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8 hours ago, MonTheHedge said:
Unbelievably, that was one of the most tedious back and forths I’ve seen in this thread.
Are Arbroath fans becoming the Rangers of the lower leagues ? No one likes us we don't care and all that .
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On 17/07/2023 at 14:03, citydiehard said:
Wtf is Kirk playing at letting Northcot go,another player he under used last season,Jeanfield have got a very good player.
It wasn't Kirk's choice.
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We need supporters who actually support the team and the club.
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Pleasing to see us knock in a few goals against Brechin Vics at weekend.
Basically doing what Buckie were doing against similar standard of opposition
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5 hours ago, TheClosingArguement said:
Announce Mcinally
Barry Smith is yer man
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On 29/06/2023 at 19:43, greendot said:
I dunno, maybe he just needs his hole and he'll cheer up a bit
Looks like he never got his hole again.
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On 17/07/2022 at 11:18, citydiehard said:
Maybe was giving the trialist some game time to see if he is up to standard,which hopefully they will see he is not.He need to get fit too.On the upside when was the last time we were undefeated in pre season.
That trialist was Deano.
19 hours ago, citydiehard said:Our new signings haven’t actually set the heather on fire.Not really enhanced our squad.
Letting Deano (an excellent keeper) go and replace with a 17 year old baffles me.Deano treated shabbily by Kirk so understand why he has left ,he was a very able replacement for Lenny (shite under pressure).So now we have a keeper liable to making stupid mistakes guaranteed a game as you can’t expect a 17 year old to cope with the rough and tumble of the highland league.We need more attack minded signings especially to challenge Grady for the striking spot.
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On 24/06/2023 at 18:14, Tattie36 said:
Decent summary.
I don’t think any of the trialists looked good enough to get a contract. Our best players were all guys who’ve been with us for a while and I actually thought Steel looked decent, also a couple of good saves from Adams in the first half. Jacobs was terrible, Alan was meh.
The big thing for me is (yes I know it’s the first game for these guys), if you’re good enough then surely to feck you shouldn’t be made to look very ordinary by a Highland League team. remember that was their first game too and they looked by far the better team in the first half and deserved the draw.
Disappointing and very familiar feeling.
A half strength Highland league side as well it must be said.
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25 minutes ago, Kev8122 said:
Trialists will be playing at our friendly games against Arbroath and Dundee. You are well aware that most clubs have not completed their squads at the moment and if you include the 2 players that haven't been announced yet - we are only 4 away from our initial 18-man squad.
You are wasting your time trying to engage with that single brain cell.
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1 hour ago, MO7S said:
I can't see them winning it with the current playing squad unless other teams are weaker than last year. There appears to be a growing realisation in Brechin, that the Highland League is the present and the future.
A real wishful thinking kind of post.
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7 hours ago, ScottishLoon said:
Any strikers who forfar athletic should be looking at from the Highland league? Asking for a no current striker at his club friend.
Looks like Ray is going down the route of not conceding rather than scoring this season. Is that 4 centre halfs you have got now ?
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15 hours ago, Cowden Cowboy said:
A ten team league with 4 b teams versus a league which only has 4 teams - that is what you were actually talking about. Neither floats my boat. On a more serious note there is clearly little SPFL appetite to increase from 42 teams but that doesn’t seem to deter endless theorists giving us their dream
From what I can make out, the SPFL is based on preserving 4 matches against Celtic and Rangers in the premier league as Doncaster's only selling point for whatever paltry sponsorhip deal he can muster. The other 3 leagues and the flawed pyramid don't really come into Doncaster's equations . The SFA seem to realise that change might be good but even they are fixated on making sure that Celtic and Rangers are kept sweet first and foremost.
Doncaster has maintained that the 42 team league will remain and is obviously banging that drum at league meetings. After all, he managed to convince his fellow spfl board members to spread the armageddon warning when trying to fit the new Rangers at the highest level in the league system.
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17 hours ago, Cowden Cowboy said:
In only having 4 teams competing for the promotion and relegation when Conference at least had 6
I don't follow your logic. Surely all 14 teams would be trying to finish as high as possible in the league to gain more prize money ?
More saddening though is you thinking the conference has any place in Scottish football at all.
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2 hours ago, Cowden Cowboy said:
Don’t think just 16 teams in 4 leagues is a winner - worse than the Conference!
In what way ?
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2 hours ago, O'Kelly Isley III said:
As one of the more mature posters on here, this thread has me recalling the year 1967, arguably Scotland's finest season of club and international football.
Funnily enough there were only two senior divisions of 18 and 19 clubs respectively with no doubt some 'meaningless games', but that was offset somewhat by straight home/away league fixtures.
And here's a funny thing; free from the need to make every fixture 'meaningful' it was much easier to introduce younger players, and astonishingly almost every one of them was Scottish.
Look around other countries and see how many are operating small but very repetitive divisions. You won't find many so why are we persisting with it ?
Spot on. Maybe someday Neil Doncaster will actually admit he was wrong and not try to block league expansion at every opportunity................or maybe I'm just being optimistic.
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40 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said:
There’s you just saying you want new places to visit each season which you get all the time with 10 team divisions and to me if that’s the sole aim of a club that is meaningless, in my opinion. Trying to stop a team from winning the league or being in the top 9 teams of an 18 team division isn’t my idea of meaningful.
And I honestly couldn’t care less about youth players. If a players good enough they’ll make it. Scotland national team right now is packed full of talent and none of them were kicking around the arse end of League 2 no able to get a game cause the divisions were too small at 18 year old.
Correct me if I'm wrong but with a 10 team league you only get 9 places to visit whereas.........
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9 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said:
It’s not meaningless because you’re going for the league
And no the point of the thread has not been lost on me, I was just stating I agree with Jon Vojacek.
Also agree with The Moonster regarding 9th placed finishes.
I was referring to supporters of all clubs not just ours.
My points were suggesting that league 2 is perhaps not fine as it stands and could be managed better to promote more chances for youth players to develop rather than the colt idea.
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1 hour ago, 1320Lichtie said:
Agree with everything Jan Vojacek says
The leagues are fine. Leave them alone. People are only arsed about their own team anyway, who is really bothered whether they’ve got 4 games against Morton a season or 2 against Morton and 2 against QOTS or whatever (swap teams to suit as applicable).
Who really cares, it’s weird. I look forward to watching Arbroath every Saturday - who they’re playing does not bother me in the slightest and the main reason I enjoy watching football and the outcomes of football matches is due to having something meaningful on the line. Nothing games after 2/3rds of a season would be fkn awful
The whole point of this thread has obviously been lost on you. The first battle has been won in staving off the ridiculous Conference . The next battle is to convince the authorities that there are other options out there for young up and coming talented players other than having this colt team concept which they think is exclusive to the premier clubs.
Perhaps having an 18 team league would give a lot more teams the opportunity to play younger players without the continual fear of relegation looming over them. It would also negate the need for colt sides in the SPFL set up altogether.(a reserve league would be more benefit to them ) . There would obviously be the play off places at the top of the league and hopefully a fairer relegation system at the bottom to create a real pyramid .
For the SFA to only have one choice to vote on with no other option to consider is somewhat ridiculous . I would hope that the feedback from clubs and supporters realise this and come up with a fairer solution that doesn't alienate the bottom 200 or so clubs in the so called current pyramid.
Also worth mentioning , in the 2 seasons Brechin have been in the Highland League there has never been the slightest hint of a meaningless game from the supporters who , like you go along to watch their team try to win a football match.
When there is prize money at stake for finishing higher in the league as it will be in League 2 , surely that is motivation in itself for teams to want to win to secure bonuses etc.
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25 minutes ago, Brechin City FC said:
I would hope a statement isn't far away considering the vote is before the Supporters' meeting on Tuesday.
Agree.
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2 minutes ago, Brechin City FC said:
It would have been nice if there was a bit more transparency around it. Supporters shouldn't have to go to the club to ask the question.
This was one of the complaints aimed at the previous committee.
All will be fully explained at the meeting on Tuesday night.
Your post mentioned the committee feeling of around a month ago. That was the time when not a lot of solid official information was available for clubs and everyone was working on hearsay. A lot has happened in that time, including concerned supporters contacting the club.
I THINK YOU SHOULD QUESTION THE SFA /SPFL FOR THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY .
I don't think the current regime wanted to rush into making rash decisions or statements until more information was available.
More and more clubs are now making their intentions known on a daily basis and I wouldn't be surprised if a statement wasn't far away.
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15 minutes ago, Brechin City FC said:
I think a lot of supporters have since been in touch and made their feelings known. I believe they are all against the idea and will be voting NO.
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2 hours ago, citydiehard said:
With the money dried up looks like we will be after loan players again,can’t see doing well this season.
Why don't you come along to the supporters meeting on Tuesday to voice your opinions face to face with the manager
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8 hours ago, welshbairn said:
Might have saved Phil Scofield from getting into all that bother.
Who is he ?
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2 hours ago, welshbairn said:
Re your recent comments on fitbanorth, you really need to learn how to use emojis.
Oh please. Is this what these forums have come to ?
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SPFL Clubs raising the drawbridge?
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Brechin have a bronze license.