Gretna v Celtic

[Kingsmills]

Will apparently be played at Almondvale.

The SPL appear to be very flexible indeed when it suits them !

[Scotty]

as will Gretna Vs Inverness CT fixture on 5 April.

[Yngwie]

Been a while since Livingston saw SPL football  :003:

[Kingsmills]

Careful, at the rate we're going they may well be saying the same about Inverness before too long.

[Doresboy]

Why cant they let them play our game at Gretna...wont be many there anyway?

[kencar]

I thought Livingston had decommissioned there under soil heating thus making there ground non compliant with SPL rules  :024:

[Yngwie]

I think you are right, but the SPL rule book is written in pencil!

[Govan Jaggie]

Yes like the rule that stopped Falkirk going up and the one that stopped us playing in Perth, you cant ground share with a club outside the SPL.  Why the h*ll are they putting Gretna further away from their home town?  I think a new record low could be made when we visit on the 5th.

[Guest birdog]

Just saw a report on ITV scottish news that Gretna players are threatening a strike reporter said that this would mean the game is canceled and Gretna would undoubtedly fold. It's sh1t being an ICT fan at the moment but I do feel sorry for the half dozen or so "real" Gretna fans.

[Proctor]

ICT should try and bring more away fans to Gretna than they bring "home" fans.

[Alex MacLeod]

The problem is a big headache. There is such a backlog of games to be played in the next couple of weeks. Even Motherwell dont know if they'll be able to sort the pitch problems in time. The SPL clubs closer to Gretna have home games to contend with so Almondvale is the nearest non SPL stadium of the required standard. Their US heating was only mothballed, not decommissioned, and can be re-commissioned within a couple of days. What I wonder is who is paying for the venue.

[12th Man]

Why couldn't the SPL use common sense more often as they have now increased the flexibility of which grounds can be shared, if they allowed this from the start of the season Gretna might still be OK.

They probably could have achieved far cheaper ground rent with increased competition.

Carlisle would have been the wisest option but the SPL wanted full control over the fixtures which has now completely backfired. 

[Alex MacLeod]

Carlisle is in England and, as such, cannot come under the jurisdiction of Scottish law.

[Heilandee]

Anouncement at 1630.......

Gretna,what next?