argh1 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 It's on BBC.co.uk SFL teams are voting to join an SPL2. What's up with this? Is it an ownership of the game thing or...I dunno. Will SFA still have control of the game or is it a $ and ¢ thing? I still think SFA is the dumbest name I ever heard for an organization. When I was a kid and someone asked you what you were doing and you said SFA it didn't mean Scottish Football Ass'n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOareaFan Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 quote:Originally posted by argh1 It's on BBC.co.uk SFL teams are voting to join an SPL2. What's up with this? Is it an ownership of the game thing or...I dunno. Will SFA still have control of the game or is it a $ and ¢ thing? I still think SFA is the dumbest name I ever heard for an organization. When I was a kid and someone asked you what you were doing and you said SFA it didn't mean Scottish Football Ass'n. Currently the only division in Scotland that has, either, a TV deal or a corporate sponsor is the SPL.....this has led to the lower division teams falling further behind in terms of quality of stadiums and squads. The upper echelon of the teams in Div. 1, 2 & 3 have been trying to figure out how to improve their lots for some time....it is felt that by becoming part of the SPL and guaranteeing minimum standards (stadiums, full-time professional squads, etc) they can generate more commercial value for their clubs....so it is a $$$ thing but no more so than, for example, the re-branding of English Div 2 as Division 1 and then "The Championship".....just smaller clubs trying to survive in an ever increasing corporate society. As for your comment on the name.....since the SFA actually stands for words that you can utter in polite company and since they have been using the name since 1873 (the second oldest Football Association in the world) I have to conclude that your confusion over the use of the initials says more about you than them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh1 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 quote:Originally posted by TOareaFan As for your comment on the name.....since the SFA actually stands for words that you can utter in polite company and since they have been using the name since 1873 (the second oldest Football Association in the world) I have to conclude that your confusion over the use of the initials says more about you than them!!! OOPS sorry, Sweet Frig All is what comes to mind whenever I see SFA. Crass enviroment will be my excuse. But thanks for the history lesson [] SPL votes for SPL2 link to BBC article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive Attack Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Will they call it the 'Championship'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOareaFan Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Massive Attack Will they call it the 'Championship'? Looks like it will be the "{insert internet gaming company name} SPL 2" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 SPL2: Electric MacBoogaloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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