Scotland’s lower league football clubs to vote on ending season
4 years, 9 months ago

Scotland’s lower league football clubs to vote on ending season

The Hindu  

Scottish football clubs below the Premiership are to vote on whether to terminate their league campaigns due to the coronavirus pandemic. The proposal would see the three divisions below the top-flight Premiership immediately curtailed and final season standings determined by points per game in league matches played by each club so far. If it is given the go-ahead, Dundee United would be promoted to the top division while Raith Rovers would move up to the Championship and Cove Rangers would join third-tier League One. The resolution recommends that the Premiership remains postponed for the time being but final season standings would be determined by the same system if the SPFL’s board determined matches could not be played. That would see Celtic crowned champion for the ninth successive season and Hearts relegated, but could leave it without European football next season.

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Lowland League make U-turn to allow Celtic, Hearts and Rangers to enter B teams into the division
2 years, 7 months ago

Lowland League make U-turn to allow Celtic, Hearts and Rangers to enter B teams into the division

Daily Mail  

Plans to admit Celtic, Hearts and Rangers B teams to a divided Lowland League were waved through after a casting vote by the league chairman. Celtic and Rangers paid £25,000 to field B teams in last year's Lowland League tournament Faced with an ultimatum to either admit all three or none at all, however, teams from the fifth tier held …

Rangers' resurrection: How this Scottish club went from liquidation to the Europa League final
2 years, 8 months ago

Rangers' resurrection: How this Scottish club went from liquidation to the Europa League final

Daily Mail  

The scenes at full-time at Ibrox on Thursday night told you all you needed to know about what reaching a European final means to Glasgow Rangers. Rangers are in the Europa League final after another historic night, this time vs RB Leipzig Gers fans were jubilant at Ibrox as they reached a European final 10 years after going bust 2012 …

EURO 2020: Scotland aims to banish blight of sectarian songs
3 years, 7 months ago

EURO 2020: Scotland aims to banish blight of sectarian songs

Associated Press  

The most anticipated summer in Scottish soccer in a generation started with a public outbreak of perhaps its deepest-rooted problem. “But mid-pandemic, in a city with cases on the rise, it was also selfish beyond belief.” Scottish Football Association president Rod Petrie said “those responsible … cannot be considered football fans.” Scotland will get a chance to repair some reputational …

Scotland's lower leagues suspended for three weeks due to COVID-19
4 years ago

Scotland's lower leagues suspended for three weeks due to COVID-19

The Hindu  

All Scottish football below the second tier Championship has been suspended for three weeks until January 31 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, the Scottish football association said on Monday. Although the Scottish government has allowed professional sport to continue, the Scottish FA said it had taken the decision to suspend matches after consulting with the …

Celtic to begin record-chasing season against Hamilton
4 years, 6 months ago

Celtic to begin record-chasing season against Hamilton

The Hindu  

Celtic will begin its quest for a record 10th straight league crown with a home game against Hamilton Academical on August 2, as the Scottish Premiership announced fixtures for the 2020-21 season on Monday. Rangers visits Aberdeen in one of four matches on the opening day of the campaign on August 1, with the initial rounds of games likely to …

English lower leagues call for relegation and promotion to stay
4 years, 7 months ago

English lower leagues call for relegation and promotion to stay

The Hindu  

The English Football League reiterated on Thursday that promotion and relegation should be kept in place even if the season is ended prematurely by the coronavirus crisis. Clubs agreed to end the League Two campaign last week because of the pandemic and proposed no team should be relegated to the fifth-tier National League. But the EFL, which oversees the three …

Scottish Premiership: O'Neill doesn't want 'asterisk' next to Celtic title triumph
4 years, 7 months ago

Scottish Premiership: O'Neill doesn't want 'asterisk' next to Celtic title triumph

The Hindu  

Martin O'Neill insists Celtic earned its ninth successive title in Scotland, even if he disagrees with the decision to end the Premiership season early. READ | That resulted in Celtic claiming a record-equalling ninth successive title and O'Neill, who managed the club between 2000 and 2005, believes that achievement should not be diminished. "They need to be congratulated, it's been …

Hearts threaten legal action over Scottish Premier relegation
4 years, 7 months ago

Hearts threaten legal action over Scottish Premier relegation

The Hindu  

Hearts has threatened to take legal action over its "unjust" relegation from the Scottish Premiership. "It was previously indicated that league reconstruction would not generate enough support to pass a vote between member clubs. "Hearts will shortly submit a member's resolution that we believe is a pragmatic solution to the issues the game currently faces and a way forward that …

Celtic crowned Scottish Premiership champion
4 years, 7 months ago

Celtic crowned Scottish Premiership champion

The Hindu  

Celtic was crowned champion for a record-equalling ninth consecutive season as the Scottish Premiership campaign was declared over on Monday. A points-per-game method for determining final league placings The three leagues below the Premiership were ended over a month ago when clubs passed a controversial resolution that allowed the Scottish Professional Football League board to also bring the top flight …

Aberdeen chairman fears Scottish top-flight season is finished
4 years, 8 months ago

Aberdeen chairman fears Scottish top-flight season is finished

The Hindu  

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack admitted on Monday that the Scottish Premiership season is likely to be abandoned because of the coronavirus. Cormack recently wrote to his Premiership counterparts urging them to examine ways of completing this season after the three Scottish lower league campaigns were ended. The Scottish football authorities' Joint Response Group last week kicked off six committees designed …

Investigation finds no wrongdoing in SPFL's season-ending vote
4 years, 8 months ago

Investigation finds no wrongdoing in SPFL's season-ending vote

The Hindu  

An independent investigation into the way the Scottish Professional Football League handled a controversial vote among its member clubs over ending the 2019-20 season has found “no evidence of improper behaviour”. The SPFL board commissioned auditing firm Deloitte to examine the circumstances surrounding Dundee's vote after it came in for stinging criticism from Premiership clubs Rangers, Aberdeen and Hearts who …

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard slams Scottish Professional Football League after season-ending vote passed
4 years, 8 months ago

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard slams Scottish Professional Football League after season-ending vote passed

Firstpost  

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard criticised on Thursday the handling of the vote to end the Scottish season in the lower leagues and called for an investigation. Championship side Dundee did not vote last week but belatedly backed the Scottish Professional Football League’s resolution to end the season early following a change of heart. Rangers said last week they had evidence …

Scottish football season called off, Celtic to be declared champion
4 years, 8 months ago

Scottish football season called off, Celtic to be declared champion

The Hindu  

The Scottish Championship, League One and League Two seasons are over after a controversial resolution to call the divisions as they stand was finally passed on Wednesday. However, by finally approving the plan, it paved the way for city rival Dundee United to be promoted to the Premiership, along with Raith Rovers from League One and Cove Rangers from League …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Poll to arrive at resolution over suspended season sees Scottish football go in meltdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Poll to arrive at resolution over suspended season sees Scottish football go in meltdown

Firstpost  

Scottish football never seems too far from a crisis, and it has been plunged into another one over the past week, with even an American library finding itself bizarrely dragged into the mess Scottish football isn’t just in lockdown. The saga began on Wednesday when the Scottish Professional Football League announced that all 42 clubs in the league system would …

Scottish season's fate rests with unfashionable Dundee
4 years, 9 months ago

Scottish season's fate rests with unfashionable Dundee

The Hindu  

The future of the Scottish football season below the elite Premiership appears to rest with Dundee amid confusion over whether it has yet voted in a controversial ballot to determine how the campaign ends amid the coronavirus crisis. According to the Scottish Professional League, the Championship side gave an “unequivocal instruction” not to count its ballot in a vote designed …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Scottish football clubs set for crucial vote on ending season
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Scottish football clubs set for crucial vote on ending season

Firstpost  

The Scottish season was suspended until at least 10 June on Thursday as clubs prepared to vote on a Scottish Professional Football League resolution to end the season immediately in the lower divisions. London: The Scottish season was suspended until at least 10 June on Thursday as clubs prepared to vote on a Scottish Professional Football League resolution to end …

Scottish football suspended until at least JUNE 10 due to ongoing coronavirus battle
4 years, 9 months ago

Scottish football suspended until at least JUNE 10 due to ongoing coronavirus battle

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus continues to affect UK Sport as football in Scotland has now been suspended until June 10 at the very earliest. The suspension may not mean much for some teams come Friday evening, as the 42 SPFL clubs will vote on whether to end the Scottish Championship, League One and League Two seasons immediately. The Scottish Premier League, which contains …

Rangers blast plans to end Scottish season early
4 years, 9 months ago

Rangers blast plans to end Scottish season early

The Hindu  

Rangers strongly criticised plans unveiled on Wednesday to terminate the divisions below the Premiership, warning of “severe consequences for the Scottish game”. With play halted due to the coronavirus, the Scottish Professional Football League announced proposals to determine final placings by points per game in league matches played to date by each club. Steven Gerrard's second-placed Gers, 13 points behind …

Champions League: Scottish giants Celtic frustrated after latest defeat in qualifying rounds, rue loss of significant funds
5 years, 5 months ago

Champions League: Scottish giants Celtic frustrated after latest defeat in qualifying rounds, rue loss of significant funds

Firstpost  

After letting go of some of their player for record transfer fees, Celtic failed to replenish its depleted squad which reflected in their defeat to CFR Cluj London: Celtic were left counting the cost on and off the field for exiting the Champions League in mid-August after a thrilling but agonising 4-3 home defeat to Romanian champions CFR Cluj. We’ve …

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