Scot Gardiner appears to be taking a very personal interest in the vote taken by SPFL clubs on the proposal made by their board.
Declaring the season over would see the current league positions declared as the final standings, allowing clubs to be paid out on prize money with the make up of next season’s divisions known.
Gardiner was appointed as CEO of Inverness Caley Thistle in April 2019, the club has five directors headed by Chairman Ross Morrison.
The exact division of tasks between the boardroom and CEO isn’t known but it seems that someone who has been in the door 12 months is dictating policy to five local directors who actually support the club- emotionally and financially. Across the Kessock Bridge Roy McGregor runs everything at Ross County, he makes decisions and implements every aspect of policy.
Trailing Dundee United by 14 points automatic promotion looks unlikely with the earliest possible start date being in July by which time most ICT players will be out of contract.
Motivating players to go for promotion or hold on to second place and four play-off matches to reach the Premiership is asking a lot of John Robertson and any remaining players.
Taking a £330,000 prize money pay out would seem a far safer bet than waiting to complete the Championship season and hoping to get through the Play Offs.
That’s a decision for the Inverness Caley Thistle board to take, they are at liberty to take control of voting matters, leaving their CEO to work on sponsorship and recruitment issues.
This Gardiner fellow is neither a director nor the company secretary of ICT. The club is in a precarious financial position and has outstanding charges to RBS, BoS and Clydesdale. The accounts are qualified. The directors and the banks should step in here get this sorted. pic.twitter.com/lyZeie5e7O
— David Low (@Heavidor) April 13, 2020
Gardiner has no legal status. The directors/owners of SPFL clubs with a vote should nor entrust or delegate such matters to those with no skin in the game or responsibility for their actions and who may be looking for jobs elsewhere.
— David Low (@Heavidor) April 13, 2020
If he’s furloughed he shouldn’t be working. Is he furloughed?
— David Low (@Heavidor) April 13, 2020