Letter of concern to SPFL executive

[RossS1873 1,662]

No prizes for guessing which of the 42 clubs were allowed input into the report

[Blue Nosed Babe 20,735]

Good to see others joining us though.

[dummiesoot 16,006]

SNP like in how they operate

[ayro 3,011]

Interesting that we are going after McLennan again, nice to see a bit of support for once as well but without a majority not sure where it goes.

[dummiesoot 16,006]

Just now, ayro said:

Interesting that we are going after McLennan again, nice to see a bit of support for once as well but without a majority not sure where it goes.

Is this the chap Private Eye calls Shifty McGlifty, or something like that?

[rossco87 691]

1 minute ago, ayro said:

Interesting that we are going after McLennan again, nice to see a bit of support for once as well but without a majority not sure where it goes.

Yeah - if Hearts and / or Hibs were to get on board there is probably a chance as then the majority of the biggest supported clubs in the country is a hard voice to ignore.

[ayro 3,011]

4 minutes ago, dummiesoot said:

Is this the chap Private Eye calls Shifty McGlifty, or something like that?

No idea, but he was instrumental in the cinch debacle and other nefarious shite going back to the 5 way agreement.

[SkylineBlue 23,445]

I wonder which club was the only one to have had input? Bit of a mystery.

[ayro 3,011]

1 minute ago, rossco87 said:

Yeah - if Hearts and / or Hibs were to get on board there is probably a chance as then the majority of the biggest supported clubs in the country is a hard voice to ignore.

Ideally both of them but even one gives it a push as you say being a big support.

No surprise not to see Dundee involved, must have missed the email.

[esquire8 42,862]

The McLennan statement for those who missed it. Seemed to go right under the radar for whatever reason.

 

SPFL PRESS RELEASE: 22/01/24

DRAFT INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF GOVERNANCE WELCOMED BY SPFL CHAIRMAN

SPFL chairman Murdoch MacLennan said he was “reassured, but not complacent” following a major independent review into the governance of the league.

The three-month review was carried out by independent external auditors Henderson Loggie and involved detailed questionnaires and interviews with 15 stakeholders, including senior executive team members, non-executive directors, and other senior figures in the game.

Henderson Loggie were appointed in October 2023 by a sub-committee of the SPFL Board, chaired by SPFL independent non-executive director Karyn McCluskey.

The draft report, which the Board will now take time to consider, focused on three main areas:

A review of SPFL corporate governance policies and procedures;

A review of SPFL Board meetings to assist the Board’s effectiveness and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and

A review of SPFL internal control systems to ensure they are effective and are mitigating risks to the organisation.

In its overall conclusion, Henderson Loggie found that the SPFL demonstrates compliance with significant elements of the UK Code of Corporate Governance, where it is applicable. Henderson Loggie found that the SPFL is strong in terms of commercial expertise and knowledge, with a diverse range of skills available to provide support and challenge to the SPFL executive team.

SPFL independent chairman, Murdoch MacLennan said: “This has been an extremely valuable and constructive exercise, and I am grateful to Karyn McCluskey and the 15 participants for their considerable time and effort in helping to produce such a comprehensive and detailed draft report.

“Having reviewed the draft report in detail, I am reassured but not complacent. Henderson Loggie have made a number of recommendations to further strengthen SPFL governance. We will now take time to consider Henderson Loggie’s detailed recommendations before bringing suggested changes back to the 42 SPFL Member Clubs for their consideration."

Mr MacLennan added: “It’s important to note that Henderson Loggie used the UK Code of Corporate Governance as a basis for its activity, against which we were judged.

“Despite the fact that the SPFL remains a small and highly focused organisation with just 13 full-time employees, it was agreed, given the scale of operations of the SPFL and the status of the organisation, that adherence to the general principles of good governance described in the UK Code of Corporate Governance were an appropriate and proportionate benchmark in this instance.

“Whilst a number of the recommendations from the draft report are already being addressed, the Board and the wider organisation will, of course, take all necessary steps to improve further on the excellent work which has been undertaken to date.”

[Bears r us 30,810]

32 minutes ago, RossS1873 said:

No prizes for guessing which of the 42 clubs were allowed input into the report

Thanks for posting mate, I never realised this was going on. 

[esquire8 42,862]

22 minutes ago, SkylineBlue said:

I wonder which club was the only one to have had input? Bit of a mystery.

Aberdeen.

They're the only club outside of SPFL board member clubs, past and present, to be given the opportunity to speak up. 

It's a dig at how deep, or not deep, the investigators went. 

Basically ended up a powderpuff piece for the SPFL.

[B1872 20,759]

Tarriers at it then?

[Assegai 7,939]

Significant that other clubs now have the stones to join us.

I hope this precipitates the complete annihilation of "one club" by disrupting their hold on power ahead of their exposure as enablers and protectors of paedophiles in court.

[esquire8 42,862]

Just now, B1872 said:

Tarriers at it then?

No. SPFL at it.

[.Williamson. 82,403]

One club of 42 being involved in the process is really glaring 

[RFC55 109,071]

Just now, .Williamson. said:

One club of 42 being involved in the process is really glaring 

Would’ve been Arbroath mate 

[.Williamson. 82,403]

6 minutes ago, esquire8 said:

Aberdeen.

They're the only club outside of SPFL board member clubs, past and present, to be given the opportunity to speak up. 

It's a dig at how deep, or not deep, the investigators went. 

Basically ended up a powderpuff piece for the SPFL.

Why are Aberdeen part of this statement if they were involved?

[esquire8 42,862]

Just now, .Williamson. said:

One club of 42 being involved in the process is really glaring 

One club outside the SPFL board members past or present. 

[.Williamson. 82,403]

Just now, RFC55 said:

Would’ve been Arbroath mate 

Wouldn’t surprise me, have felt the game in Scotland swing in their favour for years now 

[esquire8 42,862]

Just now, .Williamson. said:

Why are Aberdeen part of this statement if they were involved?

Because they were the only ones involved outside the SPFL board members. Why do an investigation about a board if you are only going to go to one other club outside that board? You'd go to as many as you could.

[.Williamson. 82,403]

1 minute ago, esquire8 said:

One club outside the SPFL board members past or present. 

So Aberdeen are complaining about being involved?

[.Williamson. 82,403]

Just now, esquire8 said:

Because they were the only ones involved outside the SPFL board members. Why do an investigation about a board if you are only going to go to one other club outside that board? You'd go to as many as you could.

Less interesting now. Only interested in hearing about collusion with celtic

Can close this thread now, the op won’t be interested anymore either 

[esquire8 42,862]

Just now, .Williamson. said:

So Aberdeen are complaining about being involved?

Aberdeen are complaining that they were the only ones that had an input outside the SPFL board.

[Loyal72 11,201]

5 minutes ago, .Williamson. said:

So Aberdeen are complaining about being involved?

Aberdeen are calling out the bullshit