Kobe2010

Nailed it sir and the single reason Scottish football is crap.Its not a competition its a procession and nobody outside of Glasgow treats it seriously anymore.How the boards of all the other clubs allowed this to happen mystifies me.They would leave us behind in a heartbeat if any other league would have them.

Few hurdles to get over yet printer keep with us for a wee while yet good lad . stay safe and stay at home u don't want a police fine I would suggest that with April being a year away thats a fairly large hurdle.Any ideas for what to do in the meantime.

If this happens legal issues will be the least of our problems.There is no way the government will be able to come up with the same finance packages and we will be in a recession so i suspect a number of our clubs would not survive.

Because one way or another this season has to end. I have no idea of the best way to conclude it as none seem sportingly fair but you just want United to miss out for a laugh.

Nobody can,the game has been shut down by a global pandemic.There is no way the leagues can be finished in a fair and sporting manner through no fault of any club or governing body.Its fans using mathematic probablility to hopefully screw up a rival that makes you laugh

So its fairer to stick them where they are despite them wiping the floor in their respective leagues,ok then.

Yes because part time footballers telling their wives and families that Summer holidays are a thing of the past wont cause any problems.

Its abundantly clear that this season can,t be finished on the park without crazy permutations running it into next season.The medical advice on the length of the lockdown along with the likes of the German sides returning to training suggest that next season has a chance of starting at a near normal time frame.That in my opinion is why they want this season called as it offers the quickest route back to normality.The 10th of June date further reinforces this.Clubs are clearly going to vote in their own best interests,that should surprise nobody.

How do you extend the contracts of players who dont want to stay at their clubs beyond their current contracts.

I like you,re attitude.You are already safe IMO so go for it.Might never get a chance like this again.

Every player faces the different system and players when playing for their national side though.We haven,t qualified for a major tournament in a generation while constantly banging on about experience.England,while having 10 times the players to choose from,pick teenagers for fun and qualify virtually every time.How much time has to pass before we admit we are doing it wrong.

The pyramid is the best thing to happen in Scottish football for years.The bottom half of league 2 was a total non event for years with a couple of clubs able to retain senior league status simply by putting eleven bodies on the park.I feel for the Brechin fans who have had a horrible 3 years and i can,t see them saving themselves.Its been well reported that a number of Brechin players are overweight and that is unacceptable in the pro game.Add in McManus being in his late thirties and Hill in his mid thirties there must be next to no pace or energy in the team.How some of these managers get there jobs if they think this is an acceptable squad is beyond me.

I think every part time league side has to wake up and smell the coffee if they want to retain their league status.The lowland league is getting stronger every year and would you really fancy a playoff against a Kelty or Bonnyrigg if you have spent a season constantly losing games.In the last decade Stirling,Cowden and Brechin have all been in the championship and conversely Alloa and Arbroath have been in league 2.Its clearly easier than you would think for it all to go wrong fairly quickly and history and community alone can,t save you.Apologies to highland league as i know nothing about the standard but every highland side to come into the leagues is still there,write them off at your peril.Berwick and the Shire have fell out the league with no signs that they can get back.For me Brechin should be using their last ten games to prepare for a playoff which still favours them as whatever they are doing just now aint working.

Another dinosaur who would rather watch players scrambling about on a tattie field than play on a bowling green surface.Mark Kerr loved it and i will bet so did all the Ayr players as it lets you get it down and play.Most grass pitches in Scotland at this time of year are in crap condition and our clubs dont have the money to keep them good.Our pitch is in its 4th year and there have been no injuries to players caused by the pitch,another myth from years ago.

Robbo had two steroid injections in his foot due to plantar fasciitis.Trained on Tuesday and had no pain following day.If ok at training tonight should be ok to return to the squad for the weekend.Think Andy has a more serious injury which is crap for the big man.

Think you are spot on.Looking at you,re player stats from another poster there are striking similarities in both squads.A core of players with lots of appearances in mainly successful times with the clubs can only be a good thing.Getting the loan players right is the trick as they give you young full time footballers to help the already good players at the club.

Agree with you Waspie.He gives us the opportunity to go a bit more direct at times which we didn,t have previously

A point against the runaway league leaders can never be a bad one.Never in any real danger until the last 10 to 15 mins where i think taking Thompson off actually hurt us.He holds the ball up better than O,Hara who looks to get in behind with his pace.We couldn,t hold it up the park late on and it let United keep us under pressure.

The pitch at Alloa is a bowling green.Its also back to its full size and I fully expect Hibs to cruise through because of the pitch.A bumpy rutted grass pitch would have been more of a leveller for BSC.Cant do anything about the weather.

He has done a lot better than Alloa chum.Unless of course Crystal Palace are not better than Alloa.

In fairness,we are a really well resourced part time club.I agree with you,re point on having bodies getting wages but not contributing anything.That said the only senior player missing last night was Stevie Hetherington so it only gives us a squad of thirteen senior players.Over a season that will never be enough to survive in this league.

Didn,t make the game last night due to work.First time I have ever heard of us struggling fitness wise.Hardly surprising when there are only 12 senior pros available after a tough game and trip to Elgin followed by an energy sapping game midweek against a full time team.The manager stated that his remit was to develop the young players and i totally support this but so far they have remained on the bench.He will know far better than me if they are ready or not and their lack of game time suggests they are not.Waspie is spot on about the need for additions but i reckon we need four.Anyway another point gained by the boys who give everything every game.

Our ability to keep the ball is the main reason most of the full time teams don,t get to keep us under constant pressure.It amazes me how many fans dont get this.

For me Buchanans introduction made a huge difference.His movement and hold up play also helped O,Hara who was more of a handful second half.Delighted with a point after being two down and once again this group of players just don,t give up.We have had the Indian sign on Queens lately and there is no rhyme or reason for that as I think Queens are better than many in the league. At the end of the day we have beat Dundee Utd,drew away at Caley and at home to Queens in our last three games and sit ninth in the table.Thats how hard it is.

Brilliant highlights package as usual Leo and reinforced what i remember from Saturday.We kept the ball really well and with a little more care with our final ball could easily have scored more.Thistle 2nd half had chances too and big Neil saved us on a couple of occasions.No game in this league is easy but if we continue playing this way we will win games.My MOM was Peter Grant,widened the pitch and sent us out to play our way rather than worry about our opponents.Totally positive in his outlook has got me on board right away.