Scotsman 14 Mar 07 – “SFL clubs have set up a working group to explore the merits of launchung a second tier of the SPL. Some clubs hope to have a ten-team SPL2 in place by the start of next season and the six-strong working group includes 2 members from...
SFL President, John Smith, has hit back at claims made in the leaked PKF report which stated that the organisation wasn’t fit for modern business practices. Smith states that the report, which was commissioned by the SFL itself, is unbalanced and doesn’t represent the true situation. The Scotsman, Herald (editorial)...
A report commissioned by the Scottish Football League has found that the organisation is not fit for the modern day business environment and staff are “institutionalised and demoralised” The report by accountants and business advisors, PKF, also states that the SFL lacks a ‘commercial engine’ which, given that two of...
Interesting announcement last week that the Scottish Executive had teamed up with the SPL clubs to help fund employment programs for 16-19 year olds who are not in education, employment or training – NEET’s in the Executive’s parlance. The KickStart program will target around 5,000 of the estimated 35,000 teenagers...
The Guardian’s blog is fast becoming one of my favourite websites. Here’s a match report from last night’s game that made me laugh out loud and then bang my head on the table repeatedly – I nearly went along to watch this (as I’m in London on business) but decided...
This story hit the news a couple of weeks ago and despite a bit of press attention it seems to have faded away again, despite the current controversy regarding the conduct of high profile players such as Cristiano Ronaldo. Torquay United announced at the end of November that they were...
I really enjoyed this article, which appeared in the Nicky Campbell column in The Guardian today. See his full column here Reminds me of some great chants at the Rovers, unfortunately some of the funniest aren’t printable… suffice to say that my favourite was sung to Graeme Souness when he...
The second annual Supporters Direct in Scotland conference will be held on Sunday 22nd February at Hampden park, Glasgow.
The Scottish Executive’s Sports Minister Mike Watson today announced a funding package to extend Supporters Direct into Scotland. Funding of £75,000 has been announced for this year in order to employ a Supporters Direct worker and make available a small grants scheme. Raith Rovers Independent Supporters Society welcomes this move...
