Scottish Football League chief executive, David Longmuir, emerged from the shambles that the game’s administrators got themselves into last year with a remarkably solid relationship with the SFL’s member clubs, indeed, he has been singled out for high praise from the Newco-club.
The flow of sentiment reversed after he wrote to member clubs suggesting Celtic and Newco-Rangers enter ‘colt’ clubs in the Third Division. This bizarre suggestion was justified on the basis that if Celtic and Rangers join another league, while leaving the rest of the leading clubs behind, their colt teams would continue to bring interest and revenue to the game.
Mr Longmuir seems to have missed the fact that in the event any of the above comes to pass, the departure of Celtic and Newco-Rangers would then create an opportunity for colt clubs to be considered. Their inclusion now is unnecessary, especially when Newco could potentially enter administration next season, lose players, suffer the mandatory 25 point penalty and be relegated into the bottom division with their colt players, who presumably would also suffer administration-related penalties.
Speculation that Mr Longmuir is taking care of current business until he is ready to move to Newco is becoming hard to ignore. Newco need to get themselves out of the bottom league first, though. The colts team idea is certain to be rejected, the question will not even reach the SPL or Celtic. The 12-12-10-10 idea favoured by Newco is looking an increasingly hard sell, with 12-12-18 more likely. Mr Longmuir better look after the interests of all his member clubs if he wants to hang on long enough to move straight to Newco. If he loses his ability to be a dealmaker I’m not sure what he can offer an aspiring £100m company.
Football is seldom played on a higher plane than we witnessed from the Camp Nou last night. Barcelona, until recently undisputedly regarded as the best team in the world, were up against it. With a league win assured their form stuttered and they had to become the first team in Champions League history to overcome a 2-0 first leg defeat.
They delivered, as did their most precocious talent, but there was a hugely important lesson to be learned from the game.
Milan are out of Europe because they made preventable mistakes which Celtic didn’t make, home or away, against Barcelona. Even at this level, the team which makes fewest preventable mistakes progresses.
Milan and, after Juventus, Celtic, can spend the remainder of the season pondering the value of putting laces through the ball. Barcelona, of course, are fabulous, but the question remains, can they do it at home against Annan Athletic? I’m not so sure.
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wow I now have the most famous name in the world
the singing detective demands the resignation of campbell ogilvie.
Sometimes its better to say nothing rather that an inane comment.
FTP
Frank The Pope
TSD
A ‘plastic tally’ you say?
Rather be one of those instead of a ‘plastic wally’.
May your god go with you.
HH!!
Down to earth guy who acted more like your local priest than a Cardinal. Need an average Joe to go in and declare whats wrong and sort it.
Belter
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=499791386750022&set=a.112587382137093.15016.110967718965726&type=1&theater
Las Islas , Malvinas , Argentina!!
God bless Pope Francis!
Big butchers apron in the crowd. That’ll confuse ra peepul ……..
#flegs
did he just say ” i need to be Frank with you tonight ” :)
goldstar10
19:10 on 13 March, 2013
He he
@Pontifex 1m
HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM
Will be interesting see how the Uk report this nationality if the new Pontiff !!!!! GBTP !
the spirit of arthur lee
19:30 on 13 March, 2013
FTP
Frank The Pope
………….
That’s FTP on the FF banned list now ☑
V
I ‘ve a good feeling about this Pope.
toffeetim
the zombies slogan will now mean Francis The Pope
67heaven- not mine I must stress, but a good one all the same!
Goldstar10
lol
Vmhan spirit of Arthur lee ….. V. Funny
the spirit of arthur lee.
Good one :-))
Disappointed in Pope Francis.
Was hoping for Pope Lionel Messi.
Hope he is not a Racing Club supporter.
changeFIFA@changeFIFA
What’s the difference between Pope Francis & FIFA leaders? Pope Francis doesn’t think he’s God.
Seems He Likes His Pies….
Frankly…..Underwhelmed…!!
No Indication That He’s The ‘Fire-In-The-Belly’ Pope That We Desperately Need At This Time In Our History…
Hopefully….Just A ‘Transitional Figure’…
Right? Right…!!
Popes first trip is to LA. Frankie goes to Hollywood …..
being a secular franciscan I’m absolutely delighted with the name he has chosen, however the new Pontif being a Jesuit there’s more chance it was after St Francis Xavier.
BTW 2.5m in the Vatican Square and surrounding streets and all happy and rejoicing.
That’s what seperates us from the beasts.
Viva Il Papa CSC
Francis is my middle name I feel bless that the new pope has taken that name, mind you that feeling could be the 8 pints I have today to drown my sorrows of the second day in a row losing at Cheltenham
that was wonderful …
god bless pope Francis…
Singing det….. What do you mean? Fire and brimstone?
Good start from El Papa. A humble guy.
So is the Pope’s chauffeur’s jaiket on a shaky nail?
my latins not that great but I’m pretty sure pope frank just
said “servco you’s are not rangers”
Back to the fitba
Good News day, God Bless Pope
Tontine – now you mention it my gran was in the order of st francis.
Francis of assisi was told to ‘rebuild the church’ – think the name is very telling in many ways. Service to poor, humility, environmental concern, reform …..
I hope.
Humility – a quality we all need.
RobertTressell
19:45 on 13 March, 2013
Tontine – now you mention it my gran was in the order of st francis.
Francis of assisi was told to ‘rebuild the church’ – think the name is very telling in many ways. Service to poor, humility, environmental concern, reform …..
I hope.
*That’s the way I see it.
New #Pope Francis is a “humble, gentle and spiritual man” Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor tells #c4news, “he will be a blessing”
Lol c’mon il papa