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League Announcement!
We can today confirm that the League has voted on the proposal and the results have now been published. We list the proposal and the votes below:
•Final EoSFL standings for season 2019/20 be decided on Points Per Game (PPG)
•No relegation from the Premier Division this season.
•To temporarily increase the Premier Division for one season to allow the two First Division Conference winners to be promoted.
•Should the Premier Division champion be promoted to the SLFL they will be replaced by the Conference runner-up club which has the highest PPG.
•At the end of season 2020/21 to promote each First Division Conference winner and relegate as many clubs as necessary to restore the Premier Division to 16 clubs.
Question 1: Do you agree the season should be finalised now?
YES – 37 votes
NO – 3 votesQuestion 2: Do you agree the season should be concluded as per the Board’s proposal?
YES – 29 votes
NO – 11 votesThis vote means the Board’s proposal has been supported by a majority of member clubs which means that Sauchie Juniors remain in the Premier Division for next season.
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Fourth signing for Wishaw - again with a Fauldhouse connection!
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St Cadocs getting serious
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Really chuffed to see Eyemouth back.
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16 minutes ago, G4Mac said:3 hours ago, glensmad said:There is no limit on squad sizes in the WoSFL, and you can play trialists in league games.
And if you have a 20s in use they sign the same contract as first team players and are eligible to be fielded as many times as you like. Equally first team players over 20 can play up to 6 games with the 20s across the season.
What restrictions are there on the venues that can be used for the 20s? Any flexibility?
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Interesting one:
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13 hours ago, FairWeatherFan said:
Looking at the Fauldhouse thread shows that Syngenta have been making some signings ahead of next year.
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38 minutes ago, glensmad said:
I noticed Wishaw actually announcing new signings on Twitter yesterday, I'm not sure how that works if they are still contracted to other clubs till June. We all know players are moving at the moment and all clubs are talking to players, but you can't really announce them.
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Getting back to the serious stuff - any sign yet of clubs hoovering up a new set of players to break out of their existing restricted framework in the lower divisions? Doing a Crossgates Primrose?
What sort of standard will Drumchapel United and St Cadoc’s be? Hoping that JC will give a few tit-bits on the former as he did at the Hoose over the last few seasons.
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There appears to be a certain amount of room to amend the rules of the South Region Challenge Cup including adopting the name of the sponsor.
There might be some mileage in allowing West Lothian Junior, Tayside Junior, North Junior and Highland League clubs optional entry into the competition on application.
This would be a way of bringing our football family closer together. Enable remaining Juniors to taste the “after-life “ in the Senior world.
It would also give EOSFL, SoSFL, LL and emerging WoSFL control of a real semi-professional national cup rather than leave the SJFA to cobble together their version.
Lots of time at the moment to plan such a change.
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50 minutes ago, spit said:
So renewing junior membership only really benefits clubs who wish to play in the junior Cup?
"The annual subscription for each club shall be £35 and shall be payable before the Annual General meeting in each year."
https://www.scottishjuniorfa.com/media/2422/sjfa-constitution-rules-2019-20.pdf
The fee is quite modest really and I suppose that if clubs wished, they could field a development side in order to retain a link with their roots.
Would it be worth Talbot putting out their full side if they draw for example Sauchie Juniors Community?
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16 hours ago, cmontheloknow said:
Are you related to an ex graduate?
No I am a past-graduate. Well past it in fact.
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2 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said:
They've had their chance. Get ready for 2021-22.
Perhaps not the case given the current exceptional circumstances and the anticipated time lag before football can restart.
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So we ended up with a membership of 67 clubs in the new WoSFL and the period for applications has definitely CLOSED.
So what happens if another couple of applications turn up “COVID-19 DELAYED”?
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1 hour ago, Pyramidic said:
If this horrible epidemic does not free up we could be waiting a long time. The Germans appear to be ahead of the game re Covid-19 and this is a recent extract;
- 'Ghost games' possibly until fall of 2021 -
The German National Academy of Sciences, the Leopoldina, recommended on Easter Monday that Germany could begin to reduce coronavirus restrictions. But its president, Gerauld Haug, has told public broadcaster ARD that football supporters will likely have to wait a lot longer before they can return to stadiums.
"It will take months, it could even take one and a half years," said Haug when asked how long football matches would have to remain behind closed doors, a timeline which would stretch until the latter part of 2021.
The 52-year-old insisted that the coronavirus pandemic will only truly be over "once a vaccine is available" and that stadium visits before then would "not be wise."
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-sports-cancellations/a-52569936
Going back to FWF's point we could even be looking at 8 groups of 8 or 9 clubs in each with restrictions on numbers of spectators allowed in small gatherings
I think that it may be beneficial to split the 4 Conferences as follows given the possibility of a greatly curtailed season for 2020/21 because of Covid-19:
Conference A (17 clubs)
- Section 1 (8 clubs)
- Section 2 (9 clubs)Conference B (17 clubs)
- Section 1 (8 clubs)
- Section 2 (9 clubs)Conference C (17 clubs)
- Section 1 (8 clubs)
- Section 2 (9 clubs)Conference D (16 clubs)
- Section 1 (8 clubs)
- Section 2 (8 clubs)The Section games are played first and if there is enough time games can then be played against clubs in the other Section (once or twice dependent on circumstances).
This way the results should remain meaningful even if the season is seriously truncated.
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7 minutes ago, cmontheloknow said:
Maybe missed it somewhere but see Drumchapel United have confirmed their management team (addition of Jon Connolly as GCH) - any suggestion of where they're playing games? Still at Donald Dewar?
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1 minute ago, FairWeatherFan said:
There are no lower divisions in the first season. They are all equal. Think of it like the Champions League group stage.
If this horrible epidemic does not free up we could be waiting a long time. The Germans appear to be ahead of the game re Covid-19 and this is a recent extract;
- 'Ghost games' possibly until fall of 2021 -
The German National Academy of Sciences, the Leopoldina, recommended on Easter Monday that Germany could begin to reduce coronavirus restrictions. But its president, Gerauld Haug, has told public broadcaster ARD that football supporters will likely have to wait a lot longer before they can return to stadiums.
"It will take months, it could even take one and a half years," said Haug when asked how long football matches would have to remain behind closed doors, a timeline which would stretch until the latter part of 2021.
The 52-year-old insisted that the coronavirus pandemic will only truly be over "once a vaccine is available" and that stadium visits before then would "not be wise."
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-sports-cancellations/a-52569936
Going back to FWF's point we could even be looking at 8 groups of 8 or 9 clubs in each with restrictions on numbers of spectators allowed in small gatherings
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Just wondering what would be the position if a club wishes to play the bulk of their home games on a Friday night under floodlights. Will the WoSFL show any flexibility on this type of issue?
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33 minutes ago, Born To Run said:
The other applicant was an amateur side who have played friendlies against the likes of Maryhill recently. They took a flier without having the required facilities etc in place.
Scoutable United FC?
Scoutable Utd FC 1-3 Maryhill Juniors FC
Scoutables took on Maryhill Juniors last night in what was a very competitive game. Maryhill started brightly and won the early exchanges, scoring twice in the first 20 minutes. This woke Scoutables into action and we played at a much higher tempo moving the ball around well and keeping our shape which resulted in a goal just before half time. The second half was much brighter with Scoutables retaining possession well but squandering chances before conceding again late in the game. Despite the result a better performance and many positives to build upon.
Goal scored by:
Yusuf Bamba
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Given the delays with Covid-19 perhaps there might be a "window of opportunity" to bring their application up to the required standard. But suspect the newly formed club which was only established in 2019 does not have the resources or experience to take on a project of this nature.️
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6 minutes ago, andy25 said:
The bottom tier as they are to put it mildly they aren't very good.
Glasgow University would appear to be a similar standard using the same criteria:
http://www.fchd.info/GLASUNI.HTM
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On 09/04/2020 at 01:11, Ginaro said:
And to get back on topic - one name that came up previously was AM Soccer. It seems that they've now disbanded their adult amateur team and Cupar Hearts will take over that role at the top of their pathway. They play at Duffus Park, an open ground like Thornton but it does seem to have floodlights. Maybe one for the future especially if there's regional divisions.
Cupar Hearts / AM Soccer Club is certainly one to look out for in the future:QuoteClub Statement
1 WEEK AGODuring this current period of uncertainty on when our current season will be completed or how final league positions will be decided, we at Cupar Hearts AFC have been taking some proactive steps in preparation for the coming season 2020 / 2021.
Despite the lack of football we are still working behind the scenes and continuing to maintain the pitch when possible.
The committee had already approached Lee Sibanda regarding his views for the coming season and he informed us that he wanted to focus on the playing side of his career and had therefore made the decision to stand down as Manager. But he would continue to organise team training sessions, preparing team for match day and continue with team selections with support from his current assistant coaching team. We also learned at this time that one of his team, Kenny Baxter, was leaving to take up a new career opportunity in the USA so we would like to take the opportunity to thank Kenny for his services as both player and assistant coach and wish him and his family all the best as they begin a new chapter in their life.
With the announcement that Lee was intending to step down we decided quickly to advertise the post so that we could get a new manager in place for the start of the season. We held interviews and we are pleased to announce that we have appointed Sean Simpson, who is currently with the AM Soccer amateur team. Sean has vast experience playing at a top level in Fife and is well respected. Sean will be free to build his own squad and his own management team. We are delighted that Scott McInroy will continue in his current assistant coaching position to bring some continuity going forward.
We also met recently with representatives from the AM Soccer amateur team who approached us with a partnership proposal. They will disband the current AM Soccer amateur team with Cupar Hearts completing their player pathway. This allows them to focus their attention on their award winning programme for youth players whilst providing Cupar Hearts with players as they advance through the ranks. Following discussions we would like to announce that we are now in a partnership with AM Soccer and it is hoped that this will strengthen both their football pathway, our continuing partnership with Cupar Soccer 7’s and our own current status within amateur football with hopefully, some or all of their current amateur squad coming over to join up with our own current squad. All of the players of both teams have been advised of the situation.
Other than these steps, there will be no change to the way Cupar Hearts AFC currently operate within our amateur status and with our continuing partnership with Cupar Soccer 7’s. While Cupar Hearts AFC remains an independent Club this partnership will allow both clubs to thrive, strengthen football in Cupar on a whole and hopefully bring success to the town.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors and supporters and hope for your continued support when we get back to playing football either to complete this season, or in moving ahead to the new season and beyond.
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6 hours ago, GordonS said:
I can never get over the fact that three years ago the East of Scotland League finished with 11 members and a champion ineligible for promotion.
Three years later and they'll shortly have 50 members - more than the SPFL - having consumed the Juniors on their patch apart from a few hold-outs in West Lothian, their last two champions are banging on the door of the SPFL and they've just precipitated the movement of every West Region Junior club into the seniors. Junior football as a separate grade is all-but over south of the Tay, and likely soon north of it too. They've also caused swathes of clubs to work towards SFA licences, boosting the numbers competing in the early rounds of the Scottish Cup to levels not seen in many decades and likely requiring reconfiguration of the competition.
The scale and speed of what's happen in Scottish non-league football is ridiculous, especially as nobody could have predicted it.
I really hope the fans, and especially the committee people, of those 11 clubs are enjoying all this.
The EoS has its centenary three years from now - I'd have said I'm sure there will be a big celebration, but these days, who the f**k knows what the next three years will bring.
That is some statement and I agree with every word. The whole process of change needed a risk taker and pioneer - Kelty Hearts - a club prepared to put their head above the parapet and view a land of increasing opportunity. Without such a gamble I think we might have still been stuck in the “dark ages”.
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Fingers crossed