LeeWallaceRFC 3,920 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Elgin City could be docked points by the Scottish Football League for the postponement of their Third Division tie with Rangers.The visit of Ally McCoist's side was called off on safety grounds on Friday evening by Grampian Police, after it became clear the Black and Whites sold too many tickets for their Borough Briggs ground.A meeting of the SFL's board will on Tuesday decide whether to invoke rule 98.4, which could result in points being deducted from City's tally for the 2012/13 season.An SFL spokesman told STV: "Potentially they could be docked points. It is one of the options available to the board."Elgin are currently second top of the Third Division table, having accumulated 22 points. They are currently just two points behind leaders Rangers at the top of the division.Rule 98.4 states: "Any club without just cause failing to fulfil its fixture obligations in respect of any such match under the jurisdiction of the League on the appointed date or dates shall for each offence be liable to the deduction of points in respect of a League Championship match, and/or to such other punishment as the Board may determine."Elgin City could also be hit by a compensation claim by Rangers, with league rules stating any expenses incurred as a "direct result of the failure" should be paid.The SFL board determines the amount of compensation due in such a case.The league's chief executive, David Longmuir, promised on Sunday there would be a full investigation into the circumstances of the cancellation."We made a decision late on Friday afternoon to call the game off on the grounds of public safety," he said. "We should not have to deal with Elgin to make clubs realise that this should not happen."I’ve asked them to furnish me with a full report of the circumstances that brought the game to be called off and I’ll look at that in conjunction with the report I get from my operations manager and our board will make a decision if any in a very short time scale."http://sport.stv.tv/...-postponement/? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullyRFC 5,230 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Rules are rules. Hammer the greedy bastards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hope that they do not deduct points from them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephants stoned 2,994 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I wouldnt want to see that tbh, even though it was a big fuck up, i would hope the embarresment and bad publicity would suffice and stop other clubs doing the same. Remember they are not used to having a giant of world football in their league and obviously have got ahead of themselves in this case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,712 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 No transfer embargo?What's the world coming to Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM1872 3,708 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 A bit much, in my opinion.A fine would be sufficient. I mean when you think about it. Had they sold out the game at the average price of £10 per ticket that would have given them around £41,500 for that match PLUS half the gate receipts for next week. So having an estimate at £10 avg. ticket price x (for arguments sake) 35,000 fans gives them a cut of over £150,000.Do not understand their logic behind risking fans safety for a quick buck when they knew (or did they?) they would be bringing in a substantial sum the following week. Baffling in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz92 966 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Most journos will just focus on the worst possible punishment in order to make the article seem a bit meatier. I'm not convinced it'll happen, I'm not entirely sure it's the right way to go about it either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Negri's Beard 1,423 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Seems rather over-the-top. Was a genuine error, no matter how daft it was. No malicious intent. Having been on the end of a few fucking ridiculous decisions recently, i'd like to see common sense come into play for once Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgersbear 3,225 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 A bit much, in my opinion.A fine would be sufficient. I mean when you think about it. Had they sold out the game at the average price of £10 per ticket that would have given them around £41,500 for that match PLUS half the gate receipts for next week. So having an estimate at £10 avg. ticket price x (for arguments sake) 35,000 fans gives them a cut of over £150,000.Do not understand their logic behind risking fans safety for a quick buck when they knew (or did they?) they would be bringing in a substantial sum the following week. Baffling in my opinion.They must be desperate. Does the money help keep them in business or something for another 5 years? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,647 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Taking points off them would be a step to far.. A heavy fine will do Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,435 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Serves them right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and True 311 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Would be very harsh IMOThey made a mistake thankfully noticed before the game.Elgin would have never seen such demand for a game EVER.The loss of TV monies will hurt them.Im not sure what if any punishment would be appropriate but points being deducted would not be correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
better than all the rest 153 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 We could win the league now then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgersbear 3,225 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 You can bet the clubs in the 2nd division will be preparing themselves as we speak so this doesn't happen to them next season (that is if league reconstruction doesn't happen). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 This is getting out of hand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy 1,200 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 That seems a bit much TBH. A fine and a yellow card type of warning should be enough.Anyway, whatever punishment they get, it does nothing for all the fans that have lost out on this shambles, a shambles of thier own making admittedly, but a fine is enough.You can just imagine the Rangers haters shouting from the roof tops if Elgin finish second, 'You had to get a points reduction to win the 3rd'!!!An arguement rthat doesn't seem to apply to Rangers 10 pointer last term. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,252 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 You would think we would be wise to these reports by now, yes its an option open to them, how likely is it though?I'm relatively confident they won't be docked points. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 a tad harsh. its not the team's fault, they're the ones who earned the points Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephants stoned 2,994 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 We could win the league now then.Hmmmmmm Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
50ShadesofBlue 667 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 A forfeit of the match with points going to us! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBacon 2,088 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Their first born male children should all be killed.What.......too Jewish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right_To_Censor 1,951 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Give them a slap on the wrist ffs, points deduction shouldn't come into it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastcoastbear 122 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 A fine is sufficient imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
julescotia 11,407 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Bit harsh imo.A fine would do for me, and no 3 points awarded to us either. Points are won on the pitch imo Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I wouldn't want to see them docked points for this.I also wouldn't like anybody to be able to say we were helped because the closest competitors were docked.But then again, if they did........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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