bawsburst 1,381 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 SPFL board consider relegating teams who enter administration9 October 2013 10.39am.The SPFL board is planning changes to its rule book which could see clubs who enter administration being relegated instead of suffering points deductions.Any such move could spell bad news for some of football’s biggest names.Rangers have just announced losses of £14.4 million and former director Dave King warned in August that the club could be in administration by Christmas.Ally McCoist’s side are eight points clear at the top of League One after eight games but some financial analysts have claimed they may need another cash injection to see out the season.Hearts have no idea when they may be able to exit administration, while Kilmarnock are £9.8m in debt and suffering plummeting attendances as fans protest about the running of their club by chairman Michael Johnston.In the last 12 years Motherwell, Hearts, Livingston (twice), Morton, Dundee (twice) and Dunfermline have slid into administration while Gretna, Clydebank, Airdrie and Rangers then were liquidated.Prior to the SPL and Scottish League merging this summer, the two bodies had their own rules when it came to punishing clubs who failed to live within their means.In the wake of Rangers’ demise, the SPL belatedly introduced a set penalty, which saw the offenders deducted a third of the points they had won the previous season as well as being hit by a signing embargo.Hearts were the first club to be affected by that ruling, starting this season with -15 points after going into administration in June.In November 2010, Dundee were handed a 25-point penalty by the SFL board, who had no limit to the sanctions they could dish out because they had failed to live within their means for the second time in a decade.Now the league bodies have merged, the SPFL board — chief executive Neil Doncaster, Duncan Fraser (Aberdeen), Stephen Thompson (Dundee United), Eric Riley (Celtic), Les Gray (Hamilton Academical), Mike Mulraney (Alloa Athletic) and Bill Darroch (Stenhousemuir) — are updating the rules for the new organisation.“That’s where the prospect of relegation comes in,” said a well-placed Hampden source.“In the past, the SPL’s hands were tied when it came to punishing clubs which had suffered an insolvency event because they had authority over just the 12 members.“Consequently, they couldn’t impose a relegated club on the SFL. Now, though, there is the opportunity to provide a 42-club solution and relegation is a punishment which has been discussed.”http://tinyurl.com/spfl-rule-changes-proposed Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 As long as it's one rule for everyone then I don't see an issue.It would certainly dissuade the people in charge of Scottish football clubs from being reckless again in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,698 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Where is that from and what taig wrote it ffs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Corrupt shower of clunts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
feda16 136 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 So Hearts are automatically relegated then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Fine by meThe cynic in me sees them seeing us lost 14 million and thinking we are in danger of another admin Fine Another year out and killing Scottish football Another year with less TV money and no sponsor Obviously that's worst case scenario and won't happen anyway but it's a prime example of them putting another signature on their own death warrant Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR09 37 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Am I just being paranoid, or has Liewell seen his chance with all the talk of Administration 2 to possibly keep us away from the top league for another year or two ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
8Ace 49 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Surprise, surprise. Bunch of cunts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bob 1,360 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 They are obsessed by us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockwellGers 14,812 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 "In the wake of Rangers’ demise" cheeky scamps, have a day off Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DietofWorms 2,067 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Jesus!'The Championship' is going to be a busy place in the next few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitre_mouldmaster 21,510 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 So Hearts are automatically relegated then?No, the rule would have to be applied for future cases.Would be completely unfair to relegate them for going into admin when the rules states they should be deducted 1/3 of last years points. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublusince1982 768 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 don't see anything wrong with it, if you can't afford it you shouldn't be spending it. Time to get rid of the teams with not enough supporters Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeney 241 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Wouldnt have a problem with this, although if it has to get voted in there's no way it would pass. The only clubs in danger really are Premiership and Championship clubs. We have put League 1 and League 2 clubs on safe footing financially for years to come. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshoff 12,042 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Surely they meant relegate down three divisions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR09 37 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 don't see anything wrong with it, if you can't afford it you shouldn't be spending it. Time to get rid of the teams with not enough supportersScottish football would be a pretty lonely place for us if that happened ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Azure 1,414 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 "Rangers' demise". Obviously some apperatchik within the SPFL taking their opportunity to try to wind up the support. How petty can these people get? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviecooper01 826 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 No, the rule would have to be applied for future cases.Would be completely unfair to relegate them for going into admin when the rules states they should be deducted 1/3 of last years points.If however Hearts are still in admin at the end of this season, surely they should be relegated.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawsburst 1,381 Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 To his eternal shame Charlie should have called their bluff the first time when he and we held all the aces, we now see the result of that weakness they continue or will attempt to continue to impose anything they see fit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Atheist 178 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I agree with relegation for administration because teams get off lightly with a points deduction to be honest.Take Hearts for example, they should not be in the SPL right now if you ask me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Originally written by Ewing Grahame at the Expresshttp://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/435350/Bust-clubs-could-face-relegation?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-football-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Football+Feed%29My initial reaction when I read it this morning that he was at the wind-up due to the deliberate inaccuracies in the piece regarding our "liquidation" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelee66 233 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I doubt its liewell behind this.The taigs are the ones with 30 odd million of debt and dont even own their stadium.More likely bullshit from the rhags in an attempt to worry some Rangers fans regarding admin2,Which isn't gonna happen. We are in a healthy position. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agoram1 42 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I doubt its liewell behind this.The taigs are the ones with 30 odd million of debt and dont even own their stadium.More likely bullshit from the rhags in an attempt to worry some Rangers fans regarding admin2,Which isn't gonna happen. We are in a healthy position.What do u mean 'don't own their stadium'? Who does? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bothwellbear 1,392 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Teams in administration need help not punishment. It has always been a fucked up situation. Fine's for having no money..... how does that work. It was stupid when it happened to us and it will be stupid when it happens to other clubs no matter what has happened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilko89 507 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 What do u mean 'don't own their stadium'? Who does?The Co-Op Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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