Lets me here your ideas for making scottish football better for the future??
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get rid of the SPL split and merge the league cups into a British cup. Also maybe in terms of the national team they need to introduce a limit to the foreigners fielded in order to push through local talent. (In saying that, there were quite a few Scottish players fielded by Rangers in the last 'old firm' game)
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I'd be nice, but as the Papists have already quickly pointed out, we probably wouldn't fill it that often.  At last year's AGM there was talk of an 8000ish extension by lowering the pitch a few metres and losing the extra space around the pitch.  Personally I'd have to say that I'd prefer the money to go into the transfer kitty, or maybe even giving Chris Burke as much money as he we can throw at him so he signs a new deal.
190897
Good luck but unless you are Einstine really good at football, invent another computor type thing but better, discover a cure for birdflu or turn evil and take over the wourld I don't think its possible!
488923
First of all congratulations to Walter and the boys for giving us Scots something to be proud of.. bring on Japan and lets win something. \nBut to answer your question we need to take a min and look at the players that were not there (Marshall, Maloney, Gordon etc) and i must say YES Walter smith has us going in the write direction with a team minus a lot of Scotland squad players his tactics were magnificent the commitment pride and team work which was a rarity under the Germany that shall not be named was just out of this world.\n\nThank you the SFA for doing something correct for once in your life's giving a nation a manager that is starting to repair Scotland's reputation in the eyes of FIFA.
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I take it is How does the SPL work that you want to know, as the Scottish league consists of three leagues of 10 playing each other 4 times, making a total of 36 games in a season.\n\nSo the following is what i can understand how the SPL works\n\nDuring the first phase of the season all clubs play each other three times for a total of 33 games, meaning they will have played 16 matches at home and 17 away or vice versa. \nThe split then kicks in and clubs have another five matches against opponents in their half of the table for a total of 38 games over the campaign.\n\nWhen was the current system introduced? \nThis is the sixth season involving a top and bottom six split in the Bank of Scotland Premierleague. The split was first introduced in season 2000/01 when the league was increased from 10 to 12 clubs.\n\nWhy have the split at all? \nThe primary reason is to increase competition within the league and reduce the number of meaningless mid-table clashes. This season has been a good case in point, with Aberdeen, Motherwell and Inverness Caley Thistle all in contention for a place in the top half with one game to go.\n\nHope this helps, i come from Scotland tho i support a team outside of the SPL i cant understand why the split is really needed.
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You are entitled to your opinion but there are plenty of Scottish football fans who feel otherwise. The Scottish Premier League is a competitive professional league just as the leagues in many other countries. If you paid any attention to the standings this season you would see that Hearts is actually ahead of Rangers in second place. It's not much different than the Arsenal, Man U and Liverpool domination of the English Premier League. It has only been in the last two years that Chelsea has come to power after its Russian oil millionaire owner basically bought the League title.
949124
stay in the play off position and push for automatic promotion, i reckon the Premiership beckons via the play offs.\nPlay up Stoke
959185
Spelling aside, there is a good point here.\nWell done St.Johnstone in particular.
776450
Ok , I've thought about it as asked so I'll answer now....\n\n1. No, under those criteria my team (Spurs) are not as "big" as Celtic.\n\n2. However, those criteria are essentially meaningless. All they provide is wealth to a club..but that doesn't translate to success on the pitch. If it did, Celtic would never lose a match and win the SPL every single year without fail..but they doesn't happen\n\n3. You admit the EPL is a "better league"..but in terms of what? Being more competitive? I dont think thats strictly true anymore. Just like in Scotland, the wealthiest clubs are pulling away from the rest. Thats not a good thing, however you look at it.\n\n4. If Celtic & Rangers were to join the EPL it would only be a financial decision and the rich would simply get even richer, leaving the rest nowhere. So it'll never happen because there are more of the poorer clubs who will vote against it.  Which is good.\n\n5. Man. United are probably the only club in England who can match and better Celtic's level of support..so they are a bad example to use.\n\n6. You just got stuffed by a very average Benfica side, so I think that should indicate the level of European football Celtic are actually at currently. 1967 was long,long,long time ago\n\n7. Gotta admire your confidence, but there's no way on Earth that Celtic are gonna "pump" Man. United. At best, they might sneak a 1-0 win.\n\n8. "pump" ??? Down here, that means something else.....
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as long as linfield, rangers or chelsea won im okay with that \nmmm?? somewhere like Latvia so we could bring back loads of fags and booze cheap \nand we could all get rat arsed on cheap booze and knock 2 million colours of shite out of each other \nthat would be fun \nwho has the best firm nowadays anyway ??\nhey ! whats that cup we play for we got it anyway when we beat you 2-0 at ibrox a couple of years ago ????????????
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Scotsport makes my eyes bleed.\n\nMOTD is how to do a fooball highlights show. Show the match, bit of decent analysis then move on. \n\nNo need for 3 presenters, the two seperate stages or the fans opinion, I can listen to why fat Jimmy thinks the Celtic defense is a shambles down the pub, I dont want to have to watch it on TV.\n\nThe camp guy (Julien I think) is annoying and adds nothing to the show (altough I like him on XFM), the woman is annoying and adds nothing to the show. \nI dont mind the main presenter, Jim Dealahunt (SP), I think his name is. He at least seems able to conduct a flowing football conversation, the other two seem to be reading cue cards writen up for them before the show.\n\nThe guests they have on aren't to bad, Graham Spears is always enjoyable, as is the guy who used to do commentating, Gerry something. Little Andy can be a bit of a tool but I think thats deliberate. \nI would do away with the random footballers/managers coming on though, while some are naturally suited to television, Gordon Strachen for example, many of them struggle to put 5 words together. This does not make for intresting television.\n\nI rarely tune into Scotsport, its that dire to watch.\nQuite how you can turn a football highlights show into something fairley unwatchable is beyond me.
1048694
i think Aberdeen are OK they have got a good manager at last. and hopefully they can get back to challenging the old firm next season they took a lot of points off rangers last season so long may it continue
590643
Hearts are making inroads to improve on this year with buying new players but the key to any succes will be stability: something their campaign lacked this year, with different managers, unhappy players and many, many more things which in no way helped the players.\n\nNext season will be tough, with two qualifying rounds in the champions league means they will start their season early.  If Romanov decides to do what he did in January and sign unknown lithuanians (how many of the 11 players he signed in january are first team regulars?), if he decides to interfere with team selection and player purchases, they will go down the tubes this year, his input, with money the exception, held them back more than anything.\n\nHowever, if players like Hartley, Pressley and the rest of the scottish lads knuckle down as they did this season, with the addition of a couple of class players, they will be up there, however i dont see them breaking Rangers again with Paul Le Guen and his multi-million pund warchest, or Celtic unless they resolve a few issues.  One look at the cup final showed how far they have dropped since December: they struggled against 2nd division Gretna.
409454
It would just go on the same, the Welsh and Irish leagues manage ok. People would just go to their local team.\nScottish football might actually get a boost!
865506
First it was Third Lanark, then Airdrionians, then Clydebank. Next Heart of Midlothian. It could be a possibility. In 30 years time will we see a geriatric Chick Young wandering about the old weed covered stands at tynecastle talking about the manager that was sacked without losing a game and the russian who drove the club into the ground all for the sack of his banking interests.\n\nHope not,but it could be a reality soon enough.
1058037
Yes I think they can....First they need to change the Coach/Manager....Get them over to Europe and play more... even if it is friendlies....
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talk to your coach or manager.  also, other players on the team may have ideas.