Dick Dastardly

What is the alternative now that reconstruction talks are over ? If the relegation is declared illegal then there is nowhere to promote them to (or pay out the compo)

You could argue that it was QotS vote that relegated us, as the vote passed by just one in the Championship.

both. I suspect that is his level now

I believe that this is the basis of the successful French and Belgian cases, that there were options to end the season that didn't result in clubs being relegated / not able to attain European qualification. The organisation chose (in our case by a member vote) not to use them.

Are you that certain League One will start ?

The rush was to get prize money to clubs as early as possible to prevent any getting into financial difficulties. The SPFL claim that the only way to do this was by calling the league early. With no date known at the time for the restart of football, That was the reason for the rush

To be fair, he does know alot about ethics .... in a poacher come gamekeeper role

only if they claim the additional grant

I must admit that I thought that the initial money given was unconditional, but clubs could apply for additional grants to assist with testing

No .... Just 1 club. If Celtic have no confidence in him then Lawwell will have him out PDQ

Question for Woodstock Jag .... If the threats to expel Hearts and Thistle were to be actioned would that, in your opinion, not make our case stronger ? It can't be right for an organisation to expel a member just for taking legal action against them.

I can't see how there can be if there is no one to promote and take their place

How about we turn up in numbers at away games to remind them that we won the court case

That would depend on what the judge says. If he says it is illegal to relegate a club before the predetermined number of fixtures are fulfilled, then yes it would. I'm not saying that is likely, but you can't say it is impossible.

If this does drag on through the courts, we might be able to maintain the 50 year record 1921 - Scottish Cup 1971 - League Cup 2021 - Court case

And what is so fundamentally different in the Scottish legal system that makes us a no hope of success, but Belgian and French clubs in the same situation win ?

How is it going to cost other clubs anything if we have no chance of winning ? They would be awarded costs, so if we lose, as you are confident that we will, then it costs the other clubs nothing.

Why ? They will have screened exactly the same number of games and had exactly the same number of games cancelled. The money owed should be exactly the same. Taking aside the legal arguments as I am not a QC, a Barrister or even a family solicitor, so I am not even going to pretend that I speak with authority. What is a fact is that the only 2 cases which have gone to court, Belgium and France, have been declared illegal and I am sure that many of the arguments will be the same. While they are different legal systems, and therefore not a precedent, I would expect that the basic laws would be very similar. I would hope that our legal team, and Hearts, will have been talking to their counterparts in Belgium and France to see what arguments they put forward.

Or rather than play out the 19/20 season, they could null & void, which would allow 20/21 to start on time. Of course Celtic would then not have 9 in a row which could have implications for us when their neanderthals hear about it.

I think you have some good points, although the Belgian and French cases may carry some weight, they are different legal systems. The question is where does the legal challenge go. If it is the Scottish Courts then your points are all valid. If it goes beyond that to the court for arbitration in sport then there are a very different set of principals and they may make a different decision.

Liquidate the SPFL would have consequences as the sponsorship and tv contracts are with the SPFL. If they go then the so called lucrative contracts get ripped up and negotiation need to be restarted with the new body

We will be taking action against the SPFL, not the individual clubs, so no club will have to pay anything. The clubs are essentially shareholders in the SPFL so they would need to work out how to fund any compensation from future earnings, or liquidate the current SPFL and form a new body (in which case we may come out with just a moral victory)

That was a short hour !

I have long suggested 13-10-10-9 with the premier league and league 2 clubs playing a friendly on their "spare" weekend.

If the relegation is declared illegal and all attempts at reconstruction are over, then I guess it's 12-10-10-10 and no relegation or promotion Poor old Dundee Utd, Raith, and Cove. gutted for them