Dramatic and ambitions developments in European leagues, in this instance Russian and Ukraine, who have taken Michel Platini’s endorsement for the regionalisation of domestic leagues, should inspire the imagination of every football fan and administrator in a league with problems.
Scotland has a league with problems.
Our clubs and national association are committed to reorganisation but neither proposal from the Scottish Premier League or Scottish Football League does anything to halt the inevitable decline and marginalisation of our clubs.
In the 60s, 70s and 80s well-run Scottish provincial clubs regularly beat leading teams from big European countries but since then our small domestic market TV market has made most Scottish clubs also-rans, both in Europe and at home. We have a league system where the battle for second place is competitive and interesting but does not carry a meaningful reward; only one club is capable of winning the league.
Before making any changes to our league system we need to consider what changes are happening elsewhere in Europe and have a mature conversation about regionalisation.
Ordered the CQN Annual yet? It is a product of literary brilliance. Get it here in time for Christmas!
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mighty tim,
my worry is, every customer based business knows exactly what is going on within their premises when the polic are involved.
The police are their by invitation or invasion, that security is paid for by us, the camera is at our expense.
All inclusive is becoming sinister IMO, not wanting to offend orangemen is a step too far.
zimmerman-izzy
Plenty of conspiracy theorists on here.
That is a good vid the Plane Sight one.
And the nurse’s suicide, a bit like the huns, tell the lie often enough………..
@WelshIrvine: A Hibs fan leaves Edinburgh for Dublin & starts a revolution. Another follows 90 years later & sits in Grogans pub. http://t.co/doj86tn1 …
A fun fact about the IPO
Rangers fans could have owned 100% for £5.5m in the summer.
Their saviour, Charles Green, is now charging them £10m for 20%. What a great guy.
the madman has tweeted
GIOVANNI DI STEFANO @DEVILSADVOKAT
@aldorfc1 @agent_868 I know there is trouble big trouble brewing it involves corruption at SFA/SPL and taped conversations and RFC .
Brechin City @BrechinCFC
Sad news that Charlie Adam snr has passed away, Charlie made over 90 appearances and scored over 35 goals for Brechin during 1986-1989.
Lower league legend. RIP
PAul and Anthony
Irvine Welsh turning down a knighthood
Things you won’t hear in msm
Shameful behaviour.
Uefa need to sort this out instead of punishing people for wearing the wrong boxer short.
Bliddy CQN’s keeping me away from reading my CQN annual.
Bliddy CQN annual’s keeping me away from lurking on CQN
Bah ! Humbug!
Kayal33
I hope he is no that mad then :>)
Kayal33
an taped conversations
>Na na na na na na na na na na na
Craigy Craigy whyte Craigy whyte Craigy Craigy Craigy whyte…
I see Milik who “joined” Celtic on Saturday (Daily Mail) has joined Bayer Leverkusen.
SffS
Chuckles’ plan is playing out…a crap response leaves him with a cast iron mandate to do what he wants. The sevco loyal can’t do anything about it because they didn’t take the bait. Cue the fire-sale, naming rights, lease-back, venture capital investment…the hale jing-bang as Rab C would say.
He walks away with double cash, the international rangers are flushed down the crapper with only the hope of yet another ‘Craig-lite’ turning up to bail them out. Cue Jabba roaring like Brian Blessed with his nuts in a rat-trap, the Mayan calendar might be right, vis-a-vis the reincarnated zombies!
HH
dirtymac
As ever they will do nothing.
Just like they have done nada re the huns.
Too many worms they want to get firmly shut in the can, they are as bad as anyone.
stage 2 of the windup
we need to stop getting excited about leaks\rumours that originate from the meeja,
we’ve been suckered too many times now.
Sit back and let it unfold
Evening all
New post from Phil Mac
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/sevco-and-identity-theft/
3 days
1 hour
45 minutes
58 seconds.
Seven Fishes Four Steaks
I see Milik who “joined” Celtic on Saturday (Daily Mail)
.>Daily Mail got it wrong. That is nuclear. Didn’t see that coming.
Tet and en
It sounds a bit like ibrokes there en
Where painters are handed midfielders shirts
Pie eaters get brown brogues and cheap suits
Snake oil salesmen get ceo positions
paulsatim is neil lennon
22:03 on 17 December, 2012
A fun fact about the IPO
Rangers fans could have owned 100% for £5.5m in the summer.
Their saviour, Charles Green, is now charging them £10m for 20%. What a great guy.
>>
Excellent post sir.
Hopefully doesn’t get lost in the bullishit.
Hail hail
CQN Annual arrived in the mail today. It was out of the bag before I realised what it was.
Fortunately I’ve got the memory like a sevcovian.(Listening to Clyde tonight they all seem to have forgotten already that they were liquidated recently).
So, I’ve popped it back in the bag and I’ll still get a nice surprise on 25th. Not before I had a wee flick through the pages where I was chuffed to find that I had a mention on a couple of pages!
Congratulation to all concerned. It is a smashing production …and great value for money!
Billy Bhoy
why that 12 yr old girl should watch her back.
be warned – you will become labelled a conspiracy nut if you believe this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THlaMUq6MKU
Mr Sim said: “It was an error which happened due to time constraints. We understand that it may have offended Rangers fans and that is why we have apologised unreservedly.”
Not quite the apology we heard about earlier.
canamalar
I agree.
My last post last night was that I wouldn’t be holding my breath, and my first post today, was I was glad I wasn’t holding my breath.
It stands to rights tho, that our hero CW would have more than the tape he furnished Mark Daly with, he obviously knew that he would be needing security, maybes he has tapes, maybes he’s no.
But if I were a betting man >>>>>>>>
The Boy Jinky
22:18 on 17 December, 2012
You forgot about obese “journalists” giving up their job spouting Sevco p*sh
in order to take up a new job spouting……er…….Sevco p*sh.
Seven Fishes Four Steaks 22:09
I only caught a bit of That story before it was blown away.
sFFSaaakes man :)
All kidding aside, listening to the latest CU podcast today they were saying almost as we have been saying for years. This team needs a Riquelme/Lubo type.
Im concinved if the manager could handle a creative player we would go a lot further in this competition.
We can afford Juan Roman Riquelme, he is suited to our stature, its freekin perfect. If we sign him I’ll meet you at Wembley.
Theres the romance of the FA cup right there, the FA cup has been waiting for Celtic to arrive at Wembley in the Champions League final for years.
EN
The Boy Jinky
22:18 on
17 December, 2012
Brilliant :>)))
Sad news that Charlie Adam snr has passed away,
>Desert bush of tumbleweed Smelling of sisters pants go tumbling by…
Bobby Robson after England slipped up against Cameroon, when asked if they under estimated Cameroon.
” No we didn’t underestimate them we just didn’t realise they were as good as they were”
hso much for the peaceful protests – huns goin mad brockin cops…also a brickin fenian cabs….fkin rats
Thems on rm reckon chuckles should be expanding ibrokes as there’s not enough seats for the most loyal fans in the world…
Share issue deid.
History deid.
Club deid.
Newco dying.hh
bricking#
Even if the msm didn’t report Irvine Welsh turning down a knighthood you’d think somebody might.
violent thugs…i guess the news of the sevco share issue has reached these shores
the most incisive analysis of the Cuck Green prospectus I’ve heard so far’ stick with it at the back!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3s0joFeajk
Kayal33, Brian McDermott has one regret in his football life. He pulled on the English shirt as a schoolboy level if I remember correctly. His street in London was mostly Irish families and he felt guilt at letting them down. His way of repaying them would be to manage Ireland.
SilenceChuckGreenAndTheBrittishMediaPropagandaMachine
at 22.22.
I don’t read labels.
Corky
Booby robson was a belter for statements and thats a cracker
Stories that he couldnt remember many of the engerlund teams names