We’ve not really discussed the enormous political and disciplinary matters hanging over Scottish football since before our Champions League campaign got underway but it moves to the fore today, as the SPL Commission, headed by Lord Nimmo Smith, sits to consider charges levelled by the league against former member, Rangers FC. The Commission is expected to conclude by the end of this week.
Rangers are charged with improperly registering players by allowing footballers to enter into contractually binding agreements to receive money in connection with the game, directly or indirectly, without registering these agreements with the SPL or the SFA.
Playing an improperly registering footballer voids the result of a match, no matter how innocuous the registration impropriety is, as Spartans discovered 14 months ago to their cost. They saw their Scottish Cup win over Culter overturned because a player’s registration form was dated only once, not twice as required.
As well as being awarded a 0-3 defeat, the improper registration of players will cost the offending club any prize money ‘won’ and will result in a disciplinary measure being imposed. Spartans were fined £4000, approximately 20% of their annual income, and were suspended from the competition for 12 months. A steep tariff for leaving a box on a form empty and fielding a player in one game of football.
Lots of speculation has centred on the so-called ‘stripping of titles’ but in the event the Commission upholds the charge the voiding of results will happen as a matter of consequence; it should not subject to speculation. What is more interesting is the size of prize money the league would seek to reclaim, and redistribute, and any penalty imposed by the Commission.
SPL teams receive prize money based on their final league position, funded by the league’s TV deal, which for teams finishing in the top two positions is well in excess of £1m each year. Any ‘stripping of titles’ is likely to be a headline grabber, but the repayment of prize money and disciplinary measures will be far more significant, for some.
Sir David Murray, who owned Rangers throughout the period of alleged improper registration of players, insists the club registered all contractually binding payments players received in connection with playing football. SFA president, Campbell Ogilvie, was an executive director of Rangers for some of the period under investigation and may have been responsible for some registrations.
Charles Green rejected an offer to limit the consequences of the charge being upheld in return for his company (then called Sevco 5088 Ltd) acquiring the SFA membership vacated by Rangers. We will soon discover if he is master of the Cunning Plan or an over-ambitious gambler.
I expect calls for SPL and SFA rules to be upheld without fear or favour to be met.
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kikinthenakas.
Have you made arrangements for the meet up before the Juve game.
His name is Giaccherini, booked early doors, good player.
I have both to score, and lazio just have
StJohn..,
tut tut tut
in the pub
dreams and songs to sing
Bawsman ihope your right as I think Tony will be a cracker but he has jumped the queue a wee bit with a few others getting injuries including Paul and Dylan in front of him. Hope we have a new Quality street gang
Lazio score with a diving header!
Bang goes their fraudulent nine………………….
If a player takes his top off in celebration but has an identical top on underneath, does he still get booked??
Juve down 0-1
TET
7/1 with 54 mins gone – looks interesting!
akbw1888
“This is the road to hell…..ensburgh…”
Oldtim67
Spoke to the guy at the restaurant, just to firm up numbers next week, got a provisional 10 inc you, johann and whoever your other one is…happy to add to it…just let me know…
TET,
naw, he said he did not know the consequences of dual contracts pre 2005 :o)
Big G
Caption Comp
Sally – “Eh, sorry tae bother ye Mr Chairman, but the invoice fae Greggs has jist arrived. It needs paid.”
Craigy boy – “Well f***** pay it then fatso!”
Ki coming on…
St.johndoyle,
I’m fully aware of the situation after Bobby left Celtic.
There were only two players who got the better of him at centre half . Gerry Baker and Jimmy Miller.
At the peak of his career at right half, he dominated every game.
Towards the end of his life, he was welcomed back to Celtic Park.
No disrespect to your father. We all have players we didn’t like.
e.g, for me, Jackie Mc.Namara only gave his all when it was a contract ending season.
The rest of the time he was happy enough to languish on the bench, although his name was never out of the papers.
We all have our notions, and opinions.
http://twitpic.com/bzc9re
bigger version of caption comp pic
Lazio 1-0
Pirlo coming on.
AKBW1888
can recall being a young bhoy watching mcstay playing football the way he did, pure class would get into current team no prob, still think izzy and kayal can recapure form with use of right tactics and game time, both are very good players, that is not lost.
jackie mac, i’d play sammy ahead of any forward in euro games, where there is more space, generally.
p.s. lambert might just be getting his books, cant help but think to many managers go fot the money when they would be better served in the long term with the smaller clubs
Big G
” Naw, naw, I know! You tell them you`re a billionaire and I`ll tell them I`m a manager!”
bournesouprecipe
Thanks for that!
So when is the official opening for the Bhoys?
We could get Billy Connolly to cut the ribbon!
canamalar
What time ish did he post
Serious head clash – Lazio player (Hernandez) stretchered off.
kikinthenakas.
I’m sure that Malor bhoy is going.Last time I met him he asked me what I was doing as he would be arriving early in the afternoon.I think he was with us when we spoke at the last home game I met you.
Caption comp
“Did a ever tell ye the story aboot the time a p****d Sue Barker?”
Caption competition: Let me be the manager and I’ll put out all the boak buckets and bring my own chair.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
20:58 on 29 January, 2013
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I know I know, I would not share dirt about a former player on any site that can be read by all but the old man knew plenty about BE, he is convinced not a good guy.
My dad is a former professional player himself north and south of the border I cant remember if he played with him. But the claim that the club would never have back in the stadium seemed compelling.
Happy to discuss face to face with fellow Tims but not on this great forum.
the exiled tim
20:54 on 29 January, 2013
The dual- contracts started way before 2005, and the evidence is unequivacle……..the outcome of this will tell us a lot about justice ……
Oldtim67
Think he was your extra one…..not sure if BT will make it…..will post next week with the details….might see you tomorrow night….starry sending some photos for us from our last CL soirée…..
Juve Giovenco, terrible diver, needs watching.
Caption comp
“Billionaire?! Aye right! Yer secret’s safe wae me!”
That lad Giovinco goes down more often than Naisey!
Big G
20:41 on 29 January, 2013
Paul George & Bahrudin Atajic on the scoresheet again for the U’20′s, these 2 bhoys are making a charge for the first team.
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They’ve got no chance.
Big g.. ” couldnae believe it ..4 pies furra pound ! ..filled ma boots!”
StJohns…,
Anyroadup, whose responsible for the green brigade harassment :o)
you were going to ask :o)
dont you dare blame the green brigade :oD))))
Kikinthenakas..are they serving ” creme brûlée “
Che
20:46 on
29 January, 2013
Personally I think the EBT debacle was nothing more than an over sight, an administrative error.
Time to forgive and forget, move on for the sake of Scottish football.
Is that right Che, an oversight my ass they have been found out to be cheating
bast*rds that has brought Scottish Football into disrepute and shame
when they are punished accordingly then it’s time to forgive but never
forget all future generations should know about this and they should
never be allowed to pull these types of cheating strokes again end of
said matter if they can’t do the time and punishment then they should
not do the crime there so called cheating shenanigans have added
extra cost on tax to everyone who lives in Scotland and you want to
say oh it’s time to forgive and forget I think that every tax payer in
Scotland should @ least have a share in Stadium cheap seats @
present until they eventually get back into the SPL when their seats
will become expensive seats again £42 last year to visit that midden
and be greeted with sectarian bile by the public address announcer
& The cheating refs pandering to there shouts of reduce opposition
team numbers and award penalty’s I & I also notice that the said
numpties are up to there bias calls in Division 3 to help them out
check back past match fixtures with Innocent My Ass FC involvement
against said Div 3 opposition and you will see what I mean someone
should be keeping tabs on this repeated cheating scenario by the
honest my ass mistakes mob I certainly don’t miss that public
address numpty @ Stadium numb skulls playing and pandering
to the sectarian hate mob with said stereo in full blast mode and
leading the sectarian choir forgive and forget yeah maybe eventually
forgive but never forget
Johann Murdoch
4 pies….ah bought the club 4 that!
Big g..” Thank feck your back craigie .he is doin ma nut in! “