SFA Corruption , Bias and outright Glasgweegry

[mondo_notion]

How much did ICT take to the semi? How much tickets could they expect to sell for a final? Saw a bit of it on the tv and the crowd looked pathetic.

[PittodriePile]

It's the principle though isn't it. Regardless of how many they took to Hampden for the semi, they should be given the respect of a 50/50 split to begin with. As should all teams.

[57vintage]

SPFL rather than SFA, but I canna be arsed trying to find a suitable thread title to publicise this report on the overpaid alien-looking teat-sucking wänker.

“It could cost the SPFL in the region of £800,000 to part company with Neil Doncaster, as Herald Sport can reveal that the league’s chief executive has a two-year notice period on his lucrative contract.

According to the latest SPFL accounts, Doncaster took home £392,000 in 2022 after bonuses were factored in, up from £388,000 the previous year and a massive increase on the £172,000pa he received after first joining the organisation in 2012.

At various points during his long tenure as SPFL chief executive, Doncaster’s position has come under scrutiny, with the cinch dispute between the league, Rangers and Park’s Motor Group the latest controversy to bring his leadership into question.

Herald Sport exclusively revealed yesterday that the Ibrox club have now received permission from the Scottish FA to pursue legal action against the SPFL as they seek an apology and legal costs for the reputational damage they have suffered due to the row.
If Doncaster is forced into such a public climbdown it may prove damaging to him reputationally, while the cost to the league could end up running into many hundreds of thousands of pounds.

But any notion that his position may come under threat because of the way that deal was handled has to be tempered by the additional sum it would directly cost the clubs to remove him from his post.

There is nothing illegal or improper about Doncaster being in possession of a two-year notice period, but it is highly irregular. The Combined Code on Corporate Governance (2003) recommends that “notice or contract periods should be set at one year or less. If it is necessary to offer longer notice or contract periods to new directors recruited from outside, such periods should reduce to one year or less after the initial period.”

A notice period of six months is considered typical for senior executives in the UK, while a 12-month notice period is not uncommon. Any notice period longer than one year though is highly unusual.

The decision to lengthen Doncaster’s notice period to 24 months was taken by the SPFL remuneration committee some time in the summer of 2021. Herald Sport understands that the explanation later given to the board for the decision was that it was a move to mitigate the risk of losing someone the committee viewed as a key member of personnel.

A source close to the SPFL said: “Issues such as the chief executive’s contract, and all such matters, are dealt with and approved by the board following a rigorous and detailed process.”“

[neilthedon]

SPFL rather than SFA, but I canna be arsed trying to find a suitable thread title to publicise this report on the overpaid alien-looking teat-sucking wänker.

“It could cost the SPFL in the region of £800,000 to part company with Neil Doncaster, as Herald Sport can reveal that the league’s chief executive has a two-year notice period on his lucrative contract.

According to the latest SPFL accounts, Doncaster took home £392,000 in 2022 after bonuses were factored in, up from £388,000 the previous year and a massive increase on the £172,000pa he received after first joining the organisation in 2012.

At various points during his long tenure as SPFL chief executive, Doncaster’s position has come under scrutiny, with the cinch dispute between the league, Rangers and Park’s Motor Group the latest controversy to bring his leadership into question.

Herald Sport exclusively revealed yesterday that the Ibrox club have now received permission from the Scottish FA to pursue legal action against the SPFL as they seek an apology and legal costs for the reputational damage they have suffered due to the row.
If Doncaster is forced into such a public climbdown it may prove damaging to him reputationally, while the cost to the league could end up running into many hundreds of thousands of pounds.

But any notion that his position may come under threat because of the way that deal was handled has to be tempered by the additional sum it would directly cost the clubs to remove him from his post.

There is nothing illegal or improper about Doncaster being in possession of a two-year notice period, but it is highly irregular. The Combined Code on Corporate Governance (2003) recommends that “notice or contract periods should be set at one year or less. If it is necessary to offer longer notice or contract periods to new directors recruited from outside, such periods should reduce to one year or less after the initial period.”

A notice period of six months is considered typical for senior executives in the UK, while a 12-month notice period is not uncommon. Any notice period longer than one year though is highly unusual.

The decision to lengthen Doncaster’s notice period to 24 months was taken by the SPFL remuneration committee some time in the summer of 2021. Herald Sport understands that the explanation later given to the board for the decision was that it was a move to mitigate the risk of losing someone the committee viewed as a key member of personnel.

A source close to the SPFL said: “Issues such as the chief executive’s contract, and all such matters, are dealt with and approved by the board following a rigorous and detailed process.”“

At first glance ( and I only say that as I`m a fair and reasonable person !! ) that change to a 2 year notice arrangement smacks of a little clique of self interested persons protecting one of their own against the outside world .

I thought Ian Maxwell coming fro Plastiic Whistle would be a " breath of fresh air " into those organisations. But looks like he`s just another " one of them " ?


How about we start a fan group manifesto for change : Equal voting rights for all member clubs , straight majority vote wins and equal distributiiion of all TV & sponsorship monies betweem member clubs .

Why not ?