Fixture Furore

The Scottish Premier League is considering scheduling matches on Friday afternoons in April in an attempt to clear the fixture backlog.

SPL secretary Iain Blair is trying to prevent some clubs playing four games in eight days to complete 33 fixtures before the 16 April league split.

"We've got Bank Holidays in April - the Friday before Easter, the Friday of the Royal wedding," he told BBC Scotland.

"The police have never had a problem with Friday afternoon games."

Previously, the police have warned against staging matches on Friday evenings.

The SPL and the Scottish Football League have been badly affected by the harsh winter weather that has caused pitches to be frozen and flooded and roads leading to stadia made treacherous.

In addition, there have been a series of Scottish Cup replays, and Rangers have enjoyed an extended run in Europe: they face Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League on 17 and 24 February.

The Ibrox side and Celtic have a Scottish Cup fifth-round replay on Wednesday 2 March and also meet in the final of the Co-operative Insurance Cup on 20 March.

Blair hopes all 12 clubs will have fulfilled 33 fixtures by the split in mid-April, although in previous seasons there have been instances of teams playing games in hand after the split.

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I personally think this is a bad idea. Friday Afternoons are no time for a match to be played. Attendances are likely to be hit which could adversely effect clubs revenue.

Not a fan of this idea :yellow card: