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I think that is one of the issues. It really needs all the clubs to get on board with cutting prices otherwise we end up losing money while our rivals gain a financial advantage.

6pm on a Friday? You want the stadium to yourself?

Not for the World Cup and Euro finals though, and that's where it starts getting complicated. If you are playing in the summer, do you shut down every other season for 4 or 5 weeks or do you force teams who lose players to carry on without them? A shutdown for 3 or 4 weeks after the New Year games would work for me. I don't see Friday night football delivering bigger crowds than a Wednesday night football. A more important factor is a predictable fixture list that allows fans to plan ahead weeks in advance.

Very true. I imagine there is a bigger percentage of non-locals on here. For me, I was born in Dunblane, moved to Hamilton when I was 4, and now fall in the "Outwith" category.

It is, but presumably the same is true for all the other teams quoted in the example. The point still remains that we have a much smaller fan base to pull from.

Not only that, but the film you pay your 8 quid (or whatever) to watch for 90 minutes, likely cost 50 million or more to make. Completely different financial model.

Is a free plane ticket available too?

If Motherwell was the only game in town, that argument would hold water. But we aren't, and it doesn't.

McCall obviously has his tactical reasons, but I'd love to see Murphy playing in the hole behind Higdon. That way, we could still keep roughly the same shape, but give a little more support to our front man. Hopeful that we won't suffer the new-manager effect in Fri and win by a couple.

Aye, it's inconceivable on a football forum that folk should know anything about art. Let's get back to our deep fried Mars bar discussions before the fleece wearers take over.

I hope not. Always found that pretty pointless.

All this winning has totally scunnered him.

I didn't say last time. 1978 Scottish Cup: Motherwell 1 - 3 Queen's Park 1979: League Cup (first leg) Motherwell 1 - Queen's Park 4. We won the second leg, but not by enough gaols. Both performances were are bad as they sound (esp. the 4 - 1 doing).

I have bad memories of cup ties against Queens Park so I hope, if we do end up playing them, history is not repeated.

Have you ever driven on the M74? Some people drive faster than 70 mph at certain times. In fact, if you drive on any motorway you will always see people exceeding the speed limit for the entire duration. So presumably that means it's not prohibited.

Still no.

I'm not a lawyer, but my vote is for 'Less'. It's was a crappy way to be treated, but I don't see anything illegal about it. My biggest complaint in these situations is that the police generally seem to be trying to adopt a common sense approach (like with the guys that couldn't get in to Tannadice), but the club stewards refuse to work with them.

From the Evening Times.

Don't know if it's still the case, but I think Boyle used to say he budgeted each year for finishing 10th (or 9th ?) and getting to the quarters in the cups.

That, plus most teams budget to bring in one or two players in the Jan window.

A great opportunity to trial live video streaming of the game too (for the valued expats)

Getting poked in the eyes with hot needles is better than 12 noon on a Sunday. I'm not an advocate for that either.

Exactly right. If I had to bet, I'd say in the long run it wouldn't make much difference. The people that normally can't make Saturday would be offset by the people that can't make Friday night. I'm all in favour of cutting prices and free tickets though, even if it does screw up the stats.

Standing isn't a crime, but it is against the league rules. So while you can't be arrested for it, it can get the club into trouble with the football authorities. I read the regulations of the English Football Licensing Authority last night (which I believe are similar to ours). They state that if a club doesn't attempt to keep fans from standing, they reserve the right to withdraw their licence.

3pm on a Saturday has the same benefits, which I why I don't really see any advantage to Friday nights.