TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 14 hours ago, Sonny said: I would reckon all teams in the bottom six would want an exact number of games per team all played at the same time ie 3pm Saturday. One team having an extra game could impact on the others and would be resisted in my opinion. That won’t happen. There will definitely be bottom 6 televised games which will need to be played at a different time. Only the very last round of matches will be played at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/16/2019 at 2:28 PM, St.Ricky said: Strange to see so much snow on the pitch. Doesn't look like a great amount of effort went into getting the game on. As IOBS said, it's not the pitch alone that is taken into account. St Johnstone have a large area for car parking. Might have been difficult to keep clear. A different view (from above) showed that there was very little snow on the pitch which suggests no more than a dusting on the environs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) To me there was definitely something a bit fishy about this game being postponed. f**ked if I know what it could be mind you? Edited March 18, 2019 by TPAFKA Jersey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper07 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 The Fakes - who are on their worst run all season, were in fear of us giving them a hammering ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 There has been a precedent, if I remember correctly, in playing a postponed match after the split between teams in different halves of the League. We played Rangers (1872) at home after the split in 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestlegend Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Oran in the paper today saying he wants it played Friday April 12. Not sure why not just at that weekend. ST MIRREN manager Oran Kearney has called on the SPFL not to punish his side because of the weather by trying to squeeze in their re-arranged game before the split.The Paisley side’s match away to St Johnstone was postponed due to the poor conditions on Saturday and can’t be played either this weekend or next midweek due to international call-ups.Kearney doesn’t think there is a suitable free date between now and April 6 – the last matchday before the split – and instead wants league bosses to consider adding to Scottish Cup semi-final weekend by scheduling the match at McDiarmid Park for the Friday night.He said: “I can’t see how they can re-arrange this game for before the split as there isn’t a free date as far as I can tell. And I don’t think we should be punished because of what happened with the weather.“This weekend isn’t an option as we’ve players away on international duty. And some of them won’t be arriving back until next midweek so that’s out too.“The first available date would be the midweek of April 9 or 10 but that would mean us playing four games in 11 days which I don’t think would be particularly fair. The last thing we need is something crazy like that.“If it’s going to be that week I’d rather they took it closer to the weekend. There are Scottish Cup semi-finals on the Saturday or Sunday so if we were to play on the Friday night that would make for a decent weekend of football.”With both clubs likely to be in the bottom half of the table come the split, the game could yet be re-arranged for later in the season. But Kearney says he is sympathetic if the SPFL didn’t want to go down that road.He added: “I understand there’s an ethical aspect to it. If there are still teams in the mix before the split then I can see why the league would want the game played at the proper time so as to be fair to all the other teams. But there has to be some common sense applied as well.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 a call for common sense? He'll learn! The SPOFL should be thinking about the fans and making an early announcement that the game will be played on 12/04. But the fact they are dragging their heels is an indication that bad news is on the way, they are just looking for a good day to bury it on. Hope I'm wrong, but my experience is that if you offer a lackey the option to be either a good guy or a dick then 90% of jobsworths will seize option "d" with both hands and then take their time to justify it before going public Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellV1 Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 March 27th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, RussellV1 said: March 27th Has the been confirmed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellV1 Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Just now, Isle Of Bute Saint said: Has the been confirmed? By SPFL on Twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 March 27thWhere are you getting that from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellV1 Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Just now, Eric Arthur Blair said: 7 minutes ago, RussellV1 said: March 27th Where are you getting that from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestlegend Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Good that it’s sorted. But hope we have everyone back by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, lovestlegend said: Good that it’s sorted. But hope we have everyone back by then It's bloody awful we have players returning the middle of next week from international games. Then we have 2 massive games in 3 days. But then again if you are Celtic you can go away for friendly matches and rearrange league games. The club need to stand up and back our manager who does not want the game played on the 27th of March. Edited March 20, 2019 by Isle Of Bute Saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleySaint Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 This is crazy, has Fitzy shat in Doncaster's favourite mug or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 I seem to remember Rangers being forced to do something similar a couple of years back. The decision is made. We deal with it. The alternative is to lose energy whinging about it. Next Wednesday is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Isle Of Bute Saint said: It's bloody awful we have players returning the middle of next week from international games. Then we have 2 massive games in 3 days. But then again if you are Celtic you can go away for friendly matches and rearrange league games. The club need to stand up and back our manager who does not want the game played on the 27th of March. We only have 1 player in the U21s and he will be back home on Mon night.Where's the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, HSS said: We only have 1 player in the U21s and he will be back home on Mon night.Where's the problem? The Duck is away also. If the game was played when Oran wanted there is a good chance S McGinn and McGinnis would be back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamhammer Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, HSS said: We only have 1 player in the U21s and he will be back home on Mon night.Where's the problem? The Duck wont be back from Haiti until Tuesday night Wednesday morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Who do Haiti play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munoz Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, HSS said: Who do Haiti play? Cuba 10.30 PM Sunday at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Was a stick on the spfl would plump for next week, and avoid the split. 4 games in eleven days now that will determine if we can at least salvage a play off spot. A minimum of six points required imo from these 4 games to give us that chance of a playoff againt Dun Utd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 we really should take this out on SJFC, no reason in the world that they couldnt get their pitch playable on Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 It is what it is now. Massive two games in three days how sweet would it be to get 6 points. Not mission impossible COYS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Isle Of Bute Saint said: The Duck is away also. If the game was played when Oran wanted there is a good chance S McGinn and McGinnis would be back. Certainly doesn't feel entirely fair. Hope we get the three points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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