TheLad

You cannot underestimate the benefits and positivity that is generated from a good infrastructure and community set up. Dunipace have been the best team in the league, albeit a wee bit off the boil recently. People can cry as much as they want about 3G pitches but I would definitely say it improves the standard of football on show. Rather a 3G than watching games on some of the cowfields in the league. Speaking of which, dunipace WILL be joined by Whitburn in the prem, who would probably be a better team if they didn't play on a cowfield.

With Stoneyburn getting a small 3G training pitch built currently, they should maybe have saved a bit more and get the full pitch done.

St Andrews result probably the only surprise in the league today. The others probably went as expected.

Whitburn seem to be actually winning without playing much in the last few weeks. Obviously they need to win those games in hand and that park does them no favours but they could be in a decent position here.

It will be upsetting for sellick fans that Beaton ended up helping them out by keeping Maeda and Johnson on the park when they both should have had second yellows. Otherwise, he had a good game.

Unfortunately, down at that level I can't see any benefits from it. It is a poor league.

Having read your post before the video, I expected to see something different. The goalie went down and the ball was in the net about 2 seconds later. Cannot blame the ref or striker for that. Play just never gets stopped instantly. So it's an obvious goal and the ref has no justification to chop it off. No controversy there, for me. However, what happens next... We have seen a quite small number of instances where teams have allowed the opposition to wander up and score. This should be seen as extraordinary sportsmanship, rather than an expectation. And they usually occur if there has been an injustice or a mistake made by the scoring team. I don't think that applies here. Although they could have done it. But you can't expect it. Maybe teams that score a goal when they know it was offside should let the other team walk up to score?

That Camelon result is huge I think. Didn't see that one coming. Fair play to Lochore after a tricky spell of results. Other games pretty much to form today. Good weekend for Whitburn without kicking a ball.

What's going on at Broxburn? Feeling the pressure? Crapped the bed? Even when they have been getting results recently, it's kind of sneaking over the line and comebacks. Can they be caught?

The top 3 all dropping points today makes it really interesting. Opens it right up for St Andrews and Whitburn.

Saturday prediction Arniston 2 St andrews 4 Dunipace 3 Newtongrange 2 Oakley 1 Camelon 3 Whitburn 3 Blackburn 2

Tight at the top, tight at the bottom. VoL and Oakley will go down, anyone else as far up as 8th is not safe. Any 3 from the top 5 could go up but Dunipace by far the best team I've seen in this league so on that basis, I hope they get a promotion slot

Should be a cracking game. Dunipace the best team I've seen in this league so far.

Don't think it was so much homesickness, rather, sick of this being his home.... As for DMs 'I need players who will run through brick walls for me' pish. So cringe. It's not all about you Davie! Too many managers in the game with this frail attitude.

Can't see there being many games on at all in West Lothian today.

A lot of rain in last couple of days and a freezing night predicted. I fancy a few games will not go ahead tomorrow. Any early call offs or inspections planned?

Rangers to completely outplay Celtic, chance after chance, fiery in the tackle and put in 115 crosses. Celtic to look shaky, be offside a lot and hit the post 3 times. 1-0 Celtic

Unfortunately, as much as his post game, emotionally charged, wee moan was a bit of an exaggeration, sadly I have to agree with much of it. Scottish football is in a sorry state. It's a really poor product. A top league of 12 is pathetic. Outside 4 or 5, the rest are avoiding relegation and its battle of the diddies to see who gets relegated and who stays up, meaning they are all petrified to play football that is interesting to watch.

Celtic cannot get used to not having the preferential treatment they get in Scotland from their SFA friends, when they have to play in Europe.

I would assume they would prefer to be playing in a higher league but they are just not good enough to be anywhere else.

He doesn't believe they are good enough. He just has to say they are good enough.

Seems very ambitious.

A bigger top league. This might encourage teams outwith the top 3 or 4 to actually try and play football with some freedom, rather than merely survive. Maybe even throw a few youngsters into the mix a bit more often.

Rangers fans should be hugely concerned. Same usual guff that has most brought failure since start of Gerrard era; slow build up then just throw grenades from wide areas and hope something happens. Terrible.

Was actually just wondering, any games be in danger of not going ahead tonight or tomorrow?