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AMB I only went with website but yeah like you say very difficult thing to do. It's the unpredictability of teams improving each season.

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44 minutes ago, Brad Bobley said:

EKYM’s 8-0 win against Doune Castle means Wishaw are now out of it with nothing really to play for this Saturday.

Wishaw beat Drumchapel in the league cup semi final, where they will play St Joe’s six days later, so a warm up for the final perhaps. 

Worrying times for Doune Castle, conceding 7 to Wishaw (across two games), 7 to Giffnock and 8 to EKYM. 22 goals conceded in four games is shambolic for last year’s league champions.

At least this year, the league won’t be decided with forfeited fixtures.

I can assure you that we didn't want the league with teams forfeiting fixtures last season, it took the shine off it. I have to state tho that the two games we were awarded saw the team challenging us, awarded the same fixtures at different times of the season. That can't be helped by any of the two of us.

Last season we went on a 16 game unbeaten run conceding 13 goals withing the league in that spell. We went on a run that no one including ourselves could predict. For me winning the East spurred us on for that last push in the league.

Probably like many teams over the years, our season started to go down after the Scottish exit to Cupar followed by the defeat to Steins in the Semis. Before this season we had only lost 5 league games over 2 season but find ourselves losing 8 this season alone. Winning is the easy part, it's getting back to winning that's not. EKYM are the first team to beat us at Moray Park since Glasgow Harp on 29th October 2022.

I believe the Caledonian Premier has only ever been won back to back twice. Once by Doune and the other by Dalziel, I could be wrong. It's shows how hard it is to do. However Credit goes to our opposition teams as everyone of them came at us and we didn't handle being champions. Like they say, it's easier to get to the top than to stay there. The top of the table has a fascinating climax. For me it's now down to 3 after last night. 

For us now there's no worry from my point as you know what it's like when thing aren't going your way, everything goes wrong. We take our break and enjoy time off and get back to it July. Good luck to the remaining 3 teams St Joes, EKYM and Giffnock for Saturday. Enjoy it as you never know what the next season is like.

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The additions this season to the Caley League have been unreal.

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On 16/01/2024 at 18:37, Amateur Fan said:

I can see it now the S.I.C.K. [ self interest cally klubs ] patting themselves in the back especially the dinosaurs at giffnock and cambusbarron with  " I told you so " attitude so when you read this ask yourself  are you really interested in saving saturday afternoon football or is it we dont give 2 f *** s about it  as we are ok and if you want to come and join us your welcome if this is the case what was wrong with the full amalgamation of all the Leagues its the same at the end of the day apart from you kept your precious  cally name 

As for the Drums dunipace st pats and campsie all two faced as I attended the meeting you all voted to join the scottish amateur but I suppose the S.I.C.K name will be to you understanding 

I know this will come across as a bitter post but more of frustration of what could have been 

 

I don't see how this can be blamed on the Caley Clubs. The Caley said no to a merger and 1 year later the top team in Scotland over the last few years joins along with a very good Campsie side. 

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We carried 25 players last year and used all of them. Played 44 games and with games every 3 days at times it took the toll on boys. With work, families and injuries we sometimes still had 13/14 on the bench. 

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On 19/06/2023 at 19:59, Amateur Fan said:

the usual pish from Crazy Feet re the new league, yet completely silent on the shambles end to the cally premier league when 2 teams failed to show for the games v Doune Castle shortchanging the players from that club to have the moment to clinch the League on the park rather that 6pts before the final game v St Joes 

As I said before the head PR man for that League

In my opinion I think you can look at it in all different ways and try different things with the end result being the same. Successful teams will always keep players happy, the downside to their success would be junior sides taking the better players. Your clubs that's have been around for years again will always be there unless again they také that next step to go junior. These clubs will go through Successful spells followed by some dull years, however the name will still attract players. Each club has to look at how they make their club look more attractive? How do they get players to come or stay? Football has changes and right across the board the desire isn't their as it use to be. I don't think that's because of any association or standard of teams. I just think folk would rather go out with the lads, their Mrs or even to the football at 3PM

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5 hours ago, LoveFitbaw said:

2 of the last 3 games for doune were forfeited by the opposition. Would’ve expected doune to win both but not a good look for the league and you wouldn’t be too happy if you were EKYM. 

Both ourselves and EKYM awarded the game against Dalziel. We moved the kick off time in our final game to help our opposition so our guys won it on the park. However that became out of our control. Its not the way we wanted to win it and it ruins a good day for the guys. However you don't know whats going on elsewhere. We will enjoy and make the most of our plans on the final day with a bounce game, where the player will still receive the trophy and medals.