Just had a look at the Scottish table to see how many points off Rangers were and saw this:

[iNote that table splits in half for the last five games of season, after which no team from the top six can drop into the bottom six, and no bottom six team can climb into the top six, irrespective of points earned.[/i

Who TF came up with that stupid s?

Bizarre.

Don't know, but it's hardly new, they've been doing it for a few years now.

I remember the other year when Celtic had won the title before the split, which made for a truly bizarre last few games.

Its even more bizarre when at the end of the season teams in the "bottom" half sometimes have more than teams in the "top" half

In fact why bother with a table at all? Celtic and Rangers could just toss up for the title, or alternate with Oxford and Cambridge in the Boat Race.

Imagine a sport with an uneven fixture list!

Should have play offs to decide who is best I think

Good old jocks

Maybe its supposed to make it more exciting

It happened a couple of years ago, IIRC, one team who finished in 7th had more points than the team in 6th, and even 5th I think.

Only the jocks could make up an idea like that and approve it to their premier division.

Rangers opening the door for Bids for the V 2?.........Rangers are supposed to be skint arent they so looks like a good way of making money,Ferguson didnt hack it at Blackburn and dont know much about the goalie.

and only the scottish fa could accept it

What would happen if all the teams in the league were on the same points. Unlikely, but still!

I dont think they have thought it through that far

The same thing that happens if two, three or four teams are level on points?

Just bought the new England shirt today, material is fantastic, love it!

Feel like I'm six again on Christmas Eve. Won't sleep a wink tonight, so excited about tomorrow it's untrue.

SHEARER, SHEARER, SHEARER!

Doesn't matter, you lot are still going to be playing in the Championship next year

Big job on our hands. Just hoping Shearer can inspire the team enough to keep us up.

Remember the same thing happening a few years ago at West Ham, when Trevor Brooking took charge of the last 5 or 6 games, unfortunatly he couldnt keep them up

Spoilsport!

Just seen that the two Scottish dummies have effectively been banned from playing for Scotland for the rest of their careers.

I'm stunned. Sure, their actions were stupid, immature and pathetic, but banning them from ever playing for Scotland again for what they did is utterly ridiculous.

The best thing about that is that they were doing it like they were "rebel" 14 year olds in a class trying to get away with slyly swearing at the teacher

Alan Shearer working his magic already well for all the teams around them anyway