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These clubs are pathetic with their hypocrisy. Sporting integrity is now just a term people throw around as a blunt instrument in an attempt to strengthen their case or to demonstrate their impartiality. Kelty have been handed a title they didn't win. I didn't see sporting integrity in that press release. Hypocrites!!!! I am now sick and tired of all these diddy clubs being given air time. They don't matter. Most of the clubs don't matter. We'd be better off with reconstruction, but my idea of reconstruction is something like two leagues of 16. I hope and expect that this forthcoming financial crisis gives us that outcome as most of the others go to the wall. That's just a fact of economic integrity. I just hope our club is taking all necessary steps to ensure that we are one of the clubs still standing when the sh1t hits the fan later this year. We are still the largest club in the country and if there's an ounce of integrity left in our game, the various stakeholders will start at least respecting the role our club plays up here. I won't hold my breath, but the vote on the 12 May will be a good indicator.

Peter Lawwell probably does. And those at Nolan Partners too.

A certain CEO at the Piggery for sure. He thinks his (place)man is doing a splendid job and probably deserves a raise.

The SPFL statement is blatant gas-lighting - trying to blame Rangers for the SPFL provoked crisis Scottish football now finds itself in. It further reads as being deliberately provocative - like they are trying to goad the Rangers Board into acting hastily and making a mistake. A time for cool heads and dry powder. IThe Board have approached this in an exemplary manner thus far. By not disclosing the evidence they are forcing the SPFL to act in an increasingly self-incriminatory manner. You can smell the panic, indeed the fear. The resort to those who have died with Coronavirus is utterly contemptible. Elementary principles of justice aren't suspended by any pandemic.

The SPFL are unintentionally transparent.

From one of the clue-up legal chaps on FF https://www.followfollow.com/forum/threads/the-egm-and-our-resolution-what-the-law-says.118624/#post-5928982

The year 2051 The Gersnet messageboard will have morphed into some virtual reality studio on a cloud. Scott´s great great grandkid will have started a conversation on Cup Finals and there will be an old foggy who can remember the scenes after winning the 2021 Scottish Cup against Arbroath. The Red Lichties having become the second power in Scottish Fitbaw Post C19.

This SPFL circular, then. A miserable masquerade, a small minded, mean spirited, mealy mouthed, mish mash of self interest. in tone and style it resembles nothing so much as a round robin from the Brownies' Summer Camp. I wonder who is the Sixer ? I know who the Brown Owl is.

At confession? Ah......maybe not

Titter. You would find better punctuation, and grammar, in a fanzine.

Looks like 14-14-14 is not the bestest option available ... https://twitter.com/KeltyHeartsFC/status/1255105600981282822/photo/1 or FB Nice to see them swing the sporting-integrity-club after being handed a title not yet won ....

righty ho what about a world eleven but only players you have watched playing the game

Daily Telegraph says ...

Statement from Northern Ireland Football League Following meetings of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Steering Group and NIFL Board on Monday evening, the NI Football League can provide the following update. As referenced in our previous statement on 6 April 2020 it remains impossible to commit to a date when competitions could resume, this will of continue to depend on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the guidance from the UK Government & health authorities but most importantly when it is safe for everyone to return to a sporting arena.  As you will be aware, the Northern Ireland Executive announced on 15 April 2020 that the current restrictions in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 would last until at least 9 May and stated that they will take a ‘step by step’ approach to lifting lockdown measures. In addition, the European Leagues confirmed during the video-conference (Friday 24 April) that the Leagues ranked 16-55 would be required to conclude their season by 20 July 2020 (Northern Ireland is currently ranked 52). The European Leagues have however indicated that this was a tentative date. The European Leagues have stressed the importance to keep unity and consensus among members and suggested that members do not take any hasty decisions regarding the end of the current season and the start of the new season in domestic calendar with the main aim to safeguard the integrity of competitions. UEFA has recently provided all European Leagues with guidelines on eligibility Principles for Season 2020/21, the key points of which are as follows. 1. Admission to the UEFA club competitions is based on sporting merit. For this reason, UEFA urges National Associations and Leagues to explore all possible options in order to bring all top domestic competitions giving access to UEFA club competitions to their natural end. 2. National Associations and/or Leagues should be in a positionto communicate to UEFA by 25 May 2020 the planned restart of their domestic competitions including the date of restart and the relevant competition format. 3. While using best efforts to complete the domestic competitions, National Associations and/or Leagues might have legitimate reasons to prematurely terminate their domestic competitions, in particular inthe following cases: a. existence of an official order prohibiting sports events so that the domestic competitions cannot be completed or are highly unlikely to be completed before a date that would make it possible to complete the current season in good time before the latest opportunity for the next season to start. In this situation, UEFA would recognise that it may no longer be practical to wait for a final position from the public authorities and that public health considerations mean that the domestic competitions are at high risk of not being played; b. specific economic and financial justifications which would make continuing the season to its conclusion financially imprudent or which could put at risk the long-term financial stability of the domestic competition and/or clubs. 4. In the event that a domestic competition is to be prematurely terminated for legitimate reasons in accordance with the above conditions, UEFA would require the National Association to explain by 25 May 2020 (i.e. in line with date referred to in point 2 above) the special circumstances justifying such premature termination and to select clubs for the UEFA club competitions 2020/21 on the basis of sporting merit in the 2019/20 domestic competitions: a. the procedure for selecting clubs should be based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory principles. National Associations and Leagues should otherwise have the ability todecide the final positions in the domestic competitions, having regard to the specific circumstances of each competition; b. the final determination of eligible places for the UEFA club competitions should be confirmed by the relevant competent bodies at domestic level. 5. UEFA reserves the right to refuse or evaluate the admission to any club proposed by a National Association from a prematurely terminated domestic competition in particular where: a. the domestic competitions have not been prematurely terminated on the basis ofthe reasons given in these UEFA guidelines or on the basis of any other legitimate public health reasons; b. the clubs were selected pursuant to a procedure which was not objective, transparent and non-discriminatory so that the selected clubs could not be considered as having been qualified on sporting merit; c. there is a public perception of unfairness in the qualification of the club. The COVID-19 Steering Group, established by the NIFL Board on 18 March 2020, will continue to liaise with all relevant stakeholders to obtain further information to allow the NI Football League, and our clubs, to take important decisions in advance of the UEFA deadline of 25 May 2020. Arrangements will be made for all member clubs to discuss the next steps in their respective league Management Committee meetings to be held on Monday 11 May 2020. + + + Snatched from FF

I don't have much hope of that being the case and even if it is, of them acting accordingly.

Bit of a tumbleweed prompter there, buster.

The SPFL have shown that they have a weak hand. In this case, it's difficult to spin a web if you don't have anything useful to use. If they go negative and look to discredit, many watching club chairmen won't be impressed. We should be careful not to give them anything. The statement on Sunday was I think, just right. It's pretty much all on the card that hasn't yet been upturned.

I'll work on this squad today. Had a refreshment last night so head is a bit sticky. My first thought was the Chelsea keeper Cudicini (sp?) and Dino Baggio played also. After that perhaps a combined Portugal / Belgium squad. Then an African XI as well.

I walked out of the radio commentary before halftime and invaded the garden.

Best final would be 5-1 victory over Hearts in 1996. Durie hatrick but still didn't earn him MOTM ? Worst? The borefest mentioned above against Hibs. Was at the 1st and 2nd replays. Also 3-2 defeat to Hibs in 2016 (both on and off the pitch).