Pyramidic
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7 minutes ago, latapythelegend said:
The 2nd Bo'ness team will fold within 5 years. They won't get a share of the local support beyond the friends/family of players.
I'm not a Bo'ness Utd fan but I jut think the whole situation is very odd. I wonder what will happen with the amateur team Bo'ness Community? Weren't they meant to be the feeder to the junior team? I suspect Bo'ness Cadora (themselves a relatively established amateur team) are probably unhappy about another amateur team trying use the Bo'ness name on a Saturday.
Could be a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth in EH51 football circles.
Sink or swim? Football is constantly changing with new clubs evolving and long established clubs declining, stagnating and sometimes dissolving. It will be very interesting to see the "football map" and the changing landscape in the next decade or so. New initiatives in my view should not be stifled at birth but they do need to prove themselves. Bo'ness Athletic have been given that opportunity and now need to prove that they can sustain themselves.
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Any games in Argyll next week Sunday 23rd to Friday 28th May please - men’s adult, ladies and youth U16 to U21. I am covered for the Saturdays. Any feedback would be very helpful.
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On 16/05/2021 at 21:14, jimbaxters said:
Why are you posting tweets containing news which has already been posted here?
The second tweet - the President Statement was completely new. The first tweet was repetition but I included it to provide a context. On reflection I should perhaps have left it out .
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Harmony Row Youth Club to join WoSFL
Harmony Row Youth Club are delighted to announce that our application to the West of Scotland Football League has been accepted.
We would like to thank all the members of the WoSFL board, and member clubs for your support and acceptance of our application.
For the first time in our 106 year history we now have a team in senior Scottish football. This is something that we are immensely proud of. This development now means that our male pathway is complete. From mini kickers to senior football.
We hope the foundations that have been made by those who came before us can now be built upon to make Harmony Row a famous name within the senior leagues of Scottish football as it is currently within the youth and amateur leagues.
We would like to thank all the people who have worked tirelessly over the years to grow our reputation and make Harmony Row the club that we are all proud of. We would also like to thank the current Harmony Row board, the football committee and coaches at Harmony Row Youth Club for their support and tireless work at our club. We have a membership now of over 400 boys, girls, men & women playing football at Harmony Row. Without the volunteers we have supporting us, we could not play the part we do within our local community.
Please follow our social media accounts to keep up to date with all the latest news from Harmony Row Youth Club.
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#WeAreHarmonyRow
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18 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said:
That's already happening. None of the new applicants have said anything against the division below the current Conferences. It's it a version of what they were expecting to take part in for 2021-22.
Neither of the proposals are unworthy and both have different pros and cons considering the situation caused by COVID.
Under Option 1 how do you establish the number of promotion places from the newly created 11 team “Division Three (Tier 9 )” ? How many teams will be promoted to Division One (Tier 7) and Division Two (Tier 8 ) from the new division? How many teams are to be relegated from the Division One Conferences to the 2022/23 Division Three (Tier 9). What are the basic workings behind Option 1?
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1 hour ago, FairWeatherFan said:
Your use of sporting integrity seems to be on the opposite end of the spectrum from how I would see it.
Colts jumped the queue and entered at a level above where they should have started, only able to do so because of COVID. You're now saying it's perfectly fine for these EoS teams to jump the queue, which is only happening because of COVID.
You have missed my main point completely. How would you solve the conundrum in a fair and equitable manner that both existing and new clubs consider acceptable and a worthy management approach for the EOSFL to follow?
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7 hours ago, HibeeJibee said:
Option 1 produces next year what would have happened this year had the season not been null-&-void. Existing clubs play in their existing conferences and new clubs play seperately. No existing clubs drop to future Third Division - no new clubs jump to First Division.
Option 2 is effectively a 'clean slate'. Existing and new clubs are mixed together in fresh conferences. All compete for places in any division.Thanks for the feedback. Option 1 presents the conundrum of how the respective 2021/22 club placings are fairly distributed into the respective leagues for the 2022/23 season. What magic formula do the EOSFL management propose to implement that will deliver a four tier league based on playing ability? I hope that “sporting integrity” is not again compromised as we have just seen in the Lowland League “OF colts debacle”.
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The latest press coverage:
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/west-scotland-league-nine-new-24090768
Extract:
”Nine new teams have been accepted into the West of Scotland League with more expected to follow ahead of a new division kicking off in July.
St Peters, Harthill, Harmony Row, Kilsyth Athletic, Finnart, Glenvale, Campbeltown Pupils AFC, Westerton Utd and Broomhill Sports Club join as associate members and will ply their trade in a standalone WoSFL Development League.
The new set-up allows ambitious clubs time to get their grounds up to a standard that would make them eligible to join the WoSFL's Third Division as early as 2022.”
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17 minutes ago, Dev said:
There's a different set of criteria for Tier 5 compared to beneath that and the Development Division of the WoS has less stringent ground criteria than Tier 5 and current Tiers 6 and 7. Perhaps that's clearer?
Development clubs will be Associate Members with therefore lesser criteria whilst they get their grounds up to scratch.
Hope that explains things better.
It is interesting to question why Harthill Royal can only be an Associate Member? Surely as a bona fide semi-professional club with a strong Junior pedigree they would meet the full membership entry requirements of the WOSFL.
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Hoping to attend this game on Saturday 22nd May:
Cardross AFC – Lochgilphead Red Star AFC
will it be a 2.00 pm kick-off?
Any other matches in Argyll over the next week that you may be aware of? Any info would be much appreciated.
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On 04/04/2021 at 20:50, eyeswideopen15 said:
At a time they are trying to control and limit our movements i really can't see a pyramid system being introduced to the amateurs. Travel wouks also financially cripple most teams
These are the 9 clubs joining the new WOSFL Division Four Development Division:
St Peters (Paisley)
Harthill
Harmony Row (Govan)
Kilsyth Athletic
Finnart (East End of Glasgow)
Glenvale (Paisley)
Campbeltown Pupils AFC
Westerton United (Bearsden)
Broomhill Sport Club (Knightswood)Another 2 clubs may be joining them:
Kilbride Thistle
Stewarton
One club has been accepted but have held back their entry for a year - Blantyre SC
iF YOU ARE INTERESTED- why not make an enquiry to join?
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6 minutes ago, Burnieman said:
For us non-weegies, can anyone fill in locations for some of these, and home grounds? I wonder if Harthill regret their decision.St Peters (Paisley)
Harthill
Harmony Row (Govan)
Kilsyth Athletic
Finnart (East End of Glasgow)
Glenvale (Paisley)
Campbeltown Pupils AFC
Westerton United (Bearsden)
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1 hour ago, parkcircus said:
Clubs accepted as associate members to Div 4 Club Development League
St Peters
Harthill
Harmony Row
Kilsyth Athletic
Finnart
Glenvale
Campbeltown Pupils AFC
Westerton United
Broomhill Sport Club2 more still in talks with, I’ll post the details of the league later today
Many congratulations to WOSFL for getting the Development League initiative up and running in such a short space of time. In particular thanks to parkcircus for keeping us so well informed. I have been derided by some forum members that the Development Division would not happen in such a short time-frame. Well here we are with the new initiative being delivered in the space of under three months. Perhaps we are seeing an innovative template that the EOSFL might eventually follow but I do accept that the circumstances are a little different in the East.
I cannot help smile at the thought of Harthill trading trips to Tweedmouth and Coldstream for trips to Campbeltown. It should be a great day out for them and their supporters. I will be visiting Campbeltown in a couple of weeks but I doubt that I will be lucky enough to take in a game while I am there.
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Sad news. Is there any prospect of a ground-share with one of the prospective new WOSFL applicants?
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Where is Hibeejeebee these days? The whole issue needs some common sense and fairness that is the norm and standard for Hibeejeebee.
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5 minutes ago, Burnieman said:
Eyemouth have withdrawn.
Sad news. Will this mean that one Tier 7 Conference will have 14 teams and the other will have 16 teams? It will feel a bit of a mish-mash.
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4 hours ago, Dev said:
Ok but isn't it time to look forwards not back ?
Last year was last year and a h.ll of a lot has changed since then, including attitudes both in the EoS and within the group of new clubs. Build bridges. It isn't hard to do if you really want teams to be playing at the appropriate level as quickly as possible. However, some will prefer to keep teams down based on other matters than playing strength. I hope they don't prevail. Weaker clubs will slip down the rankings so why delay that?
Agreed. It is retrograde step not to implement a level playing field for the new entrants and represents a move away from the fair and innovative way that other ex-junior clubs have been accommodated by the EOSFL over the previous three seasons. The proposed structure also does no favours to Eyemouth and Tweedmouth who will play a level above Whitburn et al. Very disappointed.
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EoS Structure for 2021/22
in East of Scotland Football League
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Referring to the “blue” Second Division for 2022/23. Why will it have 18 clubs rather than 16 clubs.? This will leave the “red” Third Division with only 9 clubs for 2022/23 (if new applicants do not materialise).
It all appears a little messy to me and in my view does not accord with the high standard that the EOSFL has previously set. I say this as a firm supporter of the EOSFL and the progress that the league has made in developing the Pyramid.