Scottish v English football

[Doon frae Troon]

Hibs on a seven game winning streak tooo.
Umteen games undefeated

'mon THE Hibees. Alan Stubbs doing a great job with them.

 

[Slab]

Its a bit like choosing to go to the dentist or... well another dentist really but sorry FD while I'm happy for you two to draw on Sunday but prefer Hibs to win play-offs between you (if QotS don't spoil that party!)

 

[Val]

You sound like my (hibby) fiancée. No harmony in our house on sunday!

Look on the brightside, if you draw it's 7 without loss

 

[FairwayDodger]

Look on the brightside, if you draw it's 7 without loss

Forget the league this weekend - I'm just fed up losing to them and having to suffer HID afterwards. To make it worse, she's starting to feel sorry for me......

 

[Val]

Forget the league this weekend - I'm just fed up losing to them and having to suffer HID afterwards. To make it worse, she's starting to feel sorry for me......

Did she laugh or cheer at last nights score?

 

[FairwayDodger]

Did she laugh or cheer at last nights score?

She said "I'm sorry, love"

 

[Adi2Dassler]

Forget the league this weekend - I'm just fed up losing to them and having to suffer HID afterwards. To make it worse, she's starting to feel sorry for me......

currently standing at 9-1 in league fixtures.

 

[FairwayDodger]

currently standing at 9-1 in league fixtures.

Draw would be a good result for us this time.....

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Oh its much worse than that...

Last 10 games for them have been:
LWWLWDDDDD

while the league leaders have gone:
DWLWWWWWWW



I suspect that Rangers thread will come back to life if the SFA ever get around (forced) into holding the duel ownership case against them

In any case - The SPFL are going to be looking to increase the Scottish Premiership to 16 teams FOR next season - relegate bottom club and hope that the Gers can scrape into 5th place in the Championship

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Forget the league this weekend - I'm just fed up losing to them and having to suffer HID afterwards. To make it worse, she's starting to feel sorry for me......

...that IS the end - bad enough when supporters of other clubs start feeling sorry for (some) Rangers fans...but when HID feels she's had enough of your misery

 

[Adi2Dassler]

In any case - The SPFL are going to be looking to increase the Scottish Premiership to 16 teams FOR next season - relegate bottom club and hope that the Gers can scrape into 5th place in the Championship

No chance, not next season.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

No chance, not next season.

At least this season has shown that two 16 team leagues would be more viable than many thought.

 

[Adi2Dassler]

At least this season has shown that two 16 team leagues would be more viable than many thought.

For sure, but it won't happen this year.

 

[Val]

At least this season has shown that two 16 team leagues would be more viable than many thought.

Based on what?

 

[FairwayDodger]

At least this season has shown that two 16 team leagues would be more viable than many thought.

For sure, but it won't happen this year.

Agreed but too much of an outcry if it meant Hibs or (especially) Rangers going up only due to reorganisation.

 

[Val]

I don't think there are enough teams good enough for 2 leagues, what would ultimately happen is the top 16 would be ok with lots of meaningless games at the end of the season by teams mid table, the bottom league would be poorer than the current bottom league.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Agreed but too much of an outcry if it meant Hibs or (especially) Rangers going up only due to reorganisation.

Doesn't mean that Cockwomble - Doncaster - wouldn't try and get it through if it looked like Rangers weren't going to get promotion - to please TV and tempt a sponsor.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I don't think there are enough teams good enough for 2 leagues, what would ultimately happen is the top 16 would be ok with lots of meaningless games at the end of the season by teams mid table, the bottom league would be poorer than the current bottom league.

Agree that based on current teams there would be a gap in the quality of the two leagues.
32 team restructure means 8 teams will drop out into Highland and Lowland leagues. Maybe that would strengthen things.

We now have Celtic playing Dundee United four times in as many weeks, six games in a year, that is not good as those games become 'boring and meaningless'.

It is what the fans want, the only folk championing our 10 team league seems to be Celtic and The Rangers.
I wonder why?
Not many meaningless games in the bigger top two English Leagues

 

[c1973]

There's 12 teams in the top league.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

There's 12 teams in the top league.

Aye - they increased it to 12 to try and ensure that St Johnstone stayed in it more often - the mega draw and TV attraction that the mighty Saintees are - and it's worked