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SFL, Hearts and the cash cow

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With former Rangers International director, Charles Green, no longer on the scene, Scottish Football League chief executive, David Longmuir, has had a sudden change of heart. After encouraging member clubs to reject the SPL proposal to merge leagues, yesterday he congratulated clubs who voted for the merger as “reluctant heroes”.

SFL president, Jim Ballantyne, was less pragmatic, “We are joining their [SPL] company, their organisation.  They have swallowed us up. We could use nice words about it, but it is a takeover.”

On this occasion, we concur with Mr Ballantyne, who went on to say, “It will be for others to decide if this step takes us to where we want to go.”

The truth is that while this arrangement will do lots for clubs in the second tier of the game it will fundamentally change nothing, our challenges remain.

News this morning of impending financial doom at Hearts as a result of their lender and major shareholder going into liquidation presents another challenge.  Hearts over-reached what looked like a bizarre attempt to spend money like there was no tomorrow.  Memories of Zadoc the Priest blasting over the PA system at Tynecastle heralding their access to the Champions League qualifiers in 2006 will seem hollow now.

Scottish football has one perfectly solvent cash cow and nearly 40 businesses teetering on the brink.  Send the cash cow off to graze in pastures where it can be fattened in return for writing a cheque big enough to solve the game’s problems.

Willie Wallace will be at the Celtic Store, Argyle St, for late night shopping, from 5.30-7.30 pm tonight (Thursday).  Where you can buy a signed copy of his book and have a chat with the man himself.  Bring a camera.

Immediately after leaving the Celtic Store Willie and Brogan Rogan (and a pile of books) are heading to the Greenock Celtic Supporters’ Club for a CQN Question and Answer evening.  Entry costs £2 (all of which is going to our charity causes).  DON’T FORGET YOUR CAMERA!!

Raffle tickets for this fabulous signed Celtic strip cost only £1, you’ve two days left to get a ticket, so fill your boots here.

Tomorrow, while some of us are relaxing in Fife, over a hundred Celtic fans will drive north ahead of a 1254125 Ben Nevis climb and Huddle. Two of our own are then cycling from Fort William back to Glasgow on Sunday…. They need sponsors for their 1254125 campaign. Even if you can’t make it up Ben Nevis you can help out here.

And, if your stuck in Lanarkshire tomorrow there’s a trivia quiz in aid of the Walk Centre, Nakuru, Kenyan, who help children and families of the slum. Quiz takes place at St John The Baptist Church Hall, Uddingston, 7.30 – 11.30.

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  2. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    PEDROCARAVANACHIO67

     

     

    I’ll plead your case with your better half.

     

     

    She strikes me as a lovely lass,sure she’ll let you out to play. I haven’t kept you out past your bedtime yet!

     

     

    Train to Troon via Kilwinning for you and MICKTT,the rest are from the posher parts of Ayrshire.

  9. ....PFayr on

    Snake

     

     

    Trying to legitimise the fact that Farage was run out of Edinburgh

     

     

    No mention of egalitarian rights for all …shocking really

  10. garygillespieshamstring on

    Jude

     

     

    Irish international keeper who likes to come for crosses but often doesn’t get them.

     

     

    remind you of anyone in particular?

  13. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    WEEFRATHETIM

     

     

    Magic,mate. Be a blast. If the conversation flags,you can show me how to read a timetable….

  15. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    Bmcuwp

     

     

    I thought it was only me she struck!!

     

     

    I’ll be there….Friday of that weekend would be good then a home game next day….breakfast in Coias to soak the drink up.

  16. garygillespieshamstring on

    Will be interested to see how hard salmond lobbies the government etc to save the diet Huns.

  20. garygillespieshamstring on

    T E T

     

     

    Odds probably went out because a cqn poster backed him.

     

    Kiss of death if that happens

  22. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    That wee Ruth Davidson

     

     

    Bulldog, licking, pish, nettle.

     

     

    Go on Ruth, gies a smile.

  25. The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie on

    The Yanks Have Been Recording ALL Your Telephone Calls And E-Mail Communications Since The Mid-90s..

     

     

    Using Their Advanced Communications Interception Facilities At RAF Menwith Hill And RAF Fylingdales…Both In Yorkshire..

     

     

     

    And They Share Information With GCHQ

     

     

    The Treacherous Liebore Gangsters Signed Us Up To The Agreement…..

     

     

    So They Already Know ALL Kilbowie Kelt’s Guilty Secrets….

     

     

    And If You’re Getting Paranoid About It Now….

     

     

    Then You’ve Probably Been Eating WeeFraTim’s Wee Blue Eggs….

     

     

     

     

    http://whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/ECHELON/echelon.html

  30. Saint Stivs on

    lesley riddoch, very impressive,

     

     

    for the first time, George G, is giving it school debates for the school kids.

  31. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    PEDROCARAVANACHIO67

     

     

    I doubt you’re Ruth’s type!

     

     

    Now,if you were to borrow your brother’s 5″ stilettos, you would be getting there…

  32. garygillespieshamstring on

    What would SPA chair Vic Emery say if he caught plod up to no good?

     

     

    Oh you are awful…… But I like you?

  35. Saint Stivs on

    sannabhoy

     

    23:24 on

     

    13 June, 2013

     

    explanation please. how can someone sell 785000 (yes, thats not a typo ) shares in sevco at 50p today and the share price is still 54p ?

     

     

    ————————————–

     

     

    because the seller was happy (desperate) to sell.

     

     

    share price unaffected, because the market knows who the seller was, and how desperate he was.

     

     

    and, ………………………….. its a false price anyway

     

     

    yup yup yeah yeah yup

  37. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    TSD

     

     

    The dates mentioned in the report suggest an ongoing operation in place long before Blair arrived on the scene.

  38. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    The chubby snp fella looks like he,s wearing a sevco fighting fund band.

     

     

    Pedro, I,m surprised you only applied the pish, lickin thistle analogy to the wee tory. Leslie looks like a good time girl too. A right barrel of fun.

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