Redsox1 1,361 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 2 leagues of 20 would do. It's ok saying there would be loads of meaningless games, but there's that anyway.Everyone plays twice a season. Once each home and away.It's an incentive for the second league of 20 to really push and get the top flight revenues against us and Celtic.It's all about money, though, and the top flight teams would lose too much taking away extra Old Firm games. Would be like Turkey's voting for Christmas.Would this save Dundee United? surely it's at least a seasons notice?I`m sure with Falkirk it happened mid season when they changed the rules. They will do as the please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 1987/88A reduction of the Premier Division from 12 clubs to 10 saw three clubs (Falkirk, Dunfirmline Athletic and Morton) relegated. The only promotion place went to Division One champions Hamilton Academical.Falkirk were 10th.Ridiculous decision. The bottom team should have went down and the championsof the first came up. It would be great if Morton came up through the play offs. The Spl would hate it, especially if one of their "bigger" teams went down. Motherwell hopefully. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 2 leagues of 20 would do. It's ok saying there would be loads of meaningless games, but there's that anyway.Everyone plays twice a season. Once each home and away.It's an incentive for the second league of 20 to really push and get the top flight revenues against us and Celtic.It's all about money, though, and the top flight teams would lose too much taking away extra Old Firm games. Would be like Turkey's voting for Christmas.Would this save Dundee United? surely it's at least a seasons notice?It will never happen. I actually like it. Look how many we have had last day winners. I can think of at least 5. Plus I would miss the 4 old firms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer93 15,057 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 What about 14 teams, play everyone home and away which gives you 26 games, keep the split but 7 and 7, play home and away again, makes it 40 games and keeps 4 old firm games in place to keep the TV companies happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
72barca 1,788 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Why was three divisions of 14 not acceptable when Charles Green proposed it a while back? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyalfollower 1,543 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I'm at the stage now where I couldn't care less if Dundee United were relegated or not. I want us to beat everyone that's scudded us while we've been away from the top, so as far as I'm concerned they can restructure the leagues tomorrow if they want.If there was a helping hand going about them it would've happened last year when hibs n hearts when down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris182 6,297 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 No surprise, this has probably been mooted by that rat Thompson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ger77 742 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 What an inept shower.Is this how they make major decisions, by copying other rotten leagues every couple of years?You couldn't make this up.A joke of a league, run by clowns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,941 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Is this that daft fucking set up that splits into 7s etc, the one Switzerland etc told to get to fuck after a season or two? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bob 1,360 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Aberdeen were saved by Falkirk? not having a big enough stadium, not sure if rules have changed since.. I believe you are correct. However if they want to force this then it's only fair that all teams eligible for play offs go to the higher league and the team that's bottom is relegated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEPPS BOY 73,923 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Wont someone think of the SPORTING INTEGRITY!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 It should be a league of 18, unbelievable the pish these amateurs come up with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris1984 1,259 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 It's simple IMO 18 team SPL - no daft splits. 2 go down automatically. 1 goes into a playoff.24 team championship that has Old Firm B teams. 2 auto up and the next 3 also enter play off (excluding B teams)Maybe make the championship start mid July and play twice a week until mid October to ease fixture congestion later on Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Corrupt to the very core .Rancid beggar bastards .Would not put it past them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris1984 1,259 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Also maximum ticket pricing, drinking in ground, subsidised travel like in Germany.Club owned TV dealsPie in the sky shit but would love it to happen Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 What an inept shower.Is this how they make major decisions, by copying other rotten leagues every couple of years?You couldn't make this up.A joke of a league, run by clowns.The will have their friends in the Beggar friendly media talking this up ,just as they did with the New league cup format .Isn't it ironic ,we are just about to come up .Hibs and Utd may be in Championship .Oh yeah .Petrie and Thompson are in control of both these clubsParanoia .Don't you just love it . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,725 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Sportingintegritymyarse Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolongawake 1,205 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 What about 14 teams, play everyone home and away which gives you 26 games, keep the split but 7 and 7, play home and away again, makes it 40 games and keeps 4 old firm games in place to keep the TV companies happyBearing in mind the league cup group stage will now start in mid July, a 40 match league campaign is just too much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 See if it's an 18 team league remember this: It's four less games a season, but more importantly it's four less games the also rans have to play against us the or the bheggers, so it's potentially 12 less points they would be behind us on, and four less games to play aswell. It would make the league much closer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tontospal 1,116 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I'd be quite happy with a 5 team league.Us, them, Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen.The only matches where there is any real atmosphere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Da Ba Dee 4 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 See if it's an 18 team league remember this: It's four less games a season, but more importantly it's four less games the also rans have to play against us the or the bheggers, so it's potentially 12 less points they would be behind us on, and four less games to play aswell. It would make the league much closer.Yep, it's a potentially going to make things a bit more interesting. Which is why I like the 16 team league idea personally, fewer games, each of them more important, smaller gaps in the table because there are fewer points to come by and fewer games against top sides. Rangers/Celtic would still almost certainly finish at the top (once we recover), but it would feel closer throughout the season.Anyway, any small step towards making the league bigger is a good step. They aren't going back once they get up to 14, they'll never have the votes to go down to 12 again after they do this. So while I don't think this 14 team idea is perfect, and I think it will have to be reformed again in the future, at least it's a baby step forward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 No chance .I would play in a two teamLeague getting horsed every week before I'd want to see Hivs and Scumdee Utd getting a reprieve .Want these bastards to suffer and hopefully languish in lower leagues for years to come Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Twice they were saved.I think it was Aberdeen and also Hibernian who were saved when they were due a relegation in the 1990s.Falkirk were possibly the team penalised twice though. Which as RedSox has been saying is obviously a shocking injustice for them and they have no doubt suffered financially over the years. Poor bastards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 It's amusing to read the comments on the article posted. It seems fans of other clubs think this is being done for Rangers' benefit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 It's amusing to read the comments on the article posted. It seems fans of other clubs think this is being done for Rangers' benefit. of course they will. Its the main reason i would be against the implementation of these changes in time for next season, regardless of how good the changes actually could be for the game. I'll bet you DU fans are surprisingly quiet on this issue though.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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