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If comp pick formula is same as present, Bills have thirteen picks for next year which seems excessive.

I can't see Airdrie playing a full team next week and QP have something to play for. That said if we play like we did in the last game at Tannadice we're capable of losing 10-0 but shouldn't be that bad again.

Why is league 2 outside the blackout period today? @The Master

Ref playing 40 seconds injury time when there were 6 sub breaks and about 5 minutes worth of injuries sums that one up. The nillest nil-nil of all time, only shock is we didn't manage to lose it 1-0.

slight thigh knock, from Doolan's pre match interview it seemed more precautionary leaving him out today rather than anything else and he could have played if absolutely necessary.

Fairly meh half that, Ayr looking dangerous from set pieces but from open play haven't been able to find a good final ball. Thistle definitely nowhere near full intensity- and the dropoff from Milne to Ngewnya is large, but should probably still be ahead with Robinson's chance, good save from keeper but he shouldn't have had a chance to save it. Not even close on the offside at the end as much as Graham will argue otherwise.

Happy with the Bills trading back, would have been happy with most of the options available at 28, I'm just glad they didn't mortgage the farm and trade up a long way. Lot of people losing their shit online about trading to the Chiefs and allowing them to get their guy, obviously if Worthy turns out to be decent then it'll be cast up as often as the Mahomes trade but clearly lots of teams didn't fancy him. Still possibility they can work out a trade for a vet WR, maybe one of the 49ers guys that are being shopped. Other than that, what the f**k are the Falcons doing?

FFS

I think <the player from the team I support > should win it.

I know it was onside in the end but surely the fact Liverpool had 2,765 chances to clear the free kick would render the original 'offside' before the goal irrelevant?

I'd heard that too about parachute payment, but what if the Premiership team stays up? Does it go into the prize pot for next year or the SPFL Christmas Night Out? If you believe that guy who thinks there was a conspiracy at Dingwall it shouldn't cost much to install a bit of plastic with a piece of card in it saying "give the decision against Thistle"

just to piggyback on this, the usual argument is it allows managers to play more youth players without fear of losing games but in reality: 1) there are actually far fewer "meaningless" game than you'd imagine. Even in the English Championship this year, a league of 24 teams and 46 games, with 3 games to go there were only 3 teams who were arithmetically both safe from relegation and out of the promotion play off race (plus Rotherham who were already relegated). With 6 games to go literally everyone still had something to play for. 2) going back to the Scottish second tier, we've seen on here in the last few weeks the discussions about how much prize money means to a team at this level and that the difference between finishing a place or two higher is effectively an extra couple of players wages for the following season. yes, that bit is a slightly harder sell to casual fans rather than diehards but there's always something to play for. In a 2nd tier of 18 you'd probably have the same playoff system as now as Prem clubs still unlikely to agree to 2 down automatically but you'd also have 3 going down at the bottom, 3rd bottom can either be automatic or playoff. I think folk would be surprised about the low number of "meaningless" games in that scenario.

This used to be the set up in Poland but I think they went to 18 during covid. The teams that finished top half of each section got the extra home game.

I think the issue with playing teams repetitively is more of an issue outside the top tier. Premiership clubs don't play (their first teams) in the Challenge Cup, and the nature of the playoffs means they can't play another Premiership team in them whereas in the Championship you're guaranteed to do so meaning a minimum of 6 games a season vs the same team before cup draws- and in leagues 1 & 2 you will do so if you finish 2nd or 3rd (or 4th and then beat the team from league above). I think there's an argument for a bigger second tier -with split if need be- with the current Premiership / Championship play off format, at least if you finish 4th in a league of 14/16 it seems more reasonable to get a shot at promotion rather than 4th in a league of 10.