Top 6 Fixtures

[Joonya]

Allowing for just 1 defeat in our last 5 fixtures should see us remain 3rd I think.
Perhaps even see it as 2 wins from 5 games, with the rest considered a bonus.
Any less than 6 points from a possible 15 would be a disaster.

At first I was quite selfish in seeing we had County on the last day. I would have prefered to see Highland March 11 head to Tannadise or Parkhead.

Now I'm thinking F*** It. This season has belonged to the Highlands. Both ourselves AND County have had magnificent campaigns and the final day of the season should be a celebration of that achievement.

 

"This Season Was Ours,
This Season Was Ours,
It Belongs to The Highlands
This Season Was Ours"

[+bughtmaster]

Don't weaken now all ye faithful, ICT have achieved what they set out to do, reached the top six and now the push is really on for Europe. Keep togetherNess going, the push is really on. As tm4tj says ( slightly amended ) all games are winnable, the team is still hungry and the climb to the summit is underway.

If the Highland marchers can achieve their goals then ICT can too. Just hang on tight to that resolve it could be a rocky climb.

Good luck to all!!

[Scotty]

 

Finishing second though should be a huge priority as the league is still setup to reward the top two teams with the lions share of the cash !!! not sure if it is exactly the same but it used to break down like this .... 4% went to every club (48% total) the remaining 52% was split based on finishing posittion

 

01 = 4% + 13% = 17%

02 = 4% + 11% = 15%

03 = 4% + 5.5% = 9.5%

04 = 4% + 4.5% = 8.5%

05 = 4% + 4.0% = 8.0%

06 = 4% + 3.5% = 7.5%

07 = 4% + 3.0% = 7.0%

08 = 4% + 2.5% = 6.5%

09 = 4% + 2.0% = 6.0%

10 = 4% + 1.5% = 5.5%

11 = 4% + 1.0% = 5.0%

12 = 4% + 0.5% = 4.5% (+ parachute payments)

 

same info still on SPL website dated 2009 ./.... http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=7618&back=home

 

 

Cant find up to date revenue figures for this year, but last year, the income was £21.4 million and after costs, it was estimated payouts to clubs were in the region of about £12m over the course of the year which looks fairly consistent with figures I have from a few years ago. Perhaps CaleyD or someone else has more accurate numbers?

 

Assuming the figures are somewhat accurate, that would mean for 2nd place the payout would be in the £1.8m range, dropping to £1.14m for 3rd and £1.02m for 4th so between £700K and £800K difference for 32nd over 3rd/4th, which for ICT (and many other clubs) is a huge incentive. Last year we were 10th and would have pocketed about 660K so whatever we get this year is a huge bonus .... but 2nd would mean more than a million extra compared to last year ......

[Bloodstone]

Looking at the fixture list all 5 of celtic games are going to be televised. What is the point! Would it not be better to have the games where something is being played for.

 

Does anyone know if they get extra cash for each game shown on TV?

[djh222]

Looking at the fixture list all 5 of celtic games are going to be televised. What is the point! Would it not be better to have the games where something is being played for.

 

Does anyone know if they get extra cash for each game shown on TV?

No extra cash but have to agree with Celic comment, #oldfirmbiast