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,friend.. Aviewfaethewindae..
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Talk again.
Kojo
yer pal.. who likes ye bettah than… Me, Findin’ a Prize…. in Boax o’
Crackerjack!
Still, Laughin’
Gordon Smith is alive and well on SSN talking nonsense.
Googybhoy
Can’t watch the link on iPad, will get a look tomorrow, interestingly anothehr friend is getting involved in the ol, media & production business. Will send link on to him and mention it next time I see him. – which reminds me I was supposed to phone him today!!!
hh
bjmac
http://www.greenockmorton.org/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t38393.html
http://www.pieandbovril.com/forum/index.php/topic/62071-who-is-your-most-hated-player-ever/page__st__75
For me it’s got to be Bobby Thomson. The incident with Doug Rougvie was brilliant, especially as he thought he had got away with it!
At the time Bobby was my favourite Ton player along with Big Andy and I remember speaking to a few Rangers fans in Glasgow a few days after the game and they all admitted that Thomson didn’t touch Jardine. Unfortunately I don’t think the game was televised(as far as I can remember) and therefore there was no opportunity for Bobby to clear his name and after this he was a marked man with refererees.
That incident happened near the touchline and a wee bit inside the Sinclair Street half, and I was maybe 20 yards from it. Jardine had his back to the stand at Thompson came walking towards him, angry about (I think) a tackle Jardine had just made on him. As he yelled at Jardine he nodded his head forward, but there was clear daylight between them, there is no way he made contact. But Jardine went down like a ton of bricks, holding his face. As the ref came running up it looked to me as if he’d been almost directly behind Thompson, so it would’ve looked like Jardine had been headbutted – but he wasn’t. I’ve no idea why the linesman didn’t see what actually happened (then again, maybe he did…….)
The crowd who could see the reality went ballistic at Jardine and yelled Cheat” every time the ball went near him after that – I’ve never seen such a shaken, ashen-faced player leave the pitch at the end, he knew what he’d done. I had no respect at all for the man after that, and Thompson’s reputation never recovered from that incident. Damn shame, he was a great player for us.
Cheers Bhoys catch you all again.
Googybhoy
Is it Live from a Bupa care home?
roy croppie on 30 May, 2012 at 22:46:
You ever come across John Hamill in the Wayside?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
SOAL
Hoy you…
great stuff googybhoy thanks for that hh
Lennybhoy
he was a regular; miss that pub.
the joke at St Serfs was there was a Hamill in every class.
Brendan Rodgers
How easy to get s top premiership job, won nought, done nought.
Apparently EUFA today banned 3 Turkish clubs for 1 year for financial irregularities.
Go on Platini you know you want to!
I watched a game the other week between the local school in an inter schools comp.
The schools are trying VERY hard to promote fair play, they do not encourage players appealing for corners, throw ins if the players know the ball should go to the other side, it seems to work, the skill level is astounding, there are very few fouls commited either.
I wonder if it would ever catch on in scotland ?
The Spirit of Arthur Lee on 30 May, 2012 at 22:56 said:
Googybhoy
Is it Live from a Bupa care home?
Yes did you.recognise it ????;
;);););););););););););););)
fergus slayed the blues on 30 May, 2012 at 19:35 said:
Bada
HMRC are not even interested in them not paying their PAYE/NIC what makes you think they will be interested in this
My point is CW went to court to have D & P appointed,against the firm HMRC wanted to be Administrators,give it an hour and there might be grounds for intervention from Hector.
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. The Exiled Tim
From whit ye tell me…It sure Sounds like a Wonderful Place tae be,pal..
where you hiv chosen tae reside….
Somewhere,nestlin’ within the bosom.of Andalucia…
Right?
Hmmmmmmmmmm…
Ah wullnae attempt tae extrapolate, any further/farther…
aboot that.
Nice chattin’,pal..
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye mair and mairer.
Still, Laughin’
Tokentim – top EPL job would be cheslea, manure, man city, arsenal, spurs, Newcastle going on last year finishes….
hh
Bjmac
tokentim
Very few managers have won anything.
Liverpool have hit the jackpot with Brendan Rogers IMO.
It’s an indication of how far Liverpool have fallen that a guy with Rodgers CV can now get that job in my opinion.
HT
Do you think BR sent Liverpool a CV?
Away to stitch my sides up
SOAL
Naw, that’s my point.
I don’t care who Liverpool or any other EPL club sign as manager, as long as they stay away from oor Lenny.
HT
Did Andy Carrol send KD his CV before he signed hymn?
Goodnight Bhoys and Ghirls, sleep sound in the knowledge our European friends will come calling soon to end this debacle.
ps Don’t sell McCourt…even if it’s just for a great song next year and WOMEN at supporters functions can do the ‘slosh’ to it,
The Spirit of Arthur Lee on 30 May, 2012 at 23:14 said:
Nope, signed hymn on a prayer….
HT
I suppose you could say the same about Celtic.
Lenny, won nothing, a rookie.
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.
Everybody has to start somewhere, I predict Liverpool will be challenging next season, don’t like them myself, but he will do the biz for them.
Tis a funny old game :>)
Anyway
Goodnight and Godbless ya boring lot
Love
Just in from the Avengers movie, great film. Had a wee look earlier for a 4 day holiday in Philadelphia over the 11th of August weekend on Expedia. The journey involves 2 flights and 2 stops coming in at an average £1300 for one adult.
I then added the cost of taking my 16 year old, the average price came in at £1100
??????
Anyone booked up yet or thinking about it?
No to Newclub
HH
The Spirit of Arthur Lee on 30 May, 2012 at 23:14 said:
HT
Did Andy Carrol send KD his CV before he signed hymn?
……..
Hymn singing????
hamiltontim on 30 May, 2012 at 23:12 said:
Liverpool have tried bringing in managers with track records, Benitez, won the Champions League for them, never the EPL, qualified success. They have tried experienced campaigners, Hodgeson, and legends, Dalglish.
Young, bright and ambitious managers, may be the way to go?
Neil Lennon for example, ambition and potential.
Old experienced managers are for international teams, give me a talented young manager any day.
Nothing worse than getting your leg cut off by a dwarf
canary bhoy on 30 May, 2012 at 23:19 said:
Getting yer heid cut of by a giant?
roy croppie on 30 May, 2012 at 22:59:
My Mum’s cousins…her Uncle Pat Sweeney used to be a rag and bone man…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
GL2
I was at that tynecastle game when we, the Celtic support, gave Jardine the incessant ‘cheat cheat’ treatment but i’m sure he actually did cheat which in turn set us off with the chant, which up until now i thought was a first by us, didn’t know about the Thompson incident. Strange shrew faced man is Sondy, i’d love to see him and a few others ambushed and expertly grilled by a real heavyweight journalist when the proverbial eventually hits the fan(s).
HH
MoN seems to have dropped off the radar when the big jobs are mentioned.
Doc
Aye, and I think the english hacks will be slaughtering Hodgson soon enough.
I watched the game against Norway the other night, they were brutal, all bodes well for the euros for them :>)
TET/Doc
You may well both be proved correct tis only my opinion that in the past Liverpool wouldn’t have touched a guy like Rodgers. Time will tell.
SOAL
Nighty night grumpy.
Canary bhoy:
Having your leg gnawed off by a hungry midget?