Hedgecutter Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Hi Diddies! Neil here to tell you you're all f*cked if you don't allow Rangers into the First Division. F*cked. Dead. Gone. Football is over because we will lose lots of money. Money. It's all about the money, money, money. Honey. Did I mentioned the inevitable FINANCIAL ARMAGEDDON? I'd like to be a fly on the wall and see what our chairman (a financial advice/consultancy company director) makes of Doncaster's story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 May seem like a daft question but given all the talk of shoddy journalism, are there any journos who have come out of this whole debacle with some dignity? I think Alex Thomson of Channel 4 News has been excellent all along, fair, accurate as it's possible to be with the secrecy surronding the whole thing and apart from being a little bit naive at the beginning is the only person I've seen cover this debacle with anything remotely close to fairness. I occasionally read the latest nonsense from the Record website, nothing more needs said about them; I sometimes read the Herald or Scotsman website and their coverage has been patchy at best and dishonest at worst. The English press is barely interested in Scotland at the best of times, so Groan, Times, Telegraph etc coverage has been weak. I get BBC, Ch4 etc here but don't get the regional news so may be doing those at BBC Scotland or STV a disservice, although somehow I doubt it, but it seems that almost everyone involved either has an agenda to push or can't even be arsed doing any sort of actual journalistic research and report on the facts. I would appreciate if anyone could point me in the direction of people who have actually done their job and reported the facts. Stuart Bathgate had an excellent article in yesterday's Scotsman. Ewing Grahame pestered David Longmur for answers in the Express. Graham Spiers and Tom English have been decent also. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 News Archive 03 July 2012 CLUB STATEMENT There has been a good deal of press speculation in advance of tomorrow’s meeting of the SPL clubs with regard to how each club will cast their vote in relation to the newco Rangers application to join the SPL. For avoidance of doubt, the club’s position remains as per the statement which was issued by the club on Monday 25 June confirming that the Club will not be supporting the application. Well done to Saints for coming out quickly to clarify this. I still want to hear whether Steve Brown was involved in the blackmailing of SFL clubs though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I think Alex Thomson of Channel 4 News has been excellent all along I'm surprised that Channel 4 News have showed any interest to be perfectly honest. Never saw Scottish football as 'their thing'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 May seem like a daft question but given all the talk of shoddy journalism, are there any journos who have come out of this whole debacle with some dignity? I think Alex Thomson of Channel 4 News has been excellent all along, fair, accurate as it's possible to be with the secrecy surronding the whole thing and apart from being a little bit naive at the beginning is the only person I've seen cover this debacle with anything remotely close to fairness. I occasionally read the latest nonsense from the Record website, nothing more needs said about them; I sometimes read the Herald or Scotsman website and their coverage has been patchy at best and dishonest at worst. The English press is barely interested in Scotland at the best of times, so Groan, Times, Telegraph etc coverage has been weak. I get BBC, Ch4 etc here but don't get the regional news so may be doing those at BBC Scotland or STV a disservice, although somehow I doubt it, but it seems that almost everyone involved either has an agenda to push or can't even be arsed doing any sort of actual journalistic research and report on the facts. I would appreciate if anyone could point me in the direction of people who have actually done their job and reported the facts. It's all in the thread, Swiss boy. Curl up with a bar of Toblerone and read it. (From about two weeks ago should do.) Or search for Jim Spence or Mark Daly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazza1910 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Anybody counting the reconfirmed No votes? St Johnstone, Dundee Utd, Aberdeen. Surely we can add Hibs and Hearts to that lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fife Saint Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Yep, Saints confirmed no again according the boy from Stv. So I should think, we're the best run club in the country after decades of winning NOTHING. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazza1910 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Look at Spencey's tweet of Doncaster plea. Warning: Take a lot valium first!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Doncaster is a c**t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BELFASTSAINTEE Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Jim Spence @bbcjimspenceNeil Doncaster tells sfl that Sky, Espn and sport 5 deals at threat as contracts require RFC in spl in 2013/14 value 17.35 mill Expand Reply Retweet Favorite 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beermonkey Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Jim Spence @bbcjimspenceNeil Doncaster tells sfl that Sky, Espn and sport 5 deals at threat as contracts require RFC in spl in 2013/14 value 17.35 mill Expand Reply Retweet Favorite And ???.. the SPL broke away from the sfl to make more money for themselves. If they agreed to these clauses then that's the SPL's problem...not the sfl. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 How much do the tickets go for now? I went to see them in the early eighties and I think the ticket was about a tenner. Saw them twice at the Glasgow Apollo in 1980 (Permanent Waves tour), and top price tickets were £4.50. One night in the stalls, one night in a box(!) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_j Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Jim Spence @bbcjimspenceNeil Doncaster tells sfl that Sky, Espn and sport 5 deals at threat as contracts require RFC in spl in 2013/14 value 17.35 mill Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Not sure how that affects Berwick Rangers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyarabnuts Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Doncaster is a c**t. naw c***s are useful he's as much use as a bowler hat wi sleeves 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Jim Spence @bbcjimspenceNeil Doncaster tells sfl that Sky, Espn and sport 5 deals at threat as contracts require RFC in spl in 2013/14 value 17.35 mill Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Im calling absolute bullshit on that. What about next season? If the contracts required Rangers in the SPL then, surely, it would be every season, not just, conveniently, the one after next which, conveniently, would be acheivable if only these guys in the SFL see sense. Cockwomble And thats before we even get into the debate about how unbelievable it is that anyone signed off contracts with that clause in it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribzanelli Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Jim Spence @bbcjimspence Neil Doncaster tells sfl that Sky, Espn and sport 5 deals at threat as contracts require RFC in spl in 2013/14 value 17.35 mill Expand Reply Retweet Favorite I would imagine most of this money goes in to the pockets of the SPL clubs? If so then why would SFL clubs care about keeping teams above them afloat? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Why are TV deals we get a total of zero from the concern of SFL clubs? It is a problem for the SPL, they should have told their fans that this was the case rather than trying to act completely valiant and saying "We must protect sporting integrity". Fact of the matter is that it is the problem for those in the top tier and not those in the second. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobardon Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Jim Spence @bbcjimspenceNeil Doncaster tells sfl that Sky, Espn and sport 5 deals at threat as contracts require RFC in spl in 2013/14 value 17.35 mill Expand Reply Retweet Favorite My word. If only we had someone involved at the highest level who could renegotiate that amount to reflect the new reality of no Rangers. Say, a Chief Executive of the SPL. I mean, if someone offered Doncaster £5k for his car and he wanted £10k, would he then write off the sale completely and claim he'd lost £10k as a result? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WullieBroonIsGod Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Jim Spence @bbcjimspenceNeil Doncaster tells sfl that Sky, Espn and sport 5 deals at threat as contracts require RFC in spl in 2013/14 value 17.35 mill Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Wullie@wulliebroonisgod: Diddies give cockwomble 50p to call some c**t that cares 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyarabnuts Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Grant Russell @STVGrantHutton: "What kind of game are we running here? It is corrupt."http://bit.ly/OhFsxI Expand Reply Retweet Favorite 1mGrant Russell @STVGrantStrong, strong words from Raith's Turnbull Hutton. Says SFA/SPL are threatening and lying to SFL clubs over Rangers http://bit.ly/OhFsxI Expand Reply Retweet TURNBILL GETS THEM TELT AGAIN !!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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