Voinjama Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Dont usually give any of my time to following events to following events north of the border but I have been followed this situation loosely. I think the SPL need Rangers, but they have done wrong. So it is a punish them, but not too strongly kind of attitude. If it is was Motherwell or another minor club like that, they would have been demoted 3 divisions by now. But to be honest I dont really care that, the Scottish league is now even more of a joke. I think the Scottish league is not even top 20 in Europe now. And thats saying something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I think the Scottish league is not even top 20 in Europe now. And thats saying something. Eighteenth. But falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 3, 2012 Moderator Share Posted July 3, 2012 Voinjama, you mean like Livingston. They got put into the 4th tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I didnt know about Livingstone, but that is a perfect illustration of what I am saying. A complete farce. And if the Scottish league is 18th in the UEFA coefficient rankings then that is extremely bad considering where it was around 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 wasnt Lambert manager of Livingston at the time they got demoted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaniimacaroon Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Paul Lambert only won 2 of his league games at Livingston before leaving the club in the February of the season he joined, but I think he's improved a wee bit since then! Have to say, I'm gutted Livi haven't come out and said anything about the whole Rangers situation. They are in Div 1 now and so would probably get a vote in the matter. Then again, if theres a chance they can trade their say for a second promotion spot in the Div 1 for the foreseeable future then they might take that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 The scottish league is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 They have delayed the vote another week. I'm guessing the lower league clubs want more time to negotiate some more sweeteners for letting Rangers into the first division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 As long as this does NOT spread to England. I would hate to see Workington go from non league to the championship in 1 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 SPL without Rangers (or a franchise there of :winkold:) is effectively dead in the water as a competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Yeah celtic are going to be winning it every single season lol...They need rangers to at least make it a 2 horse race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 4, 2012 Moderator Share Posted July 4, 2012 Celtic will continue to sell out their stadium. Without checking, I doubt their attendance dips for non-Old Firm games. They're used to shooting fish in a barrel so this won't change much. If anything the fans will be even more enthusiastic to witness a guaranteed title winning season in record numbers. This will affect the other sides who don't sell out their stadiums. They'll lose 2 home games against Rangers and replace them probably with Dunfermline. There might be a slight upturn in attendances for clubs in with a chance of 2nd place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 For a couple of seasons, until Rangers get back up, it will be like the Danish league with FC Copenhagen being the only big fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 That be the Danish league that Nordsjaelland won last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 We can only hope it will be that kind of Danish League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 4, 2012 Moderator Share Posted July 4, 2012 Well, that is the end of the SPL as a top European league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 4, 2012 Moderator Share Posted July 4, 2012 Haha. Very dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I know a number of Rangers fans, and they all want to see themselves in the third division. Without that there is no sporting integrity. My forcing Rangers into the 1st division they are gambling that Rangers will return to the SPL within one season. Without that half of the SPL will probably be in administration, the visits of Rangers and Celtic make up over a third of the majority of clubs turnover. How much pressure will be on opposing chairmen and referees to ensure Rangers make it back? I also find it a bit of a joke that all these chairmen want Rangers punished for running with an unsustainable business model. Yet the sustainability of there clubs is based around one with an unsustainable business model. Realistically, i think Scottish football could be an non professional league inside a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousHolteUnion Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 ^ We can but hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 ^ We can but hope. Haha yeah.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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