bigphil2388 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 First whose due who at home and home games entitled Team Homes Due Teams Due at home Dundee (DUN) 2 Ham, Liv, St J, St M Hamilton (HAM) 3 Liv, Mot Livingston (LIV) 2 Mot, St M Motherwell (Mot) 3 Dun, ST M St Johnstone (St J) 3 Ham, Liv, Mot St Mirren (St M) 2 Ham, StJ Fixture list Matchday 1 Hamilton v St Mirren Livingston v St Johnstone Motherwell v Dundee Matchday 2 Dundee v St Mirren Hamilton v Livingston St Johnstone v Motherwell Matchday 3 Livingston v Dundee Motherwell v St Mirren St Johnstone v Hamilton Matchday 4 Hamilton v Motherwell Livingston v St Mirren St Johnstone V Dundee Matchday 5 Dundee v Hamilton Motherwell v Livingston St Mirren v St Johnstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, bigphil2388 said: First whose due who at home and home games entitled Team Homes Due Teams Due at home Dundee (DUN) 2 Ham, Liv, St J, St M Hamilton (HAM) 3 Liv, Mot Livingston (LIV) 2 Mot, St M Motherwell (Mot) 3 Dun, ST M St Johnstone (St J) 3 Ham, Liv, Mot St Mirren (St M) 2 Ham, StJ Fixture list Matchday 1 Hamilton v St Mirren Livingston v St Johnstone Motherwell v Dundee Matchday 2 Dundee v St Mirren Hamilton v Livingston St Johnstone v Motherwell Matchday 3 Livingston v Dundee Motherwell v St Mirren St Johnstone v Hamilton Matchday 4 Hamilton v Motherwell Livingston v St Mirren St Johnstone V Dundee Matchday 5 Dundee v Hamilton Motherwell v Livingston St Mirren v St Johnstone Are we only getting one home game after the split? Who are they putting in charge of scheduling, Andrew Dallas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Master Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 The bottom 6 has the same 6 teams as last season, except St Mirren and Livingston replace Ross County and Partick Thistle. That means the fixture list should have written itself. But I think I'm right in saying that they ripped-up the normal procedure to "rebalance" the Celtic and "Rangers" fixtures, i.e. so that every team had two home games against Celtic/one against "Rangers", or vice versa. I guess only the SPFL could engineer a way of screwing up the post-split fixture list in the one season when it actually should have been perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil2388 Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Apologies First whose due who at home and home games entitled Team Homes Due Teams Due at home Dundee (DUN) 2 Ham, Liv, St J, St M Hamilton (HAM) 3 Liv, Mot Livingston (LIV) 2 Mot, St M Motherwell (Mot) 3 Dun, ST M St Johnstone (St J) 3 Ham, Liv, Mot St Mirren (St M) 2 Ham, StJ Fixture list Matchday 1 Motherwell v Dundee St Johnstone v Livingston St Mirren v hamilton Matchday 2 Dundee v St Mirren Hamilton v Livingston St Johnstone v Motherwell Matchday 3 Hamilton v St Johnstone Livingston v Dundee Motherwell v St Mirren Matchday 4 Hamilton v Motherwell Livingston v St Mirren St Johnstone V Dundee Matchday 5 Dundee v Hamilton Motherwell v Livingston St Mirren v St Johnstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil2388 Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Yeah basically they started from scratch after complaints after last year with rangers due all 5 teams away after the split Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, bigphil2388 said: Yeah basically they started from scratch after complaints after last year with rangers due all 5 teams away after the split But then even starting from scratch could have given the "correct" "Old Firm" home/away split (which I think was the bigger issue after Partick Thistle complained abut only two pre-split home games), while still keeping the "seeding" from last season. You basically start with the projected post-split fixtures, then build the first 33 games around those. Fundamentally, the process shouldn't have been any different to the first ever 12-team SPL fixture list. That will have been designed to give teams the "correct" Celtic and Rangers (RIP) split, while also taking into account projected finishing positions based on the previous season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikethedee Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Is it too much to ask for that the SPFL have already got two set of fixtures prepared - one if Hibs are in 6th and one if 'Well somehow pull it out of the fire, so that we can get our preparations for our inevitable relegation sorted asap??? (I've a feeling I know what the answer will be...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 28 minutes ago, Spikethedee said: Is it too much to ask for that the SPFL have already got two set of fixtures prepared - one if Hibs are in 6th and one if 'Well somehow pull it out of the fire, so that we can get our preparations for our inevitable relegation sorted asap??? (I've a feeling I know what the answer will be...) It's more complex than that. If Celtic haven't won the league by the time the split happens, Police Scotland will demand that the SFA schedule the likeliest winning game at Pittodrie at 10am on a Tuesday morning to minimise the risk that 40,000 intoxicated Rangers fans might witness it and be driven to uncontrollable sectarian bloodlust in the streets, while the TV companies reiterate their desire to have the league decider played at Ibrox at peak viewing time on Saturday night, with the rules altered so there's a chance of replaying the match if the game ends in a draw. Then there's the Brexit-style negotiation phase, where they hash out a complete failure to attain a compromise of these irreconcilable demands within the time allotted, and the SFA just goes back to their original proposed fixture list by default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 3 hours ago, bigphil2388 said: Apologies First whose due who at home and home games entitled Team Homes Due Teams Due at home Dundee (DUN) 2 Ham, Liv, St J, St M Hamilton (HAM) 3 Liv, Mot Livingston (LIV) 2 Mot, St M Motherwell (Mot) 3 Dun, ST M St Johnstone (St J) 3 Ham, Liv, Mot St Mirren (St M) 2 Ham, StJ Fixture list Matchday 1 Motherwell v Dundee St Johnstone v Livingston St Mirren v hamilton Matchday 2 Dundee v St Mirren Hamilton v Livingston St Johnstone v Motherwell Matchday 3 Hamilton v St Johnstone Livingston v Dundee Motherwell v St Mirren Matchday 4 Hamilton v Motherwell Livingston v St Mirren St Johnstone V Dundee Matchday 5 Dundee v Hamilton Motherwell v Livingston St Mirren v St Johnstone Greened in error ! - No one is going to play H, A, A, A H (or A, H, H, H, A) I suspect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil2388 Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 They've done it in. The past, the other way could be to swap match day 1and 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickeyMonkeybollocks Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Clear bias, please let us play our post split games at Ibrox. Given current league form, I am looking forward to the last games of the season as much as a feed of clams. Clams tend to give me a massive dose of the shits, just to be clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bushel o' Bricks Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 From what I've worked out, the most efficient way (minimal number of fixture changes) to ensure every team has an equal home/away split is to have the following fixtures for a third time: Hamilton v Dundee Livingston v Dundee Motherwell v Livingston OR St Johnstone v Dundee Motherwell v St Johnstone However, in the past the SPFL has managed to come up with more convoluted solutions, so it wouldn't surprise me if this isn't the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bushel o' Bricks said: From what I've worked out, the most efficient way (minimal number of fixture changes) to ensure every team has an equal home/away split is to have the following fixtures for a third time: Hamilton v Dundee Livingston v Dundee Motherwell v Livingston OR St Johnstone v Dundee Motherwell v St Johnstone However, in the past the SPFL has managed to come up with more convoluted solutions, so it wouldn't surprise me if this isn't the case. Dundee will need to play at least two sides away for a third time, as they are only due two home games after the split. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 My prediction is Dundee will have trips to Livi and Perth, as that means the three teams down the bottom will play each other home and away twice each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bushel o' Bricks Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hendo said: Dundee will need to play at least two sides away for a third time, as they are only due two home games after the split. Yep - the scenario outlined gives them an extra away game at Hamilton and one of Livingston/St Johnstone. 1 minute ago, Hendo said: My prediction is Dundee will have trips to Livi and Perth, as that means the three teams down the bottom will play each other home and away twice each. Hamilton still need an extra home game, so the most efficient solution would be to send Dundee to them for a third time. Of course, they may want to avoid this to ensure the three teams in the relegation picture play each other home and away twice, in which St Johnstone would go to Hamilton for a third time instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotts56 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 14 hours ago, Bushel o' Bricks said: Hamilton still need an extra home game, so the most efficient solution would be to send Dundee to them for a third time. Of course, they may want to avoid this to ensure the three teams in the relegation picture play each other home and away twice They've never bothered with that before. Plenty of examples of teams fighting each other for relegation ending up with 3H 1A, or the other way about - Accies going to Inverness three times a couple of years ago, for example. But hey, as long as Rangers & Celtic get the right fixtures, who cares about anything else eh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_F Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 BOTTOM-SIX FIXTURES Saturday 20 April, 2019 Hamilton Academical v Motherwell, kick-off 3.00pm Livingston v St Mirren, kick-off 3.00pm St Johnstone v Dundee, kick-off 3.00pm Saturday 27 April, 2019 Hamilton Academical v Livingston, kick-off 3.00pm Motherwell v Dundee, kick-off 3.00pm St Mirren v St Johnstone, kick-off 3.00pm Saturday 4 May, 2019 Dundee v Hamilton Academical, kick-off 3.00pm Motherwell v St Mirren, kick-off 3.00pm St Johnstone v Livingston, kick-off 3.00pm Saturday 11 May, 2019 Livingston v Dundee, kick-off 3.00pm St Johnstone v Motherwell, kick-off 3.00pm Monday 13 May, 2019 St Mirren v Hamilton Academical – Live on BT Sport, kick-off 7.45pm Saturday 18 May, 2019 Dundee v St Mirren – Live on BT Sport, kick-off 12.30pm Hamilton Academical v St Johnstone, kick-off 12.30pm Motherwell v Livingston, kick-off 12.30pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Anyone screwed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 If Hamilton are safe, and we dont even have position to play for, by the final game, that crowd could be hilariously low. Disappointed not to have a chance to officially relegate Dundee tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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