The bun fight in Scottish football, where Partick Thistle have taken counsel opinion and, along with other bottom of the table clubs, threaten legal action if the season is brought to a halt without them being saved from the drop, looks impossible to settle soon.
Hearts and Thistle hope for more than a commitment to discuss the league reconstruction change that will save them from the consequences of being so poor this season. Both are set to go to court, if necessary, which, I suppose, is an alternative to using your superior financial muscle to outperform smaller clubs. As things stand, the league will wait until it is safe, then resume, which may delay the start of next season.
There are various event horizons between now and then. Without football, a cash crunch lies ahead for every club. For some, that is likely to be a matter of weeks. Most Scottish clubs will run out of money and available funding by summer. Celtic can afford to sit tight, as can Partick Thistle – if Christine Weir is prepared to make good any shortfall.
Whatever prize money or loans the SPFL can issue is important but it will not change the bigger picture for the majority of clubs in the top flight. There, only Celtic have the reserves or funders on the board, to see this crisis out. The immediate worry for most is to survive three or four months without income, before they can issue season ticket renewals.
Clubs have yet to receive guidance on when attendance at sporting events will be permitted. When that arrives, talk about league reconstruction, with more mouths to feed in the top flight and throughout, will seem like a fantasy.
There will be significantly less money in Scottish football going forward, we will be able to support fewer full time clubs and if resources are not concentrated within a smaller pool, their dilution through an expanded league will lead to many clubs withering on the vine.
We should sit tight and let the various losers squabble.
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4 nov 1939
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Sevco probably quite happy for Dundee to say “yes” – let’s them get their dosh while maintaining their victim status and keep the nutters onboard.
Saint Stivs
Thank You
have a butchers, who , where, when, why ?
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Tim
I’m sure it doesn’t include the premier League – so nada for sevco just yet
The Courier reporting that Dundee have submitted their yes vote.
I cant pick out mcgrory, maybe already left the boat to get married ?
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https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-fc/1268401/dundee-fc-spfl-vote-yes-season/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
An dun
Is that by courier pigeon 🤭
BSR
go quakers and make a sponge with duck eggs
Robert from St Bride’s farm is delivering on Saturday
take care
Dundee Courier saying Dundee have submitted a Yes vote
It’s been a while, no I’m not a hun.
Lurkin ever day, got the Duck a go go thing, makes life a lot easier, no ads.
Stay safe everyone and onward to 9 in a row, when ever that might be.
It’s getting closer.
I understand that Gene – but it establishes the solution and puts them on a timeline while making them look “blameless” in the eyes of their loony support.
St Stivs
Some butchers, in an abattoir, while that photo was taken, to butcher some meat.
do i win a prize?😁
the mcmenemy family silver
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Dundee have submitted a ‘yes’ vote to the SPFL’s proposals paving the way for Celtic, Dundee United, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers to be crowned champions.
Courier Sport understands the Dark Blues told Hampden chiefs of their decision this afternoon and are awaiting a response from league bosses.
Should the SPFL board accept Dundee’s vote, the Championship, League One and League Two seasons will immediately be declared on a points per game basis.
@thedundeecourier
yasss Raman greeet away 9IAR 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🍺
https://twitter.com/STVRaman/status/1250466093422063618?s=08
It’s on the Record as well. Once they pulled their first vote, I always felt they would vote yes
Next item on agenda will probably be a Legal Challenge,
Paul 67
The SFA will know by now the state of The Rangers accounts as they had to have them by 31st March to decide on granting a UEFA licence. In 2011 that happened on 19 April.
Now whilst club licensing is a confidential matter, do SFA not have a duty of care to SPFL to inform them of the financial position at Ibrox lest a loan masks insolvency with a 15pt deduction that makes Celtic uncatchable even if The Rangers given 3 pts for their game in hand?
If the SFA have the accounts have The Rangers submitted them to Company House authorities policing insolvency in business to ensure that CV19 is not used to mask a business continuing to trade whilst insolvent?
Are the SPFL asking the SFA what the position is and should member clubs including Celtic not be demanding that in unprecedented times total transparency is required of SFA to arrive at a solution that is consistent with the rules and common sense as far as is possible?
For me The Rangers are lucky they continue to exist and its perhaps time they were told that and how Celtic helped them by accepting the 5 Way, not pushing Res12 and not challenging LNS at all when they were given evidence to do that in 2014 but did nothing and where the CQN championed Judicial Review seeking clarity never picked up either?
We will never get a better chance to wipe the historical slate clean than now exists, it just requires honesty, something those running Scottish football scoffs supporters for seeking.
Tim
I was specifically refering to the dish bit.
But it does set a precedent
dish = dosh
100% Auldheid
Auldheid
Spot on but won’t be holding my breath.
BadaBing
Thanks for info I will record I heard VAR is in operation for the dominoes. Makes it fairer.Will have a wee bet on line. Good odds
_ first to chap etc Hope some of you watched the Eastet Mass fro St AugustinesML5 My grandsons are altar boys there. Fr Michael has sent many food parcels around the town to all denominations Hope everone is well and in good spirits.I went for a walk in to the kitchen today
Auldheid
💯 agree!
roll up roll up,
first caller to clyde
its aw a celtic conspricy,
hahahahahaha
auldheid
Problem is that our club, Celtic FC, do not appear to have any vision for Scottish football, that deviates from a model adopted in the mid 1970s.
Have the Newco been charged with bringing the game into disrepute yet ? Surely you cannot call for the resignation of the executive with baseless accusations of impropriety?
Also assume Robertson will resign from SPFL Board …
Calton Tongues posted this on Sent/Celts….I think he needs therapy :O)
https://postimg.cc/dkRwqX8m
Auldheid
Hear Hear
ROBINBHOY on 15TH APRIL 2020 2:38 PM
An American friend of mine sent me a graphic yesterday about the US public’s opinion on how Donald Trump is handling this crisis;
Republicans 93% positive
Independents 13% positive
Democrats 23%
You have to wonder about the psyche of the average American.
*Must be fox and friends which is totally different fae fox news. incidentally one of the “friends” said that most of the dead were on their last legs anyway. naw his name isnae hitler or goebbels but o’reilly.
Budge and Gray to come up with League reconstruction ideas.
There’s the Village phone box coming on BBC1 that someone was talking about earlier today.
Sorry I cannot remember who.
Oh and Dundee Hibernian say yes😂🍀🏆🍀🏆🍀
D. :)
Auldheid
Well said.
TT
Evnin all – the Vicar of Dens
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Thought I would turn on Radio Snyde and poor Billy the Rangers fan wanting to boycot away grounds, semis, finals etc
Yeez are deed ya, noo feck off.
D. :)
These delusional Huns on Clyde Hun are off their head 😂😂
Ya fud that was meant to be.
😂😂😂
D. :)