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2 hours ago, FairWeatherFan said:
Without a licence you're stuck at that level without chance of promotion. And the only hope of Scottish Cup entry would be winning the EoS. So if any of these clubs aren't close to licencing it seems a little fruitless to make the jump.
Kelty possibly being in the Scottish Cup next year might be part of the temptation to move now. They can cover the "step down" in league by having the carrot of a run or big tie in the Scottish Cup for the first year while they work on getting licenced during the season.
For EoS and SoS sides outwith automatic qualification, there has been a new pathway to Scottish Cup entry added to provide parity with the Juniors who also have two avenues to qualify - the winners of the Alex Jack Cup and the winners of the Alba Cup now play off with the winner qualifying for the big Scottish. Those two cups are what the SFA Registered Members in EoS and SoS (for them a new cup for this season afaik) enter.
The first final (I didn't notice this happening last year, that is) was Lochar Thistle vs. LTHV with the latter winning 6-1 and securing qualification without winning the league. Lochar won the Alba Cup by beating Nithsdale 4-0 back in December's final at Palmerston and LTHV won the Alex Jack Cup by beating Tynecastle at Oriam in October.
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On 02/05/2017 at 20:03, cowdenbeath said:
Annan signed a couple of them don't know about anyone else.
3 and one came back.
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10 minutes ago, Lex said:
Never heard of them, what they all about?
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6 hours ago, Baxter's Nutmeg said:
Apologies, I missed that re home based players? How does that work given their business model of having boys pay to come over here?
I would guess there's a separation between what Edusport Academy does with the French lads day to day and what team gets put out on a Saturday etc. The team is very much dominated by French players but their squad used this year is listed here (over 3 pages).
Morgan Reid and Regan McLaren came from Stirling Albion U20s on loan afaik. Ryan McCann is the Ryan McCann and is a coach as well. Would be guessing on Craig Johnson and Andrew McDonald, while Colin Cameron is the CC and coaches their 20s. Gerard Lunday was on a few SPFL clubs' books when a little younger.
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It's not true to say 'no Scots' - they have a number of home-based players in their squad and have also taken youngsters on loan from Stirling Albion.
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On 02/03/2016 at 22:40, Marr1 said:
Yeah it says Aberdeen Uni's ground has a capacity of 300 when I've seen it listed as 1000.
Not sure you can watch anywhere there apart form the 300 seater main stand? There's a bit of banking on either side of the stand but I don't know how accessible it is for supporters.
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Angus Gunn at Man City could yet be capped if he has a change of heart surely?
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2 hours ago, jim999 said:
When people talk about players actually deserving of a new contract it's sometimes lip service. Andy Considine ain't a super star by any means but he has been really very steady for the Dons this last few years, especially since Deek came in. He adapted better to left back than most of us thought he would I'd imagine.
Good news and fully deserved.Thought his pop moves were superstaresque, Beyoncé perhaps!
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7 hours ago, Swordfishtrombone said:
I think Danny Bakers original 606 phone in show was great and his 5 live show is still a good listen. The problem is that phone in shows attract reactionary fans with no sense of humour that take football far too seriously. It's a bit like the comments section of newspapers if somebody has taken time to voice an opinion it's probably not worth listening to them.
Talksport is just fans calling up for a manager to be sacked. Hawksbee and Jacobs are good because they are knowledgeable about football but acknowledge how ridiculous it is and treat it irreverently.
The other flaw of commercial phone ins is that the presenters often take a contrary view in order to generate calls, Adrian Durham being a prime candidate. I find the only times these things are worth listening to is shortly after England have lost a game. The collective seethe is soothing.
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5 hours ago, smpar said:
Who's at the Bonnyrigg/Hibs game? Kevin Thomson? Christ, he is one boring b*****d.
He was utter pish.
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3 minutes ago, Shandon Par said:
Met the Krankies in their dressing room.
threesome?
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Mate was a comedy groupie of sorts and through that connection, at Edinburgh Fridge '97 lent Al Murray my Daily Record and had pint with Alistair McGowan. Also spent a fair bit of time in company of Stewart Lee and Richard Herring as mate was their gopher. My mate was sharing a flat with an up and coming comedian - having a 4 year old sister at time, I was well versed in the Tellytubbies and introduced this show to said flatmate - Frankie Boyle. Also met Noel Fielding and Robin Ince through the comedy whore.
Went to the King's panto in 2007 with work and our lot were sat very close to Robert Carlyle with family.
Saw Blyth Duff from Taggart in an EK supermarket in early 00s.
The episode that Jardine was killed in Taggart was shown not long before I saw the girl he was winching in that episode, on the 38 bus into Glasgow.
Saw Jim 'Red Blue and' White on West Nile St around the same time.
Saw Dougie Donnelly in December 2015 at a function.
Mate's uncle Jerry Kelly was in the 80s pop band Lotus Eaters, had a top 20 hit in UK, met him a few times.
Went to college with the bassist from Gomez and knew ITV newsreader Ranvir Singh when she was younger.
Saw tv showbiz reporter Ross King having his lunch in Cameron House a good while ago.
Went to an Ian St John summer training camp on the Wirral as a kid and a got a daily lift there and back from Liverpool from the man himself.
Used to see Dominic Matteo out nightclubbing in Southport in his early days at Liverpool.
Opened the door at Pollok FC to Tony Roper who'd dropped by for a game (can't recall what it was).
Saw Alan Rough a few times after the game when down with Pollok at Glenafton.
Crossed paths with uber Don Richard Gordon a few times.
Was at a football dinner years ago and had Lee Wilkie sitting/towering across from me.
When living in Manchester I saw Mrs Battersby (the wee fat dumpy one) and Sally Webster in the city centre. Think I also saw Les Battersby too though I can't place where.
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Taggart was at its best when thy did the 3 parters, though by the end having stories only 45 mins long was a poor decision IMO. And sacking wee Stuart.
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This came up elsewhere on P&B but best fits here: the edited history of junior football in Dunoon:
There have been various junior teams in the Dunoon area over the years. Some were fairly short lived, but the most established were Dunoon Athletic (a name revived last year for Dunoon AFC's 2nd string but again no more).
Dunoon Athletic had continuous Junior existence from 1932 until 1975, playing in the western section of the (very central Scotland-orientated) Scottish Junior League from the 30s until after WW2, the Western League (in the North Ayrshire section) until '68 and the Central League until their demise. Dunoon AFC formed in 1975 so I assume there's some crossover there. I do not know when Dunoon Stadium, present home of the amateur side, was built - all references I can see to a Junior stadium say Recreation Park.
Just to confuse matters, there was a single year of coexistence of Dunoon AFC and a Junior side - the juniors rebranded as Cowal Juniors for 75/76 and then ceased to be (see below).
Teams in the Western section of the Scottish Junior League for Dunoon Athletic's first season (1932-33) were:
- Baillieston
- Bute Athletic
- Cadder Thistle
- Coats Juniors
- Dumbarton Harp
- Dunoon Athletic
- Maryhill Hibs
- Milngavie Juniors
- Overton Athletic
- Port Glasgow Athletic
- Rothesay Royal Victoria
- St. Francis
- Whifflet Emerald
All gone (PGA no real connection to the current side)!
As a bookend, teams in the Central League Division C for 1975-76:
- Blantyre Celtic
- Coltness United (now Newmains United)
- Cowal Juniors
- Forth Wanderers
- Greenock Juniors
- Kilsyth Rangers
- Neilston
- Port Glasgow
- Royal Albert
- St. Anthony's
- Shotts Bon Accord
- Vale of Clyde
- Vale of Leven
- Wishaw
Not knowing much about Cowal Juniors, I had a dig in the Evening Times archives:
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Don't usually tune into the midweek show but I assume the nasal weegie 'Joe' is Joe Miller? Anyway, Joe believes Brendan Rodgers can stay with ra Cellic for a decade...
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2 minutes ago, Francesc Fabregas said:
Probably not, no, this team isn't creating a lot of chances at the moment, but Jack Smith just didn't look good enough whenever he was given a chance regardless. He works ever so hard, you could never fault his effort but his touch, movement and physicality was lacking. I think after about a fortnight Bomber realised he wasn't good enough this level. I hope he does well back at East Kilbride.
And as for "1320Lichtie" - no-one likes an "I-told-you-so!" person. Get back under your bridge, troll!
One of the rare players to have played a game at every senior level but as you say, 3 goals in total is not much of a return.
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2 hours ago, Francesc Fabregas said:
I also see Jack Smith's left the club on loan until January, returning to East Kilbride. I feel a bit for the guy but he was nowhere near good enough for League 1 football and I think the management team sussed that out pretty quickly. Judging by the standard of the Lowland League, goals at that level must be like dog years - seven Lowland League goals equates to one senior strike.
Not saying you're wrong but playing for a dominant EK he'd have had far more chances than he'd get in Stenny's team. Would Liam Buchanan have 11 league goals in Stenny colours this season?
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In 06-07 and a single game at the start of 07-08, Pollok had a pretty decent run, though not as perfect as EK's (all bar one of the drawn cup ties was won on pens, the other a replay).
EK's runs this and last year:
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20 minutes ago, Pesadilla said:
Glossy paper is an absolute necessity. No way you ran a program, heretic!
If you want to lose money, go ahead. I reckon the Lok prog made well into 4 figures of profit one of the years I did it - it was years ago but the figure I have in mind is around £4-5k - and is still going strong. If a programme is not financially viable then the model needs re-examined. A programme has a finite value and from my experience customers are loyal within reason - as soon as the cover price goes up too much to justify flashy content, sales will fall. If QP can't justify a prog a game (with far more notice than we get to do so) on similar crowds, I'd guess their outlay is greater.
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Can't help but think of RDR when watching Westworld.
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I did the Pollok prog from 2004-2007 or so and I'm sure one year the prog made a few grand profit. We'd typically shift 150 a match and our costs were nowhere near that. There are ways to keep the cost down.
1) Print a job lot of glossy colour covers for the season. In my time I'd print a label and stick it on front to make each issue identifiable from the next but it is a faff. I didn't do it for all seasons.
2) Print the ads in a job lot. People generally buy for the season.
3) Decide if glossy paper or coloured print is worth the cost. It probably isn't.
4) Try to source a cheap printing company for the content, or DIY.
5) Assemble the content and pre-made bits in house with volunteers.
The only way a programme will leak money if it is a vanity affair way beyond its purpose.The only way IMO the full-time clubs can do a glossy effort is economies of scale.
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55 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said:
City are only 4pts back. One win and that's potentially 1pt. So too early to say anything on that front yet.
Similar with Buckie - they're 5pts clear but all it takes is 1 defeat and that's just 2pts.
Somewhat different kettle-of-fish with EK - 10pts clear with a game in hand, and remaining games to halfway are Vale (H), BSCG (H), Civil Service (H), Spartans (A).Unless they sign 20 new players I wouldn't be backing a team that has a 0/8 win record to pick up too many points between now and April. A 4 point deficit after 8 games can be extrapolated to be double figures with 4 games to go.
That said, they do seem to be slowly improving.
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57 minutes ago, RiG said:
I caught this on the way home from work yesterday and nearly crashed my car laughing at his comments. He also said we had to get the likes of Walter Smith, Archie Knox and Jim Jeffries back to sort things out
And him no doubt too.
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Some parts of it are among the wealthiest in Scotland:
Then choose East Renfrewshire.
It has the one poorer area to contrast with Meanskirk (the 'upmarket footballer' and high flyer's locale).
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Maybe two less if Kelty win the East Super and jump the fence.