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My recollection is SPFL seed, then halve pots into regions, not other way round; and they usually kept 'B'-teams apart in the past (to maximise their chance of progressing?).
So by my reckoning:
First Round
North (SPFL) ... Brechin City, Cowdenbeath, East Fife, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Peterhead, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion
North (HL) ... Brora Rangers
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North (HL) ... Buckie Thistle, Formartine United, Fraserburgh
North 'B' teams ... Aberdeen 'B', Dundee United B', Heart of Midlothian B', Ross County B', St Johnstone B', Dundee B'/Hibernian B'
South (SPFL) ... Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Clyde, Dumbarton, Edinburgh City, Falkirk, Queen's Park, Stranraer
South (LL) ... Kelty Hearts
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South (LL) ... Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, BSC Glasgow, East Kilbride
South 'B' teams ... Celtic B', Livingston B', Motherwell B', Rangers B', St Mirren B', Hibernian B'/Kilmarnock B'
And are Hibs B not further north than Hearts B?0 -
Congratulations guys - speak to you again in another forum soon!!
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Scouse away
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Tight game so far.
Or something that rhymes with ‘tight’1 -
Daylight robbery charging £10 for this stream. No sound until 23 in, no clock until 18 in and absolutely no commentary. On top of that it’s being filmed by a dashcam from about a mile distant! All means that nobody has much idea what’s happening - including (allegedly) the ref.
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Ayrton Sonkur and Greg Fleming both re-signed today. Tom Devitt away.
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Come on, get your act together, that’s now 24 hours since you announced the signing of a BSC Glasgow player [emoji23][emoji23]
Are there any left to sign?
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First six players re-signed for next season announced tonight: Scott Robertson, Sean Burns, Grant Gallagher, Jamie Walker, Jamie Hamill and Kieran Millar. They join Matty Yates, Josh Walker and Tommy Muir who were signed already.
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I hope Jaio Victoria stays. Would not be surprised though to see him leave, given the number of times the manager
has thrown him under the bus this season.
Not absolutely sure what Muir brings to the team .
Interesting take on team selection.
Season 2019-20: very limited squad with very limited bench, meaning same starting eleven most weeks. Outcome - criticism for manager over his squad and team selection.
Season 2020-21: squad of around 20, all of whom could make a strong claim to start, and all of whom we’d have been happy to see starting. Outcome - criticism for manager over his team selection.
What would people prefer - same starting eleven every week or a squad with a strong interchangeable bench?
We all see things differently, but often it was horses for courses during the season and I’d ask who you would have dropped to allow Joao to start more regularly?
I really hope Joao stays - one fond memory was his blinder of a performance against Craig Thomson at Ainslie Park - had him tied in knots!0 -
I would expect the Brechin players to fight tooth and nail to maintain their place in the SPFL. They will be aware that if they drop out of League 2 they will find it difficult to get back up again, so Kelty can't afford to be over confident.
Most players these days are on one year contracts - doubt they’ll be thinking too much of the club’s future.
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Doesn’t match some of the figures above, but Stranraer and St. Johnstone have met at 4 grounds - Stair Park, Muirton Park, McDiarmid Park and Broadwood (Challenge Cup final).
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Read recently that, along with Airdrie, we have the worst record of success in the play-offs. But I think both clubs also benefitted twice, having lost in finals, from the demise of Gretna and Rangers’ liquidation.
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LOOKS LIKE NO FANS NOW THOUGH
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57123009
Can't see any being allowed into the rock either.....
That’s Glasgow...0 -
Are the playoffs going to be on the box?
Wouldn’t have thought so as the League Two to League One play-offs are never on TV. The other higher two are though.0 -
Promises to be some night for the nerves for Stirling Albion, Elgin City and Stranraer fans on Tuesday.
Queen’s Park have the title in the bag already but they have a role to play in who makes the play-offs as they travel to face Elgin, currently 4th.
Edinburgh City are in the play-offs but could finish anywhere between 2nd and 4th. They travel to Stranraer, currently 5th.
Stirling Albion lie third, but they have completed their fixtures. They are 1 point ahead of Elgin and Stranraer and all three are on the same goal difference. But, as both Elgin and Stranraer have scored more goals than the Binos, a point for either of these two will move Stirling down a place in the table. If both Elgin and Stranraer take at least a point, Stirling move down two places and drop out of the play-off spots.
And another strange possibility - if both Elgin and Stranraer lose, the team which loses by a smaller margin will be 4th. If both lose by the same margin the table won’t change and Stranraer will miss out.
Stirling Albion can finish 3rd, 4th or 5th. Elgin and Stranraer can finish anywhere between 2nd and 5th. Edinburgh City, as above, can finish anywhere between 2nd and 4th.
Think I’ve got that all right...?
Sportsound on Saturday night - more interested in a meaningless Glasgow Derby!10 -
I didn't say it was what I wanted, but is what I expected.
Another thing that's a joke is the SPFL insisting that clubs have up to 3x minute's silences for the same person in a little over a week.
We had 4 opportunities to fall silent for Phil - league matches Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday and then our Scottish Cup tie on the Sunday. If you even agree with it happening, once would have been sufficient.1 -
Enjoyed our encounters with SFC, couple of 2-2. Not bad. Disappointed when Victoria was sent off recently. My kind of player. Please allow me an indulgence. Stirling have faired well against Edinburgh this season. but struggled with Elgin.
Think every team has another they struggle with. Elgin have beaten us three times now - we just can’t figure them out. Yet Albion Rovers (who we have beaten twice in the league) have beaten Elgin twice.2 -
Fair result in the end. We just couldn’t manage the game out after Darryl scored.
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This is always going to be about the memories you have of visiting these places, so Glebe Park is going to be favourite for most long-standing fans of current League Two clubs. (Whether it’s a promotion-clinching result or just the soup) I’ve also had a great day out at Brora and would be happy for them to be in the league as, like us, they struggle from being relatively isolated from other SPFL clubs. People at Dudgeon Park were very welcoming. Never been to Kelty but, geographically, would be handiest of the three!
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Agree it's not looking good for Brechin, but contrary to what was in their letter to the SPFL the greater recent match practice they will have should be a net advantage rather than a problem. Brora and Kelty could effectively be in preseason form next week.
Agree they could be. But we’ve played both Kelty and Brora this season. On the day they both looked top end League 2 sides, with good and well trained players and I wouldn’t bank on them being off the pace!
ps - we have the dates for the Brora/Kelty matches - do we have the dates for the final?
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Right guys, how are we all feeling ahead of this one - huge game for both clubs.
A win for either team guarantees a Top 4 finish and a place in the play-offs.
Final game for the Binos, so they need something. If we lose, we would need to win our final game against Edinburgh City but that still might not be enough depending on the outcome of their game with Elgin. Basically, we need to win this one too.
A draw tomorrow would mean we could overtake Stirling with a draw or a win from our last game.0 -
Do we think the play off final will be televised?
I can't recall if these games have been televised or not in previous years on Alba or whatever but this is absolute must watch drama considering what has gone on over the previous two campaigns and all the uncertainty surrounding it all.
I wish Brechin all the best and hope they can survive but I can't help thinking the writing is on the wall. I don't know enough about the Brora side but the Kelty side would be a top four team in this leage for sure so should really deal with this Brechin side comfortably you would think.
League One to Championship final was on Alba in previous years, but not the lower ones.0 -
I think that would be a step too far at the moment.
Right now I would be asking League 2 clubs to expand to a 12-team division to accommodate Brechin, Kelty, and Brora who have been unfortunate victims of circumstance to find themselves in the present situation.
Yes, but you’re asking for the vote of SPFL clubs who wouldn’t vote a very similar proposal through last season when Thistle and Falkirk were ‘unfortunate victims of circumstance.’
I don’t mind the idea but I can’t see it happening.
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We all know the carry on with the SPFL 2 traditional teams and some of their views of everything below them as if they don't exists and have no right to be promoted.
How many clubs in League Two have come out and said they oppose having the play-off this season? Clearly Brechin have, but how many others?
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Stranraer 2021-2022 - The Big 151
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Midfielder Mark Lamont, 23, added. 3 years at Clyde.