Angry Jim Jefferies has blamed David Longmuir for Dunfermline’s relegation to Division Two.
A 3-1 aggregate defeat from Alloa sent the Pars down for the second season running following a 15 point deduction for going into administration.
Unlike the SPL the SFL have no fixed punishments for clubs that go into administration with Dunfermline’s punishment decided by a committee meeting.
Longmuir was at East End Park yesterday and had words with Jefferies before the match which resulted in a 1-0 consolation victory for the home side.
“I let him know my feelings,” Jefferies revealed about the conversation. “I wasn’t pleased with his answer, which was that he was only the messenger. That’s a terrible thing to say.
“He is the head of the football league. He was part of it. They should never have taken that decision. The damage was done with David Longmuir and a committee sitting in a meeting.
“The supporters and players don’t deserve that, they are the ones that ultimately get punished. It’s not the owner that suffers. We’ve lost all of our players; is that not bad enough? All these boys have been asked to do an impossible job. I think the people on that committee and David Longmuir should hold their heads in shame.”
The 15 point deduction was applied with administrator Bryan Jackson acting on behalf of the club.
With various financial matters to deal with Jefferies feels that Jackson wasn’t best placed to represent the club in front of the SFL.
The Dunfermline boss added: “I’ve had this bottled up inside me and I didn’t want to detract from what they players have been doing. I would have said this even if we had survived.
“I also think the administrator here should have contested it more; the league took advantage of that. I should have been there, or someone on good authority, to fight our case. I’m not against clubs getting punished, but there are other ways of doing it.”
I’m sorry but they got relegated because they didn’t get enough points to stay up. Yes they were deducted 15 points but it still doesn’t take away the fact that they fiat weren’t good enough over the season.
How many times do we see managers blaming the ref for relegating them on the last day of the season? Sort your sh*t out through the season and you won’t be fighting to stay up.
To be fair, the administration couldn’t have been a surprise to the club and so should have prepared better. Much as I think longmuir and his cronies are not fit for purpose, in this case it’s more to do with the club than them
Just weren’t good enough that should be. Not advertising cars here. lol
I sometimes feel that the prophets of Armageddon, like Longmuir, are doing their best to make sure it happens. Maybe lashing out at everyone else and risking destroying Scottish football makes them feel better about their dead club.
Or the “prophets” of Armageddon, if you prefer.
To be fair para, either word would be just about right
tuf s**t jimbo jeffries, i remember him dancing around the shithole RUGBY PARK , when the tims skelped KILLIE , AND HE WAS TELLING HIS PLAYERS TAE KICK THE BAW’ ANYWHERE JUST TAE WASTE TIME, AND THE SCREAMING AND BAWLIN’ THAT CELTIC SCORED TWO OFF SIDE GOALS AT CELTIC PARK, WHEN INDEED THEY WERE PERFECTLY GOOD LEGAL GOALS,NOT FORGETTING HIS ANTICS WHEN CELTIC PLAYED IN THE BIG MIDDEN IN EDINBURGH,SO JIMBO AND YOU PARS FANS ( YOUR SHIT TEAM WHO LAYED DOWN TIT BUNS ON LAST DAY OF SEASON 2002-3 G.I.R.F.U.Y. YA M.H.B.s enjoy playing your brothe bunz next season maybe yeez might bhoycot each ither tee – hee
jist banter yi unnerston ken inat