Turnbull Hutton, who resigned as Raith Rovers chairman in November, died last night after a short illness. When Scottish Football League chairmen were presented with an Armageddon scenario in 2012 his voice of dissent was first to be heard. Those at the top of Scottish football tried to convince SFL clubs it was in THEIR interests to grant newco Rangers access to the second tier of Scottish football. Hutton saw through this and called-out the presentation by Stewart Regan, Neil Doncaster and David Longmuir, chief execs of the SFA, SPL and SFL respectfully, for what it was.
Craig Whyte bought Rangers in 2011. Within months his team crashed out Europe and he had devised a plan to liquidate, phoenix with a newco and present the SPL with a fait accompli – give me a place in the top flight and I’ll save your league programme and commercial deals.
Once Duff and Phelps were installed as administrators Craig lost control. Had he been able to force through a quick liquidation there is a very good chance the SPL would have voted to allow newco access to the top flight. Newco would have been debt free and able to strengthen their team in 2012.
It would have destroyed Celtic, who had no choice but to resist. As the weeks passed, one by one, SPL clubs said ‘No’. By May the baton passed to the Scottish Football League, who would not only be asked to vote newco as a new member, which the rules permitted them to do, but to elevate this club to the Championship.
The cost of liquidation and becoming a phoenix newco was established by Turnbull Hutton. The rules permitted the applicant club would ask to be voted into the bottom tier of the professional league structure. Hutton insisted the rules be followed, nothing more. For this, Scottish football is in his debt.
You have three days left to bid on the fabulous hospitality for four people one day at this summer’s Open Golf Championship at St Andrews, which takes place from 16-19 July.
The auction is in aid of the Celtic Quick News appeal to build a fourth school kitchen in Malawi for Mary’s Meals. Shuttle transport for the five minute journey to and from the golf course as needed, with beer, Gin and Whisky tastings throughout the day with the master distiller.
You also have the chance to create a unique CQN single malt whisky cask worth potentially £5000 for future CQN charities, and you will receive a bottle of this very special single malt whisky to commemorate the great day when it is bottled in several years.
Eden Mill is Scotland’s newest and most innovative distillery and brewery incorporated in February 2012! Located just 2 miles from the famous Old Course itself it provides a perfect base for hospitality for yourself and 3 friends on a day of your choosing at the forthcoming open golf championship on July 16th to 19th.
But this is so much more than just a day’s hospitality at the home of golf. Before taking to the course to watch, you will enjoy a breakfast roll or two and discuss your perfect single malt whisky with the master distiller.
Whilst you and your friends are enjoying the golf he will seek to surpass your favourite whisky by using the best barley to create the right wash and recommending the right type of barrels for our very own unique CQN 1/4 cask of single malt. A cask which will mature and provide over £5000 of future funding for our charities in a few years’ time.
You will return to the distillery by shuttle bus for lunch and an optional beer tasting and then for afternoon tea with a tutored gin and whisky tasting with the owner capping off a memorable, unique and very special day for your group and for CQN.
My thanks to Eden Mill for their incredible support. You can bid on the auction here.
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Awe naw….
It will need to be a big stone the way the leaves are falling from the trees lately.
Hope I see your name before you see mines.
God rest Derbyshirebhoy another fallen Celt.
philbhoy
Your some man for your Hugs, remember that was the first thing you did when we met St. John Doyle’s Family in the Beer Cafe. I need to remember and return the compliment next we meet.
Meantime, have this cyber hug.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Sipsini
mines will be the most expensive. Let it be noted I insist on my full handle. No skimping :-)
HH
Turnbull Hutton, sacred heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul.
Guess I’ll be the cheapest?
Awe naw,,,
May it be a long time coming…one way or another ;))
Well done Crystal Palace
Got an automated response from SFA about honouring Turnbull Hutton. I am promised a proper response tomorrow.
Reply received from Eric drysdale .. Using my Christian name and not automated
A wee club with a big heart
‘Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo – Board Loving Lackey and General Conformist’
That would have you haunting us for all eternity ya bam wouldn’t it!
I’m away. Honest….
Big jammies to put on, sips! (thank goodness i remembered that comma there!)
HH jamesgang
petethebeat
21:23 on 6 April, 2015
A fantastic read…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Jamesgang
LOL :-)
HH
“Eventually led them to the bottom tier”.
Liquidated is what the term is for everyone else http://t.co/vLLQ6jGAsS
Doc…I’ll make sure your pebble will be launched from the broomloan onto ipox park to cleanse a corrupted cesspit.
Some junior team will grow from your pebble to become a Fenian team to wear the hoops and their fathers and their elk will hate watching their youngsters with the hoops on….Carslberg.com
hamiltontim and tbj:
I too got a response from Ericand addressed to me personally.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Evening Timland from a cooler hun free mountain valley.
Was saddened to hear of Turnball Hutton’s death, I honestly can’t imagine where the game would be without his balls in standing up to the corruption in the scoddish game, a giant among the squirrels.
RIP, Turnball Hutton.
HH
Derbyshirebhoy. RIP
Petethebeat. Thanks for posting Peter’s memory of Seville. I never got there but had a great night in Dublin with many others who could only dream of getting there.
Various posts tonight have compelled me to visit Paradise one more time before season’s end.
Overdraftcsc
Sipsini, sounds like a plan.
Another nice way to remember Turnbull Hutton is to nominate him for Scottish Footbals Hall of Fame. Posted earlier.
http://scottishfootballhalloffame.co.uk/nominations/
Oh Dear, I spelt his name wrong.
Toor A Loo
22:01 on
6 April, 2015
“Eventually led them to the bottom tier”.
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Sounds like a mealy-mouthed explanation of what the rest of us would term ‘damnation’!
Hell mend them right enough!
HH jamesgang
Doc
I’d expect yours would be a smooth and perfectly formed pebble!
HH jamesgang
Derbyshirebhoy, you have gone to a better place mi amigo.
HH
TET
dont eorry about it. I spelled “big balls” name wrong earlier on
HH
Exiled,
There was one memorable typo on here about Bobby Sands. I shan’t repeat. Mortifying.
JamesGang, of course it would be.
Doc,
Already done as has my kids…I really need to stop calling them kids as they both lurk and moan at me for saying it.
Jamesgang….sleep well big chap..ps Yer Jammies are on back to front ;)))
Curb your enthusiasm had a memorable typo as well.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
22:09 on
6 April, 2015
TET
dont eorry about it. I spelled “big balls” name wrong earlier on
HH
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TET just knows me as cajhones – the gaelic spanish spelling!!!!
HH jamesgang
Sips weans ya lurking wee bassas…..
1. No more puppy eyes @ yer Da – it’s costing him a fortune £20 at a time
2. Moan tae grips with the washing – get him to sort the darks and the whites…
3. Yer Da’s a Legend!
HH jamesgang
i was once describing an IT process and meant to say
‘It will be kicked off at 6 in the morning’.
I sent it out to 100 people with
‘It will be licked off at 6 in the morning’.
Sad sad sad news about Derbyshirebhoy
Hail Hail bhud
Sips
How did you know James F Gangs PJs are in back to front
Is it because he doesn’t know it he’s coming or going ;)
Jamesgang…
The all time classic of Father Ted…..
Father Ted is demonstrating some plastic toy cows to Dougal.
Father Ted: …OK, one last time. These are small… but the ones out there are far away. Small… far away…
Hell
……;))
Jamesgang
The big lie is fast becoming fact in this country.
good guys like TH will never be forgotten, not in these parts anyway
Saddened to read about Derbyshirebhoys passing.
May he RIP.
TT
My colleague and I actually use Father Ted as our main form of communication. This causes challenges to another colleague who’s never watched it (???)
I was doing a telephone interview recently and actually managed to work into the conversation, ‘that would be an ecumenical matter’.
Def in the top 3 of my professional achievements!
Right, I’m away to say another Mass. I say a lovely Mass!
This was my Highland Granny and her Sisters whenever the bill arrived……
https://youtu.be/pk3ds-VFKBs
HH jamesgang
I have 2 tickets for Saturday’s match at Inverness that I cannot use.
They are available at face value.
Any interested parties can text me on 07779888834.
TT
When we make a typo, this is where I would appreciate an edit facility, most of the time, a typo is just that, but, when I can’t even get someone’s name right, someone who has just passed, someone who deserves a tad of respect, someone who told the corrupt bastards where to get off, etc, etc.
Something about typos when balls and licking are involved :)
HH