haufdaft Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Declare it null and void.No league reconstruction.Why f**k up multiple seasons when we can compartmentalise all the shit into this one? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Toboggan Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) That’s the Highland League finished their season and declared Brora champions Edited March 21, 2020 by Mantis Toboggan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydog Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 As per the immediately above post. The Highland League decide on Option 3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevoraith Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 To be fair, they had no option 4. But at least it shows that another organisation thought that option 3 was better than 1 or 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers_Lad Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Highland League showing the way forward 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Of course, an important difference is that they didn't vote to also relegate Brechin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevoraith Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Of course, an important difference is that they didn't vote to also relegate Brechin.Yes, voting to relegate a team from outwith their organisation would have been quite the precedent to set. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 minute ago, stevoraith said: Yes, voting to relegate a team from outwith their organisation would have been quite the precedent to set. Yep, so it's not really the same as option 3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 End the season after week 27 then onto play-offs. East Fife, Falkirk, Airdrieonians and one from the Championship. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydog Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 49 minutes ago, Gordon EF said: Yep, so it's not really the same as option 3. So with their league they didn't "Call a halt and go on current standings."? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevoraith Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Yep, so it's not really the same as option 3.Ok, you’re going to have to explain that one for my benefit I’m afraid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 52 minutes ago, stevoraith said: Ok, you’re going to have to explain that one for my benefit I’m afraid. One of the big problems / ramifications of applying option 3 across the four divisions of the SPFL is that, not only will you declare champions and promote teams on the basis of a part-season but that you'll relegate teams based on a part-season. That problem doesn't exist in the HL. Also, they don't have to consider applying a rule consistently across different leagues with very different situations. It's incredibly unlikely that Brora would be caught if the HL were to be finished. Taking the Championship in isolation, I doubt many people would find it too unpalatable to call Dundee Utd as champions because there's a very small likelihood of them being caught. That's not the case in League One, where Falkirk might actually be slight favourites to win the league from this point. So although technically, they did decide to call the league with current standings, practically, that was a very different decision than it would be to apply option 3 to the SPFL. They're not having to take the same considerations into account so it's not really the same decision. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers_Lad Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 On the basis of fixtures not being completed I reckon they,the powers that be wont opt for the null and void scenario and more likely to go with the current standings. Is it ideal/ the right call? No,but is there any feasible alternative outwith league construction?Not really Whatever the decisions there will winners and losers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baillieinleeds Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I’d go 2 up and no relegation. Unfortunately the clubs directly below Us and Falkirk will feel aggrieved about that decision as they are merely a few points behind. It’s a sticky wicket if you ask me. League reconstruction might be a solution. Make the leagues bigger and invite lowland, highland and the junior’s into the league and make that the new 3rd division. Just an idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond8 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 If this was to happen I'd fully back my club and the other that other clubs that are closely behind the top 2 any legal action they deemed necessary to take. I’d go 2 up and no relegation. Unfortunately the clubs directly below Us and Falkirk will feel aggrieved about that decision as they are merely a few points behind. It’s a sticky wicket if you ask me. League reconstruction might be a solution. Make the leagues bigger and invite lowland, highland and the junior’s into the league and make that the new 3rd division. Just an idea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baillieinleeds Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 If this was to happen I'd fully back my club and the other that other clubs that are closely behind the top 2 any legal action they deemed necessary to take. That’s what I’m saying. The clubs directly below by a few points would be aggrieved. If I’m honest I wouldn’t blame Airdrie and East Fife to take it to court. Up till now it was all to play for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Duckworth/Lewis method. Money saving expert, Martin Lewis & Coronation Street's Vera Duckworth sit down with the remaining fixtures and predict the results. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 hours ago, baillieinleeds said: I’d go 2 up and no relegation. Unfortunately the clubs directly below Us and Falkirk will feel aggrieved about that decision as they are merely a few points behind. It’s a sticky wicket if you ask me. League reconstruction might be a solution. Make the leagues bigger and invite lowland, highland and the junior’s into the league and make that the new 3rd division. Just an idea. I'm warming towards reconstruction, even if it's only temporary. We could go 14-14-14 for one season and then back to 12-10-10-10 if clubs wanted it. 143 would give us the flexibility to have between 26-38 games over the season. The clubs that might be aggrieved at this would be the clubs from 3rd down with a chance of the play-off in the championship and Cove who might think it's unfair to find themselves in the same league as Brechin next season. But it's got a little bit of the something for everyone about it. You either get a 'sort of' promotion, avoid a relegation or if you're a club like Dundee, Ayr, Clyde, Cove then you find yourself in a league that's theoretically easier to win or get promoted from next season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevoraith Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 If this was to happen I'd fully back my club and the other that other clubs that are closely behind the top 2 any legal action they deemed necessary to take. See, I don’t understand this. If the league was played to a finish then you’d have a chance of promotion. But surely we all see now that there’s zero chance of playing the league to a conclusion using the same squads we currently have. So the options are void the season, or declare based on current positions. Neither of those are any better for you. What other option do we have that is better for clubs like Airdrie who are in the play-off positions?Someone is going to feel aggrieved whatever we do. It’s about pissing off the fewest amount of clubs by the least amount possible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummo Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I'm for ending the league as is and still having the playoffs. Obviously it's a pity Montrose won't then be able to go up as Champions by right but relegating the Jags and keeping the Bairns/Diamonds down in the lowly seaside league will be some compensation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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