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https://www.peterheadfc.org/2020/08/25/peterhead-to-give-kesson-a-chance/ Anyone got any info on this guy?

He’s strong, 100% work rate, very rarely misses a game. Was at St Johnstone when he was younger and could easily step up to full time again. Obviously worked with McCracken so probably where the Falkirk thing started. Club captain with Peterhead and also PFA rep. Would have to be a fairly good offer financially to tempt him so maybe if he said a figure to Falkirk it was quickly ended. Happy for him to stay with us.

http://www.peterheadfc.org/2020/08/07/scott-brown-2/ Dodged a bullet there. Who would want to sign for Falkirk.

Didn't see that much of him at Peterhead either. Was diagnosed with glandular fever which stopped him from playing and might have been hanging around him for a while. Hopefully now recovered and can get a decent run of games.

Blue Toon squad so far. PETERHEAD Goalkeepers Lenny Wilson Joshua Rae Defenders Jason Brown Gary MacKenzie Kyle Bailey Kieran Freeman (season loan, Dundee United) Recalled January 2021 Andrew McDonald (signed January 2021) Midfielders Scott Brown Simon Ferry Gary Fraser Andrew McCarthy Ryan Conroy Alan Cook Josh Mulligan (season loan, Dundee) Lyall Cameron (season loan, Dundee) Recalled January 2021 Jordon Brown (signed January 2021) Forwards Isaac Layne Derek Lyle Steven Boyd Ben Armour Derryn Kesson Hashim Bakar (January 2021) Released January 2021 Niah Payne (signed January 2021)

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/peterhead-fc/2381086/peterhead-boosted-by-seven-players-committing-to-the-club-as-jim-mcinally-readies-squad-for-new-season/ So 7 signed up again, 5 already under contract and 2 new signings according to the P&J. A squad of 14 so far.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/peterhead-fc/2378150/peterhead-add-isaac-layne-and-gary-mackenzie-as-jim-mcinally-makes-first-summer-signings/ Layne confirmed along with Gary MacKenzie.

Add David Ferguson & Jack Leitch to the list. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/peterhead-fc/2360918/six-out-at-peterhead-as-jim-mcinally-is-forced-to-ring-changes-for-new-league-one-campaign/

We've got gate receipts to think about.

Thanks. PFC tend to stay away from anything like this but then you've got to balance it with giving people a second chance and getting on with their lives.

Did his court case have any impact on him either as a player or from the club / supporters side?

Can only echo the tributes to David Hagen on other threads. Passed away way too young at 47. Met him briefly when he played for Peterhead. Decent player for us even though it was towards the end of his career. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53536430

Really surprised how quickly Rory went from a class player to virtually zero mobility. Supposedly he has an ankle / foot problem that needs an operation but even so the change was dramatic. If he hasn't had the operation yet, now is the ideal time to get it and see if he can get some kind of fitness back. Towards the end of his time with us he was just on the pitch because of his reputation and Cove probably bought him based on reputation.

I liked him. For me, an excellent keeper. Would be happy if he'd stayed but the travelling was getting too much for him.

Actually four clubs were named.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53090812 What's the general opinion?? Would think we would go for October, maybe August if there were enough clubs to play against.

Peterhead openly admitting that they voted yes. http://www.peterheadfc.org/2020/06/16/peterhead-chairman-bemused-by-unfair-relegations-and-lack-of-support-for-14-10-10-10/ Partick fans remember this and don't boycott us next season. Hearts, remember this when you get your massive compensation payout.

Now on the BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52999362

https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-introduces-the-new-free-version-of-wwe-network Not bad for free. Cancelled my sub ages ago but my account still works for this. A number of things with a padlock on but a fair amount of free stuff as well.

So, genuine or not? https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/james-anderson-unmasked-hearts-mystery-22117108 From the same paper. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/james-anderson-unmasked-spfl-mystery-22117004

https://www.premiersports.com/subscribenow Don't need to have Sky. Can sign up for the app if you don't have a Sky box. Presume this is one of those that you need to cancel straight away or you will be charged from August on. Didn't bother as I have IPTV which covers this and the other channels. Still a good deal for anyone that doesn't have any other means of watching the games. Opening fixtures. THURSDAY, JUNE 11 Sevilla vs Real Betis - 9pm FRIDAY, JUNE 12 Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid - 6.30pm Granada vs Getafe - 8.30pm SATURDAY, JUNE 13 Real Sociedad vs Osasuna - 4pm Espanyol vs Alavés - 6.30pm Valencia vs Levante - 9pm SUNDAY, JUNE 14 Celta vs Villarreal - 4pm Leganés vs Valladolid - 6.30pm Real Madrid vs Eibar - 9pm MONDAY, JUNE 15 Mallorca vs Barcelona - 8.30pm

So, is this correct? If all the League 2 clubs stick together with their 14-14-14 option then no other option can be passed because it would need 15 votes from League 1 / League 2?

I replied on the appropriate thread a while ago. Yes, I did agree with a Clyde fan. Just kill me now.

So, reconstruction is being done to save clubs being ‘unfairly demoted’. Yet, the 14-14-14 proposal that League 2 are so keen on has that very result. Clyde and Peterhead who won promotion last season from the bottom tier (or the season before last to be pedantic) and fought to get themselves into a safe position in League 1 get demoted to the bottom tier. Forfar who wouldn’t get relegated under the vote, go down anyway as do Stranraer despite the reconstruction ‘saving’ them. Cove win promotion but end up still in the bottom tier playing the same dross they’ve just played. As for ‘no one is financially worse off’, Clyde, Peterhead, Forfar and Cove have trips to Annan and Stranraer instead of playing better quality teams. If it goes 14-14-14 then gets reverted back after half a season or full season then Clyde, Peterhead and Forfar have to finish in the top 4 to get back to where they currently are.

Has no one posted this yet? Couldn't see it. Friday, 24 April 2020 OPEN LETTER TO ALL SPFL CLUBS, THE MEDIA AND SUPPORTERS OF SCOTTISH CLUBS Dear All, You will all be aware of reports in the press, calling for an independent investigation and for the suspension of SPFL’s chief executive Neil Doncaster and SPFL’s legal counsel Rod McKenzie in relation to the resolution that enabled the payment of nearly £2 million to Championship, League One and League Two clubs. The focus of the questions raised in the press concerned the events of the evening of Friday 10 April, when Dundee FC attempted to return a voting slip to the SPFL in connection with the resolution. In order to ensure complete probity and independence during this process, on Thursday 16 April, Deloitte LLP, a leading global provider of audit and assurance services, was appointed by the SPFL’s independent non-executive directors to carry out a comprehensive and independent investigation into the factual chronology relating to Dundee FC’s return. Deloitte has completed its forensic investigation and the findings confirm the following sequence of key events on 10 April 2020. Sequence of key events on 10 April 2020. 1. An SPFL Board Meeting commenced at 17:00 on Friday 10 April 2020. At the start of the meeting 38 returns had been identified as received, and 1 further return was received during the meeting at 17:10, bringing the total number of returns to 39. Ladbrokes Premier: 10 returns in favour, 1 against Ladbrokes Championship: 7 returns in favour, 2 against Ladbrokes Leagues One and Two: 16 returns in favour, 3 against It was noted during the meeting that one vote remained outstanding from the Premiership, one from the Championship, and one from Leagues One and Two. 2. The Board meeting concluded at around 17:15. 3. At 17:15, Neil Doncaster called Dundee FC Managing Director, John Nelms, and left a message asking whether Dundee FC intended to submit a return. 4. At 17:39, Neil Doncaster had a conversation with John Nelms and confirmed that as far as he knew, no vote had been returned from Dundee FC. John Nelms thought Dundee FC’s vote may have been returned, but would make enquiries. 5. At 17:50, Eric Drysdale (Dundee FC Club Secretary) spoke to Iain Blair (SPFL’s Company Secretary and Director of Operations) asking whether Dundee FC’s return had been received. Iain Blair confirmed that it had not. 6. At 18:00, a text was received by Iain Blair, from Eric Drysdale, intimating that the Dundee FC vote should not be considered as cast. 7. At around 20:30, Ian Blair accessed the SPFL’s email quarantine system (which is a feature of the email system operated by a separate third party) at the suggestion of Rod Mackenzie and identified an unread email from Eric Drysdale that had been sent at 16:48 on 10 April 2020. Iain Blair released the quarantined email and it appeared in his SPFL email inbox at 20:55. Prior to identifying the quarantined email at around 20:30, no one from the SPFL had seen the email from Eric Drysdale. Deloitte’s examination of phone records, mobile communications (including texts) and email data has identified no evidence of improper behaviour by SPFL personnel concerning the submission of the Dundee FC vote. I hope that Scottish football will now focus on the significant issues that face our game, otherwise many clubs may not survive this period. We will have to be forward-thinking, and work collegiately to quickly present ideas and proposals to Scottish Government and others which will enable Scottish football to recover and progress. Make no mistake, this is a critical time for all clubs, and we must concentrate on what is important to the future of our game. Yours faithfully, Karyn McCluskey SPFL Independent Non-Executive Director For Background Karyn McCluskey worked in numerous police forces for 23 years, latterly as Head of Intelligence Analysis for Strathclyde Police. She helped set up the international-recognised Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, where she was Director until 2016. She is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health. She sits on the boards of the homeless charity The Simon Community, Medics Against Violence and The Centre for Justice Innovation. It's on the official PFC Facebook page. https://tinyurl.com/y9l2szfx