Neil Doncaster questions consulting clubs over fixtures

[Humo]

This has got to be some sort of joke no?

Get Doncaster out pronto!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32730489

The mans a fud and just trying to cover his arse for his monumental cock up

[kaimendhibs]

Only in Scotland would he still have a job

[HibeeDave]

Hopefully Leeann reads this p!sh and pushes to have this clown removed from office, i'm sure she'll have support from Budge

[O'Rourke3]

I'd have more faith if he hadn't taken weeks to tell us what happened.

[Baader]

A desperate, desperate man.

How he is still in his job just sums up the mess Scottish football is in.

[Don Giovanni]

Absolute revisionist drivel from a grade A fud.

[Sir David Gray]

What does this mean?

"Because only one game had moved while Iain was consulting, there were questions about sporting integrity, but the reality was that the Hibs game would always have taken place at the same time as the Hearts game."

This would seem to suggest that they were always going to have the Falkirk-Hibs game on at the same time as the Hearts-Sevco game.

What about what Falkirk wanted since they stated (quite rightly in my opinion) that they were against moving the game to the Sunday as they had already sold hospitality packages based on the basis that the game would be on the Saturday?

The whole affair was a complete shambles and it was entirely of the SPFL's doing.

Piss-ups and breweries spring to mind.

How Neil Doncaster is still in his post is quite staggering.

[HibeeDave]

All he has done is try shove Ian Blair in front of the bus

[Gatecrasher]

He said: "The fundamental issue is should there be a consultation?"

yes Neil ya arsepiece there should be a consultation, teams think there Is an unfair advantage given to another team then that should be rectified, also if a team wants/needs a home or away game to accommodate a special occasion or extra time to allow a pitch to set the spl should do their best to help.

this may come as a shock to you Donkey, but we as fans want to enjoy going to games with as little fuss as possible but unfortunately we are often left talking about how many **** ups you and cronies make that we end up having to attending games at 12:00 on Sunday mornings and people question why there's no atmosphere.

[portycabbage]

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What does this mean?

"Because only one game had moved while Iain was consulting, there were questions about sporting integrity, but the reality was that the Hibs game would always have taken place at the same time as the Hearts game."

This would seem to suggest that they were always going to have the Falkirk-Hibs game on at the same time as the Hearts-Sevco game.

What about what Falkirk wanted since they stated (quite rightly in my opinion) that they were against moving the game to the Sunday as they had already sold hospitality packages based on the basis that the game would be on the Saturday?

The whole affair was a complete shambles and it was entirely of the SPFL's doing.

Piss-ups and breweries spring to mind.

How Neil Doncaster is still in his post is quite staggering.

He is quoted as saying "There was never a possibility of those games taking place at different times on that weekend."

But at the time they were saying clubs can come to us if they want their game switched to the same time as the game at the PBS.

So we are asked to ask them to switch our game because they haven't seen fit to do it, they say they need to ask Falkirk and all the other teams, only to now say it was always going to get switched regardless. It's all very well Doncaster offering belated consultation after one fixture has already been moved, but now he's saying that the other games were, in fact, already destined to move but they wanted to consult before telling us.

Hmm.

[silverhibee]

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/h...econstruction/

[hibbymick]

Hes now found the league a sponsor so now thinks he can puff his chest out a bit, be prepared to see him back in the spotlight spouting a heap of Colin Nish.

[LaMotta]

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This has got to be some sort of joke no?

Get Doncaster out pronto!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32730489

The mans a fud and just trying to cover his arse for his monumental cock up

The quotes are taken from Wed nights sportsound. I listened to most of it at the time and the bbc guys ( Tom English, Kenny Macintyre and somoeone else) were giving him a really hard time.

Doncaster was going round in circles trying to justify their daft decision and completly refusing to admit to getting anything wrong.

Worth a listen on the podcast as he is grilled on other issues too like playoff ticket prices and the ladbrokes deal.

[Onion]

Get this idiot out of office. He brings the game into disrepute. What the hell are all the clubs doing employing this guy ?

[hibsfan7]

The man is a clown and he needs to go NOW

[Pretty Boy]

He's a liar.

[Jim44]

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http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/h...econstruction/

Doncaster speaks with a forked tongue and, unless I have misunderstood, he says that, if the clubs want reconstruction, it will happen. I heard on the radio five minutes ago that he says there are too many fixtures in Scottish Football. Is this the start of the campaign to expedite reconstruction in the next few weeks?

[Chuck Rhoades]

What a ****ing knob.

[ManBearPig]

The fact he has said this is unbelievably stupid. I think a petition is in order.

[PiemanP]

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He's a liar.

That was my first thought on reading the article.

[Hibee87]

Who actually employs this erse hole? Who is HIS boss, and ultimately, who can sack him? And more importantly, HOW can we and other clubs MAKE this happen. For years we have spouted on these boards how incompetent he is. How to we take this a step further and have the issue addressed?

[Mr White]

Anyone got a link to the statement released by the spfl in the evening of the day the hearts rangers game was originally moved? It slated hibs for complaining and basically said there was no requirement for all final day games to be played simultaneously IIRC. As mentioned above revisionist pish from an incompetent fool.

[Mr White]

Found it:

A spokesperson for the SPFL said:*"On this weekend, the Hearts v Rangers match is scheduled for Sunday 3 May to be broadcast on television and it is not clear to us why this has caused so much surprise.

"This is a key game in the Championship season and will inevitably attract huge interest from fans around the world.

"It is unreasonable to expect all Championship fixtures that weekend to move to the Sunday when a number of them will be unaffected by the Hearts v Rangers tie.

"However, as a result of this fixture, all Championship clubs have been invited to submit a request should they wish to move games to the Sunday.

"To date, the only feedback we have received is from one Championship club, which has asked for its match to remain scheduled for the Saturday.

"For the avoidance of doubt, we have had no request from Hibernian FC to move its fixture to the Sunday at the time of writing.

"Whilst we regret any inconvenience to supporters caused by rescheduled fixtures, the circumstances surrounding the matches on the weekend of 2/3 May are in no way unusual"


So they were always going to be played simultaneously were they neil? I smell *****.

[AndyM_1875]

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Who actually employs this erse hole? Who is HIS boss, and ultimately, who can sack him? And more importantly, HOW can we and other clubs MAKE this happen. For years we have spouted on these boards how incompetent he is. How to we take this a step further and have the issue addressed?

The SPFL employ him. The SPFL are the 42 member clubs in Scotland who themselves have no interest in sacking him as he takes all the flak for them. As Tom English said he's the "heat shield".

Doncaster has just landed a sponsorship deal for the league so, Leeann aside, they'll all be happy as they'll be receiving a cheque in the near future.

[green&left]

"Reality is Hibs were always going to kick-off the same time as Hearts".

Utter pish. You're answer was request to move your game. Falkirk rightly told us/spfl to bolt.

GTF Doncaster.

[Bostonhibby]

Pretty clear he's either not bothered about getting caught telling porkies or has no idea about important statements being issued by body he runs.

Wondered what sponsorship opportunities were missed out on because businesses prefer not to have their brands associated with the image this roaster has created for Scottish football?

[number9dream]

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Get this idiot out of office. He brings the game into disrepute. What the hell are all the clubs doing employing this guy ?

His bluster is really quite incredible. He was widely quoted at the time of the fixture fiasco saying it's no big deal, get on with it. Now he says it's fine, it was never going to happen...

We ask how can he stay in a job? But the sad answer is that he plays a key role that most of the clubs like. He's a kind of heat shield for all the unpopular decisions. Thick-skinned and talking in circles or utter nonsense, we all get angry at him - not the clubs.

I'd like to see Dempster & Budge lead a vote of no confidence in Doncaster, who is very well paid - by us as fans, by the way - but suspect it would fail to get the necessary backing.

[jacomo]

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He's a liar.

On the face of it, yes he is.

'There was never a possibility of those matches being played at different times' is a direct contradiction with what we were told at the time.

Need to get this guy out, it's embarrassing.

[Dalianwanda]

Is he on a contract with a fixed term?

[Hibee87]

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The SPFL employ him. The SPFL are the 42 member clubs in Scotland who themselves have no interest in sacking him as he takes all the flak for them. As Tom English said he's the "heat shield".

Doncaster has just landed a sponsorship deal for the league so, Leeann aside, they'll all be happy as they'll be receiving a cheque in the near future.

I see, so really all fans from all clubs need to hound their board to deal with this pr!k!!