Hearts v Celtic semi - over 28,000 sold

[jamdunc]

Old firm in action on the Thursday, Both ties need to be Sunday, Only one can be at Hampden

[The Gorgie]

Celtic would never allow that to happen

[Restonbabe]

Has to be. Hearts technically are at home being drawn 1st. Leave the zombies to have Hampden 

[Ray Gin]

We need a venue draw now.

 

 

[Boab]

As someone has just said, sheep/sevco could be Edinburgh !

[hmfc1984]

How is hearts at murrayfield any different to a Glasgow team playing in Glasgow? 

[Boab1874]

Will be Monday night

[Guest]

It would make sense. Aberdeen and one of the Glasgow teams has to travel anyhow, so why make another support travel needlessly.

 

This is the SPFL/SFA though so I wouldn't be surprised if Aberdeen-Rangers is played there, needlessly inconveniencing 15,000 or so Hearts fans.

[dazajmbo]

No chance. Would be seen as an unfair disadvantage to the best team in the world apparently.

[Paul Shark]

Just now, TheStig said:

Celtic would never allow that to happen

Correct. Rangers v Aberdeen at Celtic Park. One 12 o'clock kick off the other 5pm.

[smartin1987]

Hampden regardless of day and time and easier for celtic to get to so why would they change it. 

[ghkjambo]

Knowing the way Rangers have been helped out at every opportunity, we’ll probably play Celtic at Ibrox with a hefty fee paid for the hosting of the game.

[reidyq]

1 minute ago, Paul Shark said:

Correct. Rangers v Aberdeen at Celtic Park. One 12 o'clock kick off the other 5pm.

Can’t do both in Glasgow on same day. 

[Montgomery Brewster]

4 minutes ago, Boab1874 said:

Will be Monday night

There is a full spl card on the Wednesday 

[jambopilms]

Aberdeen will be in Edinburgh as they will say it’s an advantage to us.

[Jerah Jambo]

They'll just ask Celtic where they fancy playing, job done as far as the League is concerned.

 

[Pans Jambo]

Will they not just play one on Saturday & the other on Sunday?

[Jammy T]

1 minute ago, jambopilms said:

Aberdeen will be in Edinburgh as they will say it’s an advantage to us.

 

Hampden/Glasgow an advantage to Celtic 

[Disco Dave]

1 minute ago, jambopilms said:

Aberdeen will be in Edinburgh as they will say it’s an advantage to us.

So Aberdeen, Rangers and Hearts fans all on the trains going in all directions....... what could go wrong!

 

if its Murrayfield, it has to be us playing there.

[CloustonHMFC]

Reckon we’ll be pumped to Hampden however that would be a logistical nightmare with around 25k Rangers fans coming the other way at the same time. 

[Jambomuzz]

It could be that rangers play the saturday as they are at home in Europe, and have Celtic on the Sunday as they are away in Germany midweek. That’s the only way to get around it without having a tie played at Ibrox, CP, or Murray field 

[jamdunc]

2 minutes ago, Pans Jambo said:

Will they not just play one on Saturday & the other on Sunday?

Europa League Thursday night

[reidyq]

1 minute ago, Jammy T said:

 

Hampden/Glasgow an advantage to Celtic 

Well there’s the solution. Our games at Hampden

[NB GIN]

THey want Celtic v rangers final do any decision that makes that more likely will happen 

 

hearts v Celtic = hampden

 

Not a chance today would be at Murray field 

[SwindonJambo]

2 minutes ago, Pans Jambo said:

Will they not just play one on Saturday & the other on Sunday?

 

They can’t. Both OF in Europe the previous Thursday.

[kimosavi]

What date are the ties

[jamdunc]

Just now, Jambomuzz said:

It could be that rangers play the saturday as they are at home in Europe, and have Celtic on the Sunday as they are away in Germany midweek. That’s the only way to get around it without having a tie played at Ibrox, CP, or Murray field 

Both games defo Sunday

[Pans Jambo]

Just now, jamdunc said:

Europa League Thursday night

I know but theres no way itll be at Murrayfield. 

[Nucky Thompson]

Just make one of them play on the Saturday.

Festive fixtures in England sometimes get played 2 days after the other

[luckyBatistuta]

No chance in hell they’re going to upset the celtit by making them travel through here. 

[Jeff]

1 minute ago, kimosavi said:

What date are the ties

 

28th Oct I think

[Paul Shark]

5 minutes ago, reidyq said:

Can’t do both in Glasgow on same day. 

You would think not. But they'll find a way. Huge psychological boost for Aberdeen if they can get Rangers out of Glasgow. Can't see the SPFL allowing that.

[fraser5670]

2 minutes ago, kimosavi said:

What date are the ties

Sunday 28th October 

[Montgomery Brewster]

We are away to the Celtic the Saturday after. 

 

Switch that game to tynie the week before on a Sunday and we then play them the following week at Hampden in the cup

[SwindonJambo]

3 minutes ago, Disco Dave said:

So Aberdeen, Rangers and Hearts fans all on the trains going in all directions....... what could go wrong!

 

if its Murrayfield, it has to be us playing there.

 

Logistically, that would be the easiest and least disruptive. For that reason, I fully expect the SPFL to do the opposite.

[luckyBatistuta]

1 minute ago, Nucky Thompson said:

Just make one of them play on the Saturday.

Festive fixtures in England sometimes get played 2 days after the other

 

Can’t see either of those scummy barstewards accepting that.

[magicTs]

16 minutes ago, Boab1874 said:

Will be Monday night

 

 

There are midweek SPL games (we play Hibs at Tynecastle) so that won't be happening unless they are canceled. 

[bringbakterracing]

Play them anywhere. Smash the scummy *******s on and off the park regardless!!

[luckyBatistuta]

They’ll play the aberdeen, rangers tie at Murrayfield, saying that the decision was 100% based on the travelling Aberdeen fans.

[Locky]

Hibs refused Murrayfield in 2012 on the basis we 'knew' Murrayfield. Celtic can't really say that as they played 2 qualifying ties there in 2014.

[Nucky Thompson]

Another option is to ask UEFA to change one of the Europa league ties to the Wednesday

[Morgan]

1 minute ago, bringbakterracing said:

Play them anywhere. Smash the scummy *******s on and off the park regardless!!

Off the park?

 

Smash them?

 

[RobNox]

Celtic have a bigger support than Rangers.  Hearts have a bigger support than Aberdeen.  The only sensible option would be Hearts v Celtic at Murrayfiled, which has a significantly higher capacity then Hampden.

 

It'll never happen though!

[RobNox]

2 minutes ago, Locky said:

Hibs refused Murrayfield in 2012 on the basis we 'knew' Murrayfield. Celtic can't really say that as they played 2 qualifying ties there in 2014.

 

I think Celtic know Hampden a lot better than we know Murrayfield, so they have no argument on that basis.

[Morgan]

8 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said:

 

Can’t see either of those scummy barstewards accepting that.

Rangers might accept a Sunday.

 

Celtic are sometimes erm... a wee bit ‘busy’ that day.

[Dazo]

9 minutes ago, SwindonJambo said:

 

Logistically, that would be the easiest and least disruptive. For that reason, I fully expect the SPFL to do the opposite.

 

Would it ? Rangers and Aberdeen fans all arriving/leaving in Edinburgh while Hearts fans are trying to get out of Edinburgh ? 3 sets of fans travelling. The right thing is for Rangers to be in Glasgow and Hearts to be in Edinburgh. Only 2 sets of fans travelling to different cities. 

[King Of The Cat Cafe]

5 minutes ago, RobNox said:

Celtic have a bigger support than Rangers.  Hearts have a bigger support than Aberdeen.  The only sensible option would be Hearts v Celtic at Murrayfiled, which has a significantly higher capacity then Hampden.

 

It'll never happen though!

 

 

 

Yep.  The one thing that is sure that what is simplest for the supporters - particularly us and Andersen - will be the last thing on the minds of the SPFL suits and the TV people.

[hmfc1984]

18 minutes ago, Paul Shark said:

You would think not. But they'll find a way. Huge psychological boost for Aberdeen if they can get Rangers out of Glasgow. Can't see the SPFL allowing that.

Police won't allow both games in Glasgow on same day. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45660871

[sadj]

22 minutes ago, SwindonJambo said:

 

They can’t. Both OF in Europe the previous Thursday.

Except there was a thread on here the other day as the the organisers came out and said tough we arent moving things to suit the OF if they are kept apart one sat one sun. Tho no doubt that will change now

[larbert_jambo]

The easiest way would be us at Murrayfield and the Rangers tie at Hampden. 

 

Only really one set of fans travelling as Aberdeen would need to travel regardless. 

 

How they split the games time wise on the Sunday will be dictated by TV.

 

It's the SFA so it's the flip of a Green coin as to what they decide to do...