Queens v Inverness CT - Tuesday 29th October

[aloreburn]

Some great planning yet again from the SPFL getting Inverness to travel all the way down to Dumfries on a Tuesday night. How on Earth can they think that’s acceptable. They quite obviously couldn’t care less about your ordinary supporters.

They should have in place a maximum amount of mileage a team can travel for a midweek fixture. It’s not that to organise surely !!

[Bagapapa]

I gather three of the Shrewsbury branch are travelling up for this one. It's obviously no problem for them😁

[jardi]

Totally agree Aloreburn, I contacted the Scottish League asking them to keep QOS and Annan home matches apart, - but I was told that there are a lot of requests. I politely informed them that 30 years ago, I might have had some sympathy for that response, - but today's computers could cope with not only the Scottish league but the amateur league as well and for that matter the entire world's fixtures with any number of issues.

I suspect my response was not welcomed.

Having said that, 30 years ago, computers were capable of beating most humans at chess, - so I'm sure it could have been done then too. It's pure laziness not to input all the requests and have the computer do it all for you.

[Ftivano1]

Absolutely ridiculous decision by the SPFL - oh for the days of one home, one away fixtures.

[aloreburn]

I gather three of the Shrewsbury branch are travelling up for this one. It's obviously no problem for them😁

You not getting confused with the away fixture in January ?

[ALBERTZ_11]

I have seen midweek fixtures in the past like Elgin v Berwick etc....

[Bagapapa]

Nope. Three will be in attendance at Palmerston on Tuesday. Staying overnight.

[Auld_Chippy]

I notice on Tuesdays fixtures that Dundee United are at home to Partick Thistle, a but of common sense could have put Queens at home to Partick, not a great distance, and Dundee United at home to Inverness, probably Invernesses shortest distance to travel for a Championship game. I realise that fixtures are computer generated but surely a bit of human intervention and common sense could be used in instances like this. The only slight downside is that teams may find they play each other again with a couple of weeks but I don't think that is really a great issue.

[louisxiv]

I notice on Tuesdays fixtures that Dundee United are at home to Partick Thistle, a but of common sense could have put Queens at home to Partick, not a great distance, and Dundee United at home to Inverness, probably Invernesses shortest distance to travel for a Championship game. I realise that fixtures are computer generated but surely a bit of human intervention and common sense could be used in instances like this. The only slight downside is that teams may find they play each other again with a couple of weeks but I don't think that is really a great issue.

Got to be better than the current state of play.

[jardi]

Auld Chippy you are spot on! - computers are only as good as the information that is given them and all that is required would be to factor in distances and potential weather conditions,- albeit along with a plethora of other factors. It's all fair and well to bleat it was computer error, - but if the computer is not given all the factors, - then we shouldn't be surprised if it spits out Inverness travelling to Dumfries on a Tuesday night!

As you quite rightly point out, with the minimum of human intervention, Queens could have been at home to Partick, and Dundee Utd at home to Inverness.

I suspect that the SFA will stubbornly continue with its present stance, - wondering why on earth attendances are continuing to drop, and considering what external factors are to blame.