eastlandssaint Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/club-chiefs-cast-doubt-on-scottish-football-season-finishing/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcc Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 I'm surprised that it has taken so long to reach this conclusion. It has been glaringly obvious for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, eastlandssaint said: https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/club-chiefs-cast-doubt-on-scottish-football-season-finishing/ 17 minutes ago, smcc said: I'm surprised that it has taken so long to reach this conclusion. It has been glaringly obvious for some time. I dunno… Have they run it past oxter, yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Call season as it is but scrap relegation. Go to 3 x 14 team leagues. 2 come up from Championship 4 go up from League 1 Rest of league 1 merges with league 2. Either 3 rounds of 13 games (preferable) for 39 games or 2 rounds of 13 then split after 26 and top and bottom 7 play each other home and away for 38 games. Straight 2 up 2 down, no playoffs. If playoffs are insisted, 3rd bottom plays 3rd top in one off game at neutral ground. Edited March 29, 2020 by djchapsticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, djchapsticks said: Call season as it is but scrap relegation. Go to 3 x 14 team leagues. 2 come up from Championship 4 go up from League 1 Rest of league 1 merges with league 2. Either 3 rounds of 13 games (preferable) for 39 games or 2 rounds of 13 then split after 26 and top and bottom 7 play each other home and away for 38 games. Straight 2 up 2 down, no playoffs. If playoffs are insisted, 3rd bottom plays 3rd top in one off game at neutral ground. It’s late so excuse me if I’m wrong but would that not give us 14-12-16? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 6 hours ago, HSS said: It’s late so excuse me if I’m wrong but would that not give us 14-12-16? Apologies, it would. 6 up from league 1 to championship in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Dickson said: It might well be the fairest way to do it to be honest and it would perhaps avoid legal challenges although you would still have to deal with the issue of possible promotion from the Highland and Lowland Leagues. Not sure, perhaps as a compromise, sweeten the deal going forward for both HL and LL teams. Currently they really have only half a promotion slot (or 1/3 of you consider they have to play 2 playoffs to go up) Instead of forcing both league winners into a playoff against each other and then have the winner fighting it out with the worst team in league 2, offer automatic promotion for each league winner going forward. Maybe even keep the playoffs but the 2 runners up fight it out and winner plays 3rd bottom of the restructured league 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 9 hours ago, djchapsticks said: Call season as it is but scrap relegation. Go to 3 x 14 team leagues. 2 come up from Championship 4 go up from League 1 Rest of league 1 merges with league 2. Either 3 rounds of 13 games (preferable) for 39 games or 2 rounds of 13 then split after 26 and top and bottom 7 play each other home and away for 38 games. Straight 2 up 2 down, no playoffs. If playoffs are insisted, 3rd bottom plays 3rd top in one off game at neutral ground. Would the old firm get the lions share of that at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: You don't need to restructure all the leagues. As I mentioned earlier, call leagues as they are, no relegation, promote top two in each lower league, promote HL and LL champions, then it is only the Premiership that needs to change its games (play twice, then split), the rest can carry on as they are. It can be decided whether this is a trial for an expanded top league (and so keep it for a few seasons) or whether to revert back to the status quo by altering relegation over a few seasons. Possibly, but I'd argue that restructure is badly needed up and down the leagues. 3 sets of 14 teams would be a better setup than the current 12-10-10-10 setup. In my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Finish the Season off when we get all clear. It's only a few league games and 3 Scottish Cup Ties. No need for fecking reconstruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Spfl already have a blueprint for league reconstruction with an amended 8-8-8 format.Dont think it will be opposed this time round.The problem is getting clubs to agree what happens if this season is written off.Namely Celtic want to be appointed champions and Sevco dont want that...Surely a common sense, tried and tested, non controversial method is to let celtic keep the titles as long as the rename themselves ' The Celtic FC' for the new season?Cant see that being a problem.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Ice-tears said: Wouldn’t be much of a night out cause I’d kick your c**t in after 2 minutes👍 Would u like to try that with us all of us ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Finish the Season off when we get all clear. It's only a few league games and 3 Scottish Cup Ties. No need for fecking reconstruction. Aye very good!Players will be out of contract.Players will have left.Will new players be allowed to sign?That makes it a different team... hardly right or fair.It is what it is.We need to respond appropriately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, BuddieinEK said: Aye very good! Players will be out of contract. Players will have left. Will new players be allowed to sign? That makes it a different team... hardly right or fair. It is what it is. We need to respond appropriately. Must admit, I do find all this hilarious The majority of us are working from Home The world is in lockdown, financial markets are suspended , trillions of aid, social isolation and people dying and we want to know if the poxy season will be finished with the ugly sisters 1 and 2...……………... Who cares !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Must admit, I do find all this hilarious The majority of us are working from Home The world is in lockdown, financial markets are suspended , trillions of aid, social isolation and people dying and we want to know if the poxy season will be finished with the ugly sisters 1 and 2...……………... Who cares !!!!!!! Agreed...But in the meantime...Will you be making a donation to Raith Rovers, Hearts, Well or Richard Branson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, BuddieinEK said: Agreed... But in the meantime... Will you be making a donation to Raith Rovers, Hearts, Well or Richard Branson? I will be making donations to keeping my near dear safe, and wherever possible supporting our NHS...………. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, BuddieinEK said: Aye very good! Players will be out of contract. Players will have left. Will new players be allowed to sign? That makes it a different team... hardly right or fair. It is what it is. We need to respond appropriately. Teams will remain the same despite different players. Old players out, new players in. Finish the Season and carry on. Players move out and in during January, in the middle of the Season. Edited March 30, 2020 by shull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, DougJamie said: Must admit, I do find all this hilarious The majority of us are working from Home The world is in lockdown, financial markets are suspended , trillions of aid, social isolation and people dying and we want to know if the poxy season will be finished with the ugly sisters 1 and 2...……………... Who cares !!!!!!! Log off then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedflanders123 Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 33 minutes ago, shull said: Teams will remain the same despite different players. Old players out, new players in. Finish the Season and carry on. Players move out and in during January, in the middle of the Season. Most clubs will have no money to bring in new players without some sense of future budgets. How can you offer a player a contract when you have no idea if the club can afford it? Players do move in January - pre contract, without a club after release or sell due to needing money. The circumstances at this time are wholly different with many clubs likely to fold with little or no income. There will be little movement on new players at mist clubs until the current crisis is resolved and income streams start again via matches, season ticket sales etc. Even the big 2 in Scotland will be wary if opening transfer talks at this time with no idea when a ball will be kicked in earnest again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Teams will pay what they can and get on with it. Players will probably get what they deserve. Maybe the players can get jobs elsewhere and play football for the fun of it. The beautiful game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedflanders123 Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/30/2020 at 4:51 PM, shull said: Teams will remain the same despite different players. Old players out, new players in. Finish the Season and carry on. Players move out and in during January, in the middle of the Season. Most clubs will have no money to bring in new players without some sense of future budgets. How can you offer a player a contract when you have no idea if the club can afford it? Players do move in January - pre contract, without a club after release or sell due to needing money. The circumstances at this time are wholly different with many clubs likely to fold with little or no income. There will be little movement on new players at mist clubs until the current crisis is resolved and income streams start again via matches, season ticket sales etc. Even the big 2 in Scotland will be wary if opening transfer talks at this time with no idea when a ball will be kicked in earnest again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedflanders123 Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Wimbledon, Euros, Olympics, major Golf and Baseball plus events like Edinburgh festival all cancelled. Still some actually think the football season can restart at the end of this month or next. There is absolutely zero chance of this or any major sport taking place until the foreseeable future. The most optimistic punters think around late summer or later is likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Deja Vu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-fans-saying-same-thing-18027706.amp?__twitter_impression=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 3 hours ago, shull said: https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-fans-saying-same-thing-18027706.amp?__twitter_impression=true @OllieOI64259081 added: "It’s easy for him to say his club have nothing to play for." What exactly are Sevco playing for ? Lose all their games so they can come 3rd ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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