I am sure Neil Doncaster’s job is full of stresses and strains but this week will probably be a breeze. Fans of every club in the league appear to be in uproar at the resolutions for an Insolvency Transfer Event to be voted on later this month. Infuriating everyone is surely better than infuriating most but leaving one group happy.
Fans of 11 SPL clubs have reacted in horror that the league seek to introduce a facility to allow a liquidated club to phoenix straight back into the top tier of Scottish football. Fans of Rangers, while along with administrators and bidders for the club are publicly opposed to liquidation, are outraged that this new facility to allow a new club entry to the SPL should carry a sporting and financial inhibitor.
For clarification: the inhibitor is there to ensure clubs have a modicum of moral hazard against gaining an unfair advantage before ditching creditors and their old skins, and emerging in the SPL with player registrations from another club but without the debts or consequences of mismanagement.
Rangers US and Singapore based bidders seem unperturbed by the proposals. Paul Murray’s Blue Knights consortium has curiously lost its tongue. Maybe this helps explain all those years when the EBTs were unopposed by the former Rangers board. Silence, not even an utterance!
There remains three possible outcomes to this issue:
The proposed SPL resolutions will be passed, allowing a Newco straight entry to the League.
The resolutions will fail and the SPL board will vote a Newco into the league anyway.
The resolutions will fail and the SPL board will deny Newco a place in the league.
Celtic Quick News first flagged this scenario in October last year when we predicted Newco would be given a parachute into the SPL, opposed only by Celtic. As the key resolution (2A) requires only 8 votes I still expect this to happen, despite the ‘Bring it on’ view of many Rangers fans to the prospect of starting again from Division Three.
As the financial penalty resolution (2B) requires 11 votes I expect this to fail and no financial penalties to be imposed.
The question for Kilmarnock, Dunfermline, St Mirren, Inverness, Motherwell, St Johnstone, Hibs and Kilmarnock (don’t tell me they’ll not try to get two votes, they have a huge mountain of debt to service and have every right to demand two votes) is, will they listen to their fans or their bank manager?
Dundee United and Hearts, like North Korea, appear convinced of their own superior wisdom and, like a North Korean missile, could head off in any random direction to demonstrate their contempt for clubs scared of providing satirists with material. They could easily vote themselves into a Gorgie-Tannadice League, if they could agree on a Gorgie-Tannadice/Tannadice-Gorgie naming convention.
For now, if you care about any of this, participate in the online SPL Fan Survey. We’ll soon find out who runs Scottish football, fans or the Bank of Scotland! One additional point about democracy, it carries responsibility. In this instance, stopping Newco means fans of all remaining clubs have to step forward in increasing numbers to buy season tickets. This is the cost of sporting integrity.
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Steinreignedsupreme on 13 April, 2012 at 17:05 said:
Fair points. However, Celtic starting games on the ‘front foot’ is quite a different proposition than the alternative. You can tell early on, by seeing who is dealing with the ‘2nd ball’, whether opposing players get time to turn in the middle 3rd, etc.
Neil has shown that he can switch things up during a game. This was more effective when James Forrest was in the team. The simple fact of him changing wings seemed to bother other teams.
If this was a league game, I’d be more confident. I wonder why that is…..
kelvinbhoy on 13 April, 2012 at 17:12 said:
Doing fine mate.Looking forward to Sunday ,you going?
Hows the auld fella?
Does anyone know the guy who started the ‘No to newco’ petition?
Follow Follow have just posted a name and address of someone who they believe initiated it.
VP
Did you have to fight your way past the non pedigree mutts on the way in/out? :-)
i hope to ghoy the celtic board are not contemplating anything other than a no with regard newco.
every club that votes a newco into the spl runs the risk of losing supporters forever and all for a quick buck.
scottish football is finished if they are allowed to enter the spl.
if they start in 3rd division and work up thats fine because they will have earned their place.
every club simply has to budget within its means, but lets not forget there is every chance clubs will be challenging for cups etc… which will increase income in terms of sponsorship money etc…, but they don’t want to talk about the benefits.
That Mark Dingwall has a face that would curdle tarmac.
hamiltontim
The irony eh- them who had a red card protest last week because they didn’t want liquidation and to become a newco!
HH
VP – young Ben and I in Family Section, Celtic End. Dad is doing good but releuctant to get out and about. Trying to get him along to the wee mans First Communion in May so see how that goes. Young Danny Doch phoned him from Florida on Saturday after the title win which touched him. Maybe bump into you Sunday on the way there or back. Now heading up to the brother-in-laws in Bellshill for dindins. Cheers and have a good weekend
hamiltontim on 13 April, 2012 at 17:14 said:
To be honest have not come across any huns up there
for a while.
Though I did catch glimpse of bt on the bus ,thought
for a sec he was one,think it was something to do with
him giving me the finger.
Ah!…. the old development /bounce game debate…a bounce game is so called because there is no referee ..so nae change there then!
[ball is bounced up to start}
Auldhouseparkcsc
DBBIA..my driveway needs redoing is dingbat available?
traditionalist88
I totally agree.
Celtic fans love these types of players, skilled players but unfortunately the modern game has been stifling them due to the ‘total professionalism of the game’.
I hate to see teams taking the ball to the corner flag and all the pathetic things that have come into the game because of the need of money. For me, money has ruined football in so many ways but then I see a team like Barcelona play the beautiful game and the love comes back.
The sheer joy of being a Celtic supporter has also came back over the last 16 months or so when we have played quality and really enjoyable football. It is always good to be a Celtic supporter but when the team is playing poorly or the football is not very entertaining it gets you down, there is no doubt about that.
Celtic is such a special club and this is a place for very special players to play and I hope young Ibrahim becomes a Legend at Celtic, especially as he has already been at a couple of good European clubs.
roy croppie on 13 April, 2012 at 17:08 said:
googybhoy
‘Buy them out for a couple of million and we have Clyde Rangers.’
That’ll be fish dying in the river again!
…………………….
If the US consortium are the deep South. Could we have the Texas Rangers.
weeron on 13 April, 2012 at 17:12:
“If this was a league game, I’d be more confident. I wonder why that is….. ”
I’m not sure.
To be honest I think Hearts is a game our players will get up for more than Aberdeen or Hibernian, maybe because they have beaten us more often than the other two in recent seasons.
But if we do win on Sunday, then Neil Lennon will have taken part in every domestic cup final since he was official appointed as manager.
That is not a shabby record by any means. I’m pretty confident we’ll win on Sunday.
kelvinbhoy on 13 April, 2012 at 17:17 said:
Aye, hope to see you Sunday.You may not recognise
me ,as pubs not open before game.
Traditionalist88
Somehow I think the irony will be wasted on them!!
googybhoy
I’d go for the Texas Bandits :))
NegAnon2 on 13 April, 2012 at 17:07 said:
Celtic Champions Elect – really what a response – your unquestionning attitude reminds me of our very own press. Celtic need to act – they better had or else Celtic may be in more danger that Rangers.
Uch whats the point trying to debate with you – there’s nothing in there.
I did say that you had to apologise to Neil and board for delivering the title and at the same time apologise to all the cqn posters who took you to task earlier on in the season when we were well behind on points . TA
In a nearby parallel universe Mark Dingwall & James Traynor feature in a blockbuster movie..
Star Wars bar scene, natch.
pigalle
Steinreigns…..,
thats a great wee stat
VP
Pmsl no I genuinely meant mutts of the canine variety.
It’s well known that Halfway has a higher percentage of dogs than anywhere else in the world.
FACT!!
petec, couldn’t have put it better!
hamiltontim, yeah scary how thick they are.
HH
Kojo on 13 April, 2012 at 17:04
I thought Big Glenda was sensational last week, the lung bursting run he made sprinting past Hoops, summed up how much he wanted it last week. I don’t think Glen is a bad player and would still be a useful defender if the lapses in concentration could be totally removed from his game. I think he will move on this Summer however and with this in mind, if Emilio is fit, he will play this week.
I hope on Sunday that you are flabbergasted that perfection has been topped because a MOTM Izzy performance. :)
Away from the Huns for a moment.
Why was there such excitement at creating an under 20 league by all and sundry.
How is that revoultionary to Scottish football?
Under 19’s league to Under 20’s whoopee doo
Alex Thompson on snyde on monday, embdy expect phone in problems
Roy Croppie
I know he looks like he has swallied two Robbie Coltranes but I was taken aback by how much Mistrust & dislike there is towards him.
I was pointed out by said Orc that he has previous.
I thought that his last venture for them had been cough cough cleared up.
HAIL HAIL
Steinreignedsupreme on 13 April, 2012 at 17:20 said:
Let’s hope so. Enjoyed the chat.
Any more?
– Clyde Rowers / Clyde Rangers
– Taxus Rangers / Texas Rangers / Texas Bandits
– Govanside Dodgers
– Casino Royale (colors black and red)
– NG Billies
– Perfidious Albion
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
Excellent news.
Who is normally on the panel on a Monday?
canamalar
Is he going to be in the studio or is it like one of fat Sally’s conference calls?!
hamiltontim on 13 April, 2012 at 17:14 said:
Does anyone know the guy who started the ‘No to newco’ petition?
Follow Follow have just posted a name and address of someone who they believe initiated it.
—–
Yes I know him he did some web business for me. I have just emailed him the bad news
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 13 April, 2012 at 17:24:
“thats a great wee stat”
One that tends to get overlooked for some reason.
And all the more impressive given Lenny is still learning his trade.
leftclicktic
He’s not lked by many of them as they feel he’s only in it for himself. It’s a disgrace he gets air-time though with some of the bigotry and bile he’s spouted over the years.
Then agan if he is seen as the ‘acceptable face’ of their support it’s no wonder their fans sat trance like refusing to believe the truth.
Hail Hail
theglasgowcelticway on 13 April, 2012 at 17:01 said:
Vnham supporting lennon
Haven’t heard,”The Rare Auld Times”for years.Not since the Traders Tavern was the best pub in the Gallowgate-isn’t that right hamiltontim?Hope you gave him a few pennies!!!
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Pennies, he’ll get enough for a few pints off me :>)
V
Thindimebhoy
Worrying but hopefully it gets removed before any harm is done.
Govan Amatuers
he refused to do the phone in last night, told them he’s in Glasgow mon-wed, he’s in the studio face to face with the defenders of corruption ha ha ha
I can see a few sick notes being issued :oD)))
sixtaeseven: No NewCo in SPL and it’s Non-Negotiable! on 13 April, 2012 at 17:32said:
Taxes Dodgers
weeron on 13 April, 2012 at 17:32:
Hail Hail