Well-Made

I am starting to think that Steelboy is just fishing for a response. He keeps getting told the truth but still digs out more of that same old bait.

We have enough players at the club that we can possibly get money for at this stage. Randolph, Hutchison, Murphy and Law for starters. Would imagine any combination of Randolph and a.n. other would be enough to cover what we would lose out on. With their wages free, enough to bring in replacements, not necessarily of the same quality granted but every club will be in the same position. The good thing is we don't have to sell them until after the qualifying ties in Europe. Then if we were to scrape our way into even the Europa League, who knows maybe for this season we wouldn't have to sell. I can always dream. However a No vote has to be done, they wouldn't give two hoots if it was us in the situation.

Thanks for that. Thought old age was catching up and my memory going.

I'll disagree with it to a point. Although I will start with an apology, as I was sure that Ballantyne had already acquired what was left of Airdrie Utd before he bought Clydebank's share in the SFL. Which would've meant really that Airdrie bought them over. I do agree that they are a continuation of Clydebank. However they already had a place allocated by the SFL. Rangers are a club in liquidation that have no right to be "relegated" to the Third Division as has already been pointed out elsewhere there is no path allowed for that between the SPL and the SFL. It is only due to what the SFL relate to as the Settlement Agreement that allows for promotion and relegation for the winners of the 1st Division and the bottom club of the SPL. This is why Rangers have to apply to the SFL to join the Third Division but one of those criteria is supposedly for 3 years accounts. Otherwise what was to stop Gretna 2008 just taking over Gretna's place, which would've been classed a Newco? So they still just can't walk into the Third Division. they need to go to through a full application and voting. Which would also allow for the likes of Spartans to apply if they so wished.

Your original point doesn't really stand though. They don't necessarily start in the 3rd Division if the same rules are applied. Airdrie bought Clydebank's place, no other club has been allowed to stay in the SFL as a Newco.

Surprisingly NO!!!

So Airdire get liquidated and are only in the league because they bought over Clydebank. Then they moved Clydebank and renamed them. This allowed them back into the SFL and Clydebank were no more. If a Newco could've been started and granted access to the SFL, why didn't they go down this route? One explanation I have heard is that one of the criteria for access to the SFL is 3 years of accounts. If this is indeed the case, Rangers shouldn't even get into the SFL. Gretna, bust and liquidated and kicked out of the SFL. No option for setting up a Newco in the 3rd Division. So if Rangers do get into either the SFL or the SPL it's definitely case of one rule for two and one for the other 40. Doncaster said that clubs in England start as Newco's all the time without punishment. Darlington have just reformed as Newco, leaving there debt with the old company and have been relegated 4 divisions. No matter what the Doncaster\SPL\SFA\SFL think precedents have already been set. It should be a resounding No to Newco in the SPL. The SFL should say No on grounds of criteria not being met. The SFA should save everyone the hassle and go for the option that was open to them first time around and expel them from Scottish Football. As for Doncaster he needs to start negotiating the best deal he can get with Sky\ESPN or tell them to go stuff themselves and bring football back to the masses. By Masses, I mean those of us that care about Scottish Football, not the Blue nose types who believe they have a given right.

Confirmed Gary Warren to Inverness.

That's have been a peach of a goal.

Started as a sub. Doesn't look like he got on. Sky Sports

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The reports last year when he was signed last year, he was signed as an amateur because of this. It worked out that it was going to be a fair whack that would have to paid.

Sorry Jay, I wnet back into edit and went all gobbleygook on me. So it's been removed. I know what you are saying though but it was decided that last year that these guys were good enough to have around for another year to develop. Without game time they aren't going to develop too much. I still Halsman and Lawless should definitely be kept on. We could lose a lot of experience from the team, especially in the middle of the park, so I'd rather we had soem lads about that weren't just straight out of the U19's to bolster the bench. There is the U20 League kicking in from next season that will allow a couple of over age players to play in it, so they still have a chance of being kept match fit and developing. I will be disappointed though if it turns out that we only offered these lads a years extension last year so they could sit on the bench. If we are as strapped for cash that we're cutting back again this year, thne you want to make sure whoever sits on that bench is up to the job of coming onto the park and playing a role.

Get Well soon 'Flow.

Can only agree with the comments above. Thanks for the service and the memories Crags. Hope you'll be involved at the Club in the future. Good luck with what you do in the meantime.

Congrats Mr 'Flow

Heard on the radio there that £12M gets you in the door but they need another £5 to 6M to see them through the close season. Then there's the money they'll need to start paying out when the season starts. Without the Champions League it looks like whoever goes for it is going to need a minimum of £30M just to start.

Well done MJC, however I can't help feel that unless we make the Group Stages and at least beat Barca, you'll be back on the same subject in 6 months.

I knew there was someone missing!! Just couldn't think who. Sorry Ross!!

For me it's been the pairing of Jenno and Las if either one is missing we have struggled at time. I've voted for Las as the only difference between them has been the goals. However I'd like to give a special mention to Darren Randolph Lee Hollis Tom Bradley Tom Clancy Stevie Hammell Tom Hateley Hutchie Crags Stevie Saunders Nicky Law Steven Lawless Omar Daley Chris Humphrey Jamie Murphy Henrik Ojamaa Higgy Jonathan Page Bob McHugh Stewart Carswell Adam Cummings Jamie Pollock If there is anyone else I missed I apologise but all of these players have played some part in what is turning out to be a memorable season. Well done to all.

Gaag, My Maw's best mate's, firends daughter told me she wouldn't tell anyone else!!! And she got it straight from the horse's mouth down at the stables wink: wink:

I have been to the Docs the day and he has diagnosed me as having a case of the MJC's over the weekend. Thankfully he has now given me medication to control it. As a result I do believe, we'll get there. Looking at the post split, Las will miss the Celtic game but will be available (hopefully) for the rest of the games. Lets make sure we have our best players available.

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I just feel with the form Utd are in, St Johnstone have just strengthened their front line by adding Derek Riordan. We're starting to look like a tired side that can' seem to step up for the big games. We've now got 6 of them coming up and we need the players to up their game again.

All I have heard this week is how Celtic's bottle seems to crash in big games. I think our players bottle has gone. Realistically 2 maybe 3 wins is all we need to see us over the finishing line. I had hoped the first of those would've been last week but wasn't to be. We had a chance to grab a point today and they switched off. All that said, it was one of the better performances against them in a long while.