Good news I think.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/3828873.stm
Inverness win SPL vote
Inverness won the First Division title
The Scottish Premier League have voted in favour of Inverness being promoted in Tuesday's second ballot.
The First Division champions' ground-sharing proposal with Aberdeen received a 10-2 majority.
Partick Thistle, who stand to be relegated by the decision, failed in a legal bid to halt the meeting and have, as yet, made no response.
The SPL also voted to approve stadium requirements of 6000 seats instead of 10000 from the season after next.
Partick appeared to have been saved from relegation when the 12 clubs initially voted against Caley Thistle's proposal to share Aberdeen's ground.
But Hearts and Hibernian forced a second vote on the grounds that the clubs had received unclear advice in making their original decision.
"The figures were 10 in favour of the Hibs-Hearts resolution and two against," said SPL executive chairman Lex Gold.
"We have also voted through the reduction from 10,000 seats to 6,000 and, in future, decisions of this kind will be decided by the board of the SPL so we have taken some huge steps forward."
It is understood Inverness failed in their initial attempt because the top flight clubs believed that groundshare plans had to be in place by 31 March.
The Highlanders' agreement to share Pittodrie came after that date and several SPL clubs are believed to have voted on the basis that Caley Thistle failed to meet the entry criteria.
But since then, clarification of the SPL's rules were sought and the 31 March deadline only applies to plans to upgrade own stadia, not ground-sharing.
Partick attempted to block the second ballot but their application for an interim interdict was rejected on Tuesday morning at the Court of Session.
Lord Brodie heard submissions from both sides on Friday and Monday but ruled against the Glasgow club, allowing the SPL clubs to vote again on Inverness' bid for promotion.
Responding to the legal ruling, Jags' chairman Tom Hughes said: "I think the fact that the judge took all this time thinking about it shows what a complicated issue it was."
"I think it's obvious to everybody that when you are going towards a new football season you can't be sitting towards the end of June in a situation like this and I hope it never happens again.
"I would hope in the long term it helps Scottish football because I think there will be changes that will arise out of what we have done which will be for the good of the game."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/3828873.stm
Inverness win SPL vote
Inverness won the First Division title
The Scottish Premier League have voted in favour of Inverness being promoted in Tuesday's second ballot.
The First Division champions' ground-sharing proposal with Aberdeen received a 10-2 majority.
Partick Thistle, who stand to be relegated by the decision, failed in a legal bid to halt the meeting and have, as yet, made no response.
The SPL also voted to approve stadium requirements of 6000 seats instead of 10000 from the season after next.
Partick appeared to have been saved from relegation when the 12 clubs initially voted against Caley Thistle's proposal to share Aberdeen's ground.
But Hearts and Hibernian forced a second vote on the grounds that the clubs had received unclear advice in making their original decision.
"The figures were 10 in favour of the Hibs-Hearts resolution and two against," said SPL executive chairman Lex Gold.
"We have also voted through the reduction from 10,000 seats to 6,000 and, in future, decisions of this kind will be decided by the board of the SPL so we have taken some huge steps forward."
It is understood Inverness failed in their initial attempt because the top flight clubs believed that groundshare plans had to be in place by 31 March.
The Highlanders' agreement to share Pittodrie came after that date and several SPL clubs are believed to have voted on the basis that Caley Thistle failed to meet the entry criteria.
But since then, clarification of the SPL's rules were sought and the 31 March deadline only applies to plans to upgrade own stadia, not ground-sharing.
Partick attempted to block the second ballot but their application for an interim interdict was rejected on Tuesday morning at the Court of Session.
Lord Brodie heard submissions from both sides on Friday and Monday but ruled against the Glasgow club, allowing the SPL clubs to vote again on Inverness' bid for promotion.
Responding to the legal ruling, Jags' chairman Tom Hughes said: "I think the fact that the judge took all this time thinking about it shows what a complicated issue it was."
"I think it's obvious to everybody that when you are going towards a new football season you can't be sitting towards the end of June in a situation like this and I hope it never happens again.
"I would hope in the long term it helps Scottish football because I think there will be changes that will arise out of what we have done which will be for the good of the game."
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