Sporting Integrity

[Girvan Loyal 1690]

Why are Dundee FC going to be playing SPL football next season? They never earned it. What happened to all this sporting integrity? When the sheep were due to be relegated in the 90s they weren't because (correct me if I'm wrong) the top Div 1 club couldn't meet the stadium criteria. Why wasn't the next club down from the winners, who could match the criteria, "invited" to join the SPL?

Maybe the SPL will think the mighty Dundee derby will persuade Sky to offer a good deal

Shambles Premier League

 

[Mind The Duck]

I actually agree

Should have been Rangers

 

[Girvan Loyal 1690]

Should of been dunfermline

 

[Mind The Duck]

True


But what I was told was that as Rangers weren't relegated the position was open to invites instead of qualifying.....which is just ****

**** the SFA/SPL

 

[Girvan Loyal 1690]

Invites what a ****ing joke. Do ye wanna be in ma gang?

 

[ManDingo 20"/20"]

Shouldn't have even been up for debate.

Dunfermline should have replaced us plain and simple, I'm surprised they are taking it on the chin.

 

[MrT]

'Sporting integrity' is a ****ing nonsense.

As soon as the season kicks off there will be incidents on the pitch that will call into question sporting integrity.

A dive, feign of injury, cynical challenge etc all call into question the sporting integrity of the person(s) involved.

 

[Tioga River]

I think the SPL missed a trick, they should've had a play off game between Dunfermline and Dundee

 

[simon_bhoy]

agree playoff would have generated some income too!!

 

[Girvan Loyal 1690]

aye about 40 quid

 

[simon_bhoy]

nah - we could have made it interesting

i mean if the rules are basically "we can do what we like" from the sfa we could have had a quick old firm game at half time - you be dunfermline and we'll be dundee - and see how it pans out

 

[DevAdvocate]

 

[AP: Password Mong]

Dunfermline were relegated. Why should they be allowed to remain in the SPL?

 

[ManDingo 20"/20"]

Dunfermline were relegated. Why should they be allowed to remain in the SPL?

By that logic why should a team that was never promoted be allowed to join the SPL?

 

[Ciaran]

By that logic why should a team that was never promoted be allowed to join the SPL?

Because they were next in line to go up.

 

[AP: Password Mong]

By that logic why should a team that was never promoted be allowed to join the SPL?

The precedent was set back when Livi went down to the 3rd division through their financial shenanigans. The leagues didn't suspend relegation then and I don't see why they should now.

 

[Girvan Loyal 1690]

Dunfermline were relegated. Why should they be allowed to remain in the SPL?

Aberdeen were relegated (finished bottom anyway) twice in the 90s. Why did they remain in the SPL?

 

[simon_bhoy]

look

the spl is our gang now

we will invite who we want ok?

we want dundee and not dunfermline and we certainly dont want smellco

so **** off for a while

 

[Girvan Loyal 1690]

The precedent was set back when Livi went down to the 3rd division through their financial shenanigans. The leagues didn't suspend relegation then and I don't see why they should now.

You can't just invite a team you would quite like to have in your league. It's ****ing ridiculous. They finished 2nd ie no promotion

 

[ManDingo 20"/20"]

Because they were next in line to go up.

Again - no one was in line to go down if there was a spare slot.