Talk:2017–18 Scottish Premiership

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Orphaned references in 2017–18 Scottish Premiership[edit]

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of 2017–18 Scottish Premiership's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "ESPN":

From 2016–17 Scottish League Two: "2016–17 Scottish League Two performance". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
From 2015–16 Scottish League One: "2015–16 Scottish League One performance". ESPN. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
From 2016–17 Scottish Championship: "2016–17 Scottish Championship performance". ESPN. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
From 2016–17 Scottish Premiership: "2016–17 Scottish Premiership performance". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
From 2015–16 Scottish League Two: "2015–16 Scottish League Two performance". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
From 2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season: "2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic performance". ESPN. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
From 2015–16 Scottish Premiership: "2015–16 Scottish Premiership performance". ESPN. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
From 2015–16 Scottish Championship: "2015–16 Scottish Championship performance". ESPN. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
From 2014–15 Scottish Championship: "2014–15 Scottish Championship statistics". ESPN. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
From 2016–17 Scottish League One: "2016–17 Scottish League One performance". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 19:29, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Broadcasting section[edit]

Is it really necessary to list every single match that will be broadcast during the season? I see the merit in displaying viewing figures, however, the section will end up being enormous if the broadcasters do decide to show 4-6 live matches for all 12 teams – potentially 68 matches. The section itself is fine; it highlights how the broadcasting of the Scottish Premiership works, although a few more sources wouldn't go amiss. I think it'd make more sense to remove the table now and possibly add – at the end of the season – the average viewing statistics for the league, when they become available. Exxy (talk) 17:00, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I had a look at the source for the viewing figures a while ago but I couldn't work out where to find the figure for each match. I totally agree with what you're suggesting though. It sounds like the best way of including all the relevant information without overloading the reader with every single game that is broadcast. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:04, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps the table could be collapsed to begin with, using class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"? Boothy m (talk) 22:45, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still not convinced that the information is necessary, and at the moment it isn't even sourced correctly. But it's certainly more sensible now using the collapsible table. Exxy (talk) 15:39, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Post split dates[edit]

Explain the reason for reverting the dates? Not necessary perhaps, but useful, and since it was added, what's the point of removing it? Takes up no additional space and will soon be replaced by the results anyway. Crowsus (talk) 20:19, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate that it doesn't take up any more space but if users want to find out the fixture dates then they only need click the source below. Dates were not listed for fixtures 1-33 so don't need to be for 34-38.Celticbhoy97 (talk) 23:18, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, if we're not adding dates for the pre-split fixtures then we shouldn't for post-split. I've had a quick look through the WikiProject Football archives but can't find anything to suggest there's been a discussion on the matter before. @Crowsus perhaps if you feel strongly about it you might want to see if there's a consensus to change? Exxy (talk) 09:20, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]