Former St Mirren chairman Stewart Gilmour has blasted Celtic’s controversial Dubai “jolly” – but claims it could be key to his old club winning their docked points appeal. “It’s absolutely unbelievable that they have gone to Dubai,” Gilmour – who was led the board at Saints for almost 20 years before stepping down in 2016 – told the PA news agency. “I don’t think there is any doubt St Mirren will use aspects of this in their appeal as to why their sentence is so harsh. However, Gilmour said: “Yes, St Mirren needed a slap on the wrists but the decision to award them 3-0 defeats was extremely harsh. St Mirren Football Club can today confirm that it will be appealing the decision of the SPFL tribunal on Thursday December 3rd 2020.

Source: Express January 04, 2021 18:11 UTC