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11 hours ago, Brad Bobley said:
Well, no, because Garrowhill aren’t ranked particularly highly. Strange to want them to be ranked highly if you clearly don’t rate the rankings, but anyway…
Garrowhill done incredibly well to get to the final but it was a foregone conclusion, really, if we’re all honest.
I thought it was an absolutely rotten game. I’m amateur football’s biggest advocate and supporter but I felt the spectacle was quite poor overall. Cupar done reasonably well in the second half but finals are just about results rather than amazing performances, so fair play to them.
Imo the Hampden pitch is too big and it ruins the spectacle. Obviously for the players it's a great feeling to play at Hampden but I don't think playing the game there does much at all for the spectacle, pace and quality of the game.
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Michael will be a far better face of the club than that tadger. Good appointment.
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Is the Ashfield manager on his way? Just left his post (officially).
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How did the game go? Stranraer will fancy their chances at home now surely?
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1 hour ago, Brad Bobley said:
Giffnock 2-0 St Joe’s.
St Joe’s still win the league on goal difference if they beat Wishaw in their last game. If Giffnock/EK isn’t a draw, then the winner defeats Doune, and Wishaw beat St Joe’s, Giffnock/EK win the league.
The amount of variations that can play out is incredible. The Caley League’s very own Helicopter Sunday really is coming together.
Wishaw beat St Joe's a few weeks ago in the Cup as well. Where is the final game being played are St Joe's or Wishaw at home?
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On 07/05/2024 at 21:40, Brad Bobley said:
I’ll go ahead and presume you’re referring to St Joe’s, who haven’t yet won the Caley, but anyway, that’s not particularly relevant here.
It’s also not relevant that the game in question was 3-0, with St Joe’s reduced to ten men and OBC being caught with some questionable social media posts thereafter. But anyway…
I don’t know who Crazy Feet is, or if he has any affiliations with any teams in the Caley or beyond, but how you could even possibly conjure an argument against the top teams joining the Caley now is a bit of a stretch, no? The two West cup finalists and arguably the best amateur team over the past two-three seasons joining, with a strong Campsie Minerva, alongside existing sides like EKYM, St Joseph’s, Doune, Giffnock, Dumbarton, et al., - there is no way OBC should be entertaining a world where they’re beating utter dross 27-0 every week (like Greenock and Steins have been doing all season).
Irrespective of your views on the Caley-SPAFA divide/relationship, there isn’t a possible coherent argument to suggest Castlemilk, Greenock and Steins will enjoy themselves next season.I'm pretty sure OBC beat St Joe's 3-1. First half was a very tight game with St Joe's being on top for the most of it but OBC scored at the right times in the game.
The poster you quote seems to have a massive bee in his bonnet with The Caley for some reason.
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On 03/05/2024 at 18:57, Brad Bobley said:
I could hazard a guess as to which players that would be. Their squad is big enough to maintain a good standard, even if they lose their two or three best players. I do wonder if part of the decision making of going to WoS teams is to do with the weakness of the league they’ll be playing in next year.
Didn't the boy Taylor not already give it a go at Finnart and didn't really work out?
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23 hours ago, Brad Bobley said:
St Joe's 2-0 up after ten mins, with EKYM scoring on the stroke of half time, then again with 5 mins to go. Both teams were very poor, but the surface was absolutely atrocious.
Giffnock still to play EKYM and St Joe's and Wishaw still to play St Joe's certainly makes it exciting. I think it'll go right down to the wire.
Why was the game at The Murray rather than EK's normal Kirktinholme Park?
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Surely Castlemilk can't hang around to play in that league? Will be a struggle to keep players motivated scudding teams every single week and no competition.
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2-2 with EK and St Joes leaves it still all to play for going into the last couple of games but St Joes essentially have an extra point with the goal difference.
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21 hours ago, scotscores said:
That is entirely possible - I have Drumchapel (joined from Central AFL for start of season) as the best Caledonian team this season, despite them being in the 1st Division. Any other teams coming from the Scottish Premier AFA would retain their rankings points going into the Caledonian 1st, and thus bolster that league's ranking considerably.
It's strange that Drum Ams would be rated as the top Caledonian Team when they aren't even guaranteed to win promotion from the Caledonian First Division this season. Dunipace have run away with the league and Westerlands have a great chance of finishing 2nd leaving Drum 3rd in what is an average Caley First Division League.
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On 08/04/2024 at 12:47, TM1947 said:
Don’t think there will be many that could come across and do what Lanark have done.
The Ashfield Gaffer came from Harestanes.
Kennedy at St Rochs from West Park.
Hopes at Drumchapel from Possil YM.
Obviously Mick at Darvel and now EK.
Daryl at Lanark.
They've all had differing levels of success but successful in their own right.
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Fantastic run Lanark are on. I wonder if the success of the management team will make other clubs look at the amateur ranks for options in the future?
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Would be a surprise if Cupar didn't win it from here.
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3 hours ago, auld yin wae knowledge said:
1 Team in the East Cup Final
1 Team in the West Cup Final with another playing in the Semi Final
2 Teams in the last 8 of the Scottish
The League select winning 16 v 0 last weekend
so you post is just another negative comment about the SPAFA
So let me balance your negativety
your beloved Cally have only 1 team left in all the nationals / district Cups
which make the decision for those teams to move Leagues even more bewildering considering the reasons given
A couple of good teams doesn't make a great "league". There is also an element of luck in cup runs - there's still a Greater Glasgow Team in the later stages of the nationals.
The Titanic is sinking but you're still trying to shuffle the deck chairs mate.
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It's a shame to see what was the best league in Scotland a couple of years ago now essentially disintegrate into a Youth league.
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16 hours ago, ekok said:
The reason the defence is a problem is that ever since the Club started in the Lowland League, we have never ever had defensive midfield players able to protect the back 4/3. I have been at 99% of the games, I know what I have seen.
The idea we can just outplay teams is a fine conceit , when it works, great, when like today it doesn't, gubbed.
We 100% need to add will to win , as well as pretty pretty football. If we do we will be in L 2, if not probably not.
There are no guarantees in football or set way of playing/formation/style of player that guarantees success. If there was, everybody would be doing it.
The reality is what Mick and Si are doing has consistently brought great results this season with blips like yesterday attracting negativity being a victim of their own success so far.
The playoffs won't be easy but EK have every chance.
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Are there any noises around interested amateur clubs stepping up?
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It was a surprise to see Garrowhill beat Drum Utd so comfortably as well.
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Castlemilk OBC into the morning setup would be wild.
The way the wind is blowing we will be left with The Caley as the only decent afternoon set up.
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A smart move imo....
Are there any current afternoon clubs who are moving into the new morning set up?
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On 05/02/2024 at 18:16, GNU_Linux said:
Strange tweet.
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34 minutes ago, glensmad said:
I get the intention of what you're meaning to say, however that's an unfortunate turn of phrase you have used. Ashfield are where they are on merit for their performances and results on the pitch, and have every right to be there amongst the big spending teams around them, as have the likes of Blantyre, Shotts, Glencairn and Petershill.
Indeed.
I tipped them to do well at the start of the season but I thought they would just miss out on promotion but at the moment they will be really fancying their chances. Johnstone Burgh to win it and then it's a lottery after that (for me).
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Ashfield manager has done some job on the budget they have. They have no right to be in the mix against a lot of big spending teams around them.
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Wishaw hammer Doune 5-0 and they now know that if they beat St Joes in their last league game they will finish above them.
If the league had another few games to run you would have to fancy Wishaw to win it they are the form team in the league but might just have ran out of games.