Split Fixtures

It all comes down to this....

The split fixtures are out.

St.Mirren at home this weekend and then we have the 5 league games against the rest of the top 6, kicking off with a Saturday night game at home to Falkirk.

Fixtures had been unofficially floating about for about an hour before they were formally announced, and shock horror, the conspiracy theories were instantly on the go. The SPFL are apparently desperate for us to win the title.

The only thing I do know to be true is that Sky wanted a big game on the last day, which meant that the SPFL were either bringing Hearts to us, or sending Rangers to Tynecastle, and they’ve landed on it being us vs Hearts. I fully expect the police and politicians will be having kittens if the title goes to the last game, but from a media perspective having a potential last day shoot out was a no brainer.

The Fixtures

So, how do you feel about our chances of defending our title with the run of games we have remaining (poll below)?

Personally, I’m still very much in the hope, but with no real expectation because of the poor performance levels, but with the fixtures falling as they have (Thanks SPFL), there is a real opportunity for us to put pressure on Hearts and Rangers, especially with Hearts vs Rangers facing off after we’ve played in Hibs (away) in week 2 of the split.

Ross H