Some of these arguments and discussions are simply bonkers...
I think we would be all in agreement back in July before the leagues kicked off, everything start off fair and square...the leagues were drawn based on historical data to ensure an equal split whilst accommodated league new comers...The last time i checked you obtain the same 3 points beating Tweedmouth or Craigroyston as you do if you beat a Tyncastle or Hutchie Vale...right?
And that a Points per game ratio is established by winning football matches, and that those who win more football matches than the lose/draw (out of the games they managed to play) will simply have a better points per game ratio...win more of your matches (that were available to play) you deserve to be promoted.
Any argument about teams that haven't played each other, or are in a so called "inferior" conference is just absolute nonsense. There are arguments on every page of a book thats never been written before...I will pick one example...the inter-conference debate, and i will use them as the example. Kinnoull...have played 8 inter conference games which include only 3 teams from the top half of conference B...drawing 1 vs. Preston (a team 11 points adrift in conf B)...and i use this is only 1 example of if's but's and why.
Another would be the inter conference standings...where even less of a PPG ratio splits the teams in the running for promotion/play off's.
My point is there is so many variables on this, two sided arguments etc and as a result the only option is to go back to absolute basics...which in this instance is PPG ratio. The board has stated, that no team will be worse off. Some teams will be better off through promotion (because they have won more games of football during the period in which it was not a risk to human life to do so) and the rest of the teams will be "no worse off"...i.e in exactly the same position they started the season!
In the interest of consistency, reason (also putting everything into perspective at this moment and time) and also the relative short period of time we have to conclude, awarding promotion to those teams who have simply..won more games of football but ensuring the teams outwith this are not disadvantaged i.e no worse off than when the league started is (in my opinion) the only fair way to proceed and therefore it is rightly so that LTHV, Tyncastle & Inverkeithing are promoted.
