Barry Hearn tells it like it is to the blazers of the SFA

[The_Exile]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30317051

Would agree with most of that TBF.

[sleeping giant]

What does Doncaster actually do ?

[lapsedhibee]

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What does Doncaster actually do ?

I'll start.

1. Tells porkies on behalf of Rangers.

[givescotlandfreedom]

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I'll start.

1. Tells porkies on behalf of Rangers.

Is in charge of selling a product that he said is dead.

[Kato]

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I'll start.

1. Tells porkies on behalf of Rangers.

2. Hides behind a series of dafty hair-cuts instead of doing his job.

[sleeping giant]

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Is in charge of selling a product that he said is dead.

That was the clincher for me.

That's his legacy .

[bingo70]

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What does Doncaster actually do ?

He works part time on the chase.

He's **** at promoting our game but he certainly knows his general knowledge.

[Bronson]

Hearn is spot on, self-pity has engulfed our game since the demise of der hun. Our game is constantly slated but there are plenty good things about it people choose to ignore. We probably have one of the highest turnout:population ratios in terms of attendences in the world when you consider how small our population is. Okay, we can't compete with the millions and millions getting pumped into the English game but you'll go a long way to find more passionate supporters than those in Scotland.

[Scorrie]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30317051

Would agree with most of that TBF.

Barry Hearn is spot on. Doncaster is a huddy who gets a big wedge for doing the square root of hee-haw. We should stop trying to copy the English game (Premiership, Championship etc ). I still think Scottish football is pretty good at times and I can't believe we dont have a sponsor in the top league. Even the Junior Leagues have some sort of sponsorship. Doncaster should have gone after The Rangers debacle and that other huddy Regan can go an aw.

[green&left]

The Hearns could sell ice to the eskismo's so should definitely be listened to who, however the dour faces of Doncaster/Regan/Ogilvie (Who should all GTF from our game IMO after their failures) won't listen to a word. The suits are stuck in the dark ages. As are the police and whoever else doesn't allow grown men and women in the year 2014 to have an alcoholic beverage at a football match (one of the few countries in europe that don't!)

[weonlywon6-2]

Good story,so true as well
Imo boxing is terrible but they don't half stir it up into a frenzy on tv to get the attention

[bingo70]

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Good story,so true as well
Imo boxing is terrible but they don't half stir it up into a frenzy on tv to get the attention

If you'd have said 10-15 years ago darts would be as popular as it us today you'd have been stuck in the mad house.

[iwasthere1972]

Alcohol in football stadiums in Scotland. Please don't.

[Pretty Boy]

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Alcohol in football stadiums in Scotland. Please don't.

Why?

If it was regulated properly why would there be a huge rise in trouble? In theory I can go to the pub at 11 on saturday morning and tank 7 or 8 pints pre game then cause bother, anyone can but the majority don't. Would being able to have an overpriced mass produced lager in the concourse suddenly turn us all into raving loonies? Likewise those who want to get tanked up and cause bother find a way regardless.

I can't see how Hibs v Falkirk or whatever is anymore likely to see trouble because of drinking in a stadium than the recent Newcatle v Liverpool game I was at where I had a bottle of beer at half time and saw no trouble at all.

[Allez Hibs]

Get this guy in as Chief Executive NOW!!! The guy is spot on! Rangers and Celtic have ruined it for everyone. Get Stewart Regan and Neil Doncaster as far away from Scottish football as humanly possible!!!!

[3pm]

Hibs fans at Bolton seemed to manage to have a bevvy!

[Cabbage East]

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Alcohol in football stadiums in Scotland. Please don't.

Here we go. Why not? Enjoy your self-loathing.

[sleeping giant]

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Here we go. Why not? Enjoy your self-loathing.

Self loathing

Bit dramatic , no ?

[sleeping giant]

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Hibs fans at Bolton seemed to manage to have a bevvy!

I'm hoping you're jesting

Quick edit as I missed an apostrophe

[Cabbage East]

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Self loathing

Bit dramatic , no ?

No really. Scots can't be trusted to drink at the football but Germans, Italians and English can?

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No really. Scots can't be trusted to drink at the football but Germans, Italians and English can?

Ken, but it's still not self loathing.

[Bronson]

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Alcohol in football stadiums in Scotland. Please don't.

It would make no difference, if people want to drink they go to the pub before the match, only difference it would make is increased revenue for clubs which can only be good.

[Hibby Bairn]

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It would make no difference, if people want to drink they go to the pub before the match, only difference it would make is increased revenue for clubs which can only be good.

That was Hearn's point. Also that the stadium didn't fill up until 2.55 as everyone is still in the pub.

[greenpaper55]

The crowds at some games are at desperate levels yet nothing is done by the blazers in Glasgow, fans are fed up going to see visiting teams at least twice a season and often many more, Doncaster's plan was to have a ten team league much against the wishes of the fans and we got the dogs dinner we have now. Home fans can see their teams play the opposition five or six times a season due to cup games and play offs and it's no wonder fans are staying away in droves, Doncaster should get his jotters for this shambles.

[IanM]

I've been going pished/sober to the football for years, the weekend is my time off and I'll have a bevy if I want to and although I understand why the non alcohol rule was brought in, how many years ago was that now? everything has moved on in football apart from the SFA or whatever they jazz themselves up to be now.

Too many years of pandering over the OF and not interested in the other clubs in Scotland has caused this demise and now they have a chance, a real chance to make some amends by getting rid of the deadwood and briging someone in (like Hearn) for the good of the game but what are the chances of that happeneing?

TV money would be availabvle, more than we're getting now and it's apparent Doncaster et al aren't up for the job

[Earl of Currie]

I understand why the rule was brought in but times haven’t moved on that much. There is still an increase in alcohol related crimes, proportionally more so in Scotland than England.
If Scotland is wanting to allow drinking back into grounds , I do not see why this can’t be done on a transitional basis. For example selling low alcoholic/non alcoholic drinks before or during games as well as following the German concept of having a blanket ban on high risk games.
If there is trouble , clubs will be responsible for security and can be fined / banned for misconduct.
See how it goes and working with the police / community review it every 2-3 years after that before changing again.

[johnbc70]

I emailed Regan at least 3 times to ask him why the SFA did not implement the white foam for free kicks that everyone else seems to have done. Ignored 3 times and to me that sums up the contemp they have for the fans, the fans seem to have to fit around their processes and what they think is right while it should be the processes and the product built with the fans at the heart of everything they do.

[Bostonhibby]

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I emailed Regan at least 3 times to ask him why the SFA did not implement the white foam for free kicks that everyone else seems to have done. Ignored 3 times and to me that sums up the contemp they have for the fans, the fans seem to have to fit around their processes and what they think is right while it should be the processes and the product built with the fans at the heart of everything they do.

They definitely have a Blatter like "we know best" approach, only without the money. Really aren't interested in anything that involves the inconvenience of a change to their wee goldfish bowl world of being self important, jumping when the uglies say jump and appearing on the telly now and again.

Sooner Rod runs the show the better

[lord bunberry]

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He works part time on the chase.

He's **** at promoting our game but he certainly knows his general knowledge.

[alexedwards]

The same Regan/Doncaster that "marketed" Scottish football as "armageddon"? - just what a budding sponsor wants to hear!
Or for that matter any potential sponsor/investor into a Scottish club would think - "This mob don't believe in their own product."
It is not that Reg/Donc just can't find commercial partners it is they themselves that are the very obstacle to finding those partners by their constant devaluing of the product - they truly ruined it.