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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AngelGabriel,
I agree the relegation is a much greater injustice but reconstruction if it goes through will solve that.
For that reason alone I hope there is reconstruction next season even if it’s only for 1 year.
If it doesn’t happen I expect the relegated teams will get Financial recompense and to be fair if they don’t win promotion next season they probably deserved relegation
Incidentally
The current plans for premiership financial spilt for 20/21 season on a bigger league of 14
Top 6 recieve what is in current plans
Bottom 8 split between what is currently planned for the 6 if league had to remain at 12
(They all have an extra home game to make up any shortfall)
Makes sense to me 😂😂
Ibrox Noise announced that this title is the most tainted in history, irony and self awareness knows no bounds. Even though all of this at the moment only affects bottom tiers, muppets
The only asterisk against our title should be to indicate the 13 point gap would probably have been more. The same as in cricket – “not out”.
The silence out of ibrox has me thinking they’re actually engaging the services of a QC. Excellent. Let them piss away more money on legal fees.
An Dun
i would expect the QC would want payment up front
The 99 year old guy,walking round his garden for the NHS, has currently raised £10 million 😳….Park will headhunt the old boy for Poundland
An dun
If them or hertz PT or whoever take it out of the auspices of football, then UEFA mention one team FC Sion
SuperSutton on 15th April 2020 10:50 pm
The only asterisk against our title should be to indicate the 13 point gap would probably have been more. The same as in cricket – “not out”.
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Employ the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method
Celtic Mac…. 100pc
Celtic will be handed nothing……………….
Celtic, by dint of their prowess and on-field performances……. have won this League by amassing more points than any of the competition.
HH.
MICKYBOY
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I’m guessing MICKYBOY spent his weekend burning down 5G masts
Hello again all you young rebels.
I take it my late rise this fine morn i’ve missed all you bhoys/ghirls?
Where’s PETEC when i need him?
O.K what to do today?
Maybe i’ll sit at the comp. and see if the gullabillies put out another
statement during the night.
I can just picture them huddled round a wee oil lamp, nae shilling for
the meter and frothin at the mooth.
Oh my days !
H.H . Mick
Nein
Naw
NINE
Chanty/Teuchtar
CELTIC cigarettes, I remember them and the Huns. not 100%sure but I thought they were made by the Co-operative factory maybe the one in Sheildhall.I was sure until someone mentioned Hal Stewart of Morton being involved
I am quaffing my thirst with the tears of callers on Clyde.
Corruption, conspiracy obviously the unseen hand of PL and of course Celtic.
Boycotts. Off to England. Sporting integrity. The last one had me in stitches.
One good point though.
How come Budge is leading the task to reconstruct the leagues?
She will of course be objective and even handed. Aye right.
Midnight and no statement from The Rangers.
Is that a first?
If it is, it will be the only first they’ll see this season.
When the early enquiries about the EBTs were made can anyone(Auldheid ?) remember who stated it was akin to match fixing?
Cheers
GG
Definitely going legal. More fool them.
Good morning CQN from another fine dry sunny morning in the Garngad
Oh the pain of Der Hun.
It’s amazing how all of a sudden Sevco and their zombie fans cared about the rest of Scottish football up until Dundee finally cast their vote last night. Then it was a Sunami of no feck Scottish football, we will boycot away grounds, semi finals, finals (as if they will reach another one) and concerts at Hampdump. 😂😂😂 Oh Ma sides – So if they get to a semi or final against us they will not take tickets😂😂😂 also could any of the artists/bands that would play at Hampdump give a flying feck if wee Billy and his wife Willimina don’t buy a ticket😂😂😂 oh ma sides.
We all know what is at the heart of the zombies seethingness and permarage and it’s the thought that we will get the 9th title in a row, yes 9IAR and 1 away from breaking another Scottish record😂😂😂 oh ma sides.
I cannot wait for crayon o’clock today, they will be suing everyone. 😂😂😂
I think I will have jelly and ice cream for brekfast.
🏆🍀🏆🍀🏆🍀🏆🍀🏆🍀🏆🍀🏆🍀🏆🍀🏆🍀 – Loading
HWG10IAR
D. :)
Good morning, friends, from a beautiful, fresh, predominantly clear skied, dry and optimistic looking East Kilbride. Whilst I am happy that we tend to leave the ‘lest issue a statement’ approach to other teams I wouldn’t mind Saint Peter putting out a wee wind up one today, congratulating Raith Rovers on winning league One by 1 point but emphasising Celtic’s preference to eventually play the remaining 8 games in an attempt to secure the additional 20 points required to achieve 100 points…assuming that our opponents for those 8 scheduled games (Sevco [twice], St Johnstone, HIbs [twice], Motherwell, Aberdeen and Livinmgston) all still exist ;-)
My God , is the only viable and realistic exit strategy ” herd” immunity.
I’m no medic, but scrutinizing differing information streams leads me to that conclusion.
HH to all and stay safe.
I wasn’t particularly in favour of reconstruction largely because I wanted to see Hearts and Budge go down.
However, a 14 team league encompassing a top 6 split with home and away games will gives us 36 games in a league season. Meaning everyone playing the same amount of home and away games against each other.
That is a big carrot for reconstruction. Seeing us playing the top 6 twice away from home while they only had played away once at all the top 6 grounds was something that should have given them a clear advantage this season.
We were facing a third trip away to Easter Road or Livi while they had a third home game lined up against Aberdeen or Motherwell after the split.
Reconstruction means this ridiculous situation can not arise again.
I’m sure it was nimmo Smith who used the words match fixing ,then fined them ,a transfer embargo which wasn’t and said no sporting advantage due to disguised payments was gained or was there any dishonesty , that judgement in its entirety needs revisited as he lumped both wee and big tax case together.
Well STs should be less due to the fact we only have to deep clean the stadium once per season for league games.
Doesnt look good Budge is involved in reconstruction.
IMO
HH
Did I miss a wee stooshie here yesterday afternoon?
I had a quick look in, left a small contribution and went away to cook dinner.
By the time I got the chance to look back in, it was late. All posts were gone though.
Can anyone shed any light?
I’m just curious!
michael ball on the boycott list now…
If Celtic’s season review DVD isn’t called “Nine Mair on Nelms’ Street” I’ll be having words.
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
I just read that clown McCoist comparing the SPFL holding an INTERNAL enquiry
into the voting procedure as similar to having his son check his own homework
then give himself a chocolate biscuit
That clown has a short memory when if I remember Rangers held their own
internal enquiry when in throngs of Liquidation leading to the LNS case
The days of silly quotes & threats are coming….Enjoy.
HH
ALASDAIR MACLEAN on 16TH APRIL 2020 8:22 AM
Did I miss a wee stooshie here yesterday afternoon?
I had a quick look in, left a small contribution and went away to cook dinner.
By the time I got the chance to look back in, it was late. All posts were gone though.
Can anyone shed any light?
I’m just curious!
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Aye…some Ross County bam came on ,through in a grenade then left….cue bedlam and Paul67
delated all related posts.hh
Lennybhoy
Good Morning Sir. I like the cut of your jib there. That’s a cracker and no mistake. Its the way ye tell ’em…😉😉
HH
Through should be THREW…..:o)
FESS19 on 16TH APRIL 2020 5:16 AM
When the early enquiries about the EBTs were made can anyone(Auldheid ?) remember who stated it was akin to match fixing?
Cheers
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The expression was used by the SFA Judicial Panel investigating non-payment in the sum of around £13 million of PAYE, National Insurance and VAT by Rangers under Craig Whyte:
“The Tribunal attempted in its exercise of fixing these matters on the scale of offences to identify a more serious offence than those on the complaints, and concluded that only match fixing in its various forms might be a more serious breach.”
An appeal panel chaired by Lord Carloway subsequently approved of that characterisation of the offence.
Is the lockdown still on? round here in rural Perthshire life goes on as normal -for the farmers anyway. Maybe they are all immune. Postman (immune) police (immune) bin collectors immune. The rest of us in mortal danger .
FRIESDORFER on 16TH APRIL 2020 9:16 AM
Good morning A, I hope and pray you and yours are safe and well.
I have to admit to stealing that from Twitter but thought it had to be shared.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Voguepunter,
Hope you’re all well – was thinking about you in this crisis.
Was hearing that your line was not only most affected … but one of the most in the at risk after the health workers.
Sorry I missed the fun yesterday – drat!
ALASDAIR MACLEAN on 16TH APRIL 2020 9:34 AM
Al ,me and mine well mate ( hopefully you are same),got corns on my arse ..been off work for almost 4 weeks.
Take care.