So how about this scenario, Celtic Youths are trailing in their league with 10 games to go when they register three new players, but someone’s ‘at it’. The players are all over-age but the date of birth on their registration forms have been incorrectly completed, so the players are registered and become eligible to play the remaining games. Celtic Youths win their remaining games and win the league.
At the end of the season the deception is uncovered. The people responsible for filling the forms out incorrectly are criticised but one is president of the Scottish Football Association, who give evidence to an inquiry that as the Association registered the players, the results must stand.
Time to “draw a line under it” is the line from the SFA chief executive, hoping with all his might that no one mentions the Scottish Youth Cup games the players also played in, which would invoke a parallel punishment to the one recently imposed on Spartans Youths for exactly the same offence in the same competition. The chief exec also dismisses attempts to call those criticised by the inquiry to account as scapegoating.
Ridiculous? Of course, but this is what we’ve just experienced, with another club, of course.
Challenging the verdict, if possible, is a worthwhile endeavour but it will only treat one symptom of the many issues facing Scottish Premier League clubs, who could be forgiven for losing the will to compete within the rules. Fans of several SPL clubs now believe their best interests are served by playing in an environment beyond Scotland – for a whole range of reasons.
We have to work with fans of other clubs to make the case for the SPL, as a unit, to leave Scottish football (I see cross-club initiatives are already underway).
On a completely unrelated question, if you had £21m in the bank late last year, and you were burning cash at £1m per month, which year would you run out of money?
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TET,
Call her Spot.
Did you ever think of giving her an Irish name?
TET
Call her after the greatest actor I have ever seen in the flesh.
My wee half blind mum Bridie.
Very small, white, a wee bit shaggy….
And her da was a reb.
NO SPL APPEAL
well there we have it
all this bluster about the board being dissapointed
no challenge to the sfa/ spl
no vote of no confidence
and they all wonder why the fans are not turning up
when you have a rigged set up lining the pockets of RCO,doncaster and regan
roll up roll up the show must go on
the guilible will part with their cash
inho opnion in the next 12 months we will see a few clubs in liquidation
and sevco will not be 1 of them
5 march 2013 the day scottish football went down the drain
THE STENCH FROM HAMPDUMP WILL LINGER FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME
Doc,
Sorry to hear about the loss of your mate. Tragic for anyone to go at such a young age. Thoughts are with you my friend.
I think we’re all just going to have to be happy with the fact that Sevco had to start in the bottom tier, which is better than nothing, or them being allowed straight into the SPL.
When they do eventually return to the top flight, we will be light years in front of them. It will take them at least 10 years to begin to mount any sort of challenge.
In the intervening years, we can enjoy our supremacy and savour many big victories over them. The looks on their faces as we grind them into the midden, both on and off the park, will be a joy to behold.
As I said . . . it’s better than nothing.
Just noticed the Celtic v United semi-final is on 14 April, the day after we arrive from Oz. We’ll be there.
Can’t wait.
TOM McLAUGHLIN
You might be a bit lonely if the fans organise a boycott.
Tom @ 2:36
I’m inclined to agree re this is as much punishment they will receive.
I wonder if they will survive long enough to regain SPL or whatever first tier status is available.
Like yourself I am disappointed with both the punishment and Celtic’s supine attitude.
We can howl at the moon, and we do, but at the end of the day if Celtic board decide they are accepting it then the baw is up the slates.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS –
Whit?
I’m not hated THAT much on her am I?
Of course I meant “on here”.
Freudian slap?
Apols if I’m jumping on anything – I haven’t been able to read anything since this morning.
But summit dawned on me.
Why is it that, no matter what efforts those of us that care about everthing, go to, it only takes a smidgeon of right wing fudwittery to divert everyones’ attention to immigration, Catholic failure, the faults of the underclass, and those that have been posting on CQN for over 3 years?
Is it not possible that all the problems of the above are caused by the obscenely wealthy 0.05% ?
Apols, thinking aloud… :)
I’m obviously a moon-howling nutter dealing with family members who can’t afford to go to flamin Dubai.
But I’m glad aul Canamalar’s there to sort them out :))) (and building a Dizzy Corner)
I actually mean that.
Oor Canamalar is a star of Honesty. Hope he can get by in the company he’s going to be stuck with over there.
But am sure none of them will be perverted by the wealth and status proferred to them.
Same as the Celtic Board.
I leap in, pounce, and say:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3hHbpCdRt8
And then sneak away with the words…
“Off oot”. :)
Doh!!
“those that have been posting on CQN for over 3 years”
Should read:
“those that have been posting on CQN for less than 3 years”
Tom,
Amigo,
You know I love ye.
But you’ve been laughing off the “masonic” theory since January.
You know it’s real, so why ridicule those that refer to it here?
FWIW, and I kid you not, my uncle is one of the biggest Australian freemasons out there. His brother (my Dad) and me aren’t too comfortable with that, as we have a good sense of justice and equality. Which means, we’d never deny its’ existence.
Herald
Sectarian singing, or any form of race or religious discrimination, is not acceptable,” said Green. “I know Rangers have made great strides, but anybody who is identified will be banned for life. There will be no appeals and nobody will be let off. If you’re stood next to the man and if you are not seen to be policing that, ie putting your hand up and saying, ‘arrest my best mate, because of his sectarian chanting’, I’m going to ban you as well. I feel so strongly about it.
Incitement to suicide.
Good morning Celts and Legia supporters ( Zbyszek
Fortunes Favour Mibbes –
Eh?
I think you must be confusing me with someone else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch4sLDBBQYE
Tom McLaughlin
No, not really. Am being quite specific. With no secret under-tones !! Purely in relation to what I said.
You have been very dismissive in recent months of “conspiracy theories” amigo, which made me laugh for the reasons I gave above…
Mibbes an aside, or mibbes not, but this is a valued place to be on the internet.
That can inevitably lead to fall outs and the odd squabble.
But it’s also startingly revealing in some ways.
Especially on certain websites where the value and truth of your belief is key.
If you value your own belief strongly enough, you’ll stand by it.
Some posters can accept other points of view, and without attacking them, get their own point across, using evidence and a simple presentation of the facts.
For fholk with that honesty, I dedicate this to them (no small thing):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn70NAPW4hg
Officially, is this the night shift?
Or the front shift?
Big thanks to Flybe, without whom I’d still be in my scratcher.
FFM –
Specific conspiracy theories perhaps, but I don’t recall being generally dismissive of Masonic conspiracy theories per se.
Have you never read my stuff on CQN re the Dunblane Masonic cover-up?
Tom,
I did, and remember it well ! – which is another reason why I was very concerned about your dismissive tone re the football the other night. It doesn’t add up, that you’d have such a serious experience of masonry, but then dismiss it as nonsence so readily in relation to football??
“nonsense”
But Tom, I’m recalling you applying the same “recent” logic to madness in the past week, which didn’t tie in with the story you’re referring to now, which I believed from you. I take most of what fholk say on CQN as gospel because I trust them – I’ve only found myself questioning yourself because of your odd posts where you dismiss others, despite what the experiences you’ve shared here in the past.
TBB
Yir a moonhowler!
…if nowt else, us moonhowlers are honest….hence my questions….
morning all
Good morning friends where East Kilbride is celebrating its 17th dry, calm and generally pleasant morning in a row.
Vmhan,
:))) You posted something a couple of days ago that blew my mind. I nearly logged in from my scratcher…..it was true and to the bone.
I like fellas like you. Save the talent for when its really needed ! :))
It was the best post I’d read here all week amigo. !!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8YzsS2T97Q
the exiled tim
00:22 on 5 March, 2013
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My suggestion ET is colleen.
V
I’m slightly puzzled here .
This punishment ragers have had by being put into div 3 .
Is that the reward sevco 2012 (a new club without the required 3 yrs audited accounts )
were gifted that NO other new associate member club would have been given,or have I missed something.
Revolutionary Quotes@QuoteRevolution
When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right. – Victor Hugo
Lets hope the fans of the SPL clubs continue the revolution
FFM –
You’re confusing me, or perhaps it is you who are confused.
Are you saying that I supported one conspiracy theory, therefore I must support ALL conspiracy theories, otherwise I am being dishonest?
How does that work?
Good Morning Vmhan and all.
Looks like I’m late but I’m not. First I went to read the posts. Phew, you are early up , Vmhan. Earlier than yesterday.
Another sunny day here. Clear sky and +10C.
Vmhan,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb_pyX_9nWM
Always on the look out for the music…. :)
Tom,
No. It’s quite simple.
I got confused after reading your tales of masonry (which we all experience, I think?), when trying to tie them up with all of your posts from January 2013, which have all been very dismissive of the idea of “conspiracy theories”, “freemasonry”, and “organised crime”.
These aren’t your own direct quotes of course, but I can quickly share some of the highlights of what you’ve said since January if it will help?
fortunes favour mibbes
06:20 on 5 March, 2013
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That wouldn’t be the norm for me FFM, but thanks amigo I was sure folk treated me like TSD….. Scroll on bye :>)
Jobo it’s foggy alang the coast but it’ll be a clear blue sky when the sun breaks through.
V
Re LNS appeal
Are the SFA not the appellate body
If so what’s the point in appealing