timeforchange

To be fair to the Shotts Bon Accord blazer. He picks games at random and goes and watches and is not connected in any way to the club but is made more than welcome when he is there and always buys 2 cans of Diet Coke. I’m more than sure the guys who run Gartcairn will know better than others what they do and don’t need and sure it will be addressed.

I think that comment is very poor to all the management team currently running the Wosfl and of which the head honcho is a Clydebank man. Whether you like it or not these guys were all voted in by the clubs to run the new set up which looked to be the new promised land and is now being shunned by people higher up in authority of the governing body and placing obstacles in the way at every opportunity. My gut feeling is that a man from Alloa is responsible for a lot of it and very much against a proper pyramid system within the Scottish league structure. Unfortunately for us all he looks very much being the head honcho shortly. Our clubs have been royally shafted by those above and my fear is it will get worse in the future to protect themselves and there will be more and more obstacles placed in the way. The conference vote might be closer than we think and it could mean another season in the lowland league for them while the powers to be get back round the table to put a new workable system in place. Never mind the red herring of having a better pathway for under 21’s to reach the seniors.

Another thing about these B teams or colt teams whatever you want to call them none of them actually have a home ground they are all renting premises unless of course they intend using there own complexes or training grounds which I think would be unlikely

Maybe it would be soul destroying but it is the correct way for progress everybody can find their own level and go as far as they wish if they want not just jump in front of others who have been working there way up correctly imo

They say there is not enough challenges in the Lowland league for progression for the Colt teams. Make them start at the bottom and work there way up through the ranks with proper promotion and relegation within a correct pyramid system and also extended the development league age limit to under 23 to allow for better preparation for the first team. After the 20’s some clubs lose their players to the Amateurs where if under 23’s who help solve that pathway and still be able to play with under 23’s and first team to gain experience

It’s a pure and utter shit show that ain’t going to improve unfortunately as you are fed more and more tripe on a weekly basis that nothing has been decided. They are trying to sell it saying there will be no promotion for the b teams let’s wait and see what happens. They say they will be better challenges in the conference league without being disrespectful what does that say about the second and first division then they are worse ? I don’t think so. Next up they will be selling Hampden and lesser Hampden will be Scotlands new base going forward to allow another team play there if results go there way

Congratulations to all at Rutherglen Glencairn on their win yesterday. Unfortunately there had to be a loser and thought East Craigie were very unlucky in the first half with Glens keeper having a couple of very good saves. As you say that win probably meant a lot to a lot of Glens men Alex Forbes and Wullie Harvey and his sidekick Joe who have been around a while. Well done guys

Mick away to East Kilbride lowland league ? If the rumours are true

Closing ranks not wanting anymore teams in from lower leagues even if you are genuine and progress the correct way but will set up a new conference league for B teams. You don’t need to be clever to read the script.

Maybe they have decided they are better off playing in the league they are currently in given the new proposal for league reconstruction. It’s probably fair to say that our current leagues are better supported and more local than what they could possibly move into and being a licensed club you can still enter the big Scottish for maybe a wee pay day back and forward until that set up changes too

Will go ahead next season 24/25 without any shadow of a doubt if not before. The colt teams will buy their way back in to the lowland league for another season if they don’t accept conference league starting season 23/24. It’s all becoming rather predictable and was my fear when the new set up was being implemented a couple of seasons ago. There is very much a lot of self interest with no intent to have a proper pyramid system in place unfortunately

Who knows mate the question was asked and maybe the wrong information was given regarding the player being able to play. It has happened already this season in the case of a suspension very intriguing indeed

If clubs have to pay a bond for the new league does that mean they will get a refund of the bond the paid to the lowland league when it started up

Don’t talk pish. The line up as it was today was because some of the bigger teams never got through their earlier games. I’m sure some of them would still be in it if they played well enough. It’s the luck of the draw and who turns up on the day. There is more money in the junior cup than the south challenge cup and in my opinion is a better cup and better financial rewards. Darvel opted back in this season. Football is all about opinions but after seeing how things have worked out over the last 2 seasons I would prefer the Junior cup to the South challenge cup but that is my preference

Mick you are 100% in your comments regarding The Talbot are the benchmark for us all and what we all strive to achieve where we possibly can . Every clu goes through phases and have ups and does that will not change it’s how you bounce back after an upset. There is also no doubt the Darvel are on the road up also despite what many might think and most would swap their position to be where you are in tomorrow nights game if not r they are lying. I know how much professionalism that you are trying to implement into the club and raising the bar higher and the profile for our grade of football all helps. Good luck o you all tomorrow night and no matter the result as a prominent Talbot man said to me after a very famous victory which always sticks in my mind to this day. Boys enjoy your night and saviour the occasion. Good luck to you all

The sfa issue a list of player suspensions if your name is on it no matter who you played for well your suspended it’s the SFA who administer the suspensions. I just can’t understand why a club should find the need to keep checking a players suspension they know who is suspended because it’s under the wrong team. It’s still the same player no matter who he played with or now plays with. Also when it’s being suggested to you to cancel a suspended players registration to play as a trialist as suspension doesn’t count as a trialist and resign him later I think that says it all

Think you will find he did not sign for them before Saturday. He certainly wasn’t a signed player for them last night when I checked

So a player gets a suspension at his previous club he moves to another club. The club knows he is suspended as per list but deliberatley play him as he has not signed for them and that is okay. If that is not a loophole then what is it. He plays as a trialist to avoid the suspension?

Who knows maybe the clubs know and are just abusing the system and taking advantage of a wee loophole. Sporting integrity and all that

Not so sure about the bottle crashed comment but I think the fact that Shotts lost both matches to Arthurlie and the fact that as a testament to them they were that relentless in their challenge for winning the league that more less always made it more difficult to overcome and fair play to them for doing so and congratulations to all when it is finally confirmed

From day 1 the full thing was a set up with promises made and not kept. Things kept changing and Goalposts getting moved probably one on the reasons George Fraser isn’t involved now after a string of changes being made along the way ?

Shotts brought on Derek Barnes when Johnny Murdoch was sent-off but he wasn't listed as a substitute. Surely that isn't right? I know the referee was a bit card happy and he didn’t get much help from one of his assistants but do you honestly think that he would have allowed Derek Barnes to come on if he wasn’t listed as a substitute. Maybe it just wasn’t written up on the board listed?

Usual reaction ? Not sure where that comes from. Penalty given today was never a penalty and if the facts are correct I believe it is the 9 th or 10 th penalty that that player has got his team awarded this season. Before somebody jumps on the bandwagon I’m not saying the player dives or goes down easily as it is the referee who gives the decision. Arthurlie could have a penalty awarded before the one they did get but some you get and some you don’t. Overall Arthurlie deserved their so no usual reaction from us

Arthurlie had more of the chances and probably deserved the win overall to be fair but the decision to award the penalty that he gave was never a penalty although to be fair there was a defo penalty before this that the ref never gave and that probably made his mind up to give that one which was defo wrong. Ref made poor decisions for both sides but prob didn’t influence the overall result

If a player is sent off in an under 20’s development game on a Friday night can he play for the first team on a Saturday