simplythebest 0 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 No, it's really not meant that way. I'm glad you didn't take it that way. When I first submitted it to Gersnet I actually asked if it read as 'anti-Green' as I was concerned it might. No one said it did so I let it go. I like the man but there's nothing wrong with questions and suggestions about things he can do better/differently. Just the over the top unfounded 'he's going to screw us and run off with the money', 'front for Craig Whyte' type stuff I can't abide by. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 No, it's really not meant that way. I'm glad you didn't take it that way. When I first submitted it to Gersnet I actually asked if it read as 'anti-Green' as I was concerned it might. No one said it did so I let it go. Didn't come across as Anti-Green to me, it was a great read about how we should be running the club going forward and where we see ourselves in the future. Of course it must be weird being hailed as a free thinker by the deluded. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Not quite such a positive response on RM, though! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,114 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Not quite such a positive response on RM, though! That's pretty much par for the course Green is God over there in the same way Whyte was anyone doubting that orthodoxy is automatically a labelled a Tim/Feni@n/T@ig/Kerryfail accountant. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plgsarmy 111 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 That's pretty much par for the course Green is God over there in the same way Whyte was anyone doubting that orthodoxy is automatically a labelled a Tim/Feni@n/T@ig/Kerryfail accountant. Or even worse, an RST member. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Changed days. But that's what happens when standards slip... (only joking) (but not really) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amms 0 Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 Strong talk going on here to join with Belgium and get a Benelux league going. Obviously the travelling side for players and supporters is not much different than Ajax going to Groningen. In fact many Belgium clubs will be nearer than some Dutch clubs. Thinker also mentioned something related to leagues contested by teams from different countries. This was in yesterday's Herald, it seems attitudes are softening. I'm personally against it, I don't think it solves the problems but I'm in the minority I accept that. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/uefa-begin-to-soften-in-attitude-to-cross-border-leagues.19115281 "The former states of Yugoslavia are considering forming a regional Balkan League, starting in 2015, with UEFA believed to be prepared to grant approval to the cross-border competition. According to a report in Croatia's Globus newspaper, the topic was raised at a meeting organised by European football's governing body, and is being seriously considered by eight countries. The league would involve teams from Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro, along with Hungary and Bulgaria. Michel Platini, the UEFA president, has expressed his support for cross-border competitions, even though the governing body has previously held reservations. The meeting discussing the proposed Balkan League was held last month, and chaired by the deputy secretary-general, Theodore Theodoridis, and, if the competition was to be established, it would set a precedent. The Old Firm were once involved in discussion about forming an Atlantic league with teams from the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Portugal and Belgium. UEFA were against the proposal at the time, but that was 10 years ago and attitudes have changed. UEFA recently set a precedent by agreeing to clubs competing in a cross-border women's football league in Belgium and the Netherlands being allowed to contest European tournaments. That development would allow for clubs in a Balkan or Atlantic League being granted access to the Champions League." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Perhaps we need to rethink the whole system and fully do regional leagues. Smaller countries could be absorbed into the big five leagues. What's the point of us playing Portuguese teams when it would make more sense for them to join the Spanish teams to form an Iberian league and us joining the English for a UK + Ireland league? The Dutch, Belgians and Luxembourgers could join in with the French and the Austrians, Danish and Poles could join the Germans. The Swiss and Greeks could join the Italians. Belarus, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova could join the Russians. Keep that Yugoslavian group and form a Scandanivain, Baltic league, and amalgamate Turkey, Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, and most countries would be catered for. While the top five would still have their strength, it would give the smaller countries a chance to compete as they would be part of the same leagues and potential income. Just a different thought. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Thinker also mentioned something related to leagues contested by teams from different countries. This was in yesterday's Herald, it seems attitudes are softening. I'm personally against it, I don't think it solves the problems but I'm in the minority I accept that. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/uefa-begin-to-soften-in-attitude-to-cross-border-leagues.19115281 "The former states of Yugoslavia are considering forming a regional Balkan League, starting in 2015, with UEFA believed to be prepared to grant approval to the cross-border competition. According to a report in Croatia's Globus newspaper, the topic was raised at a meeting organised by European football's governing body, and is being seriously considered by eight countries. The league would involve teams from Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro, along with Hungary and Bulgaria. Michel Platini, the UEFA president, has expressed his support for cross-border competitions, even though the governing body has previously held reservations. The meeting discussing the proposed Balkan League was held last month, and chaired by the deputy secretary-general, Theodore Theodoridis, and, if the competition was to be established, it would set a precedent. The Old Firm were once involved in discussion about forming an Atlantic league with teams from the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Portugal and Belgium. UEFA were against the proposal at the time, but that was 10 years ago and attitudes have changed. UEFA recently set a precedent by agreeing to clubs competing in a cross-border women's football league in Belgium and the Netherlands being allowed to contest European tournaments. That development would allow for clubs in a Balkan or Atlantic League being granted access to the Champions League." Well that's makes perfect sense, and opens the door for Scottish teams to be able to play down south. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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