ian1964 10,761 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 BBCchrismclaug Ralph Topping says he's standing down to devote more time to his role as chief exec of William Hill. #SPL @BBCchrismclaug 8 minutes ago 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,761 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 The Scottish Premier League has announced Ralph Topping is stepping down from his role as independent chairman. He will leave the role by the end of the current season to concentrate on his role as chief executive of William Hill. Topping joined the SPL in October 2008 and was central to the organisation's sponsorship drive. SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster said: "Ralph has has steered the League through a very challenging period." Topping commented: "I have enjoyed my time chairing Scotland's premier sporting competition. "Unfortunately, with the ongoing international expansion of William Hill, involving regular and substantial long-haul travel, I will be unable to devote sufficient time to the SPL over the next few years to do the role justice. "It is therefore with regret, and to be fair to the clubs, that I feel I must step down from the SPL to focus 100% on William Hill." The process for appointing a new independent non-executive chairman of the Scottish Premier League will begin immediately. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 The Scottish Premier League has announced Ralph Topping is stepping down from his role as independent chairman. He will leave the role by the end of the current season to concentrate on his role as chief executive of William Hill. Topping joined the SPL in October 2008 and was central to the organisation's sponsorship drive. SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster said: "Ralph has has steered the League through a very challenging period." Topping commented: "I have enjoyed my time chairing Scotland's premier sporting competition. "Unfortunately, with the ongoing international expansion of William Hill, involving regular and substantial long-haul travel, I will be unable to devote sufficient time to the SPL over the next few years to do the role justice. "It is therefore with regret, and to be fair to the clubs, that I feel I must step down from the SPL to focus 100% on William Hill." The process for appointing a new independent non-executive chairman of the Scottish Premier League will begin immediately. Take Doncaster with you as he also went down Hill 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 The process for appointing a new independent non-executive chairman of the Scottish Premier League will begin immediately. Guinness and Irish stew all round at those meetings! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Guinness and Irish stew all round at those meetings! ...and a group of vulnerable kids from the bad boy school waitering. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,741 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 he was supposed to quit at end of last season was he not ? wonder who'll be their new SPL chairman/ Titanic Captain. What's craigie whyte doing these days ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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