League reconstruction

[Yeats 62]

Ann Budge now running the steering group regarding reconstruction said in 2016,"There are far too many clubs in Scotland it should be about half the current number."She now hopes the clubs will admit a further 2 into the league structure to save her club from where they were heading before the virus spread.

Tom English asked her that straight out (left it late in the interview though, probably on purpose)

Her reply had a bit in it "I do see the irony in that"

Didn't get followed up though...…………

She looks like she will have decent influence on the next stages. (good or bad , I don't know)

[arab81]

What happens if after Budge's steering group reconstruction effort gets say for the sake off argument 8 votes, it fails. What then?

[GUNBOAT]

It stays 12-10-10-10,Hearts go down and we go up.

[Arab_Kris]

It stays 12-10-10-10,Hearts go down and we go up.

I sincerely hope this happens.

[psych]

I see Ayr United chairman has released a statement saying null and void was his preferred option

"The best and fairest solution then, would have been to make the season null and void and we would all restart from the beginning whenever we were allowed."

I am not sure how penalising a team that finished 33 points ahead of the team that is being saved is the fairest solution. Surely if it is a toss up between top and bottom the least fair solution is bottom over top.

[arab81]

Cheers gunboat, just because Ian McCall I hope this happens 🙂

[JamesMcClean]

I see Ayr United chairman has released a statement saying null and void was his preferred option

"The best and fairest solution then, would have been to make the season null and void and we would all restart from the beginning whenever we were allowed."

I am not sure how penalising a team that finished 33 points ahead of the team that is being saved is the fairest solution. Surely if it is a toss up between top and bottom the least fair solution is bottom over top.

Null and Void was precisely my big worry in all this and make no mistake that is exactly what The Rangers were trying to peddle. If everything that we’ve been through not just this season but the preceding five years had ultimately counted for zilch and we ended up right back at square one, I would have found it very, very difficult to say the least. Happily we don’t need to worry about it after all.

[geofoxposse]

I believe that ANY reconstruction at ANY time should always have the relegation and promotions from the previous seasons stand as relegations and promotions. The simple way to save a big club and earner is to make a saving reconstruction which is a mockery of the whole system. If one is needed or proposed it should be at least a season ahead so everyone knows what is being played for. So this one if coming to fruition should take effect in season 2021-22 and the jam tarts will have a season in the champ.= (minimum)

[A. J]

Reading between the lines of what form of reconstruction may be accepted and judging by what Don's McCormack is saying then I would rather the set up stays as is.

Very unfair to have a 14 team for 1 or 2 seasons only, the year they change back to 12 then we would need to finish top 8 to guarantee safety.

Say No to that suggestion please Mr Ogren

[psych]

Reading between the lines of what form of reconstruction may be accepted and judging by what Don's McCormack is saying then I would rather the set up stays as is.

Very unfair to have a 14 team for 1 or 2 seasons only, the year they change back to 12 then we would need to finish top 8 to guarantee safety.

Say No to that suggestion please Mr Ogren

Yeah, Willie Miller made the point on Sportsound. He said if you have temporary reconstruction to save Hearts you will be penalising possibly 3 clubs with relegation when you revert back to 12.

And on the Partick Thistle thing it keeps being repeated that they had a game in hand but if I understand correctly it was away to Inverness, hardly a guaranteed 3 points for a team who hadn't won a game in 2020.

The one way to to avoid being in this predicament is to not be ****e at football.

The one team I would have sympathy for is Falkirk. 1 point behind Raith with a far superior goal difference and favourites to go up. Teams who find themselves bottom of the league have no excuse.