How upstarts Falkirk created SPFL dilemma

How upstarts Falkirk created SPFL dilemmaImage source, SNSImage caption, Falkirk clinched a top-six place in the Scottish Premiership on SaturdayByAndy CampbellBBC ScotlandPublished5 minutes agoUpstarts, in the nicest possible way, Falkirk have upset the Scottish Premiership applecart this season.After the Bairns' successive promotions, onlookers may have banked on John McGlynn's brand of football being a breath of fresh air, but few would have expected them to be finish in the top six.Victory over Motherwell on Saturday sealed that feat and they remain in contention for European qualification on two fronts.But it has created somewhat of a dilemma for organisers, the Scottish Professional Football League. Here's why...Highlights: Falkirk beat Motherwell to seal top-six place04/04/26Watch on iPlayerFixture discrepancies among top sixFor the uninitiated, the Premiership splits after 33 rounds of fixtures, whereafter the top six sides play each other one more time and the bottom six teams do likewise.The post-split fixtures are expected to be announced soon and all 12 teams have one round of regular season fixtures still to play this coming weekend.Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Falkirk, Motherwell and Rangers will be the top half of the table for the season's final five rounds of fixtures.After 33 league games, leaders Hearts, Rangers, Motherwell and Falkirk will have played 17 home games in the division and 16 away. The quartet would normally therefore have two home games and three away matches after the split.Defending champions Celtic and Hibs will have played 16 at home and 17 on the road and would expect three home games and two away matches post-split.Given the need to even out home and away derbies and the stakes in the title race, it is likely two of Hearts' away games will be at Hibs' Easter Road and Celtic Park, while Rangers can expect to be away to Celtic and Hearts.However, Hearts will have hosted Falkirk and Motherw...