brewer 159 Posted November 18, 2013 having just read the bspa statement again, can anyone care to enlighten us on this one, as 12 teams indicate 11 + 11, or is there to be a split of some kind or what 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RS50 359 Posted November 18, 2013 I presume teams will ride 3 opponents twice and the other 8 once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brewer 159 Posted November 18, 2013 so a form of what everyone was complaining about in the el the past couple seasons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Antebellum 87 Posted November 18, 2013 My fear is the doomsday scenario of, despite having declared themselves, the clubs with serious doubts (Peterborough without a buyer, Sheffield with airfence doubts and no buyer and Glasgow with a £55K black hole from last year and no sign of a miracle) don't come under starter's orders. Leaving NINE clubs, and another instance of the big league wiping its backside with the lower strata. Sixteen home and away, anyone? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Blobby 2,662 Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) What ever happened to a normal fixture list were everyone had 11 home and 11 away fixtures. It's fair and equal for everybody. Everyone having 3 extra home and away meetings is just mental and could be very unfair on other teams as some teams could get easier matches than others which could cause someone to lose their place in the play-offs because of it which is crazy! Edited November 18, 2013 by Mr Blobby 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,378 Posted November 18, 2013 Could they be including the Play -offs. Top 6 bottom 6 don't think they will race each other more than once home and away in the league . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanmuffe 105 Posted November 18, 2013 Could they be including the Play -offs. Top 6 bottom 6 don't think they will race each other more than once home and away in the league . don't give them ideas lets just sit back and marvel at the answer when we get it 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted November 18, 2013 more cut-off dates then ???,,, nearly as bad as politics this,,, hahaha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brewer 159 Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) clearly states 14h/a regular league programme, i must admit a bit baffled on this one. Premier League:12 Teams: Berwick, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ipswich, Newcastle, Plymouth, Redcar, Rye House, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Somerset, Workington.Points limit 42.50Extended regular league programme giving 14 home and 14 away fixtures.Play-offs as before (for top six teams).League Cup: Three groups of four teamsKO Cup retained as before Edited November 18, 2013 by brewer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thommo34 45 Posted November 18, 2013 I would assume that the 1 clearly states 14h/a regular league programme, i must admit a bit baffled on this one. Premier League: 12 Teams: Berwick, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ipswich, Newcastle, Plymouth, Redcar, Rye House, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Somerset, Workington. Points limit 42.50 Extended regular league programme giving 14 home and 14 away fixtures. Play-offs as before (for top six teams). League Cup: Three groups of four teams KO Cup retained as before I assume that the 14 matches are 3 in the league cup (it says 3 groups of 4) and 11 against all the other teams in the league. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted November 18, 2013 I would assume that the 1 I assume that the 14 matches are 3 in the league cup (it says 3 groups of 4) and 11 against all the other teams in the league. That sounds reasonable - but - it isn't very clear - is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanmuffe 105 Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) just to disillusion everybody....I would put it like 3 LC matches, 11 League matches states 14 though ie +3 so following the worse thing ever introduced the 2nd phase my money is on something that is a bigger dogs breakfast than that. As Mr Blobby says the only fair way is 11 home & away fair and equal. So at last the Elite gains some credibility(there is a novelty) by reinstating the missing fixtures ........so the Premier League ....I really do hope I am wrong......... Edited November 19, 2013 by seanmuffe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YAMYAMBANDIT 560 Posted November 19, 2013 just to disillusion everybody....I would put it like 3 LC matches, 11 League matches states 14 though ie +3 so following the worse thing ever introduced the 2nd phase my money is on something that is a bigger dogs breakfast than that. As Mr Blobby says the only fair way is 11 home & away fair and equal. So at last the Elite gains some credibility(there is a novelty) by reinstating the missing fixtures ........so the Premier League ....I really do hope I am wrong......... Surprise, Surprise. Fiasco will always be retained as long as the BSPA make it up as they go along. Its high time these decisions were put together by a more proffessional body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanmuffe 105 Posted November 19, 2013 Surprise, Surprise. Fiasco will always be retained as long as the BSPA make it up as they go along. Its high time these decisions were put together by a more proffessional body. You sound as cynical as me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luluthetiger 221 Posted November 19, 2013 My fear is the doomsday scenario of, despite having declared themselves, the clubs with serious doubts (Peterborough without a buyer, Sheffield with airfence doubts and no buyer and Glasgow with a £55K black hole from last year and no sign of a miracle) don't come under starter's orders. Leaving NINE clubs, and another instance of the big league wiping its backside with the lower strata. Sixteen home and away, anyone? Sounds quite possible. Two home, two away. Terribly sad though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites