Bobby14 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) Sorry if this has been done in another topic* The Covid-19 epidemic has presented the SFA/SPFL with a unique opportunity to TRIAL a summer football season in Scotland ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. Heres the proposal.... Finish the current campaign On the assumption it takes till October/November for the authorities to deem it safe enough for fans to attend games - 8 weeks to play remaining League games. 2 weeks for Scottish Cup Semi Finals/Final. 2 weeks for Play-Offs. Total of 12 weeks, finishing in December earliest A 3 month post/pre season break would take us to March for the start of the new 2021 football season. The season would be slightly compressed into 8 months, finishing in October. Another 4 month post/pre season break would allow for a March start to the 2022 season, again compressing the season into 8 months and finishing in early October (allowing 4/6 weeks for international warm up games in advance of the 21st Nov start to the Fifa World Cup). Edited April 9, 2020 by Bobby14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangodog Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 No revenue until October ? Not many clubs in Scotland could survive that. The Sky contract wouldn't survive if we don't play until October either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKX16 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, Bobby14 said: Sorry if this has been done in another topic* The Covid-19 epidemic has presented the SFA/SPFL with a unique opportunity to TRIAL a summer football season in Scotland ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. Heres the proposal.... Finish the current campaign On the assumption it takes till October/November for the authorities to deem it safe enough for fans to attend games - 8 weeks to play remaining League games. 2 weeks for Scottish Cup Semi Finals/Final. 2 weeks for Play-Offs. Total of 12 weeks, finishing in December earliest A 3 month post/pre season break would take us to March for the start of the new 2021 football season. The season would be slightly compressed into 8 months, finishing in October. Another 4 month post/pre season break would allow for a March start to the 2022 season, again compressing the season into 8 months and finishing in early October (allowing 4/6 weeks for international warm up games in advance of the 21st Nov start to the Fifa World Cup). Sounds like a plan. It would be great if this could be put into practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby14 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, Wrangodog said: No revenue until October ? Not many clubs in Scotland could survive that. The Sky contract wouldn't survive if we don't play until October either. Might not have an option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bobby14 said: A 3 month post/pre season break would take us to March for the start of the new 2021 football season. The season would be slightly compressed into 8 months, finishing in October. Another 4 month post/pre season break would allow for a March start to the 2022 season, again compressing the season into 8 months and finishing in early October (allowing 4/6 weeks for international warm up games in advance of the 21st Nov start to the Fifa World Cup). These pre/post-season breaks of three or four months - isn't this what's killing clubs financially at the moment? Edited April 9, 2020 by skygod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenwick Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 can they not just finish this season & go straight into next as techically having break just now, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby14 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Just now, trenwick said: can they not just finish this season & go straight into next as techically having break just now, The point would be to trial summer football as an alternative to what we have at the moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby14 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 minute ago, trenwick said: can they not just finish this season & go straight into next as techically having break just now, The clubs still have the same amount of games producing the same income but over a shorter time frame. Clubs would know this was coming and forward planning would mitigate against any adverse effects. Nobody could see the Covid-19 crisis coming and clubs had budgeted for income until the end of May. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee_Eck1979 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Summer football is what we should have been planning for. Now isn’t the time as we need clubs bringing in cash ASAP. Summer football would give us the chance to charge a higher rate for tv coverage but by going down this route just now would give Sky etc the upper hand knowing our clubs cash flow predicament. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangodog Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Interesting to see what the leagues that currently play in the summer do. They can't hang about until October. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight End #79 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Just a thought, if we went to summer football, then we might ( repeat might) if the SPFL had any skill ( doubtful I know) a really good TV deal since they would be able to schedule games for a time when there is no other football. It is a long shot that we have the wit in the positions of power to do such a thing, but Barry Hearn gave us a few decent pointers a few years back. The one that sticks in my mind is Scottish football is more than just the two arse cheeks. Negotiating from a completely new position with brand new ideas of all types considered could rejuvenate the football in Scotland. A proper top league of 16 or even 18 playing home and away. It might help make for more competition for the league, The Glasgow two have generally always been better teams, that's just a fact, but going to Glasgow 4x for any team means they are inevitably giving a head start. It might give even youngsters a better chance to develop. Perhaps regional to save money for two lower leagues, flexible enough to keep balanced and would save teams travel costs and maybe increase gates as less fan travel. Football needs to change maybe this is a chance but could we take it ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Tight End #79 said: .....we might ( repeat might) if the SPFL had any skill ( doubtful I know) a really good TV deal since they would be able to schedule games for a time when there is no other football. Assuming the season would be similar length - ten months, less the winter break - it would run from, say, March to November. The period when there was no competing domestic football would be short, a couple of months, and every other year there would be a major international tournament during that time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieBantam Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Mentioned something very similar on here a few weeks back. Personally feel summer football is the way forward for Scottish football. Imagine a warm Wednesday night going up to Rugby Park to watch the Killie, 16 degrees in yer shorts as opposed to a Wednesday in December pissing down freezing cold miserable as f**k 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyjohnston Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Advocated it for a while myself. I think it would be an attractive proposition to TV Companies if we had a season finale at a different time to the flagship EPL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieBantam Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, theboyjohnston said: Advocated it for a while myself. I think it would be an attractive proposition to TV Companies if we had a season finale at a different time to the flagship EPL. Aye but all Doncaster needs 4 OF games a season to make Scottish Football. Nothing sells our game better! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker71 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 44 minutes ago, KillieBantam said: Mentioned something very similar on here a few weeks back. Personally feel summer football is the way forward for Scottish football. Imagine a warm Wednesday night going up to Rugby Park to watch the Killie, 16 degrees in yer shorts as opposed to a Wednesday in December pissing down freezing cold miserable as f**k It has been the way forward for Scottish Football for 20 years, but will stop the OF from being able to sod off around the globe making cash prior to the season starting so it won’t happen. know your place and defer to the only two proper teams. yours the wank Doncaster and the SFA 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty1998 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Summer football is the way forward for Scottish football for a lot of reasons already mentioned but as usual there are 3 reasons it won’t happen. how do we get round world cups and euros. As the weggie checks would moan they would lose their better players and would be at a sporting disadvantage. Glasgow and Edinburgh rugby manage it every year at the six nations. with champions league and Europa league continuing playing through the winter. That would put the weggies at a disadvantage. The Scandinavian countries manage it. the most important The SFA and SPFL haven’t got the ba66s to tell the weggies “it’s happening “ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewWylie Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 3:42 PM, trenwick said: can they not just finish this season & go straight into next as techically having break just now, This , but footballers need rest you know , the c**ts should try front line health care -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killie1961 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 4 hours ago, KillieBantam said: Aye but all Doncaster needs 4 OF games a season to make Scottish Football. Nothing sells our game better! Scotlands shame 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 We dont need summer football aye it's cold n wet here in the winter but so is the summer. I dont like change like most football fans I'm a creature of habit, once this horrible time is over get everything back to normal asap. I like football under the lights and freezing ma baws off before celebrating a home win with 8 pints or so and a walk home in the dark. -5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Superscot Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Let them reintroduce the Glasgow Cup with a 2 leg final. Just a shame for TV if Jags or QP or someone beat one of them before the final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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