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Ship Hibs
08-12-2012, 09:27 PM
Was listening to folk on a radio show talk about the Argentinian league set-up and thought it might help stop teams with much larger squads dominating the league. Basically instead of having one long league season they split the season into two and then at the end of both mini seasons the two winners play off for the title.

Think it could massively help teams like us that manage to be in and about it usually till Christmas but then drift out the picture when teams that have larger squads and budgets manage to stay a lot more consistent.

This is how it works here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Primera_División

Jonnyboy
08-12-2012, 09:32 PM
Was listening to folk on a radio show talk about the Argentinian league set-up and thought it might help stop teams with much larger squads dominating the league. Basically instead of having one long league season they split the season into two and then at the end of both mini seasons the two winners play off for the title.

Think it could massively help teams like us that manage to be in and about it usually till Christmas but then drift out the picture when teams that have larger squads and budgets manage to stay a lot more consistent.

This is how it works here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Primera_División

Interesting :agree: Cue the "too many meaningless games" comments :greengrin

ScottB
08-12-2012, 09:55 PM
I wouldn't pay much attention to Argentina, they make our governing bodies handling of Rangers look by the book, changing the league structure and relegation rules to try and save the likes of River Plate over the last few years...

Hibs07p
09-12-2012, 08:24 AM
Was listening to folk on a radio show talk about the Argentinian league set-up and thought it might help stop teams with much larger squads dominating the league. Basically instead of having one long league season they split the season into two and then at the end of both mini seasons the two winners play off for the title.

Think it could massively help teams like us that manage to be in and about it usually till Christmas but then drift out the picture when teams that have larger squads and budgets manage to stay a lot more consistent.

This is how it works here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Primera_División

Great idea!
Celtic could be in one league, Rangers in the other league, and the winners of each group could play each other home and away twice, to satisfy Sky. :greengrin

WheresTheBevvy?
09-12-2012, 11:06 AM
Or what about having 18 team league 34 games a season

winter break from December 1st to February 1st

wage caps for all clubs

and maximum ticket pricing for games £15 for adult £5 Child and £10 for 18-25 young person old's

family tickets for all games i.e 1 adult 1 young person and 1 child £25

Mr White
09-12-2012, 11:15 AM
Or what about having 18 team league 34 games a season

winter break from December 1st to February 1st

wage caps for all clubs

and maximum ticket pricing for games £15 for adult £5 Child and £10 for 18-25 young person old's

family tickets for all games i.e 1 adult 1 young person and 1 child £25
that's a good suggestion, not sure the clubs have much appetite for that model though. Also December and January are bleak enough without removing football!

WheresTheBevvy?
09-12-2012, 01:01 PM
that's a good suggestion, not sure the clubs have much appetite for that model though. Also December and January are bleak enough without removing football!


True but if you look at the crowds in those months they are always down - With bills and the weather no wonder.

if we had a winter break in December and January it would let the pitches recover

let long term injuries heal and 'niggles'

would also let the fans save for the rest of the season / pay off xmas and new year bills.


What you could do in the split is have an indoor 5-a-side league for the players so they can keep fit, lets players improve on their skills - this would be heard to set up but if it worked it could be beneficial for the SPL, SFL youth and even the Scotland National team

SkintHibby
09-12-2012, 11:45 PM
The best idea is staring us right in the face and nobody is ****ING looking!!!!!!!!

3 leagues of 14

Premier League...

Play each other twice 26 games, split into top 6 and bottom 8. top 6 play each other again twice 10 games (36 game season), bottom 8 play each other again (40 games - more revenue at the bottom - 2 relegated). Even amount of home and away matches.