Rovers_Lad Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 2 hours ago, east fife for life said: Just out of interest why couldn't the game be played last night or tonight? Too short notice for both clubs or will the revised game still be shown on alba? The fact we were quick to rearrange the postponed Saturday game against Forfar for the Tuesday which was subsequently postponed can only guess both Rovers and East Fife clubs couldn,t come to an agreement to play last night or tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkcaldybanjo111 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 well i for one will be watching the scotland game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levenmouth Rover Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Why oh why are we asking fans to chose between watching club or country? Clearly this decision will result in a reduced crowd at a time we have the begging bowl out asking fans to buy next years season tickets. Is this a club or SPFL decision? If the former questions need to be asked of the powers that be within RRFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Why oh why are we asking fans to chose between watching club or country? Clearly this decision will result in a reduced crowd at a time we have the begging bowl out asking fans to buy next years season tickets. Is this a club or SPFL decision? If the former questions need to be asked of the powers that be within RRFC. Because we have never been involved in a club v country debate before. Maybe, they are testing our loyalty after this seasons goings on. Or i am guessing the board have no idea the scotland game is even on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, buchan30 said: Because we have never been involved in a club v country debate before. Maybe, they are testing our loyalty after this seasons goings on. Or i am guessing the board have no idea the scotland game is even on. The Board certainly come across as a bit scoobied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Because we have never been involved in a club v country debate before. Maybe, they are testing our loyalty after this seasons goings on. Or i am guessing the board have no idea the scotland game is even on. Boards have no idea regarding what does or does not inconvenience their supporters, they can't see past or out of their own wee bubble, they just barry on regardless assuring themselves that the mindless sheep will follow, if this wasn't true then they would have noticed that such a conflict would arise regarding their chosen date and would have picked the following day or even the next week, but they didn't, so a big f**k you and give us your money anyway from our glorious leaders!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank conner Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 7 hours ago, buchan30 said: Because we have never been involved in a club v country debate before. Maybe, they are testing our loyalty after this seasons goings on. Or i am guessing the board have no idea the scotland game is even on. The board have no idea full stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamA Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I think you will find that it was the Spfl who decided that the game should be played next week. When it gets to this time of year they look to have all outstanding games played as soon as possible. No one would have been available from the league on Sunday so the earliest the rearranged date could be set was Monday morning & they would have considered 34 hours as too short notice for the game. Clubs can only rearrange games between themselves up until the end of February after that its the Spfl who say where & when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Why not the Wednesday then??? So the same League who ensure that "Live" League TV KO times aren't allowed to clash with any unbroadcast games will still allow the match to coincide with the same Live KO time of an International game involving the same Country, being broadcast from that same country??? Imbeciles in charge!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east fife for life Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Scotland game for me [emoji482] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamA Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Why not the Wednesday then??? So the same League who ensure that "Live" League TV KO times aren't allowed to clash with any unbroadcast games will still allow the match to coincide with the same Live KO time of an International game involving the same Country, being broadcast from that same country??? Imbeciles in charge!!! I'm going to assume you mean the Spfl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I'm going to assume you mean the Spfl? It's for whomever suggested the date and whomever accepted the date!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 6 hours ago, King Kebab said: Boards have no idea regarding what does or does not inconvenience their supporters, they can't see past or out of their own wee bubble, they just barry on regardless assuring themselves that the mindless sheep will follow, if this wasn't true then they would have noticed that such a conflict would arise regarding their chosen date and would have picked the following day or even the next week, but they didn't, so a big f**k you and give us your money anyway from our glorious leaders!!! Disappointing from you KK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinglinGeordie Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I think you will find that it was the Spfl who decided that the game should be played next week. When it gets to this time of year they look to have all outstanding games played as soon as possible. No one would have been available from the league on Sunday so the earliest the rearranged date could be set was Monday morning & they would have considered 34 hours as too short notice for the game. Clubs can only rearrange games between themselves up until the end of February after that its the Spfl who say where & when. If that’s the case then how did Forfar and Raith choose their initial rearranged date on the day of the postponement, in March? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamA Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Because they were able to consult with Spfl on the Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faither Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 This whole discussion about the replay encapsulates the insularity of Scottish football administrators. Because the SPFL management (and I use the term with some hesitation) will never have considered the possibility that some fans might well want to support their own club AND their national team we end up with a ridiculous decision. I wonder if it ever will be the case that Scottish football administrators actually realise that they are part of the entertainment sector and that the traditional view of fans as fodder no longer applies. Incidentally while I accept the assurance above that this fixture decision is not the responsibility of the two clubs I think there is a wider culpability for allowing the absurd approach to governance that has developed and that all the individual clubs have a shared responsibility for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers_Lad Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Couldnt agree more faither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank conner Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Should get better crowd than expected who in their right mind would want to watch Scotland that was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 There are probably plenty of reasons for Rovers fans to give Tuesday a miss but watching Scotland is not an acceptable excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Well done to Alex McLeish. He’s doing his best to boost the crowd for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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