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Jonathan McFarlane

Inverness chief Scot Gardiner makes veiled SPFL Game of Thrones comparison as voting twist leaves him reeling

Inverness Caledonian Thistle CEO Scot Gardiner has taken a veiled pop at Dundee and the SPFL on his social media, comparing the politics of the organisation to bloody fantasy drama Game of Thrones.

Gardiner was part of a WhatsApp group with Partick Thistle and Dundee who were in agreement over voting down the SPFL members vote to finish the season and was sent a picture confirming the Tayside club had voted down the resolution.

It wasn't received due to an IT issue and when it emerged the Dens Park club were the deciding vote that would decide the issue, they informed the SPFL to disregard their previous stated intentions.

Five days later, after significant talks, the Championship outfit voted to pass the motion yesterday, relegating Partick Thistle, Stranraer and almost certainly Hearts at a later date.

It was a move that has caused widespread controversy and Gardiner, who has been open in giving his version of events in the lead up to the ballot, took to Twitter to have his say.

He fumed: "If you are looking for something to take your mind of things on TV I would highly recommend GOT (Game of Thrones) even if you have seen it many times. It will never cease to shock you."

Added was a video gif of a character from the show ringing a bell and pronouncing the word "shame" three times.

The highly popular TV series, adapted from the books of George R. R. Martin, is known for it's intricate world of Machiavellian back stabbing, plotting and sudden gory violence.

The Tweet garnered 481 likes on the platform and over 100 retweets.

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