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SPL Fixtures 2008-2009


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They used a Canadian-based company called Optimal Planning Solutions to draw up the fixtures.  Apparently they specialise in sports fixture scheduling and are responsible for the NFL and the American baseball leagues.

 

Some of the factors they were told to take into account by the SPL were:-

 

Not having Celtic and Hamilton playing away from home on the opening day.

Not having any club playing 4 out of 5 games either home or away

No long-haul journeys over the festive period, or midweek

A fair balance of home and away midweek games

No clubs playing successive home or away matches several times

No club to play 3 home or 3 away matches against another team

 

Didn't they say just the other week that there was no way they could arrange the fixtures to suit, and that it was just what the SPL computer spat out?

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They did well then.

 

Wednesday, 04 March 2009

St Mirren v Aberdeen, 19:45

 

::)

 

Wonder what the Alamo will be like after dark.

 

Actually quite happy with the fixtures. Needed one of the easier games at home first as going to miss it for mates wedding so Caley meets that.

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http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/display.var.2343607.0.0.php

 

"Rangers fan fury at SPL fixture shambles"

 

:violin::wanker:

 

Hahaha.

 

"It comes as no real surprise really when you see what they did at the end of last season to Rangers.

 

"Where is the sense in sending us to Aberdeen before what could possibly be a massive European game, and then having to play Celtic on the Saturday lunchtime after that - what are they thinking about?"

 

It still amuses me that Rangers complain about everything and anything which doesn't involve the SPL bending over backwards to accomodate them, do they think that the game should be changed and played at Ibrox just to give them a better chance of a win before Europe?

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If Rangers are as good as they think they are, then there should be no complaints about how the fixture list has worked out for them. Everyone has to play each other at some point, so they should pull their heads in and stop complaining. The list has been published, they can't have it altered now because they don't like it.

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This may be unpopular but no-one from Rangers FC has made any comments about the fixtures thus far have they?

 

The fixtures were only relesaed today, so what odds that we'll have someone from Rangers moaning about them in the papers tomorrow morning?

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I think the computer has made a mistake. Why are we not having our annual first day trip to Tannalice? Someone should be hauled over the coals for that one  ;D

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If Rangers are as good as they think they are, then there should be no complaints about how the fixture list has worked out for them. Everyone has to play each other at some point, so they should pull their heads in and stop complaining. The list has been published, they can't have it altered now because they don't like it.

 

Totally agree on the first part. On the second point, I think they have already shown last season that they can have it altered if they don't like it.

 

It'll happen again this season, guaranteed.

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