JagsCG Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Just now, RandomGuy. said: Certainly looks like a neutral party anyway. Doesn’t make him a Hearts fan because he had a less than memorable spell at Tynecastle. Maybe he is biased, who knows, but they aren’t many other sports lawyers who have spoken about this yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagsCG Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, Sting777 said: I will be amazed if Doncaster hasn’t phoned round all the clubs and warned them of the consequences for every club, of losing this case. If he hasn’t, he is not doing his job. The fact that people, more in the know than anyone on this site, are saying it’s 50/50, should be sending alarm bells ringing very loudly!! Doncaster will have been making plenty phone calls I imagine. He doesn’t want this to go to court anymore than Hearts/Thistle do. The best thing for all parties is an out of court settlement. Be that compensation (maybe unlikely as clubs are skint at the moment and I don’t think he’s got a pot of gold) or some sort of forced reconstruction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sting777 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Do you mean the Hearts fan who went on the radio and admitted he wasn't the correct type of lawyer to really know? Goodnight! Zzzzzz!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeMudge Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Even if chance of success is only 30%, it’s a big risk for SPFL. Financial award of £5m would be really tough on clubs and easily wipe out the losses under reconstruction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawkirk Wull Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 7 hours ago, Sting777 said: Interesting!! https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-analysis-legal-case-could-force-rethink-reconstruction-2890581 Good on Thistle & Hearts it's about time somebody stood up to the shambles they call the SPFL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sting777 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 15 minutes ago, JudgeMudge said: Even if chance of success is only 30%, it’s a big risk for SPFL. Financial award of £5m would be really tough on clubs and easily wipe out the losses under reconstruction. It would wipe out quite a few clubs as well! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.j Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 43 minutes ago, Sting777 said: It would wipe out quite a few clubs as well! Good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 18 hours ago, JudgeMudge said: Even if chance of success is only 30%, it’s a big risk for SPFL. Financial award of £5m would be really tough on clubs and easily wipe out the losses under reconstruction. I wouldn't put the prospects of success (on the legal argument they're actually making as opposed to a request for simple resolution annulment) as high as 30%. I also would put below 5% the probability of a damages award even remotely in the ballpark of £5 million. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeMudge Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 I wouldn't put the prospects of success (on the legal argument they're actually making as opposed to a request for simple resolution annulment) as high as 30%. I also would put below 5% the probability of a damages award even remotely in the ballpark of £5 million.There will be different views on the likelihood of success, but no certainty. Lawyers advising the SPFL will certainly want to discuss whether they can afford to lose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Did anyone ever make X-Files jokes when your goalkeeping options were Fox/Scully or have I hit upon a golden bit of patter about 5 years too late? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: Did anyone ever make X-Files jokes when your goalkeeping options were Fox/Scully or have I hit upon a golden bit of patter about 5 years too late? They were more Taggart tbh. Murder at Firhill every other week. Edited June 22, 2020 by Ad Lib 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 14 hours ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: Did anyone ever make X-Files jokes when your goalkeeping options were Fox/Scully or have I hit upon a golden bit of patter about 5 years too late? Probably would have been funny if it was Mulder and not Fox. So no not really. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 5 hours ago, thistledo said: Probably would have been funny if it was Mulder and not Fox. So no not really. fair. It's pretty close though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somerset Boab Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Another ex Ayr player heading down Maryhill way [emoji102] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 21/06/2020 at 18:11, RandomGuy. said: Do you mean the Hearts fan who went on the radio and admitted he wasn't the correct type of lawyer to really know? He also said it was "no more" than 50-50 rather than being 50-50. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, Somerset Boab said: Another ex Ayr player heading down Maryhill way 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Jamie Adams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sting777 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Thought they only had until today. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5733369/spfl-two-days-hearts-partick-court/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagsCG Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Somerset Boab said: Another ex Ayr player heading down Maryhill way Who? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel wickson Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 33 minutes ago, Sting777 said: Thought they only had until today. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5733369/spfl-two-days-hearts-partick-court/ I'm guessing they had until today to lodge a Notice Of Intention To Defend. The court has then made an order for written defences to be lodged. Again, I'm guessing that all parties agreed to the shortening of the time required to lodge detailed defences, due to the desire to have this dealt with urgently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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