Dundee's stadium

[JohnM1875]

Joke that it's being played next Wednesday and not at a neutral venue tomorrow. Really poor stuff.

[McD]

Their handling of their pitch this season is shambolic. Yeah it’s amusing that rangers are inconvenienced, but to have 4(?) matches postponed, whilst across the street Utd have had no such issues, and many junior and amateur matches will have gone ahead on the same match date, that’s a farce.

Hibs have replaced the pitch at significant cost. Hearts replaced theirs whilst preparing to build a new stand. Dundee not maintaining theirs on the basis of ‘moving at some point in the future’ is a joke.

Wonder what the media and spfl reactions would have been if we’d had to have this many matches postponed through our own negligence


Edit: linked BBC article says it’s 5 matches postponed for them, and that the spfl have initiated disciplinary steps against Dundee. Well wait and see how long that takes and how minuscule the slap on the wrist will be

[tonyrougier123]

No one will convince me Dundee had any intention of making that pitch playable tonight,sheep game is massive for them Saturday gers game tonight last thing they needed.

[BILLYHIBS]

Relegate Hearts

[Ryan91]

Total farce. League should have forced Dundee to have a contingency plan in case the pitch was unplayable, behind closed doors at Tannadice or elsewhere if need be.

[Steve20]

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So the best case for us is that we end up cheering on the Orcs in the hope of scraping into the top six.

Lean times.

Too many people like Celtic on here for that to happen.

[Bobby's Cinema]

There needs to be consequences when it's repeated surely.

Another secondary issue, call me cynical but is this just another example of other clubs being treated to different standards.
Motherwell forced to play on that joke of a pitch on Saturday but 'Tav' & Co won't be made to play in such conditions.

[overdrive]

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No one will convince me Dundee had any intention of making that pitch playable tonight,sheep game is massive for them Saturday gers game tonight last thing they needed.

I was a bit suspicious when their MD brushed aside talk of it being played elsewhere tomorrow and started talking about next week's weather. They totally wanted it played next week.

[B.H.F.C]

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I was a bit suspicious when their MD brushed aside talk of it being played elsewhere tomorrow and started talking about next week's weather. They totally wanted it played next week.

Yep, nice and fresh for the game that they really need to win on Saturday.

[Biffo]

Surely there's potential here for Dundee to have an unfair sporting advantage going into their last game?

Obviously depending on their result against Abderdeen, they could be going into the game against the rangers knowing all they need is a point for a top 6 place, totally changes their approach and mentality for the game that should've been played well before then.

As an aside from that, a top flight team shouldn't be having 5 games postponed because of their pitch. I don't care who it is. It's amatuer at best!

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[Diclonius]

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If Dundee win on Saturday the split is persevered. Any other result and we (and Motherwell) are in with a shout of top 6.

J

Refs will be told to engineer the former situation at all costs.

[Centre Hawf]

It's a total disgrace of a situation that it's been allowed to fester to this point in the season. There was serious concerns about their pitch for months and no one at the SPFL has done anything to push this along or make contingencies for it still being unplayable.

[Sylar]

They've chosen to invest in their playing squad at the detriment of their own facilities, and so should be dealt with accordingly. Aye, like others, I find it amusing that Sevco fans are jumping up and down stamping their feet, but the fifth game in a season when their neighbours have had no such issues is telling...

There's no point in the SPFL fining Dundee - they're so far into the red at this point it'll just be another IOU in their books. If I was the SPFL, I'd award the 0-3 to Rangers and save the hassle, lack of fairness, and cost to everyone in trying to play it next week.

[JimBHibees]

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So the best case for us is that we end up cheering on the Orcs in the hope of scraping into the top six.

Lean times.

If best for Hibs want whoever helps that to win

[Dashing Bob S]

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Their handling of their pitch this season is shambolic. Yeah it’s amusing that rangers are inconvenienced, but to have 4(?) matches postponed, whilst across the street Utd have had no such issues, and many junior and amateur matches will have gone ahead on the same match date, that’s a farce.

Hibs have replaced the pitch at significant cost. Hearts replaced theirs whilst preparing to build a new stand. Dundee not maintaining theirs on the basis of ‘moving at some point in the future’ is a joke.

Wonder what the media and spfl reactions would have been if we’d had to have this many matches postponed through our own negligence


Edit: linked BBC article says it’s 5 matches postponed for them, and that the spfl have initiated disciplinary steps against Dundee. Well wait and see how long that takes and how minuscule the slap on the wrist will be

I have to confess I stopped reading after ‘it’s amusing that Rangers are inconvenienced.’

[Hibbyradge]

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I have to confess I stopped reading after ‘it’s amusing that Rangers are inconvenienced.’

[gbhibby]

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They've chosen to invest in their playing squad at the detriment of their own facilities, and so should be dealt with accordingly. Aye, like others, I find it amusing that Sevco fans are jumping up and down stamping their feet, but the fifth game in a season when their neighbours have had no such issues is telling...

There's no point in the SPFL fining Dundee - they're so far into the red at this point it'll just be another IOU in their books. If I was the SPFL, I'd award the 0-3 to Rangers and save the hassle, lack of fairness, and cost to everyone in trying to play it next week.

Sporting Integrity ?

[SteveHFC]

This mess is in hands of spfl and dundee
Every game before split should be done and dusted by 4:45 on saturday
We now have a situation that benefits some clubs more than others.
Game should have been moved yesterday to enable it to be played tonight no matter the cost to Dundee.

[JimBHibees]

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This mess is in hands of spfl and dundee
Every game before split should be done and dusted by 4:45 on saturday
We now have a situation that benefits some clubs more than others.
Game should have been moved yesterday to enable it to be played tonight no matter the cost to Dundee.

Good point about moving the game yesterday to ensure final games start and end at the same time. Some chat about Airdries plastic pitch which would have made sense imo. Could have played behind close doors

[Stuart93]

I really want to get annoyed at this being unfair

But we shouldn’t be scrapping against the likes of dundee for a place in the top 6 in the first place

It’s embarrassing for a top flight club though

[joe breezy]

Hibs are pish but we like a moan about how unfair everything is


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[SteveHFC]

If game had went on tonight Dundee would have been thumped 4-0 as too much at stake for rangers to misfire at this stage.

Now Dundee have a week off like rest of teams when they should have had a game tonight due to their own negligence

However if we hadn't chucked so many points away it wouldn't have been an issue

[DaveF]

Dundee have engineered themselves a clear advantage through this. I really hope Aberdeen stuff them on Saturday and then the Huns stick 5 past them next week.

I don't t really care if it's us or Motherwell who get the top 6 place but it absolutely should not be Dundee.

[Diclonius]

Can we stand up for ourselves and make a statement/demand the Motherwell game be moved too?

[Trinity Hibee]

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Dundee have engineered themselves a clear advantage through this. I really hope Aberdeen stuff them on Saturday and then the Huns stick 5 past them next week.

I don't t really care if it's us or Motherwell who get the top 6 place but it absolutely should not be Dundee.

I think that’s it. Complete negligence on their part has led to them gaining an advantage. Presume there is no precedent for this but is a points deduction out of the question? Whilst we find it funny, they are now causing issues for the rest of the league with teams not able to play fixtures and the top 6 now not being decided until next week.

Should the SPFL not have insisted this gets played elsewhere?

[Callum_62]

5 games called off this season already - you only get 20 home games max!

25% of games called off (slightly more in reality at this point)

How many other teams have had games called.off?

How many has Dundee Utd that shares a street with Dens!

Absolutely farcical and points to it being solely to Dundee's negligence

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[ALF TUPPER]

Points deduction for Dundee. The only option 😊

[Stubbsy90+2]

Whilst it’s all a bit of a joke I’ll never not laugh at the Huns being raging.

[Kato]

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Relegate Hearts

Demote them at least.

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[JohnM1875]

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Points deduction for Dundee. The only option 😊

Not really about a points deduction. All it would likely be would be a win awarded to Rangers, they'll lose that fixture anyway.

They were supposed to play Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday and now they don't have to.