Bearman 9 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I bet the play-off system in place just now will be abandoned once Rangers return to the top tier. In Scotland it is different to anywhere in Europe. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I bet the play-off system in place just now will be abandoned once Rangers return to the top tier. In Scotland it is different to anywhere in Europe. No it won't be; it's worth too much money to the Clubs at the bottom especially. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman 9 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 No it won't be; it's worth too much money to the Clubs at the bottom especially. With respect...the play-offs will definitely be scrapped on Rangers return. Too many Clubs will always look after themselves when it comes to Rangers and C*ltic. It's been going on for decades and will continue again in the same vein once Rangers are back. Rangers and C*ltic slugging it out for the title and protect the rest of substance. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 With respect...the play-offs will definitely be scrapped on Rangers return. Too many Clubs will always look after themselves when it comes to Rangers and C*ltic. It's been going on for decades and will continue again in the same vein once Rangers are back. Rangers and C*ltic slugging it out for the title and protect the rest of substance. I can only say I think you are wrong and only time will tell. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 With respect...the play-offs will definitely be scrapped on Rangers return. Too many Clubs will always look after themselves when it comes to Rangers and C*ltic. It's been going on for decades and will continue again in the same vein once Rangers are back. Rangers and C*ltic slugging it out for the title and protect the rest of substance. I can assure you that the introduction of the play-offs were nothing whatsoever to do with Rangers, they were simply a means of generating more money for teams that were going down from the SPL and to a lesser extent some degree of fairness (though they are loaded in favour of the SPL team) because only one club is autmatically relegated from the SPL. I have you at a bit of a disadvantage here because of the position I was in at the time this was all being discussed but if you want a small wager for charity I'll happily take you on. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman 9 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I can assure you that the introduction of the play-offs were nothing whatsoever to do with Rangers, they were simply a means of generating more money for teams that were going down from the SPL and to a lesser extent some degree of fairness (though they are loaded in favour of the SPL team) because only one club is autmatically relegated from the SPL. I have you at a bit of a disadvantage here because of the position I was in at the time this was all being discussed but if you want a small wager for charity I'll happily take you on. Okay, and I believe you, but I'll try to build a bigger picture of what I see... Try and select 12 teams in Scotland who are worthy of the top tier. My twelve: Rangers C*ltic Hearts Aberdeen Dundee Utd Hibs Motherwell St Mirren ICT Dundee I'm struggling now... Partick Thistle, Ross Co. Hamilton? No! If we have one down one up it's ok. If we have two down two up we have a problem, especially when looking after those worthy of a place in the top tier. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Okay, and I believe you, but I'll try to build a bigger picture of what I see... Try and select 12 teams in Scotland who are worthy of the top tier. My twelve: Rangers C*ltic Hearts Aberdeen Dundee Utd Hibs Motherwell St Mirren ICT Dundee I'm struggling now... Partick Thistle, Ross Co. Hamilton? No! If we have one down one up it's ok. If we have two down two up we have a problem, especially when looking after those worthy of a place in the top tier. Now you have identified the real problem which also goes to part of the reason why we don't have a 16 team league. I think we can just about make up 16 full time teams if you take in Falkirk, QoS and Raith (I think but not certain that they are FT). However if you at Italy for example where it is 4 up/4 down then it does mean that you ring the changes and spread the full time football into the lower divisions and give the promoted teams a shot at the top. Hamilton, Inverness and Ross Co have proven that it is not impossible to make the leap. My personal opinion is that it should be straight play-off 9th in the SPL v 2nd in the Championship but as I said, expediency and money dictate otherwise. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) BTW the main reason why we don't have a 16 team league is the "loss" of 4 x old firm games a season, which was the only reason the broadcasters were interested in Scottish Football at all. Of course that was pre 2012 and all that. Again IMHO Rangers going down was the ideal opportunity to go a 16 team league or indeed 2 leagues of 16 as was proposed in the SDS Fans Plan in 2011 beciase at that point the old firm games were lost anyway. Edited March 29, 2015 by BrahimHemdani 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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