Plans being discussed for a smaller Scottish Cup competition the coming season.
https://news.stv.tv/sport/football/proposals-on-table-for-major-revamp-of-scottish-cup
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Thread: 2020/21 smaller Scottish Cup
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24-07-2020 03:47 PM #1
2020/21 smaller Scottish Cup
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24-07-2020 03:59 PM #4
That will be a financial blow for the clubs below League 2.
I suppose if we have to finish last seasons competition then you can't start this seasons until that has taken place.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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24-07-2020 03:59 PM #5
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Top 16 teams only at time of the draw (3 dec) would make sense
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24-07-2020 03:59 PM #6
52 teams rather than 112.
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24-07-2020 05:13 PM #8
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24-07-2020 10:41 PM #9
It’s a definite no from me. Those clubs outwith the ‘leagues’ deserve their place, many clubs have spent tens of thousands on ground upgrades for their SFA licences to gain access to it. Those clubs seasons can surely go on a tad longer (no need to have non leagues finished before Euros), so when they get back playing in October, their first few games can be cup ties, rattling through the early rounds/prelims, even using midweeks. The prize money and additional sponsorships are huge for these clubs and shouldn’t just be binned.
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24-07-2020 10:54 PM #13
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The Scottish cup is our major cup competition and all teams should be able to dream.
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24-07-2020 10:55 PM #14
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24-07-2020 11:28 PM #15
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25-07-2020 07:09 AM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
This proposed competition wouldn’t be the Scottish Cup.Every gimmick hungry yob,
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25-07-2020 09:29 PM #17
I think it was Ian Blair on Sportsound. There's consultation going on around what the competition will be next year. 52 teams was one of the options. While he didnt mention, or I wasnt listening, commercial considerations I think most teams in the early rounds are unable to start and the competition usually starts around now. All games wil be played to a finish I think and while it wont be ideal a 2021 cup will happen. I hope we defend the trophy.
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25-07-2020 09:58 PM #18
I would be looking at ditching the league cup for next year instead of reducing our primary cup competition.
Never really sure why we need two cup competitions anymore anyway?
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25-07-2020 09:58 PM #19
Another blow for the game. First Hearts are ‘expelled’ from the Big League merely for finishing bottom now they’ll probably boycott the big cup cause it’s now too wee for them.
Looks like we’re done regarding the maroon pound
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25-07-2020 10:22 PM #20This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't see why the Scottish Cup has to be reduced to 52 teams. Just play one extra earlier round and most of the 112 clubs would be able to take part.Mature, sensible signature required for responsible position. Good prospects for the right candidate. Apply within.
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26-07-2020 01:02 AM #21This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The next step would presumably be to wind up the whole pointless farce that is Scottish Football?
Hibs haven’t won a Scottish League trophy since 1952 and are very unlikely to win another as long as the ugly sisters are around.
Hibernian have won one Scottish cup since 1902.Last edited by jgl07; 26-07-2020 at 11:02 PM.
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26-07-2020 08:34 AM #22
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Having watched Musselburgh Athletic qualify for the Scottish Cup, would be incredibly disappointing should they lose out.
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26-07-2020 09:22 AM #23
I have total sympathy for the SFA here. The cup normally starts now and the league is late kicking off. The lower leagues can’t start until October and we have a league Cup (our most lucrative trophy) and two Scottish cups to fit in before the end of May. There is the possibility of a second wave and yet fans are demanding everything be like normal. Sacrifices have to be made by everyone if next season is going to be finished at all. The calendar is absolutely full from October to May. There just isn’t the room to have all these games played.
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26-07-2020 09:57 AM #24
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26-07-2020 10:09 AM #26
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Hibs have no more right than Preston Athletic to be in the Scottish cup. If clubs are excluded then it makes a farce of it. All or nothing as far as I’m concerned.
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26-07-2020 12:46 PM #28This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Also, a lot of the clubs aren’t eligible for the league cup, therefore the prize money for them is far higher.Last edited by hibbysam; 26-07-2020 at 01:33 PM.
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