Let‘s not beat about bush, hold play-offs
Brechin’s brass neck is as thick as the hedge on the far side of the pitch from their main stand.
As they attempted to get off the relegation hook on a technicality again, the Glebe Park club were tweeting ‘this is football’ accompanied by a montage of photos of far better days.
Chairman Ken Ferguson was once their photographer but who are they trying to kid?
It was designed to show solidarity with those outraged against European Super League proposals but the hypocrisy stunk.
In the interests of fair play, it would be remiss of me not to declare that, as a player, reading the league table was sometimes best done standing on your head.
While at East Stirling we made News at Ten by winning at Elgin to claim our first three points for an eternity. How many months exactly was an embarrassment. A figure escapes me - conveniently.
So here we are again, lobbying for what to do with the pyramid system.
As Kelty Hearts and Brora Rangers fork out thousands on Covid-19 testing for players who may or may not get the chance to play for a place in League Two, the SPFL continue to make a pig’s breakfast of proceedings.
Brechin argue that it would be “fundamentally unfair” for them to take part in a relegation playoff game this season.
Stifle your laughter and read this stat. Since winning promotion to the Championship on 20 May 2017, they have lost 82 out of 117 games.
For the second season in a row they occupy Club 42 spot and are once again at the heart of the controversy over whether the pyramid should be closed off as it was last term.
As Hearts, Partick Thistle and Stranraer all accepted the injustice of relegation, Brechin dodged the bullet and lived to fight again.
For the sake of the credibility of the SPFL, Club 42 should be automatically demoted.
Ferguson’s resignation from the SPFL board appears to be all about crying foul over the play-offs. Ask Kelty or Brora what’s been “fundamentally unfair” about the pyramid system during the pandemic. The SPFL want a have second legal hin
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Don’t be surprised if Brechin get out of jail once again.
They should accept their fate with the same dignity shown by East Stirling and Berwick Rangers. Will they go down? Don’t start hedging your bets.