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19 minutes ago, mo83 said:
Last year when this was all going on did Brechin want to go the Lowland league if they got put out?
They did.
A vote was required at the Lowland AGM to change the rules in order to allow this. Safe to say it didn’t pass after what transpired.
Dead in the water now with the incoming Midland League at Tier 6 underneath the HL anyway.
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How to win friends and influence people? Propose reconstruction with the OF Colts again. That’ll work.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brechin-city-plead-spfl-scrap-23947986
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This gets better.
Brechin’s reconstruction plan involves the OF Colts - yep, that popular concept. You genuinely couldn’t write this!
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brechin-city-plead-spfl-scrap-23947986
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1 minute ago, Bundesliga Boy said:
Confirmed that Brechin have written to the SPFL board claiming it would be “fundamentally unfair” to hold play-offs between club 42 and winner of Highland and Lowland league play-off(based on games played by Brora and Kelty).They propose league reconstruction with no relegation, expanding League 2 to 12 clubs. Here we go again with reconstruction chat! Confirmed Brechin have written to the SPFL board claiming it would be “fundamentally unfair” to hold play-offs between club 42 and winner of Highland and Lowland league play-off(based on games played by Brora and Kelty).They propose league reconstruction with no relegation, expanding League 2 to 12 clubs.
Here we go again with reconstruction chat!
Regardless of any opinions on the situation, we cannot trust the SPFL to pass reconstruction proposals. Last summer proved that.
Its time for Brechin to accept that they are where they are on merit. Their escape routes are closing off fast, while any goodwill is being lost (even amongst their own fanbase).
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4 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:
He may just have read it on here.
Think the most interesting snippet of Marten's info is the Tayport and Scone angle.
Hello - Mozza here
I heard from a contact in the West, so Marten's info is probably better to take heed of given it seems to be "closer" to things playing out. Good news all the same!3 -
2 minutes ago, Burnieman said:6 minutes ago, craigkillie said:Changing the rules in extreme circumstances with the consent of the majority of clubs is entirely reasonable. Pushing for a null and void purely to reprieve your club from relegation for a second consecutive season is a bit pathetic.
Weren't these rules set at the start of the season supposed to cover these extreme circumstances?
This article will help clarify the situation, I suspect.
George Fraser reveals the crucial factors behind declaring Kelty champions (Daily Record)
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I assume @Tutankhamen is referring to this page on the website:
https://www.bscglasgow.co.uk/youth/bsc-youth/
...also - side point. Being called a "pointless" club by someone who's side isn't playing this year is all sorts of glass houses and stones material. Believe it or not, we're all in our own irrelevancy together in non-league.0 -
Imagine listening to that and thinking we “targeted” a ref.
As always on the podcast, we’ll talk about our personal views which do not reflect those of any clubs - that’s why we aren’t boring. Having said that, I’m still scratching my head at how gogsy reached that viewpoint.
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There are two ways to look at this.
We've got a tremendous base with strength in nets, at the back and an ever-improving midfield. Assuming big Paolo returns, we only need a couple of strikers with pace. We get the recruitment right and there's no reason why we can't challenge again - at worst, I still expect us to be a capable top half side.
I've got faith in Swifty and his contacts tbh! He brought in Collins under the noses of many and look how well that turned out.
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Enjoyed that! Good to see more podcasts covering the lower levels with care and quality.
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Thomas Collins just went to East Fife from us and will make an impact at that level.
Other than him? Jamie McCormack and Tam Orr could do well IMO.
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22 hours ago, craigiemack said:
George Fraser mentioned it during his LL catchup interview. I then somehow found myself watching one of Mozzas twitch streams for 20 mins and he spoke about how George Fraser was ‘very confident’ that games would be back by Autumn but they would be behind closed doors at first.
I think to generate income they could either try and implement a paywall or link the donate a ticket to the streams and try to make money that way. All depends on whether UEFA take away the 3pm ban on live football.
That seems to be their plans but putting them into practise is another thing entirely.Just to add a wee bit of clarity here...
Even if UEFA don't change the 3pm rule (as I'd expect they will), the Lowland could easily schedule behind closed doors games for 12:30pm kick offs as an example. There are all sorts of possibilities.
As far as football returning, we'll need to wait for the government to lead ultimately. As soon as they indicate to the SFA that training can resume, we'll hopefully be able to get a structured plan in place for the return of games. Can't come back soon enough from a selfish point of view!
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Just happy to see I’ve now gained myself a job as a media officer tbh. Wish they’d told me though!
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2 hours ago, Bestsinceslicebread said:
From reading into the George Fraser podcast I'd suspect 3 conference winner promoted and 5 relegated and then following season top 3 promoted and another 5 relegated and then the top division would be down to 16
This is the impression that I got speaking to him. Seems to be the most common sense solution.
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1 hour ago, Marten said:
I’m always willing to listen to the other side of a story so if anyone is happy to talk to me I'm more than happy to come down to Alloa for a BSC game one day and have a friendly discussion over a pint.
I’m sure you’d be made to feel more than welcome if visiting!
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2 minutes ago, traffordab said:
Must have been hoddit and doditt who came up with the most cringe worthy thing i've ever seen at a football match in the scottish game bringing in wee boys to wave about a banner proclaiming to the country 'history is overrated ' .
Should be nowhere near running or having a say in our junior clubs in this set up.
Those “wee boys” are part of the wider BSC youth academy, so they are as much a part of the club as the lads that took the field.
Imagine them supporting their team, eh? Scandalous.
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Sharing this in here as we delved into the West of Scotland League, with particular reference to what George knew and when from the SFA. Might well be of interest!
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20 minutes ago, theoriginalhedge said:
Ironic that it is only an issue now. No one batted an eye lid for the past few seasons (not even the LL/or HL clubs ) since the inception of the pyramid . I personally don't see an issue with automatic relegation from League 2 and am a little surprised that it wasn't negotiated right at the start.
A lot of very wise people now though.
If you've been paying attention, the Highland & Lowland Leagues have been banging this drum constantly over the last couple of years. Automatic relegation from League 2 is the stated aim.
10 minutes ago, theoriginalhedge said:The Brechin witch hunt continues on the basis of alleged stories and rumour. I only hope the people making the accusations have the guts to follow up the allegations with real evidence.
I suspect we'll see further developments on this next week.
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To the couple of posters that asked why the Lowland League hadn't mentioned any pressure from the SPFL/SFA until now - the story broke back in March on our Official Catchup podcast and got some low-level media coverage (the press aren't too bothered with Tier 5 news naturally).
Brechin didn't advocate a change in the rules when Montrose could have been relegated to the Highland. Why should they have been treated differently to go into the Lowland if losing the playoff? A clear case of their chairman "making the most" of his board position.
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15 minutes ago, teamfinderscot said:
I see sosfl has been voided, I wouldn’t write the teams off at that league by any means but would fancy a strong boness against them. This means if boness are promoted there is that imbalance which could see Livi ‘shoehorned’ in, I’m not sure it would happen but remains a possibility, also the ERSJFA may not be too keen readmitting a club who doesn’t want to be there.
Bo'ness are going up, all being well on the club license front. Not sure if Livi will slot in or not given they publicly announced their rejection...
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1 hour ago, parsforlife said:
I thought the current plan would be promote Bo’ness and run with 17 teams for a season. Should kelty get promoted I think they’d just run with 16 teams.
That's what I expect to happen, based on recent events. The hold up is Bo'ness getting their license rubber-stamped by the SFA - confirmation should follow soon after.
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51 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said:
All the gossip right now about format is just being guided by what's happened since Monday, the Conference call feedback and members suggestions. There's nothing to vote on yet, and until there's a vote nothing's decided.
This.
The understanding that I have is that nothing can be "forced through", member clubs will have their say regardless of the proposed structure(s) brought forward.
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Think the most interesting snippet of Marten's info is the Tayport and Scone angle. 
Lowland League 2020/21 General Chat
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Nothing. It’s all gone very quiet, which concerns me.