sbcmfc Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 45 minutes ago, Debian said: If you do read it you'll see we have backed the decision but disappointed. Pretty much the same as Celtic and most other clubs statements. Guy Mcole is a pie. Oh aye. “Disappointed but not surprised” Was an interesting opener, had the potential to be a belter at that point. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Think there’s ways of working round it. Keep playing into the summer, or start “next season“ early playing out the remainder of this season, then play a shortened 20/21 season, perhaps 3 rounds of fixtures and no split, and/or ditch the league cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) League football was suspended during WW11. Rangers one every title then but they don't count. Just saying like. Edited March 14, 2020 by EddardStark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 7 hours ago, sbcmfc said: Think there’s ways of working round it. Keep playing into the summer, or start “next season“ early playing out the remainder of this season, then play a shortened 20/21 season, perhaps 3 rounds of fixtures and no split, and/or ditch the league cup. Extending the season is potentially problematic due to player contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 hours ago, sbcmfc said: Oh aye. “Disappointed but not surprised” Was an interesting opener, had the potential to be a belter at that point. 😂 You are trying to hard mate. Take a breather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 14 minutes ago, EddardStark said: You are trying to hard mate. Take a breather. I was agreeing with you. That opening line read like it was going to be funny, but it was disappointingly sensible and reasonable. Disappointed but not surprised was a strange choice, maybe it’s from their “failed appeal” template. 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 38 minutes ago, Cove_Sheep said: Extending the season is potentially problematic due to player contracts. Yeah, extending into June would be manageable, playing the last 8 or 9 games after a transfer window with potentially wholesale squad changes not ideal and potential to be unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, sbcmfc said: Yeah, extending into June would be manageable, playing the last 8 or 9 games after a transfer window with potentially wholesale squad changes not ideal and potential to be unfair. The league is suspended indefinitely though. It probably won't start back until late April, early May. I would prefer it is finished though however reading reports the German league are already gearing up to end this season and make it void. Also its not SPFL's decision to award titles etc. I think this lies with UEFA. Edited March 14, 2020 by EddardStark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu101 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 39 minutes ago, sbcmfc said: Yeah, extending into June would be manageable, playing the last 8 or 9 games after a transfer window with potentially wholesale squad changes not ideal and potential to be unfair. The presumption is that the league wont start again, unless infection rates drop off a cliff. This was from someone at an SG meeting on Friday morning. Massive issues with insurance, etc. Clubs going to the wall, etc, was more of a pressing concern. A lot of clubs are 30-40% dependent on gate receipts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The SFA will once again wait for direction from The FA before making a decision. If The FA award liverpool the title, we'll get the title, if the league is void then our league will be void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman4 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Be interesting to see how UEFA deal with the Internationals. Can see the Nations League being scrapped to make way for the playoffs in September then bring World Cup qualifiers forward to October and November from March and June, leaves March for friendlies prior to Euros. A later World Cup in 2022 certainly gives them a bit of room to move things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 15 hours ago, kumnio said: Oi, you can away and take a flying fu, nah youre right, with Mr Rohypnol in charge of us, thats impossible. Rivalry aside, its not good for either of us financially, let alone part time teams. Tough times ahead. ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Mox said: The SFA will once again wait for direction from The FA before making a decision. If The FA award liverpool the title, we'll get the title, if the league is void then our league will be void. Probably correct. Its all very well awarding Celtic/Liverpool the title, but further down, do Dundee Utd get the title and promotion? That means relegating hearts.... do Leeds and West Brom come up? Most importantly does my league winners Acca pay out? 😂 Im very keen for the season to be finished or declared as it stands. Do we need to wipe the results of all the round of fixtures where Rangers v st Johnstone was due? Does that impact positions elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Jim Beem said: Rivalry aside, its not good for either of us financially, let alone part time teams. Tough times ahead. ☹️ Again a reason why it makes sense to extend the season possibly at the expense of the league cup? So we still get all the games clubs gave budgeted for.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 15 minutes ago, sbcmfc said: Probably correct. Its all very well awarding Celtic/Liverpool the title, but further down, do Dundee Utd get the title and promotion? That means relegating hearts.... do Leeds and West Brom come up? Most importantly does my league winners Acca pay out? 😂 Im very keen for the season to be finished or declared as it stands. Do we need to wipe the results of all the round of fixtures where Rangers v st Johnstone was due? Does that impact positions elsewhere? If the games cannot be played, no titles or relegation should happen. The season has to be void and the same.teams take part in next seasons competitions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 My personal preference would be to complete the season no matter how far into the year it takes. If need be next season's leagues can be truncated. Might actually make it more interesting if we have a 22 game league season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 17 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: If the games cannot be played, no titles or relegation should happen. The season has to be void and the same.teams take part in next seasons competitions agree, that’s why everyone would prefer the season to be finished (unless they have a vested interest in it being voided). For the record, wiping out matchday 12 means Hibs and stjohnstone swap places and otherwise positions are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrisandmoo Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 56 minutes ago, Toepoke said: My personal preference would be to complete the season no matter how far into the year it takes. If need be next season's leagues can be truncated. Might actually make it more interesting if we have a 22 game league season! It is the only solution. Finish the season no matter what, otherwise rangers fans will be marching about claiming they weren't roundly pumped. And I cant be fucked listening to their moronic pish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debian Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, sbcmfc said: Probably correct. Its all very well awarding Celtic/Liverpool the title, but further down, do Dundee Utd get the title and promotion? That means relegating hearts.... do Leeds and West Brom come up? Most importantly does my league winners Acca pay out? 😂 Im very keen for the season to be finished or declared as it stands. Do we need to wipe the results of all the round of fixtures where Rangers v st Johnstone was due? Does that impact positions elsewhere? That match was in the 2nd set of fixtures, if we'd played it and won it at the time we'd be ahead at the end of the 2nd set of fixtures so that doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debian Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Morrisandmoo said: It is the only solution. Finish the season no matter what, otherwise rangers fans will be marching about claiming they weren't roundly pumped. And I cant be fucked listening to their moronic pish. Why does it have to be about Rangers? If it's finished now and declared as it stands then Celtic get it. Who really cares though, there's people dying and people are worried about a league placing. Perspective ffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, sbcmfc said: Again a reason why it makes sense to extend the season possibly at the expense of the league cup? So we still get all the games clubs gave budgeted for.... But they may not have the players to fulfil the fixture. A player has signed a pre contract with team A who are fighting for the title, so officially leaves team B on May 31st, who are fighting to avoid relegation. Is he allowed to play for team A after May 31st, or does he have to stay with team B, without a contract and the possibility of an injury ruining the next step in his career? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 15 minutes ago, Debian said: That match was in the 2nd set of fixtures, if we'd played it and won it at the time we'd be ahead at the end of the 2nd set of fixtures so that doesn't work. Sorry by round of fixtures, I just mean Matchday 12 would need voided as only 5/6 fixtures were completed. All results after until yesterday stand. Unlikely scenario I suspect. In other sports they have a count back mechanism and suspect that’s the way it would be done, but due to the unprecedented nature of the situation football has no such rule in place for how and where they would count back to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Just now, dandydunn said: But they may not have the players to fulfil the fixture. A player has signed a pre contract with team A who are fighting for the title, so officially leaves team B on May 31st, who are fighting to avoid relegation. Is he allowed to play for team A after May 31st, or does he have to stay with team B, without a contract and the possibility of an injury ruining the next step in his career? Same applies regarding injuries etc. in normal circumstances. We signed Declan Gallagher last January, he played against us for Livi in our last home game of the season. They would need to make a decision on what to do about extending contracts and freedom of movement, but it’s not an insurmountable hurdle (at the top level anyway) especially if you could play in May/June even July. As every club in every country is going to have the same dilemma. You could play the last 9 games of this season next season with different squads, which does throw up sporting integrity arguments if say Hearts pillage accies and st mirren... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Have to be Curtis Main for me, big strapping lad. Edited March 14, 2020 by dandydunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 44 minutes ago, dandydunn said: Have to be Curtis Main for me, big strapping lad. Big? He's 5'10". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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