ayaye
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On radio before the game yesterday, after reading out the Saints team the pundit mentioned that one of the Saints staff (don't know who) suggested our formation might quickly adapt to 5-5-0. I get that Celtic are good, but I find it absolutely frightening how pervasive this defend at all costs mentality has become. When the opposition defence know beforehand that they won't need to defend, it is little wonder that they can each rack up over 100 passes.
I like Davidson and I imagine once he learns how to be more adaptable he will continue to do well in management, but he shouldn't learn to do this at St Johnstone next year - for his and our benefit. He has spent all the credit he had with the fans and with the squad too by the looks of it. This is whether we go down or stay up (I think we'll finish 11th and maybe stay up).
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4 goals today (so far) for Eetu in Belfast
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15 minutes ago, kingjoey said:
It’s not used for a simple head injury, the player has to be suffering concussion. St Mirren abused the law.
" When a head injury is sustained or suspected, the team may either use one of their existing substitutes" directly from the SPFL Press Release | SPFL
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1 minute ago, Ric said:
I've got a feeling I'm going to look stupid here, but did we have 4 subs in that game?
one was for a head injury change (new rule)
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8 minutes ago, kingjoey said:
If you draw Rangers or Celtic, no away fans will be allowed into Hampden.
Changed days, Perth St Johnstone quickly becoming the home team at Hampden.
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4 minutes ago, capt_oats said:
Taking my cynical hat off for a second and overlooking the massive coincidence that the 5 pushing this "review" happen to be the clubs who have had substantial investment from outside partners or "benefactors" or in the case of the Dundee clubs have been propped up by US owners setting fire to cash in their respective money pits with no immediate sign of a return on their investment.
The problem with the SPFL is the SPFL itself. The wants/needs of the majority of the top league sides are entirely different to teams in League 2. So there's a disconnect there.
If the concern is about the marketing of the league then a good first step would be to actually invest properly in marketing. At the moment though, the SPFL is set up to distribute the cash back to the clubs - if the clubs want to change that it's their money and their choice to enact that.
Aside from the hilarity of Hearts being relegated with 8 games to go while kicking and screaming their way through the courts (and being relegated anyway despite what the ITK legal eagles on JKB were predicting) that whole episode last year showed how difficult it is a) to establish common ground and b) enact change.
Similarly it highlighted what Doncaster's role actually is, rather than what people want to think it should be. He's an administrator lads. If clubs want a commissioner or the like then go out hire one and be prepared to pay them properly. Again, that's up to the clubs to make that choice.
Establishing a brand takes time and it also takes joined up thinking. Ultimately, short term at least, the point @PauloPerth makes is correct...you can change the names of the leagues, given everything a lick of paint but at the moment the players/teams ie: the "product" will be exactly the same.
Longer term? Absolutely, increased investment should be something that is welcomed but it's not something that going to happen just because Diamond Dave Cormack and Ron The Con will it to be so. What's the strategy? It's surely not just "demand more money for "the product""?
If the concern is about a lack of investment then establish a role that focuses on that and make sure their KPIs and renumeration reflect what you're asking them to do.
There are huge flaws with the SPFL and who knows, maybe this independent report will actually address them in some meaningful way.
If it does then great.
100%.
I'm just not sure a report by independent advisors commissioned by only 5 of the clubs that make up the SPFL (12%), who all happen to be in the top tier, will give an 'independent' verdict. I hope I'm proven wrong.
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If the intention is to generate revenue certainly one of the best ways would be to create more competition at the top of the uppermost league. A merger of the Edinburgh and Dundee clubs respectively would surely realise teams that could compete with Rangers and Celtic. I wonder if this will be suggested?
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The Perth Saints v The Famous Aberdeen
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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Only if Dundee beat Hibs the night before. Expect 11th place will be sealed before this one kicks off. Sadly, I doubt it will change how we approach it.