Cold Feet Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 SPFL statement | SPFL Gee wiz, can they no get the playoff nonsense in our league sorted?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryHill Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, Cold Feet said: SPFL statement | SPFL Gee wiz, can they no get the playoff nonsense in our league sorted?! The plan is starting to come together, East Fife to be made to participate in the play v Brora or Kelty as punishment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom & Gerry Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Left Back said: Where does anything in the BBC article today contradict that.? Don't recall the article saying anything about reconstruction. I think his point is that sporting integrity is in question when a team has been declared champions after 3 games when some teams haven't even played a single game. Think the last para is the relevant one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, Thom & Gerry said: Think the last para is the relevant one. I get that. Yes in sport there are winners and losers but is within the bounds of sporting integrity to declare a winner after such a curtailed season is the point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 minute ago, andrew21 said: SPFL 1 &2 have went from their normal 36 games to 27 games at the start of the season, down to 22 games with their decision to restart in March , allowing for league to be decided on PPG if games aren't played. No-one is talking about SPFL 1 & 2 as you very well know. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy groundhopper Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Just why didn't the SFA or SPFL say 'if 50% of games are played (at any level) then PPG WILL be used if necessary,to announce promotions and relegations. Make the decision and make it simple. Being based down south,do fans think Brechin would win any play offs at the moment ? Maybe playing games will have an advantage over HL/LL clubs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Andy groundhopper said: Just why didn't the SFA or SPFL say 'if 50% of games are played (at any level) then PPG WILL be used if necessary,to announce promotions and relegations. Make the decision and make it simple. Being based down south,do fans think Brechin would win any play offs at the moment ? Maybe playing games will have an advantage over HL/LL clubs. This is part of the problem. I don't think they have the power to do that and the clubs all decided to kick the can down the road prior to the season kicking off rather than sorting this out. That's left us with this shit show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, andrew21 said: Its a Brechin City thread, so it is relevant how the SPFL have moved the goalposts on a few occasions for SPFL 1 and 2 Of course they've had to move the goalposts to cope with the changing state of the pandemic. I don't think that anyone can say (and I haven't read any Brechin fans claim) that Brechin aren't where they are on merit at the end of this season. There's no sporting integrity issue with the deciding of club 42 whoever it happens to be. Over 80% of the scheduled SPFL 1 & 2 season will have been played. As I said, I believe Findlay is talking about the sporting integrity of deciding placings at Tier 5. If I repeat this often enough it may sink in for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 This Donald Findlay guy is a shitebag. Another one that has for far too long enjoyed the safety of a relegation-less league. He has no right to call sporting integrity into question if he’s claiming unfairness here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 57 minutes ago, Andy groundhopper said: Just why didn't the SFA or SPFL say 'if 50% of games are played (at any level) then PPG WILL be used if necessary,to announce promotions and relegations. Make the decision and make it simple. Neither the SFA nor the SPFL have the power to do so and the clubs specifically voted against granting then that power for this season, that's why. For any single club to throw their hands in the air and blame 'the authorities' for their entirely self-inflicted mess is outrageous. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, jamamafegan said: This Donald Findlay guy is a shitebag. Another one that has for far too long enjoyed the safety of a relegation-less league. He has no right to call sporting integrity into question if he’s claiming unfairness here. Donald Findlay was the chairman of Cowdenbeath when they won back-to-back League 2 play-offs against East Kilbride and Cove Rangers. His club "took their medicine", as it were, but won on both occasions. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 2 hours ago, jamamafegan said: This Donald Findlay guy is a shitebag. Another one that has for far too long enjoyed the safety of a relegation-less league. He has no right to call sporting integrity into question if he’s claiming unfairness here. There’s been some wild takes about this season but this post is up there with the most ill informed, knee jerk and outright stupid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, jamamafegan said: This Donald Findlay guy is a shitebag. Another one that has for far too long enjoyed the safety of a relegation-less league. He has no right to call sporting integrity into question if he’s claiming unfairness here. What on earth are you talking about? As Francesc says, Cowden have twice in recent seasons faced dropping out of the SPFL on two occasions involving two match playoffs against East Kilbride (which finished in a penalty shoot out) and against Cove ( who threw their toys out of the pram when they finished up as losers with eight men). The Blue Brazil have also won other playoffs over the recent seasons - Hamilton 1 Cowdenbeath 3 and Dunfermline 0 Cowdenbeath 3 spring to mind. Donald Findlay was right last year when he indicated that Hearts Covid relegation was indeed unfortunate and unfair but not lllegal. The Brechin approach may be crass but should be properly examined. The HL authorities in particular need to justify their decision. Oh and Donald was born in Cowdenbeath 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dougie Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 33 minutes ago, Blue Brazil Forever said: What on earth are you talking about? As Francesc says, Cowden have twice in recent seasons faced dropping out of the SPFL on two occasions involving two match playoffs against East Kilbride (which finished in a penalty shoot out) and against Cove ( who threw their toys out of the pram when they finished up as losers with eight men). The Blue Brazil have also won other playoffs over the recent seasons - Hamilton 1 Cowdenbeath 3 and Dunfermline 0 Cowdenbeath 3 spring to mind. Donald Findlay was right last year when he indicated that Hearts Covid relegation was indeed unfortunate and unfair but not lllegal. The Brechin approach may be crass but should be properly examined. The HL authorities in particular need to justify their decision. Oh and Donald was born in Cowdenbeath The HL do not need to justify anything, they made a decision which was within the scope of their rules, which was subsequently ok’d by the SFA legal advisor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalhedge Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 3 hours ago, virginton said: Neither the SFA nor the SPFL have the power to do so and the clubs specifically voted against granting then that power for this season, that's why. For any single club to throw their hands in the air and blame 'the authorities' for their entirely self-inflicted mess is outrageous. That first sentence explains the clusterfuck which has arisen with nobody seemingly prepared to make any final decision on how the season will finish for league 2 . What single club are you referring to? There have been many complaints against the system over the last two seasons by many clubs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaswork Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Here is the news, there will be no imminent news Take the hint ffs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Hearts' relegation was not unfair. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 36 minutes ago, Big Dougie said: The HL do not need to justify anything, they made a decision which was within the scope of their rules, which was subsequently ok’d by the SFA legal advisor. I assume the advice can be made public, unless John Swinney says NO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Hearts' relegation was not unfair. Anne Budge, Craig Levene, every Hearts supporter and most of the Scottish sporting press thought so 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, Blue Brazil Forever said: Anne Budge, Craig Levene, every Hearts supporter and most of the Scottish sporting press thought so The first 3 groups all had a vested interest. Didn’t the Scottish sporting press all think Rangers shouldn’t have been relegated or armageddon would ensue? A bastion of sense and integrity they are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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