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  1. 3 hours ago, Naelifts said:

    Totally agree with RIG. I realise the need for promotion but much prefer the vibe in the Championship. Rooneys celebration when scoring at Caley Stadium was muted and respectful I thought..............no need to keep that up for ever. From somewhere else......is Todorov a decent shout?

    Yes I thought his celebration on Friday was low key and assumed it was out of some measure of respect for a former club. The boos he seemed to get last night with every touch of the ball may have encouraged him somewhat to let himself go a bit more. 

  2. 5 hours ago, Yngwie said:

    Made myself sit through the highlights and yes, Chalmers totally loses his man and allows a free header. Great cross in though.

    I decided to do that when I eventually got home as well. Yes, the poor defending didn't stop when Chalmers lost his man. If strikers are expected to "gamble" with a loose ball from the goalie (which May did so effectively), the defenders should show similar anticipation. Ball watching.

    Nevertheless, tremendous effort from the lads. Despite the jammy deflected second goal (which effectively killed the game), St J were much more ruthless and deserved the win.

  3. How about Ross Tokely ... a wee bit out of left field but ... has management/coaching  experience, has the club close to his heart and always talks intelligently and passionately in commentary. 

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  4. When we devalue our youth, we shoot ourselves in the foot. Below extract is from an article on Stuart Armstrong in Dundee's Courier today. Link to full article is below the quote. 

    "When the family relocated from Inverness to the outskirts of Dundee, Campbell seized an opportunity that had fallen into his lap.

    “I was at Inverness before I came to United,” he said. “I spoke to Scott Kellacher (in charge of the Caley Thistle academy) about us having a look at Stuart and I took an instant like to him. Basically, I asked his dad straight away if he’d like to join us at United.

    “I’m not going to lie, I was a bit surprised that Inverness said we could have him for nothing. I thought it would be harder than that.”

    https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/1464488/dundee-united-stuart-armstrong-southampton-scotland/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

  5. 9 minutes ago, Robert said:

    I’m not sure Doran is a leader on the park. We need someone vocal who can gee up the players and someone in a central defensive or midfield role is a better option in my opinion. I’d go with Welsh with Doran remaining as vice captain. 

    I am a big fan of Welsh but, with his dreadful injury record, that choice would probably make Doran de facto captain. 

  6. 1 hour ago, RiG said:

    I thought the person they were referring to was John Nelms at Dundee. Didn't even know the name of the Dunfermline Chairman before today.

    The MD of the other club (vote comments) is of course Nelms of Dundee. We now know the SPFL board member is McArthur of Dunfermline. So our statement is referring to both. Sorry if this is stating the blinking obvious.

  7. 1 hour ago, gingerjaggy said:

    The interesting thing goes back to Dundee? What have they been promised to change their vote because only a 16 team league would mean they gain promotion and I cant see that so what made them change course at the last minute?

    Maybe the fact that, without Hearts, Dundee Utd and ICT, Dundee should be red hot favourites to get promoted next season. 

  8. 5 minutes ago, DoofersDad said:

    If Dundee's retraction and subsequent revised vote is accepted by the SPFL as legitimate, then surely it is open to any other club also to inform the SPFL to consider their vote as "not cast" and then subsequently submit a changed vote at any time within the 28 hours deadline

    I've seen an extract of the SPFL rules on social media that say a No vote could be retracted but a Yes vote couldn't. 

    As you've alluded in the rest of your post, one could drive a bus through the rules surrounding the vote and how that vote was then administered.

    Only in Scottish football. 

  9. 5 minutes ago, DoofersDad said:

    If the increase in the number of clubs resulted in Rangers and Celtic playing each other less that 4 times a year, then not only would restructuring mean more clubs to share the money,  but there would probably be less money to share.  The amount of TV money is dependent on viewing figures and the harsh reality is that more people tune in to watch The Rangers play Celtic than ICT play Livingston.  

    In reality I can't see all but one of the current Premiership sides voting for a significant increase in the size of the division although increasing it to 14 might actually work well.  If the split occurred after each team had played each other home and away (i.e. after 26 matches) then a top 6, bottom 8 split would allow each team to play the other teams in their sections once more both home and away.  This would mean that the top 6 would play a further 10 games for a total of 36 and the bottom 8 would play  a further 14 for a total of 40.  The beauty of this is that you avoid the somewhat unfair inevitability of the current system where some teams will play one or two teams 3 times away and only 1 at home and vice-versa.Splitting it 7:7 so that all play 38 games would also work but the 6:8 split means that there is less chance of problems with fixture congestion for the top teams who may be involved both in Europe and in the latter stages of the cup competitions.

    If there is any chance of getting 11 of the Premiership sides to agree to this then surely it is now.  The Rangers have come out very strongly indeed that it is morally wrong to vote to relegate a club.  By rejecting an increase in the number in the Premiership, they would, in effect, be voting to relegate Hearts.  Of course, it is not beyond the realms of possibility the The Rangers would stab Hearts in the back but they would now be under huge moral pressure to support such a proposal.  The proposal would mean that no club was relegated following an incomplete season and that, surely is right and proper.

    There is a real opportunity for some sanity to emerge from all this mess.  But this is the SPFL we are talking about and therefore I very much doubt that sanity will prevail. 

    I can see a 6:8 working. I had also thought about the busier cup/European schedule that the bigger teams typically have and how it might help address that. The lack of home/away symmetry with 3 games against opponents pre-split is also a fair point. If they treated this structure as one-season only, then the bottom 8 leading to 3 relegated teams might make the post-split fixtures a less desperate free for all for survival. I suspect any reconstruction is unlikely to be for one season anyway given the upheaval. Here's hoping.

  10. 47 minutes ago, Robert said:

    Partick beat us home and away.....

    I saw both games and they were good for it.

    Much more galling for them though is the fact that, in a highly competitive league, they were bottom by only 2 points with a game in hand. Their game in hand was because of their good run in the Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup. I think it would be a complete travesty if they were relegated.

  11. 35 minutes ago, IBM said:

    The last time there was a vote was it not Aberdeen and Ross County that voted against?  Although Roy Macgregor is wanting everyone to work together I would not trust him!

    It was Ross County and St Mirren that voted down reconstruction last time. 

  12. 2 hours ago, Huisdean said:

    I hope I have to eat my words but simply cannot see reconstruction happening. Firstly, 11 out of 12 premiership clubs have to vote in favour and secondly the current premiership clubs need to give up sponsorship money to accommodate a bigger league. What Dundee hope to gain by changing their vote is simply beyond me.

    I completely agree. ICT benefiting from reconstruction would be amazing. However I simply can't see it happening with a required 11-1 vote to carry it and TV money then being split between more clubs. The one immutable truth that can be drawn from last week's vote is money is everything to Scottish clubs, even sporting integrity can go hang when it comes to the crunch. 

  13. On 3/28/2020 at 5:05 PM, Alan Simpson said:

    Na bud started the 1st week of march so not sure if I'll be covered u no much about it I'm clueless 

    You might be in luck. Because so many people changing jobs were falling through the gaps, they've changed the rules. Now, if your new employer told HMRC before 19th March that you had started with them, you could be furloughed.

    Summary:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/furlough-scheme-cut-off-date-extended-to-19-march

    Detailed guidance:

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme

  14. 38 minutes ago, MorayJaggie said:

    BBC Scotland podcast had a representative from the SFA on and they said the three were not in the same room and did not consult each other they submitted their findings by webex. It also said that the fast track appeal does not allow clubs or player representatives to be present?.

    He is a consultant to the SFA (Darryl Broadfoot). There was talk around the fact that, with an assumed 2-1 majority at the first appeal, there must be another tribunal member (apart from the one who fell on his/her sword) who must have determined it to be a dive ... and presumably remains in situe ... presumably without facing a sanction. Hope he or she is not in the re-run 😏 As Tom English put it "I wouldn't trust that person to make me a cup of tea". Surely an individual with that level of incompetence cannot continue in that role going forward. Some interesting remarks about whether the 2nd and 3rd persons were football people or not (which could throw up fresh controversies). DB gave the impression he was in the know about who they were, though given his role that wouldn't be a surprise I imagine.

    Suffice to say the podcast is well worth a listen.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p084mxzv

  15. 11 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

    Do we need a 3 person panel to consider use of the word “grave”? Or can we just get this thread back on track please.

    Agreed. Fair enough. Though it's not a bad thing for posters to round on extreme pedantry. No need for it. 

  16. 6 minutes ago, Kingsmills said:

    It was a very blatant and inexplicable error. Not sure I would describe it as 'grave' though. A grave error is one that might result in death or injury. Football, as important as it is, is after all only a game.

    We had a player who was described by a board member as distraught after the game. That was before the original appeal was heard ... while there was hope of a reprieve (right word? ... I'm sure you'll set me straight). James came to our club having previously been open about difficulties with depression. In effect, he was being labelled as a cheat completely unjustly. He was set to miss out on a final. They don't come around every week. The dictionary definition of grave in this context includes "serious", no mention of life or death. 

    Is your pedantry really required? 

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