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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Glasgow Cup, Celtic v SebCoe home and away on Sky, being discussed on RS.
Off the ball reckon there should be a new Glasgow Cup
If there was we would play our reserves against Thistle or someone and treat it with the status it deserves.
I’d lose on purpose to screw Sky TV’s ploy to get a Green vs Blue Glasgow game
To be clear – I’d play a full team against The Blue mob and reserves against Queens Park, Thistle or Clyde (do they count)?
Snake
Ideal games to boycott.
Losing 3 goals to a team that got relegated,conceding 4 goals to an Aberdeen side and the final St.Mirren game.
You’ve convinced me.
*rolls eyes*
Look – if the ‘New Rangers’ supporters all want to play in Div 3 and every other support wants them playing in Div 3 – why don’t we ask Sandy Jardine to arrange a joint march and we can all join them in a unique show of unity?
Cosgrove saying strong chance no ex rankers team playing anywhere next season
Mainly due to time problems getting into a league and having a team ready for start if season
I never thought I would hear that being said in a beeb studio with 3 others not saying a word to contradict the statement … Consider McGarry of the Mail gas already talked about gerrymandering
Times a changing
bankiebhoy1
I’d say turn out for a Thistle or a Queens Park and treat it as a pre-season friendly. It won’t cost a lot but the final at Hampden I’d boycott.
Bloke109
Sorry mate, doing 3 things
No Sky TV Deal and no parks buses either ,and thats the last i will mention them, well maybe?
Glasgow Cup? Who would be in that then: us, Thistle and Queen’s Park. Clyde surely don’t count as a Glasgow team now, do they? Sevco don’t yet count as a football team, although I suppose they might at some point.
So how would it be structured? All play all in a round robin perhaps. If it’s knock out could they guarantee we would play Sevco? Put out the under 14s, hope they don’t manage to beat the Thistle first team and hell mend them all!
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby
You reckon Mowbray is a good manager?
On what available evidence?
Deep breaths deep breaths – a week without cqn. In france with 46 yr 7′ eat your heart out hamiltontim
Jackie
Eh??
“We will have the club out of administration before 30th March, and play in Europe next season”.
Duff and Phelps – February 2012
Bourne..
A defiant Ally McCoist issued a rallying cry in the midst of the Ibrox insolvency crisis, quashing all talk of quitting by declaring: ‘This is my club, the same as it is for thousands and thousands of Rangers supporters, and we don’t do walking away.’
El Sleekito – Feb 2012
bournesouprecipe
Thanks for posting the view from St. Johnstone, a fantastic article, and one which I believe to be representative of the vast majority of the Scottish footballing public, something Gary Panton, (wonder if he is related to Scottish golfing great John) still considers himself part of even when based outside the country. Well done him!
Jackie
Ah I get it now….. your in France with 46 year 7 (primary 6?) pupils?!
You get continental Europe, I get Dunoon!!!
Have a great time….
Mea Culpa on 23 June, 2012 at 11:39 said:
If sevco ‘drop’ down 1 level, does that make them 7ft under?
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Mea Culpa that made me smile :)))))))))))
In France with a 46 yr old 7 footer? Ooh err, missus, watch yourself!!
Sone Aluko does walking away.
Remember when the bares protested outside the BBC for telling lies about Craig Whyte.
lol!
Stupid huns…
Starry
I think it’s the only time Ally McCoist was in a sense (although he didn’t know) you don’t do walking away – from £140,000, 000 of debt.
Celtic Mac
A writer based in London, I’ sure.
I’m surprised more and more on a daily basis, that we may have a renaissance.
BTW I agreed with your comments on the CSA
*silence says more*
Div 3 CSC
Yes to the St J article. Probably the opinion of most real football fans (including those in SFL who are now being threatened with the presence of newClub) but one which when expressed by celtic fans is dismissed as bigotry and prejudice.
‘How many games did you play for Thistle Jackie?’
McNamara: ‘oh, about 40?’
Must include reserves – wiki says 19.
here is my idea to revitalise scottish football top to bottom…
amalgamate the 3rd div with the 2nd division and the 1st division with the SPL
CELTIC
DUNDEE
DUNDEE UTD
ROSS COUNTY
ABERDEEN
INVERNESS
HEARTS
HIBERNIAN
HAMILTON
MOTHERWELL
ST.MIRREN
RAITH
DUNFERMLINE
ST JOHNSTON
COWDENBEATH
KILMARNOCK
AYR
LIVINGSTON
FALKIRK
MORTON
PARTICK TH
DUMBARTON
LOTS OF LOCAL DERBYS…….
now if you only play each other home and away once this will most probably result in the following:
*full houses at every away Celtic as they will only get ane chance to see them at home.
*full houses at the away end at games at celtic park as again those unlucky to catch thier own home game might want to see them once.
*lack of boredom due to watching your local team playing others 4 times a season (yawn)
*full houses at locsal derbies…. for the same reasons above,you will only get one chance ast home.
*a tighter more competative league…why? because the only reason why there is such a huge gap betwen us tfod and 3rd place teams is because the 3rd place teams as well as the rest had to play us and the carcass 8 TIMES A SEASON!!!
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*if the league becomes tighter and more competative people WILL come out and watch again….after all the empty stands are because nobody has won the championship out side us and the stinkin carcass for what?? 26 years?.
*say for instance 2 are instantly relegated and a playoff for the 3rd place this again will add spice.
*take it that hibs,aberdeen united are sitting 4th or 5th ….and thier league status is secured….will they then play thier promising youth (AS WITH EVERY TEAM IN THIS LEAGUE INCLUDING US)…to give they a chance that they dont get now because of fear for thier league status as they do now????.
*again….say cowdenbeath,ayr,and morton are bottom of the table….and everyone else are secure… FOR THE REASON ABOVE TEAMS WONT PARK THE BUS BECAUSE EVEY POIUNT IS A PRISONER SUCH AS NOW!.
Teams will actually come out and play! without fear! THEN!!!!! people will fill stadiums once again and actually enjoy the spectacle.
*THIS in my opinion will breathe life once again into scottish football,
FULL HOUSES
EXCITING FOOTBALL
CASH INJECTION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES
YOUTH GETTING A CHANCE
ELIMINATION OF FEAR
LOTS OF OCAL DERBYS
ELIMINATION OF THE BOREDOM OF PLAYING EACH SIDE 4 TIMES (EXCLUDING CUP TIES)
what do you think bhoys & ghirls?
Sone Aluko walks away. I take it he didn’t fancy paying his own wages for another season.
ASonOfDan,
I don’t think ol’ Craig ever did sue the BBC for all of those “lies”, did he?
Funny that.
Ghuys
Being undertaking some trend analysis :
– RFC will rever go into ADMIN : WRONG
– RFC will never get LIQUIDATED: WRONG
– RFC will get voted into SPL : WRONG
– RFC will get voted into SFL1 : Prediction WRONG
– RFC will get voted into SFL3 : Prediction WRONG
– RFC will not play professional football 2012-13 :Prediction : Correct
– RFC will never play ever another game of professional football : Prediction : Correct
Easy this trend analysis, just take every consensus of opinion from the MSM , apply a de-laughter algorithm and then a reverse polarity formulae and you get the correct answer.
Apparently, the results can be altered via an “Apology” factor, however based on a trend analysis from Social Media it appears the % probability of this occurring is 0%.
Stats fc
and the evidence of my opinion above is this …
AYR V KILMARNOCK in the cup last season….
there was a frenzy for tickets
empty towns
25,000 at hampden for the game
actually was an exciting gme as both went for it
THE NEXT DAY
RANGERS V DUNDEE UNITED
19,000 at ipox
dull game till utd beat them
Snake Plissken on 23 June, 2012 at 12:32 said:
To be clear – I’d play a full team against The Blue mob and reserves against Queens Park, Thistle or Clyde (do they count)?
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I know that it is purely academic, but my instincts would be the exact opposite. I would treat our OTHER lower league neighbours with respect by giving them a decent team to watch, while playing a team of untried youngsters against the Zombies.
pauloantony
Was there a ‘frenzy for tickets’ for the Ayr-Kilmarnock semi if half the tickets were unsold?
Pauloantony @13:07
Great suggestion mate, but that is far far far too sensible and exciting for our heads of Scottish Fitba, bunch of Dinosaurs!!
motherwell-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/motherwells_guidance_arrives_747849/index.shtml
Guidance issued to Motherwell Supporters
pauloantony on 23 June, 2012 at 13:07 said:
too many matches for me.
Remember Scottish Cup, League Cup and Europe on top + Internationals.
I’d like prize money split on points won. So there is a prize kitty set at the start of the season. At the end all points gained are totalled and the kitty is divided by that total. The cash is then distributed at the per point basis.
Gary Panton must be a ” pretend ” St Johnstone supporter.
The Motherwell Guidance link
Anyone clock (ye’ll see what I did there) the adveritsement on the back of todays Daily Record supplement?
Someone will be gettin their jotters!!