Black_and_White_Stripes Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 9 hours ago, HeartsOfficialMoaner said: Can we have Rangers or Celtic last game of the season to stop them winning the league. I have been fantasising about that, too. Shadenfreude! It will be especially hilarious as it will make them greet even more about only getting one stand! It will also make the game exciting if there's nothing for us to play for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsons14 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 If Dundee make top 6 each team will have to play another team 3 times either home/away. Rangers, Hearts and Killie will all be due 2 more home games to make 19/19 but all are due 3 of the others at home a 2nd time. With Killie being the only team of those 3 due another home game against Celtic that one will be switched to an away game, leaving Rangers and Hearts to have to travel to St. Mirren/Dundee for a 3rd time. Rangers at Dundee a 3rd time and Hearts at St. Mirren a 3rd time if I had to guess -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Has Celtic or Rangers/The Rangers ever been the ones to have one less home game, has happened to Livi a couple of times and we've only had 2 shortish spells in the top flight. Would be refreshing if they're treated the same as everyone else, but i know the paranoia from their fans complaining the SPFL were biased towards the other side would be off the scale. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 20 minutes ago, LIVIFOREVER said: Has Celtic or Rangers/The Rangers ever been the ones to have one less home game, has happened to Livi a couple of times and we've only had 2 shortish spells in the top flight. Would be refreshing if they're treated the same as everyone else, but i know the paranoia from their fans complaining the SPFL were biased towards the other side would be off the scale. Are you sure about that? What you’re saying is you’ve had a 20/18 split in the past? Surely that’s not right? I know sometimes after the split you have to go somewhere for the 3rd time to even things up, but I didn’t think you could play 2 more away games than home games or vice versa. That’s grossly unfair. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC92 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 11 minutes ago, TPAFKA Jersey 2 said: Are you sure about that? What you’re saying is you’ve had a 20/18 split in the past? Surely that’s not right? I know sometimes after the split you have to go somewhere for the 3rd time to even things up, but I didn’t think you could play 2 more away games than home games or vice versa. That’s grossly unfair. The 19/19 split is predicated on the right combination of teams ending up in each half (i.e. 3 teams who have played 16H/17A and 3 teams who have played 17H/16A prior to the split). If that doesn't happen, it's an unavoidable reality that at least one team will lose a home game and another team will gain one. It's happened quite a few times as summarised in this @craigkilliepost: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 8 hours ago, Wilsons14 said: If Dundee make top 6 each team will have to play another team 3 times either home/away. Rangers, Hearts and Killie will all be due 2 more home games to make 19/19 but all are due 3 of the others at home a 2nd time. With Killie being the only team of those 3 due another home game against Celtic that one will be switched to an away game, leaving Rangers and Hearts to have to travel to St. Mirren/Dundee for a 3rd time. Rangers at Dundee a 3rd time and Hearts at St. Mirren a 3rd time if I had to guess I think they're less likely to play about with the fixtures for the title race, and are more likely to send us to Dens Park for a third time and Hearts to Paisley for a third time in this scenario. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 10 hours ago, Black_and_White_Stripes said: I have been fantasising about that, too. Shadenfreude! It will be especially hilarious as it will make them greet even more about only getting one stand! It will also make the game exciting if there's nothing for us to play for. Rumour I've heard is that St Mirren v Killie will be on the last day. (apply salt liberally to this) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnoswald2712 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 23 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: For St Johnstone: Home: Hibernian, Motherwell Away: Aberdeen, Livingston, Ross County That means we travel to. Aberdeen and Dingwall 3 times while Motherwell travel to Perth 3 times. Switch the County and Motherwell games and it seems more likely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_and_White_Stripes Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, Lurkst said: Rumour I've heard is that St Mirren v Killie will be on the last day. (apply salt liberally to this) If I was tasked with organising the fixtures, I'd send one of the Old Firm to Rugby Park on the last day - given that Killie have beaten Old Firm opposition there three times already this season. I'd send Hearts to whichever one was playing at home. Any other league in the world would make their equivalent of the Old Firm the final match of the season, surely? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 minute ago, Black_and_White_Stripes said: Any other league in the world would make their equivalent of the Old Firm the final match of the season, surely? Possibly, though I can't say I blame them too much in wanting to avoid the games being title deciders as much as possible. I think they've made it a conscious effort since the split was introduced the year after the 1999 'Shame Game' at Celtic Park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 8 minutes ago, Black_and_White_Stripes said: If I was tasked with organising the fixtures, I'd send one of the Old Firm to Rugby Park on the last day - given that Killie have beaten Old Firm opposition there three times already this season. I'd send Hearts to whichever one was playing at home. Any other league in the world would make their equivalent of the Old Firm the final match of the season, surely? Would also save them the hire of a helicopter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 18 hours ago, Black_and_White_Stripes said: I have been fantasising about that, too. Shadenfreude! It will be especially hilarious as it will make them greet even more about only getting one stand! It will also make the game exciting if there's nothing for us to play for. Good luck if you get the chance to destroy their hopes and dreams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Looking at the bottom 6 If Dundee are in the top 6 then St Johnstone will travel to Aberdeen a 3rd time St Johnstone:17+3(Aberdeen,Hibernian,Ross County) = 20 Hibernian:17+2(Aberdeen,Motherwell) = 19 Livingston:16+3(Hibernian,Ross County,St Johnstone) = 19 Motherwell:17+2(Livingston,St Johnstone) = 19 Ross County:16+3(Aberdeen,Hibernian,Motherwell) = 19 Aberdeen:16+2(Livingston,Motherwell) = 18 Otherwise it looks as if Aberdeen will end up with 18 home games If Motherwell make it Dundee and St Johnstone will each have a third vist to Hibs or Aberdeen Dundee:16+4(Aberdeen,Hibernian,Livingston,St Johnstone) = 20 St Johnstone:17+3(Aberdeen,Hibernian,Ross County) = 20 Livingston:16+3(Hibernian,Ross County,St Johnstone) = 19 Ross County:16+3(Aberdeen,Dundee,Hibernian) = 19 Hibernian:17+1(Aberdeen) = 18 Aberdeen:16+1(Livingston) = 17 If Hibs make it then Livingston will host Motherwell while Hibs are getting the extra Home Game Motherwell:17+3(Dundee,Livingston,St Johnstone) = 20 Ross County:16+3(Aberdeen,Dundee,Motherwell) = 19 St Johnstone:17+2(Aberdeen,Ross County) = 19 Dundee:16+3(Aberdeen,Livingston,St Johnstone) = 19 Livingston:16+2(Ross County,St Johnstone) = 18 Aberdeen:16+2(Livingston,Motherwell) = 18 But given the season they've had Aberdeen fans probably see that as a mercy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Ton Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) Having reviewed the games schedule, I expect the following post-split games. April 27/28 Celtic v Rangers May4/5 Rangers v St Mirren Kilmarnock V Celtic May 11/12 Celtic v Motherwell/Hibs/Dundee Hearts v Rangers May 14/15 (mid-week fixtures) St Mirren v Celtic Rangers v Kilmarnock May 18th Celtic v Hearts Motherwell/Hibs/Dundee v Rangers I think we all know that the SPFL will have the OF face off first game to avoid either winning it on the last game . Don't know if Sky can influence this and seek to get more than 1.66 M watching. Also PL final games are also on May 19th so Sky will have no great interest in Scottish games on that day unless we play top 6 on Saturday and bottom 6 on Sunday. Edited April 9 by Paisley Ton Craigkillie told me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 The top 6 are on a Saturday and the bottom 6 are on a Sunday - that has been the case for the last few seasons and I think has already been confirmed for this season too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Whether we are in the top 6 or bottom 6, I just hope we get the fans that'd be most pissed off about our pitch at Dens on here. So for top 6 give us Rangers and Kilmarnock at Dens. Bottom 6? Aberdeen. The rest will work itself out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonam Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 f**k the Dee!! County stay up again... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 If Sky wanted to, they could stick the Bottom Six games at 13:00 on the Sunday and it wouldn't clash with the EPL's 16:00 Kickoffs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikethedee Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I get the feeling that, if it were at all possible, we would be given 5 away games post-split, no matter which half we end up in... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 09/04/2024 at 18:02, Ludo*1 said: Whether we are in the top 6 or bottom 6, I just hope we get the fans that'd be most pissed off about our pitch at Dens on here. So for top 6 give us Rangers and Kilmarnock at Dens. Bottom 6? Aberdeen. The rest will work itself out. Get yourself to Dens Park for a photo shoot with a garden hose watering the pitch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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