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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Mar 14, 2020 15:32:32 GMT
It's half past 3 and I'm suffering from palpitations and sweats, not due to Covid 19 but due to no Rovers football. I am listening to live commentary from the Sutton United v Hartlepool match but it's just not the same.
C'mon the Pools!
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Post by rab on Mar 14, 2020 21:32:53 GMT
UK government advice on Thursday evening was that 'banning mass gatherings will have little effect on the spread' of covid-19. The Scottish government gave advice that events of more than 500 people should be banned - but only to spare the emergency services (not to stop the spread) and only from Monday. Either way, our match should have been on. However, the SFA took matters into their own hands....who knew that they were so expert on epidemiology?! Somehow it was OK for 45,000 to be at Ibrox on Thursday evening but not 1/100th of that attendance in Coatbridge less than 48 hours later.
National League matches were still on in England and Notts County had nearly 5,000 for their match, and rugby league was still on. Maybe Scottish League 2 would have had to stop sometime soon, but today was not the day. But never mind - the SFA are all knowing and fair minded and will surely compensate us for losing one of our biggest league gates of the season (unless you know better than me).
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Post by kjg on Mar 15, 2020 0:51:50 GMT
Oh come on, thats a bit harsh on the SFA/SPFL. Everyone knows they cant make a decision. They waited on their English counterparts to make the decision for them, then made it sound like their own by banning all football. The big question will be, how will they get us to the end of the season. Will they knacker Celtics nine in a row? Is Hearts too big a club to be relegated? Is Dundee United too big a club to be left in the 2nd tier for another season? And I'm sure there are some diddy teams a bit lower down who also might be promoted or relegated depending on someones whim. These and other questions to be answered on the next episode of Soap. I will now go and use mine to wash my hands as shown by the head of FIFA. What some people will do when there is no football.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2020 10:37:40 GMT
I see that Boris is calling for the seasons to be ended. Think that should be left to the football authorities to decide. Would say that although many games are left if they do call a halt then titles should be awarded but relegation scrapped. Not fair on clubs at any level who could have saved themselves to be denied that opportunity. Politicians? They should focus on the chaos this virus and their actions are causing. For situations like this they should have systems in place to stop panic buying. I'm sure there are people still around who remember wartime rationing books. Doesn't seem the worst idea and better than some of the guff they are coming out with. Mind and keep three feet away from people in your own house! Ludicrous!
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Post by jaydee on Mar 15, 2020 11:20:33 GMT
In that case would you award, say Cove the title but they have to play in league 2 again next year or how would we get round the no relegation but titles awarded?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2020 11:26:36 GMT
Yes. Would award clubs the titles but no promotion or relegation as it hasn't been fully won or lost. Bit of a compromise or fudge if you like but the best solution I can think of. Open to any ideas. Would prefer the seasons to be finished but the way things are going even the start of next season looks doubtful.
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Post by Prof on Mar 15, 2020 12:55:51 GMT
I see that Boris is calling for the seasons to be ended. Think that should be left to the football authorities to decide. Would say that although many games are left if they do call a halt then titles should be awarded but relegation scrapped. Not fair on clubs at any level who could have saved themselves to be denied that opportunity. Politicians? They should focus on the chaos this virus and their actions are causing. For situations like this they should have systems in place to stop panic buying. I'm sure there are people still around who remember wartime rationing books. Doesn't seem the worst idea and better than some of the guff they are coming out with. Mind and keep three feet away from people in your own house! Ludicrous! Just read on the BBC News site about this "keep 6 feet away" guff!! So, when I visit my folks for my normal Sunday dinner(without Coronavirus) I'll have to sit 6 feet away from them - they'll need to get a longer dining table!! Utter nonsense!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2020 13:15:12 GMT
Part of the problem with this is their is good and sensible stuff out there mixed with crazy stuff all coming from the same sources. Amazed that no one reads through their statements before putting them out there. The result is you tend to start ignoring them. Suppose it's what happens when you elect people like Johnson and trump.
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Mar 15, 2020 15:52:52 GMT
Chairman Mulraney of Alloa who is also El Presidente of the SFA is quoted as wanting to take advantage of the suspension to do some tinkering with the set up. He wants Kelty Hearts & Brora Rangers promoted from the Lowland and Highland leagues respectively to the SPFL and 2 promoted in each division with no relegation and therefore 14 teams in the premier.
As if it's not already tight with 40 teams at the tiny trough, another 2 will spread it even more thinly!
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Post by bucky on Mar 15, 2020 16:09:39 GMT
There is a train of thought that promotion and relegations would stand as of now but no play offs which would mean Cove go up, no promotion or relegation play offs which would mean Brechin would stay in the league. I’m not so sure- there’s no easy answer whether to call it quits now or extend it into next season (players would still need a proper pre-season). The short term would be what happens to clubs especially L1 and 2 to stop them going out of business.
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Post by albion4ever2 on Mar 15, 2020 17:22:51 GMT
Chairman Mulraney of Alloa who is also El Presidente of the SFA is quoted as wanting to take advantage of the suspension to do some tinkering with the set up. He wants Kelty Hearts & Brora Rangers promoted from the Lowland and Highland leagues respectively to the SPFL and 2 promoted in each division with no relegation and therefore 14 teams in the premier. As if it's not already tight with 40 teams at the tiny trough, another 2 will spread it even more thinly! Great idea, whole set up has required change for years, no better time. Correct decision to suspend the league, fixtures would never have been fulfilled as squads will be decimated with illness, imagine being relegated if you could not fulfill fixtures. Let's not forget this is a pandemic which will cost thousands of lives across the globe, I do not want to lose anyone but it's inevitable that it will touch us all.
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Post by charlestheoptimist on Mar 15, 2020 17:31:05 GMT
An ideal time to take a reflective look at the set up in Scotland. We should merge to 2 lower leagues and revert to a simple home and away giving 38 games. Scrap the Tunnocks Biscuit cup and allow for regional local tournaments during the gap. With the bigger lower league we could still have play offs along the similar set up in England when 10 teams are challenging for promotion , whilst the other 10 battling to avoid relegation.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2020 19:06:18 GMT
Scottish rugby has announced a contingency fund of £500,000 to assist clubs through the crisis. Over to you SFA/Scottish League! Open the biscuit tin time!
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Post by Nanook on Mar 15, 2020 19:18:41 GMT
Prof I am sure your parents will be happy to see you, and six feet sounds about the right distance into the future when you meet the rest of us, even after the pandemic is done with.
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Post by mildrover on Mar 15, 2020 21:49:56 GMT
Chairman Mulraney of Alloa who is also El Presidente of the SFA is quoted as wanting to take advantage of the suspension to do some tinkering with the set up. He wants Kelty Hearts & Brora Rangers promoted from the Lowland and Highland leagues respectively to the SPFL and 2 promoted in each division with no relegation and therefore 14 teams in the premier. As if it's not already tight with 40 teams at the tiny trough, another 2 will spread it even more thinly! I take your point about the trough being small and having enough snouts around it already Roy but I think there is merit in Mike Mulraney's suggestion. I think there is definitely merit in a bigger League 2. I'm not sure where you get the figure 40 from though as there are currently 42 SPFL teams. Another 2 would make 44. So I take it Mulraney is going for a 14 -10-10 10 set up. I would tend to go for bigger leagues at the bottom of the structure. As I said before on this forum, one of the main issues in Scottish football is that the vast majority of the revenue is stuck in the Premier League. The trickle down economics idea does not work. It's not even a trickle but an occasional drip. Of course it is right that the majority of the money should stay at the top level but an increased percentage has to go the lower leagues. Ronnie
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