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Post by chris on Apr 15, 2020 14:28:34 GMT
What is stale about scottish football, you have 4 leagues where every part of the league teams are challenging for every single position, what needs to change about that
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Apr 15, 2020 14:32:13 GMT
From STV:
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) told member clubs this season’s outstanding fixtures could not take place ahead of the new campaign because there are not enough dates in the calendar to complete both, STV has learned.
Prior to the 42 clubs being asked to cast their vote to bring an end to the season, the SPFL board advised clubs the new campaign was unlikely to begin before August due to the coronavirus outbreak.
On Wednesday last week, the board put forward a resolution recommending clubs to vote in favour of calling an end to the current season in the Championship, League 1 and League 2.
It also asked Premiership clubs to vote on bringing the campaign to an end, but their decision will be used as the basis for further discussions with UEFA.
In the SPFL’s resolution, STV can reveal clubs were advised the new season, which includes league matches and the Betfred Cup, would not begin until mid-September at the earliest if this season’s current fixtures – including play-off matches – were to be played.
The football authorities have been advised by the Scottish government that the restrictions currently in place as a result of the coronavirus pandemic may not be lifted until at least 10 June.
Clubs were asked to submit votes on the SPFL resolution to the league by 5pm on Friday.
For the resolution to be passed, the vote required 75% of Premiership clubs to be in favour, 75% of the Championship sides, and 75% of League 1 and 2 combined.
But the voting has been shrouded in controversy.
While the resolution was overwhelmingly backed by Premiership clubs and clubs in League 1 and 2, one crucial vote remains outstanding in the Championship.
It emerged Dundee voted against the proposal, but then asked for the vote to be withdrawn after it was claimed by the SPFL the vote had not been registered.
After consulting legal advice, Partick Thistle – who would be relegated from the Championship if Dundee changed their vote from no to yes – claimed the Dens Park club’s original vote must stand.
They have also criticised the SPFL board for the voting process and called on the governing body to pay clubs loans rather than final prize money on current league standings.
Dundee said they remain committed to league reconstruction but have yet to recast their vote.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Dens Park club said: “It was our intention (as the world has seen through the disappointing and regrettable actions of two championship clubs) to vote ‘no’ on the proposed resolution.”
Dundee said they did not know their electronically-submitted vote had not reached the SPFL by the specified deadline until the league body published the voting results last Friday evening.
“This raised an immediate red flag for us; not only was our vote missing, but we discovered that at least two Premiership clubs had modified their position from the understanding we had the day prior.
“It was then that we decided to put our foot on the ball and pause. We conveyed that decision to the centre and ceased taking calls on the subject. We needed time to develop a clearer DFC view on the situation,” the statement added.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 15:14:48 GMT
What is stale about scottish football, you have 4 leagues where every part of the league teams are challenging for every single position, what needs to change about that Playing each other four times a season plus cups for one. It's also about finding a solution in impossible circumstances.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 17:10:29 GMT
Dundee have voted yes so championship, first and second divisions are over with titled awarded to current leaders. No word yet on promotion/relegation or anything else.
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Post by Nanook on Apr 15, 2020 17:36:48 GMT
Wonder who bought Dundee's vote? And for what purpose?
Partick Thistle will not go quietly. If there is any suggestion of them being relegated, then see you in court. Thistle would be absolutely right as well.
It was all a bit weird with Dundee's lost vote, and then it miraculously turns up, but changed, and FIVE days late.
How do you measure corruption? The mishandling of this by the SPFL and Dundee has to be a good case for academic study.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 17:53:00 GMT
Who indeed?
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Post by marmiteman on Apr 15, 2020 19:07:55 GMT
Everything about the SPFL stinks. In what other business would a board hold a secret vote but allow one person to see the votes cast before voting a few days later after all the behind the scenes shenanigans from the so called Big wigs? Makes me want to chuck football altogether. My heart bleeds for Partick Thistle. I would certainly support any crowd funding venture by them to pay for legal representation. Angry isn't the word tonight.
Utterly Disgusted.
Peter McClurg
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Post by chris on Apr 15, 2020 19:29:20 GMT
Everything about the SPFL stinks. In what other business would a board hold a secret vote but allow one person to see the votes cast before voting a few days later after all the behind the scenes shenanigans from the so called Big wigs? Makes me want to chuck football altogether. My heart bleeds for Partick Thistle. I would certainly support any crowd funding venture by them to pay for legal representation. Angry isn't the word tonight. Utterly Disgusted. Peter McClurg I noticed all your fellow rangers fans feel the same peter
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Post by chris on Apr 15, 2020 19:32:44 GMT
Partcks game in hand didnt matter, the season was worked out on points per game
In average the picked up less points for each game they played than anyone else
Get them down and get stranrear down,
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 20:01:09 GMT
And get Brechin down. Oh wait, that could have been us! Nice! So petty. All we've seen recently is most fans trying to come up with a positive solution to this situation. Most being the operative word.
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Apr 15, 2020 20:25:05 GMT
Rovers will receive the not so princely sum of £17,670 from the SPFL now that the season is over as the last instalment.
Their payout over the whole season is 0.19% of the total pot based on being 9th in League 2 and totalled £47,500.
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Post by albion4ever2 on Apr 16, 2020 7:48:10 GMT
So an extra 2 teams in the league will not make hellish much of a difference.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 8:05:20 GMT
No, just fair reward for efforts made. And take a bit of the big boys to compensate for the extra needed. As for the leagues. No relegation, increase top league by two and promote two from each league again with no relegation. That leaves two spaces in league two for highland and lowland league winners. Indeed you could go further and promote four from the first and second divisions increasing the size of all leagues and allowing two each from the lowland and highland leagues to come up. That would increase the premiership to 14, the championship to 12 and the first and second remain at 10. Do even then there is wiggle room to increase the bottom leagues or even merge them. An increase in games for all and get rid of the challenge cup to allow space for the games. You won't please everybody, indeed some you'll never please but that's my thoughts. Copyright Jimbo just in case the SPFL steal the idea! We are staying up I said we are staying up. Let's hope theirs enough money to see us through til the start of next season.
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Post by chris on Apr 16, 2020 8:42:55 GMT
And get Brechin down. Oh wait, that could have been us! Nice! So petty. All we've seen recently is most fans trying to come up with a positive solution to this situation. Most being the operative word. There is no relegation from league 2 There is an spfl playoff, normally but the spfl are not having playoffs this season now
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 8:53:51 GMT
There is just no need for relegation or play offs. See above post. Plenty of scope to change things and freshen up the product.
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