Fri May 18, 2018 9:01 am
Fri May 18, 2018 9:45 am
Forever Blue wrote: Rangers & Celtic, get bigger % of the grounds they visit compared to Prem Clubs.
Fri May 18, 2018 1:08 pm
ccfcsince1962 wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Rangers & Celtic, get bigger % of the grounds they visit compared to Prem Clubs.
Rangers and Celtic have a few advantages over other clubs on that list
1. they are expected to win most of their games as the general standard of opposition in the Scottish Premiership is so poor
2. Travelling distances are , on average , far shorter
3. their away allocation is not restricted in the same way as it is for Premier League clubs - the usual restriction is the size of the home clubs ground capacity
Fri May 18, 2018 1:55 pm
Fri May 18, 2018 2:01 pm
Fri May 18, 2018 2:33 pm
RV Casual wrote:ccfcsince1962 wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Rangers & Celtic, get bigger % of the grounds they visit compared to Prem Clubs.
Rangers and Celtic have a few advantages over other clubs on that list
1. they are expected to win most of their games as the general standard of opposition in the Scottish Premiership is so poor
2. Travelling distances are , on average , far shorter
3. their away allocation is not restricted in the same way as it is for Premier League clubs - the usual restriction is the size of the home clubs ground capacity
And a few disadvantages aswell wouldn't you say...
First of all the other teams on that list have around as many games on their doorstep ie travelling distances as the two Scottish Teams.
Leeds have loads of games on their doorstep, over half their games are less than 100 miles away
Man Utd and Liverpool each have 6 games less than 50 miles away
Villa have at least 5 games less than 50 miles away plus loads within 100 or so
When you factor in Rangers and Celtic are sometimes visiting these teams twice in a season for League game I think that balances it out, Rangers and Celtic only get to go to 11 different other grounds, whilst the other teams on the list get to go to 19 or 23 depending on who they are. You also have to consider the 'standard' of Football on offer.
As for point 3, Rangers and Celtic's 'official' away crowd will only be what they are given, so when they play each other, Aberdeen, Hibs and Hearts they get no extras, the grounds are small and the away allocations restricted, That leaves the other 7 who's grounds are even smaller, they are restricted in every way, New Douglas Park only hold 5,500, Victoria Park only hold 6,500.
In the Premiership with the exception of Bournemouth and possibly Watford I doubt any team is getting less than 3,000 if they want them so are no more restricted than the Rangers and Celtic.
Fair play to them I say, when you factor in everything Rangers and Celtics support is phenomenal.
Fri May 18, 2018 4:49 pm