(08 Dec 2014, 8:38 pm)AdamY wrote They used to play each other four times during the season. New rules were implemented this season in which teams are now relegated from the second division into the non-league pyramid (and vice versa) - so it may be slightly different. The SPL has a weird set up where the top six and bottom six clubs play only each other towards the end of the season to determine seed positioning.   

(08 Dec 2014, 8:38 pm)marxistafozzski wrote All I say to that...

Remember Luton Town

They beat Norwich at Carrow Road a few years ago...

A draw would be good result, dont think WBA would be too hyped up for a replay in deepest darkest Tyne and Wear

(08 Dec 2014, 8:43 pm)Adam wrote I do indeed remember Luton at Norwich a couple of year ago or whenever it was. It's fixtures like that what show the true magic and uniqueness of the FA Cup.

(08 Dec 2014, 8:30 pm)aureolin wrote For the SPL, it used to be that each team plays each other 3 times. After that, the division is split in two, with the top half playing an additional fixture against other teams in that half, and the bottom half playing an additional fixture against teams in their half.

(08 Dec 2014, 8:30 pm)marxistafozzski wrote They play each other 3 times up to the end of March, then the League is split for the last 5 games...

It is split top 6/bottom 6

The teams then play the teams in the section once more...

11x3 games plus 5 post split gives you 38 games

And as I said earlier, we normally see 7th finish with more points than 6th place, totally absurd in my opinion

(08 Dec 2014, 8:38 pm)AdamY wrote They used to play each other four times during the season. New rules were implemented this season in which teams are now relegated from the second division into the non-league pyramid (and vice versa) - so it may be slightly different. The SPL has a weird set up where the top six and bottom six clubs play only each other towards the end of the season to determine seed positioning.   

(08 Dec 2014, 8:44 pm)marxistafozzski wrote I have always said, the form book gets ripped up for one off matches

(08 Dec 2014, 8:44 pm)mb134 wrote Cheers all  
Can see problems like if, after the first 33 games 4th place down to 7th are within a few points, and 7th ends up coming 4th because of an "easier" run of games.
Suppose some managers /teams could purposely be 7th at the split and then end up finishing way higher... 

(08 Dec 2014, 8:58 pm)marxistafozzski wrote Post Split, a team cannot finish lower than 6th or higher than 7th in there section.

7th cannot become 4th and so on, if you finish 7th and you have more points than 5th and 6th, you dont go down on record as finishing higher...

7th will always be 7th regardless...

Take a look at these wiki links

Scottish Premier League
Football in Scotland
Scottish Football League System
Scottish Professional Football League

(08 Dec 2014, 9:06 pm)Michael wrote Scottish leagues are rubbish, set up is terrible.

(08 Dec 2014, 7:25 pm)marxistafozzski wrote The pick of the North East ties has to be Sunderland v Leeds...

Not bad draws for Gateshead and Blyth, I would fancy Gateshead as an outside chance at The Hawthorns, although I cant see a Blyth win against Small Heath...

Sunderland v Leeds for television perhaps???

(08 Dec 2014, 7:30 pm)Michael wrote Brill draw! 

Glad Bylth and Gateshead got good draws, could be pay day for them!

1973 FA final all over again!

(09 Dec 2014, 12:22 pm)Andreos1 wrote Fancy Blyth to be on telly again.
Gateshead will struggle to fill their allocation I think - as sad as it seems.
Can't see West Brom filling their parts of the ground either, particularly the way they are playing at the moment.

Would love to see them both go through, but I fancy Blyth's chances - especially with having home advantage.

Poyet was at Leeds for a spell as assistant to Dennis Wise.
He even said he wanted to manage them a few years ago... 
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/i-d-like-the-leeds-united-job-but-time-s-not-right-gus-poyet-1-4241428

(10 Dec 2014, 7:52 am)Andreos1 wrote Did anyone catch Ramseys cracker last night?
http://lockerdome.com/bbcsporf/6169461380096065/7223221909078548

Caught it perfectly. Just like I did back in 93... Unfortunately the cameras weren't there to record it for posterity.

(13 Dec 2014, 11:05 am)Tom wrote What does everyone think the scores will be this gameweek?

I think:
Burnley 0-1 Southampton
Chelsea 4-0 Hull
Crystal Palace 2-3 Stoke
Leicester 0-3 Man City
Sunderland 0-1 West Ham
WBA 0-0 Aston Villa
Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

Man Utd 0-0 Liverpool
Swansea 2-2 Spurs

Everton 2-0 QPR

(13 Dec 2014, 11:58 am)Andreos1 wrote Apparently Pardew has been moaning, because he can't sign a keeper on loan - to cover Krul and Elliott.

Why doesn't he sign one on a short term free, like Roeder did with Pav?

It would have been around this time of the year, both Given and Harper were injured.
Pav was signed until the new year, sitting on the bench whilst a not fully fit Given started.

He ended up playing a couple of games and staying until the end of the season.

(13 Dec 2014, 12:58 pm)MrFozz wrote I thought the rules allowed for clubs to sign Goalkeepers on Emergency Loan Deals outside the transfer window

(13 Dec 2014, 1:02 pm)Andreos1 wrote The Premier League have said we have too many fit keepers on the books.
Alnwick (21).
Darlow (on season long loan at Forest. Can't be recalled).
Woodman (17).

Darlow is the issue.
He is classed as a Newcastle player and if you have more than one fit professional keeper on your books, you can't have an emergency loan.

(13 Dec 2014, 2:09 pm)Michael wrote Middlesbrough 2-0 Derby

Team news:

Sunderland : Pantilimon, Vergini, Brown, O'Shea, Reveillere, Cattermole, Johnson, Larsson, Gomez, Wickham, Altidore
Subs: Mannone, Coates, Bridcutt, Rodwell, Buckley, Alvarez, Fletcher

West Ham: Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Reid, Cresswell, Song, Kouyate, Nolan, Downing, Sakho, Carroll
Subs: Jaaskelainen, O'Brien, Collins, Amalfitano, Zarate, Valencia, Cole

(13 Dec 2014, 7:08 pm)Malarkey wrote Ended 1-1, 10th League Game which has ended in a Draw now which to me is not good at all and also has myself wondering, should Poyet be given the Boot now before it is too late, I would say Yes for several reasons.

- Are we hard to Beat and Breakdown or do we just lack Creativity going forward into the final 3rd
- Why play Connor Wickham on the Wing, when you have Buckley and Alvarez on the Bench
- Why not play Connor Wickham upfront instead of that American piece of garbage named Jozy Altidore
- Why pay £10m for Jack Rodwell and have on the Bench every week, surely he is a Better Player than Larsson and Gomez
- Why persist on playing Oshea and Brown when we know there past there Best
- Why persist on using the same Formation each week, surely changing it may benefit the Team going forward in terms of Results

(13 Dec 2014, 7:15 pm)MrFozz wrote No...

How much would it cost to pay him off and who would you want in charge...

Give him to the end of thd season I say

(13 Dec 2014, 7:23 pm)Malarkey wrote Not Much I think, I and by which time we would have drawn 20 Games and would be Relegated to the Championship.