In the most significant development towards the regionalisation of European leagues yet, Russian Premier League chief executive, Sergei Pryadkin, has announced plans to merge the Russian and Ukrainian leagues. The plan has been driven by CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg and Anzhi Makhachkala, who have formed a foundation committee.
Russian clubs already deal with the rigours of playing across a vast geographical area, so adding a huge nation like Ukraine would present further challenges, but top sides from Russian and Ukraine know that if they are to become genuine top tier clubs they will need to play in as strong a league as possible. The plan is likely to involve feeder national leagues working below the confederated league.
Uefa president Michel Platini has already given the green light to the regionalisation of leagues. The most important question for Scottish football fans, is whether SPL clubs would like to feed into a confederated British league.
The hoary old claim that SPL clubs need Celtic and Rangers has been shown to be a complete falsehood this year. SPL clubs didn’t need Rangers and they don’t need Celtic either – if only those running our game had the balls to ask fans their views on this matter they might reinvigorate our game, instead of managing inevitable decline.
We are not wanted or needed by fans of Motherwell, Hibs, Kilmarnock, Inverness, Aberdeen or Dundee United. These clubs are competing in the best SPL ever with only one problem, a bloated club from Parkhead.
If Scottish football wants a way forward which will see a well-attended and competitive top league, ask the fans, do they need or want Celtic? Do they want an opportunity to feed into a regional league? Any reorganisation which fails to take the views of the paying customer into account will be a disgraceful failure.
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Sorry if it’s been posted before, but what was the GB on about the sfa for the first ten minutes of the game yesterday?
Weefra HH
Just saw the clip of the match … Gary hooper was clearly pushed in the back when clear .. Outside the box. Free kick red card
Kayal clipped inside the box when through.. Penalty red card
Possible hand ball from ambrose shot… Inconclusive
Imhob
Has to be Wiggins for the big award surely – Tour and gold?
Special award for Zombie Killing to Craigy-bhoy.
TaxLawPlebeian @TaxLawPlebeian
@yossarian67 hearing now that’s its something to do with corruption at SFA. Green will be greeting into his hot pot! Can’t confirm yet tho!
Don’t forget Celtic won the SPOTY team award in 1967
palacio
flight to Koln also from embra.
easy train ride to anywhere in the area.
PF
The only time you never see the law of averages working is when it concerns Celtic, and especially legitimate penalty claims, some fans call *stonewallers*
He chalked them all off, and he influenced the game under a strict anti Celtic agenda for
93 minutes
The fact we won is irrelevant, and NFL et all, witnessed it, in the manor we did.
WeefratheTim
I thought they were on anout the SNP ! Honest.
Bobby Murdochs Ankle
19:47 on
16 December, 2012
Johann has very kindly offered me his ticket for next week so there’s hope yet!! ;-)
Athletico not here just to make up the numbers tonight…..
HH
Mrs Gene watching White Christmas – Vermont goes from 16 degC to snow overnight – thought about EK – but it’s never been 16degC there
The Boy Jinky
I think that one of Brown`s shots was also hand-balled away.
SPOTY should be either Bradley Wiggins or Andy Murray. Reached the pinnacle of their chosen sports AND won Olympic gold at that sport.
Definitely won’t be Murray as the English don’t like him (they prefer the loser tim), might not even get on top 3.
jj
It was definitely f@@@ the sfa over and over. Just wondering. Especially with all the kids, it was quite prominent.
Weefra HH
Look if Callum Murray doesn’t see a problem with oldco players manhandling him he isn’t going to give a penalty for a wee push or handball.
Father Ted: Of the lot of us, who’s got the most boring voice?
Andy Murray: (extremely dull voice) That’d be me, Ted…
Father Ted: Right, now, listen to me–
SPOTY Lots of late votes for Andy Murray so he feels worse about not bothering to turn up.
HH
Great article on twitter from Angela Haggerty re Sevco.. Worth a read, as is the way she swats away the lurking sevcovian denial comments..
Catch it now..
HH
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Please, please ignore.
JJ
Kayal33
Murray could win the grandslam and still not be recognised by the majority of the english or even more so by the hun since proclaiming his allegiance to hibs.
Jungle Jim
Whom?
BBC SPOTY update – Lance Armstrong and SDM fighting out the ‘cheats never win category’
SSN………………………Chortles Green set to buy Real Madrid’s history in time for Sevco share issue
Whom????????? anybody would think I went to school……………for a couple of weeks.
Didn’t see Wiggins being interviewed.
Was he hauf cut, a few on Twitter saying they thought he was?
Craigey White must be a stick on for SPOTY!
Our hero!
Sally for pie muncher of the year and Deidco for tax evasion team of the year!
Trying to catch up
But have to comment that this fcb v atm game is football of the highest quality
Athletico really going toe to toe with them
HT
We’ve all been there,been hauf cut and interviewed………usually by the Ruglen polis.
His sibeburns are definitley half cut
Jungle jim
From section 107 broonies effort looked over the line too
I thought the use of the cameras was great yesterday. My seat is in the south stand near the Celtic end so I had a smashing view of it unfolding. I think yesterdays event was spontaneous, or at the very least the GB didn’t realise how visually striking it would be.
How about an orchestrated use of phone video’s for the Ross County game this weekend. Starting as the clock hits the 67th minute.
It would be increadible to see the whole stadium do it, and on the 67th minute (approx. 4.15pm) the stadium would be dark enough.
VP
Aye but you’re on a Chopper at least Bradley has a proper bike!! ;-)
Would love to stay and shoot the…..breeze….yes, that’s the word….not the other one…..but I do have a life away from here : going to watch ‘PunchDrunk Love’….only because it’s a Paul Thomas Anderson film and I like what he does. Then, later, I’ll watch a re-run of FCB v AM….amd I know if I stay on here I’ll end up knowing the score, and that would just be plain sad….
….hasta mañana….
HH!
HT
I should never had mentioned my chopper to BSR.:O(
1-0 AM falcao
Falcao 1-0
Just realised why Falcao is bring touted for all sorts of crazy money.