I suspect the
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland pushed for early selection of our track and field hopefuls rather than scottishathletics.
He will be on the committee, along with Louise Martin, chairman of the
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland.
The
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland named a 166-strong team for the 2006 Games in Melbourne from March 15-26 in 2006.
Now the
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland has to select a winner, as joint bids are not allowed.
Lord Watson has had preliminary talks on the subject with the
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland.
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS) officials met with Ferguson in Edinburgh on Monday to discuss a report in the Sunday Mail, which also alleged the team's weightlifting coach John McNiven - Ferguson's assistant - had secretly failed a drugs test.
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland officials met with Ferguson on Monday to discuss a newspaper report which also alleged the team's weightlifting coach, John McNiven, had secretly failed a drugs test.
But the
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS) has ruled he does not fulfil the criteria because he was born in England.
Jon Doig,
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland chief executive, said: "These young competitors have a great opportunity in front of them.
The bid is a three-way partnership between Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Executive and
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland.
Glasgow beat Edinburgh ( host in 1970 and 1986 ( to be announced as preferred bidder by the
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS).
Officials from the
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS) are investigating claims in a Sunday newspaper that Ferguson, 63, had helped arrange the supply of body-building steroids to an undercover reporter at his gym in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.