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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Mags,
Don’t you be starttin yer mince now.
You know as well as I do capitalism is the only way.
It’s what we’ve been taught since birth and proven true by Maggie and her wilie ways.
The day we start looking out for each other is the day it all falls apart.
Living In Fear CSC
Jesus was a Tory,
Extreme Sacrilege CSC
Jesus said:
“Do what thou wilt”.
Or did he??
Ridiculous Questions in the 21stC CSC
Well I’m away to put a candle on Croatia for tomorrow. Jelavic et al!
:)) Jelavic don’t need no stinkin candles !!
Fortunes Favour Mibbes on 18 June, 2012 at 03:32 said:
Come on Croatia is a catholic country too..they need them candles.
Just catching up.
Excellent question by Awe Naw earlier…as yet unanswered.
Has the prize money (900K?) already been paid to the club which finished 2nd last season?
Any ideas folks?
Teuchter
Mags,
More than most of us in recent decades !
My point is that lighting a candle for Jelavic is forbidden in Scotia, the best wee establishment in the worrrrrrrrrrld. :))
Unless it’s done discreetly….and non-aggressively.
Teuchter ár lá on 18 June, 2012 at 03:36 said:
I heard a rooomurr it was going to go to Murderwell but hasnt been decided yet. The cynics amongst us, including me, think its a wee carrot for a particular vote.
Fortunes Favour Mibbes on 18 June, 2012 at 03:40 said:
Jelavic is not Croatia. He is Croatshun.
Mags,
Nah nah nah.
Jelavic was a Croatian that decided to join the hunnery.
Which makes him, sadly, a hun.
Fortunes Favour Mibbes on 18 June, 2012 at 03:55 said:
Yes
a Croats hun
..what school did you go tae?
Aloha Tims
Found this on the Dunfermline web site. It may have been posted on CQN before but its the first time I have seen it and its very interesting.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Pars Lose £850,000
Topic Originator: Oompar Par
Date: Thu 31 May 13:49
According to this poster on the RTC blog:
Barcabhoy says:
31/05/2012 at 1:39 pm
There were at least two players who participated in the 2011/12 season with contracts that contained side letters. Mark Daly confirmed that in his documentary, and it is also on the BBC web site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18148818
Sasa Papac played in 21 League games, Steven Davis Played in 33 League games
Side letters breach SFA and FIFA rules. The accepted norm is for a 0-3 defeat
That would place Rangers comfortably last in the SPL. They should have been relegated. CQN posted an excellent article recently showing how much money clubs lost due to Rangers playing allegedly improperly registered players between 2000 and 2010. The numbers were enormous.
The financial consequences for each club in 2011/12 is significant. The SPL pay prize money based on where you finish in the League. In addition there is normally a lost opportunity for at least one club to play in the CL and one to play in the Europa League. This year that loss does not occur because of Rangers Euro ban. However SPL prize money is affected.
The SPL’s failure to expedite their enquiry has had a significant detrimental financial impact on 10 member clubs to the benefit of Rangers. Celtic are unaffected as they finished above Rangers.
Doncasters position should be completely untenable if has has given any form of instruction that the enquiry should not report in the fastest possible time, or has hindered that process by not insisting that Duff and Phelps provided information in a very short oder rather than only getting forceful after the outcome of the League, and the prize money was decided.
The League Table finished this way officially
1 Celtic (C)
2 Rangers
3 Motherwell
4 Dundee United
5 Heart of Midlothian
6 St Johnstone
7 Kilmarnock
8 St Mirren
9 Aberdeen
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
11 Hibernian
12 Dunfermline Athletic (R)
Without working back the effects of each individual match and merely dropping Rangers to last and moving everyone else up one this is how it should have looked
1 Celtic (C)
2 Motherwell
3 Dundee United
4 Heart of Midlothian
5 St Johnstone
6 Kilmarnock
7 St Mirren
8 Aberdeen
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
10 Hibernian
11 Dunfermline Athletic
12 Rangers (R)
The financial loss is based on prize money as stated.Using the CQN numbers which are accurate, as I have seen the entire spreadsheet, it works out this way.
There is approximately £85,000 for every place you jump up from 12th until you get to the 3rd place club.
Whoever finishes 3rd gets £170,000 more than whoever finishes 2nd .
Whoever finishes 2nd Gets Approx £935,000 more than whoever finishes 3rd.
There is also lost revenue for whoever finishes last of they relegated unfairly as the minimum they would earn in SPL 2012/13 is £765,000
This works out this way, and apologies if it doesn’t format well
1 Celtic (C) nil
2 Motherwell £935,000
3 Dundee United £170,000
4 Heart of Midlothian £85,000
5 St Johnstone £85,000
6 Kilmarnock £85,000
7 St Mirren £85,000
8 Aberdeen £85,000
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle £85,000
10 Hibernian £85,000
11 Dunfermline Athletic £850,000
In addition Rangers earned £1,700,000 more than they should have.
All because The SPL couldn’t put together a prima facie case in 2 months which took RTC half an hour to prove. Maybe Mr Doncaster could explain that to the shareholders of his business.
Mags,
One that taught me not to recognise racial discrimination in dodgy grammar :))
Maggie,
Just been awa’ to check ma figures…and apparently it is 2M.
D&P will – in no doubt have that sum tucked awa’ fur the creditors…Eh!
Teuchter
In all seriousness, the Croatians had a wee bit of a tough time more recently than most.
That makes Jelavic signing for the huns all the more ….”distasteful”?
Morning everyone, from a dry, crisp and bright g69. On the early train to laandaan so planning to go back to sleep in about 30 mins or so- we’ll see how that pans out.
Hopefully, todays the day the spl chairmen demonstrate that they have both morals and cojones.
HH
“Hopefully, todays the day the spl chairmen demonstrate that they have both morals and cojones. ”
Aye, good one.
Sannabhoy
Hope you can fall asleep – amid all this anticipation:)
Teuchter
Couldn’t see what the odds are on the SPL next year on PaddyPower or Skybet.
Reckon they’ll come out when the fixture list is released this morning?
What’s the odds gonna be on club12 , long shot?
HH
JP
FFM, I’m a glass half full type and always try to see the best in people. Eventually, sometimes, you have to just say , “ok, enough, even I cant keep faith in you” but that day hasnt arrived yet and im opTIMistic both for Celtic and Scottish football that we’ll take the right path .
Oh, good – here comes nurse with my medication.
Sanna
Club12 has to be Dundee? Right? do they get a vote?
sannabhoy
I’m known for those values myself, but seriously ! :)
It’s like catching someone mugging yer Gran and then saying, look, gonnae no do that…
Which to the hun, is like saying, do you want my pin number.
Finanically bankrupt, and morally bereft.
No more second chances.
FFM, agreed.
Its the chairmen I’m giving the benefit of the doubt to, out if you prefer their 3rd and 4th chances.
I’m sure I read Duff n duffer are representing RFC(IL) although given he’s been at previous meetings (the CVA won’t fail hehe) and has bought the remains, wouldn’t be surprised if CG is there too.
Unless he’s busy selling to park/mccoll/smith for 6m .
No doubt there will be more farce.
JP
Teuchter, I’m trying but I feel like a kid on christmas morning these days. Everyday seems to bring another gift.
Of course, once it’s all over and they are finally gone, we need to move on and concentrate solely on ourselves and not buy into any new OF guff.
How good could it be if we have hibs of 3/4 years ago and the utd/dons of the 80’s standard to compete against
Plan9,Channel7, Club12.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUfM6wzPu0
Jimphil70 , I know what you mean, but sevco , by Cg’s own admission have no place in either the spl or the sfa. This vote, by my understanding, is only openh to the 12 current spl share holders and charlie boy aint one of them
sannabhoy
Story yesterday was that they’ve yet to receive an application from CG !
Maybe he’s getting D n P too deliver it …..
JP
Sannabhoy,
Agreed the whole league would be better without them……..But what about our wives out shopping on a Saturday afternoon with the billy boys ringin’ oot o’ every shopping centre in the country:)
Teuchter
Teuchter ár lá , but won’t our redoubtable FM’s new legislation allow that to be dealt with ….?
Sanna (toungueoutsmiley csc)
Sanna… :)
we dont need mis education,
all the huns u were, just another brick in the wall…
Morning Celts, yet another day of ex hun skelping awaits, enjoy!
HH
Morning Vmhan ,
how are you and Derryghirl these days ?
Look what we’ve got for the new season http://apps.facebook.com/bueglestores/thekanofoundation
Sanna
Fortunes Favour Mibbes said: I’ve been reliably informed that Lenny has been spending less and less time in changing room contact, while Dolph has been quite dominant in tactical tic talk. Lenny is evolving to be the new Mourinhno too quick for my liking.
That’s actually good to hear, as it means he has obviously learned from the school of Martin O’Neill, because that is exactly how HE operated as manager.
Cool.
Morning all.
Thanks to those who tried to correct my economic misunderstandings.
However I will never accept austerity measures, which result in ordinary people being made destitute, as being a solution to any crisis. They may well reduce the deficit but they are destroying lives.
That is all.
Good morning CQN from a bright sunny Clydebank
Let the people sing and the SFA / SPL do the right thing
No to New-co
Keep the Faith
Hail Hail