Benjamin_Nevis

You won't be getting expelled. For one thing the SFL clubs in Division 3 aren't going to take a course of action that will reduce their income. I'd reckon there will most likely be a 10 point deduction and a suspended fine.

Indeed. They don't seem to realise just how pointless this course of action is. It's time for them to suck it up and try to get out of Division Three. To be fair there are a handful of Livi posters on LL that feel this is the way to go. The rest need to get their heads out of their arses though.

Yup i'd say that would be a fair punishment considering everything that's happened. Also, if the previously mentioned quote from Brown McMaster is true then relegation to the 3rd is totally justified. Gretna couldn't guarantee fulfilling their fixtures and suffered demotion, and if McMaster's quote is to be believed, neither could McGruther.

I think you're over-generalising here. When Stranraer and Morton, in fact even Dundee were in bother, there wasn't a huge amount of grave-dancing. Up until a couple of weeks ago i'd say that bar the usual wind-up merchants, the only posters who were getting tore into Livi had genuine reasons for doing so. Duncan Freemason for example was done out of money by them the last time they went into Admin. However, Livi and indeed the attitude of some of their fans since the initial meeting seemed to preserve Div one status, and the subsequent "blame everyone else" behaviour since the demotion decision, coupled with refusal to fulfil a fixture has probably tipped the balance hugely against them. Indeed i had some sympathy for them until several Livi fans on this thread started the "GIRFUY" shite after the initial SFL meeting. Since the weekend's events i have absolutely none.

I suspect the comment was made half in jest

Check the last page! It's probably only fair that we start one for the "Most Delusional" poster on Livi Lions. Narrowing them down might prove somewhat tricky though.

Did you mean this one? OK, whining is a bit strong. But the Council should be helping the club more than it should. There should be banners in the shopping center promoting the Club. If you advertise it right, then people will sit up and take notice. The Council should have invested more in promoting (or even done a partial investment in the club). If it had, other businesses may have got involved, and thus brought in revenue, not only for the club, but for the community and other businesses in general. I think the Council missed a huge opportunity here. I mean, there is not one sports shop in that center selling Livingston products. There's not even one shop !!! So, when I mean is that when they are 'whining' for 280K, it feels like they could have done so much, much more for the Club, and the Town in general. Turbo100s posts really are a source of comedy gold WLC should also consider "gifting" Livi the stadium. Fantastic stuff.

You've been reading Turbo100's posts haven't you?

Here's a topper... Especially hilarious bits in bold 8th August 2009, 11:33 AM LIVIFOREVER 1st Team regular Good post and shows how fans of all teams can be reasonable, however the Airdrie manager and Chairman have both made statements that have attacked Livi, that's how Airdrie have been seen as enemies of Livi, it's only natural that an attack on your club is met with such a view. We all know who to direct our anger at though, the SFL, as it is them that's created this situation, Airdrie are just looking after their self interest, which is natural.

Not really been following this today, but i'm guessing that failure to provide insurance is the club's fault. Are they going to suffer a penalty along the lines of that which Accies received?

Re-read your first post, moron.

:bairn The whole point of your entire debate is that i'm a "fucking bitch"? Wow that's profound. As i and numerous others have said, you lot acted the c**t when other clubs were in trouble. Now it's your turn. Suck it up and stop fucking whining.

You beat me to it you c**t :lol:

What, didn't you go to your club's most important game of 2005? If you had you'd know what i was talking about. You coming on here and acting the victim is fucking pathetic. My personal attack, as you put it, was weak, mainly because you're barely worth the fucking effort. There's an old saying about being nice to people on the way up, because you'll almost inevitably meet them again on the way down. As VT and others have said, Karma's a fucking bitch, isn't it?

Tough fucking shit. Waving fivers at Morton fans when they were in the shit? Waving fivers at Dundee fans in 2005 and gleefully singing "Dundee till July"? Sneering at other clubs as backward while you bought your way to 3rd in the SPL? I sympathise with decent fans like Edinburgh Livi and PLL. But you epitomise the kind of Livi fan we're all more used to. Get yourself to f**k. Oh, and mind and wipe the spittle from your PC monitor. It must be fucking covered after that rant.

I suspect the SFL will have told McGruther (on the quiet) that any failed appeal would result in expulsion anyway. Certainly if they fail to provide good grounds for an appeal, and they try to f**k up the start of the season as nothing more than a delaying tactic, the SFL will almost certainly boot their arses into oblivion.

IMO Clyde's situation is totally different. At least they have tried to cut their cloth accordingly in terms of part time football/cutting the squad. Livi got rid of Chris Innes.

£500 Check out Hibee Jibee's post on previous page ... it goes into more detail of options etc etc Interesting stuff. They certainly won't be appealing if KeithyG's post is true

I'd be very surprised that the SFA have made this decision without taking account of the possibility of an appeal. I'd suspect that the consortium have been told off the record, if they appeal, and fail, the punishment will be harsher, ie expulsion from the SFL.

What the f**k does this have to do with the SFA?

This'll do.

Who can be arsed finding MCL's gloating posts after last week's meeting and re-quoting them for some mild amusement? On a serious note, i'd say at any other time the punishment was right, but three days before start of the season? That's quite nuts. A 15 point deduction would have been less chaotic, and also ensured pretty much in the long run, that they'd be punished with relegation anyway. However on the flip-side, it's good to see the blackmail pish coming from McDougall and Rankine has been met with a resounding GIRFUY.

I think tomorrow will almost certainly result in nothing worse than a 10 point deduction. There's no way in hell that the SFL Committee can relegate a team 3 days before the start of the season. They'd be (even more of a) fucking laughing stock. It might be stretched to 15 points in a "if we can't relegate them this season, they fucking will be next season" type scenario. Also It'll be a fucking scandal if Leishman is allowed to take part. Surely he has to declare an interest? Anyway, my money's on a 10, possibly 15 point deduction, and given the circumstances and timing, i'd say that was a pretty reasonable punishment.

Aye i came down by the stairs last time, and tried to get in beside the astro pitches. Ended up on the hill. Oh, and: c**t