GORDON Chisholm is having the last laugh as Swansea striker Jason Scotland stands on the verge of a multi-million pound move to the Premiership.
Fours years on, the former Dundee United manager, now at Queen of the South, is obviously still hurting at the decision of the SFA panel to deny Scotland a work permit, meaning he had to leave United for First Division St Johnstone.
The Trinidad
and Tobago international is now being eyed by Wigan and Burnley, and Chisholm said: "The decision to refuse Jason Scotland a work permit still annoys me and it looks completely ridiculous now that he seems to be heading to the Premiership. He's been a massive success and has big clubs queuing up to sign him – but he wasn't good enough for the SPL.
"I still can't believe what happened there. Anyone who had seen him play knew there was massive potential there.
"But we had a panel of five guys – most of whom I've never seen at an SPL game – deciding his future and they got it so wrong. I'd like to think they feel a bit embarrassed."
Over to you, Tony Higgins, Pat Stanton, Tommy McIntyre, Peter Cormack and Murdo MacLeod.
Banned after a 'private moment'SPORT'S highest tribunal has banned a German ice hockey player for two years after he refused to take a doping test for several hours because he was relaxing with his girlfriend.
Florian Busch tested negative in March 2008 for banned substances, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned him because earlier on the day he was tested he declined to give a sample when anti-doping officials arrived unannounced at his home.
Germany coach Uwe Krupp said Busch was sharing "a private moment" with his girlfriend when the testing team arrived.
Stadium won't be hideboundA HUGE tannery refuse dump found near the site of a future Euro 2012 stadium in Poland will be neutralised and removed and will not delay the construction process, an official said. The dump containing thousands of tons of animal fat and rotten skins – and potentially hazardous bacteria – was found in March at the site of a future car park of the Baltic Arena stadium under construction in Gdansk, on the he Baltic Sea coast, said spokesman Michal Kruszynski.
"There is no question of any delays in the construction" of the stadium, Kruszynski said.
TALES FROM THE TABS
BROWN AND OUT?IT was all about Andy Murray and the Setanta crisis in yesterday's papers, although the Sun did provide us with something a little different as they splashed with the revelation that Celtic midfielder Scott Brown (pictured) faces an operation.
The story claims the Scotland player will miss the start of pre-season training under new manager Tony Mowbray with an ankle problem and is a doubt for the first leg of Celtic's Champions League qualifying round on 28/29 July.
The same paper also informed us that Celtic's proposed tie-up with Hungarian side Ujpest was hanging in the balance as Uefa wants more details about the move, which would see the Glasgow side's reserve coach Willie McStay take the reins at the Budapest club.
In another "exclusive" from the Sun again, we were told that Lawrie Sanchez was closing in on the vacant Motherwell manager's job.
The former Northern Ireland manager was due to hold a third round of talks with Fir Park owner John Boyle, although it is claimed Jim Gannon is also in the running.
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