25 Dec 2025 20:31:42
Uefa brought a rule out in 1960 that Live TV domestic league games will not take place on a Saturday at 3pm in Scotland.
Although the first live Scottish league match didn't take place until August 1986 when we lost 1-0 at Ibrox on a Sunday.
Our Live TV game this Saturday will be the first since that rule came out 65 years ago.
Uefa have allowed Sky to relax their rules for this season's festive period only.
It's to allow 3 live Scottish games back to back this Saturday.
{Ed001's Note - UEFA? It wasn't UEFA that I am aware of. It was the English FA that brought it in down in England, in order to protect lower league clubs from losing all their gate money. I would assume it was the SFA in Scotland that made the ruling.}
25 Dec 2025 21:56:08
I was wondering and looked it up Ed.
The Daily Record wrote an article on July 18th 2025 stating our match at Livingston would be live at 3pm on a Saturday and it was a Uefa rule from 1960.
I thought it was strange because Scottish football didn't have a live league match until 1986.
I was at that Ibrox match as a youngster but the first Scottish live league match actually took place in April 1986.
Hearts looked like winning the league that season and had a Sunday live league match in a 1-1 home draw with Aberdeen.
I remember it because I made my Confirmation that day.
{Ed001's Note - I am 99% sure it is nothing to do with UEFA mate. The rest of Europe doesn't have the same rule.}
25 Dec 2025 23:24:21
Aberdeen were involved in the first Scottish TV live league match and I made my Confirmation on the same day.
I can remember watching maybe the last 20 or 30 minutes wanting Aberdeen to win because Hearts were running away with the title.
A couple of years earlier my Sister made her Confirmation from the same school in the same Parish but it was on a Wednesday night.
Aberdeen won the Cup Winners Cup Final against Real Madrid.
I can remember watching the Extra Time and once again wanting Aberdeen to win.
A bit of a coincidence both family Confirmations took place when Aberdeen were involved in historical games.
25 Dec 2025 22:43:38
The Daily Record make it up as they go along Ed. ?.
{Ed001's Note - now that seems to be the modern way, sadly.}
26 Dec 2025 08:45:45
Always remember this rule ruined the first 15 mins of el Classico on sky as game started at 5 and tv coverage not allowed til 5.15.