Scottish football is posed for the most momentous stand-off in its history. The battle lines are clear:
Money v Morals, TV money v Season ticket money, Bank of Scotland v Fans
In 12 days the SPL clubs will vote on resolutions which will enable a new club to parachute straight into the SPL following the liquidation of Rangers without having to apply for entry to the Scottish Football league and rise through the pyramid. Five clubs can block their entry – for a few days anyway. Six, a majority if one member is liquidated, would be enough to ensure Rangers Newco SPL entry is blocked.
According to the SPL Fan Survey fans would overwhelmingly like to see any Newco football club enter the Scottish Football League, a position supported by a large number of Rangers fans, but the voices of fans are more easily discarded than that of the Bank of Scotland, who a large number of clubs depend upon to keep their own clubs out of administration.
In short, unless clubs can demonstrate to the Bank of Scotland that they will lose more money from disaffected fans by voting for Newco than they will by voting to retain the custom of Rangers fans, with accompanying television and sponsor money, Newco FC will be voted into the SPL.
Celtic will vote against Newco but fans from Hibs, Hearts, Aberdeen, Dundee United, Inverness, St Johnstone, Motherwell and St Mirren have to do more to make their case directly with their clubs. Irrespective of fan views, I reckon Dunfermline shareholders would rather relegate their own team than Rangers. Don’t even ask about Kilmarnock.
The Gang of 10 may speak as one. If they get rid of Rangers they will be able to out-vote Celtic and have a unique opportunity to change voting rights, allowing them to capture long-term money currently going to Celtic. This, together with overwhelming fan pressure, might be enough to persuade some, but this issue is more complex.
Despite initial opposition to changing the voting rights, Duff and Phelps may vote with the Gang of 10 on voting rights as part of a deal to allow them to sell a place in the SPL. Yes – trade votes in order to sell a place in the top league. Sporting integrity dismantled forever.
Since we first raised the alarm on this vote back in October I have been convinced Newco would be ushered into the SPL but the weight of opinion from fans from other clubs is stark. Over half of respondents to the Survey say they will not attend SPL games if Newco is voted straight into the league.
Even the Bank of Scotland would have to recognise the business sense in siding with the fans if this view is made firmly enough.
Truth is, no one knows which way this one will go, but this is a once in a century opportunity for fans to make a stand.
Bids for the original canvass painting of Neil Lennon by US based artist, Joseph Gormley, has topped £600! Keep an eye on the auction, which ends tomorrow, here.
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At the Nou Camp Chelsea will be destroyed by Barca!!
Cahill and Terry and particular will be torn apart on the bigger pitch,,,i for one am looking forward to it!!
Hail hail
Som mes que un club on 19 April, 2012 at 09:39 said:
No talking to you after that 33/1 shot last weekend :o)
Bhoys I have a spare ticket for Fir Park this Sunday. It’s for the South Stand (Celtic end) and is priced at £25, unfortunately it’s beside me!!
I also have other tickets to sell for Sunday which are for other areas of the same stand.
If you’re interested you can either post on here or mail me at hamiltontim@hotmail.co.uk
ps VP, I’m not in class the noo :-)))))
VP-How the hell are you?
Bada Bing
It would not be possible without the help of CQN’s finest.
I did not think i would get so many so quickly, Hoping for nother 50.
The more green & white shirts i see here the better. HH
So what time is Lenny’s kangaroo court today?
And what is the world record for a managerial ban – or is there another hearing to come after he is found guilty this time?
!!Bada Bing!! on 19 April, 2012 at 09:45 said:
Sober mate,so not great.
Neil Lennon could be hit with a minimum five-game ban if he is found guilty on both two charges by a Scottish Football Association’s judicial panel on Thursday.
The Celtic manager will be called to explain his actions over a series of incidents involving referees. Lennon is accused of breaching rules 68 and 203 of the Scottish FA’s rules.
On the agenda will be comments made towards Willie Collum following Celtic’s Scottish Communities League Cup final defeat to Kilmarnock. Lennon publicly criticised the decision to book Anthony Stokes for diving, rather than award a penalty, late in the match.
A half-time altercation with Calum Murray at Celtic’s derby defeat to Rangers is also on the charge sheet, with the manager accused of acting aggressively towards the official.
Rules
Rule 68 states: “No recognised football body, club, official, Team Official or other member of Team Staff, player or other person under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA, shall in an interview, a ‘blog’ on the internet, on a social networking or micro-blogging site, or in any other manner calculated or likely to lead to publicity (i) criticise the performance(s) of any or all match official(s) in such a way as to indicate bias or incompetence on the part of such match official; or (ii) make remarks about such match official(s) which impinge on his character.”
A minimum three-game ban applies for any guilty verdict, with the full range of punishments available stretching to four, five and 20 matches.
Rule 203 stipulates: “No member of Team Staff shall commit Misconduct at a match, including but not limited to committing acts of the kind described in the Schedule of Offences in Annex C (including where there is aggravation by any factor, including but not limited to prolongation of the incident; combination of different offences; continued use of offensive, abusing and/ or insulting language and/or behaviour; calling a match official a cheat and/ or calling a match official’s integrity into question; failure to comply with a match official’s requests; adoption of aggressive behaviour towards a match official; any racist, sexist, sectarian and/or otherwise discriminatory element; and the degree of any physical violence), breaching the Post Match Protocol and committing Unacceptable Conduct.”
A breach of this regulation results in a minimum two-game suspension, ranging upwards to eight and 16 games, as well as a maximum punishment of a year-long ban from football.
Gordon J- I hope we publish the minutes of the Kangaroo Court,it might make for interesting reading.Anthony Stokes got a 1 game ban with NO right of appeal,is that a first?
I think they are trying to ban Neil from being on the park when we get the trophy v Hearts.
!!Bada Bing!!,
Is this for the so called sending off after the game? How can there be no appeal??
!!Bada Bing!! on 19 April, 2012 at 09:53 said:
I think they are trying to ban Neil from being on the park when we get the trophy v Hearts.
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We should refuse to accept the Trophy then!
Eff them, their TV deal and their Sponsors!!!!
They need us far more than we need them as events of the past while have proven 100%
huns on crimewatch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qxdJ3VdxNBY
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On a Sad Note..
The Korean Midfielder who was Banned for Life in 2011 for Match fixing has Committed Suicide..
Summa
Bada
We appeal it and then if he still gets a ban put him on the pitch after the match anyway. Who cares if they add a game or two?
LB
invite Neil as guest of honour to receive the league trophy.
and get our players to refuse to play for Scotland.
Oh how lenny could do with paul mc bride now . Oh how celtic could do with paul mc bride now . Is it just me or have the governors of scottish football puffed their chests out again since pauls loss . Looks like it to me .Its time we were spiling the beans on this outfit , Keep taking and they will keep giving .of that you can be certain..
BTW is ogilvie still in the building .
jimtim
Celtic should ask the SPL to give them the trophy at the next available opportunity. They want to play awkward. So can Celtic!
LB
Another wee song in Support of the Scottish Manager of the Year 2012.
Mr. Neil Lennon
I’m Shipping Up To Boston – Dropkick Murphys
The Moon Bhoys on 18 April, 2012 at 17:23 said:
That sounds leek Scotland in 2012 .. scary stuff .. independence next
Hail Hail
LiviBhoy on 19 April, 2012 at 10:05 said:
”Celtic should ask the SPL to give them the trophy at the next available opportunity. They want to play awkward. So can Celtic!”
Alternatively they could treat the whole thing with disdain.
No fanfare, no fuss, no spectacle.
That would annoy the SPL and the media.
We’ve won the league, that’s all that matters.
Kit
I’m on the next flight over to make sure you are taking your medication
If Anthony Stokes has been banned from the Scottish Cup for one match. Why would neil Lennon’s ban not be in the Scottish Cup? Genuine question.
I also believe Neil will be taking a lawyer with him. When you look at the way the shame acted last season at Paradise I don’t see them having a leg to stand on with this one. Neil didn’t lay his hands on anyone.
LB
Thanks whoever posted the Doug Stanhope clip last night, just magic, I had watched a couple of clips from him on youtube a while back but forgotten about him. Even the BNP guy outside iborcs was laughing!
ernie lynch on 19 April, 2012 at 10:10 said:
LiviBhoy on 19 April, 2012 at 10:05 said:
”Celtic should ask the SPL to give them the trophy at the next available opportunity. They want to play awkward. So can Celtic!”
Alternatively they could treat the whole thing with disdain.
No fanfare, no fuss, no spectacle.
That would annoy the SPL and the media.
We’ve won the league, that’s all that matters.
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I think we should also play a disrespectfully piss-poor team for the remainder of the season: 10 men, youth team players, Zaluska up-front on his own – that kind of thing.
We’ve won the league already, so it doesn’t matter.
Treat the SPL/SFA with the contempt they deserve.
WDH
I can’t show my support for Neil Lennon (The Scottish Manager of the Year – 2012) by boycotting away games that fall during the term of his extended ban, and there is not much else I personally can do to hurt those who dig deep to hurt NeilLennon and his ilk – the Celtic Support – so I just celebrate the man in song (albeit youtube song) and go on waiting for our day to come.
Poor dead king
……
He’d offer more mobility than Hooper anyway
So Mr Whyte can brand the SFA as a farce and refuses to attend their hearings for 5 counts of bringing the game into disrepute.
Not worthy media attention?
Our manager questions an inept performance and is immediately portrayed as guilty before be arrives at the hearing by the press.
And they wonder why we ask for a level playing field?
My opinion is that Celtic should refuse to comply until the SFA’s ‘tainted’ chairman does the decent thing and steps aside.
ernie lynch
We have waited a few years for this league title and we should enjoy it. Why should the players and management staff not get to parade the trophy? Neil isn’t banned yet for a start and I would still ask for the trophy earlier than the Hearts game in which I hope Celtic kick them all over the pitch!
LB
This made me smile as in the process of booking cheap flights to the Pale
Cheap Flights
Not for the speakers too loud if in the offce.
Charles Lavery tweet:
Liquidation it is. Liquidation form filed at Companies House for #RFC #CELTIC #oldfirm
Kit I did was not reffferring to that.I aspire to few but he is one.
Just a general if you need a cuddle or to spoon I’ll jump on a plane.
Celtic players themselves shouldn’t want to play for Scotland,Broonie has witnessed countless injustices against the club in his time,to me he shouldn’t be playing for them anyway but see how the national side gets on without him,Forrest and Mulgrew.I don’t want to sound reactionary but Celtic players seem to suffer from the ole Stockholm Syndrome where Scotland is concerned,Celtic couldn’t get treated any worse for withdrawing players than how we have been.
Morning all!
What time is Neil up in front of the beaks?
If I was his legal team I would ask that all e-mail and mobile phone correspondence records from the MIB’s who `starred’ in those games be made available.
Bit draconian, maybe!
I would be interested to see if they received any congratulations for their performance in those games.
txt – “Norry, u da man. Srtd wee g*nger pr*ck rite out! lol”
sender – HD
HH
JustathoughtCSC
LiviBhoy on 19 April, 2012 at 10:23 said:
”Why should the players and management staff not get to parade the trophy?”
You’d have to ask yourself why they need to parade a trophy to be able to celebrate winning the league.
We had a celebration at the end of last season without a trophy on display.
Celebrate, just don’t feature the trophy, or anything else connected withe the SPL regime.
The Ng-lourious Basterds still in business?
ElDiegoBhoy
JFH
Mighty Tim
Ok I will check out the Jack Reacher novels
Thanks
Hail Hail