Season to be extended.. - Page 2

**GreatKingRat** · 22nd April 2008, 1:18pm

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Originally Posted by AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS

Note: Obviously I expect you to naturally not care about St Mirren, Mr Rat.

The bastards shouldn't have been so keen in booking it.

AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS · 22nd April 2008, 1:24pm

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Originally Posted by GreatKingRat

The bastards shouldn't have been so keen in booking it.

haha aye, imagine booking a pre-season training holiday outwith the season extents.
Silly buggers

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Originally Posted by I'm Your God Now

With that one I was referring to when Celtic got to the UEFA Cup final/

Ah.

Well in that case, you are fairly right, but again, it's the way the cookie crumbles for us.

It was more the principle of the thing - i.e. We wanted games (important ones that were in and around the date of our uefa cup matches) moved/postponed to allow us more chance to recover in the hope of bringing home some euro silverware to Scotland, in some pre-conceived hope of improving the Scottish game (which I think is utterly stupid anyway) and we told no. Fair enough, says I, as it's not really fair on every other team in the league, gunning for a good finish to their season. We chanced our arm, and were knocked back.

Rangers have done the exact same thing (albeit with a slightly more hectic schedule) and have been told yes, thus leading to fixture re-arranging (yet again) and thus a season extention.

It's a disgrace, it diminishes (even FURTHER) the integrity of the league, and can only be seen, no matter which way you paint it, as blatant Rangers bias.
It's fact, that exactly what it is.
The SPL need to sort themselves out really.

(again, I must stress this isn't Rangers fault, they only asked the question, as did we)

I'm Your God Now · 22nd April 2008, 1:31pm

It is quite a tough one, I can see why Celtic fans would be raging about it, as well as the other SPL teams who haven't been at fault for any postponed games. Although expecting us to play that many games in such a short period is fucking ridiculous, I know "thats how the cookie crumbles" is the truth, but it's not exactly our fault.

The only logical excuse the SFA could give is that because the hectic schedule isn't Rangers fault (Unless staying in Tournements puts you at fault) but even at that it still is a dodgy matter.

I'm not complaining about it at all of course, it's great for us, however complaining about the suits is on the cards because this could easily cause problems in the future if any other team asks to have it extended.

AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS · 22nd April 2008, 1:50pm

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Originally Posted by I'm Your God Now

It is quite a tough one, I can see why Celtic fans would be raging about it, as well as the other SPL teams who haven't been at fault for any postponed games. Although expecting us to play that many games in such a short period is fucking ridiculous, I know "thats how the cookie crumbles" is the truth, but it's not exactly our fault.

The only logical excuse the SFA could give is that because the hectic schedule isn't Rangers fault (Unless staying in Tournements puts you at fault) but even at that it still is a dodgy matter.

I've said many times it's not Rangers fault.
They just asked the question.

Of course playing 4 games in 8 days is ridiculous, and through a combination of postponments & Rangers doing very well in all competitions this year, it has led to this schedule.
For that, Rangers are partly to "blame" if you like...although it should be a welcome burden.

The SPL fixture chaos has been a joke, and for that the SPL must shoulder most of the blame for, as all teams have acted with in the rules and regulations that they have stipulated...but in my book, to protect any small shred of integrity this league still has, they have to stick to their original rules, and of course the original season end date.

The season, should not, ever ever ever ever, be extended.

XMachina · 22nd April 2008, 3:00pm

Ho hum. I wonder if they have Vince Russo on a consultancy contract with creative booking like this.

Syxx · 22nd April 2008, 3:40pm

Look at all this shite.

Unforseen circumstances caused a lot of games to be called off over the winter. If those games hadn't have been called off this wouldn't happen. There's not much more to it, so cut the biased paranoia shit.

Jaemi · 22nd April 2008, 3:47pm

If rangers dispatched of Hibs and Thistle..And never got the Gretna game postponed.
Then this problems wouldn't exist.

To be expected though, but fuck it.

Watty · 22nd April 2008, 4:45pm

Dundee United unhappy

http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/inde...&cd=2008&cd1=4

Watty · 22nd April 2008, 4:52pm

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Originally Posted by Syxx

so cut the biased paranoia shit.

We asked for one game to be delayed in 2003.

The response from Lex Gold when denying this

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SPL chairman Lex Gold described as "garbage" suggestions of bias and that the decision would have been different had Rangers been in Celtic's position.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/2940379.stm

Killah_Villa · 22nd April 2008, 4:56pm

Season's should be extended to allow any team that has a chance to go anywhere in europe. This obviously plays into Rangers hands if they do reach the final however lets be serious guys this is not going to be the case they have had there luck and you just need to look at the last two games they played to see where the season is heading for them.

SPL latly is just showing how much of a tits arse they are making of the league. Goals being disallowed,Ground sharing, fixures being moved for one club and not the other etc etc.

Real Radio should be interesting tonight!

Syxx · 22nd April 2008, 4:58pm

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Originally Posted by Watty

We asked for one game to be delayed in 2003.

The response from Lex Gold when denying this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/2940379.stm

There wasn't as big a backlog of postponed games. Hell, was there even any at all? Fucksake.

Watty · 22nd April 2008, 5:01pm

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Originally Posted by Syxx

There wasn't as big a backlog of postponed games. Hell, was there even any at all? Fucksake.

The backlog caused by Rangers having their match against Gretna postponed at their own request?

Jaemi · 22nd April 2008, 5:03pm

It only get's extended if they reach the UEFA cup final, in otherwords;
Not going to happen.

Syxx · 22nd April 2008, 5:04pm

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Originally Posted by Watty

The backlog caused by Rangers having their match against Gretna postponed at their own request?

That's just one of the many reasons, but that one's the SPL's fault for agreeing to it in the first place without having it planned out. Absolutely fuck all to do with "aw but if it was Celtic it wouldn't happen for us".

Jaemi · 22nd April 2008, 5:06pm

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CELTIC Football Club believes that today’s announcement by the SPL of a possible extension to this season’s league campaign has compromised the integrity of the competition.

Celtic Chief Executive Peter Lawwell said: “We do not want to disadvantage Rangers should they reach the UEFA Cup final, but we are extremely disappointed and concerned at the manner of the decision-making process – which was done without consultation with the clubs or the SPL board – and the effects on the integrity of the competition.

“In addition, this decision, which will cause a great deal of inconvenience to our supporters and to five other clubs, will also mean that Celtic would have a gap of 11 days before playing our final league fixture. A number of our key first-team players are also due to go on international duty immediately after our scheduled final league game against Dundee United on Sunday, May 18.

“In principle we accept fixture flexibility. However, the league must not be compromised by changing the rules during the course of the competition and these decisions should not be made on an ad hoc basis.

“Therefore, we oppose the decision and feel, in fact, that it has compromised the integrity of the competition.”

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