From: mcsdc1jpb@dct.ac.uk (john bell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Scottish League/Scottish Super League
Date: 21 Jan 93 12:25:49 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

In article <1993Jan20.144623.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk>, cbas38@vaxa.strath.ac.uk writes:
> In article <1993Jan20.135140.2940@dct.ac.uk>, mcsdc1jpb@dct.ac.uk (john bell) writes:
>> In article <1993Jan19.093529.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk>, cbas38@vaxa.strath.ac.uk writes:
>>> In article <1993Jan18.111405.4946@spider.co.uk>, scottj@spider.co.uk (Scott Jackson) writes:
>>>> In article <1993Jan15.094340.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk> cbas38@vaxa.strath.ac.uk writes:
>>>> 
>>   ISN'T THAT WHAT THE SUPERLEAGUERS ARE DOING?
>>                                           
> 	
> 	The idea of the Super League was to improve the overall 
> standard of play in this country.  There are too many hangers on in the game, 
> just waiting for the occasional pay day when the Old Firm visit them.  They 
> have no ambition and hold back the progress of the top clubs.

Bandy man murray and mercer are only in it for the money, don't try to convince
anyone otherwise, cos it's pure crap. These people don't give a s**t for the
supporters, only their balance sheets. As for screwing the small clubs, having
been chairman of hearts when they were in div one, broke, and had a transfer
ban, mercer should know what the superleague will do to the smaller clubs.

Can you give me one good reason as to why Dundee were excluded at the expense
of those giants of scottish football, Partick ,Motherwell and Dunfermline

i doubt it somehow

> 
> 
>> 
>>>> Surely a return to the ten team Premier with one-up, one-down is preferable
> 
> 
> 
>  
>>    THE 16 TEAM IDEA IS BETTER, WITH ONLY 30 GAMES A SEASON, AND IF THERE ARE
>> ONLY 30 GAMES A SEASON, THEN THERE WILL BE LESS MEANINGLESS GAMES.  INSTEAD, EITHER MAKE SCOTTISH CUP TIES OVER 2 LEGS, OR HAVE A SUMMER CUP
>> SORT OF COMPETITION, THE CROWDS FOR THIS WOULD BE PRETTY GOOD I WOULD THINK.
>> THE 30 GAME SEASON ALSO ALLOWS THE SENSIBLE IDEA OF A WINTER BREAK. THERE
>> SHOULD ALSO BE A LOOK IN FOR THE NON LEAGUE SIDES AS WELL.
>> 
> 
> Doubt if a summer cup would work.  This season the League started on 
> 1st August, earlier than usual, and the crowds for the first few weeks were
> lower than usual.  The first Rangers game only had an attendance of 37 000.
> There are too many other distractions during the summer and it would also 
> interfere with summer holidays for both players and supporters.  A 10 team 
> league seems the best option as quite simply we don't have enough good
> clubs to make a competitive 16 team league. 

ok

i was wrong with this one, but we could do without crap like the 'tennents
sixes' though, and we DO need a winter break, and also allow some nonleague
sides in as well


> 
>  
> Sandy Mackinnon
> University of Strathclyde
> Glasgow
> cbas38@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
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