tlg1903

It was a cracking game

Bloody hell Al i actually blushed reading that, very kind words and i really appreciate you saying them.

Dear Sir/Madam I am writing to you with the greatest of the concern for professional football in Scotland. I have watched the goings on at ibrox unfold over the past year and listened to an awful lot of bluster about it from several news sources and a lot of it i have taken with a pinch of salt. Over the past few weeks, however, there have been worrying statements made by a few club officials. To quote from the Guardian Michael Johnston, Kilmarnock's chairman, said on Saturday that Rangers' commercial worth to the rest of the league outweighs any issues of sporting integrity and they must therefore stay in the SPL. "I think we need to keep Rangers in the SPL," said the United manager, Peter Houston. "Fans might be upset by me saying that but if we showed them budgets, it would show we need Rangers. "Supporters' clubs all over the country will probably disagree with me but if we were to lose £600,000 from our budget, it is something every chairman has to look at. Scottish football needs a strong Rangers and Celtic. Rangers deserve to be punished, with what I don't know, but if they drop into the Third Division that doesn't help us." I would like it to be known that i fully understand the position that clubs are finding themselves with on this topic. Sadly i think clubs need to face up to the fact that regardless of what happens with Rangers they are likely to be facing a financial hit because of what has happened at Ibrox. If they drop down to div 3 then there will be, according to Peter Houston anyway, a 600k hit to be taken. I will assume that a similar figure has been bounced around Pittodrie when looking at the prospect of the spl without them. On the other hand though fans across the board have been very vocal in their protestations of Rangers being re-admitted to the spl as a new-co. It is virtually unanimously agreed that the only punishment to fit the crime of liquidation is to have to start over and apply for Div3 entry. I'm sure you are aware of the spl survey that appeared online recently but here are the highlights if you have not. There have been a total of 16527 responses. If Rangers are liquidated and reformed as a Newco, should they be allowed immediate re-entry into the SPL? No (15782) - 95.49% Yes (745) - 4.51% In the event of a Rangers Newco being allowed immediate re-entry how, as a supporter of another SPL/SFL club would you respond? I would continue to attend SPL fixtures as normal (1957) - 11.84% I would NOT attend any SPL fixtures at all (8630) - 52.22% I would continue to attend SPL fixtures but boycott any fixtures involving the Rangers Newco (5282) - 31.96% I support an SFL team so don't attend any SPL fixtures (658) - 3.98% Fairly conclusive results. And for the record as a survey it is credible. 16 and a half thousand people is about 10% of the accumulated average attendances of all the spl clubs. I looked up how many people had to take part for a survey to be valid and it turns out 10% is the industry rule of thumb so these results should be taken seriously. The reason i bring this up is that spokespeople for clubs say that they cannot take the hit of 600k that Rangers bring. I would like to ask how you would compensate for the missing millions you will lose over the season when 50% of your support disappears? No two ways about it, a newco Rangers in the spl next season makes a mockery of the league and if this happens i will not be paying to go to any Aberdeen fixture until such a time that i feel they are taking part in a competition that is not set up to maintain two giant parasites over all the rest. I strongly advise you to heed the will of your customers on this matter. Letting Rangers back in looks the easy option but i can assure the strength of feeling from every fan i have spoken to about this is resolute. Let them back in and its all over. Scottish football has never cost so much to attend and the product that is paid for has never been so poor. You just have to look at falling attendances all across the country to know people are very bored and un-entertained. Vote them out. Once out change the voting structure of the SPL to one that just requires a majority to vote through changes and take the power away from Celtic. With this done change the tv income distribution to an even split and a real leveler of the playing field would be to vote that clubs share gate receipts 50/50 like they used to. The only club that would be down because of this would be Celtic. This would go some way to taking back some of that 600k Peter Houston is talking about. I would very much appreciate a response to this email, in particular to the question of how you plan to compensate for the missing millions when 50% of the support doesn't come back. Thank you for your time and look forward to your reply Your sincerely

I've been watching that as well, its excellent. The blonde cop is HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

cut the rope

Maggenis playing a blinder apparently

indeed, for AT dealing with scottish meeedja must be reminiscent to having to observe corrupt media's in war torn countries.

it was on film 4 not so long ago, gutted i missed it

Very nicely put GS. A lot of my anger in this issue comes twofold. One, their blatant attempt to get away with it relatively scot free and two, that i have this horrible feeling that they are going to manage it somehow and its sickening.

Oh i'm well aware of that big corporations screw the tax payers for billions and that pisses me off too............ This is way more high profile in terms of its press coverage and I've not heard of one politician saying they should be made to pay their dues. And what do HMRC think about all this? When the fuck is the big tax case verdict going to be? I mean seriously? How long do they need? The investigation has been going on for years!

Agreed

Utter Utter Odious Cunts! If this happens its a disgrace, the country's finances are fucked and yet business's can be allowed to get away with tax evasion in plain sight? And if they are let back into the spl then i'm out, no two ways about it. I'll still watch from a distance but i will spend no money going to a game until there are significant changes in Scottish football.

Fallon? Two really good volleys a striker they do not make. Not delighted by the thought of him being here next season but resigned to it. Its classic Duncan Ferguson syndrome when he plays, the ball is just hoofed up the park. Maggenis? I think its been established he isn't really a footballer let alone one with a specific position Megginson? Has potential, better technique and better feet than most of our squad........... unfortunately this is not much of feat. Needs to stop falling over but worth keeping another season or two. Paton? Always thought he had potential but he seems to have a bit of an attitude problem. Can't see him being kept. not going to bother with chalali ect It seems as though we are going to have quite a different team next season, a lot of players will be leaving and know it. One of the reasons we have been so shit recently imo.

Fucks sake, can afc not just shut the fuck up until after a player has signed rather than letting the world know we haven't offered a contract yet?

Agreed gd, there's going to be a lot if interest in his players this summer too

shetland to dundee would be a bit of a commute for them i suppose..............

A guy then?

sums it up nicely for me

Och i will always want us to win the only thing that has really changed is how little affect on my life it has now if we don't

Aye clarkson was decent, way more than just a big lump that CB seems to have alluded to. Miles better than fallon or maggenis

do like ballboy

Och I'm not paying slightest bit of attention to that hun prick. I think the powers that be will push as hard as they can to keep the huns in the league but that is out with their control and they know it. Time will tell if the fans are going to have to make good on their threats to walk away

Robertson o Sullivan at 2-2, this one is going to be close

Words could not describe the happiness i would feel at seeing diamond at utd