Basile Boli

Real shame what’s happened to Kirky RR.

Two in the starting eleven I believe.

No brainer for them. The way the game is going they’ll be better off in the pyramid system. As early adopters they’ll be a couple levels above their traditional rivals by the time they all find themselves in the pyramid. Looking at the West bottom division, you’d find it hard to argue against St Pats being one of the top sides. Other traditional “big” amateur sides should be looking to do the same. Bannockburn a prime candidate. Look out for sides like EKYM moving in the near future.

No horse in this race but bumping your gums about beating teams in friendlies is a diddy mentality, as is making a lot of noise about skudding glorified amateur sides every week. If you were as good as you say maybe you would have pipped Syngenta or Whitburn to promotion last year.

Yeah definitely, it’s their prerogative to release info or not but I feel like everyone needs to lay their cards on the table to try and move the game forward, as currently the way we’re going there may not be an amateur game in 10 years.

Spot on. Biggest issue affecting the game outside committee politics is by far and away the lack of players.

What leagues have the Stirling District League been trying to get one over on? As far as I’ve seen that league has always recognised its “place” or “standing” in the amateur game, although I could be wrong.

Well on the other hand you could say that it gives the teams in a league clearly on its last legs a decent standard of league to play in. I don’t think the standard of the Central 2nd tier will be much different than whats left in the SAFL. You could also say why are the Caley league being stubborn and rejecting a merger? Speaking around I think the main opinion of guys involved in the game is a merger between all Central-area leagues would be the way forward. As always it comes down to too many individuals with vested interests not wanting to give up any control. If teams like Drum Ams came out and stated why they’ve chosen to move leagues, or the Caley laid down their decision making process and be transperent then it would be a good starting point for all parties to move forward.