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    Lawwell speaks out about the playoff gate money

    through his trusted spokesman Stephen Thompson





    HIBERNIAN'S decision to allow season-ticket holders in for free during last season's play-offs does not set a precedent for other clubs to follow suit, Scottish Professional Football League board member Stephen Thompson has insisted.

    The SPFL has taken a strong stance on the issue of play-off income, telling clubs they must abide by the rules they themselves created, after Rangers and Motherwell revealed they had no plans to charge season-ticket holders.

    Rangers cited the example of Hibs, who went unpunished for doing the same thing last season, but the SPFL believes those circumstances were unique.

    Dundee United chairman Thompson told Press Association Sport: "Hibs started selling season tickets in March 2013, two or three months before there was any merger between the league bodies.

    "So the vast majority of season-ticket holders would have purchased them based on getting all the leagu

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    re: Lawwell speaks out about the playoff gate money

    He's wrong about one thing - Sevco weren't allowed a vote as they'd only just joined the senior leagues the previous August.

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    re: Lawwell speaks out about the playoff gate money

    [quote="Sir_Walter_Timslayer"]through his trusted spokesman Stephen Thompson





    HIBERNIAN'S decision to allow season-ticket holders in for free during last season's play-offs does not set a precedent for other clubs to follow suit, Scottish Professional Football League board member Stephen Thompson has insisted.

    The SPFL has taken a strong stance on the issue of play-off income, telling clubs they must abide by the rules they themselves created, after Rangers and Motherwell revealed they had no plans to charge season-ticket holders.

    Rangers cited the example of Hibs, who went unpunished for doing the same thing last season, but the SPFL believes those circumstances were unique.

    Dundee United chairman Thompson told Press Association Sport: "Hibs started selling season tickets in March 2013, two or three months before there was any merger between the league bodies.

    "So the vast majority of season-ticket holder

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    re: Lawwell speaks out about the playoff gate money

    FFS what have the people of Greenock done to deserve a visit from the likes of Waldo? :/

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    re: Lawwell speaks out about the playoff gate money

    What is the Japanese Bhoys views on this?

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    re: Lawwell speaks out about the playoff gate money

    Quote Originally Posted by AguyIknow
    FFS what have the people of Greenock done to deserve a visit from the likes of Waldo? :/
    Don't worry, he never goes anyway.

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