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Better pitches. We would start and end when the grass doesnt grow,not the best.
Changing to summer football changes nothing.
We will not gain a significant amount of English viewers. I work in football in England and most of my friends are English. We are a mickey mouse league.
I am 100% on developing scottish football. However changing to summer is not the answer everyone seems to think it is.
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Thread: Summer football on the way?
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10-06-2015 09:15 PM #61
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10-06-2015 09:19 PM #62This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If we ended the season in november snd started in Feb (when grass doesnt grow) we eould need the UV lights that cost a fortune.
Still I guess everyone turning up when it maybe sunny pays for that right?
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10-06-2015 09:19 PM #63
summer fitbaw....oh yes please wouldn't mind seeing a poll involving different age groups thoughts, remember yer skin gets thinner as we age and i bet i'm not the only one that's ever decided not to go to a game because it was baltic outside, i mind a night game at fir park just a few seasons back and i sat shivering from start to finish...not very comfortable at all...i'd rather sit in warm rain than snow and freezing cold wind
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10-06-2015 09:22 PM #64This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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10-06-2015 09:25 PM #65This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
And fighting for English viewers against cricket and RL
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10-06-2015 09:28 PM #66This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Scottish football could improve its quality 10 fold but it would still be ridiculed as it'd still get compared to English football as long as we are vying for the same viewers at the same time as the premiership. We also don't get the air time to promote our game as we're competing for time with the premiership, which will always take precedent.
Lack of undersoil heating and floodlights ate two other significant costs the club would save on.
Appreciate you don't want summer football and I know I'll never win you round, I think it was you that said earlier that you'd not seen any arguments for the benefits. There clearly are plenty that it would bring, whether they're enough to outweigh the counter arguments you've provided remains to be seen but I personally think the club's have very little to lose by trying it and potentially a huge amount to gain if it was to work.
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10-06-2015 09:30 PM #67This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
That's a genuine question by the way, not
Claiming it wouldn't.
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10-06-2015 09:37 PM #68This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Crowds are dwindling, sponsorship/TV money is almost non-existent, Europe isn't factor anymore.. For me, I'd welcome any attempt to improve our game...
Lets face it.... Scottish football needs a change. Why not even try it?
Just my opinion
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10-06-2015 09:37 PM #69
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10-06-2015 09:40 PM #70
That first away match to Cowdenbeath convinced me that summer football would be a great way forward for Scottish football.
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10-06-2015 09:46 PM #71This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Also coaching youngsters. What would you rather do as a kid, go out onto the sleet/snow/rain to do drills on a muddy wet pitch while having to wear hat, gloves and under armour. Or be able to go out in the sunshine onto flat surfaces wearing shorts and tshirt and be able to feel your toes as it was above -5 degrees. We need change in this country and I think we need to move on from playing in winter just cos we always have
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10-06-2015 09:47 PM #72
If it Aint Broke.. Don't Fix it !!!
How Long has Scottish Fitba Been Played they way it is Now ???
Think its Maybe the Customer That's Broken.. maybe also Stony Broke too !!!!
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10-06-2015 09:59 PM #73This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteMature, sensible signature required for responsible position. Good prospects for the right candidate. Apply within.
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10-06-2015 10:05 PM #74This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Maybe I'm missing something and I hope you can correct me but as I see it, our game is crap and has been for a while...
Crowd numbers, sponsorship revenue, European success, National team success etc proves this for me.
Maybe the customer needs a different option? The prices are never going to reduce so we need to at least try something else?
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10-06-2015 10:08 PM #76
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10-06-2015 10:12 PM #77This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
For me this is about encouraging 'Scottish fans' to go along and watch their teams...
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10-06-2015 10:15 PM #78This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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10-06-2015 10:20 PM #79This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
United we stand here....
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10-06-2015 10:20 PM #80This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I realise that might only be for a month or two but maybe that's the short term boost that would be needed to kick start the league here.
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10-06-2015 10:29 PM #81This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
This is Scottish football and its future should be considered with Scottish football at its core.
English football does not support or contribute (if it did we'd be in a far better position) to our game so shouldn't be a factor.
Everything points to some sort of radical change (at least try something) to try and fill our stadiums, improve the atmosphere, make fans want to come back.
Revolution required perhaps
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10-06-2015 10:30 PM #82
It`s a no for me. Football from June - August would have take a back seat over days out with a young family, golf and holidays to name three clashes for myself. I miss a few games as it stands with my season ticket, but if we were to move to summer football I would not buy one.
Summer football in Scotland would be a one way road to Mickey Mouse status, just like the League of Ireland.
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10-06-2015 10:36 PM #83This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Ireland can't be used as a comparison.
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10-06-2015 10:48 PM #84This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Personally I am sceptical about summer football - none of the 'big' leagues do it and I think it would lead to a further marginalisation of our game.
I am, however, following the debate with interest and willing to be persuaded of its merits. But the idea that moving to a March-November calendar would mean we don't compete with English football (by which we mean the EPL) anymore is just not true. There might be a couple of months, every other year, when there is a window, but for the rest of the time the fixtures would clash - but out of sync.
The EPL has become a monster. I think the right response is to capitalise on our proximity and ties to the English game as one of our strengths.
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11-06-2015 06:18 AM #85
Basically we'd be swapping football in Nov and Dec for Jun and Jul. the weather argument doesn't hold. The only two Hibs games I can recall being postponed or abandoned in semi recent years were in July! The winter break wasn't exactly a success either.
I'd personally not be able to make as many games so I'd give up my season ticket.
We wouldn't get a better TV deal as the English just aren't interested in our game. As to the point that Sky and BT resort to showing friendlies during the summer. These involve top teams. If they really wanted competitive football during the off season just now they could be buying rights to the League of Ireland. They don't as far as I'm aware.
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11-06-2015 06:35 AM #86This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Are you saying that our league is not more attractive to broadcasters than the league of Ireland?Every gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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11-06-2015 06:36 AM #87
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Am I reading this right? Folk are saying generally that the weather in the winter isn't that different to the summer?
Have a look out the window.
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11-06-2015 07:28 AM #88
Maybe what's needed is the season to start a bit earlier and have more midweek games between July and September. This would allow the possibility of a winter break (although that can be hit or miss in this country). A slightly earlier start may help clubs in the earlier stages of European competitions.
The league also need to sort out the play offs and cup games so we don't have the scenario of a team possibly playing in a cup final on the Saturday and play off final the next day!
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11-06-2015 07:33 AM #90
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The coldest I felt at any match this season was the final game at Falkirk. It was in May. Freaking freezing with the wind howling through the stadium.
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