Cowden Cowboy

Despite a key point of option 3 being the football authorities aim to come up with something that would not require such a vote as opposed to Options 1 & 2 which SPFL killed right away

The SPFL clubs don’t need to vote for the conference that is one of the main points of the scheme. The Highland League isn’t being asked to accept any B teams - their stance whatever it may be on the conference has nothing to do with that - the HL involvement is in regards to new arrangement and how many HL clubs would go into it

Do you genuinely think we don’t know that? And that SPFL2 clubs continue to oppose that so that it won’t get through an SPFL vote. We were firmly behind that stance as an SPFL club and continue to be

To correct you - B teams being promoted into the SPFL is not proposed

You do realise the SPFL are keen on the conference as a safety net for L2 clubs. Do you know HL stance? Integrity I suspect is in the eye of the beholder judging by your rant - nuff said this time

I will leave it as folks don’t really want useful information - just want to air their own conclusions. The Scottish football authorities of course have now grasped that so you are seeing no formal proposals

Aye, aye you are the Paxo of this forum

Although your belief is completely wrong given the view was that conference might be invite for next season if B teams excluded from LL. Admitting B teams is likely to mean that clubs will be brought into comference in 2024/25 on merit - unless you are a B team. Cowdenbeath FC did not vote to improve their chances of being invited into Conference - that’s a fact. If you think I am lying about that well that’s up to you.

You’ve nailed it again !

Maybe some folks aren’t just as gung ho or as all-knowing as you. Maybe you are a poker-whiz. It’s easy and black and white on here but in real world there are a lot more wheels in motion. Of course clubs were and are asking questions. Do you think that you are privy to all the facts and possibilities. Yes I get you just want to leap to confrontation and don’t consider that it just might be more sensible to buy time by accepting status quo for a year. I don’t think the majority of clubs voted for B teams again just because that was their earnest desire

You seem to think that the whole picture can just be readily laid out in detail and that every aspect will just be put in writing as plain as day instead of much being said, implied, suggested in meetings. If you are in a poker game neither side is going to show all their cards face up as they are dealt. So you do not believe that the relevant people did not say/imply that they would look to implement a conference in 23/24 unless B teams had a satisfactory league situation in 23/24? That is your prerogative.

Let go on a free - it don’t work like that any more since Bosman mate

You mean like those same fixtures last season? Maybe there is a lot more complexity and nuance involved than your simple to the barricades war cry. Gutless don’t know but not brainless.

The SPFL want it too

We were against b teams being in the SPFL and the LL. We did not let the genie out of the bottle but B teams came into the LL. We are not against B teams but did not believe they should be in the Pyramid. Once you let them in then other issues as you can see start to loom large

The vote was simply to admit B teams - all that other stuff then will be gone into so there is more time to consider matters and how to play it rather than going headlong into conflict mode

Tosh

Doubt it

I understand that is the theory - but SFA/SPFL/Old Firm working together are a powerful combination who may well find a way round that - with only a very fragmented pyramid outwith that.

B teams won’t get promotion best placed normal club will play club 42

Spfl want conference - their membership still don’t want B team promotion

Nine

No expenses and you don’t have right to withdraw

As far as I understand it the stand lighting system was damaged not just a light

It is not a shared gate