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18 hours ago, Sancho Panza said:
ok in the joonyurs then
Aye .. mobile goals are up there wi drainage in the wee joonyurz.
Easy pleased us auld dinosaurs .
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7 hours ago, biggeordie said:
What a lot of pish you all talk
Well said geordie .see yi in a couple o weeks ..think its all ticket ..CMON THE JUNIORS
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Whitburn juniors v armadale thisle
Cental park whitburn 2.30 kick off
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9 hours ago, Ginaro said:
Well Bo'ness are TBC until their pitch is sorted, but the others have somewhere to play (Xcite Linlithgow, Sauchie, and Dunipace) otherwise they wouldn't have been allowed to join the SJFA - assume it's just a website issue.
Match secretary waiting on other leagues posting fixtures to avoid fixture clashes part of the delay .all clubs had named venues before entry to sjfa .
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2 hours ago, man in the jar said:
Passed by the Volley this morning. Looking really well in the Armadale summer sun.
Been a lot of work done over last 5 or 6 years in changing areas etc .but with asbestos removal and new roof , now the new toilet block under construction and work to east terracing ready to start the place is slowly getting its character back . Pitch has also underwent a lot of remedial works . Looking forward to the new season .
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Were looking for game at armadale 28th july if your intrested
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6 hours ago, AlanCamelonfan said:
Is it a race. It will be published next week. At least ours won't fall apart when the junior cup kicks in
But it was a genuine question but that's the way it's gone on here. Maybe we should all step back and start again and lose the bitterness from bother sides. Yes I want you guys in with us but if they want to stay outside the pyramid that's fine. If they want in the pyramid they should be joining what's there.
The answer is no .there will be a north and south superleague next season . Clubs will have meetings to discuss the way forward . Inside or outside the pyramid . A pyramid that must have a solution for every junior club . So not just the juniors with a bit of sorting to do . Dialogue is the answer .
All the best next season .
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46 minutes ago, Pyramidic said:
No wonder Kinnoull decided that fresh pastures in the EOSL would be more challenging - 23 different teams they will be facing in their EOSL league clashes.
The 8 ERJFA North Premier League clubs and their supporters look as though they have been truly shafted. A pity because a more interesting and competitive structure could so easily have been created. Is there time to change the structure?
The structure will change .. as for kinnoull hardly a loss to the juniors . The present structure was devised to speed up balanced leagues following the exodus to the EOS . However with a lot of teams now looking at the lopsided pyramid and the sfa as a big joke plans may change again .
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20 minutes ago, AlanCamelonfan said:
Well why did they all vote for the pyramid? Their is no where for Kilsyth to go unless they get wrsjfa into the pyramid and yes they will then be seniors.
In regards to the other 3 thats fair enough
Junior clubs voted to take junior football into the pyramid to allow the best junior clubs to progress , this season has proved that junior football was better quality than senior at tear 6 . Next seasons 100% ex junior eos top league ( conference or whatever its called) proves this . How many clubs are of the quality required to compete in the lowland league or higher will be seen in the next few seasons .also expect more movement on sfa membership criteria over the next couple of seasons . Seated areas must be included for movement above tear 5 . Im sure this will be met with the usual verbal backlash .
Its my opinion and no amount of banshee squeeling will change it .
ALL THE BEST NEXT SEASON .
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4 minutes ago, AlanCamelonfan said:
But that change was never going to come and wasn't going too until we all moved. The general feeling at our club is its a vast improvement. As I said on the other forum the teams that have prospered are those that have embraced it. A lot of the complaints have centred around the transitional season but that was required. I agree though we should have all merged in but for me the merger should happen away from the Juniors. I loved the Juniors but the organisation was poor. Our season wasn't wrecked when the Gretna SOuth Challenge cup 3rd round tie was put off it was held off until the next cupdate where look at the Junior cup causing chaos. These 4 ties that will be off tomorrow 2 of which were off last week are starting to cause havoc. That is the difference
I dont disagree with the chaos caused by the junior cup postponements but again easily sorted .no more replays and clubs playing floodlit games . All top junior league clubs should have floodlights . Facilities have stagnated in scotland because the authorities never bothered forcing changes .
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13 minutes ago, G4Mac said:
I'm not sure I follow..... But I'll attempt to buy into the conversation.
I never said anything about it not being democratic, out of interest what is the democratic process that has been involved in keeping someone in their 'paid' post for 20 years or so, unchallenged?
I'm all for democracy, but be careful what you ask for, democracy can work for you or against you, just look at the brexit mess we are in (please no one start a brexit debate, this was just an example on my part).
In terms of moving to an association I know nothing about, I can assure you, my club did not do this. They looked into what was on offer from the sjfa and what was on offer from the eosfl. The club weighed up the pros and cons of both, the potential of both set ups and put it to a committee vote for yay or nay...... That was a well thought out, balanced, informed and democratic process...... Not a lemming jump into the dark or a hesitant remain just because we were used to something and were scared of change.....
But by all means continue to utilise one or two isolated examples to try and further the narrative you are currently attempting to sell. Particularly, that the east clubs abandoned ship, into the dark, without thinking and they are worse off for it........i though, would disagree with that thought process.
That may have been the case with your club .but the late scramble was a case off keeping up with the joneses .and the 2 clubs that returned certainly done so to avoid travelling long distances every second week . Anyway thats all in the past and thats where it should stay .the continued badgering of junior clubs to follow is now a bit teadious .let history show who chose the correct path .
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21 minutes ago, AlanCamelonfan said:
Surely you know guys at Broxburn and Blackburn that you could talk to about the EOSFL. Theirs nothing to be scared of. I was skeptical at first aswell but its been like a restart for us. Its a strong league. We know our fixtures at the start of the season for most of the year and its just the final ones to get added in. Plenty of cups to play in and test yourself against good teams from the Lowland League. If its not for you thats fine just have to see what happens
I know guys at linlithgow and boness . Not completelly overwhelmed with the experience . I prefer change from within without panic or foot stamping tantrums when compromise is required . I would suggest that in a few seasons the best teams in the LL will be the ex east junior clubs . My point being outwith east kilbride and spartans the east superleague was and i say WAS better than the lowland league .full intigration of the junior system into the pyramid was the answer with a pathway for the best clubs right to the top if they were capable . These clubs would have always been junior and in the ideal world would have still been able to compete in the scottish junior cup . Allas this was lost
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3 minutes ago, G4Mac said:
I wouldn't be comfortable with certain individuals from the current sjfa running anything in the future pyramid set up.
I do not feel that would be appropriate, for me, these people (not everyone) have mismanaged every aspect of junior football for a considerable period of time and are in this for self preservation.
I'd rather new faces, new ideas, new ideologies coupled with a healthy vision for driving the whole pyramid forward as opposed to being stuck in the past and jeapordising the memberships future.
Its democratic ..just needs a proposal . A bit of lobby work and who knows ....alternativelly just leave and join another set up you know nothing about ....i prefer the democratic route myself ..a bit old fashioned that way .
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2 hours ago, Burnie_man said:
^^^^^^ Club Secretary people.
CHAIRMAN ¿¿¿
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1 minute ago, Cyclizine said:
Started early on the lighter fuel, have we, sweetcheeks?
Good patter .
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36 minutes ago, Kilbowie Benches said:
Aww diddums are you struggling to come up with decent responses now?
TO BE FAIR .YOU NEED TO AGREE WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL .HE IS A FONT OFF ALL KNOWLEDGE IN LOWER LEAGUE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL . and despite a lack of local games the attendances at blackburn have increased this season . Bucking the trend .. also a complete whiz at constitutions .a true nobleman of non league football ,only a matter of time before we see him at the helm in hampden .
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17 hours ago, gogsy said:
Not my fault you cant handle the fact nobody cares about your club.
Good result yesterday ...FUR CAMELON ....too big for junior fitbaw ...total amatuers .
DALES MILES BETTER .
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Fife troll making an arse of himself on the dales official twitter i hear . ...money defo canny buy class ..should be another bumper crowd at stade del volley next saturday for a famous junior derby game .CMON THE DALE
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1 hour ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said:
You might want to put down your copy of ‘How to social media like the Donald’ because you’ve fcuking nailed it.This is the junior forum ..if you dont like junior football .write yir dung on the EOS or lowdown league forum .i dont read the old firm forum as i cant stomach there bile ...its easy .now CHEERIO
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12 hours ago, Black & Red Socks said:
What? What a complete failure to make your case.
Time and time again you’ve been asked to build an argument for what you espouse and, time and time again, you’ve been entirely unable to do so.....what you do seem capable of is proving that those entrenched in their undying love for a dying grade of football have learnt nothing from previous refusals to move with the times.
If you don’t regret the error of your ways then those who have to follow and pick up the pieces of your folly undoubtedly will......and the more you and your like howl aimlessly at the dying light then the more it will be a thankless task for the more enlightened that I hope will follow you.
I wont entertain the idiotic bunch .lets see how many of the HUGE clubs too big for the grade last season are in the REAL senior leagues ten years from now .THE FACT IS YOUR NOT BETTER THAN COWDENBEATH,ALBION ROVERS ,CLYDE ETC ....YOUR DELUDED .....last years move was a side step , certainly not a move forward as will be proved in coming seasons .
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Still here .. nothing off intrest i guess on your own forum .just stalking away .very poor ...CHEERIO .
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Draw today at lochore .probably fair result .dale best team in first half .out muscled second half by lochore who created a few good chances .lochore number 6 tried his best to get sent off with 3 terrible tackles and a deliberate hand ball . Decent entertainment on a baltic fife afternoon . Next week home game to harthill royal will be a big test of character against a strong streetwise royal side .
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On 03/01/2019 at 15:21, Vollyman said:
I have seen snow in Armadale,Bathgate and Whitburn and games off travel 8 miles away and there is no snow in Linlithgow Bo’ness or Falkirk area and games are on.Yes it is a small country but weather can differ 20 miles away.All EOS clubs will receive grants for undersoil heating for next season .along with huge parachute payments for clubs in tear 6.1 next season . ( chairman moi decided tear 7 not acceptable for big senior clubs) happy new year SUPERSTARS .#juniorsfurme
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Probably 20 thousand broxburn fans at the semis .and another 5000 from boness . BTW theres a thread on here for you guys ..try it out .....
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Junior football, what is the future?
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Simple solution to pyramid
Juniors are juniors ,lowland league are lowland league ,highland league are highland league .all 3 produce their best club for playoff against bottom senior club .winner takes the prize .easy east,west north playoff with junior champions to get junior club for playoff .dont care how the others get one ,any clubs falling back down from seniors go into wherever they came from .
However this is scotland and we need to get the slide rule out to work things out .