DG.Roma Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 7 hours ago, EdinburghBlue said: This amused me in today’s Sunday Mail. Was it not the clubs who demanded 22 games when the Board was saying that 18 was enough given how little time was left in the season? Davie Irons is gonna be even more peeved when be notices who Stranraer were due to play on the Cup 4th round weekend! Looks Stranraer v Stenny will have to be shifted to a Thursday 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalhedge Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 4 hours ago, craigkillie said: It's precisely *because* the game is behind closed doors that it's having to kick off at 7pm - that means it's being broadcast live, whereas if attendance was allowed then it would presumably not be. I think lower league football would actually be allowed to be shown in normal circumstances, but presumably the SFA have agreed a blanket 7pm time with UEFA for all games so that there are no broadcast blackouts for any competitions. Ironic that a live stream with a few hundred tuning in would have such an effect on world football . But there you have football regulations summed up in a nutshell. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 On 01/04/2021 at 20:53, EdinburghBlue said: You’ve missed the point. The media want “Barry Ferguson’s Kelty Hearts” in the league at all costs. My next username. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telefunken U47 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Heavy vibes that the Scottish Cup games on Saturday will get hooked due to a clash with the royal funeral. Presumably the league games would follow suit, so potentially the end of the road for the split? Is there room to squeeze another set of games in ahead of the deadline? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brechin City FC Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, Telefunken U47 said: Heavy vibes that the Scottish Cup games on Saturday will get hooked due to a clash with the royal funeral. Presumably the league games would follow suit, so potentially the end of the road for the split? Is there room to squeeze another set of games in ahead of the deadline? Should probably just null and void it now and cancel any play-offs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Team in Angus Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, Brechin City FC said: Should probably just null and void it now and cancel any play-offs. Yea seems the fairest solution 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauftimedraw Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Most definitely! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 44 minutes ago, Telefunken U47 said: Heavy vibes that the Scottish Cup games on Saturday will get hooked due to a clash with the royal funeral. Presumably the league games would follow suit, so potentially the end of the road for the split? Is there room to squeeze another set of games in ahead of the deadline? Thursday 22nd. Deadline is 23rd from what I’ve read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG.Roma Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 English 3pm games shifted back 24 hours so all will be played on Sunday. Can see us doing the same. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghBlue Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 17 hours ago, DG.Roma said: English 3pm games shifted back 24 hours so all will be played on Sunday. Can see us doing the same. Why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williebraveheart Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 22 minutes ago, EdinburghBlue said: Why? Makes sense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG.Roma Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 33 minutes ago, EdinburghBlue said: Why? Because there's a big royal funeral happening and lots of major and minor sporting events are moving to avoid clashing with it. The SPFL won't want to be the only ones who don't move, and trying to fit everything into midweek fixtures and still meet the deadline for the split would be much harder than shifting back 24 hours, or even just 2 hours as I've heard suggested. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 If any player or fan wants to give the League 2 games a miss to watch the funeral, fill yet boots. Spoiler alert - the auld guy's not going to suddenly open the coffin. Set the Betamax and watch it later. I can't see the world tut-tutting if we don't move. Worse comes to the worst, move the games to 4pm. We're already moving games so that Queen's Park v Cowdenbeath on a Tuesday night doesn't detract from the tune-in lure of Man City v Dortmund and Real v Liverpool; enough's enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpsnapper Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hampden Diehard said: I can't see the world tut-tutting if we don't move. Worse comes to the worst, move the games to 4pm. Presumably you've forgotten the faux outrage that was generated in the media when it was suggested that a Scotland game & other matches would go ahead on the same day as Diana's funeral? In the end all football matches in the UK that day were postponed - our own game against Arbroath was moved to the following Tuesday. If it comes to that again, move the games to Sunday and put the following Tuesday's games back 24 hours as well, then we still meet the 23rd April deadline for the 18 game threshold. Edited April 11, 2021 by qpsnapper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbionMan Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) SPFL have said Saturday's games to kick off at 12.00 noon. SFA are in dialogue before deciding, perhaps desperately trying to get the funeral changed to accommodate Rangers-Celtic cup tie. Edited April 12, 2021 by AlbionMan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiders4ever Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, AlbionMan said: SPFL have said Saturday's games to kick off at 12.00 noon. SFA are in dialogue before deciding, perhaps desperately trying to get the funeral changed to accommodate Rangers-Celtic cup tie. Oh dear what a pickle. How will the SFA prove their staunchness? Rangers funeral Rangers - a rock and a hard place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1867 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, AlbionMan said: SPFL have said Saturday's games to kick off at 12.00 noon. Nae luck Albion Rovers! Better set your alarm clocks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghBlue Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) On 11/04/2021 at 14:35, DG.Roma said: Because there's a big royal funeral happening and lots of major and minor sporting events are moving to avoid clashing with it. The SPFL won't want to be the only ones who don't move, and trying to fit everything into midweek fixtures and still meet the deadline for the split would be much harder than shifting back 24 hours, or even just 2 hours as I've heard suggested. So let’s just follow the herd. This is19th century forelock tugging behaviour from the utter clowns running (sic) our football. Edited April 16, 2021 by EdinburghBlue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG.Roma Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 2 hours ago, EdinburghBlue said: So let’s just follow the herd. This is19th century forelock tugging behaviour from the utter clowns running (sic) our football. I didn't say it was what I wanted, but is what I expected. Another thing that's a joke is the SPFL insisting that clubs have up to 3x minute's silences for the same person in a little over a week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 28 minutes ago, DG.Roma said: I didn't say it was what I wanted, but is what I expected. Another thing that's a joke is the SPFL insisting that clubs have up to 3x minute's silences for the same person in a little over a week. What is a joke is players taking the knee and giving fascist salutes at every match. Whatever happened to the periodic showing of a Red Card against Racism ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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