The Rangers SPL Debacle - Serious Thread

[Eck]

whether celtic would want it or not is not the point, any team in that position might ask to get the league extended but is it fair to the rest of the league?

Do you want to win the league because you were the best team or because the best team were knackered/injured at the business end of the season?

TBF Rangers won the league in 2002/03 when Celtic got to UEFA final and obviously profitted from the amount of games Celtic had to play. This is a non thread IMO: each club will act in it's own self interest and it just get's muddied with all the usual Rangers/Celtic rubbish (again IMO)

[gatso]

whether celtic would want it or not is not the point, any team in that position might ask to get the league extended but is it fair to the rest of the league?

Do you want to win the league because you were the best team or because the best team were knackered/injured at the business end of the season?

Rangers have to play 1 more game than if they had lost their uefa semi. If 1 extra game causes a professional club to go into meltdown with injuries and tiredness then they have a real problem.

[Acidmouse]

This has happened for years and years and wont change.

I am not bitter that Leeds were made to play wolves 2 days after the FA CUP final and lost the game and the league.

[seven2unsuited]

whether celtic would want it or not is not the point, any team in that position might ask to get the league extended but is it fair to the rest of the league?

Do you want to win the league because you were the best team or because the best team were knackered/injured at the business end of the season?

If we win the league we will win it on our own merits.  If rangers or any other team want to compete in all 4 competitions its up to them to ensure the have to squad to cope with fixture congestion.  its been said before its a consequence rangers have this fixture pileup not a punishment

[GlasgowBandit]

Surely if Celtic win the league they will win it because they are the best team over the course of the season? It would have nothing to do with Rangers being knackered?

Rangers have already been given help this season by the SPL in getting their game against the mighty Gretna called off. 

sir Minty Moonbeam is used to the rest of Scotland pandering to his every whim and now he had thrown his toys out the pram.

Celtic asked for assistance in 2003 and it was rejected by both Rangers and the SPL.  They knew the fixtures at the beginning of the season they could have faced.

Take into consideration the games teams in the English Championship play with league comittments, cup games both League and FA and then things like that other trophy used to be LDV vans dunno what it s now.

[GlasgowBandit]

my post would be about 3 pages long, dont want to give the celtic fans (especially bandit) the pleasure. ill just seeth instead

 

[Hairydude]

Surely if Celtic win the league they will win it because they are the best team over the course of the season? It would have nothing to do with Rangers being knackered?

Rangers have already been given help this season by the SPL in getting their game against the mighty Gretna called off. 

sir Minty Moonbeam is used to the rest of Scotland pandering to his every whim and now he had thrown his toys out the pram.

Celtic asked for assistance in 2003 and it was rejected by both Rangers and the SPL.  They knew the fixtures at the beginning of the season they could have faced.

Take into consideration the games teams in the English Championship play with league comittments, cup games both League and FA and then things like that other trophy used to be LDV vans dunno what it s now.

Aye thats the same as the UEFA cup

[GlasgowBandit]

Surely if Celtic win the league they will win it because they are the best team over the course of the season? It would have nothing to do with Rangers being knackered?

Rangers have already been given help this season by the SPL in getting their game against the mighty Gretna called off. 

sir Minty Moonbeam is used to the rest of Scotland pandering to his every whim and now he had thrown his toys out the pram.

Celtic asked for assistance in 2003 and it was rejected by both Rangers and the SPL.  They knew the fixtures at the beginning of the season they could have faced.

Take into consideration the games teams in the English Championship play with league comittments, cup games both League and FA and then things like that other trophy used to be LDV vans dunno what it s now.

Aye thats the same as the UEFA cup

And your point is?  These guys are still playing more games at their level, and to be fair that level is probably above much of what Rangers have faced this season.

[Teacake]

Lets be honest Rearrangers aren't really looking for help to win the UEFA Cup they are looking for help to win the league. Smith was going on about the 4 games in 7 days but these are all after the UEFA Cup Final, the last one being against Queen of the South!!!

I would have no problem with their game on Saturday against Dundee Utd being postponed as long as Utd agreed to it & the rearranged game was played before the end of the already rescheduled end of season date. The season has already been extended for them so why they thought they would get another one God only knows, they just need to suck it & get on with it.

[celtic]

whether celtic would want it or not is not the point, any team in that position might ask to get the league extended but is it fair to the rest of the league?

Do you want to win the league because you were the best team or because the best team were knackered/injured at the business end of the season?

dont care what the reason for winning it is, the record books will show league champs 2008, not league champs 2008 (but only cos rangers were shagged from playing lots of games poor things)

[ifm]

Do you want to win the league because you were the best team or because the best team were knackered/injured at the business end of the season?

Daftest question of the year award surely?

[Josedinho]

whether celtic would want it or not is not the point, any team in that position might ask to get the league extended but is it fair to the rest of the league?

Do you want to win the league because you were the best team or because the best team were knackered/injured at the business end of the season?

TBF Rangers won the league in 2002/03 when Celtic got to UEFA final and obviously profitted from the amount of games Celtic had to play. This is a non thread IMO: each club will act in it's own self interest and it just get's muddied with all the usual Rangers/Celtic rubbish (again IMO)

Which was my point, this time round it is Celtic fans that don't want game re-arranged because they're bitter they aren't competing for four trophies. It has and would be the same the other way round.
Celtic Rangers rubbish prevents people from seeing and admitting to this.

[GlasgowBandit]

whether celtic would want it or not is not the point, any team in that position might ask to get the league extended but is it fair to the rest of the league?

Do you want to win the league because you were the best team or because the best team were knackered/injured at the business end of the season?

TBF Rangers won the league in 2002/03 when Celtic got to UEFA final and obviously profitted from the amount of games Celtic had to play. This is a non thread IMO: each club will act in it's own self interest and it just get's muddied with all the usual Rangers/Celtic rubbish (again IMO)

Which was my point, this time round it is Celtic fans that don't want game re-arranged because they're bitter they aren't competing for four trophies.

Bollocks!  Rangers have already have 2 games re-arranged, we don't want any further postponments because we don't want to give them any further advantage in the race for the title it has nothing to do with the fact that Rangers are competing for 4 trophies.  Sure that hurts but hey ho, we can't do anything about that.

[Rod Paradise]

whether celtic would want it or not is not the point, any team in that position might ask to get the league extended but is it fair to the rest of the league?

Do you want to win the league because you were the best team or because the best team were knackered/injured at the business end of the season?

TBF Rangers won the league in 2002/03 when Celtic got to UEFA final and obviously profitted from the amount of games Celtic had to play. This is a non thread IMO: each club will act in it's own self interest and it just get's muddied with all the usual Rangers/Celtic rubbish (again IMO)

Which was my point, this time round it is Celtic fans that don't want game re-arranged because they're bitter they aren't competing for four trophies. It has and would be the same the other way round.
Celtic Rangers rubbish prevents people from seeing and admitting to this.

Generalisationaments LOL. It WASN'T the same the other way round. The guy in charge of the SPL said we were deluded when we said it would be different for Rangers. The Rangers management told us to get on with it "I'd love to have their problems". Now things have changed. I will agree that the calloffs etc have had some effect. There has been an extension now, any further extension would give Rangers an advantage.

[thetank]

Just to clarify.

In order to help Rangers, the Glasgow Fair Fortnight has been moved to the September weekend; which in turn has been shifted to January. Christmas Day will fall on March 27th, New Year's Day shall remain the same - but will only last 3 hours. Everybody's birthday has been cancelled and pregnancies will last 13 months.

Hope that clears things up.

I thought this was original Teacake wit, I was about to light a candle and sing a song in his honour.

Then someone else posts the same thing word for word, leading me to believe that it came from another board.

The candle has been snuffed, the piano lid is closed, it will be a dark and solemn afternoon.