craigkillie Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Also because clubs haven't signed full squads yet, Hearts haven't even started training and I don't think it's legal to play games until the start of August. Edited July 21, 2020 by craigkillie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, ahemps said: Why isn't this happening this week with the final this weekend? Are new signings going to be allowed to play in the cup? France are holding their 2019-20 cup final on Friday so before next season starts which makes complete sense. I would imagine this will be the trend around Europe. The daily record are saying that Celtic are complaining about a fixture pile up which is obviously going to happen. I have seen other posters saying that the SFA want to wait to let fans in but bigger competitions (in terms of sponsor, broadcasting, commercial money etc.) than the Scottish cup have went/going ahead without them, the FA cup, the DFB Pokal, Europa league and Champions league. Even then it is an unknown if fans will be allowed whenever it is held. In my view having it now would mean the teams are as close to last seasons sides as they can be, it would ease any fixture pile ups and it allows next season to start without any carry over from last season. I actually wondered about this. Jonny Hayes made two sub appearances for Celtic in the Scottish Cup. Will he be eligible to play in the semi final for Aberdeen? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: I actually wondered about this. Jonny Hayes made two sub appearances for Celtic in the Scottish Cup. Will he be eligible to play in the semi final for Aberdeen? According to the BBC report, yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Just now, GordonS said: According to the BBC report, yes. Ok cheers. Makes a lot more sense then. You then open the can of worms that anyone signed after January 31st that wasn't a free agent should not be eligible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, ahemps said: Why isn't this happening this week with the final this weekend? Are new signings going to be allowed to play in the cup? France are holding their 2019-20 cup final on Friday so before next season starts which makes complete sense. I would imagine this will be the trend around Europe. The daily record are saying that Celtic are complaining about a fixture pile up which is obviously going to happen. I have seen other posters saying that the SFA want to wait to let fans in but bigger competitions (in terms of sponsor, broadcasting, commercial money etc.) than the Scottish cup have went/going ahead without them, the FA cup, the DFB Pokal, Europa league and Champions league. Even then it is an unknown if fans will be allowed whenever it is held. In my view having it now would mean the teams are as close to last seasons sides as they can be, it would ease any fixture pile ups and it allows next season to start without any carry over from last season. The Scottish Cup will make a massively higher proportion of its income from ticket sales than any of those competitions you mention. The SFA and the clubs need that cash. Besides, would you not rather wait and see your team play a semi final and final in person than watch it on telly in front of an empty stadium? For three of the four semi finalists winning the Scottish Cup is pretty much the pinnacle of their realistic ambitions and fans surely want to be there when it happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahemps Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, GordonS said: The Scottish Cup will make a massively higher proportion of its income from ticket sales than any of those competitions you mention. The SFA and the clubs need that cash. Besides, would you not rather wait and see your team play a semi final and final in person than watch it on telly in front of an empty stadium? For three of the four semi finalists winning the Scottish Cup is pretty much the pinnacle of their realistic ambitions and fans surely want to be there when it happens. I totally agree that it should be in front of fans, I fully support the intention to do that but does it make sense in the current situation to delay it? How do you think an Atalanta fan will be feeling if they make the champions league final though, relived that UEFA make less of a proportion of their income from ticket sales? Sure that will appease him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 4 hours ago, ahemps said: I totally agree that it should be in front of fans, I fully support the intention to do that but does it make sense in the current situation to delay it? How do you think an Atalanta fan will be feeling if they make the champions league final though, relived that UEFA make less of a proportion of their income from ticket sales? Sure that will appease him. I think we're lucky that we don't depend as much on sponsorship and TV money, and can give a bit more weight to what's best for fans. The SPFL has been riven with self-interest (though finishing the league was a very different issue) but I think the SFA have made a good call. If I were an Atalanta fan I'd want to wait, but I'd understand why that's not really a financial option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Bump. Which end are we getting? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 A semi final without fans just doesn’t sound right. If theres none get it in the sea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 20 hours ago, gannonball said: A semi final without fans just doesn’t sound right. If theres none get it in the sea. Richard Gordon & Willie Miller will be there cheering on the Dandies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Will we have to subscribe to Premier Sports? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 1 minute ago, betting competition said: Will we have to subscribe to Premier Sports? No doubt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Our relentless march towards an unprecedented quadruple treble continues.2-0 to Celtic, Aberdeen fans to blame the referee for everything.[emoji41] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep62 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Romeo said: Our relentless march towards an unprecedented quadruple treble continues. 2-0 to Celtic, Aberdeen fans to blame the referee for everything. There are just so so many things to laugh at in that couple of sentences. Keep it up please Romeo Edited October 25, 2020 by Sheep62 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Romeo said: 2-0 to Celtic, Aberdeen fans to blame the referee for everything. Is Lennon planning on triggering another Scottish Referee strike before KO? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 There are just so so many things to laugh at in that couple of sentences. Keep it up please RomeoI like to try and counter the sheep fans negativity and general angriness with light hearted banter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Trying way too hard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 13 hours ago, Romeo said: Our relentless march towards an unprecedented quadruple treble continues. 2-0 to Celtic, Aberdeen fans to blame the referee for everything. Lennon- top don 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Fully expect Celtic to cheat their way to another Scottish Cup Final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 It does kind of feel like a semi final against Aberdeen, in that they will moan about getting f**k all of an allocation then still have a shit load of empty seats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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