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VAR in this case was there to try and fix the mess that AR1 created by incorrectly flagging a goal for offside. 5 years ago that would've been the big talking point, and people would've been asking for technology to come in and help.

You'll be pleased to know that most clubs have played 4 league games more than this time last season.

What are you on about, the AR has judged it as offside so that's the on-field decision and needs to be communicated to everyone on the pitch, in the stadium and in the VAR room. He's made a mistake but until VAR corrects him that's the call that stands, just as it would be in a game without VAR or if VAR goes down.

This is the kind of bad communication and process that would kill people in safety critical roles in aviation and on the railways, fortunately lessons have been learned over the years so things are clear. You have people wanting less delay to the game due to VAR, but then here the VAR goes too quickly, neither the referee nor VAR verbalise that the on-field decision is offside (which we've heard before in other scenarios) and check complete is just said on its with no other explanation like "onside". Also because the 2D lines were used as it was an obvious offside, there was no delay whilst the offside graphics were produced so the VAR could go straight to "check complete".

It was on the fixtures tweet the SJFA put out yesterday, thought they were maybe going to try and play both games using U20s or something. Quite funny that Camelon re-entered the cup and have ended up not playing a single game...

Well cup weekends inevitably mean that there's a chance that someone will be idle if there's an odd number of teams left without a game, e.g. Kilbirnie were idle on 23/9 when you were in the Scottish Cup. There's three First Division teams idle on 14/10 as well due to the SRCC.

Only thing is, why are the last 64 and 32 of the SRCC on 14 October and 18 November not left blank in the fixture list at the start of the season, when same the stages of the Junior Cup are left blank? Well two of the four Saturdays are outside the WOS control (SRCC and Scottish Cup), the one in between is the WOS Cup and the first weekend has been explained above. This time last season you'd only played 5 league games so you're already 4 ahead of that. At the end of November you'd only played 8, and 10 by the end of 2022.

The three games that could be brought forward are Blantyre v Cambuslang (10/2), Blantyre v Kilwinning (27/1) or Kilwinning v Cambuslang (2/12), presumably these would need both teams to agree. Your league opponents may have a similar situation next month, when you make it through in the SRCC as there's league games scheduled for 18th November.

Not seen any announcement so yes they would (i.e. Clydebank, Glenafton, Pollok away are yet to be scheduled).

Maybe, though Talbot are four games ahead of where they were this time last season and out of a cup, plus the league is on par with the EOS (but they do have a midweek round in a couple of weeks). Would make sense to try and get some Beith games played away under lights so they don't fall behind, same with anyone else in the Scottish Cup.

Presumably this is because both users of Huntershill, West Park United and Rossvale, are at home in the Junior Cup next Saturday, so instead of moving to the Friday/Sunday Rossvale have found an alternative ground. Maybe Kirkintilloch Sports Complex only opens from October so it's just unfortunately that Rob Roy don't have another home game until 11th November. However saying that, it appears Rob Roy did have a SRCC home game on Saturday 14th, but it was switched Hurlford as Cumbernauld United were at home as well...

Well that's what has happened with previous clashes for other clubs (unless the league opposition agree to move) so unless Stonehaven/SJFA move the Junior Cup game then Camelon will have to forfeit and end up not even playing a game in the competition.

Bit of a fixture clash next Saturday, with the Junior Cup game v Stonehaven scheduled on the same day as a league match - how is that being resolved?

On this subject and terrible tweets rather than journalism, it's always funny when you see people saying that Rangers should've been made to start in the Lowland League - forgetting of course that it didn't exist at the time...

The first Scottish Cup game involving teams from across the Forth was St Clement's (of Dundee) v 3rd Edinburgh RV in 1876 played in Kirkcaldy, presumably they'd have got the ferry from Granton to Burntisland then onwards by train.

They lost to the EOS and WOS league leaders and 4th place in the Highland League, not sure what you were expecting?

Stenny Ams played there today https://www.caledonianleague.co.uk/match/35671555.html

As this was a cup weekend I'm assuming nobody remembered to book the Ochilview pitch after being given a league fixture for today...

Yes but also no as at the moment it is bottom end of tier 6 versus top end of tier 7...

https://www.xscores.com/soccer/country-games/scotland https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/scores-fixtures They'll eventually come in, some are still ongoing.

NSFL grenade dropping

Didn't realise Frankfurt only had one win in the league, on matchday 1 against the now second bottom team. Also if you're on the post, stay on the fucking post...

Thought they'd fucked it when it went to Devlin but nice cut back and finish.

Don't forget there's also a predictor competition if you don't want to gamble! I've basically done it using the scotscores rankings so let's see what happens. https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/scottish-gas-mens-scottish-cup/scottish-cup-predictor-powered-by-scottish-gas/