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  1. Willhoops

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    Well, that's my live football over for the season.....

    Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote




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    Hearts chairman Ann Budge will lead a taskforce - along with Les Gray of Hamilton - to look at expanding the Premiership
    Dundee United, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers have been declared champions - and league reconstruction taskforce is to be set up - after Dundee belated backed SPFL plans to end the season.

    The Scottish Championship club have had a changed of heart after casting an aborted 'no' vote on Friday.

    The SPFL belatedly confirmed the league winners will be promoted and Partick Thistle and Stranraer relegated.

    It also said it would explore an expanded Premiership for next term.

    Hearts chairman Ann Budge and Les Gray of Hamilton Academical will lead a taskforce, and will be joined by "other football figures to provide input and support".

    The clubs run by Budge and Gray currently occupy the bottom two places in the top flight.

    The SPFL now has the power to end the top-flight campaign should it deem it impossible to play the outstanding fixtures.

    However, the league says it is "committed to consulting" with the Premiership clubs before doing so.

    A total of 81% of Scotland's 42 senior clubs have backed the resolution, which means end-of-season payments can be made to the lower-league sides by the end of this week.

    "It is no exaggeration to say that this was an existential matter for Scottish clubs, with many of them telling us they were at real risk of going under unless the situation was resolved very quickly, so I'm pleased that the game has moved decisively," said SPFL chairman Murdoch MacLennan.

    "There was always going to be a highly-charged and passionate debate about how we secure the future of Scottish football. But what has been agreed today is not just the best way forward, it was the only realistic way forward.

    "I now call on all 42 clubs to move forward in a constructive and positive way."

    'Anxiety, vitriol & conspiracy theory'
    Earlier on Wednesday, Dundee said it was initially their "intention" to reject the plans and that their ballot paper was submitted by last Friday's requested deadline.

    However, after the vote was delayed reaching the SPFL, they chose to put their "foot on the ball and pause".

    In a lengthy statement, Dundee criticised the SPFL's proposal and said the past week had been "fraught with anxiety, vitriol, conspiracy theory".

    The plans, they added, were "not a solution for all teams" and "left little prospect" of reconstruction.

    They added: "Also, we are sorry to disappoint all of the conspiracy theorists by saying that we were never exposed to any 'deals' from either of the Glasgow giants."

    Dundee insisted a league reconstruction working group should be convened with an agreed set of goals and said they had the backing of other club in that quest.

    They added: "If what we achieved in our pause was presented by the SPFL in the first instance, we would have voted in favour of the proposal."
     
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    A hell of a low one.
     
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    There was an American preacher who refused to close his church and had congregations of over 200 saying 'The lord would defeat the virus'. He died of the virus a couple of days ago...
     
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    Yeah saw that, I have little sympathy really he was pushing a dangerous message that could affect the actions of others
     
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    Scandalous that insurers can get away with this...

     
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    The insurance industry is a ****ing disgrace - they'll do anything to get out of paying a claim to those desperately in need, whilst scammers slip through the net constantly
     
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    A lot of people, who've worked all their lives, honest claimants, are finding out what a ****ing disgrace universal credit is.
     
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    Good. ****er!
     
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    Hope this evil eyed bastard gets it too.

     
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    If you can't work from home Bob, you're not breaking the rules mate.
     
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    Meanwhile in the Fantasy Island world of the Premier League greed is still king. I daresay these muppets really do believe we will throw a switch and they can turn on the money taps again, I can't wait for the squealing when they get their come-uppance...

     
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    Utter, utter ****s!!
     
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    As Bob says, we're all capable of the same mate, especially me!!
     
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    I tend to bend them wherever possible anyway to be fair
     
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    Just leaves her on 450 grand a year
     
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    Only a bit more than Boris and making correct decisions saving the country’s economy and minimising death. Good value really. We should make a bid.
     
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    There's an election in September
    You could get her for free
    I doubt she will lose
    But I've been wrong most times with elections
     
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    I’m guessing her performance over the last few weeks won’t have done her any harm.
     
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