Do you want the football off?

[Central Belt Caley]

You can’t go to the football, horse racing, rugby or cricket this weekend but obviously we all still need to work. Very normal island we live on 

[Insert Amusing Pseudonym]

1 hour ago, pozbaird said:

I find it utterly bizarre. I know she was important, I know she was the Queen and what that means but, to show respect, every football game in the UK could kick off bang on 3pm, with black armbands and a minute’s silence. In the name of fcuk, why wouldn’t that be enough?

Let me talk to you about minute's silences...

[Jacky1990]

Can we do a separate poll that anyone voting 'Yes' in the Do You Want The Football Off? poll is automatically banished from PnB?

Fucking nonsense from any actual football fan.

[craigkillie]

2 hours ago, strichener said:

It's intriguing how we can suddenly make spare weekends in what was supposedly a season where there was little wiggle room due to the WC etc.

I don't think anyone has ever said there was little wiggle room this season. It certainly applied in the previous couple of seasons due to covid weirdnesses, but there is enough space in the calendar this season for this not really to be an issue, given that we're basically just replacing the winter break with a World Cup break. That doesn't mean the games should actually be off, of course.

Edited September 9, 2022 by craigkillie

[Ray Patterson]

4 hours ago, invergowrie arab said:

Yes.

United are shite 

My rationale on this.

Seriously, I think postponing this weekend's game at the Premiership and Championship (and SWPL1) level would be sufficient, as well as making sure there's no games on during Her funeral.

That's the fair balance - postponing non-league games for two weeks is a bit OTT

[Jacky1990]

I really hope they try having a minute silence in the upcoming Scotland-Ireland game. Could be hilarious.

[DukDukGoose]

I'd respectfully observe a minutes silence on Saturday but I'll be seething if the game is postponed.

[HeartsOfficialMoaner]

They could have a minutes silence half an hour after the game is finished. People cn hang about and wait for it if they want.

[craigkillie]

30 minutes ago, Ray Patterson said:

My rationale on this.

Seriously, I think postponing this weekend's game at the Premiership and Championship (and SWPL1) level would be sufficient, as well as making sure there's no games on during Her funeral.

That's the fair balance - postponing non-league games for two weeks is a bit OTT

 

There is no need for a "fair balance", every game should be going ahead unless a particular club feel so strongly about it that they want to ask for a postponement.

[AdamMFC]

Nope. Let the football continue to be on so we can have an escape away from the same repetitive news loop that will be shown for the next week - 10 days.

[senorsoupe]

No, 

Need something to watch on Saturday

[Arch Stanton]

The Paisley festival The Spree has cancelled all remaining events.

For those who don't know, and I'll assume that's most of you, it's a 10 day festival of rock, pop, folk, comedy and performance art. It started last Thursday and was due to finish on Saturday night.

Tomorrow (tonight...) was due to feature Altered Images and the first date of their tour. AI have a connection to Paisley going back to 1979 when they were regulars at the original Bungalow Bar where they would regularly sell out the venue when they were unsigned.

However the organisers have decided that despite shops, bars, restaurants and many other places being open, they are imposing their sense of grief on everyone, many of whom purchased tickets for the remaining events months ago.

[Stylish Kid]

4 hours ago, Central Belt Caley said:

You can’t go to the football, horse racing, rugby or cricket this weekend but obviously we all still need to work. Very normal island we live on 

I'm no republican, but if my leisure activities are curtailed for 10 days, I want to withdraw my labour (and tax!!!) from the economy for that period

[Thenorthernlight]

8 hours ago, Leith Green said:

We need the football at the weekend, god knows we will need a distraction from 24 hours of mawkish pish looped on every TV channel.

Aberdeen playing against the **** too…

It would’ve been fantastic to get these c***s at Pittodrie this weekend. 

Ruined by forced mourning we get no choice over. 

Fucking pathetic 

[kingjoey]

7 hours ago, strichener said:

It's intriguing how we can suddenly make spare weekends in what was supposedly a season where there was little wiggle room due to the WC etc.

The only teams that matches being off will have any kind of impact on will be Celtic, Hearts and Rangers. For everyone else there's loads of free midweeks. 

[Suspect Device]

36 minutes ago, kingjoey said:

The only teams that matches being off will have any kind of impact on will be Celtic, Hearts and Rangers. For everyone else there's loads of free midweeks. 

It will impact our revenue. We make more from Saturday games v the old firm than mid-week matches.

I will be pissed off when (not if) they cancel.

I've made my feeling known to the club and the SPFL. There is nothing else fans can do and we all know that the games will be off whether we agree with that or not.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Suspect Device

[kingjoey]

1 minute ago, Suspect Device said:

It will impact our revenue. We make more from Saturday games v the old firm than mid-week matches.

I will be pissed off when (not if) they cancel.

I was simply talking about fitting any postponements into the rest of the season. Tomorrow's match is going to be huge hit on our revenue if it's off.

[Lancashirearab]

6 hours ago, Jacky1990 said:

Can we do a separate poll that anyone voting 'Yes' in the Do You Want The Football Off? poll is automatically banished from PnB?

Fucking nonsense from any actual football fan.

Please don't  include the idiot who pressed the wrong button.

[Dons_1988]

Dons game was my way out of lunch with the in laws this weekend. 

For the love of f**k I’ll be seething when (not if) this is postponed 

[AmericanFan]

No.