The club-by-club consequence if the league programme goes ahead behind closed doors:
Livingston will lose two home games, against Dundee and St Johnstone. Ross County will lose two, against Aberdeen and Motherwell. Although financially, Livi are on the brink, I’m not convinced the net result of their or Ross County’s games being postponed will be particularly damaging to either club.
Hibs will lose a lucrative derby game against Hearts, lots of away ticket revenue and hospitality refunds on the line. The same is true for Dundee, who have a derby game against United. Both should want fixtures postponed.
Aberdeen would have to refund thousands of Newco fans, an expense they could well do without. They would also have to refund some hundreds of Dundee fans. They should also want fixtures postponed.
Hearts have St Johnstone, who take few fans, the only real cost here would be their (valuable) hospitality sales. They also have the incentive of playing at an Empty Easter Road. They are also Hearts….. could go either way.
Dundee United have St Mirren, which is likely to be cancelled anyway, and Hibs. Like Hearts, they have the incentive of playing away to a rival in an empty stadium. Could go either way.
St Mirren today requested the postponement of tomorrow’s game against Celtic and Sunday’s game against Newco. This request will be upheld, no matter what happens to the rest of the fixtures, but, surely, suffering as they are, they will support postponement?
Newco would be unaffected by Ms Sturgeon’s decision. Celtic stand to lose two gates, against Hibs and Newco. It would cost a substantial amount of money and affect the club more than any other.
Celtic’s request to postpone fixtures is unarguable, but we know how Scotland works; anything could happen.
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Getting meds that haven’t passed their tests = stupid, and a danger to others.
Driving a car that hasn’t passed its safety tests = stupid and a danger to others.
An Run,
Yep requests been sent by the clubs,should be some more,I hope.
Swinney actually all for it.
park the bus 442 long ball = stupid, and a danger to others.
Not about Boli.
It’s about differential treatment. Other players broke ‘the rules’ either without any punishment at all or without any extension to the wider team.
what sevco want sevco get.
Many of us have been asked to update employers with vaccination details.
Many of us will require up to date vaccines to continue in their employment.
We have required to show vaccination details to get in to watch football.
Maybe as a starter professional footballers should display vaccination details for public consumption.
In the interest of health and safety there should be no hiding place and data Protection should not be used as an excuse.
Restrictions are being put in place to protect the NHS ( So we are being told ) . So let’s see if our footballers are playing the game.
We cannot make a judgement call on postponing or cancelling games if we don’t know if clubs and players are ” following the forceful guidance”.
After all we are all in this together. Ain’t we. ?
HH.
BREAKING – The SPFL have announced that since St Mirren have so many players out with COVID, that they must forfeit their next two games against Celtic and Rangers. Celtic will be awarded an automatic 3-0 win and Rangers will be awarded an automatic 4-0 win (Tavernier,pen 88mins)
KINGLUBO
Cheers mate!
Hope you have a good one too!
Take care!
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 21ST DECEMBER 2021 6:35 PM
If 02 January game goes ahead …
Open the turnstiles to 60,000 people.
Announce the official attendance …
… as 500 !
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Absolutely. Attended a cup re-play with Dunfermline at CP. Kick-off delayed to let the crowd in. Jam-packed Celtic end.
Official attendance: 28,000.
Watching one of my fave movies.
Mamma Mia Here We Go Again.
Love it!
PETERLATCHFORDSBELLY @ 7:39 PM
Sturgeon and her …. government aren’t primarily motivated by sticking it to Celtic, it’s just an added bonus.
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Agree with that.
The following might be seen like thin gruel compared to the (admitted) scientific basis of SG decision making
But even so …..
One Celtic player breaks rules.
Celtic hammered.
Sevco players (plural) break rules much later when they were more broadly known.
Sevco praised.
Celtic follow all SG rules and get green light by SG to go to Dubai.
Celtic hung out to dry publicly by SG for going to Dubai.
Sevco host largest crowd at weekend.
SG express regret over Celtic game.
Hhmm.
We are refereed differently, we are governed differently, the smsm treat us differently.
What’s not to like?
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GIRFUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’d urge all folks on here to write to John Swinney at the email address below asking that he does not speak about one match when others were allowed same weekend and passed with no comment or reference. Jason Leitch did the same thing pre cup final. Celtic and Hibs fans being unfairly singled out here.
John.Swinney.msp@parliament.scot
TIMMY7_NOTED on 21ST DECEMBER 2021 7:53 PM
park the bus 442 long ball = stupid, and a danger to others.
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I feel your weakness. lol 😉
You’ll be alright when you grow up CSC
Sorry to repeat, postponements would be helpful for Celtic, both financially and in terms of our injury situation.
That’s why it will not happen. The huns have £40m riding on this.
SFTB is on the money: the Scottish Government has grossly under-estimated the potential for infection in pubs; and over-estimated the dangers of infection in open air football stadia. CP could easily accommodate 5,000 socially distanced spectators whereas all pretence of social distancing in pubs goes out the window by 9.00 pm.
!!BADA BING!! on 21ST DECEMBER 2021 7:58 PM
Very funny.
CELTIC Statement is nowhere near strong enough! Sporting integrity has to be thee major factor here! Celtic need to stop getting pissed on with this whole COVID carry on!
KELVINBHOY
Done!
I will let you know if I get a reply!
!!BADA BING!!
You didn’t mention that KYOGO, CALMAC, CCV and the mighty JOE HART got sent off.
Furthermore, we are strongly opposed to playing games behind closed doors,” Robertson said. “Rangers fans have stuck by our club in the darkest of times. Their loyalty will not be forgotten and they will not be left behind.” – March 2020
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Celtic underground tweeted this tonight from March 2020. What an absolute belter. So we can count on the huns to support us ? Can’t we ?
John Swinney in pro-Celtic statement shocker:
Swinney also responded to a statement from Celtic requesting that all Scottish Premiership fixtures are postponed over the period that the restrictions apply to, which would include the Old Firm match against Rangers at Parkhead scheduled for January 2.
“I think that’s a very good idea,” he said.
“I welcome the intervention of Celtic FC and I see that some other football voices have been saying much the same point.”
Just a wee bit of balance for all the Unionists on here!
All those Derby games, need refunded across all the leagues. It will cost teams big style, Edinburgh/Dundee/Ayrshire.
Can’t see why those teams would want closed door games when there’s a sensible alternative. Would be good to see how the league justifies a closed door decision, if they ask for it
It looks to me with this 500 limit – Celtic are the ones being penalised the most. Again.
You could easily have 15000 Supporters in Celtic Park if you insist on 2 metre distancing.
The Fear Mongering goes on and on.
Hopefully this mild variant is the death knell of these horrible restrictions and this particular Pandemic. The next one is on its way. :(
The Globalists know this tactic works.
Swinney must known our suggestion has been bombed or he wouldn’t be supporting it.
Smoke, mirrors and huns are not a good combination
I cannot believe that there are those on here, still going on about our mid-winter break to Dubai earlier this year. And by that I mean in a neganon kinda way. It was one of the highlights of the season, the bhoys throwing caution to the wind, magic carpet style, on a glorious booze filled trip to the mid-east led even more gloriously by Lenny and Di Broonie. Late breakfast, top up on the ol’ Vitamin D, afternoon session by the pool, then all in for the all out session in the Hotel bars followed by the traditional Di Broonie style late Arabian knight kebab.. Rinse and repeat! What’s not to like?
TwistinByThePool CSC
KELVINBHOY on 21ST DECEMBER 2021 8:21 PM
I was goint to comply with your request ` asking that he does not speak about one match when others were allowed `but when I read his ( Swinney) comment, it seemed to be in response to a question about the Final. I feel the `journalist` who asked the question is more at fault as he didn`t mention the Huns` game.
HOT SMOKED
There is no way Swinney was unaware of the hun game with an attendance of 49252 the day before the final.
No way!
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The suggestion that John Swinney is a bigot is completely and unreservedly false. It’s outrageous that the man can be slandered in that way on here or anywhere else. I’m disgusted.
😂🤣😂🤣
BillyBhoy1967- not Unionist in any shape or form,from a ‘politician ‘,who has lived in Scotland all his days,it’s bigotry.
Has the hun board decided how the season should proceed?
Swinney might not be a bigot personally but he’s a huge ugly beast in the anti-Celtic SNP swamp.
Has he called out the OBAF act yet?
If not then imho that makes him worse than a bigot, but not as duplicitous or as sleekit as any Celtic supporters who vote for the anti-Celtic SNP swamp.
HOT SMOKED on 21ST DECEMBER 2021 9:02 PM
You are right but when did a politician answer the specific question. If he was asked about Rangers match specifically he would have no doubt mentioned cup final, Jason Leitch did same last week without mentioning Rangers match so accept your point but they should speak in the broad sense rather than continue to specify one particular match and treat it differently.
Swinney was another coward, who came out about 3 days after the huns destroyed Glasgow city centre, and ‘ condemned in the strongest possible terms….’ …aye right,another career charlatan
how did Hibs get games re-arranged and St Mirren are not allowed?
I said @8:47
All those Derby games, need refunded across all the leagues. It will cost teams big style, Edinburgh/Dundee/Ayrshire.
Answer is simple, those teams should ask the league to refund the clubs for the loss due to their stupid decision