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According to Clyde, the SFA have just confirmed they will push through reconstruction by suspending the rules!

JOKE!

To be fair, that's NOT What it said. They're only offering themselves at this stage- the SFL and SPL need to formally request this, they can't just take over. Still a joke though.

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Scottish FA Board statement on league reconstruction

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

The Board of the Scottish FA has issued the following statement in relation to league reconstruction:

“Over the past 12 months, representatives of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League have worked tirelessly and collaboratively to present an exciting and financially viable proposal designed to take Scottish football forward for all 42 clubs.

“The outcome of Monday’s Scottish Premier League vote, however, has been characterised by acrimony and rancour. Scottish football, even in times of grim uncertainty, should uphold the value of mutual respect, especially among clubs who all have a place within their communities.

“It should be remembered that 10 out of 12 top-flight clubs voted in favour of change. It is with this in mind that the Scottish FA reiterates its commitment to restructuring on the five principles of a single league body, fairer financial distribution, introduction of play-offs, parachute payments and a pyramid below the third division.

“The governing body calls on both the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League to re-affirm their commitment to the five principles.

“We are aware of public comments from club chairmen from both the SPL and SFL inviting the Scottish FA to intervene to find a solution. It should be noted that we have, over the duration of the reconstruction process, facilitated a series of discussions via our Professional Game Board. After the events of last summer, the Scottish FA called upon the leagues to meet under an independent chair with a view to agreeing reconstruction proposals by October 2012. This was rejected by the leagues, who sought to promote their own proposals.

“In December 2012, when that process faltered, the Scottish FA’s PGB invited all parties round the table to get the process back on track, which culminated in the agreement in principle in January. Following the separate meetings of each league’s clubs in January 2013, the Scottish FA again sought to provide assistance to take forward an implementation plan. That offer was rejected by the leagues.

“The Scottish FA’s rules – and the respective rule books of the league bodies – do not allow for the governing body, or any external body, to ‘take control’ of a separate company in possession of commercial contracts worth millions of pounds.

“However, if it is truly is the will of the clubs, the Scottish FA is prepared to get involved and act in the best interests of the national game. This will require a mandate to the Scottish FA from both the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League, so that positive changes to improve Scottish football’s future can be proposed without the threat of legal recourse or judicial review.

“Structure, finance, voting and governance are the key issues all of which are intertwined and need to be reflected in one coherent set of proposals. The views of supporters and the general public must also be taken into account.

“Lest it be forgotten, with the honourable exceptions of Celtic and Rangers in recent years, Scottish clubs now routinely exit European football in the qualifying rounds. Our national men’s team are bottom of FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group A and are ranked 77th in the world rankings. Some of our biggest clubs are experiencing serious financial difficulty.

“There is no better snapshot to illustrate the current climate than the fact that the afterglow of goodwill and positivity generated by two exceptional William Hill Scottish Cup semi-finals this weekend lasted less than 24 hours.

“We all have a duty to protect and promote the national game. The Scottish FA urges the league bodies, and their respective clubs, to embrace the positive aspects of change now, or to formalise their request to the Scottish FA for external assistance.”

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According to Clyde, the SFA have just confirmed they will push through reconstruction by suspending the rules!

JOKE!

You should actually not be allowed to speak until things have been confirmed nearly fucking choked on my coffee there..prick!

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We are aware of public comments from club chairmen from both the SPL and SFL inviting the Scottish FA to intervene to find a solution. It should be noted that we have, over the duration of the reconstruction process, facilitated a series of discussions via our Professional Game Board. After the events of last summer, the Scottish FA called upon the leagues to meet under an independent chair with a view to agreeing reconstruction proposals by October 2012. This was rejected by the leagues, who sought to promote their own proposals.

This is a joke, are the likes of big tam/tommy liwell not on this board as o'regan invited him........fuck if he is along whit other rancid bastards what chance has anyone got .

Chairman: Rod Petrie (Scottish FA)

Members: Jim Ballantyne (SFL), Neil Doncaster (SPL), Peter Lawwell (SPL), David Longmuir (SFL), Alan McRae (Scottish FA), Campbell Ogilvie (Scottish FA), Stewart Regan (Scottish FA), Sandy Stables (SHFL) and Ralph Topping (SPL).

Surely petrie, dhungcaster,big tam/tommy liewell and topping by the very fact that they are associated with the spl should not be involved in any discussions as in speaking for the sfa. also would add if the sfl had taken a vote then Ballantyne and Longmuir should also be exempt.

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Aye, I'm willing to help Miranda Kerr take her bra off too, but it is likely she would tell me to fuck off. Hope the SFL says the same.

Do we honestly think thats likely though?

The SFL3 clubs will want another shot at us and our money, the SFL1 clubs will want the extra chance of promotion and extra cash windfall.

Only really the SFL2 clubs will win out of things staying the same.

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