Ross. Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 It's actually 7 times. I agree with the sentiment about Clubs cutting their cloth but I fear we've gone too far down this cul-de-sac for many Clubs to be willing to turn back. Worries me that I count things for a living and struggled to get that right... You might be right in that respect, but I think the set up will remain as it does because it also suits Celtic to have it as it is. If they only had to play Aberdeen twice in the league this season, the table might look a hell of a lot different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Worries me that I count things for a living and struggled to get that right... You might be right in that respect, but I think the set up will remain as it does because it also suits Celtic to have it as it is. If they only had to play Aberdeen twice in the league this season, the table might look a hell of a lot different. I think the best we can hope for in terms of League expansion is 3 Divisions of 14 teams with either a 7-7 split or a 6-8 split. I just can't see the Clubs being willing to drop to 30 league games a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killienick Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I think the best we can hope for in terms of League expansion is 3 Divisions of 14 teams with either a 7-7 split or a 6-8 split. I just can't see the Clubs being willing to drop to 30 league games a season. You're right. In my experience of football directors they don't tend to have peripheral vision They know their average gate multiplied by their number of games and cut their cloth accordingly. Smaller leagues would probably only work if there was an expanded cup competition or if this cross border Scottish Prem/English Championship cup ever happened so the number of games remained the same. The irony is that if the league were smaller but more interesting then attendances would probably increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlg1903 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Sixteen team league that maintains a split maybe Top 8 and bottom 8 play each other one more time after 30 games would make 37 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Sixteen team league that maintains a split maybe Top 8 and bottom 8 play each other one more time after 30 games would make 37 games Then you'd have an uneven number of H&A games against each team..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eder Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I like idea of 14 splitting into groups of 6 & 8. Many like the split but I hate the uneven fixtures, eg 3 times at home or away against opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I like idea of 14 splitting into groups of 6 & 8. Many like the split but I hate the uneven fixtures, eg 3 times at home or away against opponents. I'd have a 7-7 split with the teams 7th & 8th having a free day final day fixtures as they'll must likely not be involved in a Championship/ promotion challenge or a relegation battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Incidentally, in the month of March both Dundee Utd and Celtic will only play each other. Has that ever happened before between two teams in multiple games? I might be spectacularly missing the point here but Celtic played Aberdeen and St Johnstone in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deestruction Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 22nd April for the Dundee game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McQueen Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 So 3 days before the post split fixtures start? Guess they have no faith in Dundee making it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 So 3 days before the post split fixtures start? Guess they have no faith in Dundee making it. We'll be going into that game smoking cigars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Midweek ...... INTERNATIONAL BREAK Sat 28 Mar ... INTERNATIONAL BREAK Midweek ...... INTERNATIONAL BREAK Fri 03 Apr ... St Mirren (A) Midweek ...... Partick (H) Sat 11 Apr ... Inverness (A) - *Premiership Splits* Midweek...... Killie (H) Sun 19th ....Inverness (N) Midweek....Dundee (A) Sat 25th.....1st post split fixture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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