Yesterday it looked like the war of words over the SPFL resolution vote was going to linger on forever after Hearts owner Ann Budge took a fresh swipe at Celtic’.
Scottish clubs have gone crazy with statements in the past week and has made the Scottish game look like a bit of a laughing stock. Today the Edinburgh club have released a statement to say some of the comments made yesterday were taken out of context.
The full statement reads:
We would like to clarify our position on a comment made by Ann Budge during a broadcast interview that has, by some, been taken out of context.
“You shouldn’t be awarded a title if you haven’t played 38 games; you shouldn’t be relegated if you haven’t played 38 games, and all sorts of other things in between. Some rules were changed, others weren’t.”
Ann was speaking in reference to the SPFL rules, with the broader point being that it is unfair to change some rules and not others, and not expressing an opinion on whether or not clubs such as Dundee Utd, and Celtic if the Premiership is called, will be deserving winners of their titles, which some articles suggest.
The Club’s position has always been one of “promotions but no relegations” on the grounds that there should be no losers in this situation if the season cannot be finished.
It is easy to see how the original comments could be taken out of context and the Hearts owner left herself open to ridicule with such broad points. Budge has been asked to head up a new working group to restructure the leagues in Scotland to improve the game and help clubs recover from the Pandemic.
Celtic’s main aim has always to play the remaining fixtures out until there could be no argument who the champions are.
With the evergrowing spread of Coronavirus in the UK, it looks impossible for games to be finished anytime soon.
