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League reconstruction will soon look like a fantasy

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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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  2. Tim Malone Will Tell on

    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.

  11. whitedoghunch on

    BSR

     

     

    go quakers and make a sponge with duck eggs

     

    Robert from St Bride’s farm is delivering on Saturday

     

    take care

  13. Lullabies and Battle Cries on

    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.

  14. Tim Malone Will Tell on

    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.

  15. Coneybhoy on

    St Stivs

     

     

    Some butchers, in an abattoir, while that photo was taken, to butcher some meat.

     

     

    do i win a prize?😁

  18. bournesouprecipe on

    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

  20. corkcelt on

    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,

  21. Auldheid on

    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.

  26. bigshuggy on

    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

  29. Saint Stivs on

    roll up roll up,

     

     

    first caller to clyde

     

     

    its aw a celtic conspricy,

     

     

    hahahahahaha

  30. Celtic Mac on

    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.

  31. david17 on

    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 …

  34. Tontine Tim on

    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.

  36. David66 on

    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. :)

  40. David66 on

    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. :)

  41. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    These delusional Huns on Clyde Hun are off their head 😂😂

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