The football season has started!

[cmonurz]

Didn't even realise we were under way, Hearts leading Rangers 1-0 at Ibrox at half-time. 23rd July, blimey.

[TBM]

Why is the SPL starting so early?

[TheMaraudingDog]

Didn't even realise we were under way

We're not

[Mr Optimist]

Why is the SPL starting so early?

Supposedly to help the Jock teams that are in Europe more time to get up to full speed before their Europa league qualifying fixtures. Didn't do Dundee United much good though.

[rhroyal]

Why is the SPL starting so early?

Supposedly to help the Jock teams that are in Europe more time to get up to full speed before their Europa league qualifying fixtures. Didn't do Dundee United much good though.

I thought it was to gain "some" attention when no other meaningful football is going on. Hasn't worked for me tbf.

[LWJ]

I thought it was so they had a winter break? So that Scottish teams/fans didn't have too travel in the harshest of coniditons.

[Row Z Royal]

I thought it was so they had a winter break? So that Scottish teams/fans didn't have too travel in the harshest of coniditons.

The sort of conditions that conveniently bracketed last season's winter break?

[No Fixed Abode]

Suppose the SPL is on a par with the Championship.

[Royalee]

Why is the SPL starting so early?

Because it's not very good.

[WoodleyRoyal]

My understanding was that the sponsers wanted to start it earlier to get more people viewing their league as its the only football on at the mo

[roadrunner]

The FLC is more interesting than the SPL. An utterly gash standard of football where average to pants Championship players stand out and win trophies. Do me a favour!

[Ian Royal]

Suppose the SPL is on a par with the Championship.

Well two to four of the clubs are, the rest are about League Two standard.

[Simon's Church]

Dundee Utd Vs Kilmarnock attendance 6,300

Aberdeen Vs St Johnstone attendance 10,000

Motherwell Vs Inverness attendance 4,200

Massive LOLeague.

[Compo's Hat]

Bundesliga 2 began the week before the SPL.

[SpaceCruiser]

Rangers play Malmo tonight. It's not even on ITV or Sky Sports.

[Stranded]

Probably because Premier Sports bought the rights.

[FiNeRaIn]

Rangers play Malmo tonight. It's not even on ITV or Sky Sports.

Just as well, shocking result...exactly what I feared when mccoist was appointed.

[sheshnu]

Just as well, shocking result...exactly what I feared when mccoist was appointed.

Really? You think he learnt nothing from Smith? Current evidence suggests not I suppose but surely Rangers and Celtic are two of the easiest teams to manage in the world..?

[FiNeRaIn]

I think it would be like Jamie cureton managing reading after a while in the assistant managers role. He could come good, but I think he has too much passion and emotion rather than tactical knowledge wisdom like smith. Lennon is just a straight motivator for celtic, also lacks a lot of tactical knowledge. The standard of managers and players has declined massively in recent years in scotland.

[Jackson Corner]

Mcoist is not up to the job. It says something when Kenny Miller would rather go to Cardiff than Ibrox.