We told you back in October last year that Rangers were likely to be liquidated and a Newco FC would be formed, which the SPL would vote back into the league. Today the SPL issued terms of how the deed will be done as they issued 8 resolutions to be voted on later this month.
The key resolution is 2A, which establishes a procedure to phoenix a Newco into the place of an ex-club. Crucially, this resolution only requires the support of 8 SPL clubs, all 12 of whom will be eligible to vote at the meeting. 5 clubs would be needed to block this proposal and right now there is only one willing to do so.
Resolutions are as follows:
Resolution 1 proposes an increase in the sporting sanction (points deduction) on any Club which suffers or is subject to an Insolvency Event from 10 points to the greater of 15 points and 1/3 of the Club’s SPL points in the preceding season.
This resolution increases the penalties imposed following an insolvency event, it requires the support of 8 clubs to be carried and should be supported.
Resolution 2A proposes further sporting sanctions in the event that any Club undergoes an Insolvency Transfer Event (i.e. transfers its share in the SPL to a new company where this occurs because of the insolvency of the transferor) of 10 points in each of two consecutive seasons from the Insolvency Transfer Event.
This resolution provides for an ‘Insolvency Transfer Event’, defining what happens when a club ceases to exist and a Newco FC is formed. No provisions currently exist for such a scenario and I see no reasons to introduce any. The resolution requires the support of 8 clubs to be carried and must be opposed.
Resolution 2B proposes revisions to the fee payment arrangements i.e. SPL fees to any Club which has undergone an Insolvency Transfer Event will be reduced by 75% in each of three consecutive seasons from the Insolvency Transfer Event.
This resolution provides for a financial penalty in the event the Insolvency Transfer Event resolution is voted through and requires the support of 11 clubs. This is an outrageous and arbitrary increase in support required to impose financial sanctions. All an Insolvency Transfer club needs is the support of one other club to halt financial penalties.
If resolution 2A is passed, resolution 2B should be subject to the same voting criteria and must be supported. The SPL must ensure a financial penalty is imposed for financial misdeeds.
Resolution 3 proposes extending sporting sanctions where an Insolvency Event is suffered by a Group Undertaking of a Member Club of the SPL (Group Undertaking is defined in Section 1161(5) of the Companies Act 2006).
This resolution confirms insolvency events at group owner level are applicable to the club, requires the support of 8 clubs and should be supported.
Resolution 4 proposes updates and extensions to the definition of Insolvency Event in the SPL Rules.
I assume this is an administrative requirement and needs the support of 8 clubs.
Resolution 5 proposes updates and extensions to the definition of Insolvency Event in the SPL Articles and clarifies the process in the event that a Member which is the subject of an Insolvency Event is required to transfer its share in the Company.
This is a technical resolution defining how clubs lose or transfer their share in the League. It requires the support of 11 clubs but it is not clear if has any consequence, more than clarifying administrative procedures.
Resolution 6 proposes a specific requirement in the SPL Rules that Clubs must pay their Players in terms of their Contracts of Service on due dates and places a duty on any Club to report any failure to pay its Players in a timely manner to the SPL. Failure to pay Players and / or to notify such failure to the SPL would be a breach of SPL Rules.
This resolution should enhance fair play, requires the support of 8 clubs and should be supported.
Resolution 7 proposes a requirement in the SPL Rules that Clubs report to the SPL any failure to make payments to HMRC in respect of PAYE and NIC (a Default Event). Any Club suffering such a Default Event will be subject to a Player Registration Embargo. Any failure to report a Default Event shall be a breach of the SPL Rules.
This resolution prohibits clubs in tax arrears from signing players, requires the support of 8 clubs and should be supported.
If only they would pay their taxes we would not need to bother with any of this.
More on the consequences of these proposals later.
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headtheball
3 penalties last week a taste of things to come.
HH
Paul67
Looks increasingly like that will be it then.
Will kill me, and my family, to do it, but as I commented the day this was first suggested, we will not be renewing our season-tickets for Celtic and will no longer be attending any matches or subscribing to any tv station which shows Scottish Football.
Absolutely zero sporting integrity will remain if the SPL do this and so we would be finished with Scottish football.
TLOPG
greenjedi
They know
whether it is a gamble they are prepared to take
We will soon find out.
Lets not shoot the messenger
Hail Hail
So does this also mean Yorkston voting for his own teams relegation ?…I am sure pars fans and other fans such as Aberdeen will be delighted at this news…corrupt broken and bent SPL
RogueLeader on 11 April, 2012 at 16:44 said:
greenjedi – that was as silly a post as I have read on here. Focus your anger outwards not at our own
Thanks RL for putting it more eloquently than I managed.
greenjedi on 11 April, 2012 at 16:45 said:
St Martin
WTF?!
??????????
Aye post his email and mobile number for every eejit lurking to have as well as some of the eejits who post.
Paul, why not put his house address on as well so they can all go round and camp on his lawn!
I understand the emotion, I’m raging myself but really?!
And the dig at Paul about Celtic or contacts being more important…….well, words fail me
greenjedi – erm write to them? Email them? Phone Celtic Park?
Asking Paul to publish a mobile number is frankly stupid, getting angry he hasn’t done so is off the scale.
Shocked ? No….
Angry ? Ballistic….
To those quislings who sold out OUR Patriot Game.???
johann murdoch
Not unless Yorkston fancies an ITE for himself and Dunfermline
Hail HAil
SuperSutton,
The proposals would mean that the bankrupt huns can simply pass the share to the Newco. It’s as simple as that.
greenjedi, clearly still wired to the moon.
THEY HAVE JUST MOVED THE GOALPOSTS !!!
Does Platini have any say in what the banana regime that is the SPL are proposing?
Maybe it’s time for HECTOR to act?
Holy freakin’ guacamole. Here is the vehicle right enough.
We all know what is going to happen on the 30th. Sabotaged the TV deal for a few million, the other clubs will have no qualms about voting this through.
once again guys, there’s a fair bit of gun jumping [albeit understandable] on the blog…the situation has grown to the point where it cannot now be controlled by the SFA/SPL/RFC(ia)/whoever…for example, how will HMRC react to a newoldco?
or even FIFA/UEFA/CH4 etc.?
RL & SM
Have a look at the club website, you can only phone or email if you want to BUY something, not to speak to anybody about anything other than giving your credit card details!
Is our best way of punishing the other clubs to stay in the league and refuse all away tickets?
ok lads til laters
Lets not attack Paul67
Whatever part of my club needs rangers we can afford to lose
Calm down and give him a break
It´s my job to induce blood pressure fluctuations within our gracious host
SO LAY OFF PAUL67
HAil Hail
Resolution 2A: THE ZOMBIE HUNS RULE.
absolutely sickening.
SFA head of refereeing John Fleming: Charlie Richmond wasn’t making effort to attend meetings or training
Apr 11 2012
Scottish referee Charlie Richmond
THE SFA’s head of referee development has hit back at comments from Charlie Richmond after the former official claimed he had been the victim of a culture of favouritism.
Richmond called time on a refereeing career dating back to 1991 on Saturday after feeling unfairly sidelined from taking charge of SPL games over the last 18 months.
The 43-year-old, a category one official since 2000, blamed “people within a position of power at the SFA” and followed Steve Conroy in quitting this year.
However, John Fleming, the SFA’s head of referee development, disputed the claims made by Richmond.
In a statement on the SFA’s official website, Fleming said: “While many of his complaints appear to be historic, I consider his comments an affront to the work currently undertaken by the Scottish FA to promote and support referees at all levels.
“I am sure there will be plenty of Charlie’s former colleagues who will feel misrepresented by his comments.
“Over the past few seasons he made a decreasing effort to attend referee association meetings and training sessions.
“Charlie has also failed to attend our winter training camp – vital for mid-season debriefing and discussion – for the past two seasons.”
Richmond had told BBC Radio Scotland’s Sportsound programme: “Apparently I’m not a team player. My interpretation is it means I don’t suck up to the right people.”
Fleming insisted Richmond had been supported, adding: “Charlie claims he lost the support of the ‘decision-makers’ within the referee committee yet was reintroduced to the Clydesdale Bank Premier League this season after a prolonged period of performance management.
“This involved one-to-one discussions and appointments outwith the SPL in an effort to rebuild his confidence.
“It is curious that Charlie did not see fit to air these grievances while he was officiating in UEFA and SPL matches.”
In addressing Richmond’s comments, aired yesterday, Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan responded on Twitter.
Regan wrote: “Referee appointments are based on performance. Would prefer to see consistent under performers ‘retire’ without feeling need to blame others.”
John McKendrick, chairman of the Scottish Senior Football Referees Association, took issue with Regan’s comment, while also criticising Richmond’s remarks. Richmond has not been a member of SSFRA for several years.
In a statement, McKendrick said: “The SSFRA also considers that it is unhelpful and regrettable that any recently retired referee should be described as a ‘consistent under performer’.
“Referee development and improving performances means that changes to the official list of referees owe more to rising standards of performance among emerging referees, rather than the poor performance of retiring referees.
“Scottish football should value, rather than deride, the contribution that recently retired referees have made to our game.”
Addressing Richmond’s comments directly, McKendrick added: “The SSFRA takes issue with some of the insinuations and assertions that were made by Charlie in this interview.
“We dispute and are offended by the claim that referees need to ‘suck up’ to progress.
“Similarly, we would argue strongly that our members who officiate in the SPL have demonstrated over a sustained period that they have the ability and the right to operate at that level.”
You would think it was the Celtic board who cheated going by some peoples reactions on here. There has never been a better time for the champs to unite.
Someone posted a while back a couple of things we the fans may be able to do when the ragers get their poisonous welcome back .
1.cancel sky /espn and instead sign up to Channell 67
2.boycott all away games
We really need to galvanise ourselves and do ALL we can to negate this disgrace .
Our club has done nothing wrong but in Scottish Football only one thing matters CELTIC FC will be made to pay the biggest price .
any more suggestions bhoys
I may well be an idiot.
But at least im an idiot with integrity, who would rather not be part of the corruption and hate that is scottish football.
FSTB
…..that sounds like a plan.
Count me in for all that.
HH
If this is what the Gang of Ten were up to then god help us; just like the “Arab Spring” dontchaknow?
I hope Celtic are preparing to go thermonuclear, enough is enough.
Alex Thomson hits the nail on the head again on Twitter:
alex thomson @alextomo Reply Retweeted Favorite · Open
With toughest measures on RFC hardest to get thru it looks a fix to assist a potentially massive tax-dodge.
We can see it, he can see it, fans of other clubs can see it…..will the Scottish MSM see it as such? HA!!
Strange how the planets have aligned.
D&P are about to announce the preferred bidder, SPL about to change the rules and the FTT decision about to be announced.
Coincidence?
Dark forces are at work here. (as usual)
“Regrettably, this is not now possible as we were informed over the Easter holiday period that the SPL is proposing to consider at a general meeting on April 30, significant rule changes in relation to clubs which find themselves in an insolvency situation.”
So, Celtic didn’t know about this until it was announced eah? Leaving no time for any press release or response?
THEN HOW COME THE ADMINISTRATORS AT DER HUN KNEW?
Yeah, this is a watershed moment for our club. We better decide what we’re all about, whether we exist as a business or as something more, whether we are willing to die for something or live for nothing.
And I am not advocating we die, before anyone asks.
I am advocating we play every card in the deck. That we use the nuclear option of resigning if need be. It no longer matters if we have nowhere to go. Become the Harlem Globetrotters of European football for all I sodding care. Play for the next three years in the largest series of pre-season friendlies ever.
Every game we play though, on our global tour, call a press conference before it and TELL THE WORLD WHY.
Sick to my stomach today, seriously.
During a previous discussion on this matter, Ernie Lynch pointed out to me that UEFA couldn’t sway any decisions made by the member clubs acting as the SPL. It’s a business set up by the member clubs and run for the benefit of the member clubs.
In terms of sporting integrity, our target has to be the SFA via any inroads we’ve made with UEFA/FIFA. The alledged dual-contracts, tax avoidance and possible criminal activity makes a complete and utter mockery of Platini’s flagship Financial Fair Play initiative.
We need to bang the drum about this and make sure that if the SFA don’t act in the correct manner, then UEFA/FIFA threaten them with the expulsion of the national side from EC/WC.
There are a number of options to be discussed when it comes to exerting commercial influence, from away bhoycotts to pulling out of any proposed TV deal or even refusing to play the Newco entity and taking the points hit.
We still have to see how the SFA play their hand (I know!) after investigating the Rankers contract situation and also the result of the Big Tax Case.
I still think it’s too early for Celtic to come out with any definitive statements.
TTTT
Alex Thomson on Twitter.
With toughest measures on RFC hardest to get thru it looks a fix to assist a potentially massive tax-dodge.
weeminger on 11 April, 2012 at 16:54 said:
Is our best way of punishing the other clubs to stay in the league and refuse all away tickets?
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Yup. Said it before – our only legal way out of the SPL is to bury the Hun collaborators. Boycott their cesspits.
Let’s see how the SPL handle the farce a year from now of 80% of their teams jumping all over Resolution 2A.
Let’s see how HMRC handle the SPL changing the rules to assist tax-dodging…
Unity of purpose is what is required of us right now. We have European games to look forward to next season. I would imagine our Board has some keen legal beagles.
Rankers are a scummy rabble’detested worldwide.This is how THEY want us : feeling in disarray at THEIR shameful dealings. No matter what happens,we are family,Celtic through & through. We will get past this. THEY are tainted by a permanent stench.
I am less angry than I was when the news broke of the latest shenanigans,but no less astounded by its blatancy.
weeminger
that’s what is needed and with the club having nowhere to go ,I think we might be better putting together a wee charter of our own .
maybe call it CELTIC SUPPORTERS CLUB ANTI CORRUPTION CHARTER .
and list all available ways to minimise money going to a corrupt league/teams
and maximise all money we can give to CELTIC .
I can’t agree with going to Div 3 as in two seasons we would have to join the pondlife
hail hail
As a shareholder I’m wondering if there is anything we(shareholders) Celtic (Mr Desmond) can do to voice our displeasure?
TET @ 16:56 – “I might well be an idiot”.
I couldn’t possibly comment! :-)
T4
So, there it is. Finally. So many coincidences and conveniences, ships all getting lined up to face the same direction. All during a period of upheaval – player wage deals done which seemed strange – deferred wages. End of season prognoses – can’t pay and won’t pay yet the administrators remain optimistic.
However bent these charlatans are – would you risk our club for them? Not renewing your season ticket? Benefits them not us!
Aye, it’s rotten and it’ll leave a poor taste, made all the worse for the press making it look clean and shiny and the only honourable way.
But to make Celtic destitute on the back of the actions of cowards and liars and cheats is downright insane.
If any of you were still naive enough to underestimate what the establishment means and how it operates? Fill your boots guys.
Because this is the fuel that will ignite the passion we install in our own. Know thine enemy.
U
Celtic cannot resign. So we should stop that there. There seems to be no other footballing option for Celtic than the SPL.
We will go out of busines if we resign. We would not have a football team (which many could stomach it seems) but all the people Celtic employ and all the businesses that rely on Celtic in the area will lose their jobs. That’s a lot of people out of work in the area that Brother Walfrid set up a football club.
What can we do?
Discover who drew these proposals up, and when and at whose behest?
Bhoycott all SPL clubs grounds from now to the end of the season. Make it known to the SPL clubs what their income will be from Celtic in this future SPL Franchise.
If possible create a collective including other clubs that demonstarte against corruption in the SPL.
If everyone else complies to this corrupt and disgusting fix then there is only one club who can put a stop to it.
It is Celtic and therefore the fans. Us.
If we paying customer make clear our disgust at continuing to be part of such a biased league then the board have a decision to make.
Will they come out with the “we we don’t like it either but what can you do?” rubbish… or will they actually draw a line in the sand which could bring the game to it’s knees without us? A united board and support can stop this fix happening but it takes the kind of courage that only an organization with moral rectitude could enforce.
I want to hear PL metaphorically say “well Punk, do you feel lucky”