20 Apr 2020 12:10:08
Here's a thing, if they are GIVEN the title is that the precedent set? How many games do we have to play before "winners" are declared? How many points clear do you have to be before you can be "champs", indeed how many point behind do you have to be to get relegated, 1? If we get next season up and running these questions will have to be answered in case the lerg comes back during the season. If we have a 14 team league next season we either only play each other twice or we have a split how will that work? 3 x 13 = 39 plus 6 games after the split makes 45 games plus internationals and cups. Less games would be better especially if the season kicks off late but would the TV companies be happy. We must null and void the season and start afresh, its the only fair option.

1.) 20 Apr 2020
20 Apr 2020 18:54:52
14 team league, pay each other twice equals 26 games. Then split into 2 groups of 7 who play each other twice equals 12 games, total 38 games.
Plus points, everyone plays exactly same home/ away games
minus points, in the second half each side will have two blank weekends.

This was suggested by Jim Traynor in his BBC Scotland days. Makes sense to me; BUT move to summer football as well!

2.) 21 Apr 2020
20 Apr 2020 23:19:52
Jyf, get a lead, then declare ourself league winners, don't give any team a chance to catch us, just claim the league, if they can do it, well.

3.) 21 Apr 2020
20 Apr 2020 23:58:38
That was initially my preferred choice swanseablue and for the life of me I couldn't work out the obsession with a 6 to 8 split but then it dawned on me. A top 7 and bottom 7 means 1 club misses out each round of games, 3 games played and one team twiddling their thumbs. No biggie in itself but come the last day of the season, Titles, Europe, placings, play offs, relegation all up for grab and two teams will being doing nowt. can't see it catching on for that reason alone. It was always mince being the team not playing on the last day of Rughy's 5 nations and when you think how exciting that last day is now, based on that alone it doesn't work for me.