mcguru Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 SPL vote cancelled. Nothing whatsover to do with that the realisation that the 10-10 set-up did not have the requsite 11 votes to pass   http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/s...rem/9351767.stm   by Jim Spence  The Scottish Premier League has scrapped plans for a vote to introduce a top division of 10 teams. At a meeting on 17 January it was intended to push the plans through but they have been put on hold.  Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson, a critic of the scheme, met SPL bosses Neil Doncaster and Ralph Topping at Gleneagles on Saturday.  All 12 clubs were due to vote on the idea at the meeting but no formal resolution has been agreed.  The SPL's chief executive Doncaster and its chairman Topping had hoped that the clubs would vote in favour of the changes which would be introduced the season after next.  But for a vote to happen a formal resolution needs to be put to clubs 14 days before the meeting and that has not happened.  One SPL chairman told BBC Scotland: "There has been no resolution so there is nothing to vote on."  With four clubs - Dundee United, Hearts, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Kilmarnock - against the changes and St Mirren also saying they preferred a 14-team top league, the proposals for two leagues of 10 now appear to be on hold.  The meeting itself will still go ahead on 17 January - but without the vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brainier Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Doncaster should offer to resign if he has any decency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 That's a fair point. Â They crashed headlong into this without any serious consultation with paying fans and season ticket holders across the land. Â The proposal from the committee lacked any imagination, long term view or bigger picture perspective. Â All they wanted to do was propose the most lucrative format based on what Sky/ESPN would pay. Â TV has become the pivotal component and the evidence of Joe's meeting backs this up. This pause for reflection should be to redress some of the points above. Â Our involvement in this is shameful - The board should be ashamed of themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan1984 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Doncaster should offer to resign if he has any decency. Â Not before the clubs that forced Doncaster to try and sell the 10/10 league. Hopefully we'll hear about Motherwell's removal at the general meeting, along with St Mirren and the Old Firm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcalf Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Not before the clubs that forced Doncaster to try and sell the 10/10 league. Hopefully we'll hear about Motherwell's removal at the general meeting, along with St Mirren and the Old Firm  Clarify please in case I read you wrong, you think 4 clubs should resign from the league? Ours being one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan1984 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Clarify please in case I read you wrong, you think 4 clubs should resign from the league? Ours being one of them. Â No. From the strategy group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcalf Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 No. From the strategy group. Got you FWIW I don't think the clubs should be involved in the process at all, too many vested interests will never reach an agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan1984 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Got you FWIW I don't think the clubs should be involved in the process at all, too many vested interests will never reach an agreement. Â Agreed. The SPL Management should be independent from all clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcalf Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Agreed. The SPL Management should be independent from all clubs  Can't agree wi' that though seeing as I believe the SPL should be disbanded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaag Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Tell that prick doncaster to go take a flying shite at himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Tell that prick doncaster to go take a flying shite at himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris*Kaizer 2*Nunn Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Tell Doncaster he can lick a shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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