A group of Russian and Ukrainian clubs hoping to form a joint championship have formed an organising committee and have invited top flight clubs in both countries to a meeting in Moscow on 18th of February to formalise arrangements.
The invitation letter states, “The main goal of our organization is the development of club, national and European football”
“In order to bring football to a new level, we propose to combine multiple national championships in one tournament. Initially Ukraine and Russia will be involved but in order to develop the strength of our game, the league could be extended to all former-Soviet countries.
“We are convinced that this new championship will be a model for other territories; this integration process is the future of football.
“This initiative will create healthy competition, increase entertainment game and increasing revenues from television broadcasts and advertising – just some of the benefits of unification.
“All of this will allow individual clubs to benefit as well as national teams, who will gain from players working in a higher standard of league. This is perhaps a unique case in sport where all participants are able to win.
Soviet Sport spoke to several Russian teams who confirmed they will attend. Sergei Palkin, the chief executive of Shakhtar Donetsk, was cautious, suggesting Ukrainian clubs and the Federation need to act with unity, “I hope this meeting takes place but only after Ukrainian clubs have chosen a common position.
“Then we can decide who should attend. The Football Federation of Ukraine need to be active, they can unite clubs and deal with the proposal appropriately.”
Note their points:
“Main goal… development of club, national and European football”.
“Bring football to a new level”.
“Develop the strength of our game”.
“This integration process is the future of football”.
“This will allow individual clubs to benefit as well as national teams”.
“Create healthy competition, increase entertainment game and increasing revenues from television broadcasts and advertising”.
Amid all the talk about reorganising our game has anyone had the clarity of vision to articulate the above aspirations? Having lived with threats from “the big five” leagues for long enough other demographically-challenged countries are putting plans in place to allow their clubs a sporting chance. It will soon be “the big six” and thereafter, who knows?
Why on earth are we worried about the number of lower divisions we have? Regionalise or wither on the vine – and do your best to ignore any muppet who suggests taking legal action because he got his sums wrong. The only change worth having will be consensual and will benefit all in our game.
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Keith Downie@STVkeith
STV still trying to pursue Singaporian company Orlit over claims of a £400,000 sum sought from Rangers.
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17mKeith Downie@STVkeith
Rangers add they feel the matter is “unworthy of further comment.”
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20mKeith Downie@STVkeith
Rangers: “RFC is capable of meeting any debts presented legitimately and we stress there is no threat to the Club whatsoever”
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21mKeith Downie@STVkeith
Rangers statement in response to reported winding up order: “sums sought are insignificant & agreement been reached subject to paperwork”
So, Jabba not actually denying anything. Just letting us know everything is just peachy. An “insignificant” amount. Really? Sevco must be more cash rich than we realised.
Move along…….
Auldheid
18:25 on
6 February, 2013
Keith Downie@STVkeith
Rangers statement in response to reported winding up order: “sums sought are insignificant & agreement been reached subject to paperwork”
There ye go. Much ado about nothing.
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Just like the ‘administrative errors’ with EBT’s
So they do owe it
Have begged for time to pay and dont want to talk about it :))
Hope your getting payed in cash jabba
am of to watch some football i think
….so it’s ranjurs then the the provisional ranjurs……an’ next the real ranjurs………
…oh aye.
If the sums are insignificant presumably there would be no need to arrange a payment plan.
Keith Downie, oh aye…..
he’s a fan,
eh!
murdochauldandhay
So paying £400,000 in a one off will scupper the plans of a club who have £22m in the bank?
Stupid zombies deserve everything that is coming to them.
Anyway, big game for Gordon’s Scotland tonight, no?
tinhatonbutIllbesupportingthemasusualSSC
Running at a loss, with all the problems besetting the govan klan, and £400k is to be shrugged off like it was chump change?
The rot is starting to be seen coming through the woodwork.
They are bent.
They are rotten.
They are sevco.
But not for much longer.
Spain v Uruguay much better fare than the other games to be shown tonight.
Classy fitba’.
Just sayin’.
You have to feel sorry for this poor family.
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Ethnic cleansing
Posted Today, 04:04 PM
Last March our family went to Blackpool to celebrate my wifes 60th birthday.The party included my 2 elderly aunts,my brother and his partner,my young cousin and her husband and of course the wife and myself.On the last night in the hotel we decided to take in the resident singer,wasnt too bad had a nice wee night untill she sang the last song “Penny Arcade” much to our delight of course we all joined in (except for a group at the table opposite).we sung along without changing the words,well i thought there was going to be a riot they went off their nuts even going down to the English girl singer to tell her that the song was secterian and we were bigots.It started me wondering is this a form of ethnic cleansing by word does the enemy continuallynties complain about our culture no matter how frivilous.Have any of you experianced anything similler.And by the way the “auld aunties”as well as the rest of the family are true blues.WATP
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‘Penny arcade’ should have a protection order,wont be long till us Fenians can
go to timmy council run Kelvingrove museum,and see the stuffed ragers famileee next to
Neanderthal man.
Just off oot tae buy me that Bentley. Subject to paperwork.
It’s amazing that Keith Downie at STV tweeting like mad Traynor’s no problem statement yet the Scotland Today programme chose to ignore the story completely when Traynor’s had not spoken.
Does the MSM NEVER learn?
Any fitba’ on tonight?!
HH!!
Chuckles Green meets Chook Fang Weng the merciless has a certain ring about it?
bankiebhoy1 from earlier :))
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DUSHANBE BHILLY BHOY
17:39 on
6 February, 2013
The holding company of the original holding company of the club which became the holding company of the new company holding the interests of the previous holding company that had a club under the said stated original holding company formally named The The The The The The R*****s have been renamed R*****s 100. We will never die and our history is intact. We are the (Delusional) People.
Some of you will remember my nephew Jordan Houston, aged 11, who passed away with a horrible brain tumor at the end of 2011.
Prior to his passing his parents arranged many wonderful football related moments such as leading out Scotland V Spain and meeting his football hero Gary Hooper.
His parents wrote to All Scottish clubs for mementos to auction and received wonderful responses,
However the person who gave most in terms of time and love was Big John Hartson who visited Jordan and his family many times lifting their spirits and reassuring them with some wonderful words.
You may recall John Hartson received some very nasty abuse on his blog after writing about his frequent visits to Jordan.
His parents have been very active since then and have set up the
Jordan Houston Trust
This was a message his Mum posted earlier today
Omg guys, just had a surprise visit from Steven Whittaker to drop off signed strips/donation. Absolutely blown away! What a kind & very generous man. He is an absolute legend! And I know Jordo will be up there proud as punch that Steven came to his house!! :) Plus he’d be laughing at me being so shell shocked!! Haha. Not often I’m left speechless but the man just completely blew me away! Cx
We have went from paying the rent and title deeds to mobile phone bills. If you do decide not to pay a monthly installment you get your phone cut off.
Provi Line analogies coming up soon
HH
£400K is an insignificant amount to some.
After all, Celtic will take in almost 5 TIMES that amount in ticket money alone, for 1 game of football next week.
I’m aff oot to finalise my purchase of a Maserati Quattroporte – just the paperwork to be attended to.
HH!!
“RFC is capable of meeting any debts presented legitimately and we stress there is no threat to the Club whatsoever”
That’s the part of the statement that needs clarification por cierto
Angela Haggerty@AngelaHaggerty
Seeing Scottish MSM tweets saying they’re still trying to get a hold of company involved. Alex Thomson makes this look effortless, ha.
As much as I enjoy penny arcade being played at ibrox it was much better when it was secretly a song for bluenoses, ///iS THIS NUMBNUTS FOR REAL?
I remember being in mixed functions and pubs and when it came on you knew who was a bear and who wasnt. It would be especially sweet after a league win or victory over the rag tags, with bluenoses giving it big licks whilst obvious earls sat oblivious to our singing and dancing
#10 Muirheadbear
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Posted Today, 04:52 PM
I love the fact that ‘Timothy’ has no idea why we love this song!
They are dying to know. (am oan tenterhooks :o)
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They clever berrs will have get a new song ,that we know nought about,
to really annoy us ,any ideas?
I suppose it’s the same paperwork that’s held up payment to Rapid Vienna & others?
Tallybhoy
18:47 on
6 February, 2013
I’m aff oot to finalise my purchase of a Maserati Quattroporte – just the paperwork to be attended to.
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Get me one too,no a bad wee runaboot
jude2005
My sincerele condolences. I hope your wife finds strenght in sad times.
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan
I rather lurk to see what’s going on in the company. Your post was worth every second I spend reading it. Take care.
“…ach, that dampt red-tape again!…………”
Don’t they know who they ur dealin’ wi’ ?
Just found out that wee jamesie not playing tonight so gutted for him as there is no greater honour in football than representing your country at international level hopefully wee Broonie Krissy and Chas can do Celtic proud
C’mon WGS
You gotta luv CQN sometimes:
Reading back, a day after the blog got all serious about alcoholism the afternoon is spent in frenzied discussion about favourite beers.
Variety or what!
Any word from John Brown?
Off oot to marry that Christina Hendricks ..just the kidnap and paperwork tae sort oot…
Sandman
18:55 on
6 February, 2013
You gotta luv CQN sometimes:
Reading back, a day after the blog got all serious about alcoholism the afternoon is spent in frenzied discussion about favourite beers.
Variety or what!
And now some very worried beers;)
….BSR
…………a’body kens ra Bommer’s in cherge o’ ra deeds and aw the other………….paperwork
So this could get interesting.
Variety – is that an English ale?
#never tried it
The Sevco statement has all the hallmarks of Traynor twattery about it.
Self satisfied, smart arsed, aggressive, deflecting,
In a word: baloney.
Him and Sevco were made for each other.
The very funny times continue…….
…actually, now that I’ve had me tea, theres a big job to be done which wont be complete till the necessary ‘paperwork’ has been taken care of……………