions have been proved correct!
Thinking of taking the Tonev case to the CQN Blane Valley Xmas Tribunal tomorrow afternoon !
Reckon it should take the 16 of us about 2 minutes to reach the big decision – soup or pate ?
P F Ayr should keep us right HH
From oor Phil
The unsackable Ally
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There was an early morning conversation on Planet Sevco.
A senior member of the football board asked Mr Derek Llambias if he would be “willing to help the club to find a solution with the Ally McCoist problem” and the answer was an emphatic ‘no’.
Sports Direct executive Barry Leach was appalled at the nature of the McCoist contract.
Both he and Llambias have been able to compare and contrast the terms of employment of Alan Pardew at Newcastle United.
It is self-evident to these two gentlemen that Mr McCoist has a far greater degree of padding than Pardew apropos his personal terms.
So as of this morning Mr Ashley, via his guys, stated that he will not fund a golden parachute to give Alistair and Sevco a soft separation.
Essentially Super Ally is unsackable unless he does walking away for no severance package then there is no cheap solution to this issue.
Moreover I understand that Mr Super is still owed a league winning bonus from last season.
It would greatly assist RIFC/TRFC if he left the building for the good of the company/club/celestial entity.
So expect some blue briefing soon against Super Ally from the usual suspects in the mainstream and in the dignified blogosphere.
crc
Is that winning captains sneaking in on the Hamilton Tim cheapskate approach to cranial maxillofacial reconstruction?
You can’t get it on the NHS but it’s provided for free at the fitba.
PFayr…all kangaroos.
Embramike
You wanted feckin oatcakes :-))
WeefratheTim
keep them unlit……
HH
jamesgang@2038
You look after yourself and yer dad at this terrible time. The prayers being said for your mum must come as a bit of comfort. But nothing can dull the pain of losing the person that brought you in to this world and gave you a fantastic upbringing. All I can say is, time does heal but never allows forgetfulness of wonderful memories. Enjoy your day with the “mob” :-)) tomorrow and I’ll see you, hopefully, next Sunday.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
SFTB
As I understand it mimicking a TV star is quite common.
We will try and say that after a few beers on Sat :-)
HH
CRC
Daily Record Headline: SFA Panel Fails To Clear Race Charge Celt
SFTB
It’s been a curse being born so handsome and having to resort to alternative treatment to look like the rest of you :-)
DD-sipsini
Silence gets you nowhere.
I have no idea who took the decision to speak out, but imo, it has gone some way with much of the support.
Much more of the same is needed, we have spent far too long at the back of the bus, we are scottish football like it or not, it’s about time we took control and led the game.
We are in control, we should take this operchancity to do the right thing, make the game what it should be, get rid of the shite that has hamstrung us for decades.
TAL
Go for it Celtic
Somos el Celtic
HH
KTF
….PFayr supports WeeOscar @ 21:35
Embramike – You wanted feckin oatcakes :-))
Calling for a judicial review !!!!
micktt
20:02 on 4 December, 2014
tonydonnelly67
19:54 on 4 December, 2014
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TD hope you don’t mind me asking, how is your brother keeping.?
Ayrshire is Green and White
He is doing great, not out of the woods yet but getting there slowwwwly but surely, he just has to get his immune system up and running, they said he will get a lot of viruses and they expect that and are prepared for it, with his faith and the faith and many novenas and of course the outstanding work by the staff at the southern general he has came a long way and had a REALY tough fight, his goal is to get to a game this season, and you know what, I think he will.
Futher to
http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/?p=16482&cpage=10#comment-2401502
here is a bit more on Mr Ogilvie’s stance re EBTs.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/9144140/Campbell-Ogilvie-admits-he-was-aware-of-Rangers-EBT-scheme-but-had-no-role-in-player-contracts.html
Campbell Ogilvie admits he was ‘aware’ of Rangers EBT scheme but had no role in player contracts
Campbell Ogilvie has vowed to continue in his role as Scottish Football Association president as he insisted he had no role in “drafting or administering” player contracts at Rangers after the mid-1990s.
By Telegraph staff and agencies
5:38PM GMT 14 Mar 2012
Ogilvie has come under pressure after the SFA and then the Scottish Premier League vowed to investigate the alleged non-disclosure of payments to Rangers players during his spell at Ibrox.
The former Rangers company secretary confirmed he had been a member of the Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) scheme, which was the subject of a tax tribunal in January and could cost the Ibrox club £49 million. Ogilvie moved to clarify his role at the club and insisted he would “look forward to new and exciting challenges ahead at the Scottish FA”. Ogilvie, who was employed at Ibrox from 1978 until leaving for Hearts in 2005, spoke out after his position was questioned given the ongoing investigation into Rangers’ financial affairs. Ogilvie protested his innocence over the contracts issue although he admitted benefiting from the controversial EBT scheme.
In a statement published on the SFA’s website, Ogilvie said: “In light of today’s comments by (former Rangers owner) Sir David Murray, and the ongoing speculation surrounding my role as president of the Scottish FA and my previous employment as a director of Rangers FC, I would like to take this opportunity to clarify the following points.
“I was aware of the EBT scheme in operation at Rangers during my time at the club and, indeed, was a member. The existence of the scheme was published in Rangers’ annual accounts.
“My role at Rangers, until the mid-90s, included finalising the paperwork for player registrations.
“As confirmed by Sir David Murray today, it was never my role to negotiate contracts during my time at Rangers.
“It is also worth noting that, since the mid-90s, I was not responsible for the drafting or administering of player contracts.
“I ceased being company secretary in 2002 and became general secretary responsible for football strategy, in effect becoming the main point of contact between the club and the respective league and governing bodies.
“In relation to the recent investigation, I can confirm that I asked to be excluded from the Scottish FA’s independent inquiry into Rangers.
“In the interests of good governance it was absolutely right that this was the case.”
The SFA’s recent inquiry into Rangers briefly incorporated allegations of undisclosed payments to players following claims by former Ibrox director Hugh Adam.
Adam claimed some payments were not included in official contracts that were registered with the football authorities, with the 86-year-old “pretty sure” similar payments were being made as early as the mid-1990s.
The EBT scheme ran from 2001 to 2010 and followed a similar offshore payments programme from 1999-2003, which sparked a separate £2.8 million claim from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Rangers last year conceded this case but Craig Whyte did not pay the sum after taking over in May.
The SFA dropped their investigations into the issue after the SPL announced an inquiry into the alleged non-disclosure of payments to players from 1998, although the main governing body would hear any appeal.
Ogilvie is determined to carry on in his role, which he was elected to in June last year following a spell as vice-president.
“I am proud and privileged to be president of the Scottish FA during an exciting period in its history,” he said.
“I have an excellent relationship with our chief executive, Stewart Regan, and the board of directors.
“I would like to thank them for their support throughout this process and look forward to new and exciting challenges ahead at the Scottish FA.”
Evening all, I see the SFA have gone big on dragging a process out to deflect from the inevitable.
Shame on them, again.
Jamesgang, may your mum rest in peace.
Weefra, well done on your good work giving up the ciggies.
I hope we start playing two up front and stop trying to walk the ball into the net like we did last night. However, a win is a win with a clean sheet thrown in.
As Bada Bing pointed out earlier, the Sevs trying a takeover at Airdrie United, they aren’t Airdrieonians, I can confirm it would not be opposed by their chairman. I have known him for thirty years.
To all the Cqn’rs old and new looking forward to meeting up Tomorrow, and if Sir Richard Bransons Pendolino Train is on time ,should arrive at Glasgow Central Station at 1301, and BV very shortly after
Hail Hail
bognorbhoy
You have no idea how much the support I get on here really helps. If anyone really wants to kick the habit, and I’m not saying I’m over it yet, but this is the blog to help you through the hard times. In fairness, the ole EC does a really good job. Cheers buddy. Oh, and BMCUW will probably tell you that I’m a pain in the ar@@. :-))))))) In the nicest possible way I mean. Haha.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Panel verdict:
“Oh sh!t Whit wull we dae noo?”
HH
BGFC
….pfayr supports weeoscar
21:26 on 4 December, 2014
Anyone know the make up of the committee ?
Fat Sallly knows