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I wouldn't be so sure. After all No.8 told us all last year about Whyte being a billionaire. :lol:

To be fair though, it'll be the same old faces turning out for them: Parlane, Stevens (Gregor, of 70/80s shit footballer fame), Prytz, etc

Treat them in kind, as they would any other.

That's surely a Daily Mail spoof site - no mention of it being the fault of illegal immigrants (and single mums).

2) Maurice Edu. Must be £100k p/m off the books right there.

Jim Farry was a c*nt. That is all.

It is indeed. Were I to start up a club this very afternoon, surely my side would have as much right to a place in the SFL? Not to mention the numerous clubs that have been trying for bloody years to get in.

Theoretically they could, they would have three or four mid-30s, but those in that group (Ledley, Brown, Mulgrew, K Wilson) appear to be guys with very little 'weight' issues as it were. But no, you are correct, someone will snaffle the likes of Kayal, Izzaguire, Ledley, Matthews, Wanyama etc. Was surprised none of the first three left last summer.

How cool would it be if the FTT rules against Rankers appeal against the Big (hoose) Tax Case this afternoon?

They absolutely would not be turning up in the same numbers. Which would be great for Scottish Football as it would mean, hopefully, a much truer return to producing our own players and actually giving them a game as opposed to producing our own players then buying Rasmussen, Juarez, Kayal, Izzaguire, etc, playing them instead and loaning out the youngsters repeatedly then letting them go for free.

I don't know. There are a sizeable number of Celtic fans who would be somewhat upset at the thought of voting them back in, having sat through the 'Willo Window' whilst Rankers embarked on a spend, spend, spend policy post-Kaunas. Not to mention the continued justification of the spendthrift Celtic board that they would not jeopardise the future of the club for a short-term gain - can you imagine trying to answer questions about that policy after voting a bunch of cheats back in?

You say 'Celtic will lose out' - I don't really see how. Celtic and Rangers embarked on a futile and very costly 'transfer war', ultimately and hopefully to the utter destruction of one of them. Celtic took the decision almost 10 years ago that this would not be continued, but still augmented the squad every so often, but almost always within their means (i.e. with the exception of one year - BTM's on the chin year). Remove their main competitor and Celtic will continue to buy just what is needed to augment a squad that is very young - one that could arguably play together with very few changes for another decade. I think this is what Lawell meant when he said they didn't need any input from other clubs - simply stated: Celtic could very rapidly downsize whilst taking hold of the SPL trophy for any number of years to come bereft of their 'Old Firm' rivals. This would be, on the one hand, a very shitty state of affairs in that one club might dominate, but on the other, could and hopefully should see more and more youngsters coming through at Celtic Park as the 'fear' of dropping more than a point or three every five or six games is removed (when Celtic 'bottled' it last season, they dropped points in only three from their last eighteen SPL matches). I'd love to see Celtic downsize to the extent that TV and even gate money becomes an irrelevance, instead becoming a breeder/seller club in much the same manner as one might think of Ajax once was (still is??). Hopefully a knock on effect of that would be other clubs finding it easier to catch up. Ultimately, I'd love it (in a Keegan-rantesque stylee) if there were three or four genuine title contenders playing pass the trophy. Just as long as none of them are simultaneously playing hide the tax bill.

That's actually a good shout. Or even the SFA buy it as another training centre. Add another indoor pitch and Robert is your father's brother.

Nicked from CQN: SPL could learn from Irish FA. SFA could learn from everyone Posted on 7 March, 2012 by Paul67 Before the SPL launch headlong into the process of ensuring Financial Fair Play they would do well to look over the water at the Irish Football Association (we’ll leave aside the fact that it’s the Irish FA who are on top of this situation there, but the league who are looking to tighten things up here, as the SFA await the next Any Other Business moment on a scheduled meeting). Each month, every IFA club are required to complete a form which details information on whether wages, PAYE, NI and VAT have been paid. It also asks if historic HMRC repayment plans have been maintained, whether lenders have indicated they will remove or not renew borrowing facilities and several other questions designed to flush out future problems. Clubs, which are largely part-time with volunteer administrators, are also required to submit audited accounts. Importantly, clubs must also authorise the IFA to inquire directly to HMRC to confirm details on the form are submitted accurately. This single form, with authority to speak to HMRC, would have prevented Craig Whyte’s ‘business model’ from getting off the ground. While the SPL should be applauded for tackling this issue their action must embarrass the moribund SFA. Embarrassment might reach further heights when the SPL call SFA president, Campbell Ogilvie, to give evidence into their inquiry into Rangers’ alleged double contract practice.

Which is exactly why he is spineless.

That's cos he's thick as f*ck.

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Pretty much that. Why waste hard to come by money for an outcome that doesn't justify it? Simply wait for the SPL/SFA and Tax Case to decide on it, then just run an update script on the honours won database table. Costs next to fook all.

But that's the point, they weren't a new club, they were Clydebank. Then they were bought over by someone who owned the name of a non-existent club 'Airdrie United', renamed and moved to Airdrie.

I think it's against Uefa statutes and by extension the SFA's to 'buy' a club further up the league system - it prevents someone deciding that taking three seasons to do a 'Gretna' is three seasons too long and simply buying promotions. It's ok-ish to buy one further down as it gains you no advantage unless that club is about to be promoted and you relegated, as Dumbarton and Clyde would do soon after the attempted buy-out. Effectively Airdrie, all money worries aside, relegated themselves despite finishing the season in 2nd place.