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Resolution 12: Some Questions That Need To Be Asked.

Ralph Malph 15 Comments

Stewart Regan, to his credit, has answered a couple of the emails that have been sent to him regarding resolution 12.

Houdinibhoy March 15, 2016 at 12:32 pm · Edit · Reply →

I got an answer from Mr Regan believe it or not.

I can forward it to an e-mail account if somebody needs to authenticate it. Meanwhile here is the contents  

Sent: 15 March 2016 10:51
To: Stewart Regan
Subject: Resolution 12

Mr Regan,

After reading below I felt compelled to e-mail you regarding the matter of Resolution 12 which was raised by Celtic FC Shareholders regarding the SFA issuing a UEFA license despite knowing the financial affairs of Glasgow Rangers FC(IL).

Why have no answers come from the SFA regarding the matter when clearly there is a very strong feeling amongst football supporters in Scotland? This has long since passed being a group of Celtic fans looking to get one over on their rivals. This has now become a matter of integrity towards your Association and the governance of Scottish Football on the whole. Your organisation has lost a lot of respect and is now being pilloried on well respected and well read Blogs by men and women who now know that the mainstream media is not to be trusted. On the whole the general feeling is that you and your colleagues are not trusted either as fans lose faith. Why have you allowed for this to happen as you sit in silence? Do you understand that this is now gaining momentum that by the very definition of your silence you are making matters worse? Why have you not supplied all the information which has been requested? Is it not about time you now show conviction and respect for Scottish football and the fans, the very lifeblood of the game?

Momentum Mr Regan, the unanswered questions are causing momentum. What was a snowball is now slowly but sure turning into an avalanche and I would urge you to put this matter to bed at the earliest opportunity. You are responsible for Scottish Football governance and the ethics the SFA purports to follow. Now is the time to speak with honesty and conviction, Scottish football needs honesty and integrity.

Yours Sincerely

James *******  

From: Stewart Regan [mailto:Stewart.Regan@scottishfa.co.uk]
Sent: 15 March 2016 11:50
To: *******, James
Subject: RE: Resolution 12

Dear Mr *******,

We have dealt with this matter via correspondence with our member club, Celtic FC.

Regards
Stewart Regan

 

 

This is a slightly longer and presumably more thought out response than one given the previous evening to Ed Findlay, who forwarded this..

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 9:19 AM -0700, “Ed Findlay” wrote
Resolution 12:  Why don’t you answer ????????????? 

From: Stewart Regan <Stewart.Regan@scottishfa.co.uk>
Date: 14 March 2016 at 19:37
Subject: Re: Resolution 12
To: Ed Findlay 

We have Ed!

Regards
Stewart Regan
CEO
Scottish FA

Well, at least we know he’s in there.

The two replies are fairly abrupt. almost, in fact dismissive , in the way that a child is told to stop pestering a parent while they play candy crush on their phones.
Lets give Regan the benefit of the doubt here. Maybe he is trying to be open and honest, and its maybe our failing in that we are simply not asking the right questions.
Here’s a few we could ask. for the sake of clarification.
1) In this context, who are “we” ?
Are you referring to the SFA as a whole,or are you referring to one or two members of the association who were delegated to deal with this issue ?  Or do you refer to the member club as well , and it was , in fact, a collective  “we” , which included people outside the SFA ? Thus the implication becomes the club and the SFA have sat around the table and reached a mutually satisfactory conclusion.
2) “Have dealt with this matter “
Are you confident that the matter has been “dealt with ” to the satisfaction of all parties concerned ? Were you personally involved in the issue,and who, if any,  were the others involved ?
Are you confident that you have resolved it to the best of your ability to the satisfaction of the SFA ?
3) Is this , having already “dealt with the matter ” a statement that the SFA now considers the case to be closed ?
If so, what conclusions were reached ? If not, at what stage will the matter be re-visited?
4) Will you publish the correspondence with the member club , in the interests of transparency and honesty, so that the rest of us, including shareholders of the member club,  can also consider the matter to have been dealt with ?
Please include reference to whether or not the member club also view the matter as having been “dealt with “
I’m quite sure that if enough of us email him these questions, he will reply to as many of them as he can.
You know the address.
Meanwhile, whilst Regan has at least answered, in the loosest possible sense of the word, Celtic have been silent on the matter.
So, here’s a set of questions for them.
1) The SFA are saying that the matter has been dealt with. Has it ?
2) If so, would you care to inform us how it has been dealt with, and also if it has been dealt with to the satisfaction of the board ?
3) If not, would you care to inform us how you feel it has not been dealt with to the satisfaction of the board, which would imply the solution was not to the satisfaction of the shareholders, as, of course, the board represent the shareholders in such dealings.
4) Do you now consider the matter to be closed ?
Award nominee blogger The Clumpany, who is not afraid to ask the difficult questions, has written an open letter to Regan.
Keep an eye out for a reply. You can find The Clumpany on twitter.
Both parties involved need to be fully aware that this is not going to go away. The media may be silent, but the supporters will not be.
Scottish football needs to have absolute trust in those charged with the governance of the game.
Celtic supporters and shareholders need also to have absolute trust in the club’s current stewards.
By the way, if you are bored today, around about lunchtime, Regan is giving a talk on International Football Governance at Edinburgh university.

Upcoming ISPEHS events

International Football Governance

Speaker: Stewart Regan, Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association

Date & Time: Wednesday 16 March 2016, 12.30pm

Venue: St Leonard’s Land (Rm 3.24), Holyrood Road  

 

Presumably the Fringe Comedy Festival is starting a little earlier this year.

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Atlantabhoy
8 years ago

Mick I have signed this, art this point will do anything to get rid of everyone involved and start afresh.

I have asked the question before, but I seriously cannot comprehend how they are all still in their jobs, they have done absolutely nothing to advance Scottish football, quite the opposite.
For this to continue the clubs must be colluding including Celtic and by doing so are treating the fans like idiots.

HH

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Mick
8 years ago

ATLANTABHOY

Good man.

Grateful thanks.

Only about 300 more to go.

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Mick
8 years ago

ATLANTABHOY

When I heard the recent response by the board re Res 12 I suggested incompetence or collusion.

Frankly I’m struggling to give them even that benefit of the doubt.

Imo,they have seriously miscalculated the feelings of the source of their income.

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Monti
8 years ago

Scottish football is broken, it has been for years now, from strategic friendly positions at the SFA handed to carefully selected brothers of the establishment, the game exists to serve one (former) club.
The game is corrupt at the very top, down to it’s refereeing fraternity.
It is an unhealthy governance that guides the game here in Scotland, no transparency, no honesty and no accountability.
The Scottish game reeks of cheating, of dishonesty and corruption, no wonder large sections of football stands lie empty, we (Celtic) are being hindered by this Circus, we have a wonderful club and magnificent support and stadium, yet something is not functioning.

Only title stripping and the acknowledgement that they are a new club, with a fee years history being publicly announced, by Sevco and the SFA, can we move on.

There are two heavy dark shadows over our game, Ibrox and Hampden park.
Bulldoze the fucking two of them!

Yours in total bitterness,

Monti

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charlie
8 years ago
Reply to  Monti

ime wae you monti

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ewanbhoy
8 years ago

Here is a question…..do you trust Peter Lawwell ?…..this man has too much power and influence over our club …….i think he is killing our club and it seems like he wants to bring us right down to such a low level that Scottish football is even again…..well he has done that so well done…..fucking arsehole…he is also in cahoots with the sfa and wants sevco in the league with us too….maybe this is why resolution 12 is being swept under the carpet

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Dresden
8 years ago

Hi Mike,

Dresden CSC have signed!

Hail! Hail!

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John Fallon
8 years ago

have signed petition, what annoy`s me is that nobody gets a straight answer from Celtic/SFA, why are they hiding this, as for our club if we had done what other side did, we would have been hung out to die,also about time all other Premier league fans and rest of Scotland got involved, also make the media aware we will not stand by with listening or reading there LIE`S

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rebus67
8 years ago

Mick,

Signed it a couple of days ago. A progress report of the number of signatures would be good.

Rebus

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charlie
8 years ago

if celtic dont push resolution 12 the game is a bogey and me and about ten others who sit around me will not be renewing season tickets thats just in our section lawell better get his finger out

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Mick
8 years ago

EWANBHOY

Naw.

My disdain for them is long-documented on another site.

I was in a minority then. No chance of holding a meeting of like minds in a telephone box now.

REBUS67

Thanks,bud. Click on the link,we are about 300 short of target.

HH

DRESDEN CSC
JOHN FALLON-TOHG

Grateful thanks,lads.

Btw,JF. If yer TOHG ask yer lad what he’s up to on Friday. Be a pleasure to have you join us,sir.

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Mick
8 years ago

Does anyone else listen to yon Gideon Osborne and have flashbacks to Piers in The New Statesman?

Canny joooost be me,shoorly.

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Macca
8 years ago

Signed!

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mike
8 years ago
Reply to  Macca

Mick, signed it good luck.

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