DA Baracus Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Alan Stubbs said: From what I gather from the P&B Open Uni law degree lads, the issue with Hearts being relegated is that it represents a restriction of trade under the Companies Act. I can't claim to be a legal scholar myself but I'm a bit confused about everyone signing up with these rules. - Bottom team relegated because the season can't be finished = legally contestable restriction of trade. - Rules that would allow a club to be kicked out of competitive football for being wide = no problemo. Whoever drafted these didn't seem to think the law of the land had jurisdiction over who gets to play in football competitions. There isn't a restriction of trade though. Hearts don't need to be an SPFL member. Hearts can go elsewhere to ply their trade. Edited May 30, 2020 by DA Baracus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Clyde are spot on there: Budge's proposal talks up the need for flexibility and different options for different clubs without actually providing any. If you're going to find some form of reconstruction that allows clubs who want to play to do so and others to effectively hibernate, you don't decide on the format before you know what clubs are going to be capable of playing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Clyde's statement sums things up rather succinctly. This should be the bottom line of the entire matter. Interesting suggestion though that Premier league should crack on and let the lower leagues scramble together whetever they can in their own time. Wonder how this would effect the promotion or relegation issue if lower league clubs decided to just band together to make their own division of 2nd, 3rd and 4th tier of clubs who are able to play next season. What are Clyde saying? They've blocked me on twitter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Yeah the sevco dossier really highlighted what Dundee did, and I’m sure it will stand up in court 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Blootoon87 said: 51 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Clyde's statement sums things up rather succinctly. This should be the bottom line of the entire matter. Interesting suggestion though that Premier league should crack on and let the lower leagues scramble together whetever they can in their own time. Wonder how this would effect the promotion or relegation issue if lower league clubs decided to just band together to make their own division of 2nd, 3rd and 4th tier of clubs who are able to play next season. What are Clyde saying? They've blocked me on twitter. https://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2020/05/30/6432/#.XtJL7cB7lPY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Day Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 The BBC have just recorded YET ANOTHER interview with Budge. Apparently she accepts that reconstruction is dead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, MrWorldwideJr said: Out of interest what do you expect the SFA to have said about the HL/LL given that they don't run either league and (as has been demonstrated repeatedly throughout the process of creating a pyramid) have fairly limited power to get them to do anything. Like Hearts the fundamental principles adversely effects the position they find themselves in.reconstruction is one route compensation is another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyFerrino Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, Green Day said: The BBC have just recorded YET ANOTHER interview with Budge. Apparently she accepts that reconstruction is dead What a refreshing change for Dr Mrs Budge to be getting an airing on the Budgie's Buddies Club I must say. Who is doing the rimming this time I wonder? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 43 minutes ago, Dunning1874 said: Clyde are spot on there: Budge's proposal talks up the need for flexibility and different options for different clubs without actually providing any. If you're going to find some form of reconstruction that allows clubs who want to play to do so and others to effectively hibernate, you don't decide on the format before you know what clubs are going to be capable of playing. This is dangerous territory for clubs and what Strachan was talking about, the top tier intend to start the season at the beginning of august if there's a number of clubs that can't do that are they in breach of the rules? Then it's not reconstruction we're posting about it's a break up of the clubs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Day Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, TonyFerrino said: Who is doing the rimming this time I wonder? You wont be surprised to find it is Brian Mclaughlin.................now, which team does he support again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, wastecoatwilly said: This is dangerous territory for clubs and what Strachan was talking about, the top tier intend to start the season at the beginning of august if there's a number of clubs that can't do that are they in breach of the rules? Then it's not reconstruction we're posting about it's a break up of the clubs. It's absolutely not what Gordon Strachan was talking about. Nothing to do with the pish he spouted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo74 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, DA Baracus said: There was an independent investigation in to the vote stuff. They found that Dundee did nothing wrong. By the SPFL rules Dundee did nothing wrong. What is the legal challenge to what Dundee did? Partick's QC's advice was that was the league did not follow it's own voting procedures in that there was not a provision for a vote being changed after it was cast in the league rules. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jambo74 said: Partick's QC's advice was that was the league did not follow it's own voting procedures in that there was not a provision for a vote being changed after it was cast in the league rules. And how is Partick's legal challenge going? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: It's absolutely not what Gordon Strachan was talking about. Nothing to do with the pish he spouted. Give me a run down on what Strachan was saying before I accuse you of walking about with your eyes shut. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 30 minutes ago, wastecoatwilly said: This is dangerous territory for clubs and what Strachan was talking about, the top tier intend to start the season at the beginning of august if there's a number of clubs that can't do that are they in breach of the rules? Then it's not reconstruction we're posting about it's a break up of the clubs. They just wouldn't register to play this season imo and have to reapply the following season. Is there a fee for being a member of the SPFL? Any current team could field a squad, it would just have to be in line with (like every season) the expected budget for the year. If fans were expected back in January for instance, then teams would have half their normal forecast budget to work with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo74 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 32 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: And how is Partick's legal challenge going? Partick simply put the advice that they were given in the public domain and said they would have to evaluate whether putting time and money into a legal challenge was their priority. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 She’s tried threats and bullying, it’s now onto good old fashioned bribery to try and get her club promoted to the top table. She’s some woman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyFerrino Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Just now, Zing. said: She’s tried threats and bullying, it’s now onto good old fashioned bribery to try and get her club promoted to the top table. She’s some woman. It's so very Hearts. What a wonderful organisation they are. Get. Fucking. Doon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, Zing. said: She’s tried threats and bullying, it’s now onto good old fashioned bribery to try and get her club promoted to the top table. She’s some woman. Not long now until its all over, she seems to have hit the bargaining stage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Does Budge even know hearts have been relegated? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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