historyman Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Wee_Eck1979 said: How can we call the lower leagues now but yet wait to finish the top league? They may say they want sporting integrity but really we all no it’s simply about money, all the leagues are suffering financially and all deserve the same respect from the SFA and SPFL. Treating the lower league teams different from the “elite” is just discrimination and morally wrong. it just shows they don't care at all about most of the clubs in the country. Would be disgraceful - especially for Falkirk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Would the SPL be taking so long to make a decision if Hamilton were bottom instead of Hearts? I think not! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Livingston have released an update on yesterdays SPFL conference calls to all clubs where they mention the latest government info they've recieved..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad company Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Why can’t the government treat us like grown ups and give us a realistic heads up we all know we ain’t getting out any time soon. Stay safe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee_Eck1979 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I'm fed up with the media asking about it. Any sensible person knows we won't lift the restrictions any time soon. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Bad company said: Why can’t the government treat us like grown ups and give us a realistic heads up . If they said the end of May, say, and the time came round and the virus was still rife, people would either blame the government, or just ignore the lockdown. I don't think any government has given an approximate end date. All eyes should be on Sweden to see how their continuation of near normal life pans out. I think the restriction will be lifted first for everybody under 65 who is not in the vulnerable groups. When this will be, I can't guess. Edited April 9, 2020 by skygod 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killie1961 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, skygod said: If they said the end of May, say, and the time came round and the virus was still rife, people would either blame the government, or just ignore the lockdown. I don't think any government has given an approximate end date. All eyes should be on Sweden to see how their continuation of near normal life pans out. I think the restriction will be lifted first for everybody under 65 who is not in the vulnerable groups. When this will be, I can't guess. Can see Scotland ending the lockdown when it comes before England 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee_Eck1979 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I doubt that, England will bend to public pressure and lift the restrictions first, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker71 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, Wee_Eck1979 said: I doubt that, England will bend to public pressure and lift the restrictions first, And reinfect the s**t out of everyone. -4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I don’t see it ending soon. At least another month anyway. The Italians and Spanish are still in lockdown having gone into it before us and then into a stricter version as well. If anything I’m surprised we haven’t went down that route though it may happen this week depending on people’s antics over the weekend. While I don’t think we will come out of lockdown before England I do feel we will come through the virus before them. People who stay down there will be able to comment more but IMO places like London and other big cities are a ticking time bomb. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Repatriated Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Pompey is interesting in that we're surrounded by water on 3 sides and one of the most densely populated cities, so not much room to spread out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big sexy Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 To be honest our lockdown has been a joke never seen so many people out walking about -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Repatriated Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 They seem eager to write off this season so it doesn't effect next season. For me we need to finish this season when possible and work it out from there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pmonty3 Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Big sexy said: To be honest our lockdown has been a joke never seen so many people out walking about Walking is not the problem. Gathering is. House parties are. Walking is good for you. If you're following guidelines I don't get why there's an issue with it? There will be people taking exercise for the first time in decades. Covid -19 doesn't stop heart attacks, diabetes and strokes from happening. Those risks are still there and they need to be minimised. People need to move around and they need to breathe fresh air. I don't think it's been a joke in the slightest. Personally I'm over three weeks without coming into contact with anyone bar my wife, kids and a few folk in Tesco. Usually in that time I'm at Rugby Park with 5000 others, playing 2/3 gigs to 200 folk, working with around 100 young people per week, in pubs/restaurants/shops/gym with countless others. Meeting Pals, family etc. Thousands upon thousands of social interactions that haven't happened. Large swathes of the population are doing the same. Hugely reducing the chances of spreading this , or any other , virus. People are doing their bit in my opinion. It's the leadership and management of the whole situation I'd be critical of. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, piffer said: .... IMO places like London and other big cities are a ticking time bomb. Not surprising when you consider that Scotland has population of 5.5m in an area of 30,000 square miles, while London’s population is 9m in an area of 611 square miles. That doesn’t include visitors and commuters. Ideal conditions for a virus to spread, and worrying that it is also the seat of government, civil service and associated bodies. Not surprising that politicians and other leaders have been affected. It’s an argument for decentralisation in the future. There are probably rural hospitals lying empty, waiting for their first Covid patient while London’s hospitals are swamped. You can’t move patients to where the bed capacity is. To get slightly closer to topic, I can’t see the restrictions on movement being lifted earlier in different parts of the UK, except possibly Northern Ireland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch14 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Difficult following the plan closely, but am I right in thinking good scenario could be to end the season, which gives teams prize moneyand let's them plan, and then reconstruct the leagues to minimise the unfairness for the relegated/not promoted teams? That does feel like the least unfair to an extent 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAG Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 4 hours ago, mitch14 said: Difficult following the plan closely, but am I right in thinking good scenario could be to end the season, which gives teams prize moneyand let's them plan, and then reconstruct the leagues to minimise the unfairness for the relegated/not promoted teams? That does feel like the least unfair to an extent What happens if you reconstruct the leagues and the same thing happens next season? The 12 team. SPL works better with a split than a 14 team league would. If this season is an anomaly, seems a bad move to reconstruct future leagues based on a season that didn’t work out as expected. They should settle it on point average, put an asterisks on Celtic wining it, let Hearts sue them and move on with life. The idea of playing this season in December with teams having different squads of players doesn’t stack up IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caltonkid Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 22 hours ago, Deano said: Would the SPL be taking so long to make a decision if Hamilton were bottom instead of Hearts? I think not! Would the SPL be taking so long to make a decision if Kilmarnock were bottom instead of Hearts ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbs Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Prize money can be divided right now based on the lowest possible finishing spot for each team, and topped up where required once the season has been completed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killie1961 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 12 hours ago, pmonty3 said: Walking is not the problem. Gathering is. House parties are. Walking is good for you. If you're following guidelines I don't get why there's an issue with it? There will be people taking exercise for the first time in decades. Covid -19 doesn't stop heart attacks, diabetes and strokes from happening. Those risks are still there and they need to be minimised. People need to move around and they need to breathe fresh air. I don't think it's been a joke in the slightest. Personally I'm over three weeks without coming into contact with anyone bar my wife, kids and a few folk in Tesco. Usually in that time I'm at Rugby Park with 5000 others, playing 2/3 gigs to 200 folk, working with around 100 young people per week, in pubs/restaurants/shops/gym with countless others. Meeting Pals, family etc. Thousands upon thousands of social interactions that haven't happened. Large swathes of the population are doing the same. Hugely reducing the chances of spreading this , or any other , virus. People are doing their bit in my opinion. It's the leadership and management of the whole situation I'd be critical of. Correct and well said 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heynow2005 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 46 minutes ago, killie1961 said: Correct and well said Second that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 See Sevco accusing the SPFL of trying to bully clubs. One newspaper seemed to think we would vote in favour of the SPFL proposal but I’ve seen no confirmation as yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie alan Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 15 hours ago, pmonty3 said: Walking is not the problem. Gathering is. House parties are. Walking is good for you. If you're following guidelines I don't get why there's an issue with it? There will be people taking exercise for the first time in decades. Covid -19 doesn't stop heart attacks, diabetes and strokes from happening. Those risks are still there and they need to be minimised. People need to move around and they need to breathe fresh air. I don't think it's been a joke in the slightest. Personally I'm over three weeks without coming into contact with anyone bar my wife, kids and a few folk in Tesco. Usually in that time I'm at Rugby Park with 5000 others, playing 2/3 gigs to 200 folk, working with around 100 young people per week, in pubs/restaurants/shops/gym with countless others. Meeting Pals, family etc. Thousands upon thousands of social interactions that haven't happened. Large swathes of the population are doing the same. Hugely reducing the chances of spreading this , or any other , virus. People are doing their bit in my opinion. It's the leadership and management of the whole situation I'd be critical of. Well said mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamla Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Interesting, need that one remaining vote to be in favour for the championship for them all to pass... https://spfl.co.uk/news/statement-from-the-spfl-board Friday 10th April 2020 STATEMENT FROM THE SPFL BOARD THE SPFL BOARD MET THIS EVENING TO CONSIDER THE RESPONSES TO THE RESOLUTION SENT TO CLUBS ON 8 APRIL. The SPFL Board met this evening to consider the responses to the resolution sent to clubs on 8 April. As at 5pm, the SPFL had received 39 responses, 85% of which have been in favour, as follows: Votes in favour Votes against Ladbrokes Premiership (nine supporting votes needed) 10 1 Ladbrokes Championship (eight supporting votes needed) 7 2 Ladbrokes League 1 & League 2 (15 supporting votes needed) 16 3 With three clubs yet to vote, the SPFL will issue further updates in due course. A spokesman said: “It is very important that clubs consider carefully the resolution and we are grateful to those clubs who have voted already. “With the Ladbrokes Premiership and Ladbrokes Leagues 1 & 2 divisions each having approved the resolution, we await the voting slip from the one Ladbrokes Championship club that has yet to vote. We will provide an update as soon as we are in a position to do so.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbs Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Would appear that either Hearts or The Rangers voted in support of the plan .... or one of them has still to vote. Either way it is strange for a club that was so vociferously against the plan from the start not to vote against it immediately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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