OK, the play-offs get serious from now on at both ends of the table. So who will be joining us next season in the Championship.

QF1: Pars 0-0 Raith

QF2: Raith 2v0 Pars - Raith now face Dundee home & Away

1st Leg: Montrose 2v1 Morton (2nd leg Morton 3-1 Montrose 11th May)

1st Leg: Cove 1v1 Airdrie (2nd leg Airdrie 2-1 11th May)

 

The Scottish Championship, League 1 and League 2 play-off finals have been rescheduled to allow fans to attend.

The Scottish government is expected to confirm that crowds of up to 500 will be permitted without prior permission from 17 May.

The Championship final will now be on 18 and 21 May, with the League 1 showpiece on 17 and 20 May, and the League 2 final on 18 and 23 May.

All four League 1 and Championship games will be shown live on BBC Alba.

The Premiership final on 20 and 24 May should also be able to welcome fans.

Furthermore, the football authorities can propose accommodating more than 500 spectators at any given fixture.

The government would then decide whether or not to grant any request.

Two of Greenock Morton or Airdrieonians, Cove Rangers and Montrose will appear in the Championship showpiece.

The Premiership final will involve two of Ross County, Kilmarnock, Hamilton (relegated), Dundee, Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic.

Relegation group

		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Motherwell	36	12	8	16	36	51	-15	44
2	St. Mirren	36	11	10	15	34	42	-8	43
3	Dundee Utd	36	10	12	14	30	48	-18	42
4	Ross County	36	9	6	21	31	64	-33	33
5	Kilmarnock	36	9	5	22	38	51	-13	32
6	Hamilton	36	7	9	20	33	63	-30	30

Wed 12th May 7:45: County v Accies - Killie v St Mirren

Sun 16th May 12:00: - Motherwell v County - Accies v Killie 

 

 

 

 

We have Morton again. They have won the play off final 4-0 on aggregate against Airdrie.

Edited May 21, 20215 yr by Robert
Updated for full time position.

On 5/16/2021 at 3:54 PM, GoliathGrunt said:

Job done by Yogi. When will the announcement be for thanking him for his services and wishing him all the best in the future ?!🐻

Well it only took a little over a week !🐻

He has “decided to explore further football opportunities” whatever that means.

37 minutes ago, Robert said:

He has “decided to explore further football opportunities” whatever that means.

It means that Roy Macgregor has decided that wherever Yogi goes 'exploring' next it won't be in the Easter Ross area.

1 hour ago, Robert said:

He has “decided to explore further football opportunities” whatever that means.

Brechin?

Watching the second leg of the play off final.

Great to see fans back in Scottish football grounds. Hopefully we can all experience that feeling for ourselves in normal numbers from the start of this season.

1 hour ago, DoofersDad said:

Brechin?

Kelty Hearts obviously!!

41 minutes ago, Kingsmills said:

Watching the second leg of the play off final.

Great to see fans back in Scottish football grounds. Hopefully we can all experience that feeling for ourselves in normal numbers from the start of this season.

And it looks like we will be facing Killie next season unless there is a big turnaround in the last 45 minutes of the final. 

2 minutes ago, Robert said:

And it looks like we will be facing Killie next season unless there is a big turnaround in the last 45 minutes of the final. 

What happens if Killie drag 3 goals back? Is there an away goals rule or is it Pens?

17 minutes ago, Jack Waddington said:

What happens if Killie drag 3 goals back? Is there an away goals rule or is it Pens?

Extra time and, if still not resolved, penalties but, right now, Kilmarnock don't remotely look as though they can turn things around.

So just as we lose one plastic pitch we gain another...

But good pies!

Disgusting dive by Rory McKenzie. No contact in that whatsoever. Hope he gets the book thrown at him after the game ends.

I’m not watching it but the BBC text commentary, and a comment from Neil McCann, imply the ‘keeper made a very rash challenge and it was a penalty. 

25 minutes ago, TheMantis said:

So just as we lose one plastic pitch we gain another...

Gaining two with Hamilton already down and Killie, as mentioned above, looking set to join them.

1 minute ago, Robert said:

I’m not watching it but the BBC text commentary, and a comment from Neil McCann, imply the ‘keeper made a very rash challenge and it was a penalty. 

It looked that way to me.

Congratulations to Dundee in surmounting the unlevel playing field of the Premiership play offs.

However, those congratulations are extended with more than a tinge of what might have been had we only held on to our play off place.

Dundee were no better than us over the course of the season and that Kilmarnock side were worse than the County team we comfortably dispatched in the cup.

We have lost the three teams we failed to beat this season, Hearts, Dundee and Alloa. Hopefully we do better against Kilmarnock, Hamilton and Partick when the new season starts!

Dundee got better and better as the season progressed, whereas we crumbled.

Just like when they beat us they were composed against killie in both legs, sticking to the game plan & working hard for their win.

Well deserved, but I still hate James McPake.

We have away to go to reachthose heights next year. 

43 minutes ago, Satan said:

Dundee got better and better as the season progressed, whereas we crumbled.

Just like when they beat us they were composed against killie in both legs, sticking to the game plan & working hard for their win.

Well deserved, but I still hate James McPake.

We have away to go to reachthose heights next year. 

Scott Allan was our Charlie Adam equivalent. Oh to have him back. 🙏

25 minutes ago, aaroncoganshogun said:

Scott Allan was our Charlie Adam equivalent. Oh to have him back. 🙏

You are right Dundee would not have been promoted without him!

Looks like it's going to be a very competitive league next season with no clear favourites to go up or down.

Question marks over how Hamilton and Kilmarnock will cope with the drop, especially with the news that Killie are to shed so many of their squad, and whether Ayr and Arbroath can maintain the level they've been playing at. I would imagine that after the scare of the relegation play-off Morton will be pushing a bit harder next season. The Fifers will both rate their chances quite highly, while both QotS and Partick should be in the mix and pose a threat.

I don't think any of them are better placed than us and I'm looking forward to an exciting season where we shouldn't have to be worrying about the bottom end of the table and have as good a chance as anyone else to take the title - but that new 'head coach' appointment is absolutely crucial...