I wonder if we will see two rival Scottish Premier Leagues next season? We could see a SPL consistent with the threats made to SFL clubs last week, let’s call it SPL Loyal, with Hibs, KIlmarnock and a few others. They would sit atop a feeder league containing whoever they could attract from the SFL and Sevco, who due to fan power would be excluded from the top division, no matter how few teams that division had.
Meanwhile a rival SPL could setup, let’s call it SPL Solvent, with Celtic, those from the Gang of 10 who realise they are better-off participating in a league which is likely to survive until next May, along with the teams who last season finished near the top Scottish Football league.
SPL Solvent would make no threats to exclude SFL clubs who were due promotion on merit, and would therefore attract the balance of SFL clubs; which is likely to be the overwhelming majority. This league would contain the only club with the ability to underwrite the commitments needed to bring broadcasters and commercial partners on-board. It would also be free of, moral and ethical questions, where clubs are united with their fans on what it means to organise sporting events.
It’s not the worst idea floated in recent weeks.
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Another Question.
Can anyone tell me why the SFA have not reconvened the Tribunal to punish Rangers? Or, should I say what reasons they have given, or have they just stayed silent on the subject?
We cannot let them away with this.
Going to be a very interesting day today, oh yes indeed.
Nevermind division 3, do they even meet the criteria for professional football?
Stephboy,
Don’t you mean dignity? Anyway, I hope that today turns out, as O.G and AT have hinted, to be very special!
HH
stevebhoy,09:58
Don’t you worry about that, the wheels are in motion as I type
Last thing from Regan on SFA website…
“The Scottish FA must act with integrity and with the best interests of the game at heart. It is with this in mind that we await any appeal from the club.”
http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2550&newsCategoryID=36&newsID=9731
Statement on Judicial Panel Tribunal
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day
O.G. came on the blog and
Campbell’s had his day!
OG – whit a tease! We should call you Dita from now on….! :-)
T4
Oh well another late night beckons in Oz! Keep it up O.G
OG:
Is there a time frame for the good news?
O.G.Rafferty on 2 July, 2012 at 09:58
Are you expecting this info to surface early today , I don’t want to miss the news when it hits .
Hail Hail
stevebhoy on 2 July, 2012 at 09:58 said:
as well !!!!!!
Chums – with respect – no linkee to bangers………………please.
If you must, cut’n’paste so that those who would undermine us dont get the traffic……………
OwnGoal CSC
Hector Avocado
It would be good to tease that out a bit. Whilst the CoS made a ruling suggesting that the SFA review their decision, until they do I think the original decision STANDS?
If the SFA refuse or ignore reviewing the decision then the original STANDS?
HH
Whither the cash straped scrofulous New hillbillies the day?
lymmbhoy
remember you need your beauty sleep :))
Sevco should not play football anywhere in Scotland until the investigations in RFCIA are completed and the people involved in any wrongdoing have been brought to justice, then and only then should any application from Sevco be considered.
After today we should have a clearer picture, morning O.G.!!
The Daily Record for once made an interesting point. The Appeal Tribunal that has yet to reconvene includes the chairman of Spartans. Now if there is to be a vacant place in the third division then Spartans could well apply alongside Sevco. Would that give the chairman a conflict of interests?
If so it gives the SFA a nice out. Can you reconvene with anew member? Or would the whole process be restarted – or even dropped?
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I have just sent an email to the SFA asking for an update considering the decision by the Civil Court.
starry plough on 2 July, 2012 at 10:05 said:
Excellent point. How many stones remained unturned and screwed to the floor to protect the establishment.
Part of RTC’s new blog
The Scotsman today is carrying a remarkable interview with former Rangers and Scotland coach Walter Smith. It is worth noting in a couple of respects.
This is the first interview (of which I am aware) that Walter Smith has given since withdrawing his short-lived bid to purchase Rangers. Since that time, Alex Thompson of Channel 4 News has been trying to get Smith to answer a few simple questions:
– Did you receive payment from any of the EBTs Rangers / Murray Group established to make tax-free payments to employees?
– If so, when did you receive these payments?
– If you received such payments, were they significantly after your employment with the club ended?
– If you received payments long after your employment ended, for what purpose were they made?
Of course, I have no way of knowing if the journalist, Alex Gordon, has ever heard of Alex Thompson or follows my twitter feed. Scottish journalist doing research? After recent reports that 83 Rangers employees had received tax-free payments through the EBT, it would be a fairly obvious line of questioning. That another former manager, Graeme Souness, received a series of payments through the EBT scheme ten years after he resigned also raises some awkward questions. If Mr. Smith did not receive any payments, or if such payments are easily explained, I am sure that he would have welcomed the opportunity to clear any misunderstandings. Oh well. back to you Mr. Thompson.
Walter Smith’s interview can be seen as part of the PR deluge of terrifying stories about the great disaster that will befall Scottish football if Sevco 5088 Ltd is not allowed to enter a team in the Scottish Football League system with instant promotion to the first rather than the third division. This past weekend has seen many such articles and we should get used to more shrieking hysterics as we approach some kind of decision point. (Such is the bureaucratic incompetence within the organisations that run Scottish football, no one is exactly sure when a final vote might take place).
Traynor article,lasted a paragraph.
A wolf in sheep’s clothing who has done more harm to the game in Scotland that neutral,external journalists are proving for everybody to see and not just us.
Chairman of Spartans ? Ole CQN fave and hoopslegned Gerald Butler?
Italy 0 ———– Spain 4 .
The Italian perspective .
A humiliation for Italy and a humiliation for Italian football .. The better team [ by a long way ] deservedly won. A good tournament for Italy . Reaching the final seen as being a real achievement. Spain deserved winners -a class above / a class apart
It might have been less of a humiliation if Italy hadn’t been forced to play with 10 men for part of the game.
It might have been less of a humiliation had Italy been given the same amount of post semi final recuperation time as Spain..
Yet more proof that Di Natale [ yes he scores lots of goals ] is too profligate when it really matters . He missed 2 great chances at 2-0 down . Scores a lot of goals but his goal to goal chance ratio is very poor..
Much talk of how tired the Italian players were . . Much talk of less than half of the players in Serie A being eligible to play for Italy ..
Amidst the talk of how tired the players were -the TV commentators / pundits did much to big up forthcoming football attractions ——– Italy playing in The Confederations Cup —– played in South America , The Italian Super Cup [ Juve v Napoli ] — played in Tokyo . and the soon come England -Italy friendly [ played in Switzerland ]—– Laughable…
Nice wee text from a home and away Hertz pal—
” Scots diddy clubs on the verge of kicking the huns up their dignified arrogant poisonous cheating arses.—– hope survives . ”
Very ,very hot -way down south —— mid 90s ——- 55 days since I last saw rain .
Endless Summer CSC.
“55 days since I last saw rain .” South of Tunis
55s since I got soaked taking the bins out :)
Gordon_J
Nice thought and nice attempt at a get out clause but it is Rangers that are up in front of the appeal tribunal. It won’t be Rangers applying to join the SFL, it will be Sevco.
Can’t see what conflict of interest there will be unless SFA are admitting that Rangers and Sevco are one and the same and then all punishments should also apply to Sevco including possible suspension or termination of membership.
Mort
Cults Bhoy
“With the Huns obliterated.. Does the mean we are the people?”
You really need to add a smiley to stuff like that if you want the “are you a hun?” accusation to remain a thing of the past. :-)
O.G.Rafferty on 2 July, 2012 at 09:58 said:
stevebhoy,09:58
Don’t you worry about that, the wheels are in motion as I type
Let’s hope those wheels are on a runaway train!
HH
kitalba, 10:03
FourGreenFields,10:03
Lots of legal involvement and right to replies, so unlikely today. I’d expect it online tomorrow morning and on TV tomorrow night
John “Bomber” Brown is on Twitter. The account has been confirmed as really him. The following is his little bio under his Twitter name. This is the man they are putting their faith in to save them:
“This is the REAL John Bomber Brown FACT! Follow me and pledge your allegence to our Club. Spread the word. More details to follow……”
OG – is Sir Cardigan’s tea oot?
Mort,
Exactly. The argument seemed to be that if Rangers were suspended then a place would have to be kept for them at the end of the suspension. But the whole not existing thing seemed to be ignored.
Similarly if their position was terminated then there would be no practical difference to what is going on now. A vacancy in the league would still occur.
Modren REAL John Bomber Brown FACT! is rubbish….?;/)
O.G.
Cheers mate but in the interests of forward planning and liver management might I impose just a wee bit more… is it ‘two bottles’ of champagne news or is ‘three bottles and a day off’ kinda news?
(If it passes the rigours of legals of course)
Roy C
Fat chance of that in my household, as you well know!! ;-)
Thomthethim
I replied to you yesterday evening ,I hope you saw it
Had a great night last night
Was in an Italian cafe ,all the winters staff were Italian , most of the customers supporting Spain …..great craic
The cafe was besides wee hyperdino all the shop staff had Espana tops on and spent most of the evening running between the shop and cafe trying to watch the match ..the banter between the two sets of staff was priceless ,I couldn’t understand a word but they were really winding each other up
..allegencedly