TheChimp Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Great fun! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7285324.stm Ok, there's an outside chance of doing it (we'd need St Mirren to beat them tomorrow and Kilmarnock to win at Easter Road on Saturday) but the nail in Gretna's coffin could be nailed at Pittodrie on Saturday. Fuck them. It's almost worth going to the game to laugh at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I obviously misunderstand this point deduction malarky, as I was under the impression it was the start of the next season you suffered thep oints deduction not this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 It happens straight away, which is why Leeds are taking their 15 point deduction to court (they got a 10 point deduction the previous season which confirmed their relegation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 It happens straight away, which is why Leeds are taking their 15 point deduction to court (they got a 10 point deduction the previous season which confirmed their relegation). Fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Fuck them. It's almost worth going to the game to laugh at them. Is there F&F left for the train? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfield Quine Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Not sure but we would be up for going if cheaper train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChimp Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Is there F&F left for the train? I did have a check and there is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 The article on the BBC has been updated. Gretna move into administration Gretna have begun formal proceedings to move into administration, the struggling SPL club have announced. Illness to owner Brooks Mileson has cut off his supply of cash, with the club stranded at the foot of the table. It will mean an immediate 10-point penalty and almost certain relegation from the SPL, while their players will become available for transfer. However, the SPL expects Gretna to stay in business at least until the end of the season. The league has stressed clubs in such positions can apply for loans recoverable from prize money. League secretary Iain Blair said at the weekend: "What has happened over the last four or five years is clubs have been able to apply to the SPL for a loan during the season on the basis the loan is recovered from fees they'd get later on in the season. "We very much expect Gretna to fulfil their fixtures and be there at the end of the season. "I can't foresee, given how close we are to the end of the season, a mechanism which would see Gretna go out of business." The players union chief executive Fraser Wishart is at Raydale Park and will be talking to the players about their options. A statement from the club read: "In 2003, Brooks Mileson became the owner of Gretna Football Club. "His financing has enabled the club to achieve unprecedented success in Scottish football. "However, due to ill heath, he is currently not in a position to facilitate further funding. "Following a board meeting on 7 March, the directors passed a resolution to place the club into administration and a formal notice of intention was filed in the Court of Session in Edinburgh this morning. "We anticipate that administrators will be appointed in the next few days." The points deduction will not be triggered until an administrator is appointed and may not take place until after Tuesday's home game with St Mirren. Gretna are currently 11 points adrift of their 11th-placed opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowie Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 When Gretna go bust (probably going to happen), does this mean there will be another team promoted from the lower leagues??? Any ideas who would fit the bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 When Gretna go bust (probably going to happen), does this mean there will be another team promoted from the lower leagues??? Any ideas who would fit the bill? My money's on Third Lanark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 When Gretna go bust (probably going to happen), does this mean there will be another team promoted from the lower leagues??? Any ideas who would fit the bill? Cove Rangers would be a decent shout, if their stadium wasn't so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 My money's on Third Lanark. No chance, the first 2 were shite enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbobaggins Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 "Gretna's unprecedented success"? I must have done a Rip van Winkle when they won 10 in a row, 3 European trophies and supplied all 11 players for the latest international match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 When Gretna go bust (probably going to happen), does this mean there will be another team promoted from the lower leagues??? Any ideas who would fit the bill? better to cut a drift the bottom 9 in the SFL and create some kind of regionalised pyramid structure, which is what the SFA are aiming for in the long run, but Gretna going bust may just come a bit too soon. Presumably if someone does replace gretna it will be from somewhere other than the Highland League given the poor excuse for a football team that is Elgin, so presumably someone like Whitehill Welfare, Spartans or perhaps a Junior side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajja Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Lets not get too cocky here. This is the sort of expectation that sees us caught with our pants round our ankles. Hopefully we will see a limp Gretna side who are out on their feet with all the doom and gloom rather than a 'fuck you all' Gretna who want to hit out at everyone for their misfortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 better to cut a drift the bottom 9 in the SFL and create some kind of regionalised pyramid structure, which is what the SFA are aiming for in the long run, but Gretna going bust may just come a bit too soon. Presumably if someone does replace gretna it will be from somewhere other than the Highland League given the poor excuse for a football team that is Elgin, so presumably someone like Whitehill Welfare, Spartans or perhaps a Junior side Hopefully one of the Junior sides get the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caroline B Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Judging by the news reports this morning, at least half the Gretna side who face the Dons on Saturday, could be from their reserve side as it could be that the administrators will have to release the highest paid members of the side tomorrow or Thursday. Good or bad news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie's ace! Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Gretna have a reserve side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caroline B Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Gretna have a reserve side? I'm led to believe that it is a requirement by the SPL of all top flight clubs to have either an under 21 or under 18 team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Are there any Gretna players worth taking a look at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BTR Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Are there any Gretna players worth taking a look at? Yantorno perhaps, but I can't remember if he is signed permanently or is on loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Gretna have a reserve side? We're NOT a reserve side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Cannae happen on Saturday as surprise, surprise tonights game v St Midden is off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yantorno perhaps, but I can't remember if he is signed permanently or is on loan. Sure they were in paper at the start of the season saying they had signed him on permanent deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millers Tache Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Sure they were in paper at the start of the season saying they had signed him on permanent deal. Think his cruciate's fucked though. All we need to find out now is how good he is to have around the dressing room... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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