Alex MacLeod

Before we went up we submitted our plans to the SPL, by the due date of 31st March, showing we would meet the criteria. That included groundshare plans for a season and council approved plans for the development of our own stadium. What Mr Gilmour is arguing is that Gretna have not submitted plans for their stadium development. They dont even know yet whether they'll be staying at Raydale or building on a completely new site so they cant possibly have planning permission in place yet. Falkirk were refused entry into SPL because, although they had an agreement to play at Murrayfield, or was it Tynie, they had no site nor planning permission to develop their own stadium. Personally I think the rules need to be sorted out to come into line with the present climate and that all SPL grounds should be required to have standing area's :003:

Enjoying a game of football and meeting some mates perhaps.

We're doing a pre-season in Italy. We cant afford to also tour down south. Its early days yet but I'm sure someone from the south will be coming up and maybe play us. The whole point of pre-season games is to get the players working together as a team and building towards the season start. Its always better to play easier teams to that end than risk very competitive 'friendlies' where injury could result.

Agree with that Laura but perhaps its time all Trusts got together and lobbied the SPL to have this rule changed. Personally I believe that a dedicated standing/singing area, limited to about 300, at every ground would not present any significant safety/crowd control problems. The SPL made the rules and we've seen that these rules are changeable, i.e reducing ground capacity requirements from 10k to 6k, so lets see them give consideration to the customer and change this one.

Must have had a bad experience lately His hairs gone whiter than mine :015: Clicky for Baz Just jesting Baz

and add to that the parachute payment.

That last comment from Wyness is the only route to go. The club or Mr Smith cannot be held responsible for attempting to uphold the rules, even if there is incinsistencies, and it would be more effective if it were possible to get all fans from all clubs to petition the SPL. After some fatalities and crowd problems at football stadiums in the late seventies / early eighties a law was passed through parliament that all stadia throughout the country with a capacity in excess of 10,000 to be all seated in order to improve crowd control and safety. Sadly, the SPL, during its formation, took this law a bit further and decided that everyone must sit in the seats. The leaders of the original ten clubs made the ruling and nobody ever challenged it. The problem for individual clubs is the threat of hefty fines from the SPL so they have to be seen to be complying with the ruling. The SPL is the only governing body in the whole of europe who have adopted, and enforce, this stupid ruling. Its the SPL who need to be petitioned not ICT.

Well done to Graham Bayne who was awarded the Players Player of the Year award and Grant Munro who got the Supporters award. Both well deserved in my opinion. Link to official site report.

Count me and Mrs M in for next season. Guzz

I'm with Harry and Clacher

roscoe23 contrary to what you may think, RC do not have an academy to sell. The highland football academy, though based at Dingwall, is a joint operatin between Ross County ICT and Highland Council and is under the control of the Scottish Executive. Read about it here

A broken heel recieved on 29th Jan 2005

the only place I'm going today is the helideck :003:

to Brum

tribe

And who is it that always kicks of the O2B...........................and takes so much time and care with the banner. :023: Oh, and the red n black will make a comeback..............................in the form of next seasons away top :016:

Fraid it wont be this season unless your going to Dundee.

the points

phsycopath

At work.....not at school

I think it's got another new name now. Soho or Soul something? Soho........................hasn't it just gone bust.

What platform you on mate ? i've been on quite a few in the north sea Magnus

Was called Klondyke at high school. Reason..............history teacher asked 'what happened in 1066'...........my answer......'Klondykers first arrived in the Sound of Sleat'...............six of the best :019:

Apologies for above. Left myself logged on for a few mins to go and do something and an idiotic colleague thought it would be funny to reply.

Isn't that cup final day?