bluebear54 0 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Not enough Celtic minded souls on the board. I'll give 2-1 Petrie. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sergi Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) this is traynor's take on it. By James Traynor Dundee United chief Stephen Thompson quits SPL board over claims he was leaking information IT'S understood Thompson was spoken to by chairman Ralph Topping after it was alleged he was the source of stories being drip-fed to the media. Stephen Thompson DUNDEE Unitedâ??s Stephen Thompson has resigned from the SPL board after a bust-up with chairman Ralph Topping. And SPL sources claimed last night the Tannadice chairman was accused of leaking sensitive information. The source said: â??Ralph had a conversation with Stephen last week and some home truths were delivered. It caused a reaction and Stephen found it indigestible. â??Ralph and Stephen did not see eye to eye and I donâ??t think Stephen fancied coming along to next Mondayâ??s meeting and explaining himself to the board. â??Ralph had asked Stephen for a quiet five minutes during that meeting to discuss some issues.â? Stories that SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster was to be sidelined in league reconstruction talks were circulating last week but our source stressed this was not the cause of fallout. However, it is believed Thompson was shocked and appalled about what had been said and after a few days of deliberation decided he had to put principle before position. Thompson was determined to play a leading role in league revamp talks but a club statement cited â??professional differencesâ? for his departure. Itâ??s understood Thompson vehemently denied the accusations of leaking and objected strongly to Toppingâ??s behaviour. But the SPL now have to decide whether to appoint a replacement. Apart from Doncaster and Topping, who is standing down at the end of this season, only Eric Riley (Celtic,) Aberdeenâ??s Duncan Fraser and Michael Johnston (Kilmarnock) remain on the board at a crucial time for the top flight amid widespread calls for radical change. The SPL tried to play down the row by releasing a bland statement which read: â??Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson has resigned from the SPL board with immediate effect. We thank him for his contribution.â? However, Unitedâ??s own statement made it clear this was not a smooth or amicable parting, pointing out Thompson â??has resigned from the SPL board with immediate effect due to professional differencesâ?. The SPL are on a collision course with the SFL over league reconstruction plans and Thompsonâ??s resignation couldnâ??t have come at a worse time. Edited November 28, 2012 by sergi 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 5,858 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Reading Traynor's take on events, I suspect BBC Scotland's Jum Spence might find himself redundant. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BROXI1957 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Do we want back in.....maybe we stay out and build our club slowly ...... the pack of cards is about to fall and take Rangers hating clubs to oblivion.....also we need to get the verdict on the SPL dual contract fiasco and the HMRC investigation......mee thinks we just carry on where we are just now 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Apologies, but Jum Spence IS redundant. Always has been. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 5,858 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Apologies, but Jum Spence IS redundant. Always has been. No, no, and thrice no. Jum Spence speaks on behalf of his master, Stephen Thompson; morning, noon, and night. BBC Scotland awarded him a new, substantialy improved contract last summer. Wee Jum blurted in his excitement that he could for the first time, be fully full-time and give up his job as a lecturer in law at a local polytechnic. Jum's favourite word this year has been, "contrition". We, the Rangers support had not shown enough and Jum was livid, so he was. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I meant that he is redundant in the superfluous connotation. What he attempts to do for a job is of no concern to me. What is of concern to me is that some people give him credence and believe that this pea brain has something valid to offer to the general debate. I don't. Therefore he's redundant. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amms 0 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 A falling out among thieves. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juancornetto 1 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Can the SPL survive 2012? All it would take is one of the remaining non-Celtic members to leave and it would be untenable. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,299 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 has the SPL run up a £1m legal bill with Harper McLeod as a result of its corrupt commission chasing us over these EBT's ? does anyone know? wouldn't have thought it would be able to afford that bill. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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