The SFA’s statement last night clarifies the immediate future of the game, or lack thereof. No training will be permitted until at least the 10 June and the professional game can start 6 weeks after training. Without the lockdown being extended, the earliest behind closed doors football game can take place on 22 July.
It would be possible to complete the Premiership by 19 August. Today’s proposal by the SPFL keeps this option on the table.
The new league season would need to start immediately thereafter, games would almost certainly be played behind closed doors and Uefa would need to delay the start of Champions and Europa League qualification competitions until the last week in August. I think this is unlikely, but it remains possible.
I understand that Hearts, four points adrift at the bottom, are lashing out in every direction, but they would be better advised to try to win support for league reconstruction than go down the belligerent route. Maybe Ann Budge should have retained the bonus scheme and avoided all this stress.
Newco’s anger is a pale shadow of what we saw during the Traynor statement years. It’s all a bit limp for my palette. I like my Newco statements frothing with anger, typed while standing in fermenting urine-soaked shoes with flute music blaring in the background. Don’t judge me.
Today’s “legal advisor did not deem our Members Resolution as competent” is so weepy all I feel is pity.
This afternoon’s SPFL vote can change only details for Celtic. The real battle was to make this season Null and Void and our incompetent friends across the city were chased out of town for that suggestion. Celtic will be champions; nine-in-a-row is ours, whether achieved on the field or after Uefa issue advice to national associations.
It’s also interesting to watch the paranoia triggers. Our own sufferers’ gas will be at a peep for a while, whereas Newco’s conspiracy theorists were born for these times. Do not be like any of them, just because the tide goes against you, doesn’t mean The Man is out to get you! You’re just a little anxious.
I know this is a Terrible Good Friday, but be Good to each other today – and stay indoors all weekend.
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How can Park effectively have two votes?
Time the plastic parks were banned.
FU – I’d be banned from here if I told you :) It’s all available online. The DR has been providing live updates, publishing each team’s statements etc.
I’m taking one for the team so none of the rest of you have to look at their website.
Friday 10th April 2020
STATEMENT FROM THE SPFL BOARD
THE SPFL BOARD MET THIS EVENING TO CONSIDER THE RESPONSES TO THE RESOLUTION SENT TO CLUBS ON 8 APRIL.
The SPFL Board met this evening to consider the responses to the resolution sent to clubs on 8 April.
As at 5pm, the SPFL had received 39 responses, 85% of which have been in favour, as follows:
Votes in favour
Votes against
Ladbrokes Premiership (nine supporting votes needed) – 10 for – 1 against
Ladbrokes Championship (eight supporting votes needed) – 7 for – 2 against
Ladbrokes League 1 & League 2 (15 supporting votes needed) – 16 for – 3 against
With three clubs yet to vote, the SPFL will issue further updates in due course.
A spokesman said: “It is very important that clubs consider carefully the resolution and we are grateful to those clubs who have voted already.
“With the Ladbrokes Premiership and Ladbrokes Leagues 1 & 2 divisions each having approved the resolution, we await the voting slip from the one Ladbrokes Championship club that has yet to vote. We will provide an update as soon as we are in a position to do so.”
Have the Huns abstained ??
Votes in favour
Votes against
Ladbrokes Premiership (nine supporting votes needed)
10
1
Ladbrokes Championship (eight supporting votes needed)
7
2
Ladbrokes League 1 & League 2 (15 supporting votes needed)
16
3
With three clubs yet to vote, the SPFL will issue further updates in due course.
A spokesman said: “It is very important that clubs consider carefully the resolution and we are grateful to those clubs who have voted already.
“With the Ladbrokes Premiership and Ladbrokes Leagues 1 & 2 divisions each having approved the resolution, we await the voting slip from the one Ladbrokes Championship club that has yet to vote. We will provide an update as soon as we are in a position
David17
I am led to believe from the voices in my head that the Huns baulked at the charge of £5 required to vote,
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Is this another Good Friday agreement?
DAVID66-you and your good lady are a couple of stars👏
Has anyone heard from wefra 🍀
David 17 – Looks like 1-2 teams changed their minds too (or lied about it) or Daily Record just got it all wrong :)
Deniabhoy
Did you ever discover the name of that Arms Crossed bumping game? `Hopping Charlie` is in my mind but it sound too English !
Does keith jackass get anything right!!.
Journalist my ass!!!!….☘🇮🇪
‘GG on 10TH APRIL 2020 5:51 PM
David17
I am led to believe from the voices in my head that the Huns baulked at the charge of £5 required to vote,
You are as good without the footie.
So either one of the Huns or Hearts voted no and the other abstained. Would not be enough to stop it going through though if the Championship had voted Yes.
Anything up to another 28 days now. That means no prize money being handed out. Can’t imagine this result being welcome by the Huns who were expecting a No vote.
10 out of 12 PL teams happy for the league to be declared. The hordes will be raging.
Hot Smoked. I remember playing that game but not by that name. It does sound a bit English. Also recall another game that involved tying together loads of elastic bands and jumping over them. I remember that cos we got chucked out of highland dancing classes after being caught playing it!
Looks like the vote will pass. Sevco will be delighted. They get cash and can play the victim to get renewals in.
If you are of the praying bent; could you please pray for those who have lost their lives to covid; their families and the that the leaders of the country turn from the road of being useless $%^& who think they can lie and send many to their deaths.
Jesus, thank you myou for showing us the path of sacrifice.
Glasgowghirl
Think it was Chinese ropes or jump ropes – my sisters played it all the time.
I suspect Sevco haven’t submitted their vote yet but thanks to the results being made public, they can vote against safe in the knowledge it won’t mean anything.
Hot Smoked – someone said “shudders” . I tried googling it with no luck. Was starting to think it was only at St Pats in Troon that we played it.
American ropes from memory………
I’ve not really been paying attention.
Can someone explain why this ‘vote’ is in any way relevant to Celtic.
Thanks.
GENE
ahh, that’s it – thanks! You gradually moved the bands higher and higher up your legs.
I also got kicked out of disco dancing classes cos I preferred to stay at home to watch TOTP! #REBEL REBEL
Deniabhoy, can confirm your game was also popular in East Lothian!
I’m confused .
Has the vote been finalised ?
If so.
What does it mean?
TT
TT – the resolution had to be passed by a majority of 75% in each of the leagues. The PL voted yes, as did division one and two. The Championship is 7-2 in favour, but one club didn’t vote. So that club could throw it either way.
It is relevant to Celtic because it puts a line in the sand. If the league can’t be restarted we are named champions based on average points per game clause.
My simple arithmetic
17 votes needed between FtSPFL & Championship (part of FtSPFL) to achieve 75% – so resolution should pass, as 17 votes achieved
League 1 & 2 – also achieved over 75%
So the resolution should have passed ???
Or is Arithmatic to simple for some
Doncaster in the pray for Boris Creme de Menthe mode …is or is it no probable …
smiley the hand is quicker than the eye thing
kick kick into the non existent Sevco grass
Braw
WHAT IS THE STARS on 10TH APRIL 2020 3:55 PM
St Tams I saw that Jimmy Greaves documentary on BT.
Very good. In fairness they show some decent stuff
*watched a show about him several years back over here during the Christmas period, very very honest especially about his bevying. If my memory serves me well he left his wife tae save the family embarrassment about his addiction.
He also said he would wake up in the car, dark, and check the time 7:30, good he thought, if it’s the morning the off sales would soon be open, if it was night the pubs were.
An excellent striker with an array of medals but still unlucky tae miss Wembley 66 though injury. I believe when he signed for Spurs fae AC, Bill Nicholson gave them a county down out of his pocket plus a cheque for £99,999, to save Jimmy fae being the first £100,000 player in British football.
Too Good To Go Down is another one I would recommend. It’s about the Man Utd team under Tommy Doc in the 70s
*cheered that when it happened due tae the back stabbing our club took fae the Doc and wee Skip Tae Ma Lou.
When Jock reluctantly put him on the transfer list the first club tae come in were Liverpool, cue for the media down there tae have the headlines “Liverpool Lou”, when that didnae happen Shanks said he wisnae interested in signing for them as he knew where he was going. He was tapped while playing for Scotland.
He should never been allowed back inside the Parkhead gates where the great have passed through.
As for Denis Law walking off the park after scoring the goal that put them down, Tony Book told him after that he would only be a reserve player so he jacked it in.
Another one with short memories as he chose City over United when leaving Huddersfield for a British record transfer fee.
Deniabhoy
Are you saying an abstention counts as a No ???
If someone abstains in the championship then 7 from 9 is 77% surely
GENE,
Depends if there is a ruling about abstentions
As mentioned earlier a club can delay for 28 days
The resolution has a 28 day deadline, todays 5pm deadline was a soft deadline.
BBC reporting that under the rules, clubs have 28 days to register their vote.
The SPFL’s decision to go public with the tally so far seems a bit amateur. We could be in for a long wait.
Gene – Apologies for my use of the word abstain. if I have understood it correctly, there was some small print that said teams could take 28 days to cast their vote. So, in reality no-one has abstained, they just have not voted yet.
In the champioship, it is being suggested that team is Inverness CT.
In the PL, we can assume it is either Rangers or Hearts.
The PL one is irrelevant.
It is only the Championship vote that is holding it up.
In the Championship, Partick have voted against as have apparently Dundee. Inverness are rumoured to be the Club who have not voted. Would imagine, with a chance of promotion and being a massive jambo, John Robertson is demanding they vote against.
To be honest, the SPFL statement looks like it is designed to put massive pressure on whoever has not yet voted.
An DUn – I think they wanted to declare it today so as not to have to wait 28 days to allow clubs to plan ahead. To be fair, the resolution has been widely accepted and only one club is now holding the whole thing up. Not sure what ICT are holding out for.
David 17 – good points regarding ICT. Never liked Robbo :)