SPFL Posts

30 Jan 2026 17:03:42
That lot drew stuttgart. Think that will be a close game. Away from home 3 days or could call it 2.5 is good for us. Their never gona win or even make the final but the more game they win the better it is for us. Prize money doesn't matter as Desmond won't spend it anyhow.

30 Jan 2026 17:29:25
Stuttgart has a few good players, really like Stiller.

30 Jan 2026 18:15:36
davie I remember chatting to a Celtic supporting workmate who said the said the same about us both in 2008 and 2022. never say never, bot of luck of the draw and a few stuffy performances and you are there. teams don't have same quality as in ECL. hope the at least last til semis but not reach the final. that would be too much.

30 Jan 2026 20:03:41
Already too much for me that they've qualified for a play off place. Would love them to get tonked. Utrecht were probably the best team they could have faced to qualify. They've been absolutely rank and the manager is clinging on to his job. Had they played Porto they would be out of the competition.

30 Jan 2026 20:21:55
The only good thing about those qualifying is the fact they'll have to play extra matches which will hopefully distract them from the league.

30 Jan 2026 21:45:41
What got us through a lot of Euro games was the mad, bouncing stadium atmosphere at home, the opposition were clearly rattled. if Celtic can somehow get their few supporters to get close to that, anything can happen. 🤣🤣.

30 Jan 2026 22:30:09
They can't agree on "the colour of 💩" just now.

30 Jan 2026 22:39:26
BAR no way do you get to claim the fans make a positive difference if the atmosphere is right but then don't believe it affects players if it is poor 😉.

30 Jan 2026 22:48:24
I wouldn't mind them making the semi, but really can't see them beating Stuttgart though.

30 Jan 2026 22:55:39
Star all about coefficient, which helps us long term. they also have extra games which can help us long term as well. I know you will realise that btw. don't want them to win it or make final though. stuff the coefficient and the extra games for that 😉.

30 Jan 2026 23:26:41
Yes Angus another four Thursday night games mate and coefficient points needed, correct no final.

30 Jan 2026 23:34:32
It was meant as a bit of irony, Angus, hey ho, move on!

30 Jan 2026 15:40:56
EHL was meaning to ask you, young player Hearts have released, Kezni Nairn, what's your opinion on him mate? I don't have any now, but when he was 10/12 he looked like he had something, he used to play at little kerse, can't remember if it was Syngeta or another club that used it.
It was a friend that told me about him being released.

30 Jan 2026 13:18:46
Am taken a guess here that we have 12 members on the SPFL board.
My understanding if votes are under ten for, two against the vote for is kicked out.
This is mental when you have reps from, Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Hibs, Dundee and Dundee United voting. What ever is being put forward will never get the for vote.

Yes it happened with Rangers. Only Killie voted/abstained from the vote for. And a dodgy email!
But that goes under "No one likes us" banner.

If anyone is aware of votes that have went through, I would love to hear.

30 Jan 2026 14:29:24
I believe the current SPFL board consists of 7 club representatives covering the 4 professional leagues.

30 Jan 2026 15:20:21
White horse as aphe says the board is made up off 7 members, 3 spfl, 2 championship, 2 representing league 2/3

Rangers have a representative on the board this year, ie Thornton, we swap every year with Celtic.

There is minimal strategic direction as it traditionally takes more than a year to progress anything, in ideas can be well supported the board changes, the idea has limited support.

30 Jan 2026 16:52:18
Actually I remembered the process to get any change to the SPFL structure, when the b team was first discussed, was horrific so went and had a look again.

so to allow B teams into the league set up (change to the structure) requires approval from the 42 member clubs, with specific thresholds in each division. The following majorities must vote in favour for the proposal to pass:
11 of the 12 Premiership clubs
8 of the 10 Championship clubs
15 of the 20 League One and League Two clubs combined
In total, this means 34 of the 42 clubs must be in favour.

so it only takes 5 of the lowest level to put the kibosh on it. I think it only got through the last time as we were paying £40k per season, had no promotion and there were 'strict rules on disparaging other clubs'; whatever that means.
this is why change is so difficult in Scotland.

30 Jan 2026 13:17:32
Buzz greeting about getting a German team🤣

Stuttgart
Then Porto or Braga if they win.

30 Jan 2026 18:17:53
dont know who Buzz is but he seems lightyears away from reality. what Woody know anyway. sorry 🙈 I will let MPH take over as he probably is still friends with them all.

30 Jan 2026 20:36:21
Not bad your getting better😉🤣.

30 Jan 2026 12:59:40
Bowie away to Hellas Verona, that puts that rumour to bed. €6m price being quoted, think Verona are getting robbed if you ask me, never a €6m player.

30 Jan 2026 16:58:13
Or maybe he'll fit in almost immediately, score goals and earn a start in Scotland's World Cup games. Has scored twice as many SPFL goals so far this season as Chermiti, who some of here were saying was worth at least £13M just a few days ago.

30 Jan 2026 17:03:45
Were we actually linked with him this window?

30 Jan 2026 18:21:40
well he obviously is as they paid that. Almost every Scottish player who has gone there has done well. I think our pace of game makes theirs look really slow so they feel like they get more time.
hope he does well as the league gets more clubs looking at players and that means ours as well so we can get decent money.

does it also mean players come to clubs as there is a regular route to playing in Italy. win/win.

30 Jan 2026 09:20:35
As the dust settles I am beginning to understand the magnitude of our achievement.

When we took control we were on the middle of one of the darkest times in our history.

A year of scandal and crisis that culminated in losing the relegation playoff against Jerv.

We have rebuilt and after only 4 years we are going to be playing a European knockout match for the first time in nearly 2 decades.

For context Brann 2. Our (B) team are playing in the same domestic league as Jerv.

For the season ahead i would like us to consolidate our place in the top 3.

30 Jan 2026 10:09:31
Perhaps shows again the benefit of having a Bteam playing in the league Aphelion. Something sadly rejected by SFA who couldn't care less about development or improvement.

30 Jan 2026 10:28:04
You are correct Kaiser but as I have long said the petty squabbles and rivalries at boardroom level in Scotland that has existed for years is why Scotland is being left behind.

People say Rangers and Celtic are not to blame I disagree.

Come on they couldn't even allow away fans into the stadium for a derby never mind restructure a league system to benefit the country.

30 Jan 2026 10:46:17
Aphe I agree. Whilst the SFA must take some blame it is the structure of voting which is the issue. B teams from larger clubs are not permitted to join the official Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) pyramid due to overwhelming opposition from the majority of existing lower-league clubs and concerns over sporting integrity.

so take the sporting integrity issue away and allow them to be promoted. but as long as Turkeys are allowed to vote for Christmas I see there being no change.

30 Jan 2026 11:09:20
Kasier Scotland is well behind now, something has got to be sorted out for our b team playing in the League.

30 Jan 2026 11:42:51
Old firm Fans problem is a completely different issue so will put that aside Aphelion. Has nothing to do with negligence of the authorities running the game. B team is only one of the options we could have which works in many countries though can understand the opposition from smaller teams. Part of the problem has been historically having far too many clubs for such a small country but that won't change while we keep introducing more and more junior clubs into the league.

There is no excuse tho for not having at the very least a reserve or u21 league or some kind of development programme in place. That's on the SFA not the Old Firm who are the ones trying to have B teams or implement new ideas.

30 Jan 2026 12:40:15
But Kaiser there is a reason why Fraser Thornton is on the SPFL board.

The SPFL is an organization run by the clubs and have so often voted whatever way Peter Lawell wanted them to vote.

Take Dundee for example.


As I said the boardroom level pettiness for decades is what has held Scottish football back.
Rangers and Celtic are complicit in that negligence.

30 Jan 2026 12:54:05
I agree all clubs, like any across the world are all about self interest. It's up to the ones running the game to be strong enough. Instead they have been completely negligent. However on the issue discussed on B teams I don't see how Old firm or Hearts can be blamed when they were ones campaigning for it.

Was using your club as example of why we should have it here too.

30 Jan 2026 13:05:42
Who do you get Aph, is it Genk?

30 Jan 2026 13:19:07
Just seen its Bologna Aph.

30 Jan 2026 14:07:59
Kaiser, I agree with everything you have said. Had to sit down and have a strong drink after that 😂.

I think the SFA need to be selected somehow with no club representation or at least not enough to sway votes. and then they decide what is best for the game. If that means clubs folding or amalgamating then it is sad but a perfect example of how the rest of commerce and life in fact works.

30 Jan 2026 14:11:02
Brann seem to have got Bologna and Celtic got Stuttgart.

30 Jan 2026 15:24:29
Aphe I've replied elsewhere re Thornton, lawwell on board Rangers Celtic rotate membership every year.

30 Jan 2026 16:53:54
just put on the other thread it goes to all clubs though the B team decision and not just SFA board which is why it will never happen.

29 Jan 2026 17:36:20
Tic are in for Redzic apparently.
Were we pursuing the player?

29 Jan 2026 18:52:31
Don't know about pursuing bud but were looking at him.

29 Jan 2026 19:33:44
He looks really good to be fair. Hope this doesn't happen.

29 Jan 2026 19:57:07
RB Salzburg reported to have agreed terms with the player but can't reach a deal with the club. wonder if it is a strategy to get the price up. probably being too cynical.

30 Jan 2026 14:08:28
also just read they are after a lad from Italy and Redzic is back up plan.

30 Jan 2026 17:04:59
Tic🤮🤮🤮🤮.

29 Jan 2026 17:03:47
Sky sports reporting that lot are in for Hungarian lad Redzic anyone know if we looked more into tgis lad he was mentioned for us by a few lads on here?

29 Jan 2026 19:37:56
Think Olsen was the first target and Redzic was mentioned if we didn't get him, looked alright to be fair.

29 Jan 2026 14:50:13
Think United Tarts in floodlights got draw written all over it, allowing us further up Tarts aris.

29 Jan 2026 15:56:21
took me a while to translate. it might not even be on as their last game was rained off and the weather hasn't been any better since.

29 Jan 2026 18:38:38
Good chance that game could be postponed, I'm in Forfar just up the road from Dundee, not much of a break from the rain in recent days and I'm sure forecast isn't great for rest of the week in this area, I know they would have a game in hand if it did get called off, we get the points on the board and put Hearts under some pressure.

30 Jan 2026 05:49:51
In agony trying to decipher that post.