It was only in February this year that the proposed Russia-Ukraine joint league first reached the stage of formal meetings between clubs to discuss the viability but tonight a showcase tournament between top clubs from each country gets underway tonight. It is hoped the formal joint league will start this time next year when the top nine teams from each country will form the Unified First League.
Despite discouragement from Fifa, Uefa have insisted only that proper procedures are followed to give their ascent to the league. Gazprom, the Russian energy giant and Uefa Champions League sponsor, has underwritten the project with a commitment of 1 billion euros per annum.
As we know, in football, money talks, and the Russian and Ukrainian clubs, together with their national associations and Uefa, have been talked happy to make change possible.
In order to become competitive with their rivals in the west while meeting Uefa Financial Fair Play rules, Russian and Ukrainian clubs need to increase income, which the Unified First League would go a long way towards. Uefa president, Michel Platini, has long accepted that regionalisation was a viable way forward for domestic leagues, while former powers in smaller leagues have become disenfranchised from the game’s top table.
What does it mean for us?
Well, we don’t have a Gazprom, not yet, anyway, but once Gazprom’s financial and political muscle establishes the principle of regionalisation, that principle is available to all. Former Yugoslavia countries are already in talks, while Scandinavian countries have already had a few abortive attempts at (underfunded) regional cup competitions.
The British region.
Welsh football has managed to retain its national identity, provide an infrastructure for provincial and community clubs, while federating with the FA in England to allow their larger (sic) clubs to find their competitive level.
The model is already established for Scottish football, which has realised living with one (or two for that matter) massive club which completely invalidates their league competition as a ‘competition’ is no longer the best way to order their affairs.
Financial recklessness caused the collapse of one club a year ago while the recklessness of a Lithuanian bank has put another in jeopardy. A handful of other top-flight clubs now realise their financial commitments, not to mention sporting objectives, are no longer viable, with or without the crumbs from the table thrown in their direction when TV cameras and a few thousand fans arrive a few times per season.
Federate with England, just as the Welsh did. It will bring ‘competition’ back to our competitions, put thousands of everyone’s gates and provide access to viable commercial contracts.
Why are our leagues and Association not speaking to the English about this right now? The Football League in England is every bit as much a basket case as Scottish football right now, they also need to change the structural model and, unlike the equally lunatic (English) Premier League, appear to be self-aware in this respect.
Go talk to the Welsh FA, Cardiff City, Swansea, Wrexham or New Saints FC (!) and ask them what organising their game along the lines of the Scottish model would do to them.
Scottish football must federate or it will die. As such, if we stand on the precipice of crisis, let’s make it a good one. It’s the only thing which will get things moving.
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It’s Name the Ranger Player..Errrm Sorry Trialist Time..
“I remember going to Old Trafford and as a United fan I was quite angry with Rangers putting 10 men at the back,” Mr Trialist recalled. “They had about one shot and I was thinking ‘this is rubbish’. The away game was when Wayne Rooney scored the only goal with a penalty late on. I was angry at them because I paid all that money and there were hardly any shots on target in that game. I wanted to get a refund.”
Summa
SUMMA
There should be a law against that sort of statement(!)
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Bob..
Ole Moisty Not the best at the Ole Abacus Reading..But he Sure knows a Bakers Dozen when he spots One..
Whatever happened to Lightbodys Bakers..Ally would have been a Great Poster Boy for them..
Summa
Lightbodys is now part of a conglomerate.
With some surprising sister brands.
But not Greggs.
http://www.finsburyfoods.co.uk/about/history/
So for Sally to be connected would be a conflict of interest.
Good morning Timland.
Happy Friday everyone……….good luck to all
the poster’s in their fight for TRUTH AND JUSTICE,
my admiration grows by the day……….but I fear we’ll
always have to deal with some sort of version of the hun.
Given the fact that the MSM have been failing to report, or in some cases deliberately misreporting, the wrongdoing, financial impropriety and all-round bawbaggery down Govan way, it comes as no surprise that the Condemns are using exactly the same tactics to punish the most vulnerable in society to pay for the greed and profligacy of the wealthiest.
http://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/149776210?width=599
Morning Bhoys.
See someone mentioned Tiger Tim Stevens.
The Tiger was PA announcer at Paradise and got the tin tac for leading the laugh in at Rangers being pumped out of Europe at half time in a Euro tie at CP.
The Board weren’t too impressed with him but I know I was.
Hail Hail Tiger Tim
Echo earlier posts re Miki 67.
Hope u are ok buddy
Stay strong
Summa
Every time I read a post or article refer to sevco trialists …it makes me smile… There are many at the asbestosdome who should be on trial
Top of the morning to you all from a very wet west Fife.
So the Rangers newco are full members of the new Scottish football unitary league body.
Special treatment given to the club that was Rangers will kill the game in Scotland.
This much was realised a long time ago by Celtic F.C. when in 1930 they protested to the S.F.A. about refereeing bias. They said then:
“It is our considered opinion that if incidents such as these are to occur with increasing regularity, as seems to be the case in matches where certain teams are involved, the game in this country will be seriously harmed and made almost impossible four our club.”
The more things change…
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/photo/14535346/Celtic+protest+referee%27s+lack+of+protection+1930
The hun bus is brand new but how come its got 140,000,000 miles on the clock?
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Jinks..
I Still twitch when Someone mentions Trials..
Yea instead of Ally Putting the Teamsheets up on a Sat Morning maybe they Should put up the Trial Lists..
I remember My QC during a Wee Break tell Me.. My Brief (Italion Babe) and his Junior Consel “Oh it’s Just Like a Parlour Game”..
I Retorted “Aye a Feckin Dear.. Parlour Game” and then Offered Him another Barley Sugar as he would get Confuddled in the Afternoon and I was Trying to keep his Blood Sugar Up.. Ha Ha
Oh How I Miss the Dramas.. :-(
Summa of SexySolicitorsCSC
How far have the sevcovians come?
‘We are hiring a new bus, buy a season ticket! Please!!!!!’
GG posted (from another source)
“Rangers were associate members of the SFL but are now full members of the new organisation with full voting rights.
Interim chief executive Craig Mather said: ‘We have always been active and we continue on that road and be humble.
‘It’s been interesting but we’ve got there. I’m very happy.’
Looked at in a way that I am sure was not intended, we are being shown quite clearly here that RANGERS WERE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ie NOT the same Club.
I know we know that already but, when dealing with a support which is constantly being told otherwise, every little bit helps.
Cheerio for now. Hoping the rain holds off and I can attempt to emulate Jobo`s landmark achievement of yesterday.
JJ
Good morning all and a Big Happy Friday from a disappointingly grey, blustery and rainy EK.
Have an ace day ;-)
So let me get this right
For offences just short of MATCH FIXING Sevco (claiming to be the same club) Get a 1yr transfer ban that kicked in after the first window ,they did lose out on the 2nd window but can sign players and PLAY them as trialists for 3 matches then play them on 1st Sept .
Looking at the 2nd Div fixures and they play 4 games before 1st Sep so they can play all their new shiney signings for 3 of them
Now that’s what I call draconian justice
We need to get out of the game here ASAP
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Fergus..
Well at Least they are Sticking to the Rules..:-(
Can the Trialists play in Europe..?
Oh Wait..【ツ】
Summa of StenhousemuirCSC
Good To See The Unwashed Hordes That Follow The DeidHuns…..
At The Throats Of Their Cousins…..
The HaufDeid-MiniHuns….
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(From The Glasgow Herald)
Sutton agrees deal to leave Hearts
Published on 27 June 2013
The administrators running Hearts have made striker John Sutton redundant after he failed to agree a wage cut.
First-team players Ryan Stevenson, Jamie MacDonald and Jamie Hamill have all agreed to see their salaries reduced by 50 per cent but Sutton has now been laid off after rejecting a similar arrangement.
The Englishman had another year left on his contract but is now free to find a new club, with Motherwell leading the queue.
Four other players – including skipper Marius Zaliukas – whose contracts were due to expire this month have also been made redundant.
Meanwhile, boss Gary Locke has told the Rangers fans who say they would have snubbed a proposed friendly with the administration-hit Jambos that they do not need their help.
Reports this week claimed the Tynecastle manager had approached Ibrox counterpart Ally McCoist in the hope of lining-up a fundraising match to help the financially-stricken capital club.
But a spokesman for the Rangers Supporters Association claimed the Light Blues faithful would not have attended the fixture after Hearts voted against plans to allow Rangers to re-enter the Scottish Premier League following their liquidation last summer.
Locke, though, insists he spoke to McCoist before Hearts called in administrators BDO and claims the only backing they need is from the Gorgie support.
He said: “I was asked a question about whether I’d spoken to Ally. Of course I did but it was really just to see what his pre-season plans were just because we needed a game. It was done before we went into administration and was the same as I’ve done with just about every manager in Britain.
“Ally said that Rangers had their pre-season plans in place. That was as far as it went.
“Then I picked up papers saying I was begging for a game. That’s certainly not the case. I know Ally well and I was just trying to get a pre-season game. It wasn’t a must. I’ve asked Berwick Rangers for game but they have got their plans organised but that never gets a mention because it’s Rangers.
“We will get out of this situation on our own. We have got a great fan base that will help us and we won’t be relying on anyone else.”
Hearts have lined up friendly meetings with Dunfermline and Raith Rovers and will also travel to Belfast for a four-team tournament involving hosts Crusaders, Liverpool and Celta Vigo and are keen to host a money-spinning friendly at Tynecastle on July 20.
“There’s a couple of things that I am hoping we can get sorted in the next day or so,” said Locke. “We’re hoping it will be really good opposition because it’s important we get a good game just for the preparation of the players.”
Hearts today rejected newspaper reports that sponsors Wonga.com had handed them a £1million advance to help their battle for survival.
They say the true amount is only a “significant five-figure sum” but every little helps a club £25million in debt to major shareholders UBIG and Ukio Bankas and with a £750,000 funding gap to be bridged if they are to kick-off the new season.
The club will start the season with minus 15 points and is banned from registering new players.
The current squad members are still waiting to be paid their June salaries with no indication if they will ever appear.
Locke is hopeful next month’s wages will arrive on time and insists his tight-knit squad is prepared to work for free while BDO troubleshooters Bryan Jackson, Trevor Birch and James Stephen seek new owners for the SPL side before the July 12 deadline for offers.
“It’s not great that we are not getting paid but it’s the least of our worries,” claimed the former club captain. “It’s not easy, there’s no point pretending that it is. But in an unfortunate sense, we have got used to it over the years.
“We are all trying to do our best. We have got to stick together because we all want the best for Heart of Midlothian and if it means going a month without a salary, all the boys are prepared to do that.
“You have seen the commitment of all the staff here, with people working for free and boys taking wage cuts. It’s a big ask but we are all prepared to do that. It shows we have the right people here.”
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Karma….!
Morning cqn
i hope we never do a press release if we get a new bus..how embarrassing! Great game last night ,it realy deserved goals
With the amount of rain in ole EK overnight, I wouldn’t be surprised if Langlands golf course can be seen floating through the town just now, so we can all raise a coffee to Jobo’s hole in yin on it’s way past our houses.
Though i’m now in Old Reekie so I’ll miss it!
Morning,
The new SPFL ratified despite the whispering campaign of Sevco. No fast tracking for them now, another two seasons of losing money.
Enjoy ‘the journey’ ya zombie bams!
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iPhone tech Help..
I am Having to Plug in Charger a Few and l Mean a Few times before it Connects and Charges..
A Loose Docking point on iPhone..?
Anyway round this as I have heard People say when Sync is on it Affects Charger..
TIA
Summa of WhereIsMoonbeamsCSC
Full members till they crash and burn. £1M monthly budget deficit with 17K sold in season tickets ! tick tock…
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Maybe someone can Edit the Famouse YouTube “Last day of Transfer Window at Ibrox”
Instead of Moonbeams saying “Take My Private Jet and Get Samaras from Man City”
Updated to..
Last day of the Transfer Embargo at iBus Stadium..
Legned Smith says: Take the Mini Bus to Tynecastle and get that Wee Winger forget His Name.. And Make sure You get Petrol Money off Him”
Summa of PlanesTrainsAndMiniBusesCSC
Trialists??
Since when have players, who have signed contracts (and I assume are being paid), be deemed as trialists?
Since when have rules mattered to this club or their dead pre-cursor?
There’s only one thing more frustrating to a golfer than never getting a hole in one and that is…
…getting one when there’s no one around to see it.
Poor ole Jobo.
Still, look on the bright side Jobo, you saved yourself a couple of bob at the bar.
‘humble’
The Spivconians CEO used that word to describe them…dearie me. I take it he hasn’t seen their new ‘Magic Bus’ with the WATP licence plate. As Jim Royale would say:
“Humble my arse…”
Well done on the ace Jobo and just watch out for some Sevconian trying to buy it off you!
A tough day in prospect for EDB and the ghirls.
Thoughts and prayers with Jim,Kerri and Meghan.
Morning all,
Craig Mathers statement memtioned them& humble in the same sentence, must be a first,maybe times they are a changin……………or then again!
On a more serious note ,no place on this new board for Turrnbull Hutton? I think the guys got plenty to offer,
Lilys Grandpa
People are too hasty to criticise ole Sevconian Trialist Scam.
In his perpetually cash-strapped condition Alistair has to be careful not to sign players, only to find they’re Cup-tied for the Ramsden’s.
Roy 8.34,
Sorry about that you beat me to it,
looks llike plagiarism!
Lilys grandpa
When are some on here going to get the picture , that they are not going to crash , they as proved will return along with the mibs , yes a couple of seasons and its de ja vue.
Fortunes Favour Mibbes
03:56 on 28 June, 2013
Pedro,
Zispin’s a cracker. Always leads to the more expensive version. Mirtazapine. Impossible for the patient to give up as symptoms are aggression and depression.
Aye, great drug for our diligent GPs to be dispensing to young folk suffering from …depression.
Thank feck Hollyoaks is there to save our youth from misery and the rozzers are there to stop them depressing themselves with failed ideas of peaceful protest.
“It’s best to take Zispin Soltab 45 mg as a single dose before you go to bed, as it will probably help you sleep.”
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I never factored in the sub concious effect of “soaps” into the equation.
Thankfully, Aidan doesn’t watch that much telly, apart from Sport and Friends. ;)
HH m8
Modren loose docking point on iPhone is rubbish.
lilys grandpa
I think they’ll actually be worse; they are desperate for cash and seem to be pandering to their hard core. The match day experience in Govan is akin to a visit to an Orange theme park.
HH
petec- Zispin is the trade[proprietary] name for mirtazapine, so Zispin will be more expensive.
According to the latest BNF [SIMBT] generic mirtazapine 45 mgs is £2.62 per month, Zispin is £15.06 for the same dose and formulation
The original drugs are more expensive as the costs for R and D are borne by the company [in this case Organon] Once the drug comes ‘off- patent’, e.g after 20 years in the U.S, anyone can make it in their shed.
DBBIA/BigPharmaCSC
roy croppie 8.47,
I tend to agree with you there, when they do eventually return(in there big bus) the perceived injustices they received will make then more eager to prove to all, that they really are the people!!……………. oh that and the fact that we all missed them, ..My A34e
lilys grandpa
The Battered Bunnet
08:32 on 28 June, 2013
I’ve never met ole Jobo, the one thing that shines through Always, is he is honest. The Lord shared the moment with him, I don’t think he needs anyone else to Witness, well I’m sure he would have loved to have his kids, wife and best pals and all the family and all his friends there. ;))
Heck, maybe we are looking at a new Open champion.
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Dontbrattbakkinanger
08:39 on 28 June, 2013
A tough day in prospect for EDB and the ghirls.
Thoughts and prayers with Jim,Kerri and Meghan.
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God Bless them and give them the strength to get through such a hard time.
Dontbrattbakkinanger
08:53 on 28 June, 2013
petec- Zispin is the trade[proprietary] name for mirtazapine, so Zispin will be more expensive.
According to the latest BNF [SIMBT] generic mirtazapine 45 mgs is £2.62 per month, Zispin is £15.06 for the same dose and formulation
The original drugs are more expensive as the costs for R and D are borne by the company [in this case Organon] Once the drug comes ‘off- patent’, e.g after 20 years in the U.S, anyone can make it in their shed.
DBBIA/BigPharmaCSC
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Thanks for the information. Shareholders first, patients, we need more patients.
Nurse!!!