Dragosani 88 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, CammyF said: OK, I'll indulge you. Because the current set-up is boring. Playing the same teams 4 to 6 times a season is boring. I think a lot of football fans will have the same opinion. I'd also say that the current set-up doesn't encourage player development. Totally agree and not from just a Rangers perspective. If you had a 16-18 league, this would allow clubs, (probably those in the middle of the league) to bleed more youngsters. More youngsters in the league, means a bigger pool for the nation and may encourage more to take up the game. And lastly. We can swoop in and nick the best. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 12,284 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 1 minute ago, Dragosani said: Totally agree and not from just a Rangers perspective. If you had a 16-18 league, this would allow clubs, (probably those in the middle of the league) to bleed more youngsters. More youngsters in the league, means a bigger pool for the nation and may encourage more to take up the game. And lastly. We can swoop in and nick the best. I'm glad you added that final sentence. Before that it was all too altruistic. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 9,776 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) 22 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said: I think that a larger league will bore you in a different way. The extra teams added to the league will be beaten easily in many cases. If not then it will be because they play very defensively. I don't know why anybody would think a larger league would encourage player development. I don't even care to find out though. Nobody should ever structure a league to improve player development. Nobody buys a ticket to watch a player develop. Weirdly, you think the teams added would be beaten easily, yet some of them have decent cup runs, defeating current SPL teams in the process. It would encourage player development and many fans would like to see this, in fact, I read on here constantly that we should play the kids, in a 16 or 18 team top flight, there would be games we could play "the kids". Either way, we need to do something as Scottish Football is a backwater with little interest outside of Scotland. It's also hating itself to death, but not much us fans can do. Just another example of pay up and shut up. Edited April 6 by CammyF 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Bear 800 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 3 hours ago, Rousseau said: There was a video posted on Reddit suggesting copying the Greek model, which sounded reasonable. I think it was a 14-team league with a split (6 and 8). This would expand the league but also ensure the 4 Old Firm games for the TV deal. I would also like more promotion and relegation spots. This season they changed the format slightly. 14 team league = 26 games. The split then comes in - top 4 play each other home and away so teams play 32 games in total over season. Points post split are added to points pre split to determine champion and european spots. Teams 5 to 8 play in their own mini league (32 games in total over season). Points post split are added to 1/2 points pre split. Winner of mini league gets Conference League place. Teams 9 to 14 play in their own mini league (36 games in total over season). points post split are added to points pre split. Bottom 2 are relegated. Translating this to Scotland, only 2 other teams would play OF 4 times. Most teams would only play OF twice. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 9,776 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 1 minute ago, Yorkie Bear said: Translating this to Scotland, only 2 other teams would play OF 4 times. Most teams would only play OF twice. And that right there is why there will be no league reconstruction in Scotland. Most clubs require Rangers and Celtic visiting them 2 or 3 times a season (hospitality, ticket sales, etc). 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme 1,196 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 T.V money will decide so it's pointless to put any thought into it imo. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 5,024 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 29 minutes ago, Graeme Ro55 said: T.V money will decide so it's pointless to put any thought into it imo. First league reconstruction thread for you? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 5,024 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, CammyF said: Weirdly, you think the teams added would be beaten easily, yet some of them have decent cup runs, defeating current SPL teams in the process. Yes, and it won't result in league success for thise clubs. Neither will it result in exciting matches. 1 hour ago, CammyF said: It would encourage player development and many fans would like to see this, in fact, I read on here constantly that we should play the kids, in a 16 or 18 team top flight, there would be games we could play "the kids". It won't and neither should people posting "play the kids" be a justification either. The stupidity of such posts is a topic in itself. 1 hour ago, CammyF said: Either way, we need to do something as Scottish Football is a backwater with little interest outside of Scotland. It's also hating itself to death, but not much us fans can do. Now we are optimising for outside interest? Good luck selling matches against even smaller clubs to foreign audiences! 1 hour ago, CammyF said: Just another example of pay up and shut up. Good idea. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 9,776 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 7 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said: Yes, and it won't result in league success for thise clubs. Neither will it result in exciting matches. It won't and neither should people posting "play the kids" be a justification either. The stupidity of such posts is a topic in itself. Now we are optimising for outside interest? Good luck selling matches against even smaller clubs to foreign audiences! Good idea. Give us your earthshattering alternatives then 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 5,024 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, CammyF said: Give us your earthshattering alternatives then Just leave it the way it is. The league structure is not the problem. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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