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.
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I hear SSB is giving ole Chunky Monkey Bigot Blue a wee slot to push his lodges IPO to the Loyal Blue Billy Bhoys.
I think he thought he had them hook line and sinker. Little did he realise that world record no.s of bums on seats in 4th tier football does not equate to world record bigots putting their hands in their pockets.
All he had to do was ask Sir David Murray.
MWD
Chunkles lying through his teeth on the audio p.r. wing, Radio Snyde.
: > )
I haven’t seen an apology from Montrose.
All I saw was a statement from him that wants zombies money saying he called Montrose and they verbally apologised.
Do I believe him. I wouldn’t believe that the sea was full of salty water if he told me so. I’d have to taste it first.
MWD
Chuck accepting apologies from a club who have told the truth. oh dear…
[✔] Yes
[ ] No
Have we soon a Montrose statement? There’s mothing on the club website.
“We are sorry that you were upset by the truth?”
Chuckles out with his begging bowl again and claiming the comment in the montrose program was just a big mistake.
BFDJ is a sad Hun :-(
Chuck has obviously studied Quantum theory, and has concluded that the cat is alive and dead at the same time.
However, he fails to mention that it’s only when when the phenomenon is observed that the status can be finally determined.
The only serious observers up till now are the internet bampots. There is also the Spike Milligan interpretation:
“Just because a cat has kittens in the oven it does not make them buns.”
Until fitbaw authorities make credible observations and can prove otherwise, the conclusion has to be:
“The cat is deid”.
Good evening friends, I hope we are all well?
mincentattiesonamondayCSC
So…..The E.C.A. accepts t’rankers as then, now, forever.
Right, BDO needs to get in there and liquidate the entire lot and repay the creditors and get shot of this criminal enterprise once and for all.
But I won’t be holding my breath because apart from it all stinking to high heaven, BDO have a dubious reputation and are open to being bent.
Right up Chunkle’s alley….the place where t’rankers fan inside him resides.
Have Montrose confirmed that they apologized to Sevco ?
Atlantic League
NO THANKS
starry plough.
I’d play in any competative league, anywhere, anytime, anyplace that gave us a chance of European Football.
My concern after Saturday especially and all of this season, is the haemorrhage of Celtic fans lots of whom have bought season tickets, but for one reason or another – don’t trap.
There are people on the Celtic Board who can see what is happening, and must take stock of what the sales will be next season, and the next.
I think Paul67’s article is far sighted, on a personal level I despise Deedco so much,what they did, and how they escaped with a licence, it may at some time in the future rebound on my Celtic supporting, in financial terms, but I hope the Celtic Board find the escape route.
Moonbeams WD. Kano 1000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 100%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar.
That made me smile Reality has a sense of humour.
Just caught the tail end of Chuck on R Clyde. Margnmanious of him on Montrose eh?
Did the Montrose programme get it wrong then?
I bet Woolworths wish they had cottoned on the CG’s wheeze, all they had to do was sell themselves to any bidder and rename themselves Woolworthsnotsomuch and bingo carry on trading oweing to no one.
STV follow Radio Clyde’s example in leading the sports reporting by starting in Division 3- then broadcasting that Montrose have apologised for telling the truth- only they call it saying the new club have no history- shameless
SSB practically a Sevco cash hotline there.
Get your money in, you bears, before tomorrow’s deadline.
C’mon, pretty please.
I wonder what happened to my pledges ?
Hooper’s agent said there will be news on his contract very soon.
You totally defeat your own argument by your insistence on being prejudicial.
You link joining a new league, with a desire to raise match fees, with the biggie,
“The desire to sanitise the support”.
Your fixation with the, in your mind, the Celtic board’s desire to disenfranchise great swathes of the Celtic support demeans your argument.
Not everything is black and white.
Is it not possible, to you, that there could be a positive motive behind the Celtic board’s actions?
EC67
Snyde on commission…..
When do Montrose make their statement?
SSB were saying greengo sounded a tad ‘down’ tonight…….. nae wunder, his share issue (£30m) is not going to be realised………circa £2m from fans, and this fictitious £17m from institutions …?? ………what a laugh that is…..these institutions ur no daft…..
So, with a running / fluid deficit of £5m a couple of months ago, sevco liquidation is now a very distinct possibility…….
Charlie on Snyde,while fatty on the telly looks like a case off all pimps to the pumps to shovel there share offer, Charlie said to be tired looking and sounding deflated things are not going to plan by the sound of it ,figures varying from £1.5m -£4m being mentioned well short of the £10m on offer
Seems the sevconians protesting about the Union jack and getting an apology from Montrose were higher on the agenda than buying shares
The ECA is a trade association, a membership body, not a regulatory body. It’s opinion is just that, an opinion and is worth no more and no less than any other opinion.
Posted several times before and I’ll reiterate…..
The British League is a no brainer.
The top Welsh clubs already play in Football Association Leagues and competitions, all we need is to expand the FAPL into two Leagues PL1, PL2 with the top Scottish clubs included.
The Scottish Blazers have always insisted that the SFA fought for best for Scottish Football and the independence of the International team.
Rubbish!!!
The R@ngers scandal and the resultant exposure of the goings on behind the closed doors of Hampden has shown that they are simply a self serving organisation little interested in the Governance and wellbeing of Scottish Football, whether at grass roots, club or International level.
We will be much better served throwing our lot in with the Welsh and English.
Hail! Hail!
Chunkles’ words being pored over and analysed like biblical script with the msm as scholars.
Laughable.
Destroying the game then, destroying the game now, destroying the game in perpetuity.
Can no one just get shot of them and gie us all peace?
SSB struggling to put spin on greengo’s promise to make up the share deficit ……..they’ve changed the subject, then adverts……absolutely hilarious
Did that clown Johnstone say the huns have 57k ST holders?
SuperScoreboard
Pahha ha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha
I told you though, ECA. getting used as to bolster the bullishit.
Unbelievable corruption goin on here.
Why don’t THEY just eff off to Norn Iron and blatt their sycophantic loyalist tripe there where the ratbags belong.
Despicable and toxic in equal measure.
£10,000,000 surely isn’t much to raise from their 500,000,000 supporters worldwide? It’s only 2p each.
When was newco Rankers officially born ?
How good would it be on its 1st anniversary for everyone to call SSB and place ads wishing them a happy 1ST birthday next year!!!!
That’ll absolutely enrage the filthy orcs
That will absolutely enrage the
Liars, pimps and presstitutes. The sterling types required to flog t’rankers to the punch drunk punters with the swastika eyes burlin’ in their skulls like slot machines.
Does anybody know what the big scandal story was today? It seems to have passed me by.
Perhaps the champions of free speech at the Scum decided that self-censorship was the order of the day?
Hail Hail!
No, its preparation for bringing in deadco corporate customers who refuse to sign up till there is no “Irish tosh” left.
A North Atlantic League?
I say naw!
What about an Atlantis League?
Scotland, Engerlund, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Argentina!
That could work!
HH!!
T’rankers: world beatin’ financial whizkiddin’ monster greatest team in Europe for centuries….
……on some wee bluenose’s games console.
Gordon j
Even the 200,000 mob that looted manchester could donate the price of a decent kerry oot and hit. £10m
Ernie lynch
If all the board care about is £ then they stand to lose more from own fans than gain from zombies