GordonD Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: come up with proper American sounding names for these franchise teams and I might get behind it, the Lanarkshire steelers, highland warriors or fife c***s would be a few examples to start with Celtic + Rangers = Glasgow Soapdodgers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 51 minutes ago, TartanWarrior said: Why? If anything they will bring more fans in due to the league being more competitive. Your 18 team franchise league with no relegation ? You're at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 2 hours ago, TartanWarrior said: In Scotland we have a large number of sides but with attendances spread out over these sides meaning awful performances in Europe and a loss of real competition for trophies. Perhaps its time to consider merging sides together to create larger teams so we can actually get some competition in our league? Hibs + Hearts + Edinburgh City merging to create Edinburgh City - playing at Murrayfield - potential for 30-40k crowds Partick + Queens Park + Clyde + Albion Rovers merging to create Glasgow City - playing at Firhill or Hampden Morton + Dumbarton + St Mirren merging to create The Renfrewshire Rovers - playing at Cappielow Falkirk + Livingston + Stenhousemuir merging to create The Central Champs - playing at Almondvale Dunfermline + Raith Rovers + East Fife + Cowdenbeath merging to create Fife United - playing at East End Park Dundee + Dundee United + Abroath + Brechin City + Forfar Athletic + Montrose merging to create Dundee United - playing at Tannadice ICT + Ross County + Elgin City merging to create The Highland Warriors - playing at the Caledonian Stadium Hamilton + Motherwell + Airdrieonians merging to create Lanarkshire FC - playing at Fir Park Kilmarnock + Ayr merging to create Ayrshire United - playing at Rugby Park QOTS + Annan + Stranraer merging to create The Border Reivers - playing at Palmerston With those changes you would have created a good 10 teams who could compete for trophies and many of them would become huge UK clubs. Attendances would increase in the top league and we could reduce the number of total leagues to divisions of 12. This would make Scotland more competitive in Europe and in the transfer market. The bottom teams don;t even play in the borders hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, GordonD said: Celtic + Rangers = Glasgow Soapdodgers Glasgow TaxDodgers or Glasgow SoapEvadors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanTyneArmy Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 What at terrible idea this is. You seriously suggesting that it would see larger attendances? Maybe for individual games aye, but not when you view crowd attendances nationally. The folk who want to (and can afford to) spend each Saturday afternoon at the footie already are doing. Such a restructure would not generate tidal waves of new punters flooding to football grounds for the first time. If anything national attendances would drop as there would be less local community clubs. Cost and time travelling to the main regional grounds would turn away punters who have been used to seeing their local team playing on their doorstep week-in-week-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Peterhead, Berwick Rangers. Only the biggest clubs survive the merging cull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanWarrior Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 4 hours ago, TartanTyneArmy said: What at terrible idea this is. You seriously suggesting that it would see larger attendances? Maybe for individual games aye, but not when you view crowd attendances nationally. The folk who want to (and can afford to) spend each Saturday afternoon at the footie already are doing. Such a restructure would not generate tidal waves of new punters flooding to football grounds for the first time. If anything national attendances would drop as there would be less local community clubs. Cost and time travelling to the main regional grounds would turn away punters who have been used to seeing their local team playing on their doorstep week-in-week-out. OK lad. Dont piss on your tampon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 As well as messaging Div asking him to make "The Border Reivers" available under "My Team" selection, I'm also working on a chant for my new superclub, but I'm not quite sure if it's pronounced "reevers", "ryvers", "rivers" or "ravers". I hope to God it's the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 15 hours ago, TartanTyneArmy said: What at terrible idea this is. You seriously suggesting that it would see larger attendances? Maybe for individual games aye, but not when you view crowd attendances nationally. The folk who want to (and can afford to) spend each Saturday afternoon at the footie already are doing. Such a restructure would not generate tidal waves of new punters flooding to football grounds for the first time. If anything national attendances would drop as there would be less local community clubs. Cost and time travelling to the main regional grounds would turn away punters who have been used to seeing their local team playing on their doorstep week-in-week-out. 11 hours ago, TartanWarrior said: OK lad. Dont piss on your tampon. Now he's talking to himself. What a staggering pathetic cretin. I hope your next shite is a Lego police station and that you stand on 28 upturned plugs over the next week. Then get the psychiatric assistance you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: As well as messaging Div asking him to make "The Border Reivers" available under "My Team" selection, I'm also working on a chant for my new superclub, but I'm not quite sure if it's pronounced "reevers", "ryvers", "rivers" or "ravers". I hope to God it's the latter. Bad news; it's 'reevers'. There was a short lived pro rugby team of the same name and that was how everyone pronounced it. That and the fact that that is how is pronounced in general has scuppered your song I'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Bad news; it's 'reevers'. There was a short lived pro rugby team of the same name and that was how everyone pronounced it. That and the fact that that is how is pronounced in general has scuppered your song I'm afraid Cheers, thankfully this website has plenty of suggestions... not quite sure how I'm going to work "superheterodyne receiver" into a song, but there's plenty of others to work with. We come from the Borders, we're known as the Reivers, We're destined to be the highest achievers, We're eager as all the re-introduced beavers, f**k Ayrshite United, I hope they all catch Yellow Fever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanWarrior Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 12 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Bad news; it's 'reevers'. There was a short lived pro rugby team of the same name and that was how everyone pronounced it. That and the fact that that is how is pronounced in general has scuppered your song I'm afraid This man gets it. Well done you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 It's obvious this is a troll/alias, however I genuinely cannot believe someone went to the effort of typing all that out in a quest to annoy people. 8 hours ago, DA Baracus said: Bad news; it's 'reevers'. There was a short lived pro rugby team of the same name and that was how everyone pronounced it. That and the fact that that is how is pronounced in general has scuppered your song I'm afraid Aye it's definitely 'reevers'. Border Reivers are still a racing team. Jim Clark did Le Mans for them in the 60s, and they still run a few cars in national Formula Ford these days too I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 In Scotland we have a large number of sides but with attendances spread out over these sides meaning awful performances in Europe and a loss of real competition for trophies. Perhaps its time to consider merging sides together to create larger teams so we can actually get some competition in our league?Hibs + Hearts + Edinburgh City merging to create Edinburgh City - playing at Murrayfield - potential for 30-40k crowdsPartick + Queens Park + Clyde + Albion Rovers merging to create Glasgow City - playing at Firhill or HampdenMorton + Dumbarton + St Mirren merging to create The Renfrewshire Rovers - playing at CappielowFalkirk + Livingston + Stenhousemuir merging to create The Central Champs - playing at AlmondvaleDunfermline + Raith Rovers + East Fife + Cowdenbeath merging to create Fife United - playing at East End ParkDundee + Dundee United + Abroath + Brechin City + Forfar Athletic + Montrose merging to create Dundee United - playing at TannadiceICT + Ross County + Elgin City merging to create The Highland Warriors - playing at the Caledonian StadiumHamilton + Motherwell + Airdrieonians merging to create Lanarkshire FC - playing at Fir ParkKilmarnock + Ayr merging to create Ayrshire United - playing at Rugby ParkQOTS + Annan + Stranraer merging to create The Border Reivers - playing at Palmerston With those changes you would have created a good 10 teams who could compete for trophies and many of them would become huge UK clubs. Attendances would increase in the top league and we could reduce the number of total leagues to divisions of 12. This would make Scotland more competitive in Europe and in the transfer market. It's time for your arse to merge with a steel toe cap.Nonsense idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Litt Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Am I f**k supporting a team called Dundee United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I'm convinced this is Mr Bairn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Cheers, thankfully this website has plenty of suggestions... not quite sure how I'm going to work "superheterodyne receiver" into a song, but there's plenty of others to work with.We come from the Borders, we're known as the Reivers, We're destined to be the highest achievers, We're eager as all the re-introduced beavers, f**k Ayrshite United, I hope they all catch Yellow Fever. Then I saw her face, now I'm a Border Reiver Not a trace of doubt in my mindI'm in love (Ooooh)I'm a Border Reiver, I couldn't leave her if I tried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekorean Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Would seem far easier to tell Old Firm to f**k off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamba_trio Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 7 hours ago, thekorean said: Would seem far easier to tell Old Firm to f**k off. No teams are going to do that - they're much happier to stand under them with a begging bowl hoping for scraps. Merges would get rid of one of the main strengths of the Scottish game - the local derbies. They are usually the best attended matches of the season so it seems silly to do away with them. No relegation though - I can see an appeal in this. It'd help clubs plan financially. But if this were to happen it'd need to be like the AFL/NFL/MLB etc where each team has a chance of winning the league. That's everyone's goal at the start of the season. If it doesn't work, you'd be able to blood youngsters and plan for the next season (which appeals to me more than a crappy relegation battle). Teams not being promoted isn't a big deal. The Juniors cope fine with it. The Highland League hasn't walked into Utopia with the opportunity. But everything hinges on having a competitive title race. Which we'll never have. So we're screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekorean Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 If there are no promotion relegation system, there should be more teams in the league, and need to institute salary cap or wage cap as Europeans call it. Or at least implement luxury tax like baseball (teams spending above certain limit has to pay tax, which is distributed to smaller market teams). Not really socialism, because a) in America league itself is a corporation and b) in the long run, all teams being healthy maximizes profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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