Nowhereman Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Bbc Scotland news just after 5.00pm on Saturday - ‘ There were five games in the spl today and here are the results’. Now I know a lot of people think it doesn’t matter but there is no excuse for the national broadcaster getting the name of the main football competition wrong 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) I always laugh when folk say they can't keep up with all the changes to the name of the top league. It's changed twice since 1975. It was called the Premier Division from 1975 until 1998. It was then called the SPL until 2013. From then it was the Premiership. If anyone struggled/struggles with this then they're a moron. Edited May 5 by DA Baracus 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) Now I know that other games will have attracted more interest yesterday, but for me, the Game of the Day was Stirling v Annan - a final game head to head which determined who finished 9th and went into the relegation play-off. Unless I'm missing something, the only mention of it on the BBC site apart from in the scores is this: "Elsewhere in the third tier, Stirling Albion were held to a 1-1 draw by Annan Athletic and drop into the League 1 play-offs on goal difference behind Saturday's visitors." In other news, we sacked Marvin Bartley, a fairly high profile figure, about 14 hours ago. As far as I can tell, it's not mentioned anywhere. Edited May 5 by Monkey Tennis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza81 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 7 hours ago, DA Baracus said: If anyone struggled/struggles with this then they're a moron. Disagree. The “SPL” was a great bit of branding and rolls off the tongue, so people go into autopilot and just say it. We all know what they mean. The “premiership” needs “Scottish” added to it, to avoid confusion with south of the border. Nasty. Im sure most of the people that say “SPL” know it is no longer called that but they are yearning for simpler times! NB: those who correct people to “the Scottish Premiership” are virgins. No offence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, Muzza81 said: The “premiership” needs “Scottish” added to it, to avoid confusion with south of the border. Nasty. You mean the English Premier League, which hasn't been known as the Premiership for almost 20 years? 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 3 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Now I know that other games will have attracted more interest yesterday, but for me, the Game of the Day was Stirling v Annan - a final game head to head which determined who finished 9th and went into the relegation play-off. Unless I'm missing something, the only mention of it on the BBC site apart from in the scores is this: "Elsewhere in the third tier, Stirling Albion were held to a 1-1 draw by Annan Athletic and drop into the League 1 play-offs on goal difference behind Saturday's visitors." In other news, we sacked Marvin Bartley, a fairly high profile figure, about 14 hours ago. As far as I can tell, it's not mentioned anywhere. Has Ludo done a, who will be the next permanent manager of QotS poll yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, Muzza81 said: Disagree. The “SPL” was a great bit of branding and rolls off the tongue, so people go into autopilot and just say it. We all know what they mean. The “premiership” needs “Scottish” added to it, to avoid confusion with south of the border. Nasty. Im sure most of the people that say “SPL” know it is no longer called that but they are yearning for simpler times! NB: those who correct people to “the Scottish Premiership” are virgins. No offence. If they were yearning for simpler times they’d call it the first division 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza81 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 14 minutes ago, Darren said: You mean the English Premier League, which hasn't been known as the Premiership for almost 20 years? The very same. You ask random punters in the boozer what the “premiership” scores were and what do you think they will reel off? It certainly won’t be Motherwell v Dundee. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 2 hours ago, Muzza81 said: Disagree. The “SPL” was a great bit of branding and rolls off the tongue, so people go into autopilot and just say it. We all know what they mean. The “premiership” needs “Scottish” added to it, to avoid confusion with south of the border. Nasty. Im sure most of the people that say “SPL” know it is no longer called that but they are yearning for simpler times! NB: those who correct people to “the Scottish Premiership” are virgins. No offence. SPL wasn't just a frigging name! This really bugs me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 55 minutes ago, bennett said: Has Ludo done a, who will be the next permanent manager of QotS poll yet? Not yet. We're not sure if he stoops low enough to find sides like ours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 04/05/2024 at 02:02, The Master said: The dumpster fire that is the new BBC Sport website keeps on delivering. If you click through to a match from the fixture list, then click on "Tables", it shows you the final pre-split table despite it having today's date at the top. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/crgykez2nxyt#Tables It’s still the situation today - I’m clicking on the link to the table based on the in game event at Ibrox. What a joke…. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/czkvp020917t#Tables 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Bit harsh to call Villa's defenders "nobodies". 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, GordonS said: Bit harsh to call Villa's defenders "nobodies". I know. At least they were tracking his run. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Stiles Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 The SPL in 2024. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 This lot have even aped our logo: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 11 hours ago, bennett said: Has Ludo done a, who will be the next permanent manager of QotS poll yet? He's on it now. Excellent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewanandmoreagain Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 11 hours ago, Darren said: You mean the English Premier League, which hasn't been known as the Premiership for almost 20 years? Yes , because the English will still think it refers to them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 3 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: This lot have even aped our logo: I want that one. Think they'll swap? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Diamond For Me Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 On 05/05/2024 at 21:39, Ewanandmoreagain said: Yes , because the English will still think it refers to them I find that in general you can save yourself a lot of bother by not caring about what English people think. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 On 05/05/2024 at 18:04, HibeeJibee said: This lot have even aped our logo: that poor beastie looks like it's got piles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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