I can smell a League reconstruction coming

[dangermouse]

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A brilliant suggestion, BUT.....

What happens if both or even all three teams relegated from the Championship are from the far North or South of Scotland? How do you decide which regional league they will play in?

You reorganise the North and South divisions. Which division you play in is not set in stone.

[killie-hibby]

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Simples.

2 x leagues of 20.

Play each other twice. 38 games.

Done.


J

Yes,get rid of splits and boredom of playing against same team
3 or 4 times.Unfortunately wont happen as SPFL have more regard for people who would rather sit on their big fat backsides and watch televised games than for fans/supporters who actually attend games.

[Eyrie]

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Simples.

2 x leagues of 20.

Play each other twice. 38 games.

Done.

J

Easily done. Based on last season the two leagues would be

Top league- Aberdeen, Alloa Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton, Dundee, Dundee United, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Heart Of Midlothian, Hibernian, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Queen Of The South, Raith Rovers, Ross County, St Johnstone, St Mirren.

Lower league - Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City, Clyde, Dunfermline, East Fife, East Stirlingshire, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Morton, Peterhead, Queens Park, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion, Stranraer.

[MyJo]

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I would like to see a 16 team league influenced by the Belgian model splitting into 4 groups of 4 after 30 games. The top 4 teams battle it out for the title. The teams 5th-8th play to qualify for a European playoff place where the teams in 4th and 5th place will meet in a 2 legged playoff with the winner taking the last Europa League spot (depending on the Scottish Cup winner). The teams 9th-12th play to avoid coming 12th and playing in the relegtaion play off semi final while the teams 13th-16th battle to avoid the drop and play off. The teams in 12th & 14th then meet in a 2 legged playoff with the loser entering the relegation playoff final.

This system would give us 36 games a season with an even number of home and away games along with ensuing that every side has something to play for throughout the season.

Team 1 – CL Qualification/Qualifiers
Team 2 – EL Qualification/CL Qualifiers
Team 3 – EL Qualifiers
Team 4 – European Play-Off’s
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Team 5 – European Play-Off’s
Team 6
Team 7
Team 8
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Team 9
Team 10
Team 11
Team 12 – Relegation Play off Semi Final
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Team 13
Team 14 – Relegation Play off Semi Final
Team 15 – Automatic Relegation
Team 16 – Automatic Relegation

Certainly a far more sensible option than anything that the SFA and SPFL will likely come up with but my preferred option is still this:

Premiership - 16 teams 30 game season, 2 relegation places
Championship - 16 teams 30 game season, 1 automatic promotion & 2nd to 5th playoff for promotion. 2 relegation places.
League 1 - 10 teams 36 game season, 1 automatic promotion, 2nd & 3rd playoff for promotion. 1 relegated to regional leagues.

League cup organised into 8 mini leagues of 4 teams containing 1 team from top 8 premiership, 1 team from bottom 8 of premiership, 1 team from top 8 in championship and 1 team from bottom 8 of championship in each drawn at random. teams play each other twice within the league giving each of the top 32 teams another guaranteed 6 games per season. top two from each group qualify for knockout stages of tournament, third place finishers join the challenge cup and bottom place is out completely.

[Eyrie]

Why do people persist in calling the Scottish second tier the "championship"? Unlike in England, where this refers to the top division in the Football League (which is separate to the English Premiership), the four divisions in Scotland are all part of the one body so the only champion is the team that wins the top division.

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Because that's what it's called?

[J-C]

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Why do people persist in calling the Scottish second tier the "championship"? Unlike in England, where this refers to the top division in the Football League (which is separate to the English Premiership), the four divisions in Scotland are all part of the one body so the only champion is the team that wins the top division.

Probably because the 2nd tier of Scottish football is called the SPFL championship, it's that simple.

[MyJo]

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Why do people persist in calling the Scottish second tier the "championship"? Unlike in England, where this refers to the top division in the Football League (which is separate to the English Premiership), the four divisions in Scotland are all part of the one body so the only champion is the team that wins the top division.

http://spfl.co.uk/championship/

[Hibbyradge]

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Why do people persist in calling the Scottish second tier the "championship"? Unlike in England, where this refers to the top division in the Football League (which is separate to the English Premiership), the four divisions in Scotland are all part of the one body so the only champion is the team that wins the top division.

[stevenhibs]

If they must insist on this split, even a 14 team top league would be better. How is it fair for one team to have to go to Celtic twice but only get them once at home when another team gets 2 cracks at them on their own patch. Potentially relegates teams.

Each team plays twice, home and away. Split at 26 games.

They then split into 2 groups of 7, playing home and away again. This is a further 12 games keeping the season at 38 games.

[Bristolhibby]

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Easily done. Based on last season the two leagues would be

Top league- Aberdeen, Alloa Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton, Dundee, Dundee United, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Heart Of Midlothian, Hibernian, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Queen Of The South, Raith Rovers, Ross County, St Johnstone, St Mirren.

Lower league - Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City, Clyde, Dunfermline, East Fife, East Stirlingshire, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Morton, Peterhead, Queens Park, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion, Stranraer.

Seeing that written out I love it even more. Some great away trips. Play the tramps twice and the OF at ER only twice a season.

Also other teams could mount a serious challenge to Celtic.

So obvious, and that I'm afraid is why it will never be chosen.

J

[Mr White]

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Seeing that written out I love it even more. Some great away trips. Play the tramps twice and the OF at ER only twice a season.

Also other teams could mount a serious challenge to Celtic.

So obvious, and that I'm afraid is why it will never be chosen.

J

there's a couple of glaring omissions from that list. Aren't there 42 senior clubs in scotland? Aberdeen would be starting as favourites

[Bristolhibby]

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there's a couple of glaring omissions from that list. Aren't there 42 senior clubs in scotland? Aberdeen would be starting as favourites

The debate about whether a country the size of Scotland should actually have 42 senior clubs is another debate.

Especially recently as it was hinted that some premier teams were looking at going part time.

Two relegation places, no promotion for next season.

J

[Eyrie]

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Because that's what it's called?

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Probably because the 2nd tier of Scottish football is called the SPFL championship, it's that simple.

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http://spfl.co.uk/championship/

Multiple whooshes.

Just because it's been given the name "championship" doesn't make it a championship of anything. It's the second tier. Winning it next season won't make us champions of anything.

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Someone got it.

[Eyrie]

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there's a couple of glaring omissions from that list. Aren't there 42 senior clubs in scotland? Aberdeen would be starting as favourites

I only included the clubs that want to be Scottish

[Mr White]

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I only included the clubs that want to be Scottish

[Danderhall Hibs]

So anyway have they sorted us out for next season yet?

[weonlywon6-2]

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So anyway have they sorted us out for next season yet?

All depends how rangers get on in the first few games 😀😀😀