Chris_the_rover Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 No conspiracies theories at all sir, no, none whatsoever. We went to Parkhead FFS, so a much smaller away support at Coatbridge would surely be manageable, or did you mean Coatbridge's baggage? [emoji14] That said, I have every sympathy as Livi got a second bite last time. I know the players were ineligible for different reasons, but BOTH were ineligible. You've never been to coatbridge before have you. And for the record linfield baggage is a big part of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_rover Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I'm not unhappy at the fact we have been put out. More the fact when it happened last year there was a replay.Last year the offence was that bad people were tweeting about the mistake before the game had even finished as his name was on the suspended players list on the spfl website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Imagine doing something like that. Disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Snuffleupagus Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Kicking us out was the right decision, in my opinion. It was a ridiculous mistake to make, and I'm just glad that the fine is apparently suspended - £2K is a fair whack for Rovers! As for avoiding Linfield; that's a bit a bit of bonus. Every arsehole in Lanarkshire would have been gearing up for that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Chief Toffee Teeth Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Kicking us out was the right decision, in my opinion. It was a ridiculous mistake to make, and I'm just glad that the fine is apparently suspended - £2K is a fair whack for Rovers! As for avoiding Linfield; that's a bit a bit of bonus. Every arsehole in Lanarkshire would have been gearing up for that one! I agree regarding the comments on the hell that would have been a game against the NI Plastics. What I can't understand is the disparity with the Livi decision last season. And I really hope that the board hasn't negotiated a settlement that allows a suspended fine. Let's face it : a Spartans replay is hardly a cash cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 16 minutes ago, Aloysius Snuffleupagus said: Kicking us out was the right decision, in my opinion. It was a ridiculous mistake to make, and I'm just glad that the fine is apparently suspended - £2K is a fair whack for Rovers! As for avoiding Linfield; that's a bit a bit of bonus. Every arsehole in Lanarkshire would have been gearing up for that one! I agree - it'd be different if you'd raked in cash from relocating numerous cup-ties against Motherwell, Rangers and Celtic to other grounds, due to the sub-standard state of your own. Oh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Snuffleupagus Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 9 minutes ago, Big Chief Toffee Teeth said: What I can't understand is the disparity with the Livi decision last season. There's been mention on here that Livi offered some mitigation to explain what happened. Rovers clearly had no such excuse to offer; it was an absolute fcuk-up and it would be difficult to do anything other but admit to it. Anyway, best of luck to Spartans; hope they make a few quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Snuffleupagus Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Just now, HibeeJibee said: I agree - it'd be different if you'd raked in cash from relocating numerous cup-ties against Motherwell, Rangers and Celtic to other grounds, due to the sub-standard state of your own. Oh... That cash is well gone. Coke and hookers are expensive, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Chief Toffee Teeth Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I agree - it'd be different if you'd raked in cash from relocating numerous cup-ties against Motherwell, Rangers and Celtic to other grounds, due to the sub-standard state of your own. Oh... You're correct, of course. What we should really have done is played in our home ground with its limited capacity and charged away fans - say - £50 a ticket. I'd have gone with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 14 minutes ago, Aloysius Snuffleupagus said: That cash is well gone. Coke and hookers are expensive, you know. Thanks, I'd concluded it hadn't gone on an efficient system of internal admin anyway. 10 minutes ago, Big Chief Toffee Teeth said: You're correct, of course. What we should really have done is played in our home ground with its limited capacity and charged away fans - say - £50 a ticket. I'd have gone with that. Not without the away club's agreement you couldn't. Anyway I thought it wasn't all down to profit... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapelhall chap Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 The Rovers can now concentrate on league business just like us. I have disliked the Challenge Cup since they made it open to clubs outside Scotland so it is no great loss when we inevitably go out early to a better team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghBlue Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Rovers outSpartans awarded 3-0 winRovers also hit 2k suspended fine Perhaps Rovers should temporarily change their name to Rangers and then the authorities would just ignore he registration issues [emoji6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazza Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Is crazy this can still happen at pro or semi pro level. Surely teams can submit teamsheets and a very basic computer program can reject the lineup if any player is not eligible to play the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_62 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Rovers outSpartans awarded 3-0 win f**k me! I hope Spartans don't credit the 3 goals to any ineligible players or we could see another team out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Just now, dee_62 said: f**k me! I hope Spartans don't credit the 3 goals to any ineligible players or we could see another team out! @Grim O'Grady has dibbsed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 5 hours ago, Chris_the_rover said: In my mind it's purely down to the fact linfield are due to come to coatbridge and all the baggage that would bring with it... I'm sure that could have been handled easily enough by making the game all-ticket and making sure it was only genuine Albion Rovers fans getting the home allocation. Given your support is comprised of people from Coatbridge who deliberately chose not to follow one of the Old Firm, you are not a Celtic mini-me like St Roch's, so why would there be a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Chief Toffee Teeth Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I'm sure that could have been handled easily enough by making the game all-ticket and making sure it was only genuine Albion Rovers fans getting the home allocation. Given your support is comprised of people from Coatbridge who deliberately chose not to follow one of the Old Firm, you are not a Celtic mini-me like St Roch's, so why would there be a problem? Perhaps the away allocation may have been more of a concern...... How did it work at Palmerston last season?Any roads, good luck to Leonidas and his chums in the next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Big Chief Toffee Teeth said: Perhaps the away allocation may have been more of a concern...... How did it work at Palmerston last season? No concerns. Linfield sold about 500 tickets in advance and we sold another 500 or so on the day to Linfield fans and a couple of buses of Rangers fans who turned up to pay tribute to Ryan Baird, the Rangers / Linfield fan killed on the bus near Cumnock the week before. There were about 1000 away fans there but we can accommodate up to 3000 so it was no big deal. No problems on the day other than 3 Linfield fans using photocopied tickets and our team's inability on the day to force the ball past Roy Carroll until extra time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_rover Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I'm sure that could have been handled easily enough by making the game all-ticket and making sure it was only genuine Albion Rovers fans getting the home allocation. Given your support is comprised of people from Coatbridge who deliberately chose not to follow one of the Old Firm, you are not a Celtic mini-me like St Roch's, so why would there be a problem? Would love this to happen every game unfortunately doesn't work like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda8 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 6 hours ago, Chris_the_rover said: I'm not unhappy at the fact we have been put out. More the fact when it happened last year there was a replay. Last year the offence was that bad people were tweeting about the mistake before the game had even finished as his name was on the suspended players list on the spfl website Have you ever considered that your club structured your defence to meet the desired outcome Chris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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