St Mirren and Killie

[Peevemor]

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You could spin another way and say they've gained 6 points and 6 goals for doing nothing? Should they be rewarded as a result?

I get giving them the points but 3 goals a game is OTT.

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There is hardly a huge backlog of fixtures? Only Sevco and Celtic are still in Europe, the latter for only one more week! Certainly when compared to the EPL. City and United missed the first round of fixtures due to participation in European competition from last season and have not had a spare mid-week slot available to play that match. This will not happen before January/February.

I think that the games should be played with points deductions being given for those deemed responsible for the original postponement.

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with anything that's been said. It looks like the SPFL (or whoever) have decided to apply a certain standard punishment and, although it looks like some teams are being rewarded, I can understand it.

I'm not saying there aren't more fitting or fairer punishments.

[Keith_M]

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Both breaches involved seating arrangements on the coach and a pre-match meal where social distancing wasn't observed by players and staff but once they're out on the pitch they're all kissing and hugging each other at goal celebrations and and grappling with each other at corners etc. Does Covid take 90 minutes off during a game?

Seems a bit daft to enforce distancing on a coach journey and a meal but then let it go out the window for an hour and a half to let them play a game of football.

Yep, it's a total nonsense when you think about it.

[SaulGoodman]

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I've repeatedly said that the games should be rescheduled and played (as countless games are every season). That's not a punishment, it's retaining the integrity of the league for all clubs involved.

If Motherwell win both games then they deserve six points, at the moment they don't.

So how would you deal with it?

[Chorley Hibee]

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So how would you deal with it?

I don't know if this is serious or not? Surely you're not asking me to repeat myself again?

[Moulin Yarns]

Just to add to the debate 😁

I would deduct 3 points, and if the match is not rescheduled then the same solution as last season.

It punishes the offending club but neither rewards or disadvantages the opponents.

[The 90+2]

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So how would you deal with it?

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[danhibees1875]

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I don't know if this is serious or not? Surely you're not asking me to repeat myself again?

If you don't have any better ideas then just say so.



Fwiw I agree with you, rearrange the games and if you need to do anything then a points deduction or fine to Saints and Killie. Seems the fairest way - not sure why Motherwell should be advantaged in this situation.

[Archie70]

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So how would you deal with it?

Deduct points but still play the games.

If they win they are all square and gained nothing. If they lose they lose 3 points. The important thing is nobody else has been disadvantaged as might well happen should Motherwell finish above someone by less than 6 points or Hamilton avoid relegation by less than 3 points.

Other teams shouldn't be negatively impacted for their mistakes.

[SaulGoodman]

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I don't know if this is serious or not? Surely you're not asking me to repeat myself again?

[Chorley Hibee]

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Well done, you hooked me good and proper there. 🙈🤣

[JohnMcM]

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Presumably you can add daily changing and training to that also in terms of times they're in close proximity.

Perhaps just my ignorance of what clubs were having to do right now but I thought the whole "testing bubble" thing extended as far as bus rides and canteens.


I'm also surprised Aberdeen haven't found a way to benefit from this yet.

You're not alone. I thought that too.

[brog]

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That's your opinion.

The powers that be want to avoid a potentially huge backlog of fixtures.

We've just had a midweek free of fixtures. 2 of the 3 fixtures could have been played this week.

[dalkeith stu]

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Even more reason they should have to give up the points in they game(s) if they’re still not played.

They game is against each other so who gets the 3-0 win???

[blackpoolhibs]

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The club didn't tell them to break the rules. You can't dock points for something a player (or group of players) does in his spare time.

Exactly, if you cant see the difference you are either blind or daft.

[Peevemor]

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We've just had a midweek free of fixtures. 2 of the 3 fixtures could have been played this week.

They've already done away with replays in this season's Scottish Cup for the same reason.

I'm not saying they're right, but they're being consistent in their thinking.

[CropleyWasGod]

Stolen from Twitter.

Is Covid now joint top goalscorer with Tavernier?

[B.H.F.C]

Motherwell now have the chance to go within two points of us if they beat us on Saturday!

[B.H.F.C]

If it was down to where folk were sitting on buses etc, will the SFA be finding themselves for what happened with the under 21s?

[S4uzee]

Seen a Motherwell player having lunch in Almondave centre a few weeks back. Did he break the rules??

[calumhibee1]

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If it was down to where folk were sitting on buses etc, will the SFA be finding themselves for what happened with the under 21s?

Scottish football: you must sit socially distanced on team buses and team canteens

Also Scottish football: nananananananananananana Davie Marshall whilst the whole team hangs on to each other round a function room

[Chorley Hibee]

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Scottish football: you must sit socially distanced on team buses and team canteens

Also Scottish football: nananananananananananana Davie Marshall whilst the whole team hangs on to each other round a function room

Yep, that sums it up perfectly.

[Sir David Gray]

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Scottish football: you must sit socially distanced on team buses and team canteens

Also Scottish football: nananananananananananana Davie Marshall whilst the whole team hangs on to each other round a function room

Whilst I don't for one second criticise any of the players involved for getting carried away, this was the scene inside the dressing room in Serbia a few weeks ago and apparently endorsed by the SFA on one of their social media channels going by their caption.

https://talksport.com/wp-content/upl...57&quality=100

[calumhibee1]

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Whilst I don't for one second criticise any of the players involved for getting carried away, this was the scene inside the dressing room in Serbia a few weeks ago and apparently endorsed by the SFA on one of their social media channels going by their caption.

https://talksport.com/wp-content/upl...57&quality=100

Absolutely don’t blame them. I’m presuming this is an SPFL decision to reward Motherwell?

[JammyDoidger]

Would points be awarded if the matches involved celtic and rangers? Doubt it. Hibs should cause an uproar over this.

[Phil MaGlass]

pity were not about to play United

https://news.stv.tv/sport/dundee-uni...ve-covid-tests

[calumhibee1]

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Would points be awarded if the matches involved celtic and rangers? Doubt it. Hibs should cause an uproar over this.

Lol

As if

[Peevemor]

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Would points be awarded if the matches involved celtic and rangers? Doubt it. Hibs should cause an uproar over this.

Why?

You do realise that had the match been played with Kilmarnock winning, they'd only be 1pt worse off than Motherwell?

Let the teams concerned take the action they see fit. Hibs have no reason to cause an uproar.

[wookie70]

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No. Can definitely see the difference. Don’t see why the punishment should be different though. The players are representatives of the club. If they do wrong to the extent it stops their club being able to fulfill a fixture on the scheduled date then they should be punished the same.

I agree with that. The crimes may be different but the result of the crimes were the same and for me the punishment was far too lenient for Aberdeen and Celtc and probably correct for St Mirren and Killie although I would have docked them the points and then played the games. I don't like the idea of teams being rewarded for a fixture that didn't happen but could be scheduled in.

[Brooster]

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Would points be awarded if the matches involved celtic and rangers? Doubt it. Hibs should cause an uproar over this.

Haha no we shouldn't. It astounds me how easily some people get offended these days.

[calumhibee1]

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I agree with that. The crimes may be different but the result of the crimes were the same and for me the punishment was far too lenient for Aberdeen and Celtc and probably correct for St Mirren and Killie although I would have docked them the points and then played the games. I don't like the idea of teams being rewarded for a fixture that didn't happen but could be scheduled in.