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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Anyone want a slice of toast? I’m just about to put some on.
Bookie
How prescient P 67 s header with Nat King Cole…the party’s over
sevco vs. Whitehill Welfare would be apropos …
Wonder what he’s thinking tonight?
bournesouprecipe on 13 July, 2012 at 23:12
Fantastic.
That to me is a genuine comparison of what Celtic – huns/Sevco are.
;)
Lads not sure why this has just been updated on twitter, we already know they’re getting liquidated.
Football Insolvency @FootballNotices
#Rangers HMRC will not accept a CVA. Club to be acquired by Green. Company to be liquidated http://ow.ly/bwAIH #gers
The funniest moment in the this sorry saga
remains the ‘square sausage’ story.
It gave me untold laughs.
Roll on Saturday 4th August. Celtic v Aberdeen. The league flag being raised. Much laughter and frivolity amongst the support. And a few beers in town for me and some close friends afterwards.
Aye, it’s a good life all right………..
The height of the madness….
Highest transfer fee paid
Tore André Flo, £12m, Chelsea, 2000
Henr1ck
World class
Gordon64 on 13 July, 2012 at 23:27 said:
Don’t know that one. Can you re-post please?
I suggest this as the anthem to reflect the last years efforts, This seems an appropriate song for all the Internet Bampots …enjoy http://t.co/OuwUoDfY
Just need Murray jailed and trophies removed now and all will be good
I wonder if the Sevco season tickets will be competitvely priced in SFL 3. ;))
It would be ridiculous if they charged over £200 for a season ticket, especially as moneys too tight to mention.
The Big Hoose is closing soon.
Barcabhoy @Barcabhoy1
This seems an appropriate song for all the Internet Bampots …enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r00ikilDxW4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
TBH, I would be surprised if newco will be ready to start playing in two weeks, it appears like they can only really start their rangers tribute act when they know for sure what division they will be playing in. They are starting from scratch & prob couldn’t field a 7 a side team. Where will they play? Will their income fund the running of, say, a50’000 seater stadium? Will they sell enough season tickets to pay elbows? What about the strip & badge? Will they have any questionable signing policies (background checks – schools attended,etc)? Will they claim to have ‘won’ dozens of titles even though they’ve never played a match? Hmmm
But if they do start playing in two weeks I hope Davy the plumber fae east fife and Ryan the panel beater fae Peterhead get stuck right in
Barcabhoy sorry matey just looked back and noticed you have posted that song.
Smash Mouth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM2z60kDdZo
JamsieBhoy on 13 July, 2012 at 23:24 said
I thought that was a given .
Did you hear him on snyde spouting the FF diatribe that Celtic were a different club when Fergus made us a PLC .
I mean how could that clown spout such nonsense as you say I blame the schools
HH
woody guthrie on bbc4 now
BBc 4 now Woodie Guthrie
“But if they do start playing in two weeks I hope Davy the plumber fae east fife and Ryan the panel beater fae Peterhead get stuck right in”
Brilliant.
It is no foregone conclusion that Sevco will get out of the SFL3 division because they know the whole of Scotland is against them in so many ways. They will have young boys out there who are expected to win every game. That aint going to happen.
Greenlion2 at 23:05
Pablophanque came to my mind too tonight.
I remember his best of all time band was the Beatles, second was Led Zeppelin.
Would that be “Gallows Pole” he would illustrate the events of today?
The song is about a man trying to delay his hanging until his friends and family can rescue him.
Before the last refrain, Plant sings:
“Your brother brought me silver, Your sister warmed my soul,
But now I laugh and pull so hard, see you swinging from the Gallows Pole.”
Finally, the hangman was jerk, took money (at least what was left) and hanged that man.
pabloh_AKA_NEIL LENNON on 13 July, 2012 at 23:33 said:
Also they still have a transfer ban hanging over them ,so it’s sevco under 18s that will start the kick off
pabloh_AKA_NEIL LENNON on 13 July, 2012 at 23:33 said:
I reckon they will sell a lot of season tickets and they will pay top dollar. How much of that money actually reaching the footballing side will be a fraction of that previously made available.
But that might not be this season. Maybe next :)
Book
Fergus
The exposure of Smith as the pea brained , inarticulate ,shameless fool we all knew he was is one of the many many brilliant aspects of all this
Hector Avocado. Silence is tacit consent. on 13 July, 2012 at 23:11 said:
I enjoyed every letter of that post.
The first round draw for the 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup was conducted on 12 June 2012 at the Falkirk Stadium, the home of the reigning champions Falkirk F.C.
No Sevco in the draw, so they will be able to rest the weary legs on Scottish Challenge Cup Days.
That’ll be no unprecedented Quadruple then…
JamsieBhoy on 13 July, 2012 at 23:24 said
I thought that was a given .
Did you hear him on snyde spouting the FF diatribe that Celtic were a different club when Fergus made us a PLC .
I mean how could that clown spout such nonsense as you say I blame the schools
So does he.
It goes to show the credibility of the SFA when this clown got the gig. I had high hopes for Regan, as an outsider, but he has also proved an utter disaster. I do not know who has been been worse.
Well, Friday the 13th was unlucky for some. But it’s not all bad for the huns – they still managed to retain one of the most promising young managers in the country. Every cloud etc..
the long wait is over on 13 July, 2012 at 23:40 said:
Fergus
The exposure of Smith as the pea brained , inarticulate ,shameless fool we all knew he was is one of the many many brilliant aspects of all this
share on F’book or Twitter
Guys that is being disrespectful to peas and fools.
the long wait is over on 13 July, 2012 at 23:40 said:
agreed ,I watched him on Scotland Tonight last night and he look as if he had not slept for weeks and no wonder .
wait till BDO get into this fix ,there will be a few insomniacs getting a chap at the door soon enough
HH
The Four Horsemen of their Apocalypse
NatKnow – “We welcome the paper-chase…” on 13 July, 2012 at 23:41 said:
Mark Hately licking his lips at the prospect.
No further comment required….. :)))))
Bookies
NatKnow – “We welcome the paper-chase…”
I bet he feels he can’t walk away because he said he wouldn’t walk away. If I was Charlie Green I’d be dropping the media’s golden boys wages that is more reflective of the position they are now in as he was there when the Cardigan was spending money they didn’t have.
Dad is that true ?
was there really a football team that used to play in scotland that wouldnt play catholics ?
aye son thats true.
and dad, was it true they were such a beautiful people they were know as the handsome huns ?
naw son, that was made up.
Natknow. Super Sally is one if the worst managers in football. Tactically inept So with elbows, Wallace and a team of under 18’s
I am just waiting for bookies to open up odds on new div 3 and I will slap 50 bucks down on them staying there :))
Then no income and Glasgow council wanting 1million for rates admin strikes again
Doc is Neil Lennon on 13 July, 2012 at 23:46 said:
probably the best tifo display in the world ever.
so clever, inventive & hard hitting.
god bless our green brigaders.
ps. if you can find the .gif version online its world class.