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From one of the clue-up legal chaps on FF https://www.followfollow.com/forum/threads/the-egm-and-our-resolution-what-the-law-says.118624/#post-5928982

Statement from Northern Ireland Football League Following meetings of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Steering Group and NIFL Board on Monday evening, the NI Football League can provide the following update. As referenced in our previous statement on 6 April 2020 it remains impossible to commit to a date when competitions could resume, this will of continue to depend on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the guidance from the UK Government & health authorities but most importantly when it is safe for everyone to return to a sporting arena.  As you will be aware, the Northern Ireland Executive announced on 15 April 2020 that the current restrictions in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 would last until at least 9 May and stated that they will take a ‘step by step’ approach to lifting lockdown measures. In addition, the European Leagues confirmed during the video-conference (Friday 24 April) that the Leagues ranked 16-55 would be required to conclude their season by 20 July 2020 (Northern Ireland is currently ranked 52). The European Leagues have however indicated that this was a tentative date. The European Leagues have stressed the importance to keep unity and consensus among members and suggested that members do not take any hasty decisions regarding the end of the current season and the start of the new season in domestic calendar with the main aim to safeguard the integrity of competitions. UEFA has recently provided all European Leagues with guidelines on eligibility Principles for Season 2020/21, the key points of which are as follows. 1. Admission to the UEFA club competitions is based on sporting merit. For this reason, UEFA urges National Associations and Leagues to explore all possible options in order to bring all top domestic competitions giving access to UEFA club competitions to their natural end. 2. National Associations and/or Leagues should be in a positionto communicate to UEFA by 25 May 2020 the planned restart of their domestic competitions including the date of restart and the relevant competition format. 3. While using best efforts to complete the domestic competitions, National Associations and/or Leagues might have legitimate reasons to prematurely terminate their domestic competitions, in particular inthe following cases: a. existence of an official order prohibiting sports events so that the domestic competitions cannot be completed or are highly unlikely to be completed before a date that would make it possible to complete the current season in good time before the latest opportunity for the next season to start. In this situation, UEFA would recognise that it may no longer be practical to wait for a final position from the public authorities and that public health considerations mean that the domestic competitions are at high risk of not being played; b. specific economic and financial justifications which would make continuing the season to its conclusion financially imprudent or which could put at risk the long-term financial stability of the domestic competition and/or clubs. 4. In the event that a domestic competition is to be prematurely terminated for legitimate reasons in accordance with the above conditions, UEFA would require the National Association to explain by 25 May 2020 (i.e. in line with date referred to in point 2 above) the special circumstances justifying such premature termination and to select clubs for the UEFA club competitions 2020/21 on the basis of sporting merit in the 2019/20 domestic competitions: a. the procedure for selecting clubs should be based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory principles. National Associations and Leagues should otherwise have the ability todecide the final positions in the domestic competitions, having regard to the specific circumstances of each competition; b. the final determination of eligible places for the UEFA club competitions should be confirmed by the relevant competent bodies at domestic level. 5. UEFA reserves the right to refuse or evaluate the admission to any club proposed by a National Association from a prematurely terminated domestic competition in particular where: a. the domestic competitions have not been prematurely terminated on the basis ofthe reasons given in these UEFA guidelines or on the basis of any other legitimate public health reasons; b. the clubs were selected pursuant to a procedure which was not objective, transparent and non-discriminatory so that the selected clubs could not be considered as having been qualified on sporting merit; c. there is a public perception of unfairness in the qualification of the club. The COVID-19 Steering Group, established by the NIFL Board on 18 March 2020, will continue to liaise with all relevant stakeholders to obtain further information to allow the NI Football League, and our clubs, to take important decisions in advance of the UEFA deadline of 25 May 2020. Arrangements will be made for all member clubs to discuss the next steps in their respective league Management Committee meetings to be held on Monday 11 May 2020. + + + Snatched from FF

As Live, tonight (28th April) from 7pm on The Rangers Archives You Tube channel- 28th April 1996 Rangers v Aberdeen

1991 League Decider Rangers v Aberdeen

Sky Sports Scotland @ScotlandSky SPFL LATEST BREAKING NEWS @spfl board calls EGM of clubs for Tuesday May 12th, following requisitions from @JamTarts @RangersFC and @StranraerFC

The legality of the vote should have been legally challenged by now. Porbably not as easy as one might think. As it all goes through the SPFL itself, be it that 42 clubs stuff or the independent inquiry, unless the SFA steps in somewhere, they seemingly can decide whatever they want. That such a construct is allowed to do this is quite beyond me. Then again, it probably has never been bend in the way we see now ...

Snatched from FF https://www.followfollow.com/forum/threads/spfl-open-letter.118271/ Shows up the very limited research done by Deloitte.

Sonia is keeping herself fit ... Sonia María @SoniaONeill_ I usually work on my touch when my legs are exhausted, helps with focusing on being sharp even when I’m tired in a game. Decided to bring back the tennis ball after running 8.5km and running 48 25m sprints [Snip] (IgnoreTheBaggySweater) twitter.com/i/web/status/1246095422873108482 Running 8.5 km and then doing 48 x 25 m sprints ... and then start training with the ball. Okay ...

Still appears to be some appetite ... ... who would have thought! ?

Hehe ... Superscoreboard @ClydeSSB SPFL appointed Deloitte to carry out independent examination "into the factual chronology relating to Dundee FC’s return" to vote. They say it "identified no evidence of improper behaviour by SPFL personnel concerning the submission of the Dundee FC vote"

Better to have one thread with all the updates about the "as live" of the day. Do keep in mind that once shown, the games remain on youtube. Right now: As Live: April 1st 1990 Rangers v Celtic at Ibrox.

One day in the future, when we remember Corona, we will all have a good laugh about it, saying: "How mad were those twelve years!"

Methinks 2 more signatures are required?

... and those least skint are probably the footballers themselves.

You think you heard it all before? Think again ... 2 Auchinleck had NINE games in hand when the virus hit As outlandish as the table looks, the mathematics in Talbot's favour is fairly straightforward. Tommy Sloan's side have cut great swathes through the junior ranks in recent years and the fact they still had nine games in hand on Kilwinning gives them the title on the account of their average points per game ratio of 2.56, which comfortably outstrips Kilwinning's 2.12. In the last season before a major re-organisation of the Scottish game is set to place with the formation of the West of Scotland league within the Scottish senior football pyramid, Blantyre Vics and Darvel shared the Championship title. Vics actually had a marginally superior points per game advantage from their matches to date (46 from 18 = 2.55) to Darvel (53 from 21 = 2.523), but the league decided that a joint award was the only fair way to decide. ?⚽️ McBOOKIE SJFA WEST CHAMPIONSHIP | We are delighted to confirm that @BVFC1890 & @darvelfc have been declared as Joint winners of McBookie SJFA West Championship 2019-20. ??????? #SJFAWest pic.twitter.com/rYM66IIF8L — West Region SJFA (@SjfaWest) April 21, 2020 Elswewhere, Shettleston Juniors are the champions of West Region League 1. Johnstone Burgh get the honours in League 2. No fewer than 67 clubs from the junior ranks have an expressed an interest to play in the West of Scotland leagues from season 2020-21 onwards. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5517193/auchinleck-talbot-west-premiership-champions-third/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=scottishsunfootballfacebook&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1587501531

Mission accomplished ... seemingly. Season brought to an end after 75 % of the games and a rigged vote gained via harassment and coercion ... no matter the fallout. As long as Scum Fc can celebrate a title, all is fine. Should we get close to a title next season, strict liability will be introduced and points deducted, no problem.

Yeah, but that would require a sanity that quite simply isn't there.

... well, if UEFA says: "do as you please!" ... the whole scenario has fulfilled its sole purpose. Scum FC will get their 9th title and whatever fallout there is will essentially be insignificant for the puppetmasters. Or does anyone reckon that this new reconstruction board has any say about the Premiership outcome, no matter what Mr Budge and Co. want?

Thing is, I would assume we have a "war chest" set aside for SG to improve the squad. When we did that and if is anyone's guess. Might well be that quite a bit of that war chest, if existing, has been spend on C19 demands and requirements of the club. In effect, we'll never know up until a signing happens by or the interim / annual reports are made. As of Corona, IMHO it is stil a case of month to month, as one hardly has a clue how fast a vaccine or antidote can be found or produced. If found, I reckon half the pharma industry on the planet will be at it and Corona will go down to Influenza levels. Whether that will happen in May or next January is anyone's guess and I won't cry wolf about pure conjecture - one way or another.

While things do hang in the balance, some rumours floating about ... https://www.goal.com/en/news/rangers-close-to-completing-permanent-deal-for-hagi-from/oeosest42qhf10o7asowne6gy And then there is this: Raúl Sánchez @raulsdf Belgian press say Rangers are interested in Simon Deli https://transfermarkt.lv/simon-deli/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/234124/trainer_id/430… we were linked to him last season too. Let's see this time Simon Deli at TM ... he sure has a stare that may intimidate Griffiths and Edouard.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18390212.questions-spfl-must-answer-independent-investigation-votegate-fiasco/ ... so slowly every journo in this country follows the party line. At the end of the day, many opinions, but whether there is action ...

While one can obviously throw in a certain number of hypothesis and malovent comments about, I would still like to know - who thought up the whole SPFL proposal - who decided that only one of apparently six proposals were being voted upon - who decided that the Hearts and/or Rangers proposal would not be debated upon or put forward - who put the timeline on it - who decided that Dundee`s vote was allowed to be recast ... ? "The SPFL" is a bit vague here and thrown into the fray far too often. I doubt that this was thought up by "the Board", with Robertson on it.

Here is the BBC podcast .... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_scotland_fm