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Dunipace internal works nearly complete (bar a bit of plumbing to be done), external work on the park and stadium underway Monday. Westfield will be a different place very soon! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1043399835808624&id=198060623675887&ref=page_internal&__tn__=%2As%2As-R

Hoping someone can answer a couple of under 20's related questions for one of the new teams. First one is easy, is it 5 on the bench or 7 on the bench and is it rolling subs or 3 from 5/7? Second potentially a bit trickier: if you have an Under 17 SYFA team is there any logical link between then an your 20's if you wanted to promote a high performing player for a few games? Or do you need to go through the charade of cancelling/re-registering even though it's players in the same pathway at the same club? Any advice from you experienced under 20's folks much appreciated.[emoji106]

Not officially mate, but lots of people who know lots of things. What's his name and what kind of time did he play fur the club, we'll see what we can find for you?

No worries. I just noticed though that my phone autocorrected the email address I had typed! Have updated the post above, but to confirm it is admin@dunipacefc.com. it's a clickable link on the bottom left of the site home page if thats easier.

Checked with our committe, yes we can take remote payment. We can send bank account details via admin@dunipacefc.com to send payment to secure season tickets. I'll get the website updated to say that first chance I get.

Ah, I'll let the guy who runs the website know to update that in the ticket section as we do have an admin email address. [emoji6] It's a work in progress. [emoji3] It's admin@dunipacefc.com. I'm not sure what the answer to your card question is TBH, I'll ask at pre season today and post back.

Not 100% confirmed yet, looking to be consistent with other sides. The Season ticket price will likely represent a £1 (20%) or £2 (33%) per game saving on gate prices.

20 years is a long time, lots (including many of the people) will have changed at the club since then I would imagine. With everyone involved looking forwards towards a bright future, the past is long forgotten for all who want to be part of the clubs journey. Westfield welcomes everyone with open arms. [emoji106]

Dunipace are looking to fill the gaps in our pre-season schedule with away games on any of the following dates (away as our park being renovated): Date Day 21/06/2018 Thu 30/06/2018 Sat 02/07/2018 Mon 07/07/2018 Sat 16/07/2018 Mon Anyone interested in a friendly, let me know by PM. Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Pie and Bovril mobile app

Conference B Sauchie v Dunipace another Forth Valley derby. Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Pie and Bovril mobile app

You're not wrong. [emoji2] Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Pie and Bovril mobile app

Particularly if the proposal is not to have automatic promotion for the winners of the SoS and EoS, but to have a playoff between (licensed) winners of all 3 EoS conferences and the SoS champions for the potentially 2 spots. That would have to be agreed between both league's and passed at their AGM's I would think.

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They had the same opportunity as all the other clubs and chose not to move, knowing what was going on around them. Pretty sure that's why he says "self inflicted" and I'd be inclined to agree. They could have been playing against the top teams next year, had they chosen to. They chose not to.

Not officially. But talk around the town is that they have indeed applied.

Think Kelty applied after the closing date but before the AGM. I believe that is why applications were reopened this year after the 31/03 deadline, to 31/05, to make it clear that up to the AGM was OK. At some point, the door has to close for next season so that everyone knows where they are and I think the working assumption is that date will be 15 minutes from now, to allow all the rule changes etc to be drawn up and accepted at the AGM to allow things to function. Plus, Given the earlier finish and start date of the EoS league versus the juniors, many of the clubs will be starting back pre season next weekend or the week after.

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Not sure by your responses, but fur avoidance of doubt I was only teasing. An easy mistake to make with all the numbers flying around of late. I wasn't seriously questioning your maths abilities.

It was initially mooted as 2x13, which presented the same problem, albeit with less games to squeeze in which changes things slightly. That said, my initial impression of the EoS is that there are very good, very clever people in charge, concentrated on the best outcome for all member clubs (big or small) and happy to consider new and out of the box ideas to make this all work for the long term, even if that means a transitional season. I've every faith that regardless of the final number of teams there will be a solution and I can't remember the last time I found myself looking forward to a season as much as I am next.

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Need to do that maths again. [emoji4] Though I agree with you, 2 larger conferences for a season with more midweek games under lights and lose the league cup, potentially, just to sort everything out in one year with all clubs earning their level.

Maybe some of those undeclared clubs will hang around and think they now have a chance of winning the Superleague and getting the Scottish Cup place, without getting the License.

Could be a long time before First Team on field change is visible, could not. Time will tell. But that applies to the bottom Teir in the West just as it does the EoS. But the club can do a whole lot of other things off the field that we want to in the EoS that we can't do in the West (License, Under 20's etc.). And it's a fresh start. Overall, for the club in its entirety, not just looking at a first team in isolation (which is what most of those who don't understand the decision are doing) it's the best option for the club to grow for the long term, bottom to top.

Taking your example, Dunipace may or may not find it tough next year. At this stage, it's guess work. But you are assuming they are moving under the same conditions that saw them finish in that position this year. They are not. They will be playing in a new ground, on a new surface, with a new management team and have already announced they have changed a third of their squad and will be adding a development team at under 20's next year (rather than running and under 20 team at times at first team level last year!). You only need to look as far as Royal Albert to know that on field outlooks change in the non league on an almost seasonal basis. That said, DRS is right, it's not about instant on park success, it's about going to the best place to grow the club for the long term.

Not exactly, but enough to sell it to players though. They knew how the league's were likely to be made up using the seeding system outlined at the meeting so could reasonably work it out. We knew for example it would likely be either Hawick or LTHV, Preston or Leith, Tynie or Herriot Watt etc. And from the Juniors likely to be 2 from Bonnyrigg, Camelon, Haws and Mussy. 2 from Haddington, Blackburn, Tranent and Dalkeith etc. Etc. Even allowing for changes to balance floodlights etc. it was perfectly feasible based on the information given that you could build a picture of what the sections might look like when done seeded like that. To then change that for teams considered "lesser" so they wouldn't have even a chance of being in a league with the top teams at this late stage doesn't seem right. Some of the players that have signed will have done so because they knew they were going to be in sections with at least some of these teams. What is being proposed here is that they end up in a league with none of them, to suit the late coming "big teams", potentially to those clubs detriment. Just my opinion, but I think we have committed to an all teams Teir 6 for at least one transitional season and that's what it should be now, either 2 sections or 3. If we follow the thought process that for the season after finishing positions next year determine league, that seems fair. It at least gives everyone a chance to earn their spots. Some of these "lesser" teams might surprise, they might not. At least no one can complain the season after as everyone ends up wherever they earn.