The statement released by Duff and Phelps last night revealed the substance to the lobbying that had taken place since the original punishment handed out by the SFA judicial panel:
“The decision by the appellate tribunal to uphold the sanction, namely the suspension of registration of players for one year, is not competent in the view of the club and its legal advisers.
“Such a sanction was not available to the tribunal”.
The suspension of player registrations was not one of the suggested punishments on the menu for the judicial panel but the rules allowed them to vary from guidance and choose whatever punishment they believed appropriate.
The appeal correctly found that the judicial panel were not were not subject to an exhaustive list of possible punishments. Duff and Phelps main hope was that the SFA rules were unclear and poorly constructed, as they were before an overhaul last year.
You don’t need to look too hard for the irony.
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falkirkbhoy on 18 May, 2012 at 04:38 said:
Ah be careful!!!
Remember anything Green in Disney World is construed as Tinkerbell.
Did they ask you if you had any magic powder?
Good morning, Vmhan.
Good morning, all.
So Jobo whats the weather like up at the Murray?
Good morning all and a very Big Happy Friday from an unfortunately wet and dreary looking East Kilbride.
A special hello and Happy Birthday to long time serial lurker and very occassional poster Every Day’s A Schoolday. Have a great day, M!
Jobo
Oh and remember, online season ticket renewalers (?) have until midnight tonight. Off for a public transport journey to work. Guess who’s on a cheeky wee afternoon out in town…
Good morning Timland. Currently in E.K. very wet just in case Jobo not checked in. Giving a mate a lift to the Airport.Then to work.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Good morning fellow Celts under lovely blue skies in West London
Dark clouds hang heavy over Mordor
Great weekend of sport CL final c’mon the Bavarians. Heineken cup c’mon Ulster.
HH
M
Forgot to post back my renewal…posting today, sure that my seat will still be there by the time they get my Form.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Sweating like PL on season ticket renewal deadline day.
Lennybhoy, it took me less than 5mins on the phone last night.
KTF
Morning Zbyszek how’s the weather in Gods fair country?
V
Morning CQN’rs from a balmy Castlemilk. Gutted to hear about Donna Summer.
HH
Miserable in Bonnybridge!
Pouring doon in Morayshire! Are the hun deed yet?
Sorry. Should read are the hund deed yet?
Are they?
Today is the day it turns around. The temperature is to build to 16 degrees by Tuesday. Re season tickets: I’ll be first in the queue tomorrow, trying to get a seat closer to my mates.
James Forrest
Reading back. Some good stuff there.
Sweating like a white sock on the 12th
HH
M
I’ll try again – huns!!!
Morning all from gay Paree, overcast with showers later today (20C max).
It’s becoming more and more apparent that the main stumbling block in the whole process of cleansing Scottish football is a certain Neil Doncaster.
He is continually muddying the waters about CVA and NewClub, intentionally dragging his feet over the dual contracts invetigation, and stoutly defending the position of a club that has blithely corrupted his very own SPL competition since its inception.
Whereas Stewart Regan in recent days and weeks has at least made some progress in adressing the cancer that is RFC(ia), Doncaster remains the stubborn immovable object in the face of the irresistible force of justice.
RFC(ia): Time to Pay the Wages of Sin
Sweating like me at a typing test
Morning,
Another day, another stupid hun to laugh at.
How much do they owe hearts for Wallace?
Kerr believes the transfer embargo –
which will prevent Rangers from
signing players over the age of 17 –
will have wider implications.
He said: “Over the years Rangers have
bought players from other Scottish
clubs. They have effectively propped
them up with pretty sizeable transfer
fees. If I was the chairman of, for
example, Motherwell or St Mirren,
and I had a promising player, I would
be thinking that Rangers might be
interested in signing him. That
money would be very welcome by
them I’m sure.”
Morning All,
Not posted for a while but I see Mr Doncaster has finally found his voice this morning…..
NEIL DONCASTER has warned Rangers NOT to expect special treatment from the SPL.
Gers are fuming after failing to have stiff SFA sanctions overturned on appeal. But SPL chief Doncaster said: “We will continue to deal with clubs equally under the rules. Our job is to apply those rules, without fear or favour to every single one of the 12 member clubs. That’s what we will do.
“It’s our job to explain that what we are doing is treating people equally. If everyone understands that then what will be the reason to be aggrieved about the outcome?
“Every club will be treated exactly the same. I can’t get into ‘special cases’.
“Our job is to apply the rules fairly and evenly to every SPL club.”
Things could get even worse for stricken Gers when league bosses meet at Hampden on May 30 to vote on changing their rules on financial fair play.
Their proposals could see Rangers hit with a ten-point penalty for two more seasons if they exit administration through a newco.
Gaffer Ally McCoist claims Gers are so vital for Scottish football they shouldn’t be hammered.
But Doncaster — who met Ibrox buyer Charles Green at Hampden yesterday — added: “The questions Rangers were asking were the obvious questions, where we are and where we plan to go. We spoke to members of the board from the SFA and also executives of the SPL. It’s been a very productive day.
“We are happy everyone is positive in looking for the best for Rangers and the SPL.”
Green is still battling to take Gers out of administration through a CVA and not a newco.
Crucially that would see them dodge a three-year suspsension from European football.
Doncaster, though, argues there is not a huge difference between the two options.
He said: “Whenever I speak to people about the distinction between a CVA and a newco what I keep being told is it’s simply wrong that any club should be able to create a newco and shed debt. As if a CVA doesn’t lead to the shedding of debt.
“Administration is the protection the court gives you when you can’t pay your debts.
“There are two ways out of that — one is a newco, one is a CVA.
“Of the six administrations which have happened down south in recent years two went with a CVA and a newco — Crystal Palace and Plymouth — and there were four where there was no CVA and a newco.
“But the distinction between the two is relatively fine. I am baffled as to why such a distinction is drawn.
“When Livingston were relegated to Division Three did they cease to exist and start again? Of course they didn’t.
“It’s not OK to waive £90million of debt, of course it’s not. But it happens. In football as in business.”
The SPL are still investigating the alleged ‘double contracts’ at Ibrox but Doncaster revealed no verdict is likely soon.
He added: “It will take some time and, ultimately, it’s being done by our lawyers.
“How long will it take? How long has the HMRC case taken?
“These things take as long as they take.”
Meanwhile, Ibrox fans could push ahead with their plans to boycott away matches after Gers lost their appeal against the £160,000 fine and transfer embargo imposed by the SFA.
Fans’ spokesman Andy Kerr said: “After losing the appeal we will now consider what might be the best action to take in the interests of Rangers.
“There will definitely be a call not to support away matches because that is directly impacting on other clubs who are members of the SFA”
Article from the currant bun this morning
Mac
maccargo on 18 May, 2012 at 07:53
I hope you’re right about Doncaster, but I have my doubts about the integrity of the man.
sixtaeseven: No NewClub in SPL and it’s Non-Negotiable! on 18 May, 2012 at 08:13
Agreed, I am glad he has found his voice but I still think he is not fit for purpose and fear for anything he is involved in.
Mac
Good morning CQNers,
sixtaeseven: No NewClub in SPL and it’s Non-Negotiable!
Absolutely.
HMRC will deliver a commentary on Ranger’s tax shenanigans but, true to form, I would expect Rangers to stick to the line ‘it was their advisor’s fault’ as their fall-back position. However, the blame for the double contracts can’t be diverted anywhere other than Murray and the Ranger’s board and, of course, the double contract participants.
The double contracts is the deal breaker and I’m not convinced Doncaster will be in any hurry to reveal the results of the investigation, hopefully the FTT report will highlight it and push Doncaster into action.
So already we have went from 20 investors who have put in hundreds of millions to Green admitting only 5 or 6 have put something in and it is the same Ng had, 20 Million.
Stupid huns…
Doncaster has no class and no vision, the SPL’s TV deals is one of the worst in Europe with comparable leagues yet it is held up as some kinda Sky Holy Grail.
Get your finger out man and apply the rules stop talking about applying the rules and just do it.
If this was any other club it would have been dealt with months ago.
Why we have a failure like Dungcaster running our league is testament to the abject lack of vision and guts in our national game, under these circumstances Celtic have done an incredible job of surviving and thriving..
Scunnered by the procession of huns and hun apologists…
Bring on the Norwich..
Doncaster’s back peddling furiously after realising that his initial comments 2 weeks ago sounded like an invitation to newco to come back into the SPL with little/no penalties. Someone has had a word in his ear.
However, his original comments are more than likely the ones he, and the chairmen of the majority of SPL clubs, believe in and will be pursuing should fc taxdodgers are liquidated.
For Doncaster and the majority of the SPL there will be a newco in the SPL next season, there will be no points penalty and there will be minimal financial penalty. They’re just trying to work out the ‘spin’.
Happy friday from a very warm South Turkiye, electrical storm last night over the sea…………….amazing ! never tire of them.
Off down the beach with my dogs.
NO to Newco.
Does anyone else think HMRC are doing dodgy deals behind closed doors it would explain why they are so quiet.
Why would Green or anyone else want to buy the Huns the state they’re in.
Whither the cash strapped scrofulous Hillbillies the day?
In an effort to raise some much needed cash for the embattled bitter bams he used to play for, Poet Laureate Mark Hately has written 1872 verses on ‘Tainted Love- how to float the boat of your goat’.
Sweating like a photyfit oan Crimedesk
HMRC were quick enough to get their cash off Hearts but not the Huns.
Something stinks and i wouldn’t depend on HMRC putting their light out.
Last night I dreamed that Celtic qualified for the Group Stages of next season’s Champion’s League.
hen1rik on 18 May, 2012 at 08:34:
“Does anyone else think HMRC are doing dodgy deals behind closed doors it would explain why they are so quiet.”
HMRC are waiting on the result as well. It’s three indipendent judges that are making the decision, not HMRC.
So, no.
Sweating like a cqner waiting to refresh on iPod/iphone
Sixteen roads to Golgotha on 18 May, 2012 at 08:45 said:
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.