Cowden Cowboy

Would the sensible course not have been for the LL to approach the SPFL to seek their agreement that in the event of a B team topping the table they would accept the highest placed non B team for the play off?

All the arbitration looked at was the 2 leagues right to declare a champion in a season that was Covid abbreviated with PPG being the merit based system adopted. It was not an arbitration that had a wider remit

So how did the SPFL go to an SFA arbitration last month then if they just have to accept any random club being named as champion.

Yes but SPFL can then dispute this - and thus there is another arbitration risk. The LL then argue the team that finished first on merit over a fully completed season aren’t the champions - not sure I’d like to present that case.

I don’t know what you are talking about re the play offs - but in essence if one of B teams finish first in LL in 2021/22 SPFL clubs will have a strong case to refuse any other club being declared LL champions in order to enter play off to get into L2. Further the SPFL rules re the play off only permit a club 42 play off v a club that won a League competition which has no SPFL clubs in its membership - the B teams represent clubs who are already SPFL members

Because it’s a foot in the door Because it’s not at the foot of the pyramid Because it buys time to ramp up the SPFL 2 accession Because SPFL 2 clubs will object to any club who do not finish in 1st place in LL being put forward into play off. The arbitration did not consider that possibility That the play off agreement states a team put forward must be from a competition involving clubs that are not SPFL members

There were earlier Kelty Hearts clubs in the 20/30s and 1950s

A three year deal would likely have an agreed notice period in it

Cove have specific investors

There will be minimal impact on the gate - not a few dozen

There was no alternative proposal though - and that was hardly the key part of the merger vote

No it wasn’t done by L2 clubs - the SFA proposed it when it worked to create the Lowland League and the pyramid. L2 clubs weren’t consulted on the details

They weren’t in the Scottish League for 114 years

No I don’t think so

1. Can’t see I posted anything on page 128 2. Don’t recall deriding Kelty 3. Don’t know what apples have to do with it

Gerry was effective v Cowden because he was competing in the air v Kris Renton and Craig Barr at corners. That is his type of game - less so against a striker like Nathan Austin who has more pace and isn’t so much of an aerial threat.

Not the least bit fearful why on earth would we be? Also Kelty have met all the SPFL requirements otherwise the play off wouldn’t be happening

It is so that some actual club officials are present over and above the coaching and playing staff. Thus there are actual responsible club representatives that can be consulted on matters/issues that may arise

This would depend on how you define locals - from the same village/town, county, x-Mile radius - is it by residence, birthplace, etc?

John Brownlie

The majority? You mean some - attendances at Challenge Cup games were already lower than those for league games - no evidence that a majority of those who would have attended don’t purely because of Colts

Yes but they have then been spending that money on testing, transport, training costs, wages, etc

Seems to think that these Old Firm teams will be studded with big names and it will be exciting to play them?!

Queens didn’t score more than 3 goals in any game - unusual for champions even in a shortened season

He will be in demand from better teams than Dunfermline