Frank Grimes Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Jeden Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 37 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said: Glorious opportunity for meaningful league reconstruction here: an opportunity to breathe new life into Scottish football. Looking forward to seeing how they f**k it up. The simplest and least unfair way to sort this is just to play the outstanding fixtures - whenever that is possible, be it July or October or next January. Then just arrange the following "season" to fit the time available. The only contentious issue then is who gets the Euro places if they have to be nominated before the outstanding fixtures are played. In which case,, wouldn't most be okay with using league placings at that point? With the proviso, of course, that a Europa place should obviously be reserved for Hearts as Scottish Cup winners because we were certainly going to hump Hibs (as usual) in the semi and then go on to get revenge against Celtic for last years travesty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pet Jeden said: The simplest and least unfair way to sort this is just to play the outstanding fixtures - whenever that is possible, be it July or October or next January. Then just arrange the following "season" to fit the time available. The only contentious issue then is who gets the Euro places if they have to be nominated before the outstanding fixtures are played. In which case,, wouldn't most be okay with using league placings at that point? With the proviso, of course, that a Europa place should obviously be reserved for Hearts as Scottish Cup winners because we were certainly going to hump Hibs (as usual) in the semi and then go on to get revenge against Celtic for last years travesty. Withholding prize money for 6 or 9 months might be enough to take some teams out of the reckoning though. I suspect some will want and will need the money when originally planned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 What is for sure is that whatever solution they come up with will upset a lot of people.There is no easy answer and no obvious one. There certainly won’t be any decisions made in the short term; can’t see anything happening between now and early May.All we can do is sit and... wait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, TommyDickFingers said: Are the juniors still playing? If they are, I'm going to support Troon for the rest of the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 If the season is null and void there should be no prize moneyI'm sure that would motivate a few chairman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Ah glorious carefree mid table shite. If the seasons voided can we get our season ticket cash back? Will clubs demand bonuses and wages back for games that never happened because it’s void. What about Europe places? Another chance to laugh at Killie is quite tempting. Scottish football will just follow what the rest do. If Seria A, Bundesliga and the premier league all do the same. We will follow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Romeo said: If the season is null and void there should be no prize money I'm sure that would motivate a few chairman. Or distribute it evenly to help all clubs. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Or distribute it evenly to help all clubs.That won't happen. And why not just do that every season ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Just now, Romeo said: Just now, johnnydun said: Or distribute it evenly to help all clubs. That won't happen. Neither will 'no prize money'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Lofarl said: Ah glorious carefree mid table shite. If the seasons voided can we get our season ticket cash back? Will clubs demand bonuses and wages back for games that never happened because it’s void. What about Europe places? Another chance to laugh at Killie is quite tempting. Scottish football will just follow what the rest do. If Seria A, Bundesliga and the premier league all do the same. We will follow. Agreed. This is a global problem. I'd imagine FIFA will give a directive, which most individual associations will fall in line with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Jeden Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, The DA said: Withholding prize money for 6 or 9 months might be enough to take some teams out of the reckoning though. I suspect some will want and will need the money when originally planned. Okay, so pay out the prize money in May on the basis of league positions and do a reconciliation once the fixtures are played later in the year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Neither will 'no prize money'.Neither will null and void. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Hendo said: Agreed. This is a global problem. I'd imagine FIFA will give a directive, which most individual associations will fall in line with. Whichever team offers FIFA the biggest bribe to be declared Champions, and so on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Just now, Romeo said: 3 minutes ago, johnnydun said: Neither will 'no prize money'. Neither will null and void. Neither will handing over titles without completing the season. Claiming titles that were not won sounds very Rangersy. Cheerio 9 in a row. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Actually cups might be different in this regard. It’s easier to void a trophy like the champions league or the scottish cup as there are no real major repercussions. Prize money can be evenly distributed. Rewards like European qualification or champions league qualification can be done by random draw. A team like Rangers could actually benefit from this. They could pick up some prize money and even be placed into the champions league next season. Like wise Hearts may find themselves in Europe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC92 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Unless the league can restart by May, which seems unlikely, I can't see this season being finished. Player contracts, prize money and the knock-on effect it'll have on future seasons makes it a non-starter IMO. Voiding the season would be unfair, but so would relegating teams when there's still plenty of time to go. Either scenario opens up the possibility of legal challenges. To me, the least unfair scenario is a compromise between the two. The league table is taken as final and Celtic are declared champions*, teams are given 80% of the prize money based on league position and the rest is distributed equally. No-one is relegated from any division and the top league is (temporarily or otherwise) expanded to accommodate two more teams. This solution rewards clubs based on their current position and also protects them from the most severe consequences. It isn't ideal, but in the absence of actually being able to finish the season, I think it's the least bad option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDickFingers Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, johnnydun said: Claiming titles that were not won sounds very Rangersy. Cheerio 9 in a row. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Neither will handing over titles without completing the season. Claiming titles that were not won sounds very Rangersy. Cheerio 9 in a row.I'm sure it will all work out in the end.Celtic will still pobably go on to win 10 in a row regardless.The diddies can fight over the pennies of prize money and other minor European places.I'll sit back and watch heads exploding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 minute ago, TommyDickFingers said: Pretty sure Obelix has fucked that up 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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