Despite of the most intense lobbying and doomsday predicting from chief executive, Neil Doncaster, SPL clubs have “overwhelmingly” voted ‘No to Newco’, finally rejecting the bid by one of Charles Green’s Sevco companies to form a team and gain access to the SPL.
This is the conclusion of what only last month looked like an unlikely grass-roots campaign which left several reluctant clubs with little choice but to accept the wishes of their supporters.
Neil Doncaster’s position is compromised after his ‘there is little difference between a CVA and liquidation’ campaign, as he contorted to win support for new rules which would make it easier for him to meet revenue targets.
The right conclusion has been reached. Well done to all.
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Hail Hail
Excellent awe naw!
Well happy no to newco day to one & all.
I’m relieved the vote went against sevco, but the fact there was even a vote sums up footballing priorities in this country.
If the head of the SFA & SFL can both be ‘rangers’ shareholders then the push to get sevco/newco/any other silly name into division 1 will be incredible in the coming weeks.
All that being said, next season will have the Scottish premier league without rangers. I NEVER EVER expected to see this day!! (well, up until a few months ago)
Hail! Hail!
Let’s make the champions league & romp the league.
Welcome to Glasgow, Home of Celtic FC, The city`s only premier league football team.
Maggie Mc Gill
you owe me a holiday
Calling it in.
LoserCSC
What a tweet by an English guy on the BBC live updates
Hugh Barnett: “Why should England consider having Rangers in our pyramid? We don’t need them, their sectarianism, and their arrogance.”
Well just in case the usual MALCONTENTS havent attacked the Celtic Board yet I will get the ball rolling
SACK THE BOARD
Richie on 4 July, 2012 at 14:30 said:
Absolutely …..our Board know exactly what they are doing, and have played this situation so well….
They decided NOT to go down the EBT route, and they have guided our integrity-abundant Club through the worst recession in history ….. Onward and upward……Hail Hail to the famous Glasgow Celtic …….. justice has prevailed……….
Now we need to ensure that, when the SFL take the same decision on SFL 1, we support them vehemently on any subsequent effort to punish / shaft them …….this is VERY IMPORTANT…. The SPL fans have ‘ spoken’, and we need to ensure the SFL have their view implemented also……….
…….I’m off for another sedative ……. Great day for Scottish Football …..the fans have dragged us back from the abyss ………. Now, SFA, get the SFL situation sorted, FGS……..
SFL fans are no different to SPL fans other than they support smaller clubs – broadly speaking they hold same values and have same aspirations.
therefore I expect that 80% plus will want to hold their Chairmen to account if they see values of sporting integrity (such a ‘yesterday phrase’ already) being undermined. More importantly why would they vote in an obsticle to their future promotion prospects?
Expect NO from SFL
Canamalar
Let me know if you need me to contact him.
just seen a tweet sayin BBC are reporting WE abstained, WTF!!!
Oh give them a home,
Where there’s no danger known
Where there’s nothing but dishonest play.
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And flute bands play The Sash every day.
No we´ve got no home
No tims for us to despise
No players no license
No title deeds
We’ll find out on the 12th of July
So it looks like adios
or a team full of dross
Aye that´s the place we’ll call home
On the twelth there we’ll join
To remember John Brown
And to pray that we get a home
No we´ve got no home
No tims for us to despise
No players no license
No title deeds
We’ll find out on the 12th of July
Yep that was bt
Awe Naw
Is it possible to forward it?
Dead and Loving it on 4 July, 2012 at 15:01 said:
….and buried on 12th
Means nothing to me if we did abstain. I would only view it as PL saying ‘why are we even voting on this farce’. I realise that wont please some on here, but I keep coming up with the same answer:
Our board or theirs?
That is all.
brimmer
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on 4 July, 2012 at 15:25 said:
Absolutely BRILLIANT……….LLLLOOOOLLLL
South Of Tunis on 4 July, 2012 at 15:07 said:
AWE NAW @ 14 54 .
I also hope that it was Celtic who abstained from voting . An unnecessary charade when all that was required was adhering to the rules . Voting merely legitimized the farce.
SOT/AWE NAW……..if this is true and the reason behind it
“Voting merely legitimized the farce.”
i hope Celtic stay on the outside of this whole farce and wait until , when its right for celtic, its on our terms.
Is the meeting still in progress, is Mr Doncasters position on the agenda now?
Surely he must be considering his position.
FUC*ING EXCELLENT THANK YOU CELTIC I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I EVER DID BEFORE
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX – kisses not bad language or my sexual rating as a man
My whole street will be wearing up to date Celtic clobber this year
AGAIN THANK YOU ARE MY CLUB
Awe Naw
………I won’t really relax till the 12th…………..
Bada Bing @ 15:02
A Pontius Pilate abstention more like
That is same question si vous plait
brimmer
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1. Denial — “I feel fine.”; “This can’t be happening, not to me.”
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2. Anger — “Why me? It’s not fair!”; “How can this happen?”; ‘”Who is to blame?”
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It is an important time for grieving that must be processed. Depression could be referred to as the dress rehearsal for the ‘aftermath’. It is a kind of acceptance with emotional attachment. It’s natural to feel sadness, regret, fear, and uncertainty when going through this stage. Feeling those emotions shows that the person has begun to accept the situation.
5. Acceptance — “It’s going to be okay.”; “I can’t fight it, I may as well prepare for it.”
In this last stage, individuals begin to come to terms with their mortality, or that of a loved one, or other tragic event. This stage varies according to the person’s situation. People dying can enter this stage a long time before the people they leave behind, who must pass through their own individual stages of dealing with the grief.
Hail! Hail!
If the meeting is still going on then presumably they are deciding who Club 12 will be
Celtic v Aberdeen August 4th
Both clubs are the only top flight teams in their respective cities.
Hamilton Tim
No .. sorry bud
Hail Hail
I hope Celtic abstained.
For the reasons I outlined earlier. This is not, was not and can never be made to be… a Celtic Story.
The Huns did this to themselves – the media and the Hun extremists would love to implicate Celtic but as long as we stand aside in silence they can only blame themselves…
HT awe naw
It’s out of “range” :)
Weefra HH
2010 Never Again
Emergency meeting called at Media House….prepare for incoming sometime soon
I hope Celtic voted YES – dead huns fans would hate that !!!!
no, I’M Neil Lennon “i’ll never walk alone” (fourstonecoppi ) on 4 July, 2012 at 15:28
Absolutely.
I have been saying for years we are Scottish football. We bring the hate necessary for this type of amphitheatre.
Hail Hail
Keith Downie @STVkeith
Aberdeen Chief Exec Douglas Fraser leaves Hampden. When asked about impact on his club, he only said: “we’ll be alright.”
St Mirren voted NO. SSN.
Awe Naw
Fair doos.
so who, SPL, SFL or SFA, decides who Club 12 is ?
Shonky on 4 July, 2012 at 15:28 said:
I think the Huns are going through the 6th stage of grief. The “We’re gonna take as many of you down with us as we can.” stage. It isn’t contrition that have the fans refusing D1. They want D3 because they fully expect the SPL to collapse without them and half the clubs to go out of business.
CultsBhoy loves being 1st forever & ever on 4 July, 2012 at 15:29 said:
Fully understand your reasoning, but Celtic voted NO ……….
As her majesty the Queen was in Glasgow today
did she also vote NO to the newco