SFA chief executive, Stewart Regan, clearly sees opportunity among the carnage that is Scottish football at the moment as he leaked plans to ambush clubs into a radical overhaul of the league structures to the media yesterday.
Henry McLeish made several recommendations in his paper on the future of our game, one of which was for a smaller professional setup of two leagues (SPL 1 and SPL 2), sitting on top of a grass-roots pyramid of community based clubs, as well as a 10-team top division. I agreed with both recommendations but relegation-dodgers in the SPL refused to countenance such a deal.
While it seems a 10-club top division is as far away as ever, the SFA are keen to push through a SPL 2 proposal before the start of the new season, something which borders on ultra-ambitious.
An unattributed SFA source (surely Regan himself) briefed BBC’s Jim Spence on their plans but the language was curious:
“Someone has to take a lead and sort out the internal bickering and point scoring and also to ensure that the Rangers situation never happens again.
“We need to use the mood for change among supporters in the country to tackle the current inertia and do what is right for the game.
“Change has to be democratic, but the time for talking has passed. We need action now to save the game.
“The fans are demanding fundamental change. The Rangers situation has intensified the need for a resolution and, over the next few weeks, we will meet with the SPL and SFL to find a solution.”
In order to “ensure the Rangers situation never happens again”, why don’t the SFA start by ensuring former directors of Rangers, who participated in the controversial EBT scheme which precipitated the crisis, are removed from the SFA board?
The SFA president received loans from Rangers EBT which he did not repay despite the club going bust last week. There is a belief that those loans were never meant to be repaid and that many of Rangers EBT loans were accompanied by written confirmation that they were never to be repaid, making these ‘loans’ an illegal tax scam.
The SFA chief executive claimed to have investigated and cleared the president of any wrong-doing. No one else is aware of this investigation. There is a suspicion that all he did was listen to the president’s version of events, compounding an already dreadful situation for the SFA.
We would love to hear how Mr Ogilvie explained why he didn’t repay his loan.
Two weeks ago we spoke about the SFAs inadequate corporate governance on these matters. If only corporate governance was the extent of the problem, they appear quite shameless.
“Someone has to take the lead…. tackle the current inertia and do what is right for the game”.
Sack the clown before you start to preach to the rest of the game.
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Anyone think Burley will be sorted out in any fashion over his continued anti- CFC bias ?
I’d ban him from CP and advise those channels that employ him that we will refuse to do interviews etc for as long as they associate with him
This dobber needs brought into line
Besides which he’s a damned awful commentator
Agent Green on 17 June, 2012 at 21:16 said:
Paddy Gallagher… wise words. Associates of mine in the Smoke have alluded to the same outcome.
Wheels within wheels in a spiral array,
A pattern so grand and complex
Time after time we lose sight of the way,
Our causes can’t see their effects
In their own image
Their world is fashioned —
No wonder they don’t understand
Goian
Awe Naw
Can’t help with that I’m afraid mate I only posted what my understanding of the voting system is. As liquidation will take a matter of weeks then old hun gets a vote through the administrators.
If I’m honest the decision to allow old or new huns a vote is ridiculous.
Agent Green – another Rush fan! :-)
T4
!!Bada Bing!! on 17 June, 2012 at 21:16 said:
If Denmark score Germany are out.
I will regret asking this, but how so?
If Denmark score, GER & POR finish equal on 6. Germany bt Portugal so go ahead of them – or have I STILL got it all wrong?
Phil’s tweet said AT LEAST 5
We know Elbows is staying.
McGregor
Naismith
Davis
Lafferty
Bocanegra
And any other foreigners
I believe Papac was out of contract although I might be wrong
2-1 Germany
2-1 Germany
the_huddle on 17 June, 2012 at 21:17 said:
The Dutch have been mince in this tourney and this must win game, strange.
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I suspect egos have destroyed any team ethic.
This is based on nothing other than what seems to happen at every tournament to the Dutch squad.
Anyway the germans have scored so it doesn’t matter now :)
….PFayr on 17 June, 2012 at 21:19 said:
agree 100% a very strange man.
Anyway bhoys off to bed and see you in July. Turkey tomorrow in a hotel that is 99% English and I’ll guess all they will ask me on Tuesday is “are you supporting us?” eh no…………..
sparkleghirl-Commentator said it,(not Burley) ,probably academic now.Can’t believe how bad Holland have been.
2 teams finish equal it’s head to head 3 teams equal its goal difference i believe, doesn’t make sense but when you think about it, it does :O)
Agent Green on 17 June, 2012 at 21:16 said:
Paddy Gallagher… wise words. Associates of mine in the Smoke have alluded to the same outcome.
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I honestly believe this is why the Celtic board are doing a Simon & Garfunkel rendition of ‘The sound of silence’.
The RFC, SPL,SFA are only lucky that crimedesk don’t run a sporting edition.
I honestly believe that the Titanic had more lifeboats and that the fun has only started.
Celtic FC have won against all the odds!
This must be the worst Dutch team I’ve ever seen.
hamiltontim on 17 June, 2012 at 21:13:
An interesting post on RTC:
Does 1872-2012 have the right to a vote?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
VP – have a great break. We often go to Olhos D’agua just outside Faro/ Albufeira – lovely place to relax. Off to Cala D’or a week on Thursday though currently on train to London with work for a few days. Hope you have left a few beers behind the bar for G64! Cheers
I said last week that Portugal were well overpriced. Their squad has 3 Real Madrid players (inc the second best player in the world), plus the best from Porto and Benfica, and Nani who’d probably get into any other team apart from Spain. (just as Holland hit the post).
hh
PFayr
blessings to the young man on his birthday
CO
:)
Sorry if already posted guys, but there’s a petition needs signing….!
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-scottish-football-association-force-any-newco-club-to-enter-at-division-3-sfl-level?utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition
Snake
I can assure you that as of Friday, no one had been in for McGregor
He is not highly rated in the EPL. He is on 2 or 3 clubs lists for a keeper, but is 3rd or 4th choice
WDH
Thanks pal
He’s going out clubbing and I’m driving him and pals in ,no doubt he’ll be after a sub as well
Lennybhoy
Does it support my understanding of the system as it is????
The best thing was the last Dutch game when Robben tried a short corner to Sneijder, it of course never came off, The looks on both their faces screamed why am I here, I don’t care. Strange bunch of footballers.
Paddy Gallagher on 17 June, 2012 at 21:25 said
Celtic FC are the only game in tow – when push came to shove where were the Orcs?
Zbyszek on 17 June, 2012 at 20:52 said:
You have been very complimentary of the Irish fans. I was in Poznan for our first game against Croatia. I want to put on record for CQN world what qn amazing time we had. People were amazing, we absolutely loved our few days in tgd City. Poland is an great country, will def be back. I will be a Polska and Lech Poznan fan now for life.
HH
Post Ronaldo
Very good team just always struggle.
Gene’s a Bhoys name
Cream comes to the top, like a good Irish coffee, patience is the key..:-))
EDB,
Before ah go…
Nae room for character development then?
Ten Men Won The League on 17 June, 2012 at 21:30 said:
I beg to differ he is number one on LOL1690 flute band FC playing in the Belfast Orange league hit list
That young Ronaldo chap in the Portugal team looks a real prospect. Hope Lenny has been keeping an eye on him. How much do you think he would cost us to buy?
He fits into the sales ethos – young and probably going to have some ‘sell on’ value. PL needs to act quickly
What do you think ;-)
I would love it if at the first home game, we all wore cardigans and wee thin ties and fake tan – naw feck it, who would be so thick?
TMWTL
Interesting stuff
I do think the foreigners will do a runner so that means:
Bocanegra, Papac, Goian are stick ons for me to be moving on.
I reckon Edu will leave as well
There was a suggestion that Lafferty had fallen out with McMoist but then again who in their right mind would give him a contract?
27 yr old that Ronaldo to old for the project, reject and move on
Quarter Finals-Germany v Greece,Portugal v Czech Rep.
hamiltontim on 17 June, 2012 at 21:30:
No mate, quite the reverse, cut paste part of it:
6. A Share may only be issued, allotted, transferred to or held by a person who is the owner and operator of a Club and if a Member shall cease to be the owner and operator of a Club then such Member shall cease to be entitled to hold a Share.
14. If:-
(i) a Member shall cease to be entitled to hold a Share; or
(ii) a trustee in sequestration, manager, receiver or administrative receiver shall be appointed in respect of a Member or any property of a Member, or an administration order shall be made in respect of a Member or any property of a Member or an order shall be made or an effective resolution passed for the winding up of a Member otherwise than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation; then that Member or its manager, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or liquidator or any other person entitled to the Share shall, on receiving notice in writing from the Board following the Company in General Meeting passing a Qualified Resolution that such notice should be issued by the Board and confirming the identity of the proposed transferee, transfer its Share to such other person as the Board shall direct at the price of £1 and the Club owned and operated by such Member shall forthwith cease to be a member of the League and the Club owned and operated by the transferee shall become a member of the League in its place…
Now correct me if I’m wrong. Please, please do, because I think I must be going nuts.
RFC(IA) hold an SPL Share. But D&P claim to have sold “the club” to another company owned by Charlie Green. The SPL Share that RFC(IA) hold cannot, as part of the sale of “the club”, be transferred to that other company.
The SPL appear to have acknowledged that RFC(IA) are no longer operating as a football club by its declaration today, they are not to be included in the 2012/13 fixture list.
Under the SPL Article 6 “…if a Member shall cease to be the owner and operator of a Club then such Member shall cease to be entitled to hold a Share.” RFC(IA) (no longer the owner and operator of a club) have automatically lost their entitlement to a share.
There is no vote required, no debate. RFC(IA) are now no longer a football club, so have no right to a Share.
Their Article 14 tells us what happens:
“14. If:-
(i) a Member shall cease to be entitled to hold a Share;
…
then that Member or its manager, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or liquidator or any other person entitled to the Share shall, on receiving notice in writing from the Board following the Company in General Meeting passing a Qualified Resolution that such notice should be issued by the Board and confirming the identity of the proposed transferee, transfer its Share to such other person as the Board shall direct at the price of £1 and the Club owned and operated by such Member shall forthwith cease to be a member of the League and the Club owned and operated by the transferee shall become a member of the League in its place.”
The decision on where the Share goes has to be agreed via a Qualified Resolution.
A Qualified Resolution requires a 90% majority.
Rangers do not get to vote. They are no longer entitled to a share.
That aside, it still requires 10 from the remaining 11 to agree who gets their share.
If two clubs dissent, “The Rangers” will not get RFC(IA)’s SPL Share.
Why are people still talking about 8 out of 12 as if the decision is to be made by passing an Ordinary Resolution. It is not.
Interesting indeed, no?
Check the link out in case I have missed something.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Paddy Gallagher on 17 June, 2012 at 21:36 said:
well not the thin tie!