tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732919976442735382.post1087186375455721316..comments2023-10-08T10:24:24.396+01:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: Is this the death throes of the Livi Lions?Stephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732919976442735382.post-37649933363502765352009-07-02T08:01:49.664+01:002009-07-02T08:01:49.664+01:00Isn't it a bit counterproductive of the SFA to...Isn't it a bit counterproductive of the SFA to put such punitive measures in place if a club goes into admnistration? Surely relegation to division 3 when they still have the same overheads would just kill them off completely.<br><br>It would be ridiculous for a town this size not to have at least one top flight football team so I hope something can be done to save it.<br><br>Your post isn't terribly hopeful, by the sound of it, though.<br><br>I thought the chairman's having a go at the fans for not giving enough money was a disgrace.Caronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732919976442735382.post-90099317562385421462009-07-02T10:42:52.782+01:002009-07-02T10:42:52.782+01:00looks bleak - i only hope the council's action...looks bleak - i only hope the council's action is aimed at forcing Massone to sell to another buyer who can then use their resources to save the club, not bail out Massone, who has been a disaster and failed to deliver on near every pledge.<br><br>Caron - you may be right about the level of punishment, but the SFL set the tariff with Gretna. and they need to be consistent and fair to ther teams .And as Gretna showed - having a club go bust mid season raises huge problems in terms of a league's iontegrity, and would leave the SFL open to legal challenges on a range of other frontsayewecanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238599957331198637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732919976442735382.post-42791614570830194312009-07-02T18:00:00.984+01:002009-07-02T18:00:00.984+01:00The SFL as AWC says have got to act fair and the d...The SFL as AWC says have got to act fair and the drop to Division 3 was the punishment meted out on Gretna last summer before they went belly up. When we went into Admin in 2004 there were no such sanctions but that was seen by the other clubs as being unfair. If a debt could be written off and a club starting afresh.<br><br>It certainly doesn't look good. And now I am trying to negotiate a change in plans for my weekend. To try and attend the emergency meeting, which I know will be heated.<br><br>It's been a nervous 5 years and this is the most harrowing it has been since first going in Admin, even worse as then we were a SPL side that had were on the way to winning a piece of silverware.Stephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.com