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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Tictaewin,
Noticed that you have the good fortune to live in S. Germany: not Freiburg by any chance?
MSM………………………..We only comment on Sevco world records.
Bummer Brown a wee bit confused – “Paperwork?!”
A’ dont work furr any f***** paper! Werrs ra’ deeds?!”
HH!!
quality post paul. I like the way you track other developments – other than the parochial sfa that is.
Voguepunter 18.50
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I’d have to go with an ironic rendering of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s ‘Welcome To The pleasuredome’, principally for that line the Huns could all sing in anger and dismay, ‘the animals are winding us UP!’
Just listening to syrupy smith’s jive from last night’s shortbread…the chap is indeed a valve of the highest order.
Vogue,
It has to be ‘Tears for souvenirs’
Hail! Hail!
Bismark said don’t believe anything until it has been officially denied . Thanks Jabba.
Dldn’t pay debts then, don’t pay debts now, huns forever.
VP
Maybe The Battered Bunnet has traded in his Hummer, either that or it was a tourist.
Thanks to all the bhoys who got back to me earlier with ACGRs email.
HH
Jelly and Ice Cream when Sevco die?
Bomber making a statement just now outside “The Midden”
Thurr wull be nae pies for the next home gemme, but there will be loads a Chinkies.
Providing we get the paperwork done………..
If you’d rather avoid STV’s amateurish coverage of the Juve game next week it’s available on ITV not only is it in HD but with WGS and Roy Keane are in the studio.
The Boy Jinky
And Jabbas :))
Sons of Anarchy season 5 starts on 5 USA tonight 2200hrs
Connor,
Cheers mate good shout.
They are not all stupid, post below copied & pasted from The Bears Den,
I reckon we still deserve more on this. Taking the “nothing to see here” approach is exactly what got us in the s*** with that horrible little rat Whyte.
Ive supported Chuck from the outset but he has constantly told us we “have NO debt” but clearly we now do and it cant just have appeared overnight.
We need a stronger statement imho
BSR
Hummer?thought he was a tree hugger :O)
They have been too quick to comment celtibhoy – not a good sign for sevconians ……. Hilarious for us!!!!
Last night Gordon Smith, tonight Bruce Willis on the One Show, Strange behaviour is now the thing. :-)
Just how many ex-zombies are IN this Scotland team tonight ? ….. Bleedin’ Nora
Charlie and Broonie start
bankiebhoy1 19:19 on 6 February, 2013..well…..that’s my purchase of Brooklyn Bridge just gone thru…..subject to paperwork…….
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Does that come with pigeons? Check your paperwork carefully.
Leftie
Not sure jabba is debt free either
Mickbhoy
Ive got all five season of sons of anarchy on my tablet… Never watched any but plan on watching.loads over the next month
http://thedemiseofrangersinpictures.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
Charlie….,Charlie????
conner1888
19:30 on
6 February, 2013
If you’d rather avoid STV’s amateurish coverage of the Juve game next week it’s available on ITV not only is it in HD but with WGS and Roy Keane are in the studio.
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In Ireland,the game is onTV3, with John Hartson in the studio
Ronaldinho still playing for Brazil?
Lustig scores…… in his own net
Lustig scores…… in his own net
Could it be famous last words from the Sky presenter…”heres the team news, an attacking line up, but its only Estonia, in a friendly, at home”.hasnt he watched Scotland before?
That’s the old bosch history been purchased subject to paperwork. Anyb’dy fancy helping me build a fire?
Greenyin
Joe starts for Wales
Can’t understand why the Sevconians would get so upset as it only ‘a holding company anyway’
Richie
Thanks you
ASonOfDan
Hard times now and worse days are comming. Trying to cope in the circumstances that I can’t change.
as_i_thought
Your package is sitting here on my desk. Princess ACGR is primed for the transfer of said package somewhere during the week of 18th Feb.
FFS don’t drink this in a single sitting. You’ll never walk again, never mind alone:-)
I’ll email you the finer details once I know for sure when the transfer deadline is.
HH
So are we covering all games tonight on a sort of open-all-laptops experiment.
As Scotland walk out, led by Captain Scott
Julio cesars top looks remarkable similar to big Frasers.
Jobo
I will cover the Romania V Australia game