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    Guests in the Junior Cup

    in West of Scotland Football League

    Posted · Edited by GNU_Linux

    34 minutes ago, coistysgoldenboots said:

    A proper SFA non-league cup. With the final at a decent venue. Even somewhere like the revamped Somerset. 

    iirc talks & meetings have taken place in the past year or two about an all encompassing non-league cup but never came to anything. Highland League & I think Lowland League weren't interested for a variety of reasons.

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    Latest Polls and Latest Odds

    in The Politics Forum

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    1 hour ago, JS_FFC said:

    Couple of constituency polls have the Greens miles ahead in both Waveney and North Herefordshire. They could win 4+ seats imo. 

    Bristol Central (newly created) is one the Greens probably have a good chance in. Co-leader Carla Denyer is the candidate which is some indication of it being a high priority seat. The areas profile is left & is the most pro-immigrant constituency in the UK in polling by the Telegraph.

    Did notice TERF extraordinaire Posie Parker is running in the ward with her Party Of Women. Be a real real shame is she lost her deposit.

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    The Pie and Bovril Dead Pool 2024

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    James didn't give a wave upon exiting the last chance saloon of life



    James Chance, the singer-saxophonist whose squalling blend of funk, jazz and post-punk found a cult following in mid-1970s New York onwards, has died aged 71.


    His brother David Siegfried stated that he died on Tuesday in New York. No cause of death was given, but “the musician’s health had been in decline for several years” according to Siegfried.


    Born James Siegfried in 1953 and raised in Wisconsin, Chance trained at a music school and was inspired by rock’n’roll as well as jazz. He moved to New York City in 1975, intending to be a jazz musician, but “I just didn’t fit into the jazz scene at all,” he later said. “My whole attitude, my own personal style and everything was more out of rock’n roll.” He formed an instrumental quartet called Flaming Youth and – after a meeting with singer and poet Lydia Lunch at punk scene venue CBGB – the band Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, whose tiny handful of songs, rarely passing the two-minute mark, had an outsized influence.


    Chance became a key figure in the “no wave” movement of the late 1970s, which rejected both the gloss of new wave and what it saw as the traditionalism of punk, leaning towards minimalism and avant garde noise but often paired with decidedly danceable rhythm sections. Teenage Jesus and the Jerks and Chance’s other band Contortions made up half the acts on No New York, a compilation produced by Brian Eno that is seen as the key document of the scene.


    Contortions, who would later have a number of names including James Chance and the Contortions and James White and the Blacks, were powered by crisply uptempo drumming, funk guitar licks and basslines, and Chance’s strident saxophone and vocals. They had a dancefloor hit with Contort Yourself, as remixed by August Darnell, AKA Kid Creole.


    Chance was a confrontational figure, goading audiences with violence and infamously attacking rock critic Robert Christgau during one gig. “I would do it on the beat – I would jump into the audience and slap someone on two and then I would get back on to the stage on three, and then back and forth,” he later explained. There were also intra-band frictions, with Contortions lineups frequently changing. The announcement of his death acknowledges “acrimony over issues of credit and compensation” in these years.


    Releases became much more sporadic after James White’s Flaming Demonics in 1983, but Chance re-formed the original Contortions lineup for live dates in 2001 and occasionally since, and continued to tour with other backing musicians until 2019. He also played saxophone for Blondie on their 1999 album No Exit, which reached No 3 in the UK.


    As well as his brother, Chance is survived by his mother Jean Siegfried and sisters Jill Siegfried and Mary (Randy) Koehler. His death notice adds: “James was preceded in death by his father and greatest supporter, Donald Siegfried, in 2019; by his romantic and artistic partner Anya Phillips in 1979, and by his longtime life partner Judy Taylor (Bozanich) in 2020.”


     

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    North Caledonian League Expansion

    in North Pyramid

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    S'all coming up Milhouse



    North Caledonian League president Niall Harkiss reckons the division is as strong as it has been for 25 years as it gears up for next season.


    Champions Invergordon will kick off as the team to beat, with a pack of rivals out to challenge for the crown when the action starts on August 17.


    Their main rivals, league winners from two years ago, Loch Ness, have withdrawn from set-up, four years after joining the association.


    Originally based in Inverness, they shifted their games to George V Park in Fortrose.


    Helmsdale club Bunillidh return after a four-year absence to ensure the league remains at 12.


    Invergordon, Halkirk United, St Duthus and Inverness Athletic have accepted guest invitations to compete in the North of Scotland Cup along with North of Scotland FA members Golspie Sutherland and Fort William.


    Real competition from top to bottom


    Harkiss, who was elected president at the association’s annual general meeting, believes the NCL is in fine shape going into the new campaign.


    He said: “The geographical spread is probably as wide as it has ever been. Nairn would have taken it slightly further east (when their reserves competed a few years ago).


    “We have Fort William competing and Orkney at the other side of that is great. The advent of the pyramid has clarified for a lot of people the importance of the North Caley and its role in senior football.


    “It’s important the North Caley remains strong and is there to be custodians of senior football in this area.


    “To have 12 teams again going into next season is amazing for the league and we’re arguably going through the strongest period for participation we’ve had in the past 20 to 25 years, which is good to see.


    “From the top to bottom places, there is real competition, no matter who has finished where.


    “There is a real reward for clubs being involved in the North Caley. If you win the league, you’re in the Scottish Cup the year after irrespective of the licence you hold.


    “If you are licenced, you have the possibility of a play-off (into the Highland League), so there is more to play for than there ever has been. That creates a sense of competition within clubs.”


    Division kicked on after pandemic


    Harkiss hailed the clubs and association overall from regrouping and learning annually, especially after the Covid pandemic halted play in 2020.


    He said: “There has been a continued growth in the way the North Caley has moved in the past seven or eight years in terms of the amount of teams involved.


    “That is evidenced by the teams who seek entry each year and we have Bunillidh coming back this year and in recent years Clach reserves and Bonar Bridge have joined.


    “The positivity within the association is very good. A lot of steps have been taken over a number of years to raise the profile of the league.


    “Some of the greatest milestones have happened since Covid. We steered through that period and emerged with Scottish Cup qualification in place for the league winners.


    “This year, the top four non-licenced teams gain entry into the North of Scotland Cup.


    “Overall, we are taking strides towards reinforcing the league’s status as the senior association for this part of the world, where we represent in the north Highlands.”


    Raising standards on and off pitch


    Harkiss is just as enthusiastic about what is happening away from the chase for points as clubs throughout the area put their best feet forward behind the scenes.


    He added: “Part of the legacy of what Sandy Stephen did as secretary has been really working towards club structure.


    “It’s about creating a mindset where clubs get everything in order behind the scenes and to have structure in place that supports the clubs whether that comes under compliance, first aid, or even a structure which supports due diligence.


    “One of Sandy’s last proposals as secretary was to have clubs working towards the SFA Quality Mark in 2025.


    “The idea behind that is it is a recognised quality standard, which a lot of clubs already have, but it allows clubs to work towards that and the North Caley League can then say ‘we know our clubs are being run within that standard’.


    “Clubs aspiring to join the league would then have to meet that as well. It would show we have that (SFA) stamp, which demonstrated what being in the North Caley in all about.


    “If you win the league, that’s a fantastic achievement but it goes back to zero again next season, whereas the quality mark and club structures are a continuous process. All clubs share the mindset to move on to another level. It’s an exciting time.


    Key office bearers in place for 24/25


    Harkiss praised the efforts not only of Sandy Stephen for his work as secretary over the past four years and who will remain as assistant secretary to returning official (and former president) Iain Whitehead.


    Stephen also holds the position of vice-president, with Euain Penny continuing as treasurer.


    Harkiss said: “It’s a good time for clubs to have Iain in that (secretary) role. To have Sandy as assistant is also very good for the league.


    “Including me, we all came in around 2020 at a time when we were all new to our roles and we now have four years of experience under our belts.


    “It’s a really good place for the league to be in. We move from strength to strength in that regard.”

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    Another team resigns! Seen today a well known and established team Dunoon AFC have folded.

    in Amateur Football

    Posted

    On 14/06/2024 at 23:25, Gazzah said:

    8 teams so far in the Stirling district for next season 

     

    Kincardine 

    Westfield 

    plean

    dollar 

    stenhouse 

    Cowie 

    Dunblane 

    Tullibody.

     

    was always happning imo across the whole amateur set up its happning. For me the Stirling league needs to be radical and see if would be better for a Saturday morning league next year or see how a summer league would work and entice new teams. Sat 2pm is on life support. 

    Can't see a summer league working out as the Forth & Endrick is somewhat on there door step. Also assume Blackburn went to the LEAFA?

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    WOSFL Summer Signings

    in West of Scotland Football League

    Posted

    33 minutes ago, PollokGang said:

    Surely St Cadocs can’t get licensed whilst temporarily playing at Benburb’s ground? 

    Sorry Lowland League, can’t play on Tuesday night as Benburb U20s are training. 

     

    Syngenta managed to get licensed for a season during their brief stint in the EOS while sharing with Stenny.

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