Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.

"Y.N.W.A"  wrote in message 
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> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.

I dont think the SPL would allow that, imagine thier embarressment if they 
finished third in the SPL.

"Y.N.W.A"  wrote in message 
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> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.

I'm sure that one of the Old Firm could do a deal with a club like Gretna 
that would involve an agreed yearly investment.

EG Rangers or Celtic could agree to invest 1M a year, play a pre-season 
friendly each year; in exchange for a deal that would see the big club's 
players moving freely on a loan basis to the smaller club. Also the big club 
would have first dabs on any transfers from the smaller club (ie If Gretna 
accepted a bid from any club for a player then they would have to accept an 
equal offer from their 'parent' club.)

I know this kind of arrangement is available in FootballManager08 and is 
based on the parent/feeder club rules that ARE allowed within UEFA rules.

If you start a new season in FM08 then Rangers already have an associative 
deal with Linfield FC. Anyone know if this is based on an actual tie we DO 
have with them?

biz

Y.N.W.A wrote:

> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.

I think there is some rule about people not being allowed to own more than
one football club that plays in the same competition.

Rangers and Gretna both play in the League and Scottish Cups, and possibly
the UEFA cup.

On May 28, 6:58 pm, Jonathan Bryce <jonat...@localhost.localdomain>
wrote:
> Y.N.W.A wrote:
> > Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
> > puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all> > that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.
>
> I think there is some rule about people not being allowed to own more than> one football club that plays in the same competition.
>
> Rangers and Gretna both play in the League and Scottish Cups, and possibly> the UEFA cup.

Did something not come up with Hearts and Romanov? Romanov reportedly
has influence over no less than half of the clubs in the A Lyga
(Lithuanian Football Premier League)

It would make the SPL even more farcical than it already is

"Y.N.W.A"  wrote in message 
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> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.

You couldn't have that.  I would like to see the bigger clubs reserves 
playing in the lower divisions, as they do in some other countries, but I 
don't like the 'nursery club' idea.

On May 28, 10:55 am, "Y.N.W.A"  wrote:
> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.

Aye, common sense.

On 2008-05-28 10:55:20 +0100, "Y.N.W.A"  said:

> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.

IIRC today is the day the SFL meet and will decide whether Gretna is a 
going concern and goes into Div 1 or Div 3.

"guig"  wrote in message 
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> On 2008-05-28 10:55:20 +0100, "Y.N.W.A"  
> said:
>
>> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
>> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
>> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.
>
> IIRC today is the day the SFL meet and will decide whether Gretna is a 
> going concern and goes into Div 1 or Div 3.
>

should be booted into div 3, its embarressing

On 2008-05-29 11:29:44 +0100, "andy"  said:

> 
> "guig"  wrote in message 
> news:2008052910081550073-guig@yerawathamecom...
>> On 2008-05-28 10:55:20 +0100, "Y.N.W.A"  said:
>> 
>>> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
>>> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
>>> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.
>> 
>> IIRC today is the day the SFL meet and will decide whether Gretna is a 
>> going concern and goes into Div 1 or Div 3.
>> 
> 
> should be booted into div 3, its embarressing

And that looks to be the decision.

"Angof"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Y.N.W.A"  wrote in message 
> news:893b63cf-5754-4705-8692-9e9ddf8fd3fd@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
>> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
>> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.
>
> You couldn't have that.  I would like to see the bigger clubs reserves 
> playing in the lower divisions, as they do in some other countries, but I 
> don't like the 'nursery club' idea.

Gretna are no more from today,expelled from the league!

"Commander Gideon"  wrote in message 
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> "Angof"  wrote in message 
> news:8uCdnZ8mr5bI9aPVRVnyuAA@posted.plusnet...
>>
>> "Y.N.W.A"  wrote in message 
>> news:893b63cf-5754-4705-8692-9e9ddf8fd3fd@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>>> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
>>> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
>>> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.
>>
>> You couldn't have that.  I would like to see the bigger clubs reserves 
>> playing in the lower divisions, as they do in some other countries, but I 
>> don't like the 'nursery club' idea.
>
> Gretna are no more from today,expelled from the league!
>

good, that will serve a lesson to people like brokes...and stop us getting 
our league embarressed again

On Jun 3, 8:29 pm, "andy"  wrote:
> "Commander Gideon"  wrote in message
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>
>
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>
>
> > "Angof"  wrote in message
> >news:8uCdnZ8mr5bI9aPVRVnyuAA@posted.plusnet...
>
> >> "Y.N.W.A"  wrote in message
> >>news:893b63cf-5754-4705-8692-9e9ddf8fd3fd@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com..> >>> Is there anything to stop Celtic, or Rangers, taking over Gretna and
> >>> puting on the reserve teams?  The Gretna name and colour will stay all
> >>> that will change is that Celtic or Rangers will own them.
>
> >> You couldn't have that.  I would like to see the bigger clubs reserves
> >> playing in the lower divisions, as they do in some other countries, but I
> >> don't like the 'nursery club' idea.
>
> > Gretna are no more from today,expelled from the league!
>
> good, that will serve a lesson to people like brokes...and stop us getting> our league embarressed again

We've still got the Rangers and their fans to do that for us.