There has been an enormous amount of guff said and written during the last five months but last night’s statement by Inverness Caledonian Thistle chairman, Kenny Cameron, is surely is up there with the most bizarre.
“All clubs will now have to live with the repercussions of this decision. Scottish football was at a cross roads today in terms of what was on the table for all clubs regarding reorganisation, financial distribution and a road map that would have taken the game forward.
“But this has now been thrown in to disarray by this decision. This is a sad day for all clubs in Scotland.
“Certain clubs in the SFL have perceived the financial information they were receiving as a ‘big stick’ to beat them into accepting Newco in the First Division. This was definitely not the case, as far as I am concerned. What they were being told was the reality of the situation.
“We will be convening an emergency board meeting over the weekend to discuss the very serious financial implications for us as a club going forward.”
Instead of explaining to the people of Inverness that buying season tickets will prevent the club making non-football staff redundant he seems to be preparing the ground for significant cutbacks.
This is the reality for every club in the SPL and several in the SFL. Fans, including Inverness fans, demanded that a sporting element was retained in their game. Now they’ve gotten their way, Inverness and the rest should be putting out the clarion call for fans to buy tickets.
As football fans, this is our responsibility. 35 out of 42 clubs voted to reject Sevco into anything other than the bottom level of Scottish football. Now we must step forward.
P.S. You don’t really need me to tell you, but buy a season ticket now!
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When Sevco supporters refer to their history always interrupt with
“you mean memories, you have no history”
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Lennyboy..
Two things. First, I think what Tommo and others are suggesting is that on Monday the SPL might be asked to reconsider SPL membership for Sevco, illigitimate son of Satan FC, not another SFL attempt.
Second, re the area outside the stadium. The council have allocated a large sum (a local publican told me) for homes and businesses around there (as far ay as Springfield Road, I think) to dress up their buildings, windows and so on before the Commonwealth Games. I think that others on here have stated that Celtic have plans to upgrade the Celtic Triangle which have been approved and budgeted for, so that ought to happen in the same timescale, I think.
HH
Sunnybhoy 12:19
That facility does not currently exist but it is being looked at.
I’ll post it there are developments.
Memo to myself –
learn to use the Link Creator …….
When Sevco supporters talk about history ask them”what week are you referring to?”
Arrrrgggghhhhhhh
I’ve lost the Celtic statement . Any of you seen it. Na? There wisent one.
Magic. Thought someone had spiked my pipe there.
Puuuuufffffffffff
Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh
Puuuuuuuuuuuffffffffffffffffffff
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
MWD
Lennybhoy and Stevebhoy
Thanks for that info. I’m guessing in a 2 year timescale we will see a few changes in the coming months then. The new road adjacent to the stadium onto the M74 is quite good too, remains to be seen on matchdays though lol
Hail Hail
The Laddy McGeary on 14 July, 2012 at 16:27 said:
Cheers, mate. Sorry, I seem to have addressed my comment to the wrong person, and then misspelled his nom de blog, too!
Sorry, Lennybhoy!
HH
blantyretim on 14 July, 2012 at 14:58 said:
>>>>>
Didn’t have to pay for installation…..’tivo’ is a right novelty…comes with apps,and all sorts of recording options + hd channels. That’s me kept off the streets and throwing molotov cocktails for a while!
:- )
Season book purchased :)
This is going to be a very interesting season which promises to be a refreshingly football focused one. Looking forward to it.
Bookies
Click here – Think this guy might be a SEVCO supporter. Ha ha ha.
MWD
PAUL67 et al,
ICT are taking the most cowardly approach of any club,IMO.
On the one hand,vote as the people who pay their wages demand-so far so good.
Go for integrity,as in their official statement prior to the vote.
Equally,SFSG.
Secretly know that the vote is irrelevant,and plans are being hatched to ensure that very integrity is ignored?
Not so good.
Expecting the “diddy” teams to help you out,and then gaun ballistic when it disnae happen?
I think ICT have as much right to the moral high ground as the old Rangers,and possibly one or two other clubs who went along with this false premise/promise.
They have shown they do not give a monkeys about Scottish football,but only about themselves.
They have been exposed by the actions of their own fans,and by the strength of character shown by twenty-five honest men yesterday.
I will weep no tears for their board if they fold-though I will feel for their fans.
I think they might be in enough trouble without the tide coming in again…………
Now,back to KOJO’s Mullins booklet.
Nae fa’in’ oot noo!
goldstar10 on 14 July, 2012 at 15:22 said:
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Ta! Aye,been through some mental conniptions with them….looks like it’s all tickety-boo now,though,after some walks around the block and my mrs. bring driven to distraction by their ‘corporate-speak’…..21st. Century tech…great when it works….headwrecker when it don’t!
HH!
St Mirren chairman backs ICT
MWD
OG Rafferty
Neil Doncaster = The Black Knight in Monty Pythons Search for The Holy Grail.
Quite an apt title.
If Scottish Football is wrecked by upholding sporting merit the SFA should be asking UEFA for assistance from the UEFA Solidarity Fund. It has an excellent case to make and there is no reason whatsoever, apart from saving Sevco, why they should not at least make an emergency application, even if only to expose UEFA hypocrisy.
Sounds like Doncaster is going to Sky to get them to say the TV deal will be reduced,Sky have always said the deal will be honoured.I think Sky will actually exploit the novelty value of Sevco in Div 3.Doncaster-The last act of a desperate man,employed to promote and talk up Scottish Football.Pathetic.
leftclicktic on 14 July, 2012 at 15:42 said:
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The dense doughnuts just don’t get it,do they? THEY’re the biggest effin’ ‘diddy’ team on the planet now! That’s assuming they’ve even GOT a team or the finances to field it.
Hahahahahahaha! Double dip stupid huns !
MWD-If ICT and St Mirren feel this way,why did they not have the cojones to vote them in ?
leftclicktic on 14 July, 2012 at 15:42 said:
Just when you think they cant get any dafter over in DEADclub MEDIA
They come up with this cunning plan to get reinstated into SPL:))))
(I tidied it up a bit)
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Edit: banned
Have been thinking about a possible new boycott. Have two ideas. Let me know which one is better and we’ll go ahead with it immediately.
1. So, in the 3rd Division games against the s***e diddy teams, this is what happens. At half-time, every one of us goes to buy a pie. Or goes to the toilet. Or something like that. And we don’t come back until the second half starts. People will see the empty stands and know it’s a big statement about the future of Scottish football. We will maybe get reinstated back into the SPL with immediate effect. The bigwigs will panic.
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Or…they’ll be thinking ‘…there goes the dunnies again!’
Big Nan on 14 July, 2012 at 15:22 said:
Possibly a wee political word in his ear..?
stevebhoy on 14 July, 2012 at 16:28:
No apology necessary mate, long time since I was a ‘Boy’…:)
Regardless of what Doncaster has planned for Monday, whether it is an attempt to get the dead club back in to the SPL or them in the second tier of SPL, I firmly believe it is doomed, just like the dead club.
Thanks for info on the area around CP. There is most definitely plans to build the Hotel, roughly opposite the Old School, running up to the lights at Springfield Road along with Shops, Eateries and a Pub. I have saw some of the plans.
As The Laddy McGeary posted it will indeed look at an impressive area unlike the dead club’s stadium and environs.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Left click
Seen that surly must be a “taig” at the wind up, baldric doesn’t have a look in !!
Chapelhall csc
quonno 15.48
Cant remember that about the band!!
Crushed nuts
Baldrick wouldn’t even countenace that plan!
67Heaven-Agree,Salmond has been involved in the pressure tactics.
Moonbeams WD. Kano 1000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 100%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar. on 14 July, 2012 at 16:37:
Could you try the St. Mirren link again mate tried to open it…’404 Not Found’.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
The scare stories are not to stop an SFL3 start, they are to prepare the ground for restructuring next year.
In the coming months a number of unknowns will come out that could alter the current mood and make what is unacceptable now more acceptable.
If the SPL/SFA have any brains (I know) they will accept where we now are, pursue the remaining issues about Rangers, and let Sevco get on with earning sporting merit as we have no evidence as yet they are better than fellow SFL3 teams.
It has been the indecent haste to bury Rangers without a post mortem and remarry Sevco with no period of reflection or lesson learning that has been the SPL/SFAs undoing.
Woids o’ Wisdom , fae.. Nutsy:
“Phil Mac G, says…Whilest, referring tae the Feelings o’ the F.G.A. Supporters…
” If History, has taught us anything, it has taught that you can Un-Follow ,Anything”
But, Nutsy, comes back w’ his ain view.. o’ The Study o’ HIstory.
“If History, has taught us Anything.. At Awe… Aboot…well..
ANYTHING..
Ah wid be SURPRISED!
Fur…
We Keep makin’ the Same Mistakes..Over and Over!
Yep.. Nutsy, is Right…as Usual!
Kojo
Still, Laughin’… of Course!
Bada Bing
Maybe the promise from Regan helped.
Lennybhoy
http://m.stv.tv/sport/football/110905-st-mirren-boss-blasts-catastrophic-vote-to-send-rangers-to-division-3/
MWD
theglasgowcelticway on 14 July, 2012 at 16:26 said:
Or tell them they’re feckin’ history……..
Just read the St shilling statement ……… The ‘plan’ backfired’ on yees, eh…
Absolutely hilarious
From Sky Text:
Hearts managing director David Southern insists there is no chance of newco Rangers getting voted into a restructured second tier when Scottish Premier League clubs meet on Monday.
Various media reports have claimed that the possibility of overturning the previous rejection of the Ibrox club would be discussed at the league’s annual general meeting.
But with 10 SPL clubs having already rejected the newco in the top flight and 25 of the 30 Scottish Football League clubs voting for the Ibrox team to start in the Third Division next season, Southern reckons there is no point in returning to the subject.
“Anything’s possible for discussion but certainly nothing has been mentioned to us as a club that that is on the agenda for discussion,” Southern said.
“We think it would be a very, very short discussion indeed. We certainly do not plan to go over any old ground.
“The most important thing for Scottish football now is that we move on. We are focused on the new season. Rangers, as has been elected, will play in Division Three.
“That’s how it stands at the moment and that’s how we fully expect it to stand at five o’clock on Monday evening.”
It appears Inverness and St.Mirren are now paniking because they voted no to newco in the SPL the reason they voted that way it would appear that they were assured that newco would be starting in Div.1.
Reading about who the huns opposition will be in the Third. Average attendance in the League is 400.
WHY do we dilute the little money we have in the game supporting these pash teams.
If they want to reform the game in this country then amalgamate these teams or let them go and play amateur football.
Two leagues of 14 and that is it.
Call for ‘no confidence’ in Stewart Regan in wake of Rangers vote
By Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland A vote of no confidence in Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan was proposed and seconded after Rangers were voted into Division Three.
However, Scottish Football League president Jim Ballantyne felt the meeting of member clubs was not the platform for the issue to be discussed.
Regan wanted Rangers in Division One to protect Scottish Football finances.
But SFL clubs voted 25-5 in favour of Rangers entering the bottom tier of the senior football league set-up.
Rangers, who have been relaunched as a new company after the previous incarnation could not be saved from liquidation, had their bid to replace the old Ibrox club in the Scottish Premier League overwhelmingly rejected.
Rangers crisis explained
•Rangers went into administration owing up to £134m to unsecured creditors and will eventually be liquidated.
The “newco” in turn applied to join the SFL and said they would enter whichever division the organisation deemed fit.
Regan believed the best way to protect commercial interests for all senior Scottish clubs would be for Rangers to start season 2012-13 in the league immediately below the SPL but Friday’s SFL vote determined that a Division Three entry was the only option available.
Meanwhile, Hearts managing director David Southern has played down suggestions that the SPL could overturn their decision to reject the Rangers newco’s application to replace the old club.
SFL club representatives and media reports suggested attempts would be made to give Rangers a top flight reprieve after Friday’s vote meant they will not feature in the SPL for at least three years.
The SPL hold their AGM on Monday.
“Nothing has been mentioned to us as a club that that is on the agenda for discussion,” Southern told BBC Radio Scotland’s Sportsound programme.
“We think it would be a very, very short discussion indeed.
“Rangers, as has been elected, will play in Division Three. That’s how it stands at the moment, that’s how we fully expect it to stand at 17:00 BST on Monday.”
When asked if he expected an SPL2 to be discussed, Southern added: “It’s certainly not been mentioned to us and, again, it’s not particularly something we would be looking to entertain.”
I know most of the Coatbridge Shamrock Acc. band and best mates with 3 of the Bhoys and I have never hrd them mention that there was a problem playing at C P.
Paul, I am mystified at the reaction from Inverness and St Mirren. What did they expect? They voted to have the new club NOT in the spl. Now they are shocked (and seemingly unable to deal with the consequences) regarding the prospect of the new club not being in Div 1.
They must surely have been led to believe that this was a done deal. However, given that SFL clubs were showing their hands in the days leading up to the vote, how could SPL clubs possibly be ‘shocked’ and unable to deal with the perceived ‘consequences’.
Doesn’t add up……….
That’ll teach ICT and St Mirren a lesson in basing their whole club around a couple games against Rangers. I know some have given our board pelters for not speaking up but when you see these hypocritical muppets making an absolute arse of themselves i can’t believe we would have been so stupid to be party to such a plan.
And Sevco and the SPL can GTF if they think we’ll allow them back into the SPL.