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2 minutes ago, Dev said:
Interesting to see that there are 9 different amateur leagues represented in the last 16 of this season's Amateur Cup. last year was dominated by the Central Scottish.
Do you think the influx of WoS teams has levelled the playing field a bit? There must be 7-8 new 'junior' or league clubs in the area now compared to 2 years ago while the East and North seem more settled with only Rothie and Edinburgh South appearing
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This is something I've been playing with using the rankings on ScotScores to place everyone. It's getting it from where we are now to there that will be the issue (i.e. not a hope in hell!)
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Auchinleck Talbot 3-0 Largs Thistle
Cumnock Juniors 2-1 Kilwinning Rangers
Pollok 3-2 Hurlford United
Glenafton Athletic 2-0 Petershill
Rutherglen Glencairn 2-1 St. Rochs
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12 hours ago, Broomhill Ultra said:
I agree wholeheartedly!!
I 3rd that, get the result up!
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1 hour ago, DC92 said:
It was outside the box, though.
We can prove this by using science and the measurement of speed called 'The Fulton'.
Travelling at a full Fulton for 36 seconds would only get you from the halfway line to around the D.
Therefore it was outside the box, not that I bothered much at the time
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13 minutes ago, welshbairn said:
2 games in hand on Loch Ness, 11 points behind. It's possible, especially if Loch Ness drop in form like the end of last season.
Win the final at a beaufully presented Claggan Park, then get DSQ'ed for playing an unregistered goalkeeper
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2 minutes ago, welshbairn said:
The banter if Fort beat Strathspey in the playoff…
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The artificial surface is probably worse than grass once it hits a certain temp. They instantly turn into an ice rink and the ball doesn’t bounce but skids away at 100mph. Usain Bolt ain’t catching up with them once they start sliding away. I swear it was an icey night on the 7’s at Broadwood that done my knee, impossible it keep your footing on it. If you were mid-game as a natural grass park freezes, it’s usually ok to play on for a bit.
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Something like this…
Not totally happy with it yet but it’s better than we have now.
It’ll never happen though. Too much needs to change and not enough people willing to put the time and effort into making it work. From amateur meetings I’ve been to in the past, anything new is usually met with a brick wall of negativity and abuse
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1 hour ago, Kennie said:
So, the Junior Cup is not the problem you hope it is.
No hoping here, it was one of the reasons why similar sized teams with no floodlights have played MUCH more league games in the same time. Am I wrong in saying the clubs that played in the junior Cup have played less league games as those who didn't? It was just a simple observation, no need to get defensive
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4 minutes ago, Kennie said:
Floodlights?
Suppose, about half of them.
Was always going to be tough this season. I'm guessing all the division 4 clubs passed ground criteria and are full members now? Are the ones groundsharing being allowed to continue?
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23 minutes ago, Burnieman said:
The flaw in all of this is the amateur status. Are senior clubs going to want to be relegated into an amateur league? Highly unlikely.
Amateur status really needs to be abolished first before any of this happens. Every player is just a player who can be paid a wage, or paid expenses only, or even pay to play. The status of their contract shouldn't be the driver, every contract/registration should be identical.
Alongside this, existing amateur leagues needs to be formed into their own Pyramid before their best teams can look to be promoted into the WoSFL or EoSFL, and even then, probably on a voluntary basis and not forced.
I'm not sure any of that will happen anytime soon, although the WoS / EoS should never become a closed shop.
The problem is, a lot of clubs are not really football clubs but can string a good few seasons together.
We would end up with a bunch of clubs playing WoS/EoS with no backbone and all frantically trying to book pitches every week? The amateur teams of old are nearly all gone and the ones that are left could have went Juniors years ago if the wanted to be in the bigger pond.
I get what you're saying but it'll just not work lol
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39 minutes ago, Kennie said:
There's over 40 fixtures without a date at this present time and we're not out of January yet.
The sooner that all Divisions are down to 16 teams the better.
How are they so far behind, 14 to 27 games played?! Bet your glad they all kept the Junior Cup
The East's big league is 4-5 games per team further on and started the same time...
Only Hawick but their pitch is under water between October and March every year, then it floods if it rains through the summer too... and Thornton had a cup run.
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4 hours ago, Yalay said:
This is basically the election system that the Football League used for many years. If it were instituted here it would turn out very similarly to how it went in England where existing teams were almost never voted out.
Unless there was a space available in the league system (which is likely as things evolve), then there would be 2 or more teams potentially voted in.
Or just a complete diddy who are taking up space, still playing out a sports centre or ground sharing on the endless promise of “finding home” and usually trying to associate themselves with youth teams they have no interest in… there are a couple of teams in the east and west who fit this.
Completely agree with the first part though, most big amateur teams would’ve moved up by now if they wanted to. The door has always been open to them to apply in the past and still is, even if the league is “full” I can’t see them knocking back a very solid, well developed club with a bulletproof plan that are willing to join and would bring something to the league. Division 3 are managing 36 games this season so it can be done
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Irvine Meadow XI 1-1 Glenafton Athletic
Largs Thistle 1-3 Beith Juniors
Benburb 2-2 St. Roch’s
Yoker Athletic 2-2 Muirkirk Juniors
Carluke Rovers 2-3 Port Glasgow Juniors
Rossvale Academy 1-2 Campbeltown Pupils
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The problem with the amateurs is they are too volatile, see Colville Park and Tower Hearts.
Then there’s the pitch issue, have any amateurs except Annbank and Leven in Fife got a park that would pass? Most of them play out of Sports Centres so have the problem of getting reliable bookings.
There’s no chance you will get all the top teams into 1 league travelling all across Scotland for a promotion spot that most of them won’t actually want…
The only way is tidy up the Glasgow area leagues then make an application type promotion and relegation where the league clubs choose between any amateur applicants and the bottom team from Div 4 (or Div 3 in the east).
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Not going to lie, this took longer than I wanted!
They say the key to life can be found in the number 3, maybe we had the answer all along…
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Who actually plays for them?
Is it still the French students? Or have they found a squad willing to travel from Bellshill to play in the SOS every week?
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Auchinleck Talbot 3-2 Largs Thistle
Cumnock Juniors 2-1 Kilwinning Rangers
Pollok 0-1 Hurlford United
Troon 3-0 Beith Juniors
Clydebank 2-0 Arthurlie
Glenafton Athletic 3-1 Petershill
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Carnoustie finally appear at the party, any one of 7 can win now!
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14 hours ago, mcruic said:
Inverness Amateur League scores on Tha’ Internet!!!People have done life for less….
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Cumnock Juniors 2-2 Hurlford United
Auchinleck Talbot 5-0 Cambuslang Rangers
Gartcairn 3-1 Whitletts Victoria
Glasgow University 2-1 Maryhill
Finnart 2-2 Lesmahagow Juniors
West Park Utd 3-0 Harmony Row
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Try it now and you can change the tab from “Real” to “Prom+”
It’s nearly there and I haven’t been greedy…
L2, Highland and Lowland must have 1 relegation unless no licensed champions below.
L2 playoffs
HL vs LL - Winner guarantees promotion and the “Tier 5 Cup”
Loser will play 9th from L2 for the last place.
HL playoffs
North Region vs Midlands - Winner guarantees promotion, loser goes to playoff final.
2nd bottom of HL vs North Cale League (if licensed) - Winners go to playoff final.
PLAYOFF FINAL FOR LAST LEAGUE PLACE
LL Playoffs
WoS vs EoS - Winner guarantees promotion, loser goes to playoff final.
15th in LL vs SoS - Winners go to playoff final.
PLAYOFF FINAL FOR LAST LEAGUE PLACE
While everyone else is doing their playoff finals, the 2 winners of the North Region vs Midlands and the WoS vs EoS can play each other for a Tier 6 Cup thing…
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2 hours ago, Burnieman said:
Thanks for making us the proverbial yo-yo team, it'll be some ride
It certainly won’t be dull, wee Burnie still punching though
1 hour ago, Ginaro said:Would be even more interesting if we could compare to a sheet which has auto promotion for the EOS/WOS (or two up from three if you include the SOS).
If I can agree on a start point, it’ll take about 2 coffees and a smoke once I’m home from work to do it…
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New clubs in the West of Scotland
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Movement…
It’s a good start. Will be interesting to see if more is to follow either little by little each season, or an EoS type avalanche by the start of next season