[Larry-AV]

First I have heard of this, I take it that it is a scheduled SPFL1 game between Celtic and Dundee FC ?

It has reminded me of a thread I posted on the old site back in 2011 : No Integrity in 39

The EPL wanted to play a 39th game overseas for money. This, as I said at the time, showed that the money driven idiots advocating this 39th game had no concept of the principle behind league football, that everything must balance !!!

With the EPL 20 teams play 38 games each, 19 home, 19 away.
The bottom line of the League Table must always have :
Games Played = Won + Drawn + Lost.
Games Won = Games Lost
Goals For = Goals Against and Goal Difference = 0
Points Scored (2 for a win & 1 for a Draw) = Games Played ... how points should be allocated !!!
With 3 points for a win the equation is convoluted, e.g., Played + Won = Points ... whereas with 2 points the bottom line figures for Played and Points should be identical. With that, if the points figure is lower than played, then that would indicate points deductions, provided there were no errors in the table entries and/or the calculations.

Triesman and the 39th Game