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‘Celtic Minded’ Murdoch MacLennan kills Null & Void stone dead

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Murdoch MacLennan has directly answered the Null & Void lobby.

With all hope of stopping Celtic from winning the title on the park blown away in the 10 matches since the turn of the year Null & Void became the last option.

Had the league been less than half completed there would have been a strong case for Null & Void but even then there would have been issues about repaying sponsors and broadcasters.

With 10 of the 12 clubs having played 30 Premiership fixtures the final shape of the league is in place with Celtic stretching their advantage at the top from 2 to 13 points since the turn of the year.

Today’s ruling doesn’t apply yet to the Premiership but with the vote completed the top flight will wait on word from UEFA on what move to make next.

On the SPFL website MacLennan stated:

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.

Whilst more than 80% of clubs agreed with the directors’ written resolution, it’s clear that others were strongly opposed. There has been talk of voiding the season, making emergency loans and so on, but what has been agreed today is not just the best way forward, it was the only realistic way forward and I now call on all 42 clubs to move forward in a constructive and positive way.

Earlier today The Sun reported a strongly worded letter sent by Douglas Park to the SPFL questioning the impartiality of MacLennan. Ibrox Managing Director Stewart Robertson is on the board of the SPFL alongside lifelong Ibrox supporter Les Gray who is a director of Hamilton Accies.

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