All eyes are on whether or not Neil Doncaster will be asked to step down at the Scottish Premier League annual general meeting, which is underway at the moment, after he threatened to renege on the SPL’s legal obligations to the Scottish Football League.
It may seem obvious that he has to go but don’t be so sure that he will. Nothing that Doncaster has said previously suggests he will easily be shamed into an act of honour, and several Gang of 10 clubs were behind his attempts to railroad the SFL into doing their dirty work.
The smart money is on him ‘doing an Ogilvie’, refusing to go voluntarily and removing the toxicity he adds to the situation from the body he represents.
In many respects it doesn’t really matter if he stays or goes right now. If he goes the chances of the SPL recruiting a candidate with the required ability is approaching zero, it is perhaps better that he stays to explain himself.
What I’m more interested in is Doncaster’s predicted Armageddon. In telling Scottish Football League clubs the SPL would be unable to meet the terms of the Settlement Fee they are due, he implied the top league would be insolvent today.
Question is, was he being honest? That’s a rhetorical question, no need to cast doubts of Mr Doncaster’s character.
The ticket office is open today until 16:00. If you’ve not renewed or bought a season ticket yet, get along now! Play your part in the fan-led rebirth of Scottish football.
One day you will be asked, ‘Granda, what did you do in the fight against corruption and cheating in Scottish football?’ Make sure you can answer, ‘I stood firm and made sure Celtic flourished’.
P.S. Buy a season ticket!!
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Saint Stivs:
They will never outlive the stigmas that our grand kids’ grand kids’ will mock them with.
In the year of our Lord 2212 Scottish Div 3 runners up Newcastle; relegated to the juniours… again… Newbie, Newbie, Newbie, Newbie, Rangers FC with 400 years of dignity and unpaid bills.
How do I go about getting an adult and child ST.Will I have to phone Parkhead or can I do it online Iam I right in thinking the childs ST is £50.
Dunfermline have been victims of a cheating club,can see a court case very soon.
the SFA will come down like a ton of bricks on any team going to court !!!
Who takes Dundee’s place in SFL1 and who takes that team’s place in SFL2?
LET THE FUN BEGIN now people like Paul67 and the rest of us bampots stopped corruption in its tracks.
MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS IS A TRULY MOMENTUS DAY
HAILLLLLLLLLLLL HAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Dunfermline are not going to be happy … this might not be the end of it.
Celtic First
Think Airdrie move to 1 but i’ve been wrong often:))))
Paul67 et al
Congratulations to Dundee on replacing the club formerly known as Rangers FC. It is tough on Dunfermline though, they should never have been relegated. Should be part of a bigger league next year. So there it is, Rangers no more, no more Old Firm!
Duncan Fraser (Aberdeen FC), Michael Johnston (Kilmarnock FC), Eric Riley (Celtic FC), and Stephen Thompson (Dundee United FC) were unanimously elected as Directors of the SPL to serve alongside Chief Executive Neil Doncaster and Chairman Ralph Topping on the SPL Board for Season 2012/13.
Best case scenario for newco.
Promotion this season, direct entry to SPL2, promotion to SPL.
Two years out of SPL1, 4 years out of Europe.
Repayment to Ticketus over several years, limited fans, limited money – ole Craigie in the background.
Hamstrung for years and years.
Bomber said he would be going to see a lawyer if Sevco were not in Div 1, as he said he had proof of it,Legal Aid ?
So now that it is confirmed that it is to be Dundee that are Club 12, I await a major reshuffling of the fixtures to ensure that they and the Arabs are not playing at home on the same days.
Today’s decision just shows that Doncaster and co have got no clue whatsoever why should Dunfermline suffer at the hands of a team who operated illegally last season…
Why should Spartans or any other team on the verge of the SFL have to wait while Sevco get a place in their place??
It’s not over yet…
Has the civil unrest begun yet ?
Ach daft question, it begun decades ago.
VMhan- I must know you if you do shoto budo in Greenock- are you a Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday devotee, or all three?
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon on 16 July, 2012 at 13:03 said:
Dunfermline are not going to be happy … this might not be the end of it.
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Maybe not, GJ.
But it IS the end of it for the Huns!
D3. Orcs melting away like snow off a dyke, Mordor crumbling and no cash to upkeep it, no players better than my old pub team wiling to sign for them/even allowed to sign for them. Sponsors deserting a sinking ship. Further admin looming…
I’m taking the kids out for Jelly and Ice Cream.
Our day has come.
As much as I don’t like Yorkston, the pars should gave been in the SPL. At least united won’t miss oldco as they’ll sell out their local derby instead. Is the SPL solvent now?
Maybe Sally will become a good manager after all.
Well some say its good to get an apprenticeship in the lower leagues.
Bada Bing – has bomber been lying down next to cracked paving stones holding his back and shouting for someone to call him a lawyer/ambulance again?
I am not ashamed to say I just shed a tear THANK YOU all
HAIL HAIL
I will tell my grankids I pulled a stomach muscle from 4 months of laughing at the huns…
Harry Hood @Vandalgrease
@alextomo Still many hurdles to be overcome. Sevco have no license to play football and are not allowed to play pro teams even in friendlies
Nor should they even receive a license…
CultsBhoy loves being 1st forever & ever on 16 July, 2012 at 12:52:
I know a Hun, who was a shareholder and season ticket holder until a few weeks ago, who has decided to watch his local junior team from this season.
In his words: “People can try and pretend it is still Rangers, but we all know it isn’t.”
Rogue,
Easy.
You pay 50% of salaries via EBT’s in order to reduce the tax bill.
You then reduce the salary bill by half by deducting income tax + NI contributions from employees remaining salary expenditure and pocket the money.
You invest the pocketed tax + NI contributions into a high risk oil exploration company funded through a Nigerian bank at squillion percent interest.
Hey presto, moonbeams to spare. You then identify potential 50squillion squid centre forwards to carry the team up the leagues. Andy Carroll in SPL3 anyone?
SonsOfErin -Bomber could take a bath on Div 1 verdict,but thet don’t have any towels :}
Celtic 1st
Airdrie and Stranraer !
miki67 on 16 July, 2012 at 12:32 said:
“Doncaster…. He should broaden his horizons and go on a long,very long,journey : physically,spiritually and emotionally.”
Physically – Go stick his heid doon a cludgie
Spiritually – Go to Hell
Emotionally – Go drown his sorrows
That’ll do for me
HH
Just remembered, I’ve got the 1st episode of season 5 in Breaking Bad to go home to.
Excellent.
I for one find it rather amusing that Sally’s ‘we don’t do walking away’ may have given himself quite a predicament.
Nic Naitanui, I know you are out there and you want to comment.
What are the chances of our flag game v Aberdeen being changed from Saturday 4th to facilitate TV? Prices of flights are going up and I really need to book. Thanks in advance.
Family club Palermo have stated that Dorin Goian is free to do as he wishes [ ie —walk away ] but as far as they are concerned Rangers Glasgow owe them money . They expect Rangers Glasgow to do the honorable thing and pay their debt.
If I was Dunfermline I would be seeking legal redress re being cheated by a self serving corrupt cabal of make things up as you go along chancers.
Dundee derby had a crowd of 10,000 Saturday. Dundee took a few thousand to Pittordrie on last visit. Dunfermline were a stinkin team on and off the park last season.
Toibhoy
Thanks. Good for Stranraer. Hope the pandering Airdrie Excited go straight back down.
So, Andy Goram said he didn’t realise what the fuss was all about, he had been told Rangers were in SFL1, and the announcement should have been made almost two weeks ago, instead of wasting everyones time wating until today.
GIRFUY!
Will the Orcs EVER RECOVER from this IM NOT SURE THEY WILL:))))))
Im 51yrs of age and this is one of the most memorable days in my journey.
Paul RTC phil mac and every last one of you bampots who played a part thank you OHHHHHHHH & not forgeting Peter Lawwell and our board yous will go down in the history books as hunskelpers extrordanaire
By hook or by crook, Rangers finished the season well above Dunfermline. What arguments will they present for being entitled to stay up?
I’m not sure how ol’ “poker face” Doncaster can have any part in any negotiation of the tv rights contract, given that he’s already stated his view that it’s now only worth 3m per year.
For this reason alone the SPL need to get rid of him, so that the new guy can honestly state neither he nor the organisation he represents support that valuation.