SPL fixtures announced (Motherwell H, Hearts A first two)

[FromTheCapital]

Anyone know when the fixtures are announced for next season? I think it's mid/late July but could be completely wrong... What would be your preferred opening game? Would love it to be Hearts at Tynie! Go there with a massive crowd and keep the unbeaten run going.

[hibeedonald]

Anyone know when the fixtures are announced for next season? I think it's mid/late July but could be completely wrong... What would be your preferred opening game? :confused:

Hearts at home.

[andrew70]

Wednesday 19th June. 9am.

Celtic at home.

[SteveHFC]

Hearts (H)

[ian cruise]

In season past is have hated hearts at home as our first game as I'd not have had confidence we were ready however between our early start thanks to Europe and the fact we retained the nuculeous of a team which I believe has potential to be successful it's a fixture I'd love to start the season with.

[DC_Hibs]

For all you guys without the internet, I just checked google.co.uk (its a well known search engine) and it says 19th June.
With the first game 3rd August, mid-late July was a poor guess.

I'm hoping for Dundee or Morton.

Cheerio now.

[David_D]

I'm going to be selfish and hope for an away game to start the season as I have a wedding to attend on the 3rd of August. hope we get Killie away as we have a decent record there.

[hfc rd]

These are three fixtures I want for the start of the new season.

Ross County (H)
Hearts (A)
Dundee United (H)

[Lucius Apuleius]

For all you guys without the internet, I just checked google.co.uk (its a well known search engine) and it says 19th June.
With the first game 3rd August, mid-late July was a poor guess.

I'm hoping for Dundee or Morton.

Cheerio now.

Cheers mate. Always wondered how some of these knowledgeable people managed to answer questions so quickly. Do you need any special equipment for this internet thingummyjig?

[scoopyboy]

Wednesday 19th June. 9am.

Celtic at home.

No chance, Celtic's first game will be at home.

Champions always get first game at home, raising of the flag up the flagpole.

We will be at home against someone who had their first fixture at home last season.

That means Dundee Utd, Hearts, Killie, Ross County or St.Mirren.

[Beefster]

Ill take Partick or St Mirren at home to start. Low key opening that would hopefully get us a win with the minimum of fuss. We need to start next season well or Fenlon's going to be under pressure by September/October.

[Part/Time Supporter]

No chance, Celtic's first game will be at home.

Champions always get first game at home, raising of the flag up the flagpole.

We will be at home against someone who had their first fixture at home last season.

That means Dundee Utd, Hearts, Killie, Ross County or St.Mirren.

No chance it would be Hearts, as that was the first home game last season and they will be "due" the first home derby this season (New Year game, assuming there is one, would be at Easter Road).

[down-the-slope]

19th of June eh......not much time left for the chairmen / administrators of the game to rearrange the deck chairs then....:rolleyes:

[scoopyboy]

No chance it would be Hearts, as that was the first home game last season and they will be "due" the first home derby this season (New Year game, assuming there is one, would be at Easter Road).

True, that's it down to four then.

[scoopyboy]

Ill take Partick or St Mirren at home to start. Low key opening that would hopefully get us a win with the minimum of fuss. We need to start next season well or Fenlon's going to be under pressure by September/October.

Partick will start at home, flag up the flagpole as with Celtic.

[Broken Gnome]

Dundee Utd. Decent opposition and a good crowd.

Don't think we've won a home opener since Yogi's first game?

[andrew70]

No chance, Celtic's first game will be at home.

Champions always get first game at home, raising of the flag up the flagpole.

We will be at home against someone who had their first fixture at home last season.

That means Dundee Utd, Hearts, Killie, Ross County or St.Mirren.


I thought Celtics second game had to be a home game due to them playing Liverpool in a friendly on the 10th of August? Will they start the season with two homes game albeit one will obviously be postponed?

If Partick start at home as is customary will the police allow Thistle and Celtic to play at home on the same day?

[FromTheCapital]

For all you guys without the internet, I just checked google.co.uk (its a well known search engine) and it says 19th June.
With the first game 3rd August, mid-late July was a poor guess.

I'm hoping for Dundee or Morton.

Cheerio now.
Must have got the SPL fixtures and the Europa League draw announcements mixed up. Yes, that's the reason. :shhhsh!:

[hfc rd]

Dundee Utd. Decent opposition and a good crowd.

Don't think we've won a home opener since Yogi's first game?


We won both our season openers when Yogi was in charge. Season 2009/10 2-1 win v St Mirren & 4-2 v Motherwell in 2010/11

[scoopyboy]

We won both our season openers when Yogi was in charge. Season 2009/10 2-1 win v St Mirren & 4-2 v Motherwell in 2010/11

I agree with St.Mirren but Motherwell was away and it was 3-2 IIRC.

[hfc rd]

I agree with St.Mirren but Motherwell was away and it was 3-2 IIRC.


I knew it was away because the previous season was the home game against St Mirren. Forgot what the score was but remember Liam Miller scoring and running over to the Hibs crowd to celebrate.

[My_Wife_Camille]

I knew it was away because the previous season was the home game against St Mirren. Forgot what the score was but remember Liam Miller scoring and running over to the Hibs crowd to celebrate.

Not necessarily the case mate. We started off at home for 3 years in a row while Mowbray was manager and then started away from home the following two seasons

[Part/Time Supporter]

I thought Celtics second game had to be a home game due to them playing Liverpool in a friendly on the 10th of August? Will they start the season with two homes game albeit one will obviously be postponed?

That's what the SPL did last year. Celtic played Aberdeen at home in the first game, then were due to play Dundee United at home in the second game but it was postponed because of a friendly.


If Partick start at home as is customary will the police allow Thistle and Celtic to play at home on the same day?

Aye, it's only Celtic and Rangers they keep apart. Celtic v whoever will probably be televised anyway.

[hfc rd]

Not necessarily the case mate. We started off at home for 3 years in a row while Mowbray was manager and then started away from home the following two seasons



Yep.

04/05 - Kilmarnock (H)
05/06 - Dunfermline (H)
06/07 - (Can't remember who it was against but I'm sure it was a home game)
07/08 - Hearts (A)
08/09 - Kilmarnock (A)
09/10 - St Mirren (H)
10/11 - Motherwell (A)
11/12 - Celtic (H)
12/13 - Dundee United (A)

[Part/Time Supporter]

Yep.

04/05 - Kilmarnock (H)
05/06 - Dunfermline (H)
06/07 - (Can't remember who it was against but I'm sure it was a home game)
07/08 - Hearts (A)
08/09 - Kilmarnock (A)
09/10 - St Mirren (H)
10/11 - Motherwell (A)
11/12 - Celtic (H)
12/13 - Dundee United (A)

The only oddity there is the 2005/06 fixture, which should have been away. That might have been because Hearts were footering around with the PBS that summer? Around about then they took out a few rows at each end to make it UEFA compliant.

[hibs4thecup1988]

Yep.

04/05 - Kilmarnock (H)
05/06 - Dunfermline (H)
06/07 - (Can't remember who it was against but I'm sure it was a home game)
07/08 - Hearts (A)
08/09 - Kilmarnock (A)
09/10 - St Mirren (H)
10/11 - Motherwell (A)
11/12 - Celtic (H)
12/13 - Dundee United (A)

Aberdeen 1-1 at Easter Road. Crawford scored for Aberdeen first then Shiels equalised before half time :agree:

[hfc rd]

Aberdeen 1-1 at Easter Road. Crawford scored for Aberdeen first then Shiels equalised before half time :agree:


Cheers for that mate. Was doing my head in! So our record on opening days since season 04/05 is something like this:-

04/05 - L
05/06 - D
06/07 - D
07/08 - W
08/09 - L
09/10 - W
10/11 - W
11/12 - L
12/13 - L

So that is a total of 3 wins, 2 draws & 4 defeats.

[DH1875]

I thought Celtics second game had to be a home game due to them playing Liverpool in a friendly on the 10th of August? Will they start the season with two homes game albeit one will obviously be postponed?

If Partick start at home as is customary will the police allow Thistle and Celtic to play at home on the same day?


Don't know why Celtic would need to be at home 2nd game of the season as whoever their due to be playing will be missing out one way or another.

As for the Thistle thing, celtic game will be on TV so will either be 12.30 on the Saturday or they'll play on the Sunday leaving Thistle the 3 o'clock slot on the Saturday.

[PatHead]

Don't know why Celtic would need to be at home 2nd game of the season as whoever their due to be playing will be missing out one way or another.

As for the Thistle thing, celtic game will be on TV so will either be 12.30 on the Saturday or they'll play on the Sunday leaving Thistle the 3 o'clock slot on the Saturday.

So that a club don't miss a home gate early in the season

[DH1875]

So that a club don't miss a home gate early in the season


Going by previous examples it doesn't always work like that. When we played Sunderland both rangers and celtic had friendly's that weekend and we weren't all down as the home team.

[lord bunberry]

Going by previous examples it doesn't always work like that. When we played Sunderland both rangers and celtic had friendly's that weekend and we weren't all down as the home team.

Surely if a team wants to postpone a game to play a friendly it would have to be one of their own home games, it wouldn't be fair on another team to havea home game moved

[Eyrie]

Surely if a team wants to postpone a game to play a friendly it would have to be one of their own home games, it wouldn't be fair on another team to havea home game moved

Why should any team be allowed to postpone a competitive league match so it can play a friendly? It's not fair on the other team to have to play a midweek fixture later in the season, whether at home or away. In this case the unfairness is increased by Septic's greater playing resources, meaning that they can rotate their squad to accommodate the rearranged league game in a way that their opponent can't.

If Septic, or anyone else, want a friendly during the season then they should have to arrange the date to avoid league fixtures.

[lord bunberry]

Why should any team be allowed to postpone a competitive league match so it can play a friendly? It's not fair on the other team to have to play a midweek fixture later in the season, whether at home or away. In this case the unfairness is increased by Septic's greater playing resources, meaning that they can rotate their squad to accommodate the rearranged league game in a way that their opponent can't.

If Septic, or anyone else, want a friendly during the season then they should have to arrange the date to avoid league fixtures.

I agree with all of that, it was the spl who made the rule a few years ago that a team could postpone a league game to play a friendly. Hibs took advantage of the rule to play sunderland. The point I was making was that if celtic wanted to postpone a game it would have to be a home game

[3pm]

I am going for Ross County @ home.

[woody0-7]

Why should any team be allowed to postpone a competitive league match so it can play a friendly? It's not fair on the other team to have to play a midweek fixture later in the season, whether at home or away. In this case the unfairness is increased by Septic's greater playing resources, meaning that they can rotate their squad to accommodate the rearranged league game in a way that their opponent can't.

If Septic, or anyone else, want a friendly during the season then they should have to arrange the date to avoid league fixtures.

Hibs did it 2 years ago against Sunderland mate

[Bristolhibby]

Hibs did it 2 years ago against Sunderland mate


It appears its because the SPL starts two weeks before the English Premier (and one before the rest) of English football. Its difficult for SPL teams to schedule in a Premier League team, as it would be out of sync with their preseason schedules.

Hibs pre season is compressed this year what with the Europa League. (Still have to figure out how I can get away for that one).

J

[Eyrie]

Hibs did it 2 years ago against Sunderland mate

Didn't approve when we did it either.

[scuttle]

See the new fixtures have just been announced for tv

Aberdeen v Celtic.....Sky sports
Ross co v Hibs.......Espn
Rangers v Hearts....The History Channel

[Billy Whizz]

Released 9am tomorrow

[TomoHFC]

Home to partick thistle first game

[scoopyboy]

Home to partick thistle first game

PT first game will be at home.

[marinello59]

Hibs did it 2 years ago against Sunderland mate

And it was wrong, that cost us a Saturday 3pm kick off.

[Russ]

See the new fixtures have just been announced for tv

Aberdeen v Celtic.....Sky sports
Ross co v Hibs.......Espn
Rangers v Hearts....The History Channel
LOL quality m8:top marks

[DH1875]

PT first game will be at home.


It'll be on the TV on the Sunday so I'm guessing us heading there is very, very likely.

[HibeeMG]

It'll be on the TV on the Sunday so I'm guessing us heading there is very, very likely.

Us being away for the first game last season means it's not likely at all. It'll be a home game this time.

[hibs4thecup1988]

Home to motherwell I have heard first from a friend. He could be guessing tho. Can someone check if that adds up?

[Part/Time Supporter]

Home to motherwell I have heard first from a friend. He could be guessing tho. Can someone check if that adds up?

They were also away from home first game last season.

[hibs4thecup1988]

Cheers for that pts. Ach we only need to wait 14 hours to find out.

First games usually announced the night before though no?

[sundo1875]

Killie Home
Hearts Away

[Stanton1972]

Opening day fixtures are out.

Celtic v Aberdeen on SKY

Hibs v Kilmarnock on ESPN or BT

Rangers v Hearts on the History Channel

:flag::flag:

[iwasthere1972]

See the new fixtures have just been announced for tv

Aberdeen v Celtic.....Sky sports
Ross co v Hibs.......Espn
Rangers v Hearts....The History Channel


Opening day fixtures are out.

Celtic v Aberdeen on SKY

Hibs v Kilmarnock on ESPN or BT

Rangers v Hearts on the History Channel

:flag::flag:


You're history. :wink:

[DH1875]

Us being away for the first game last season means it's not likely at all. It'll be a home game this time.


Us being away from home last season has nothing to do with it :confused:.

[H18sry]

What time ?

[andrew70]

9am

[big-mo]

Fixtures out at 9am


First three games-
Motherwell at ER

Hearts (away, wherever that might be)

Killie (Home)

[Billy Whizz]

Fixtures out at 9am


First two games-
Motherwell at ER

Hearts at (away)

Killie (Home)

Tough start if you're right

[GlenrothesHibee]

Please be Hearts away

[H18sry]

https://twitter.com/splofficial/status/347262506047262720/photo/1

Home to Motherwell 1st game on Sunday

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[Purehibee_MYB]

Hearts away 10th August

[hibs4thecup1988]

They were also away from home first game last season.

Maybe he wa right after all :greengrin:

[Ritchie]

Hearts at tynie 2nd game of the season! :na na:

[H18sry]

Hearts at tynie 2nd game of the season! :na na:

Mibees :greengrin

[hibs4thecup1988]

First game on the sunday due to us being in Europa league

[SMAXXA]

New Year derby at Easter Road well maybe

[Billy Whizz]

First game on the sunday due to us being in Europa league

The Europa league dates are 18/25th July. The next games dates will only change if we progress

[Billy Whizz]

New Year derby at Easter Road well maybe

Yes, but away to Ross County on Boxing Day

[SMAXXA]

Full fixture list - ttps://twitter.com/splofficial/status/347262506047262720/photo/1 (https://twitter.com/splofficial/status/347262506047262720/photo/1)

[HH81]

Hibs first game moved to Sunday?.

[Billy Whizz]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-premier/fixtures

All on here

[Craig_in_Prague]

is the 1st game defo Sunday 4th?
sucks. That's my birthday.
don't like Hibs ruining my b'day :-(

[derekHFC]

Is there a particular reason that Sellick dont play between 26th December and 11th January?

[Part/Time Supporter]

Maybe he wa right after all :greengrin:

One of the teams that were away first last year had to be away again this year, because Celtic and Thistle had to be home first (as champions). In theory, you were left with (out of the 11 surviving teams) six that played at home first last year and 5 away. Switch that around gives 5 home and 6 away, with Thistle giving the sixth home. But because Celtic won the league again, one of the teams "due" a home game has to play away again.

That imbalance didn't cause a problem in the past because if (say) Celtic won the league twice in a row, Rangers would start away in both of the following seasons.

[hibs4thecup1988]

The Europa league dates are 18/25th July. The next games dates will only change if we progress

So they are...Strange why we are the Sunday then. Maybe Motherwell in Europe? :confused:

[Part/Time Supporter]

Hibs first game moved to Sunday?.

Motherwell are already in the 3rd QR of the Europa League and will be playing on the Thursday before.

[hibs4thecup1988]

One of the teams that were away first last year had to be away again this year, because Celtic and Thistle had to be home first (as champions). In theory, you were left with (out of the 11 surviving teams) six that played at home first last year and 5 away. Switch that around gives 5 home and 6 away, with Thistle giving the sixth home. But because Celtic won the league again, one of the teams "due" a home game has to play away again.

That imbalance didn't cause a problem in the past because if (say) Celtic won the league twice in a row, Rangers would start away in both of the following seasons.

Wasn't getting at you btw...more the fact he is very rarely right :greengrin

[Craig_in_Prague]

So they are...Strange why we are the Sunday then. Maybe Motherwell in Europe? :confused:

Yes, motherwell will enter Europa league in 3rd round, so that'll be the reason then

[Billy Whizz]

Some strange fixtures in September/early October. I know there is a Scotland game, but why is there only part fixture cards?

[Craig_in_Prague]

Is there a particular reason that Sellick dont play between 26th December and 11th January?

Is there a particular reason that Hibs don't play between November and March :-)

[hibs4thecup1988]

Is there a particular reason that Sellick dont play between 26th December and 11th January?

They do...

St Johnstone away 26th
Inverness away 29th
Partick home 1st
st mirren away 4th...

[flash]

Hibs need to arrange a friendly for the Derby weekend and **** them over for the gate money.

[hibs4thecup1988]

Some strange fixtures in September/early October. I know there is a Scotland game, but why is there only part fixture cards?

Don't know what you mean about "part" fixture cards? But there are two weekends they don't play...Scotland play both those weeks. How is that strange? :greengrin

[Sylar]

Is there a particular reason that Sellick dont play between 26th December and 11th January?

29/12/13 Inverness vs Tims
01/01/14 Tims vs Partick
04/01/14 St Mirren vs Tims

[Spike Mandela]

Hearts announce intention to sell tickets for games within 48 hrs of fixtures announcement. Couple of days later 'SPL computer' hands them first three home games of Hibs, Aberdeen and Celtic.

Aye right, any notion fixtures are random is ridiculous.:rolleyes:

[HH81]

Hibs need to arrange a friendly for the Derby weekend and **** them over for the gate money.

:faf::faf::faf: that would be funny....

[hibs4thecup1988]

Hibs need to arrange a friendly for the Derby weekend and **** them over for the gate money.

Did it not have to be announced before the fixtures so that we would have been pencilled in for a home fixture?

[Billy Whizz]

Don't know what you mean about "part" fixture cards? But there are two weekends they don't play...Scotland play both those weeks. How is that strange? :greengrin

The Bbc link has changed since my 1st post

[Stevie Reid]

Tasty: -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/hibernian/fixtures

[hibs4thecup1988]

The Bbc link has changed since my 1st post

Apologies then :aok:

[lyonhibs]

A juicy away trip to Ross County on Boxing Day. Why they can't regionalise fixtures at that time of year I will never know.

[KdyHby]

Hibs need to arrange a friendly for the Derby weekend and **** them over for the gate money.

We'll be playing club 12

[God Petrie]

Jesus Dingwall on Boxing Day. Every single year we get shafted around that time.

[Juice-Terry]

Hearts announce intention to sell tickets for games within 48 hrs of fixtures announcement. Couple of days later 'SPL computer' hands them first three home games of Hibs, Aberdeen and Celtic.

Aye right, any notion fixtures are random is ridiculous.:rolleyes:

Correct. Dodgy as ****!

[Jamesie]

Dingwall on Boxing Day?!!

[scoopyboy]

Hearts announce intention to sell tickets for games within 48 hrs of fixtures announcement. Couple of days later 'SPL computer' hands them first three home games of Hibs, Aberdeen and Celtic.

Aye right, any notion fixtures are random is ridiculous.:rolleyes:

Thing is Spike I don't think it helps Hearts financially.

Money raised from these 3 games go straight to the black hole.

If somebody takes over in say October then they don't have those fixtures to help them.

[carnoustiehibee]

Correct. Dodgy as ****!

I'm sure the premiership fixtures are worked out. There was a prog on this week with a guy who plans all the fixtures. SPL will no doubt do the same.

They will get cuffed in every game anyway

[calumhibee1]

Good start for us. All very winnable games up until the Celtic game on the 19th October, and even that is at home. :agree:

[Spike Mandela]

Thing is Spike I don't think it helps Hearts financially.

Money raised from these 3 games go straight to the black hole.

If somebody takes over in say October then they don't have those fixtures to help them.

My guess is the administrator will sell these tickets as a block of three which will finance the administration through the summer.

[Steve-O]

Boxing day is a total farce that should be looked into. Making the players potentially have to go up there on Christmas night (or way early on 26th itself) is a bit harsh really. Obviously rubbish for the fans too and who knows what the weather could be like on the way there.

[Dalkeith]

Dingwall on Boxing Day?!!
Dingwall/Inverness are usually are overnighter by train for us so looks like bus/car or not bother going
Need to hope for bad weather:greengrin

[HH81]

Ross County had to travel to ER last boxing day?

Poor but we have to play someone.

[Keith_M]

Ross County had to travel to ER last boxing day?

Poor but we have to play someone.


True but they could try having these games as near geographically as possible. How about this:


Boxing Day:
Ross County v Aberdeen
DU or St J v Inverness

New Year:
Inverness v Ross County
Aberdeen v DU or St J

[SaulGoodman]

Ross County had to travel to ER last boxing day?

Poor but we have to play someone.

Ross county/ Inverness

Hibs/ Dundee Utd

Would be better, making a team from Edinburgh travel all the way up there, on boxing day, or vice versa is not a very good way of organising games, but I suppose it is the Spl we're talking about

[whiskyhibby]

And the SFA wonder why attendance figures are so low, a decision that can only be for the County fans benefit, one of the bigger teams in Scotland coming to play over the festive period, but will there be any travelling support to speak of?

[Big_Franck]

Hearts announce intention to sell tickets for games within 48 hrs of fixtures announcement. Couple of days later 'SPL computer' hands them first three home games of Hibs, Aberdeen and Celtic.

Aye right, any notion fixtures are random is ridiculous.:rolleyes:

Is there a Maths genius on here that can work out the odds of this happening? Hibs, Aberdeen and Celtic are without doubt the three SPL teams that would draw the biggest crowds at the PBS. What are the chances of Hearts getting these exact 3 teams as their first 3 home fixtures?

[Keith_M]

Ross county/ Inverness

Hibs/ Dundee Utd

Would be better, making a team from Edinburgh travel all the way up there, on boxing day, or vice versa is not a very good way of organising games, but I suppose it is the Spl we're talking about


That's the New Year fixture

[derekHFC]

They do...

St Johnstone away 26th
Inverness away 29th
Partick home 1st
st mirren away 4th...

:hmmm: that wasn't there before, it only had 2-3 fixtures for each of those dates.

[SaulGoodman]

That's the New Year fixture

Aberdeen then :greengrin

You see what I mean though, just somewhere further up north would make more sense?

[Keith_M]

Is there a Maths genius on here that can work out the odds of this happening? Hibs, Aberdeen and Celtic are without doubt the three SPL teams that would draw the biggest crowds at the PBS. What are the chances of Hearts getting these exact 3 teams as their first 3 home fixtures?


I make it a statistical probability of 990/1.

[Gatecrasher]

What a right bunch of dicks run our game, one of the biggest gripes supporters have over the last few years is poor fixture planning and they put the first game on a Sunday. RC on boxing day. No doubt when sky and BT get a hold of them it will get worse.

[NOLA]

The 3 games most likely to fill tynie in their time of need, Hibs,celtic + aberdeen? Looks rigged to me, and dingwall on boxing day for us? No thanks. Is dingwall even open at xmas? ;)

[frazeHFC]

Pleased with that start, 2 good games and before I am back at Uni. Bring on the yans already!

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

Quick question.

After all the uncertainty about the yams actually being in the SPL why have the SFA put their name against other teams on the fixture list?

If memory serves me right when Rangers were in limbo they were billed as "team 12"

Have the SFA/SPL bottled it again with these cheats?

[Keith_M]

Quick question.

After all the uncertainty about the yams actually being in the SPL why have the SFA put their name against other teams on the fixture list?

If memory serves me right when Rangers were in limbo they were billed as "team 12"

Have the SFA/SPL bottled it again with these cheats?

Rangers were already in Administration and, IIRC, were in the process of attempting to transfer their SPL membership to the NewCo. In fairness to the SPL, Hearts aren't even officially in Admin yet.

[hibeeleicester]

Folk do know these fixtures are not random dont you?

Hearts can ask to have all 3 home games, to help them out.

[Pretty Boy]

Motherwell, Morton and Kilmarnock isn't a bad start really.

[Pretty Boy]

What a right bunch of dicks run our game, one of the biggest gripes supporters have over the last few years is poor fixture planning and they put the first game on a Sunday. RC on boxing day. No doubt when sky and BT get a hold of them it will get worse.


Crazy really.

Surely teams should play near to home on boxing day so Ross County v ICT, Aberdeen v Dundee Utd, Hibs v St Johnstone, Celtic v Partick, Killie v Motherwell and Hearts/club 12 v St Mirren.

No really huge travelling time, get a decent crowd in over the holiday season. Or we could send Hibs, one of the better travelling supports, 200 miles north on a day with no trains and when coach prices will be higher.

[Geo_1875]

Crazy really.

Surely teams should play near to home on boxing day so Ross County v ICT, Aberdeen v Dundee Utd, Hibs v St Johnstone, Celtic v Partick, Killie v Motherwell and Hearts/club 12 v St Mirren.

No really huge travelling time, get a decent crowd in over the holiday season. Or we could send Hibs, one of the better travelling supports, 200 miles north on a day with no trains and when coach prices will be higher.

The EPL fixtures guy takes into account things like public transport on holidays when working out the fixtures. Why can't the SPL do the same?

[Sergio sledge]

Aberdeen then :greengrin

You see what I mean though, just somewhere further up north would make more sense?

Aberdeen is just under 3 hours from Dingwall, Edinburgh is just over 3 hours from Dingwall. There's probably around 20mins difference in journey time.

someone has to play them unless they scheduled some sort of Highland Derby double header during that time. It suits me fine anyway!

[JohnStephens91]

Hearts away on the second game of the season - joke. Ross County away on Boxing Day - joke. And as well Inverness are away to Partick on Boxing Day too! What moron sits there and decided on these fixtures.

Boxing Day should be:

Partick vs Kilmarnock
Motherwell vs St Mirren
Hearts/Morton vs Celtic
Ross County vs Dundee United
St Johnstone vs Hibs
Inverness vs Aberdeen

[Bristolhibby]

Yes, but away to Ross County on Boxing Day

That's a bar steward.

I normally come up on Boxing Day to see the family have a few beers and watch the Hibs. No chance of that now. Literally the worst game I could have got. (Furthest, most likely to be cancelled, and takes buckin ages to get to).

Genuinely don't believe that Hearts will be playing in the SPFL next season, so may have to come up on the 1st for Hibs v Morton.

J

[Andy74]

I make it a statistical probability of 990/1.

Well, they ain't getting my cash to help them out anyway. Might be a good one to miss for anyone looking to save some cash. :agree:

[Seveno]

Here's the League Table as it currently stands :

Team Pts

Aberdeen 0
Celtic 0
Dundee Utd 0
Hibernian 0
Inverness CT 0
Kilmarnock 0
Motherwell 0
Partick Thistle 0
Ross County 0
St Johnstone 0
St Mirren 0
Hearts -15

[greengnome]

Folk do know these fixtures are not random dont you?

Hearts can ask to have all 3 home games, to help them out.


And they're winnable according to another Yam clown.... And they wonder why they are so disliked?
Hope they are down and out before this... GGTTH :pfgwa




First 3 games winnable no mattwr who our team is. Could cut this deficit to 9 points in first 3 games

[grammyb111]

Fixtures couldn't have worked out any worse for me really. PETRIE!!!

Got a wedding 21st September, miss St Mirren at home. Got my godson's christening in Germany the weekend of the 19th/20th October so will miss Celtic at home, whether it is moved or not. I'm away a month over Christmas and January so knew I'd miss a home derby, but also missing Kilmarnock, St Mirren and Celtic home matches (even if Celtic is moved to the Sunday).

Before the season has started I can't make 6 of 17 announced fixtures and all the 'category A' games, no doubt I'll miss at least one cup game in January too.

Not ideal.

[hibeedonald]

(If Hearts start the season)

Can imagine all the posts on here saying they will boycott to stop then receiving income. Which would be a very bad decision. It will be Party time.

[Speedy]

What are the chances of the new years day game being moved for TV? A lot of people won't get the holiday on the 2nd this year.

(ignoring the posibillity that Hearts don't exist)

[greengnome]

(If Hearts start the season)

Can imagine all the posts on here saying they will boycott to stop then receiving income. Which would be a very bad decision. It will be Party time.


Boycotting would be a bad idea... We need every Hibby possible in that ground, it is going to be a very tense atmosphere I would imagine, and our players should know that they have the support there with them....:thumbsup:



GGTTH.... :flag::flag::pfgwa:flag::flag:

[LancashireHibby]

What are the chances of the new years day game being moved for TV? A lot of people won't get the holiday on the 2nd this year.

(ignoring the posibillity that Hearts don't exist)
I'd be very surprised if it doesn't get moved, at least to an earlier kick off if not to the 2nd.

Can't make the game against Team 12 but will probably go to the first two home games (missing Leigh rugby vs Swinton and Nottingham Forest vs Bolton).

[jonty]

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[Dashing Bob S]

As much as I would love this happen, I can't see it. Unless it's discovered that the PBS is built on some ancient Pictish burial ground and somebody can come up with a spell to resurrect the zombie Hearts.

Even if there was no game, it would be a pleasant way to spend an afternoon, drinking champagne in the Gorgie area.

[frazeHFC]

Dad just text me that we are in Nairn at Christmas so Ross County suits me!

[DH1875]

The EPL fixtures guy takes into account things like public transport on holidays when working out the fixtures. Why can't the SPL do the same?


They do :confused:. We play the Sunday because Motherwell are in Europe on the Thursday. County had to come to ER last season on boxing day, no one complained then. What are folk ment to do, not play them? We should just kick them out of the league. As already pointed out, other than Inverness, who else could they play :confused:.

[Keith_M]

I make it a statistical probability of 990/1.

Sorry, I take that back. It was based on Hearts getting these clubs in that exact order, which wasn't what was asked

:embarrass




OK, the statistical probability of Hearts getting those three clubs as the first home games in any order is...


.................... 165/1

[SJNB Hibby]

Correct. Dodgy as ****!

With the condition of their squad, celtic early, and a motivated Hibs team playing there---their season could be over after roiund 6---lets see how many walk-ups they get then---I'm happy with this-but it was rigged

[Eyrie]

Sorry, I take that back. It was based on Hearts getting these clubs in that exact order, which wasn't what was asked

:embarrass




OK, the statistical probability of Hearts getting those three clubs as the first home games in any order is...


.................... 165/1

The Yams have us, Septic and Aberdeen at home in the first round of fixtures as they were away to all three in round one last year. They also only have five home games out of the first eleven matches.

And I'm not convinced that this start actually helps them - they'd have been better with home games against Dundee United and St Mirren to begin with because initially the Yams will turn out regardless of the opposition in an attempt to show support for their club. They could then play us, Septic and Aberdeen and have five very good attendances to start the season.

Instead they'll lose their first three home games and crowds will already be starting to dwindle when Dundee United and St Mirren arrive to collect three points.

[down-the-slope]

So whats peoples take on our starting fixtures....

ANOTHER Sunday game to start.....:grr:

Them (if they exist / have a ground etc) away (certainly not buying a ticket to help their cash flow right now.....)

Then Dundee United at home - so couple of the teams we want to be competing with getting better of early on both at home...

[Speedy]

So whats peoples take on our starting fixtures....

ANOTHER Sunday game to start.....:grr:

Them (if they exist / have a ground etc) away (certainly not buying a ticket to help their cash flow right now.....)

Then Dundee United at home - so couple of the teams we want to be competing with getting better of early on both at home...

That's due to European fixtures. Not much can be done about it, in fact it's actually quite sensible having us playing Motherwell as it prevents 2 other teams playing on a Sunday (assuming we get through).

[Diclonius]

So when do the TV companies fancy telling us when the actual fixture dates are? :dunno:

[jgl07]

Can anyone point me to the dates when the various rounds Scottish FA Cup and Scottish Football League will be played.

I work in London some of the time and go down Tuesday to Thursday for eight or nine times a year. I have some control over when I go down if I get in early enough with my requests. I also might have to travel to Oman at some stage.

I managed to miss the fourth and fifth rounds of the Scottish Cup last season. I would like to avoid that this time.

[Billy Whizz]

Can anyone point me to the dates when the various rounds Scottish FA Cup and Scottish Football League will be played.

I work in London some of the time and go down Tuesday to Thursday for eight or nine times a year. I have some control over when I go down if I get in early enough with my requests. I also might have to travel to Oman at some stage.

I managed to miss the fourth and fifth rounds of the Scottish Cup last season. I would like to avoid that this time.

No dates announced for the League Cup, but looking at the gaps in the League programme I think that the Scottish cup 4th round will be 30th November and the 5th round 8th Feb 2014

[jgl07]

No dates announced for the League Cup, but looking at the gaps in the League programme I think that the Scottish cup 4th round will be 30th November and the 5th round 8th Feb 2014

Thanks.

I am assuming that Round 3 will be on Tuesday/Wednesday 24/25 September and Round 4 will be on Tuesday/Wednesday 29/30 October.

There are very few midweek slots available because of European matches.

[Billy Whizz]

Thanks.

I am assuming that Round 3 will be on Tuesday/Wednesday 24/25 September and Round 4 will be on Tuesday/Wednesday 29/30 October.

There are very few midweek slots available because of European matches.
Last year we played our league cup game around 29th August, as we go in a round later this season, your dates above are probably about right. It's usually on the SPL website under news/key dates, but its not on yet!

http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s49