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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Kayal33
John Guidetti (sp?)?
Who was the goalie sub on Sunday?
Bobby Evans was and is a Celtic legend!! End of. The master of the slide tackle!!
BGFC
I know you are a bit more calm now, but I still don’t see what the point of the exercise is.
Princess BGFC is at the new St Ambrose in Coatbridge – we had an excellent parent’s evening last week, with a first class presentation on the ethos of the school and, in particular, the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence. The aims include giving children opportunities and challenges, developing lifelong learning skills, and making them better and more responsible citizens. I just don’t see where exposure to the BigotDome could fit in with good citizenship lessons!
If my ghirl got the chance to go to Celtic Park she would of course be thrilled, but it would not be anything to do with the maths lessons.
I must say, like you, this would not sit well with me.
Calmer, yes, but not fully satisfied BGFC. I’ve, thankfully, got Hamiltontim’s email addy (he mentioned earlier that he has attended these events as a teacher) to ask him some questions tomorrow. I’ll be in good hands there! I won’t hesitate to withdraw my child from this if I don’t like what I hear at any stage. Initially, I want to believe that there has not been an assumption that non denom schools are automatically full of new recruits for Der Hun. Hopefully HT will set me straight on that.
HH
jude
Leonardo Fasan.
Robbie Thompson, son of Scott, had been on the bench for the United game but was League Cup tied from his time on loan with Stenhousemuir (?)
Laters Paul67 & Good Night Everyone
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
00:05 on
30 January, 2013
Fine skool St Ambrose!! My 2 grandsons are there. 3 next year.
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Moved my ghirl there midway through her first year in St Margaret’s in Airdrie – my own old school, which – I am sad to say – has completely and utterly went to the dogs.
Very, very impressed with St Ambrose; ghirl is in 2nd year now, and loving every subject – hope to get Wee BGFC in there when he leaves primary the year after next.
BGFC
sftb
Never heard of him.
DJBEE
Cheers, sleep well and feel free to enquire. I lurk a lot!
My surprise/disgust was heightened by the fact that there’s none of that iconography on any wall, anywhere, at the school.
TakenabackCSC
HH
From today’s currant bun
NORWICH CITY hope to finally land Gary Hooper today in a £7million deal.
Chris Hughton’s side have already had two bids for the striker rejected.
But Celtic have told the Canaries they WILL sell at the right price.
And SunSport understands talks will take place over the next 24 hours as Norwich home in on their man.
The Premier League club want to team Hooper with Leeds United’s Luciano Becchio and are ready with an offer they believe will tempt Celts to sell before the transfer window closes tomorrow night.
Hooper has 18 months left on his current deal but rejected Celtic’s latest offer to pen an extension.
If he leaves he’d miss the Champions League clashes with Juventus.
But a £30,000-a-week wage and improving his chances of an England call-up could sway him.
News of Norwich’s bid came as Spurs boss Andre Villas Boas shot down reports he wants Hooper.
He said: “He is a player of massive talent but we have enough cover.”
hoopsmon – good luck – I’m sure you’ll be able to make a better decision when you get the HT advice!
HH
BGFC
BGFC
Grandson 3 goes to St Ambs next year too. Hits a mean golf ball for his size and age. <o)
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
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He’ll be bunking off to the driving range at playtime ;-)
BGFC
Right – beddie-by-baws for me.
Off to dream about justice, and mighty and righteous punishment being served upon the corpse of our now-dead foes.
Night, night
BGFC
BGFC
He spends hours up there as it is. Night Bhoys. Night wee Oscar & Izzie God bless.x
Jon Daly emdae?? <o))ps Tae replace Wilson btw
Kayal
So they find out Spurs don’t want him and in the same breath invent a new bid story from Norwich?
The giveaway is £7m because Celtic would reject that, – The Sun (not that anyone would ask) can justify the story by saying the bid failed.
macjay1,
If I remember correctly, any rift between Bobby and Celtic was healed before he died.
I thought the innuendo raised by the local politician was out of order, in response to a question about one of Celtic’s greats, who had been omitted post Sean Fallon’s death.
When judging players, we judge then on their ability,not onsecond hand perceptions of their character.
Evans was a Celtic legend and no one who saw him play would argue with that.
jude
“Never heard of him.”
Don’t see why you would have expected to have heard of him
We have 2 senior keepers. One was injured and the other played.
After that we only have the youngsters, Robbie Thompson (cup tied), Glenn Daniels (on loan at Partick), Leonardo Fasan or Jordan Hart.
We seem to have released Lubos Kamener (on loan from Nantes and with a lesser pedigree than Lucas Zaluska) and the young Aussie Nick Feely.
Celtic 3 airdrie 1 1975. Big billys last game?
Greenyin
report oh charles…he ate his first meal since the crash today,gammon steak(no succulent lamb at the southern).he has started mentioning getting home…..think thats awhile away yet! hh. see wit happens when you keep the faith
charliebhoy
Glad to hear it, thoughts are with you.
charliebhoy :00:36 on 30 January, 2013
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Once again, awrra best to your bhoy, you and the rest of your family.
Charliebhoy, great news. Hope the progress continues.
Ssshhhhh…everyone’s sleeping.
Charliebhoy,
Good news,
Good luck.
HH.
Naw we’re no.
Rustneversleepscfc
Sounding good, Charliebhoy.
Keep your chin up.
Unfortunately, my belief is that those fine upstanding members of the Scottish football fraternity who would rather see all of Scottish football destroyed than see the death of their beloved club (OK, I agree, this has already happened) have inevitably had their wish.
Not matter what outcome LNS, BDO, UTT etc… come up with, Scottish football is destroyed.
A huge thanks to all those visionaries at Ibrox and Hampden, not forgetting the MSM and the RFCil supporters, whose desperation and greed for success has cost the very existence of the game itself.
thomthethim
00:27 on
30 January, 2013
Loved Billy Connolly`s story about the guy in the stand before every game who used to bawl out:” Bobby Evaaaaaaans “,causing alarm to ships on the Clyde.
Keep well,fellow Columbiano.
Morning,all.
Back driving my desk and catching up on my e-mails.
I got one from The Herald re their “obituary” on Hugh Adam.
Here it is,with my reply first.
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My apologies for the late reply to this-I’ve just had a three-week break.
Your obituary for this gentleman was a disgrace by any standards,a fact your publication has tacitly acknowledged by refusing to include so many comments on the article.
It fell far below what has long been the norm for The Glasgow Herald.
I was pleased to see that his daughter was granted the right of reply;it is simply appalling that she felt the need so to do.
Yours,
From:
Sent: 06 January 2013 23:32
To:
Subject: hugh adam
Dear Mr
Thank you for your email regarding our obituary of Hugh Adam. May I assure you that it was not our intention to cause distress to you or Mr Adam’s family. Our aim, with this obituary and all of the other obituaries we publish, was to present as rounded an impression of the subject as possible. I am sorry that you feel we failed to do so in the case of the obituary for Mr Adam.
We plan to publish an appreciation of Mr Adam which will look in greater detail at Mr Adam’s undoubted achievements.
With kind regards
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Obviously,I removed the names.
Thing is,I didn’t send an e-mail.
I attempted to post a comment below the hatchet-job.
It was ignored,like so many others.
A poor show to publish it,and a poor show to defend it.
Paul 67,
It is with great regret and considering the timing, no huge atrumpet that I feel obliged to foxtrot oscar from the blog. I choose to do so under cover of darkness lest I confront any worthy topic. Basically the blog has degenerated from something worthy into a jungle jim of tawdry pish. Adios. It was good while lasted till it failed. Paul. You are better than this pish. Cheerio. Swiss.
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Swiss Tony..
I think it’s to Paul67 Credit that this Blog is Still going.. You have a Blog..Yes would You be able to Monitor it 24/7 and Earn a Living for You Family..?
Your post has Been repeated Over & Over through the Years..
It’s a Bit Elitist to me.. “It was Good when i Liked it.. Now its Tardy..” OK.. Some have Just stepped Out the Tardis..
..What do You want Paul67 to do..? Only Guid Scribes like Yourself..:-)
Like Life.. “The Blog is What You..make it..”
Summa of OpenToAllCSC
Agreed..life’s a blog,meet someone you don’t like or agree with,
Just stroll..(scroll)..on by.
Simplescsc.
SWISS TONY
Cheer yerself up with a swatch at these……
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/9594011/30-great-one-liners.html#?frame=2363267
…. and be careful that when you come off yer high horse,it’s not a white charger.
Morning Celts
Que pasa?
V
Hopefully this will highlight the correct caption…..
http://captainranty.blogspot.co.uk/
Ooooooooooops,it didn’t-it was only meant to be the one about the bedroom tax,not the multiple profanities accompanying it!
PAUL67
CAN YOU PLEASE DELETE MY 0604 POST?
Ta……(SORRY!)
With the rangers In liquidation dual contract investigation ongoing, I had another look at The Battered Bunnets excellent post from 10th March last year, things have moved along somewhat but the main thrust of the article is still very relevant.
I only have a hard copy but may have it in work and if so will post with TBB ok?
Off to work ——–>
V