Sevco need clarity on SPL vote more than the actual votes

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News that Dundee United will vote against allocating a place in next season’s SPL to Sevco confirms what we suggested yesterday, that sentiment has swung against the notion.  Motherwell’s innovative idea of allowing fans (who have already expressed overwhelming opposition to the idea) a vote is further evidence that even hard-pressed clubs are prepared to make financially difficult decisions.  Suggestions that the Motherwell board should grow a pair and take responsibility themselves have some merit.

Stewart Milne has denied BBC reports that Aberdeen have decided to vote against but I expect this is a matter of due process more than any genuine indecision.

There was a feeling this morning that matters could be brought to a head sooner than 4 July if enough clubs publicly declared against Sevco.  This would suit Charles Green’s company as they would be able to prepare offers to Rangers players (who they are able to sign) knowing where they are likely to end up.  If they are forced to wait until 4 July, Sevco will not know what squad requirements they will need for next season before making a decision on what Rangers players to offer employment to.

More than SPL football, Sevco need clarity.  A rush to declare against them might seem harsh but it would be enormously beneficial rather than being forced to wait a further 12 days.

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  1. South Of Tunis on

    Saturday morning —-scorching —way down south .

     

     

    Free money courtesy of Germany [ thank you ]

     

     

    The Greek Goalie ——

     

     

    ” My notes say the Greeks tried 7 goalies before settling on this one. —- this one is dreadful—– what were the others like ? “.

     

     

    Samaras ——

     

    ” Good one minute , awful the next ”

     

     

    Italian commentator – Germany / Greece .

  2. The big guy at the back....of Neil Lennon on

    Big G/BT,

     

    Young Joe Chalmers is not related to Stevie Chalmers.

     

     

    TBGATB

  3. Anyone interested this article is a cracking read.

     

     

    @kdsidyllwild: In full awareness that I’m late to the party on this one, read this brilliant article from a St Johnstone fan… http://t.co/8LTr9Mwl

  4. TMWT

     

     

    Wee Sone AlukoNO has rejected the terms he offered himself for the new club. He will hopefully be able to give himself better terms elsewhere.

     

     

    Div 3

  5. |Was out all of yesterday so just trying to catch up. Good to see St Johnstone coming out on the side of integrity.

     

     

    Surely the July 4 vote is a foregone conclusion now? The only question is whether Sevco will actually be humiliated or whether there will be a postponement under the guise of discussing league restructuring, But that leaves only 11 SPL teams and one ex-team ….

     

     

    There is a long way still to run before we know what next season will look like. But this particular battle to keep Sevco out of the SPL seems to be won.

  6. Lennon n Mc....Mjallby on

    The honest mistakes in Mowbray’s time were deliberate,consistent and had the purpose of making sure the huns won the league to gain the CL money in order to help fight their financial fires.

     

     

    Mowbray wasn’t that bad a manager that the Myth needed the honest mistakes,ebt’s and an SFA hierarchy now forced from their positions to beat the man.

     

     

    The big mhan doesn’t need anybody’s sympathy I’m sure but it doesn’t stop you feeling it for him after what he put up with.

     

     

    I’m sure he’s had a bowl or two of the cold and wobbly stuff.

  7. ˙˙˙˙ʇɐǝs ɐ ǝʞɐʇ 'ᴚǝʇsɐɔuop ˙ʇxǝu ǝᴚ,noʎ 'ʎᴚǝısoɥ ǝɥʇ oʇ ǝɯoɔןǝʍ 'ןןǝqdɯɐɔ ˙pǝsoɥ ɔɟᴚ - z ʍoᴚ on

    RFC Hosed tick

     

    CVA Hosed tick

     

    D+P Hosed ready for polishing

     

    Dual Contracts tide out tsunami shortly

     

    EBTs leaking like a sieve more undressing to follow

     

    SPL? Hosed yer havin a laugh

     

    SFA Punishments reminder to get back on the gas. Stuart. We know yer in there!

     

    Players Hosing now should be finished by the end of the week (big job)

     

    SPL 2/SFL1 Collect bowling ball insert fingers launch and…. wait

     

     

    Yup. Next fly move to be swatted is the ole league reconstruction to accommodate der hun. I’m sure that by the time the players are fully hosed this fly move will have been outed, deconstructed and handed back to Mr Green with a wee note………… No thanks, we already gave at the office…….. nice stadium by the way…….. any plans?

     

     

    HH

  8. hen1rik on 23 June, 2012 at 10:10 said:

     

    After reading that article in the DR about more bending of rules to suit 1 team if it’s true then i won’t be back.

     

     

    “article…DR…true…” lol

     

    You’ll be back. Their major punishments have still to come and the best they can hope for is Div 3, I suspect they’ll have a year without football. I don’t understand why it hasn’t hit home for some how good all of this is, perhaps the rush to the exits at murray pk will clear the clouds.

  9. You know the vote that is proposed for July 4 on allowing a new entity to have immediate access to the top league in Scottish football, why is it taking place again?

     

     

    Well, it’s not the best way to word the question. I know why it’s proposed. It’s an attempt to keep a berr-sized club in the league because the men who stare at groats don’t fancy the cash shortfall.

     

     

    What I mean is, what justification have they given for staging this vaudeville vote? I think I’ve asked before. I can’t remember the answer. I genuinely would like to know why this is being allowed to happen.

  10. The Spirit of Arthur Lee on

    Lennon

     

     

    Regarding the chin

     

     

    Rasmussen’s arrival makes him the 10th player recruited by Mowbray, following Landry N’Guemo, Marco Fortune, Lukasz Zaluska, Fox, Josh Thompson, Zheng Zhi, Ki Sung Yeung, Jos Hooiveld and Thomas Rogne.

  11. Bhoys Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid is funny but not as funny as funny as A Man With Two Brains. Martin at his best and Kathleen Turner when she was the hottest woman on the planet.

  12. Morning from a Blue Skied Chilterns…

     

     

    As the R@ngers Fans go through their Existential Epiphany thought I’d share my thoughts…

     

     

    Harry Harry Harry Hood

     

     

    Harry ………. Harry Hood

     

     

    Harry Harry Harry Hood

     

     

    Harry ……… Harry Hood

  13. The Spirit of Arthur Lee on

    A big thanks to the guy from Airdrie who cancelled the fitba at 9.59 am for a 10.00 am kick aff.

  14. I had debate on here with magnificentseven and he was confident they would be in div 3 but i will guarantee on here now they will be in division 1 and anyone on here that thinks otherwise are kidding themselves on.

     

     

    If our governing body had wanted to change things then I’m afraid CO would’ve been sacked.

  15. Hately on Talksport talking about playing ‘Roy’ Carroll playing up front with Rooney. What a pundit!

     

     

    Oh and he wants the situation resolved at his beloved, whit was their name again?

  16. Have asked his before, but how are newco going to get into any division as I think they won’t be up and running for next season, if at all :). are they going to leave a place open for them….NO! it has to be restructuring…but not next season

     

    Any Thoughts??

     

     

    BTW ‘The Jerk’ is one of Steve Martin’s funniest films, when he was funny

     

     

    Hail Hail

  17. I honestly wish i had you guys confidence on this situation but our governing body has been a joke for years.

     

     

    Do you know what amazes me, they have cheated for years and have cheated creditors out of money that should’ve been paid to them.

  18. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!..Truth and Justice HAS prevailed on

    Robert Tressell …..10.06

     

     

    As you will know …..where there is a will, there is a way …….. MIB / honest mistakes….

     

     

    Fully agree with you …….. The supremisist element of the former bhuns will not now folly folly ……. Newco are going to struggle big time, and are actually in danger of going into administration in a few weeks …… I will need a sedative ……. Interesting times, indeed

  19. Estadio Nacional on

    Quiz question….

     

     

    Name someone connected with rangers who hasnt walked away?

     

     

    rangers season ticket for the first correct answer.

  20. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!..Truth and Justice HAS prevailed on

    hen1rik on 23 June, 2012 at 10:41 said:

     

     

    Your suspicions are fully justified……however, the SFA need to be very careful……this could come back to bite them big time……when will they ever learn……?

  21. Paul67

     

     

    Any chance you could change the name of CQN to something more appropriate that mirrors the constant changing emotion of some of our community. Without making a joke of those of our community who deal daily with issues surrounding mental health, and I apologise up front for my comment below to any of you who may take offence as that is not my intention but…

     

     

    Bi Polar Celtic Quick News.

     

     

    Makes sense to me.

     

     

    MWD

  22. “A relatively small amount of money has been paid by supporters by cheque and cash and that money is being transferred to the Club’s new bank account.”

     

    (sevco’s site)

     

     

    wee Wullie Bluenose has renewed then…

  23. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!..Truth and Justice HAS prevailed on

    Estadio Nacional on 23 June, 2012 at 10:49 said:

     

     

    Walter Smith …….. He ran….(keep your SB) ………LOL

  24. Imatim and so is Neil Lennon on

    Lennon n Mc….Mjallby on 23 June, 2012 at 10:28 said:

     

    The honest mistakes in Mowbray’s time were deliberate,consistent and had the purpose of making sure the huns won the league to gain the CL money in order to help fight their financial fires.

     

     

    Mowbray wasn’t that bad a manager that the Myth needed the honest mistakes,ebt’s and an SFA hierarchy now forced from their positions to beat the man.

     

     

    The big mhan doesn’t need anybody’s sympathy I’m sure but it doesn’t stop you feeling it for him after what he put up with.

     

     

    I’m sure he’s had a bowl or two of the cold and wobbly stuff.

     

     

    ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

     

     

    2010 Never Again

     

     

    Agreed.

     

     

    Tony Mowbray is a good man. A decent man. A man of integrity and honour.

     

     

    Everything the hun is not

  25. henr1k – The SFA have no rules or governance which allows a new club to enter the league in division 1, similarly there is no time before the season starts to introduce any kind of league restructure. If they force it though they’ll find themselves in another “ultra vires” situation.

     

     

    Also, the indication that the SPL will simply give up some of it’s Sky money to division 1 is preposterous. Firstly, div 1 is not a league on it’s own, it is part of the SFL therefore any money would have to be distributed across all 3 divisions. Secondly, the SFL has no right to that money, Sky are bound to a TV deal and have indicated that they intend to honour that deal, so why simply donate money?

     

     

    Given the timeline newco and the governing bodies are now facing, the only realistic option is newco packing up for a season, though it might be November before SPL/SFL finally accept this fate.

  26. “Dark Mately”

     

     

    ……. start with a “Pet Navan”: first remove bogus intelectual pretentions, then replace with biased arrogance borne of lazy delusions of entitlement, store in a small-minded hun-hutch, feed with Chic’n manure and the complete works of Meeja House……..et voila!

  27. Estadio Nacional on

    The Spirit of Arthur Lee 10:51

     

     

    He was spotted down the Barras yesterday selling rangers gear so technically he has walked away…

     

     

     

    EN

  28. South Of Tunis on

    Celtic First @ 10 36.

     

     

    ” Vaudeville vote ——–”

     

     

    Yes -indeed.

     

     

    Attend that meeting and vote and you are participating in a corrupt and cowardly charade.. Hard to see any purpose or justification beyond the creation of wriggle room.. Missing the point seems to be the only point of the Confederacy of Dunces who administer Scottish fitba.

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