Rid Skwerr Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Got my invite today for the vaccination at the Louisa Jordan next Wednesday. Happy days (I hope). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 18 hours ago, gianlucatoni said: At least if it goes beyond 5th April then another £312 can be claimed back from the HMRC for use of a home office Every cloud has a silver lining, eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 16 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Every cloud has a silver lining, eh. In my life every silver lining has a cloud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianlucatoni Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Auld Jag said: Every cloud has a silver lining, eh. got to cling on to something AJ - the wife has the heating on non-stop - there's tropical parrots flying about in here - every quarterly gas bill is horrendous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianlucatoni Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Rid Skwerr said: Got my invite today for the vaccination at the Louisa Jordan next Wednesday. Happy days (I hope). old bassa! one step closer hopefully to holding a cold draught pint in yer sticky paws! Edited February 4, 2021 by gianlucatoni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javeajag Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 Interesting times ahead... https://www.economist.com/business/2021/02/06/why-no-one-wants-to-broadcast-frances-ligue-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandyellowallover Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 Well it looks as though the government are now calling the shots and have told the SFA that the lower leagues aren't allowed to start anytime soon. If they're adamant that football is having such an impact on the spread of the virus that it cannot continue then this should apply to all leagues and not just the ones that they feel like they can push around without getting pushed back. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifexile Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, redandyellowallover said: Well it looks as though the government are now calling the shots and have told the SFA that the lower leagues aren't allowed to start anytime soon. If they're adamant that football is having such an impact on the spread of the virus that it cannot continue then this should apply to all leagues and not just the ones that they feel like they can push around without getting pushed back. All about protecting the sky £££. I'm sure SPFL have been lobbying hard to keep going as they need the TV money to stop clubs going bust. When they mean protect their cartel and feck the 'wee diddy' clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 If the TV packages were for terrestrial tv only then they could argue they're providing a service during lockdown. The fact that satellite (purchasable) tv is involved is doing the opposite. That's encouraging folk to break the lockdown and visit other households. Off on a tangent but something that rather confused me. Could anyone explain why the Scottish & English rugby players socially distanced themselves from each other to sing the national anthems, when two minutes later they were all jumping on top of each other? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 hours ago, redandyellowallover said: Well it looks as though the government are now calling the shots and have told the SFA that the lower leagues aren't allowed to start anytime soon. If they're adamant that football is having such an impact on the spread of the virus that it cannot continue then this should apply to all leagues and not just the ones that they feel like they can push around without getting pushed back. The decision today effectively closes the bottom Leagues, with the Championship’s games finishing on the 30th April and probably at best 1 and 2 division Clubs not restarting until the end of March and in PTFC ‘s case having to fit in 17 games in 4 or 5 weeks . The playoffs will undoubtedly be scrapped as well. If we remember that this was Ian Maxwell’s decision initially to close down Lower League Football , it’ll be interesting to see what his contingency plan is , this from a man who couldn’t even run the Lottery at Firhill properly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a f kincaid Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 Could they extend the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 Just now, a f kincaid said: Could they extend the season? That would mean the Championship teams in the play off places would be out of action for 5 or 6 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandyellowallover Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 minute ago, a f kincaid said: Could they extend the season? Possibly but I doubt they could be bothered with the effort it would take to organise. They'll likely strong arm the clubs into abandoning the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 minute ago, redandyellowallover said: Possibly but I doubt they could be bothered with the effort it would take to organise. They'll likely strong arm the clubs into abandoning the season Probably going to have the same scenario as last year with teams voting out of self interest to abandon the Leagues ,it’ll save Brechin though !! Scottish Football is really becoming a joke and then the SPFL wonder how they can’t get a sponsor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, a f kincaid said: Could they extend the season? I think this was discussed on pie and Bovril. One issue is player contracts. It seems that if extending beyond 9th June, the extension needs to be to the start of the next transfer window in January Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 42 minutes ago, jlsarmy said: Scottish Football is really becoming a joke Strongly disagree. Scottish Football has been a joke for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 Could somebody explain why two part teams can play football in the championship, when part time teams in leagues below the championship cannot ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Could somebody explain why two part teams can play football in the championship, when part time teams in leagues below the championship cannot ? Only because Hearts are in it. If they weren't and it was say, Accies, then they would have binned that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 29 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Could somebody explain why two part teams can play football in the championship, when part time teams in leagues below the championship cannot ? There's no explanation. Absolute joke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 47 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Could somebody explain why two part teams can play football in the championship, when part time teams in leagues below the championship cannot ? I’m not condoning it, but putting forward an argument they the footballing authorities PR machine might use. By stopping the lower 2 divisions it is an 89.5% reduction in the number of part time teams travelling the country every week. It is also a 47% reduction of the total number of players travelling out of their local area. These are significant contributions to the fight against COVID (their argument, not mine) By continuing the Championship it maintains the integrity of the SPL as there is still the jeopardy of relegation, maintaining the status for TV companies to keep interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said: I’m not condoning it, but putting forward an argument they the footballing authorities PR machine might use. By stopping the lower 2 divisions it is an 89.5% reduction in the number of part time teams travelling the country every week. It is also a 47% reduction of the total number of players travelling out of their local area. These are significant contributions to the fight against COVID (their argument, not mine) By continuing the Championship it maintains the integrity of the SPL as there is still the jeopardy of relegation, maintaining the status for TV companies to keep interested. You can see logic in that. Altho' it shouldn't really affect decision making, the two lower leagues contain a majority of clubs who consistently voted for the status quo when offered alternative league structure recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norgethistle Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 4 hours ago, fifexile said: All about protecting the sky £££. I'm sure SPFL have been lobbying hard to keep going as they need the TV money to stop clubs going bust. When they mean protect their cartel and feck the 'wee diddy' clubs. There is also an election coming up, alienating a sizable voting base from Hearts, Hibs, Celtic, Aberdeen and Rangers they won’t want to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said: I’m not condoning it, but putting forward an argument they the footballing authorities PR machine might use. By stopping the lower 2 divisions it is an 89.5% reduction in the number of part time teams travelling the country every week. It is also a 47% reduction of the total number of players travelling out of their local area. These are significant contributions to the fight against COVID (their argument, not mine) By continuing the Championship it maintains the integrity of the SPL as there is still the jeopardy of relegation, maintaining the status for TV companies to keep interested. I understand that you are playing devils advocate here but imo the top two leagues playing means more people travelling the country than the tiers below. Top two tiers will have more press people and camera people to televise games. The so called experts travelling to games and tv studios. If playing football below the championship is a health hazard, playing football in any league is a health hazard, end of story. Edited February 9, 2021 by Auld Jag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norgethistle Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: I understand that you are playing devils advocate here but imo the top two leagues playing means more people travelling the country than the tiers below. Top two tiers will have more press people and camera people to televise games. The so called experts travelling to games and tv studios. If playing football below the championship is a health hazard, playing football in any league is a health hazard, end of story. Totally agree with you plus they have bigger squads, staff etc so the risk is higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Norgethistle said: Totally agree with you plus they have bigger squads, staff etc so the risk is higher Exactly. Apart from agreeing to testing, the lower league clubs said they would cut the amount of people at games, less scouts and also less directors etc from away teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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