The organising committee of the proposed Joint Russian and Ukrainian championship have confirmed that the Russian Premier League have voted in favour of the proposal. The matter will now go to the Russian Association and the corresponding authorities in Ukraine.
Valery Gazzaev, president of Russian club, Alania Vladikavkaz, told reporters, “Innovation is never easy, even the World Cup and European Championships had doubters in the game. The English, who founded the game, were sceptical about such championships.
“We have had the same doubts about our project but in football, a policy of integration is now necessary. Look at the European Championship in 2020, which will be held across 13 countries.
“Given the economic crisis in Europe few territories can afford to maintain a competitive team. If we draw a combined championship with Russia and Ukraine we will improve entertainment, as well as football and financial stability.
“Half of Russian clubs are unprofitable (a considerably lower portion than UK clubs), 70% are subsidised by governmental budgets, this is wrong. A Joint League will enable teams to earn money to pay their own way.
“We want to create a strong league which will compete with the best in Europe.
“The plan is to hold the first joint championship in 2015-16. Teams will compete in European competitions under their national flags. The national quotas for participation in the tournament will remain the same, so if ranking does not change, Russia and Ukraine will be represented in the Champions League by six teams.
“Our proposal is fully consistent with Uefa strategy. Uefa understand that, under the current league structures, Financial Fair Plan will weaken our clubs. A combined championship gives us a solution.
“Part of the budget for the new league will come from the sale of media rights. The remaining amount will be generated from sponsors. It’s not just about Gazprom, other major Russian, Ukrainian and international companies will be involved (no mention of Flamingo Land yet).”
Make no mistake, this project’s viability is underwritten by political and financial muscle. Gazprom are a huge player in world energy markets, as well as European football sponsorship, while politicians in Moscow and Kiev see football as a ‘political football’.
They have the money and backers to ensure this slips through Uefa, creating an important blueprint in the process. Note specifically that Champions League spots will be retained by each nation, a hugely important point for integration elsewhere.
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Troon Tim
Look forward to it.
Is it a secret where we’re meeting
as i haven’t a clue.
HT,
you an ole TET were the first to welcome me to the blog, and I don’t forget. Every post since then has been one of a gentleman – in the true sense of the word.
Genuinely chuffed for the two of you.
JQB
tommytwiststommyturns supporting Wee Oscar
23:16 on
27 September, 2013
Djbee – when did he actually start being a journalist?! A scumbag hack from way back!
Ok, you got me there, maybe sometime between graduation and writing his first column, then it all went awry.
Magnificent7
Thanks GM :)
G64
I agree, but I don’t have to like how our custodians are running affairs.
They will be gone soon enough, the support won’t.
HH
so none of ye’s will talk to me.
CQN’s first nuptuals?
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Just had a wee lurk on Follow Follow. It reminded me of one of those nature programmes featuring disgusting insects that eat each other.
Amazing how a 15 month old club can get them all so worked up.
Fat sleekit ally being forced(volunteering aye right) to take pay cut (allegedly)
civil war in boardroom
board reporting tin foilheid and FF for threatening directors (allegedly)
soldiers running aboot like its a circus
fans oganising a sack the board campaign
fans on deluded media threatening to (have words:)) with anyone that shouts sack the board at the game.
nae accounts.
justanotherdayat the”hatefactory”csc
Holy Moly. #sacktheboard appears to be trending on twitter…..
Twinbhoy,
Which one?
A few were wonderful.
The man utd one was mostest wonderfullest though I suppose.
TET
Have faith mi amigo.
Was over in espana last week.
Rather warm.
HH
They can’t sack the board I don’t think. According to the lastest accounts they don’t have one.
Gordon64
23:19
Arrangements are a bit fluid so I’m going with the flow.
BMCUW will keep me up to speed. BR has my mobile number if you want me to pass on updates. Anyway, hope to catch a beer with you tomorrow – any friend of BR is a friend of mine.
TT
we would have loved Ferguson, if he had signed (in some Hun free Universe) – unlikely given Scottish society
Twinbhoy – chill, we’re celebrating two of pals getting engaged.
That goal will live long in the memory for me. I got a ticket through a mate for the Stretford End in the first game and it got a bit tasty when we went one up.
By the time of the return fixture, I couldn’t stand Man U and it was so sweet when that free-kick sailed into the net. Even sweeter was the fact that a big Manc had managed to get a ticket next to me…he left after they missed the pen!
Magic stuff.
Oh, before I forget, are you a Hun?! ;-)
T4
(our very own Cilla Black!) and the WO4L campaign have brought together our very own Hamilton Tim and Minx1888! They make a great couple and theyre two right guid Tims….so raise yer glasses to two of our own.
All the best to the both of them.
Hail Hail
nice to sort it!
good night one and all
Djbee – are you really Keith Jackson?! :-)
T4
ipaddy mccourt supports wee oscar
23:25 on 27 September, 2013
Just had a wee lurk on Follow Follow. It reminded me of one of those nature programmes featuring disgusting insects that eat each other.
Amazing how a 15 month old club can get them all so worked up.
It is the gift that keeps on giving love it
Twinbhoy
JVH scoring at Tannadice
Then the moment the realisation that we had won the league all spinning with the loss of TB.
a night I will never forget
Gordon64
I have faith mi amigo, just not in our current suits.
I will give them the plaudits for steering us through the financial troubled times, but in reality, that is down to Lenny and the players, and they are blessed that they have a manager who has made mega millions.
They took a massive gamble appointing Lenny, it worked, and fair play to whoever gave him the job.
They were lucky they had the chance to offer him the job after the BTM debacle.
The suits are the suits, they will imo, always be on the other side, they are there to make money, the club are secondary to their aims, only my opinion.
HH
I am off to Stirling tommorow for a wee romantic weekend, 14 years married and three weans who are absolutely amazing. Like to say congratulations to the happy couple and also ask where is the best tim shop in Stirling for the game.
Top 10 – apparently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1banWYn7Xw
Could someone bullet point what exactly is happening on planet sevco tonight? Sounds like its all gone a bit rfc1876.
Davy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwxga8udIio
Uilleann pipers spit on the bards 20 year apprentice ship. They have to dive 20 fathoms with only 4000 old songs as an airbag, and perform unnatural acts with an octopus before they can be classed as great.
This, I told to Susan Lynch as we sank into the blaeberries… she didn’t have a clue about an uillean pipe tho
I was going home after game tomorrow after meeting some CQNers in the london roadcsc but now there is an engagement party in the Gallowgate mixed in wae a hootenanny even for a teetotaler like me that a hard yin.
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Has Embdy ever seen HamiltonTim and Minx1888 in the Same room..:-)
Oh Wait..!!
Congrats to Both..
Can just see Minx1888 standing in Front of HT at Rugby park so His face is Not damaged for the Hello (Hello) ingagement photo spread..
Summa of JohnPaulYoungLoveIsInTheAyrCSC
So the predicted civil war is ramping up over at Mordor, with possible bear on bear action this weekend. I said before that I wouldn’t be satisfied until they were openly fighting amongst themselves in the stands.
Make it so!
T4
Troon Tim
I’ll be the one whose a bit pissed with no pals
swearing indiscriminately.
Cannae wait to meet you.
notthebus
21:46 on
27 September, 2013
FF in meltdown
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Background to allegation a threat has been made against the honesty of a radio clyde presenter
At 7.18pm this evening I received an email from a solicitor acting on behalf of DECENCY saying that a comment had been made on the show which appeared to incite that rangers were not dead.
I note that Mr Chris Graham had been informed of the post and tweeted concerning it at 7.37pm
I opened the email at about a quarter to nine and responded at 8.49pm.
Despite the solicitor intimating that he had legal view that Rangers were deid. no complaint I used the “red hand triangle” system we operate. I have asked for the kraft works me to be given.
HT & Minx-all the best,the first CQN Wedding?
bazzabhoy
Chaos
my post at 23:25 doesn’t scratch the surface
oh and CF has put up emails chuckles is still directing thing behind the scenes ohhhhh and twitter rumour that useless jabba has been put on gardening leave(allegedly)
looked on deluded media and when the CF emails made it on there some said they were away to bed and cant take anymore as seemingly we would be loving it.
tommytwiststommyturns supporting Wee Oscar
They have been openly fighting with each other for as far as I can remember. I stayed in Paisley Road for years and it gets worse when they actually win. I have seen them win the leauge and kick and stab each other, it is sadly how they celebrate. Manchester was a celebration for them.
tommytwiststommyturns supporting Wee Oscar
23:41 on
27 September, 2013
So the predicted civil war is ramping up over at Mordor, with possible bear on bear action this weekend. I said before that I wouldn’t be satisfied until they were openly fighting amongst themselves in the stands.
Make it so!
T4
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just in. a wee bit inebriated, but, a Ton fan told me that there were many non greenock accents in the away end on tuesday night and some scuffles on london road as these morton fans made their way home to em ……..
brigeton.
honestly, other than the SFA and Huns themselves, no one likes them.
Gordon64 23:41
Eh well, based on that description, I could end up talking to the mirror…… but hopefully we can cut through the fog and catch up.
Hamiltontim and Minx1888 not prepared to make an effort tomorrow is an outrage, sack them.
Hmmmm, that’s happened already:-)).
Congratulations to you both, may your days together be blessed.