Hearts fail to pay six players their September wages

[craig 5,199]

It was already a joke but this is a new low. He is one third of the vote on that panel. Craziness ensues as per normal in the SPL.

[foggy dewhurst 0]

the mob at tynecastle are getting away with murder .

[ian1964 10,720]

The Scottish Premier League has banned Hearts from signing any new players until 23 December for the delayed payment of October salaries.

 

The Edinburgh club were reprimanded and warned by the SPL this week for the same problem in September.

 

On both occasions, six first-team players and manager John McGlynn were not paid on time.

 

A ban on player registrations is now an automatic trigger when any SPL club is late with payments.

 

The ban means that Hearts cannot sign free agents outside the transfer window.

 

The SPL disciplinary subcommittee considering the matter consisted of chief executive Neil Doncaster, secretary Iain Blair and Dundee United chairman Steven Thompson.

 

A statement from the league read: "A subcommittee of the Scottish Premier League Board today considered a charge against Heart of Midlothian Football Club under SPL Rule A6.21, which concerned the club's failure to pay coaching staff and players on time in October.

 

"The club satisfied the subcommittee that all outstanding wages from October had now been paid and, accordingly, the player registration embargo, which arose from that failure, has now been lifted.

 

"The charge under SPL Rule A6.21 was admitted by the club. The decision of the sub-committee was to make Heart of Midlothian Football Club immediately subject to a further player registration embargo of 60 days.

 

"The club will be embargoed from registering any professional players up to, and including, 23 December 2012."

 

Hearts were late paying players four times last season and the SPL issued a demand in January that they pay players by a certain date following an official complaint from the players' union.

 

However, their previous record was not taken into account by the SPL committee since the financial rules that have been broken are new to this campaign.

[Super_Ally 0]

The Scottish Premier League has banned Hearts from signing any new players until 23 December for the delayed payment of October salaries.

 

No one can sign players anyway can they?

[GovanAllan 0]

No one can sign players anyway can they?

 

Exactly, its laughable why not give them a one window ban.

[Gazza_8 233]

No one can sign players anyway can they?

 

Can't they sign freebies?

[Super_Ally 0]

Can't they sign freebies?

 

Might be wrong but don't think they could register them to play until the window opens again. Actually, thinking on it, I believe it depends on when that players registration was last held by a club. If they've been released since the last one closed they couldn't be registered I dont think.

 

Still not much of a real punishment in any case as almost zero business is done out with the windows.

[craig 5,199]

Might be wrong but don't think they could register them to play until the window opens again. Actually, thinking on it, I believe it depends on when that players registration was last held by a club. If they've been released since the last one closed they couldn't be registered I dont think.

 

Still not much of a real punishment in any case as almost zero business is done out with the windows.

 

We signed Aluko last season outside the window.

 

Gav is right.

[Gazza_8 233]

Might be wrong but don't think they could register them to play until the window opens again. Actually, thinking on it, I believe it depends on when that players registration was last held by a club. If they've been released since the last one closed they couldn't be registered I dont think.

 

Still not much of a real punishment in any case as almost zero business is done out with the windows.

 

If that's true, why the fuck is it so complicated? Load of shite.

[Gazza_8 233]

We signed Aluko last season outside the window.

 

Gav is right.

 

As always.