JAG1970 Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 From the Courier: Dunfermline have formally requested the postponement of two Championship fixtures due to international call-ups. Pars midfield duo Alfons Amade and Allan Oyirwoth have been named in their national team squads for matches later this month. It is expected Shea Kearney will also be included in the Northern Ireland U/21s’ set-up for Euro qualifiers. With the potential for Sam Cleall-Harding, Dylan Lobban and Andrew Tod to all be in the Scotland U/21s, as well as John Tod in the U/19s, the Fifers could be missing as many as seven first-team players in the coming weeks. As a consequence, the East End Park outfit have been in contact with the SPFL to ask for their games against Partick Thistle on Friday, September 25, and Stenhousemuir on Saturday, October 3, to be rearranged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 Presumably we’ll have McFarlane away on international duty so one less game for him* to miss would be a bonus. *and potentially any others i.e. McPherson, Letsosa, Stanway, not sure if they’ll get a call-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledjag Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 Under the circumstances the request seems reasonable so I have no problems with this. However, given that modern football is now a 'squad' game perhaps there needs to be a standard set, for example, no postponements allowed unless more than 2 first team squad players are required for international football fixtures!/squads. Comparison could be drawn with the number of player clubs hsve who miss games every week through injury. In our case 2 or 3 every week this season up until recently. Setting a standard could help progress the season as scheduled, help minimise the risk of fixture congestion and avoid unnecessary mid-week where attendences are likely to be lower than a corresponding fixture played at the weekend. An obvious economic benefit for clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 9 hours ago, exiledjag said: Under the circumstances the request seems reasonable so I have no problems with this. However, given that modern football is now a 'squad' game perhaps there needs to be a standard set, for example, no postponements allowed unless more than 2 first team squad players are required for international football fixtures!/squads. Comparison could be drawn with the number of player clubs hsve who miss games every week through injury. In our case 2 or 3 every week this season up until recently. Setting a standard could help progress the season as scheduled, help minimise the risk of fixture congestion and avoid unnecessary mid-week where attendences are likely to be lower than a corresponding fixture played at the weekend. An obvious economic benefit for clubs. I think there is a standard which is 3 players away on international duty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 10 hours ago, exiledjag said: Under the circumstances the request seems reasonable so I have no problems with this. However, given that modern football is now a 'squad' game perhaps there needs to be a standard set, for example, no postponements allowed unless more than 2 first team squad players are required for international football fixtures!/squads. Comparison could be drawn with the number of player clubs hsve who miss games every week through injury. In our case 2 or 3 every week this season up until recently. Setting a standard could help progress the season as scheduled, help minimise the risk of fixture congestion and avoid unnecessary mid-week where attendences are likely to be lower than a corresponding fixture played at the weekend. An obvious economic benefit for clubs. This essentially is the rule already. It’s set out in SPFL Rule G7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Saving grace we're not losing another Saturday fixture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornwoodjag Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 This is good for us as we will have a couple missing as well. Will need to play Arbroath without them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 51 minutes ago, thornwoodjag said: This is good for us as we will have a couple missing as well. Will need to play Arbroath without them though. Ironic if Ben Stanway gets called up when I feel he isn't back at his best yet. Is Ferdo still eligible age-wise for Scotland u21s? I would assume Liam McFarlane is a shoo-in for selection. Same for Paddy Reading with the seniors 🤪... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 2 hours ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Saving grace we're not losing another Saturday fixture. I feel that the home club should be compensated for having to rearrange a game because of postponements due to international matches and for that matter cup games also. Not sure how it would work if several international teams are involved, though. On another note, our game with Dunfermline was scheduled for the Friday - was that meant to be a TV game ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 21 minutes ago, Lenziejag said: I feel that the home club should be compensated for having to rearrange a game because of postponements due to international matches and for that matter cup games also. Not sure how it would work if several international teams are involved, though. On another note, our game with Dunfermline was scheduled for the Friday - was that meant to be a TV game ? Be interested to see if a club forgoes applying for postponement due to likely loss of income (thru attendance hospitality etc). This being a Friday night fixture probably little if any financial difference switching to a likely Tuesday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancipital Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 1 hour ago, jagfox said: Ironic if Ben Stanway gets called up when I feel he isn't back at his best yet. Is Ferdo still eligible age-wise for Scotland u21s? I would assume Liam McFarlane is a shoo-in for selection. Same for Paddy Reading with the seniors 🤪... From what I can see were almost certainly out, we are 3 points behind the Czechs, they've got 3 games left to play, we've only got 2 and they've got the head to head tiebreaker over us. While Stanway and McPherson are eligible for these last two matches, I'd assume they're too old for the next tournament as both born 2004. Depends on whether Docherty wants to try and play his strongest team regardless, pick up 6 points and hope the Czechs bottle it,or plan for the next qualifiers with players who will still be young enough I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornwoodjag Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 4 hours ago, Lenziejag said: was that meant to be a TV game ? No, just moved for Scotland game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornwoodjag Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 5 hours ago, jagfox said: Same for Paddy Reading with the seniors 🤪 Think there’s a few LB’s ahead of him in the England squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 1 minute ago, thornwoodjag said: No, just moved for Scotland game Was meant to be on BBC Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornwoodjag Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 1 minute ago, Auld Jag said: Was meant to be on BBC Scotland. No, it wasn’t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Apologies. Thought it was moved for tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlgarveJag Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 It was always scheduled for the Friday, not moved there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 On 9/12/2026 at 12:38 PM, jagfox said: I would assume Liam McFarlane is a shoo-in for selection. Rumour that he might be in the full squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Last season the rationale for Stanway not being picked was that he wouldn’t be eligible for the next tournament. McFarlane must be in the same position as they are same age - both birthdays in September. They will be 22 this month. ETA - maybe it was McPherson that was going to be too old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 1 hour ago, Dick Dastardly said: Rumour that he might be in the full squad He isn’t included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Is this going to be the case where the SPFL will wait 'till the last possible minute before making a decision on whether to allow the postponement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 2 hours ago, scotty said: Is this going to be the case where the SPFL will wait 'till the last possible minute before making a decision on whether to allow the postponement? Presumably waiting till the international squads are announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 McPherson & McFarlane called up to under 21 squad: https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/mcpherson-and-mcfarlane-called-up-to-scotland-u21s-squad/ Dunfermline have 3 players in the squad as well: https://www.dafc.co.uk/news/2026/september/16/triple-scotland-u21s-call-up---tod--lobban---cleall-harding/ So I take it that means the Dunfermline game will be postponed but the Arbroath game will go ahead but we will be without Ben and Liam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 35 minutes ago, Fawlty Towers said: So I take it that means the Dunfermline game will be postponed but the Arbroath game will go ahead but we will be without Ben and Liam. Even if a third player was called up I wonder if we'd want to postpone a Saturday fixture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpj Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 Now moved to 20th October https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/dunfermline-athletic-match-moved-due-to-call-ups/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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