Jim McLean's Ghost Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 The main impetus for change appears to be finding a way to avoid late season fixture backlogs: If backlog was such a problem why has the diddy cup been expanded and a winter break introduced. Those dates could have been used to ease this supposed fixture congestion. Another way to avoid it is to get rid of clubs postponing games for friendlies and to "rest" for European ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 There hasn't been a meaningful backlog - i.e. delays / congestion - since 2007-08? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 A 14 team league is an awful idea. If it's gonna change we have to make it 16 or 18 teams so we no longer have to play some teams at least 4 times a season. Twat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 If backlog was such a problem why has the diddy cup been expanded and a winter break introduced. Those dates could have been used to ease this supposed fixture congestion. Doesn't make sense unless reconstruction involving fewer league games is coming. At that point the diddy cup expansion adds some low key games that play the role of glorified preseason friendlies on the one hand and allow clubs to charge the same for season tickets on the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 If we are going to go mental though we could do worse than copy the Rugby League set up down south and have play-offs and a Grand Final. Would open up the championship and provide excitement. Though will never happen as football fans are relatively conventional and struggle to understand other systems compared to fans of other sports for some reason. Stephen Thompson mentioned copying the rugby set up a couple of years ago. It would be a non-starter for a few reasons but the main one's being it would be copying rugby and it would give the best chance of a non-Old Firm club actually being champions. I don't agree with it purely because I'm a believer in the club that finishes top of the table at the end of the season are the champions not the one that wins after a few extra, artificial games. That being that they hadn't cheated their way to the title of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Not sure the police would like that either. They've baulked at a "title decider" in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Stephen Thompson mentioned copying the rugby set up a couple of years ago. It would be a non-starter for a few reasons but the main one's being it would be copying rugby and it would give the best chance of a non-Old Firm club actually being champions. I don't agree with it purely because I'm a believer in the club that finishes top of the table at the end of the season are the champions not the one that wins after a few extra, artificial games. That being that they hadn't cheated their way to the title of course. That system is accepted in rugby because there is no domestic cup so they get a showpiece final. Plus the fact that the league table isn't a completely true reflection of the best teams since they play through international breaks without their best players so depending on scheduling and luck it could transform a title race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker-T Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Being in that middle group of 4 would be mind numbingly boring. Every game would effectively be a dead rubber, horrible idea. If they insist on a split why not make it 16 teams, play each other twice then go to a 8-8? because 44 games play each other once after split would not be fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry O'Driscoll Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 That system is accepted in rugby because there is no domestic cup so they get a showpiece final. Plus the fact that the league table isn't a completely true reflection of the best teams since they play through international breaks without their best players so depending on scheduling and luck it could transform a title race. There is a domestic cup - The Challenge Cup, which gets played at Wembley every year. Super League doesnt play through international breaks either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker-T Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 i would only want a playoff final to the league if there was some regionalised regular season that would justify it. and rugby league sucks eggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Has anyone suggested a 16 team league with no split? 30 games and played over the summer. Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Has anyone suggested a 16 team league with no split? 30 games and played over the summer. Done. I'm just writing up a proposal right now that's a 30 game format but no summer football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 i would only want a playoff final to the league if there was some regionalised regular season that would justify it. and rugby league sucks eggs I think you'll find they "chase" eggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I'm just writing up a proposal right now that's a 30 game format but no summer football Summer football would be great. There's nothing worse than sitting frozen in the terraces. Paying to see your team get dragged into a relegation dogfight. I believe if you were half pished and sitting in the warmth of the sun then it would soften the blow of your teams failings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Summer football would be great. There's nothing worse than sitting frozen in the terraces. Paying to see your team get dragged into a relegation dogfight. I believe if you were half pished and sitting in the warmth of the sun then it would soften the blow of your teams failings. Im sure the Scottish Cup Final being cancelled because of the weather would be fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Why doesn't Doncaster just come out and tell us he wants Celtic and "Rangers" playing each other 38 times in the USA and f*ck everyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Im sure the Scottish Cup Final being cancelled because of the weather would be fantastic That's the only real downside I can find from playing March-November, it would knacker the Scottish Cup Final. I suppose the LC Final could be the new Scottish, played on a lovely day in July, or a pishing wet day in July but mild with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 That's the only real downside I can find from playing March-November You should probably give it more than five seconds thought then. Its a stupid suggestion peddled by idiots who think the only way to improve things is to do the exact opposite of what we're currently doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 That's the only real downside I can find from playing March-November It wouldn't run March-November, it would run January-December. Which is totally ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Has anyone suggested a 16 team league with no split? 30 games and played over the summer. Done.They have this system in numerous European countries, like Russia, Greece and they did in Portugal up until last year.I don't think the loss of revenue from only having 36 instead of 38 games is a massive difference, but from 38 to 30 would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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