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I think they already have, in the last couple of weeks there has been very little said on the subject so the message may well have got through?

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Yeah righto

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Didnt Crouchy get sent off for a similar challenge and he didnt even make contact, it was for the intent? It was a shocking decision and he should have got sent off either for 2 yellows or a straight red

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You saw Tony Gale and his in depth analysis as well! 'If Rafa han'nt have rested Torres so much we would have been challenging for the league.....'

Damn you sensed that did you! Most unlike a man

C'est la vie I do apologise Kahnee

Gretna edging closer to closure Gretna's perilous position has worsened as the administrator running the club has admitted that it may be impossible to field a team at the weekend. However, David Elliot insisted that, while the situation had deteriorated, he has not given up on the club. Just 10 players have indicated that they are willing to face Aberdeen on Saturday as doubts surface over insurance and future payment. "As of today, we don't have a team for Saturday," said Elliot. "I can't insist that the players play if they haven't been paid and I can't pay them on Monday either. "Failure to play on Saturday would mean we are in breach of league rules and would leave us open to be fined and face other penalties. "Unfortunately we are running out of time." If Gretna can persuade the Premier League and Aberdeen to agree to a postponement, they could then pin their hopes on a big pay-day at home to Celtic the following weekend. Elliot also hopes to renegotiate the terms of the club's ground-sharing agreement with Motherwell. Any additional breathing space would also give more time to attract any potential investors. The SPL will meet with Elliot on Friday to discuss the possible release of funds and to try and formulate a plan that will see Gretna through to the end of the season. Earlier, football consultant Paul Davies told BBC Sport he was fronting "a serious bid" for the club. But Elliot said that, while he was aware of "two or three interested parties", nobody was presently looking at the club's accounts. To make matters worse at the beleaguered club, their Raydale Park home was the subject of an overnight break-in, with football boots and food stolen. On Wednesday, Elliot revealed that the Inland Revenue had been pursuing a £350,000 debt. Elliot also said two former managers were seeking payments of £800,000 and £100,000, while the club are in arrears with ground-sharing payments to Motherwell. While Gretna are not saddled with enormous debts, backer Brooks Mileson has withdrawn his financial support after a bout of illness. "There is no direct contact between Mr Mileson and myself or anyone else at the club but Mr Mileson's position has not changed from; he is not putting forward funds for the club to continue," said Elliot. "He has put in a very substantial amount of money - I believe it to be around £8m - and the way the club has continued with great success over recent seasons is that each week he has been funding the losses. "As administrator I am faced with the task of reversing that situation to allow the club to continue." Gretna have been docked 10 points for going into administration but creditors won't be able to pursue legal action for the money they are owed. The revised points tally for the league's bottom club is just six and relegation is almost certain, with 11th-placed St Mirren 21 points better off. Gretna reduced their squad in January, selling, loaning out and releasing a number players, while bringing in a host of youngsters on loan from England. Only eight of the 17 senior players remaining on the books at Gretna have contracts that run beyond the end of this season. Gretna were admitted to the senior ranks of Scottish football in 2002, taking advantage of the demise of Airdrieonians. And, with Mileson's backing, the club rapidly rose through the divisions, culminating with last year's promotion to the top flight. ere Always sad to see clubs in trouble

Well that blog on Setanta has made the offal so hopefully it will be picked up by the media - tho it would totally fly in the face of their agenda ere

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Radio 5 live has a whole phone in on it - jeeze its been blown up out of all proportion! All the best Xabi and his Mrs

I think its also a case of Rafas words being misinterpreted in the translation, he can come across a tad harsh but I can fully see where he is coming from he wants his team settled and doesnt want the distraction of Xabi running through the doors of the San Siro 10 mins before kick off waving his boots. If he really wanted him out there he would have dragged him kicking and screaming onto the plane. We have Lucas and he will do a grand job in his place

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