RandomGuy. Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Ludo*1 said: League 1 & 2 down South have introduced salary caps. Might this see some players flit up here more often? https://www.efl.com/news/2020/august/squad-salary-caps-introduced-in-league-one-and-league-two/ Good few League 1 clubs going to need to drastically slash their budget to meet the £2.5m cap: A bizarre, pointless, move that pretty much shuts the door to the top two tiers as the gulf will now be absolutely massive. Theres zero chance Championship sides follow suit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: A bizarre, pointless, move that pretty much shuts the door to the top two tiers as the gulf will now be absolutely massive. Theres zero chance Championship sides follow suit. Howabout Scottish Championship sides? Can we see Hearts shoehorned into an Arbroath-sized budget and a financially even playing field to lock them there for the indefinite future? Please? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: A bizarre, pointless, move that pretty much shuts the door to the top two tiers as the gulf will now be absolutely massive. Theres zero chance Championship sides follow suit. Lower leagues in England are a ticking time bomb financially. Teams like Rochdale getting an average attendance of 3500 yet spending £4million on wages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 The lack of TV money in lower league Scottish football makes it a more even playing field. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insaintee Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, Aim Here said: Howabout Scottish Championship sides? Can we see Hearts shoehorned into an Arbroath-sized budget and a financially even playing field to lock them there for the indefinite future? Please? Seems only fair, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insaintee Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: Lower leagues in England are a ticking time bomb financially. Teams like Rochdale getting an average attendance of 3500 yet spending £4million on wages. Wait what Dunroch who? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Insaintee said: Wait what Dunroch who? I feel whooshed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 22 hours ago, Day of the Lords said: Pet desperately wagon-circling this into some sort of victory when Hearts have been absolutely fucking rinsed at every stage of the process Trouble is, nobody else is joining in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 00:17, 8GamesToGo said: Won the moral argument Lost the vote for an inquiry Lost the reconstruction vote Poached D Utd's manager Poached Celtic's goalie Won 2 out of 3 at the LC hearing Lost arbitration Got off with a magnificently tiny fine Didn't have to walk anywhere We'll call it a score draw. Hilarious and often fantasy-land stuff there. However you forgot "being so wound up on here got banned for using a distasteful reference to disabled people" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Day Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 18 hours ago, Steve McQueen said: We've had 2 games off in 3 weeks this season isn't going to finish either. A bold claim. Aberdeen players have been pilloried for their behaviour and football has been put on watch. As a result, all other clubs will be having conversations - hopefully of the limited syllable type - with their players to spell out what is and what is not acceptable out of hours. No doubt some of the red tops will bring us pictures of other players out on the lash in the next few days in an attempt to whip it up more. My alternative view to yours is that this was - almost - inevitable, and I hope that we can use this warning to ensure that the season actually does carry on to a conclusion. Obviously if the season doesnt finish, then we cant have promotion or relegation and Hearts have to spend another season in the seasides - win/win whatever happens.................... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 00:32, 8GamesToGo said: Budge directly initiated 2.5m or more of investment into the Scottish game. The one bright spot of the past few months for Scottish football came about through Budge introducing Anderson to Doncaster, even though Doncaster ignored him at first. So competent though. She also supported and voted for reconstruction that would have benefited a number of lower league clubs and hurt none. If she'd had her way, Thistle and Stranraer would be in higher leagues. Falkirk would be in the championship. Caley would been the Premiership. Doncaster ignored him at first because Budge was trying to leverage JA’s financial support against Hearts staying in the Premiership. It was only when it was confirmed by Budge on one of her weekly Sportsound slots that the money was now no strings attached that Doncaster was happy to meet him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishtergrolsch Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 00:17, 8GamesToGo said: Won the moral argument Lost the vote for an inquiry Lost the reconstruction vote Poached D Utd's manager Poached Celtic's goalie Won 2 out of 3 at the LC hearing Lost arbitration Got off with a magnificently tiny fine Didn't have to walk anywhere We'll call it a score draw. Poaching - paying £200 grand for a manager you chased out last time round and who was regularly out thought by part time managers last season. I, on behalf of United fans, thank you for "poaching" him. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Zing. said: Doncaster ignored him at first because Budge was trying to leverage JA’s financial support against Hearts staying in the Premiership. It was only when it was confirmed by Budge on one of her weekly Sportsound slots that the money was now no strings attached that Doncaster was happy to meet him. Yup the "successful businesswoman" certainly played a blinder over the last few months, Hearts fans should be looking closer to home regarding who's to blame for reconstruction failing... Edited August 8, 2020 by btb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 06/08/2020 at 23:24, Ric said: Only an utter fucking idiot could consider being fined a success. I presume they also assume being stood up is a good date, pissing themselves a good way to go to the toilet and falling down stairs a good way to exit a building. Typical jambo fuckwit then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Green Day said: A bold claim. Aberdeen players have been pilloried for their behaviour and football has been put on watch. As a result, all other clubs will be having conversations - hopefully of the limited syllable type - with their players to spell out what is and what is not acceptable out of hours. No doubt some of the red tops will bring us pictures of other players out on the lash in the next few days in an attempt to whip it up more. My alternative view to yours is that this was - almost - inevitable, and I hope that we can use this warning to ensure that the season actually does carry on to a conclusion. Obviously if the season doesnt finish, then we cant have promotion or relegation and Hearts have to spend another season in the seasides - win/win whatever happens.................... That random sort was all over the Falkirk thread a week or so ago, describing at great length all about bubbles and protocols and how it was basically impossible for a premiership team to suffer an outbreak. WHAT WERE THE CHANCES he was talking shit and failed to factor in the fundamental thickery of footballers. Oddly, he's not been back to discuss it. Edited August 8, 2020 by Ranaldo Bairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishtergrolsch Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: That random sort was all over the Falkirk thread a week or so ago, describing at great length all about bubbles and protocols and how it was basically impossible for a premiership team to suffer an outbreak. WHAT WERE THE CHANCES he was talking shit and failed to factor in the fundamental thickery of footballers. Oddly, he's not been back to discuss it. People that actually think this are the same brain donors that get their information on events from red top newspapers and think the COVID-19 situation is "almost over" because the schools are going back. They should all be sent to the moon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 00:17, 8GamesToGo said: Won the moral argument Lost the vote for an inquiry Lost the reconstruction vote Poached D Utd's manager Poached Celtic's goalie Won 2 out of 3 at the LC hearing Lost arbitration Got off with a magnificently tiny fine Didn't have to walk anywhere We'll call it a score draw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannadeechee Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 00:23, 8GamesToGo said: Like Shankland coming up against proper defenders every week for the first time in his career. "You mean I won't score 30?" Good to know you admit your team was so shite last season you didn't have any proper defenders. He did after all score against Hearts in League Cup & Hibs in the Scottish Cup last season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 17 hours ago, DA Baracus said: The lack of TV money in lower league Scottish football makes it a more even playing field. The team who wins the Championship get over 3 times as much TV money (and every other sort of prize money) of the team who finish bottom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 I take it poaching Celtic's goalie is taken in the same terms that the binmen poach your rubbish every week. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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