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Rattler
20-02-2018, 12:15 PM
All four divisions will kick off on the weekend of Saturday August 4, with the Premiership shutting down from Monday December 31 until Friday January 18.

Rattler
20-02-2018, 12:16 PM
https://spfl.co.uk/news/article/key-dates-for-season-201819/

Sammy7nil
20-02-2018, 12:17 PM
Not sure if this has been posted already, but looks like there will be no New Years derby for next season..

https://spfl.co.uk/news/article/key-dates-for-season-201819/

I would imagine the Derby will be played in between Christmas and New Year.

Sir David Gray
20-02-2018, 12:17 PM
I would imagine the Derby will be played in between Christmas and New Year.

Like it was this season.

Diclonius
20-02-2018, 12:32 PM
I'm already sick of the Winter break.

Mikey
20-02-2018, 12:40 PM
Och bollox, I'm going to miss the first 3 weekends. I was hoping it would start a week later.

Liberal Hibby
20-02-2018, 01:04 PM
The traditional new year derbies are the biggest and most famous games in the Scottish football calendar - for the sake of 24 or 48 hours why on earth start the 'winter break' at the end of December? It's ludicrous.

JimBHibees
20-02-2018, 01:06 PM
We must be due a home xmas new year derby. Yams do seem to get a disproportionate amount of these.

JimBHibees
20-02-2018, 01:07 PM
The traditional new year derbies are the biggest and most famous games in the Scottish football calendar - for the sake of 24 or 48 hours why on earth start the 'winter break' at the end of December? It's ludicrous.

Tend to agree.

Fuzzywuzzy
20-02-2018, 01:19 PM
Speaking of next season, when do the early bird tickets go on sale? Is it about mid-march?

mvteng
20-02-2018, 02:11 PM
Speaking of next season, when do the early bird tickets go on sale? Is it about mid-march?

Last year, we signed on 4th March, but i think we had left it quite late. based on that shouldnt be long to go

Bristolhibby
20-02-2018, 02:42 PM
How do we miss the group stages of the league cup?

Is it finish top 6?

Keen to avoid these as -

A) we get a bye.
B) get some decent friendlies.

J

Just looked up this season. It’s Europe that gets you out of it. Presumably we’d be playing European qualifiers.

European entrants Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers and St Johnstone will join the eight group winners and the four best runners-up in the last 16 on August 8/9.

J

Diclonius
20-02-2018, 02:45 PM
How do we miss the group stages of the league cup?

Is it finish top 6?

Keen to avoid these as -

A) we get a bye.
B) get some decent friendlies.

J

Qualify for Europe.

I like the LC group stages, enjoy having something to play for.

PatHead
20-02-2018, 03:06 PM
The traditional new year derbies are the biggest and most famous games in the Scottish football calendar - for the sake of 24 or 48 hours why on earth start the 'winter break' at the end of December? It's ludicrous.

Wonder if they might get moved for tv.

Bristolhibby
20-02-2018, 03:14 PM
Qualify for Europe.

I like the LC group stages, enjoy having something to play for.[/COLOR]

Would rather be in Europe and have a bye into the first round proper though.

J

hibbysam
20-02-2018, 03:39 PM
Would rather be in Europe and have a bye into the first round proper though.

J

And also be seeded.

IberianHibernian
20-02-2018, 04:10 PM
Och bollox, I'm going to miss the first 3 weekends. I was hoping it would start a week later.Weekend of 18th August is for League Cup , our first match in the competition if we qualify for Europe .

hibbysam
20-02-2018, 04:19 PM
Weekend of 18th August is for League Cup , our first match in the competition if we qualify for Europe .

Our Europa league campaign would begin on July 12th, and try seriously wonder why our clubs struggle badly at that stage. 4 weeks before we would have kicked a competitive ball.

H18 SFR
20-02-2018, 05:01 PM
Our Europa league campaign would begin on July 12th, and try seriously wonder why our clubs struggle badly at that stage. 4 weeks before we would have kicked a competitive ball.

Would we not be the last week in June as the lowest placed qualifier (presuming we qualify via 4th and 1st/2nd/3rd winning cup?

Billy Whizz
20-02-2018, 05:34 PM
Would we not be the last week in June as the lowest placed qualifier (presuming we qualify via 4th and 1st/2nd/3rd winning cup?

No

Billy Whizz
20-02-2018, 05:35 PM
Weekend of 18th August is for League Cup , our first match in the competition if we qualify for Europe .

Must be international break weekend, can’t see them having the Betfref cup games on then, if it wasn’t

davhibby
20-02-2018, 05:38 PM
Must be international break weekend, can’t see them having the Betfref cup games on then, if it wasn’t

It's because the european dates have changed so there isn't a spare midweek in August to play it

Jim44
20-02-2018, 05:39 PM
I would imagine the Derby will be played in between Christmas and New Year.

........ assuming the Jambos don’t get relegated.:greengrin

Billy Whizz
20-02-2018, 06:01 PM
It's because the european dates have changed so there isn't a spare midweek in August to play it

Is there an international weekend break in August, or is it a midweek break?

hibbysam
20-02-2018, 06:03 PM
Would we not be the last week in June as the lowest placed qualifier (presuming we qualify via 4th and 1st/2nd/3rd winning cup?

No, scotland don’t need to play in the prelims. All three qualifiers will enter into 1st qualifying round however.

Billy Whizz
20-02-2018, 06:07 PM
No, scotland don’t need to play in the prelims. All three qualifiers will enter into 1st qualifying round however.

They cup winners enter at the 2nd round. The only way we could enter at the 2nd round, is if we finish 2nd, and the League winners win the Scottish Cup

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19_UEFA_Europa_League

Pagan Hibernia
20-02-2018, 06:32 PM
We must be due a home xmas new year derby. Yams do seem to get a disproportionate amount of these.

1973 :cb

ive no other comment to make, you just reminded me of something and put me in a good mood 😉

HibeeHibernian4
20-02-2018, 08:19 PM
No, scotland don’t need to play in the prelims. All three qualifiers will enter into 1st qualifying round however.

Scottish Cup winners (or 2nd placed in the league if a top 3 side wins the cup) get entry at the Second Qualifying Round, I'm pretty sure.

poolman
20-02-2018, 11:30 PM
The traditional new year derbies are the biggest and most famous games in the Scottish football calendar - for the sake of 24 or 48 hours why on earth start the 'winter break' at the end of December? It's ludicrous.


:agree:

The New Year Derby was one, or maybe, the biggest highlight of the Xmas/ new year holidays

Sir David Gray
20-02-2018, 11:46 PM
Scottish Cup winners (or 2nd placed in the league if a top 3 side wins the cup) get entry at the Second Qualifying Round, I'm pretty sure.

Correct.

Phil MaGlass
21-02-2018, 11:19 AM
Great, getting closer and closer to summer fitba,