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Perhaps we could compare hardline pro-junior postings to the mess that is Brexit...? Pretending everything will be brilliant bu reminiscing about the past?

Sauchie 3-1 Largs Thistle Scottish Junior Cup second round, 28th October #theesel

Renfrew 3-1 Largs Thistle West of Scotland First Division, 21st October #theesel

Largs Thistle 0-3 Cumbernauld United West of Scotland First Division, Game 8 7th October #theesel

Largs Thistle 3-1 Kello Rovers West of Scotland First Division, Saturday 30th September #theesel

Petershill 4-1 Largs Thistle West of Scotland First Division, 23rd September #theesel

Largs Thistle 1-0 Shettleston West of Scotland First Division, Saturday 16th September #theesel

Larkhall Thistle 0-1 Largs Thistle West of Scotland First Division, Saturday 9th September #theesel

Largs Thistle 1-4 Troon West of Scotland First Division, 2nd September #theesel

Kilsyth Rangers 2-2 Largs Thistle West of Scotland First Division, 26th August #theesel

Hurlford United 1-0 Largs Thistle Ayrshire League Cup quarter-final, 23rd August #theesel

Largs Thistle 4-0 Maryhill West of Scotland First Division, 19th August 2017 #theesel

Kilwinning Rangers 3-0 Largs Thistle Ayrshire League Cup group stage, game 5 #theesel

Dalry Thistle 0-3 Largs Thistle Ayrshire League Cup group stage game 4, Saturday 12th August #theesel

Largs Thistle 3-3 Beith Ayrshire League Cup group stage game 3, Wednesday 9th August #theesel

Largs Thistle 3-1 Kilbirnie Ladeside Ayrshire League Cup group stage game 2, Saturday 5th August #theesel

Largs Thistle 3-1 Ardrossan Winton Rovers Ayrshire League Cup Group Stage Game 1, Wednesday 2nd August #theesel

Largs Thistle 5-0 Luncarty Friendly, Saturday 29th July #theesel

Must admit I was reluctant tae share a lot of the tweets re Ruth Davidson's surgeries (or lack of them) as I remember Unionists saying Mhairi Black and other high-ranking SNPers weren't having surgeries - weeks after their first elections and hardly fair to compare...

Largs Thistle 5-0 Greenock Friendly, Tuesday 25th July #theesel

Largs Thistle 5-1 St Cuthbert Wanderers Friendly, 22nd July 2017 #theesel

Think Cat's based in Glasgow North - Labour candidate was Pam Duncan-Glancy, who slightly undermined her decent work and undoubted talent by telling left-wingers to vote Labour and not "a nationalist called Patrick (Harvie or Grady)" - and, more petty, had UK in her Twitter handle. Shame as if it wasn't for those indiscretions I may have been tempted as the SNP need tae buck up their game... I know Glasgow North-East MP Paul Sweeney was usually anti-Corbyn but heard he apologised for previously doubting him (when the SNP has Anne McLaughlin though, its basically a no-win situation...) I do like The National when it deals with campaigns and causes (a lot o the folk I'm pals wi on Twitter see it as a joke, but I think once you get past the sometimes ropey photoshopping its got a decent range inside) - in my small work at least, in a solid Tory area, its actually went up a bit in the last year, though admittedly from a low base (a few sold a day and it wasn't long ago we were getting 10+ sent in, though not all sold). RISE are essentially gone - the one real class candidate other than CB, James McEnaney, left pretty sharp after the election, and now dedicates his time to having a distressingly smug Twitter photo (which is a shame as he's actually pretty capable, at least on education matters, though I feel he isn't radically left if that matters too)

Largs Thistle 3-0 Greenock Morton XI Friendly, 19th July 2017 #theesel

I would clarify I don't mean the association is full of folk with bad ideas - that wouldn't be appropriate for me to say, nor is it true as every club has their own situation and story. What is the problem is showing sides how they can survive in a pyramid - at the AGM, a major point of contention was the (small) increase in games - small, but when we haven't decided what to do with the cups a legitimate fear. As there is next to no money in the game as well for ground work, facilities work etc, a pyramid (which would require these) is a tough sell to a heck of a lot of clubs at the moment, when the LL is concerned more so when most sides are far outwith its heartland. Don't forget though, league reconstruction passed 49 votes to 12, so clubs do see a bigger structure as the future at least. One of the main problems facing clubs IMO is the lack of new faces getting involved behind the scenes. Even when there younger folk, selling a junior football club or competition is very hard to sponsors etc when the game doesn't have the organisation it should have. The old East of Scotland seniors were very similar until a certain HibeeJibee took on the fixtures job 10 years ago. I could write a heck of a lot more, but its late tonight. I've had a pint on my day off so perhaps I don't make as much sense as I thought I did.

Not disagreeing ultimately but if you think it'll be easy, you haven't been to a West region meeting! (Two of them has been enough for me to have a snapshot of just how much needs to be done)