[Caledonian AFL All Chat]

On 13/01/2024 at 11:11, Amateur Footie Fan said:

The SPAFL has shot its bolt I think. If, as rumoured, St Pats and Campsie to Calie they are 100% top league in Scotland. I also heard GHSFP making the move also. Interesting times for the Calie

That's no true... The GHSFP Part anyway. 

[Amateur football is dying]

15 hours ago, MrTumble said:

I think you are missing the point. If they are signed with a club they can’t play as a trialist for another club. So that reduces the number of available players to teams that are struggling to field a team. Why not increase trialist games to 4 and remove the need to be signed for cups (once you play for a club in a particular cup you’re cuptied anyway). Clubs would only need 20 signed players.

Somebody is definitely missing the point... and we cant use trialists. 

If any of the boys signed to help us want to play elsewhere they are released pretty much right away. 

[Amateur football is dying]

16 hours ago, Amateur Footie Fan said:

A lot of players are only signed to help out and arent able or willing to play every week. Its not like all these teams have 14 guys every week standing watching and not getting stripped. I wouldnt read too much into how many players are registered.

Agree with this. We have 30ish registered. A few coaches, quite a few former players who'll help out occasionally. 8 games in i dont think we've had 16 stripped very often and if we have it's usually including coaches.

[CSAFL]

22 hours ago, JBAFC said:

Think the leagues were drawn at random? Fairest way to do it IMO, just unlucky for the teams involved the way it’s worked out.

Oir 1st year in we got drawn in 1b with Bannockburn, Wellhouse, Drum Ams, Eastfeild, Camby Talbot plus a more than decent Stirling City... Bannockburn won the premier shortly after. Wellhouse won the Scottish the next year. Luck of the league draw is massive