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[eejay the dj 31,964]

33 minutes ago, Reformation Bear said:

Whatever some (many even) in the Support might think King and his Board are in a position of absolute strength.   Untouchable even.   They can do as much or as little as it pleases them to do on any subject (provided its legal of course).   Sure they hear critical voices, noisy protests, tempers flared and so on from around the Support.   Cuts no real ice with them though.   No need for them to take it too seriously.  After all record number of STs are sold and there is apparently a very healthy waiting list for them.   I'm not even sure they are all that bothered if we win any trophies this season.   I don't detect any passion coming out of them on being successful.    

So there's a bit of turbulence with FARE and UEFA.  And we lose some revenue by having to close some sections of the ground for a game.  And maybe yet have to lose even more revenue if a ground closure penalty is applied.  And some more if we are turfed out of the competition.    They can probably put up the price of next seasons STs to help compensate and if some walk away then there is that healthy waiting list to replace them.     No sweat for the Board although there would probably be some sweat if the same behaviours started to cause domestic football authorities to start to make noises about following UEFA's lead.

Because they are untouchable I think they are now setting about taking on the Support and taking whatever action they can devise and deploy to bring the Support into complete obedience on the subjects which FARE and UEFA are taking action on.  Except that I think King and his Board will then voluntarily extend the UEFA-type sanctions into domestic games until they have gotten enough of a compliance from the Support to be able to say they have created in the Support amended behaviours that are Persil-clean both in FARE/UEFA terms and in the eyes of the Scottish football authorities and politicians.   

Their position of untouchable power gives them a platform to take on those in the Support they feel they need to take on in order to get compliance.     The notices from them this week are setting out their red lines and setting out the challenge to the Support.     Will it be a short battle, or is there an extended campaign to be played out.   If they really are intent on enforcing the same behaviours at domestic games with sanctions for failing to comply then this could take a while to play out.    Doesn't make King and his Board any more untouchable though...…..they can take as long as they want.

There is is certainly no transparancy