PalmaNovaBear 32 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Club Statement: Reconstruction ProposalSat, 30th Jun 2012 12:48pmThe Club has received a set of papers in advance of the SFL meeting on Tuesday. The essential intent behind those papers is to induce the SFL clubs to agree a proposal to allow a Newco to enter the SFL in the 1st Division in exchange for a range of structural changes to the current set up and some small financial inducements. Some of the proposed changes have merit in principle.The Board believe that any proposals for change should not be rushed, as these have been. They also have to be done by consensus and not through threat or inducement, again, as these have been.The papers include a proposal to allow a Newco to enter the 1st Division. This is contrary to the rules of the SFL and nothing within the papers justifies this proposal.As a club owned by its supporters and recovering from having been on the brink of extinction, the Board of Clyde Football Club recognise the damage done to the credibility of Rangers Football Club by its successive owners, and the subsequent impact on staff and supporters. These proposals do nothing to restore that credibility.It is not for us to become involved in punishment, that is a matter for the SPL and SFA. The SFL clubs are being asked to change their rules so that the SPL and SFA can apply sanctions that fit short term financial interests.It is not for us to tell any club what they should want for themselves, but to enter anywhere other than the 3rd Division risks Rangers Football Club being burdened with the legacy of commencing its rebuilding in a manner that they later look back on with regret. Rangers Football Club does not need to be handed a competitive advantage, they are more than capable of returning to the SPL via the 3rd Division on their own merit. Rebuilding from the bottom can restore the dignity stripped from the club by its former owners.The papers use emotive language to threaten a future of financial meltdown and they carry the implication of the destruction of the game should a Newco not be entered in the 1st Division. If things are as bad as indicated then Scottish Football is in a far worse state than is being acknowledged. In which case it is time to accept the bankrupt model needs fixed and not supported and perpetuated on the back of this proposal. The fact that other clubs might face similar financial distress because Rangers Football Club enter the 3rd Division is hardly a reason to compromise the integrity of the SFL and further compromise Rangers Football Club.Rather than attempting to prepare a soft landing before delivering sanctions, it would be better to contemplate more radical change that might actually underpin financial stability in the long term for clubs that balance their books. Perhaps an amnesty from sanctions for clubs that are forced to face insolvency procedures in the next 2 years as a result of the current turmoil, and an automatic entry to the 3rd Division for any club liquidated and reformed in similar circumstances. This would allow 2 years to properly restructure the Scottish Game for the benefit of all and undo the damage that has been created by the current structure which encourages club directors to trade integrity for cash, and then spend beyond their means, willingly risking the very existence of football clubs. If we could believe that the game could be less self interested long enough to resolve this, then this, and other far better ideas, might be worth contemplating.SPL clubs that have openly stated their opposition to a Newco being given immediate access to the SPL have taken the position based on their, and at times, their supporters' view of what is the right thing to do, however, the vote has still to be taken and proposals such as these are premature. If the SPL clubs vote as indicated on the basis of the increasingly discredited notion of sporting integrity, it would be questionable if the SFL clubs did otherwise.The reality is that we are faced with unique circumstances and it would be foolish to pretend otherwise, that probably means that compromise for some is inevitable, and perhaps even worthwhile for everyone in the long term. The solution however is not this hastily cobbled together proposal.The Board of this club sees no merit whatsoever in adopting this proposal. Very well said indeed ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieCoopersLeftFoot 56 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Very well said indeed !I hope all the other clubs follow suit. It irks me that we're going to be a charity case just to keep lining celtics pockets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASGOWRFC 101 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Gaun the Bully wee!..ma grandas club Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 627 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Ffs, Just what I was thinking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCartmanLee 313 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I wonder if this was penned by John Macbeth...shame he wasnt so full of ideas when he was at the sfa Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,454 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I thought the OP meant Hugh Keevins etc when I read the title Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianb1547 3,767 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I admire their honesty. Agree 100% with what has been released.The (appropriate) use of 'threats' and 'inducements' are spot on. SPL can shove it. Div 3 is where we will start again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 i thoght that statement that was sent to the sfl clubs was written by a child. It was embarrassing Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineBlue 24,476 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 There will be no Scottish football in 3 years if the structure stays the same and we go to division 3. Our game has needed a radical overhaul for a long time. That time is now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeonBlue 378 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Hes obviously a member on here Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz92 966 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Third Division, Sky deal knocked down by about 80%, season ticket money coming off two days after with hopefully most sticking by us. The beginning of the road back to what will be a ghost town of an SPL.I'll take that to kick off my holiday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmaNovaBear 32 Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Basically they are saying - you lot wanted sporting integrity, and yet when Rangers are willing to provide it by starting at the bottom, you no longer do.Also...."If the SPL clubs vote as indicated on the basis of the increasingly discredited notion of sporting integrity."This Sporting Integrity nonsense is now being shown up for what it is and always has been - a complete sham ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart54 218 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 An honest and truthful statement from Clyde Football Club.'Honest' and 'truthful' is something thats sadly lacking in the SPL/SFA Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOO72 4,490 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Well written and more importantly , honest .Great statement . I only hope the other 1st division clubs show the same strength to withstand the blackmail from the sfa . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 1,167 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 The statement that Rangers themselves should have made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonok 1,245 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Sporting integrity? An amnesty for 2 years for any club facing an insolvency event but we will fuck it into Rangers just now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 341 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Good statement. But not sure about an amnesty from sanctions for any club that suffers an insolvency in the next two yearsLet them reap what they sow Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps95v7 387 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Pure dead brilliant the "Bully Wee"Here is hoping others take the same tact, I hope this statement is widely circulated as possible.Read it and weep Regan & Doncaster Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblueal 2,117 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Raith Rovers chairman gave a good interview on Radio Scotland making the case that the proposals are blackmail and corrupt. Said the SPL and SFA are abdicating their responsibilities and lumping their problem onto the SFL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearethemighty 186 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Totally agree with the statement except for the 'amnesty for two years' part, if theyve fkd us every other club thats faces admin/insolvency should be fkd also! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASGOWRFC 101 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Raith Rovers chairman gave a good interview on Radio Scotland making the case that the proposals are blackmail and corrupt. Said the SPL and SFA are abdicating their responsibilities and lumping their problem onto the SFL.He's got a fuckin cheek!... one of his directors hit us with an illegal transfer embargo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,512 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I hope all the other clubs follow suit. It irks me that we're going to be a charity case just to keep lining celtics pockets.the scum are probably one of only a few clubs who can live within and out with their means should we go to div 3. I don't buy into your 'lining their pockets' statement but I do buy into your hatred for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianc 10 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Finally a club with true sporting integrity.Get it right up the SPL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblueal 2,117 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 He's got a fuckin cheek!... one of his directors hit us with an illegal transfer embargo!That doesn't make him wrong in this case. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18656012Link to his comments Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzas flute 66 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 The First Club too speak some common Sense since this shambles of an affair started. Shows every other Club up for what they are moneygrabbing shit throwing bloodsucking leeches. Thanks Bully wee Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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