My initial reaction, that the outcome from today’s SPL meeting and votes on Financial Fair Play, was on the upside of expectations, appears to be well founded. All matters not relating to a Newco football team were passed. Clubs had the opportunity to vote through a process to allow a Newco access the league but it was apparent that there was clearly insufficient support for this proposal, making subsequent proposals to apply sanctions to a Newco moot.
I understand sentiment towards Rangers reflected the comments from St Mirren chairman, Stewart Gilmour, who said, “What’s a court getting involved in football for? The decision had been made.”
There is no question that fan pressure has been brought to bear on club chairmen.
This interpretation compares starkly with BBC Reporting Scotland tonight who, if I paraphrase, said, ‘If Rangers don’t get a CVA, depending on your point of view, they will either get “back” into the SPL with light or with punitive punishment’. The broadcaster also threw in the suggestion that ‘Rangers’ might get ‘back’ in without punishment.
I’m a huge admirer of Reporting Scotland but this was perhaps the worst 60 seconds in 85 years of BBC reporting. There was a decision made to ignore the real story, that no facility to get a Newco (not Rangers) into the SPL was approved, to ignore the outcome of several months of fan pressure, and to tailor a story that suits a controversial narrative.
Fortunately, it looks like the BBC will be back on form soon, but they really need to look at what happened today.
As for the CVA, it becomes less and less likely by the hour.
UPDATE
Having spoken to BBC Reporting Scotland’s Alastair Lamont it’s clear he has been briefed differently from me, which explains the contrast between our interpretations. This story is becoming a nightmare to report, and probably to read. Fair play to Alastair for being up for the debate. I feel much better about my favourite news programme.
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My dear,dear,dear,dear,dear,friends.. Swansea Bhoy and Pigalle.
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“Delight”, mahaps be , a trifle of an Exaggeration.. but, Ah hope.. not… By Much!
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Surgeon foretold..
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as..
Ah never Could Play. wan of they Damned Instruments.. Before!!!
NIce chatting,guys.. and Thanks again.
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye baith Far Bettah than Mussolini… Evah Liked ………Hitler..
Still ,Laughin’
Been an education bhoys.
Take care and god bless.
HH
KTF
Canny wait for a few e-mails that will tell us what we already know, but im sure they will force the MSM to act, albeit not they way they should, they are another lot who will go to the burny fire, hell mend the lot of them.
Die, die, die ya huns.
Or even good afternoon
Whoever would have thought that the gers could be so much fun !
pigalle
TET, while Souness began the process, Murray is without doubt the man who tried to buy trophies, and ran ragers to their ruin, odious though the beast is.
this is like the grand old duke of york . When were up were up and when were down were down .what will it be tomorrow . I hope mark daly emails give more bang than . Barcabhoys damp squib . Cant see us ever getting to see them get there just rewards
Jimtim
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Don’t know if you saw my later post, related to my Mum, drop me an e-mail lennybhoycfc@gmail.com
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Hi Lennybhoy – just getting a new acc. set up – will email you probably tomorrow.
I’m from Plains, dad was from Greengairs (big family – he was youngest of 14). Used to go on the Wayside bus with wee Alex Delaney – God rest him – and Big Gus.
Doc is Neil Lennon
on 30 May, 2012 at 23:35
said:
hamiltontim on 30 May, 2012 at 23:23 said:
Eammon in the ticket office did the same with me and my son last year. The guy is a legend…ended up writing to PL to praise the guy.
Gotta Go.
Good Night Scotland
Good Night Ireland
Good Night Wales
Good Night England
Good Night Canada
Good Night New Zealand
Good Night Australia
and
Good Night… Shug and Jimmy Cardle.. wherever Ye baith are.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Hi Kojo,
It’s been a long, long time since we last spoke, I had no idea you’d been unwell. Wishing you the very best of heath from now on.
Your bestest Cyber Buddy!
Elboy
sannabhoy on 30 May, 2012 at 23:49 said:
Eamon certainly took time looking after me, a bit of banter with Dixie Deans(we’ll leave that story there), more power to you and the Kano Foundation.
I wonder if anyone can explain something to me.
I read earlier today that Green is giving a loan to pay the cva, i.e to buy the club. So this means they are paying this back with future income. What is the difference between this and what Whyte did with Ticketus.
Confusedcsc
Where are these emails?!?!?!?
Celticbhoy on 30 May, 2012 at 23:53 said:
I think I’ll drop a line to praise the lhad as well, he is a credit to the club.
Okay Mr Daly, let’s be havin it.
I see Pat Cairns is doing a turn in the Glenmavis Social Club this week. Last time I heard Pat he was singin Reb songs in Santa Ponsa. Dont think he’ll be singin Reb songs up there!!
Hope these emails are worth looking rough for in the morning!
Don’t expect nuclear, but hoping for at least turbo wind power!
Every time you go on the Hun Media site they are boycotting some new club. It was Aberdeen. United. St Johnstone. Now its St Mirren. Now they have alienated EVERYONE in Scottish football & got their back up…I take it they will be boycotting every club next season? If that is the case, what is the point of having them in the league- does that not blow the financial argument out the water?
Unless of course you think- like Dungcaster seems to- that TV money is the primary revenue for Scottish football. But then as others have said: Sky/Setanta show Irish football & pay out decent money for Rugby league/union. Yet we are led to believe we will have NO TV coverage at all without the huns. Overall I think we have reached a watershed moment: the whole of Scottish football is sick of the horrible huns & just want rid.
Palacio
Direct US Airways flight GLA-PHL, 9th-13th Aug £773 return.
Palacio67,
It’s a couple of years now since I last did the trip but Continental ran a direct service from Glasgow to Newark. Usually left at 9am.
Newark is in New Jersey and is on the main East coast Amtrak train route which stops in Philly.
“Hearing there are some striking similarities between the investors in ticketus and the investors in Green’s consortium to buy Rangers.
From Celtic underground”
I think we’ve all been dubious about the money invested through Ticketus. I’ve always held the opinion that the people behind this knew all along they would end up with the assets and a newco. There investment was in all probability never at any risk.
EXILED TIM on 30 May, 2012 at 23:17 said:
Take swalex, everything he done at Aberdeen in the begining was with Billy’s players, had Billy not signed said players swalex probably wouldn’t be where he is today.
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Take your man, Stein. Everything he did was with McGrory’s players. But for McGrory Stein would have been a nonentity.
Big Georges Fan Club on 30 May, 2012 at 23:53:
Look forward to it…didn’t know Alex but knew who he was used to attend Mass at St. Edward’s.
One of my Sister’s married to a Plains Bhoy, they live on Ballochney Road, fill you in when you e-mail me.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Doc is Neil Lennon
on 30 May, 2012 at 23:59
said:
Go for it. I got a reply from PL saying he would pass on the comments to Eammon and his manager. We are as a society quick to complain people should be praised too.
Cheers.
Starting to get bleary eyed, fuzzy headed & beginning to ramble…time for me kip.
Well…where are they? Been scourin’ the wild wild internet and nada?
Que pasa amigos y amigas?
jimtim, 23:52
Barcabhoy got cold feet I think, as he has done before, and that’s fair enough. Maybe Thomson can get into it on his return though events are moving so swiftly we may not care
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Celticbhoy on 31 May, 2012 at 00:05 said:
Will do, the lhad took time when I know he was due to go for lunch, then he just came around and shook my hand, took me to the seats and had a blether, great service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18212291
Hearing Paul Lambert is off to Aston Villa, sorry Paul, bad move.
Shoulda stayed at Norwich for a bit.
Lambo quits Norwich – Villa bound!
Lambo’s walked out on Norwich !
price of flights in the last few years has went sky-high….you see what I did there??
7 years ago had stag weekend in NY flights cost 8 of us £250 ..great weekend. that was with AA and 3 of us got upgrades to business
£773 … wow… enjoy NY, wonderfull place
C’mon where is this info, up for work early
Hail Hail
Not read it myself yet but here you go:
D&P e-mails
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18212291
Have the Stan Petrov game(s) been confirmed?
Those links are to an old article not the new emails.