There has to be a reason we haven't responded publicly to all of this, there must be a tactic behind it and given the track record of our board in the last few years, I'm confident they know exactly what they're doing.
If what I suspect has happened, that we've been building relationships with all the other clubs in the background, then I expect quite a few clubs coming out and distancing themselves from Celtic's stance in the coming weeks.
The dynamic that this will create, if it happens, will be the SPFL CEO officially asking for a review of the SFA based on one club, not the majority of member clubs.
If that happens, Doncaster has to go. His position will be absolutely untenable if he's proven to have given the green light for the SPFL to be used as the vehicle for this without acting on the best interests and wishes of the clubs as a whole.
I hope I'm right, it would be absolutely hilarious to see this all come crashing down.
I've said it a few times in the last week, it wouldn't surprise me if The King has played an absolute blinder here. Anyone that thinks Ashley walked away off his own back is deluded, The King set his target and fucking demolished it.
I have a funny feeling this is what's happening here.
I'm not so sure. Most clubs despise us.
Something is afoot here. Maybe this was all a ploy by Liewell and Petrie etc to get rid of Doncaster and Regan in some kind of coup to gain complete control of the game up here.
Doncaster acting at the behest of one club rather than the collective will of clubs he is paid to represent via the SPFL board, makes his position untenable. His misrepresentation here must be actionable.
If we have any official comment to make, we should be training our sights on Neil Doncaster.
He has serious misconduct questions to answer in this regard.
Presumably Doncaster got SPFL board approval for his letter, even if he obviously never consulted member clubs. Was this before Stewart Robertson joined the SPFL board?
One of the 3 people who is rumoured to have backed Doncaster is a director of a company that is in liquidation. The other one is in all likelihood under investigation by HMRC for aggressive tax avoidance / possibly evasion.
I would be amazed of we didn't create an appropriate shit storm after the hibs game, but privately with the appropriate people.
Public criticism of refs is always a poor effort. Not the way we do business. Also Hibs won't be scared of us, they will be scared we don't turn up at Easter road.
Can you name names?
Maybe I should know who you mean, but I don't.
If what I suspect has happened, that we've been building relationships with all the other clubs in the background, then I expect quite a few clubs coming out and distancing themselves from Celtic's stance in the coming weeks.
The dynamic that this will create, if it happens, will be the SPFL CEO officially asking for a review of the SFA based on one club, not the majority of member clubs.
If that happens, Doncaster has to go. His position will be absolutely untenable if he's proven to have given the green light for the SPFL to be used as the vehicle for this without acting on the best interests and wishes of the clubs as a whole.
I hope I'm right, it would be absolutely hilarious to see this all come crashing down.
I've said it a few times in the last week, it wouldn't surprise me if The King has played an absolute blinder here. Anyone that thinks Ashley walked away off his own back is deluded, The King set his target and fucking demolished it.
I hope and believe you could be right, furthermore the employment of Stewart Robertson as CEO could be part of this strategy: Contrast the styles of him and Pig Eyes; who is going to command the greatest respect among the non Non Repentant 19th Century Terrorist Bastards? It's a no brainer.
Stewart has had face to face contact with just about every ceo/club chairman in the country on our climb through the divisions; in a vote off, who they gonna go for?
He may not be everyone's cup of tea but he could turn out to be a Bear in wolves clothing.
You'd like to think so, but I am not convinced it will happen. The cynic in me also thinks that any replacement will be handpicked by Liewell
I think the walls are coming down on him. He wont like that it is now public knowledge he has met semi Joe and their Association and it may cause other supporters clubs to say why wont you meet us then.