Distant Doonhamer Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Bohemian said: I think most East Fife fans are worried that it will be played midweek, which is not ideal for a part time outfit, completely understandable. Presumably also worried that if it`s played at a weekend then an important league game will be moved to midweek. The 2 possibilities seem to be to have an away league game at Arbroath midweek which isn`t ideal for the 2 PT sides involved or perhaps worse for the club rearrange a home match against near neighbours Raith which i would imagine is a decent seller in terms of match hospitality etc and perhaps would lead to a financial hit if played midweek?? Anyway if its played as a midweek tie that would be a big disadvantage to East Fife and their fans as you acknowledge or if played on a different weekend there seems to be the potential to disadvantage 2 Scottish teams to avoid disadvantge for Bohemians. Neither of those scenarios seem good. Edit to add none of this seems to be the fault of Bohemians but equally it ain`t East Fife`s fault either. Edited October 17, 2018 by Distant Doonhamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Aye, the Rid Galacticos must rotate their squad to satisfy the egos of their superstars and meet the demands of their schedule. Or just to keep part time players who are getting f**k all games reasonably satisfied 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) If we were to reach the final (and a big if, especially given the draw), I reckon our crowd would be not too far off a first-team cup final depending on the venue, due to a combination of the excitement we have for our U-20 squad and the way they play, and the absolute apathy over our shambles of a first team, who are almost the polar opposite. Also, just chucking a question to anyone who might know...if we were to win it, would we be the only club to have won every domestic trophy? I'm not talking about taking into consideration any re-branding etc, I just mean top league and all 3 cups? Edit - nope...Dundee and Dundee United have done it. Carry on... Edited October 17, 2018 by Al B 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/football/east-fife/east-fife-cup-tie-set-to-be-brought-forward-1-4816204 Set to be moved to the 3rd of November. Edited to add: As expected, the nifty little £15 each way flights for the original weekend Glasgow to Dublin are now binned, and we're way into three figures. Lovely stuff. Edited October 17, 2018 by Big Fifer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/football/east-fife/east-fife-cup-tie-set-to-be-brought-forward-1-4816204 Set to be moved to the 3rd of November.Ah well that's Arbroath inconvenienced and brought into the debate now!!!Wonder if they had much in the way of hospitality booked for our match???I would assume that game has now been scheduled for the 17th or are we getting a midweek fixture that neither Club want??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamA Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 We were always due to play Airdrie on the 17th anyway so someone was going to be inconvenienced. As far as I am aware we are still in discussions with the Spfl so nothing is confirmed yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/football/east-fife/east-fife-cup-tie-set-to-be-brought-forward-1-4816204 Set to be moved to the 3rd of November. Edited to add: As expected, the nifty little £15 each way flights for the original weekend Glasgow to Dublin are now binned, and we're way into three figures. Lovely stuff.f**k sake. That'll affect us too, our hospitality is sold out for the season. That'll obviously not be going ahead if it's a midweek. Reduced midweek attendance too. Might not seem like much but smaller clubs need all the help they can get. If they can't play it they should forfeit. What happens if they get through? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 f**k sake. That'll affect us too, our hospitality is sold out for the season. That'll obviously not be going ahead if it's a midweek. Reduced midweek attendance too. Might not seem like much but smaller clubs need all the help they can get. If they can't play it they should forfeit. What happens if they get through?I think in solidarity Arbroath should play their "Diddy Cup" team against us in the rearranged fixture!!!It won't matter to them, they'll still be trying to win it!!![emoji6] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Ah well that's Arbroath inconvenienced and brought into the debate now!!!Wonder if they had much in the way of hospitality booked for our match???I would assume that game has now been scheduled for the 17th or are we getting a midweek fixture that neither Club want???Hospitality sells out quickly, 100 people £80 a head or whatever. Scrapped 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 For clarification the prices are about £100 more expensive to/from Glasgow and £75 more expensive from Edinburgh from a quick look at SkyScanner. Pain in the arse man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Hospitality sells out quickly, 100 people £80 a head or whatever. ScrappedAh well, at least the Bohemians haven't been inconvenienced, eh???I would hope that Arbroath will be looking for compensation from the SPFL for revenue lost through no fault of their own!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 The SPFL kicking a problem like this into the long grass hoping it will just disappear isn't something that should surprise anyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Pay attention... As I have stated Bohs told the SPFL about their contract situation and in return were told it would be delt with when/if the situation arose. So again this is not on Bohs so it's not their "tough shit". And again just so we are clear, SPFL invited Bohs to this comp because every other Irish team said no thanks so why should Bohs be bending over backwards? You need to vent your anger towards someone else and not Bohs.At what point in my post have I vented my anger towards Bohs? I thought it was quite clear I was having a pop at the morons running our game. That's not the first time on this thread you've made that statement either. You seem to be itching for someone to blame Bohs for this fiasco even though no one has made such a comment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 3 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said: Or just to keep part time players who are getting f**k all games reasonably satisfied Are we still talking about the same thing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_Fifer Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 East Midlands to Dublin would have been about £21 on the 17th.It's around £205 on the 3rd. b*****ds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 hours ago, King Kebab said: Ah well, at least the Bohemians haven't been inconvenienced, eh??? I would hope that Arbroath will be looking for compensation from the SPFL for revenue lost through no fault of their own!!! Arbroath will be told to "do one" if they do. Clubs lose home games to weather or through an opponent's cup progress all the time. Such is life. The quarter final round date has a full fixture list anyway so someone was always going to lose a home weekend game. If the tie is indeed moved then Abroath's loss will be Airdrie's gain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFFC1938 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Shambles but not to be unexpected! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammytroot Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) Rugby international on 3rd- Ireland v Italy . No doubt contributing to flight price hike and hotel premium price increase. 2 weeks later £22 day return from Edinburgh. Edited October 17, 2018 by sammytroot addition to original text 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 3 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said: If they can't play it they should forfeit. What happens if they get through? Reliable accounts suggest they told the SPFL that they wouldn't be able to play that date at the start of the season and the SPFL told them they'd cross that bridge when they came to it. Had they insisted on the date at that point Bohemians would surely have joined their compatriots in giving it a miss. This one appears to be entirely the SPFL's fault. Shocker, I know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGuigan1978 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 The absolute state some people have got themselves into over this is genuinely remarkable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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