The SPL deadline for clubs to provide information on improper registration of players was six weeks ago today but the league has yet to report findings to clubs, while the chief executive rallies support to allow a Newco access to the league.
Time has expired on this policy of non-disclosure until it’s too late.
If the SPL chief executive ever tells us that Rangers fielded improperly registered players between 2000 and 2012, resulting in years of 3-0 defeats being awarded, there will be an enormous amount of anger, not only among supporters, but in boardrooms across the country, as they ponder money which was rightfully theirs but which went to Rangers – perhaps including Rangers prize money for finishing second this season.
We have made an attempt to quantify this money. Some of the losses were easier to calculate than others. For example, it was easy to calculate that when Rangers won the title in 2009 with improperly registered players, earning automatic qualification to the Champions League group stage, they denied Celtic £15m European earnings, plus £340k SPL prize money. Other losses are less clear, specifically when a club was denied a place in a qualifying round for the Champions League or Uefa Cup, which they may or may not have progressed from.
We have established three figures for each club in the SPL during the season just finished, to cover the period from 2000 to 2012:
Minimum loss:
The absolute minimum each club was denied from European and SPL prize money as a result of Rangers finishing above them with ineligible players.
Weighted loss:
The figure based on Scottish clubs gaining entry to Champions League/Europa League (Uefa Cup) group stages from 20% of their qualifying campaigns (which is slightly less than trend).
Maximum loss:
The maximum a club could have achieved if it qualified for the European group stage it was denied entry to.
Out estimates take no account of the subsequent effect money has on future years. For example, If Celtic earned an additional £15m from entering the Champions League group stage in 2009-10 their league challenge for that season would have been £15m stronger, and Rangers £15m weaker, potentially resulting in consequences in future years.
This multiplier effect would have benefited Celtic but it would be likely to have a greater effect on other clubs, some of whom would be denied the enormous percentage increase in budget automatic qualification to European group stages would have brought.
Hearts finished immediately behind Celtic and Rangers more often than any other club over the period and suffer the greatest potential losses, even more so than Celtic. Hibernian, Aberdeen, Dundee United and Motherwell also suffered significant losses.
Several clubs got nowhere near European football over the period, and some of the 11 spent only a few years in the SPL but each club lost over £1m.
Figures for each club are:
Hearts
Maximum: £72.3m
Weighted: £16.3m
Minimum: £6.2m
Celtic
Maximum: £46.7m
Weighted: £21.9m
Minimum: £17.4m
Hibernian
Maximum: £34.8m
Weighted: £8.4m
Minimum: £3.6m
Aberdeen
Maximum: £21.1m
Weighted: £5.5m
Minimum: £2.7m
Dundee United
Maximum: £20.8m
Weighted: £5.2m
Minimum: £2.4m
Motherwell
Maximum: £16.7m
Weighted: £4.4m
Minimum: £2.1m
Kilmarnock
Maximum: £5.1m
Weighted: £1.9m
Minimum: £1.3m
Dunfermline
Maximum: £3.4m
Weighted: £1.8m
Minimum: £1.5m
Inverness
Maximum: £1.3m
Weighted: £1.3m
Minimum: £1.3m
St Johnstone
Maximum: £1.1m
Weighted: £1.1m
Minimum: £1.1m
St Mirren
Maximum: £1.1m
Weighted: £1.1m
Minimum: £1.1m
In the event Rangers fielded ineligible players during the period under consideration, which everyone apart from Neil Doncaster knows, and even he will be unable to deny next week, we know the following:
Rangers received a minimum of £40.9m which should have gone to the 11 other clubs, assuming each club lost all their European group stage qualifying campaigns. This calculation does not include earnings from clubs now in the Scottish Football League, such as Hamilton Accies or Dundee.
If Scottish clubs progressed to the group stages of European competition on only 20% of their qualifying campaigns the loss would be £69.0m.
The figure for total potential losses if clubs successfully progressed to every European group stage is, as the figure for 100% failure, more illustrative than likely, but the maximum cost to the 11 SPL clubs is £224.6m.
Results will be changed, trophies can and will, be re-awarded, but these are the harsh financial consequences clubs, their lawyers and supporters, will consider when the facts are presented to them next week. The SPL executive has had six weeks to consider if there is sufficient evidence to commence disciplinary proceedings; they have failed to do so. They have failed you and every other football supporter in the land, while shamelessly pursuing an accommodation for the errant club BEFORE REVEALING THE FACTS TO YOU.
Time will be up soon, Mr Doncaster. You’ve had your chance but you have convinced no one. The people who really matter in this entire debacle are those who buy tickets for Celtic Park, Pittodrie, Easter Road, Tynecastle, Tannadice, Fir Park and the rest, they will hear the truth and read these figures. You have failed them.
You can read our calculations here. European income figures were sources from Uefa data.
Celtic’s disadvantage deepened when their winger John Doyle was sent off ten minutes into the second half for kicking the scorer, but there was an equaliser from Aitken, who was especially suited to a night of such fervour and force. Never bashful, Aitken was stimulated by the challenge of being in an outnumbered line-up.
From Celtic: A Biography in Nine Lives, by Kevin McCarra.
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CRC – how did I go fom 4 to 6? I didn’t order half a badge?
TB
Dalglish
Big Dan
Doyle
Bangura, Ledley
Brown
1 burns
2 King Kenny
3 Dan
4 J Doyle
5 Bangura ledley
6 Brown
Tommy Burns
Alfie Conn
Rico Annoni
Jonny Doyle
Mo Bangura
Scott Brown
Burns
Kenny
Doyle
brown
Dan
Bangura
1,Burns 2.King Kenny 3.Maestro 4.Doyle 5.Bangura 6.lEDLEY 7.bROONIE
1. Tommy Burns
2. Kenny Dalglish
3. Mastorovitch
4. Johnny Doyle
5. Bang bang
6. Broonie.
Tommy burns rip
Kenny dalglish
Daniel mastorovich
Johnny doyle rip
Mo banghura
Scott brown
1) TB
2) Vic Davidson
3)Big Dan
4) Johnny Doyle
5) Mo Bangura
6) Broonie
T4
Saint Stivs gies a chance!
You’re too quick!
Big Dan!
Modern doin’ the quiz on the iPhone is rubbish…
1 Burns
2 Latchford
3 Annoni
4 Doyle
5 Blackman
6 Broonie
1 TB
2 KK
3 Big Dan
4 Johnny Doyle
5 Bangura
6 Broonie
Jobo Baldie i have paid my season tkt,i just wanted to know how much i would pay for him, thanks jobo.ps im a senior citizen so i get the 65+discount
1)Frank MacAvennie
2)Liverpool Mark Mcgee
3)Quality st kids
4)0
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952?
Willie Maley same manager for period
6) Paul McStay
7) Maloney
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burns
Dalglish
Mastorovish
Johnny doyle
Bangura
Broony
jobo-double pts awarded at the end!
Aye St Stivs – you on the poppers?
:-)))
1. Burns
2. McClair
3. Mastorovich (sp)
4. Doyle
5. Bangura
6. Brown
Jobo
Factus 8 on 18 May, 2012 at 21:38 said:
Saint Stivs gies a chance!
You’re too quick!
sober tonight just started on the pope juice.
mrs h out
and my kid is playing monopoly
clear hear and a clear run at the puter.
taking it serious tonight as well.
well until the anramgramaram round
Jack.nae scrabble round tonight
Answers to round 3
1) Tommy Burns
2)Kenny Dalglish
3) Daniel Mastorovic
4) Johnny Doyle
5)Mo Bangura, Joe Ledley
6) Scott Brown
clear head i mean
see thats one drink and the deteriation has started allready.
whats that you say gordon ? an ebt, naw, no me
Just a wee random comment – I obviously have no basis for the comment I am about to make whatsoever and its totally heresay
But does anyone else think that if Scott Brown left Celtic before Lennon took over – and played in England for whatever club for the rest of his career – that he would have grown old supporting someone else?
Dont know why I think it, just a hunch – but since Lennon has taken over I think Brown has grown into being a Celtic man, he seems to get ‘it’.
Absolutely loved his celebration in front of the huns at CP after Commons goal when he jumped over the players on the ground giving them the Brooney and then this comical smile..
He is one bhoy who will have Celtic running through his veins till the day he dies
2 bottles of cava down, now on wine, xeusec het pesllngi
St Stivs superfast (It’s a marathon…)Leaderboard
Saint Stivs 30
Celtic Soul Brother 21
The Spirit of Arthur Lee 18
midfield maestro 17
Factus 8 16
St MichaelBhoys2 16
Art of War 15.5
jc2 15
Dolph 13
Tommy Twists Tommy Turns 13
Jobo Baldie 11
DJBEE 8
hamiltontim 6
tarrant 4
ok bhoys 10 mins break
St Stivs – whits this aboot an angiogram. Ma hearts racin’!
Burns
McAdam
Dan
Doyle
Bangura
Broony
Rollercoaster!
I demand a recount!
Well demand maybe maybe a bit strong.
CRC
Fancy giein me the average points total for roon 1 and 2 since a missed them mister????
Too slow!
I’m out
Eyes Wide Open on 18 May, 2012 at 21:44 said:
Just a wee random comment – I obviously have no basis for the comment I am about to make whatsoever and its totally heresay
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i think its a fair and accurate comment.
Brown to me is turning into a great Celtic man.
not the bestest of players ever, but definately a Celt.
I even enjoyed his comments in the papers this week about going to support the other “Green and Whites”, and i loved his celebration on sunday right at the end.
I am going to say my penance and never slag a player ever again.
Mulgrew and Broon have made me eat my stupid keyboard comments.
Ashamedly I have to announce that Jobo does walking away!!!
Been too long a day for this old man so I bid you good night and sleep tight!
Big week ahead!
HT
Just tell CRC how many points you want
Jobo Baldie 21.27………….. the price £574.00..IS THIS the cost for a parent and child in any part of the stadium,,,,,cos my sister and nephew in upper stand at rangers end have bought their sbs seperately
Jobo Baldie on 18 May, 2012 at 21:49 said:
Ashamedly I have to announce that Jobo does walking away!!!
boo,
a forecast surely before you depart.
CRC
Give HT Jobo points