Celtic Banter Archive April 09 2018

09 Apr 2018 20:38:11
Am I missing something here? We had a "decider" at Ibrox when Lennon was in charge which we lost and which passed without any more incident than usual. I thought allowing that game to go ahead was accepting that times had moved on? All I've seen all day long is people referencing the game in '99 when Rangers won the league at CP as a reason not to have this game next week.

09 Apr 2018 21:30:44
I was at that game, like you say 1999, nearly 20 years ago, a lot has changed since then, there’s no reason why it can’t be played, had the opportunity at ibrokes a few years ago and lost, be good to put that right👍.

11 Apr 2018 00:12:23
There was a game recently where I could have sworn a Rangers 2012 fan came on to pitch and attacked Brown and numerous coins lighters and other objects were thrown at Celtic players . Maybe that didn't happen, because Rangers 2012 were never fined .
Of course, maybe the Compliance Officer is a bit behind at his work, he started examining Rangers Licence 7 or 9 months ago and I suppose it isn't easy for the poor man.

09 Apr 2018 18:01:41
Why does the SPL have to wait to see who is in the two sections for the split?
Why not, at beginning of season have team 1 plays team 3, team 2 plays team 6 etc.? To me its a no-brainer or am I missing something? Whichever team finishes in the league position plays as I said earlier.
All clear before the season starts.

09 Apr 2018 18:31:33
TT: the reason they can't do that is simple, they don't know is Sevco will finish in the top six. :)

09 Apr 2018 18:38:04
The days that they stop finishing outside the top six will be the end of the split.

09 Apr 2018 19:14:37
Fixed and a money spinner, spl suits at the scam again, yes it is a simple solution. let team A play team B etc. Aerosoles.

09 Apr 2018 19:45:23
The reason they don't do that is because they try to make every team in the league play the exact same amount of games home and away as every Other team.

09 Apr 2018 20:04:25
I think they should do away with the split once and for all.
As far as I know no other league does it this way and they seem to survive easily enough.
When you have a system that means one team has to go to a rival 3 times a season compared to playing them only once at home then that system is deeply flawed in my view.
If Hibs have to play Sevco away for a third time this season and lose, and were then to miss out on second place by a point, would that not destroy any credibility the league has in Scotland? .

09 Apr 2018 22:56:52
Best chance of it being scrapped is if we do end up deciding it there and thumping them by a big margin:) .
On a lucid note if there is unrest and anti social behaviour stats released after the day/ night you can be guaranteed that there will be no clarification if those questioned or arrested by police were celtic or rangers. There never is. I have a retired uncle, done his full working life as a policeman. Protestant by family ties but a guy that couldn't be further from an active football fan. I remember when I was wee he always said the trouble and the workload was always greater when having to manage the blues. His opinion.
I don't see it being as much of a problem now. The majority of the orcs I know are neutered compared to what I remember them to be like. They still unleash it when they are in numbers but the wings are clipped for the most part.

10 Apr 2018 05:59:00
They need to try and give every team 19 home and 19 away games, so doing as the op suggested has no guarantee of achieving that.

I would imagine that at he start of the season they try and work out the team's that will finish top 6, and try do the fixtures in such a way that that each of those teams will play 2 home and 2 away against each other, as well as have 19 home and 19 away.

Obviously, the predicted teams may well change by the time the split comes, which means the plan may not work. I realise my assumed method may not be what happens but this would be the sensible way.

At start of season I think most of us would have predicted that Celtic, rangers, Aberdeen, hibs and hearts would finish top 6 but few would have predicted killie.

Regardless of any of this, each team should be going into the split either having played 17 home and 16 away or 16 home and 17 away. If this is not the case, then whoever done the fixtures ballsed it up.

09 Apr 2018 14:41:41
from what i have heard today, the fixtures will be along these lines.
1st Celtic vs Aberdeen.
2nd Celtic vs Rangers
3rd Hearts or hibs and vice versa for the 4th game both away
5th game Celtic vs Killie.

09 Apr 2018 15:47:13
Shockaroony first game definitely won't be sevco. imagine the ss beat us what then farcical.

09 Apr 2018 17:17:42
Guard of Honour from The Sevies then 😂😂😂 cannot wait #hunplosion 😱.

09 Apr 2018 18:31:16
How funny would it be if we play Aberdeen last and all they need is a draw for to finish second.

09 Apr 2018 18:38:35
Then they won't get what they need tony.

09 Apr 2018 18:40:21
Wee Stu McCall bumping his gums about not having sevco for title decider wonder if he would have the same view if ball was on the other foot.

09 Apr 2018 11:21:49
This is how I think it will go with the split to avoid us winning against them!

April 21/ 22 home to Aberdeen
April 28/ 29 Away to hibs
May 5/ 6 home to sevco
May 8/ 9 Away to hearts
May 12/ 13 home to Kilmarnock

Thoughts?

09 Apr 2018 11:27:01
We'll definitely get Aberdeen on the first game after the split. Sevco will play Hearts. The establishment will try everything to get the Newco in second place.

11 Apr 2018 23:52:15
Definitely won't.

09 Apr 2018 07:10:43
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