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Boyd was a lazy arse at Rangers who got away with it because enough chances were created for him every game - a bit like McCoist. What about Charlie Adam? Hounded out of Rangers, made good at Blackpool (Championship) and big money transfer to Liverpool? Or James McCarthy? From Accies to starting every game at Wigan? etc.

If McArthur can get a game with Wigan, then Jennings can cut it with a number of Championship teams. Not a slight on McArthur, I just don't think his performance were better than Jennings performances. When I lived in Gloucestershire I got to watch Birmingham, West Brom, Swindon and Bristol Rovers/City on a weekly basis. Then moved to Suffolk and watched Ipswich, Norwich and Colchester every week. There was plenty of highly paid dross on offer across all those leagues. I'll take some convincing that teams like Walsall are better than Dundee Utd or Hearts.

I watched the Championship regularly when I was working in Ipswich. While there are usually a few good teams near the top, there were plenty of teams in the lower half that would struggle in the SPL. League One is a step below that.

Salary level, maybe, but he would have plenty to offer a Championship team (or better).

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That's a very specific group!

They really are getting desperate if that's their economic solution. Would it not just have been easier to have their citizens actually pay the taxes they owe? I'm sure if that was ever paid out, all the countries Greece fought over the centuries would ask for a slice. How much interest would Iran get on a 2000 year old debt?

Exactly. I was laughing at this the other day. It seems like only yesterday we were worried that Malpas was going to get us relegated. Now people are moaning about team names not being on our Champions League tickets! If it wasn't Motherwell, you wouldn't believe it...

Steelmen Poker Tourney. 20 quid a head, bar available, and a few Motherwell goodies as prizes.

Now you mention it, these could be the bi-polar identities of the same guy.

True, but I was at Fir Park before he was born I wasn't commenting on his support for the club anyway, but rather his posts about budgets and corporate governance that have been way off the mark.

I didn't realise The Record had an opening for a new Financial Journo.

Don't know if it's technically possible yet, but I'd be willing to buy a 'season ticket' subscription to live streams on MFC TV.

Shhh. Don't tell the wife

I'd be surprised if we didn't punt one (or two) of the above this season.

Aye, they are a good deal (even adding the 20 quid postage it costs to get them sent over here)!

You are now, but only after the basic flaw in your argument was exposed with nothing more than a bag of salt and vinegar crisps. I am aware of football teams who do not 'build their budget *around*' TV income, which is the point you raised. Treating it differently is a new argument you have introduced to try and cover the fallacy of your initial point. I think I need another bag of crisps.

I was pointing out that 'building a budget *around* something' is not the same thing as *accounting* for something in a budget. You either knew that, or you really are as clueless about business as your other financial related posts suggest. I remember you trying to claim that Pat Nevin's role at Motherwell was equivalent to Fred Goodwin's role at RBS, so my (budgeted) money is on the latter.

No. For example, I'm eating a bag of salt and vinegar crisps right now that were in my budget. However, I did not build my weekly, monthly or annual budget around it.

I think the most likely reason is that, as an SPL Board Member, he wasn't consulted before the SFA/SPL/SFL proposal document was circulated.

Had a crazy 80hr work week last week, and didn't pick up on the fact that the closing date for the ballot was Fri. So I take some responsibility for not contacting the Society in time, but a poor show that I never heard from them. Now things at work are less crazy I shot them an email today, but haven't heard back yet. They didn't send me my MFC TV code without prompting from me, so for some reason I seem to have slipped off their radar. Hopefully they will sort it out this time.

The money is mental if you make it to the group stage though. I read this on UEFA site for the 2010/2011 competition. You keep your gate receipts on top of all that plus your distribution of telly revenue. Tasty.

I'm one of the ones that didn't vote. Still waiting on my ballot information. Received nothing via email or regular post. I'll bet I'm not the only one that was overlooked.

It's all a bit suspiscious, but I'm hoping it's because either they know now that there won't be a vote tomorrow (because it's a foregone conclusion) or because today's discussions with SFL/SFA etc. mean it won't be yes/no but voting on other proposals.

I don't believe you believe SPL results are fixed, so it's a pointless question.