Romeo Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 11 minutes ago, jamamafegan said: This is embarrassing and bizarre stuff from Celtic. Why would they try to throw a spanner in the works of a deal that suits everyone? To suggest Hearts have an advantage at Murrayfield is ludicrous because Celtic have played at Hampden more times than Hearts have at Murrayfield. I don’t think Celtic are bothered about “home advantage.” It’s just a question of “why should we not play in Glasgow?” That’s how petty it is. If there’s any justice in the world, the SPFL will grow a set and shove their request for a ballot right up their arse. Probablty just doing it to get a reaction like this from seething Hearts fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottxs Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I see Celtic are calling for a draw to see which game is moved. This is only fair and will undoubtedly lead to more heads gone from the sheep and the Jambos.And rangers fans as they’ll have to travel to the capital if their game is moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Scenes though when the draw comes out and it’s Celtic playing at Murrayfield. Against Rangers*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Logistically it makes far more sense for Hearts-Celtic in Edinburgh and if it's the police who have concerns I imagine a call for a draw will be ignored. I also think us at Murrayfield and Rangers-Aberdeen at Hampden would guarantee bigger crowds for both games. That said I'd happily play at Hampden as long as the stupid KO time is moved and i'm able to get back home to Edinburgh in the even of extra time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 In the days when the FA Cup semi finals were played on neutral club grounds was there ever a toss of the coin to decide who would play where once the 2 venues were decided or was it down to police advice and reducing fan travel as much as possible?If Hampden and Murrayfield are the venues it is illogical to even consider playing Hearts v Celtic in Glasgow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Isn't it easier for Aberdeen fans to get to Edinburgh than Glasgow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottxs Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Isn't it easier for Aberdeen fans to get to Edinburgh than Glasgow? Yes but again it’s more than just Aberdeen fans travelling. You’ll have ranges fans going to Edinburgh and hearts fans going to Glasgow. As apposed to Aberdeen fans going to Glasgow and Celtic going to Edinburgh. Less hassle for 2 sets of support to travel than 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Yes but again it’s more than just Aberdeen fans travelling. You’ll have ranges fans going to Edinburgh and hearts fans going to Glasgow. As apposed to Aberdeen fans going to Glasgow and Celtic going to Edinburgh. Less hassle for 2 sets of support to travel than 3. As long as they keep the times decent for everyone I suppose. But that might be beyond the capabilities of our footballing overlords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Romeo said: Isn't it easier for Aberdeen fans to get to Edinburgh than Glasgow? Roughly the same. But even if it was, you'd have 3 sets of fans travelling and crossing over each other at Edinburgh stations, as opposed to 2 sets travelling if Aberdeen-Rangers is in Glasgow. You'd also have potentially 50,000+ coming into Edinburgh who'd have to be separated by train stations which are served by the same line. The vast majority of Hearts fans would already be in Edinburgh, so you'd have about 25-30k Celtic fans incoming which would be significantly easier to manage for the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Isn't it easier for Aberdeen fans to get to Edinburgh than Glasgow? There’s 20 miles in it and A road/motorway all the way on both journeys. If the games are played as expected then 2 sets of fans are playing in their own city, albeit at a neutral venue. If the fixtures are reversed that is reduced to 1. There is no reasonable argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 40 minutes ago, Romeo said: Isn't it easier for Aberdeen fans to get to Edinburgh than Glasgow? No because all Aberdeen fans are central belt based glory hunters from the 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: No because all Aberdeen fans are central belt based glory hunters from the 1980s. Seems about right. The trouble with Aberdeen fans traveling from Aberdeen is that Aberdeen is in the middle of nowhere. It's a bit like these samll comunities you often see on the news who want gigabit internet a fully equiped hospital with an A&E department and a 3 lane motorway directly to their front door despite being in a villiage with about 6 houses halfway up a mountain. They can GTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Of course, they can still f**k this up by failing to change the kick off times. Regardless of which game is played where - Hearts v Celtic at Murrayfield obviously makes more sense for the reasons laid out above and Celtic being told to do one would be extremely funny for the paranoia which follows - if Aberdeen v Rangers kicks off between 1:30-2pm and Hearts v Celtic kicks off between 5-6pm then no fanbase can complain about being inconvenienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Celtic are only having a moan because there's a "drama" going on that they didn't instigate. They can't stand not being centre of attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dunning1874 said: Of course, they can still f**k this up by failing to change the kick off times. Regardless of which game is played where - Hearts v Celtic at Murrayfield obviously makes more sense for the reasons laid out above and Celtic being told to do one would be extremely funny for the paranoia which follows - if Aberdeen v Rangers kicks off between 1:30-2pm and Hearts v Celtic kicks off between 5-6pm then no fanbase can complain about being inconvenienced. Sure they can, if Aberdeen V Rangers kicks off at 1:30 thats still likely only a single train arriving in Glasgow from Aberdeen in time for kickoff and thats only if theres no delays. If as is being suggested may happen the Celtic v Hearts game becomes the early kick off and Aberdeen Rangers is moved to say 4pm it would be much more sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Seems about right. The trouble with Aberdeen fans traveling from Aberdeen is that Aberdeen is in the middle of nowhere. It's a bit like these samll comunities you often see on the news who want gigabit internet a fully equiped hospital with an A&E department and a 3 lane motorway directly to their front door despite being in a villiage with about 6 houses halfway up a mountain. They can GTF3.5/10You’re losing your touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 12 minutes ago, Romeo said: Seems about right. The trouble with Aberdeen fans traveling from Aberdeen is that Aberdeen is in the middle of nowhere. It's a bit like these samll comunities you often see on the news who want gigabit internet a fully equiped hospital with an A&E department and a 3 lane motorway directly to their front door despite being in a villiage with about 6 houses halfway up a mountain. They can GTF My only response to this is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Sure they can, if Aberdeen V Rangers kicks off at 1:30 thats still likely only a single train arriving in Glasgow from Aberdeen in time for kickoff and thats only if theres no delays. If as is being suggested may happen the Celtic v Hearts game becomes the early kick off and Aberdeen Rangers is moved to say 4pm it would be much more sensible.The police may stop the Aberdeen-Rangers game being the later one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 12 minutes ago, H Wragg said: The police may stop the Aberdeen-Rangers game being the later one. They might or that may also be another Doncaster fib. When the police federation guy was on Sportsound he barely (at all?) mentioned this as a problem compared to the two games being played in the same city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 They might or that may also be another Doncaster fib. When the police federation guy was on Sportsound he barely (at all?) mentioned this as a problem compared to the two games being played in the same city.Fair enough, and indeed if Rangers play Aberdeen in a cup final amy time soon it’s likely to be a 3pm kick off, non negotiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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