Rob1885 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Whens this vote? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Queen of the South are looking to miraculously squeak it for the second consecutive season. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 If they do go ahead with this, then a team, at some point, will have to be relegated from the Prem. If they can't complete the Prem season, they will have to relegate Hearts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, RossBFaeDundee said: A vote is to be held. If passed, United will be promoted and Partick will be relegated, with play-offs cancelled. Raith will be promoted for next season, but Hearts won't be relegated yet until the SPFL board decide the Premiership cannot continue. https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-clubs-to-vote-on-curtailment-of-ladbrokes-s I can’t see partick or falkirk voting for this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 SPFL clearly panicking that ICT were going to catch and overhaul Dundee United so they're wanting the Arabs promoted ASAP. Disgraceful 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Just now, buchan30 said: I can’t see partick or falkirk voting for this. Or any of the play off contenders championship teams. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, johnnydun said: If they do go ahead with this, then a team, at some point, will have to be relegated from the Prem. If they can't complete the Prem season, they will have to relegate Hearts. johnny, the official SPFL site states they are looking at restructuring for 2020-21 season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 The carrot to be dangled will be promotion for some clubs, which has a knock on as you progress down the leagues. If two go up from the Championship, 4 could be promoted from League One, and four from League Two. leaving spaces for Celtic and Sevco's colts to fill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, johnnydun said: If they do go ahead with this, then a team, at some point, will have to be relegated from the Prem. If they can't complete the Prem season, they will have to relegate Hearts. They've specifically said that this is the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry94 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, RossBFaeDundee said: A vote is to be held. If passed, United will be promoted and Partick will be relegated, with play-offs cancelled. Raith will be promoted for next season, but Hearts won't be relegated yet until the SPFL board decide the Premiership cannot continue. https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-clubs-to-vote-on-curtailment-of-ladbrokes-s The justification for holding back on the top flight to me seems nonsense, if you are passing the resolution for three of the divisions, then surely that must be compatible with what happens in the top flight. If the top flight was to finish, then why can't the teams in contention for top flight football get their opportunity to do that? I don't give a shit about the start of the League Cup next term. Also the line regarding reconstruction, 'you are relegated with a game in hand over your biggest rivals but give us another few days and we'll maybe sort out some sort of compromise and get a supermajority of clubs in favour of something that benefits you'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dundee Hibernian said: johnny, the official SPFL site states they are looking at restructuring for 2020-21 season. "Consulting on the possibility" doesn't fill me with hope tbh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Litt Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Are top flight clubs getting a vote? If so, why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Just now, Louis Litt said: Are top flight clubs getting a vote? If so, why? I'm unsure, as this is a novel situation, how the weighting will go in terms of votes. You'd think they shouldn't get a vote on what happens down the leagues in any case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 The decision on the top flight is being held back because UEFA, quite rightly, asked clubs to adopt a wait and see approach rather than shooting their load and jumping in too early, which seemed to be the preferred view of several countries around Europe, including ours. That obviously only applies to top flight leagues, so they are holding fire on that decision, which is what they should really be doing for all four. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 That outcome is the fairest outcome IMO, at the end of the day Hearts and Partick have been jobby all season and put themselves in the situation they're in and really do deserve to go down. Notice at the end of the statement the SPFL has committed to further talks with the clubs about league reconstruction for 20/21 season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Are top flight clubs getting a vote? If so, why? The top flight will probably vote 10 for and 2 against, with them funnily enough being Rangers and Hearts 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Bliss Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 minute ago, rb123! said: That outcome is the fairest outcome IMO, at the end of the day Hearts and Partick have been jobby all season and put themselves in the situation they're in and really do deserve to go down. Notice at the end of the statement the SPFL has committed to further talks with the clubs about league reconstruction for 20/21 season. Nonsensical 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikethedee Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 This appears to have a "worst of all worlds" flavour about it: Finishing some leagues but not all implies that circumstances to complete one league will exist, but not for the other three (5 if you include Highland & Lowland, but don't know if that's specifically included), which is nonsense. Having promotion/relegation but not play-offs is just pushing the legal challenge route down a level or two, not getting rid of it. There is still uncertainty about when and if the season will finish and language such as "looking at possibilities" is just code for "well, we will have to say something, so we will essentially say nothing of consequence". Pretty much as expected, then... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMIP Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Calling the season over presumably let’s them pay out prize money for final placings? Presuming the SPFL have the money to pay out I suppose. Honestly don’t see what else they can do. Zero chance of completing the season and declaring things null and void seems to be the least popular option. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, HMIP said: null and void seems to be the least popular option. Says who? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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