The Scottish Football League today placed an upper limit on which division Sevco can play in next season – their Third. We must now wait on the company providing sufficient information to complete their application to the SFL and for membership of the Scottish FA. Although many Rangers fans want Sevco to join the Third Division, chief exec Charles Green was clearly hoping to start life higher up the food chain.
The overwhelming nature of this verdict indicates the solidarity between clubs and fans, throughout the divisions, on how our sport is governed. This is a good thing but it leaves one burning question on the table:
Is the Scottish Premier League insolvent?
Last week SPL chief exec Neil Doncaster told SFL clubs that the Premier League would be unable to meet its contractual obligations if they did not vote Sevco into the First Division. Unless this was a shameless lie designed to bully clubs into giving Doncaster what he wanted, the Scottish Premier League Ltd should seek to appoint an administrator without delay.
You can ignore comments about league reconstruction at some unspecified point in the future, Doncaster told us last year that “those who want 16 teams in the top flight are deluding themselves.”
The Scottish Football League does not need the SPL, or its money, to continue to thrive as a community-based sporting entity. They will flourish. What happens to the SPL remains to be seen.
As we have observed once or twice before, M. Platini, where are you? We need the football world to assist with the survival of the game in one of its historic heartlands.
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Newco is a totally different entity – its a new club starting out in Scottish football. HMRC should be pusuing Oldco Directors
In all this pantomime farce that is Scottish Football, one man has stood head and shoulders above all others.
Turnbull Hutton.
A man of integrity, honour, valour and wisdom.
I doff my cap to the man. I have made a promise to myself that I will attend a match at Starks Park in the forthcoming season just so as I put a tiny wee bit into his club’s coffers. It is a promise I intend to keep.
Auld Neil Lennon heid on 13 July, 2012 at 20:43 said:
That’s a really important point you make ……..for decades the RIL were able to approach the BoS for as much money as they wanted, not needed……that is no longer the case, and with the inevitable exodus of their really bigoted supremacist element, they will have greatly reduced revenue……..
Dooooo dooooooo
Philvisreturns – excellent choice – Goodbye Stranger
Billy NoWell must be busy right now?
CultsBhoy loves being 1st forever & ever on 13 July, 2012 at 21:49 said:
Newco is a totally different entity – its a new club starting out in Scottish football. HMRC should be pusuing Oldco Directors
Absolutely, however Deadco can’t have their history closed out with them as the winners of 53.5 league titles. The stolen property must return to its rightful owners, ditto the cups they stole.
Fourth up…..and lastly.
I really can’t stand YNWA at Celtic Park. There I’ve said it………
Too far?
setting free the bears – Rangers is dead.
Sevco 5088 is a tribute act, a homage to Rangers. They did not inherit Rangers’ place in the league, and they don’t inherit their sins or liabilities.
The investigations into the misdeeds of the now defunct club should and will continue. If found guilty of improper registration of players, leagues and trophies will have to be retrospectively reassigned. Charges may be forthcoming if it the investigation into Rangers’ finances uncovers any evidence of criminality.
But Sevco 5088 isn’t responsible for any of that. They’re a plucky little new club who at present barely have enough players to fill a minibus.
In the spirit of Christian charity which has always been a core value of Celtic FC, we should welcome this new club to our game and wish them well. (thumbsup)
SPD…
Yes, usual bus arrangements for next season.
Taking names already for the back to back trips to the Highlands.
I’m oh so tempted to pay a visit to the forums on the dark side tonight, but it was not long after I began my stealth visits there that my much loved laptop died. Dead, fried, unrecoverable. So I daren’t.
jmccormick on 13 July, 2012 at 21:43 said:
a tasty tipple and no mistake, the harpenden arms looks like a fine place to get a jar of juice of a sunny afternoon
Gordon on 13 July, 2012 at 21:36 said:
Totally agree
The ‘ole man was in my head tonight and I’ve always wondered.
HH
i would love to see celtic develop the london road school and undertake the ground work around the stadia as per celtic triangle, can think of nothing more satisfying than playing in the CL with the strongest team we have had in years while our stadia and envio gets a makeover which will increase our revenue further, while newco scratch their ass in the 3rd division
CultsBhoy loves being 1st forever & ever – Thank you, my friend in Celtic. I do like a bit of Supertramp.
Who is Billy NoWell? (thumbsup)
Charles Green…must have his old head in his wrinkled hands wondering WTF he has got himself in to. £5.5million is a lot to pay for a 3rd Div club – he could have bought any 1st Div team for less than £1m…
sparkleghirl – Did you deep fry it with silicon chips? (thumbsup)
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/rangers-to-play-in-division-three/news/anzeigen_96199.html … Upper right corner. Have a laugh …
acoustamatix on 13 July, 2012 at 21:55 said
it is , but I will wait till at least 6 o clock, standards have to be maintained.
Gordon
Excellent, I’m in for Dingwall but will be abroad for the Inverness game.
I’m so glad to be able to look forward to the football again instead of contemplating the unthinkable.
Philvisreturn
check him out on youtube – start with The laughing Tim
EyesWideShut@ 21:04
Couldn’t agree more. At times we label non Celtic people as one with that lot. Today showed that simply isn’t true. Whilst they are by no means with us many of them will be decent honest people trying to do the best for their club.
Still can’t say the same for the SFA. They shouldn’t have took the bull by the horns as soon as rangers where liqudated.
For me today was a massive step forward for this country, a country that we can finally be proud to play football in.
CultsBhoy – Charles Green…must have his old head in his wrinkled hands wondering WTF he has got himself in to. £5.5million is a lot to pay for a 3rd Div club – he could have bought any 1st Div team for less than £1m…
Yup.
I almost feel a little bit sorry for Charles Green tonight.
He’s not a young man. I don’t think he has the energy or the cash to deal with the challenge ahead.
He saw what on paper should have been a great opportunity to make a fast buck, but has turned out to be a money pit.
And he’s probably only just beginning to realise that the unique cultural traditions of the now defunct Rangers means that thousands of his prospective customers are narcissistic psychopaths.
He might have had an easier life investing in Iraq or Afghanistan. (thumbsup)
good evening ladies and gents
what a wonderful day
STOP
AND
THINK FOR A MINUTE
WOW
HAHAHAAHAHAHAH
big congrats too
ALL ON HERE
the unseen fenian is alive and well
and waiting for its next battle
to all hun lurkers on here
in the words of NEIL LENNON
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
RANGERS are dead
morally
ethically
and physically
expect bluster from idiots like
wiggy jabba daryl chico jakshun and all
succulent lamb takers
YOU
WANT
YOUR
HISTORY
HUNS
GO AHEAD
TAKE IT
CHEAT FC
philvisreturns on 13 July, 2012 at 21:30 said:
Welcome to Scottish football, Sevco 5088:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZ8ulc5NTg (thumbsup)
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Classic HH
Total market value: 22.500.000 £
For a 4th level team. bwa-ha-ha-ha
I think ths, from the last week in June, deserves a repost (sorry, can’t remember right now who posted it though I’m pretty sure I have the link saved somewhere..
A Hun’s Guide to Clubs and Venues in Division 3
ANNAN – a neat little Border town from where you can look across the River Eden to England where Mr Charles wants to take the mighty gers. Only 15 miles from Dumfries where a bigger team than the huns, Queen of the South, plays. Its most famous product is ‘Coffee Annan’ named after the former Sec. Gen. of the UN, and the country may need his expertise on peace-keeping forces when the hun meltdown finally goes ballistic.
BERWICK RANGERS – a historic walled town on the banks of the Tweed. It was fought over for centuries. Its greatest victory was in fighting off a savage horde from the north and crushing them in 1967. Berwick is actually in England, which is as far as the huns will go in Europe for many a long day.
CLYDE – A former Glasgow club, a short hop along the M80, once in the top division, but now languishing in Div 3 (can youname any others?). At least Clyde’s drop was slow and did not happen in one fell swoop. Known as the Bully-Wee, while the huns are known as the bullies-who-tried-to-dominate-Scottish-football-but-look-where-it-got-them.
EAST STIRLING – Plays somewhere ‘out there,’ but nobody claims to have actually seen them play. Main achievement is winning the ‘Stirlingshire Cup’ in 2000 (the what?). Maybe the huns could apply to play in it and actually win something next season.
ELGIN – The longest journey the huns will make next season. I hope they remember that some of their first teams players will get half fare on the bus. The team is actually called Elgin City, a bit of a boast for a town of 8,500 people, but it means the huns won’t be embarrassed* by chanting ‘we are the peepil.’ About 40 miles from Inverness, where they might have been playing if they had not been very naughty boys.
(* Huns and embarrassed in the same sentence? You’re joking – ed)
MONTROSE – A small town in Angus, wherever that is. Its main achievement is winning the Div2 championship in 1984/85. Maybe the huns can do that in 2019/20. But the huns needn’t despair – they play in royal blue strips, so they’ll feel at home.
PETERHEAD – A big town near Aberdeen (OK, I won’t rub it in by saying they could have played there). Famous as the UK’s biggest fishing port, so they’ll be used to the smell. Eventually, they might go after the game to visit some of their former colleagues who will be residing in a big hoose there.
QUEENS PARK – A short distance from Ibrox, so they can walk there and save Mr. Charles the bus fare. A team which upholds the Corinthian ethos, which is more than can be said for some. Unfortunately, the Green Brigade will not be able to sing ‘No Huns at Hampden’ after they get papped out of the Scottish Cup, hopefully in a preliminary round for the diddiest of the diddy teams. However, Campbell Ogilvie might be caught afterwards trying to Tippex out the winning team’s date in their registration form.
STIRLING ALBION – Stirling, once the capital of Scotland, has a big castle whose walls are ideal for jumping off when they are so far behind in March that they can’t win the league. Another club which was once in the top league. See mighty – see fallen.
STRANRAER – a bit of a dump in SW Scotland, but enhanced by the fact that the huns will be able to see the hallowed shores of Northern Ireland on a clear day. A few miles from the Cairnryan ferry terminal, so the Ulsterish hun hordes will be able to get back to their flag-bedecked houses that bit earlier than usual.
The sharp-sighted among us will notice that ten teams are listed above. However, one of them will move up to Div2, while a team from Div2 will move up to Div1 and a team from Div1 will move up to the SPL.
To finish with a competition for huns:
1. Does any hun know why all that moving up is happening?
2. You need to get to know the territory, so can you name the team moving up from Div3 that you are going to replace?
The first correct answer opened on July12 will receive a season ticket. The next correct answer will receive 2 season tickets.
Philvis
“He might have had an easier life investing in Iraq or Afghanistan. (thumbsup)”
Yes, and with less chance of social unrest.
Should read
The SFA should have taken the bull by the horns as soon as RAngers were liquidated
kingsnake on 13 July, 2012 at 22:01 said:
Total market value: 22.500.000 £
For a 4th level team. bwa-ha-ha-ha
I think they forgot the minus sign
SPD…
Travel details noted.
Agreed, it will be good to get back to “normal”.
However, the job is only half done.
I want to see them stripped of their ill-gotten titles and cups.
Agreed, it
I wonder if Neil with have a wee word in Ally’s ear – before he heads to Div 3 Oblivion?
Vmhan on 13 July, 2012 at 20:29 said:
I think the greeting new CQN’ers with are ye a Hun is outdated, kinda discourages some potentially brill contributors from joining.
I love Cqn although I don’t think my Derryghirl would agree though :>)
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Got to disagree with you on the fact that it “discourages some potentially brilliant ……,, ”
You cannot know that.
As a new member a couple of years ago and having lurked for a bit I would have been disappointed not to be asked .
It is harmless and pointless. Even more so as tnere is only one SPL team inGlasgow.
Maybe it was in Monopoly £
kingsnake on 13 July, 2012 at 22:01 said:
Total market value: 22.500.000 £
Are you sure there isn’t a decimal point after the 22
Debt free rangers will be a goldmine for Green in the next three years. Very little wages will need to be paid for rangers to romp through the divisions.
Snyder……………..
Turnbull Hutton’s Fenian Army
Craigy Whyte’s Fenian Army
Paddy McCourt’s Fenian Army
repeat ad nauseum.
Gordon
And also stripped of an ill-gotten knighthood. Not that I’m an enthusiastic advocate of the honours system.
From 12 million pound Tore Andre Flo to the Scottish 3rd division. Wow!