SPFL chief calls for clubs to move forward at last with relegations finalised
Ross says sooner Kamberi leaves Hibs the better
relevant documents, records, emails and telephone logs.
“The panel heard from many witnesses, including senior figures from across our game and three members of the SPFL executive team. Thousands of pages of evidence were considered.
“I’m therefore very pleased that the tribunal unanimously held that the challenges to the written resolution of April 15, 2020, failed and that the SPFL were entitled to pass, and give effect to, the written resolution and all that flowed from it.”
“Throughout the process, and whilst under the most severe pressure, criticism and media scrutiny, the SPFL has followed appropriate legal guidance and acted in accordance with the best interests of the SPFL as a whole at all times.”
The Premier League in England has been played to a finish since lockdown restrictions were eased, but MacLennan was, while expressing sympathy with the fate suffered by Hearts, Partick Thistle and Stranraer, adamant the SPFL had no option but to take the course of action they did and end the leagues prematurely.
“It is regrettable that the league had to be concluded in the way that it was,” he said. “However, despite calls to the contrary from some parties, subsequent events, including the virtual shutdown of our entire country for months, confirm that there was no viable alternative.
“With contact training only being allowed to resume on June 29, it was simply impossible for games to be played or for Season 2019/20 to continue.”
FLORIAN KAMBERI has no future at Hibernian and the sooner he leaves the club the better it will be for all parties, according to Easter Road manager Jack Ross.
The Swiss striker angered sections of the Hibs support with comments he made after joining Rangers on loan last season, and Ross has confirmed that he has burned his bridges with the club as he enters the final year of his contract.
Rangers were believed to be keen to bring the forward back on another loan this term, but Hibs are looking to sell the player rather than let him leave for nothing next summer.
“He remains a Hibs player obviously because he’s contracted for another season, but he’s not been part of any of our plans for pre-season or played in any games,” Ross said.
“He won’t be part of my plans for the season, so we need to find a solution for both parties as soon as possible. The sooner that’s done, the better for Florian as a player and for us as a club.”
Ross also hit back at those who have criticised his club for signing players despite wage cuts and job losses in other areas.
“I’ve had a chuckle when I’ve read or heard some of the comments about us adding three players to our squad,” he said.
“We lost seven at the end of last season, three out of contract and four returning loans plus if you add Kamberi into that we’ve lost eight. So, we’ve lost eight and brought in three, so we are not flush with numbers.”