HibeeJibee Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Grey Dyke and the FA seem to be pushing to introduce divisions containing the B teams of Premiership + Championship clubs in the Football League. Seemingly the big idea is to install new divisions of B teams between League Two and the Conference - or mix the B teams, League Two and the Conference into new regional leagues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27289819 Thoughts? Think it sounds fairly terrible, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 They should've consulted the Juniors IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 dreadful idea, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerwickMad Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Greg Dyke is an absolute tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Yep, shite idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 What a stupid idea. The English pyramid seems to work very well as it is. Dyke must be heading towards the same levels as Sepp Blatter and Henry McLeish in terms of the number of pish ideas he comes up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Have to join you guys here, atrocious idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullywee Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 What would the 96 want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 A friend of mine had to deal with him professionally a couple of years ago. Unsurprisingly Dyke's the rude, attention seeking, little shit you'd expect him to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 I'm against it for English football, because I dislike the whole concept of Reserve teams playing any way up the pyramid... kicking about in the bottom rung or two, maybe... and I think it shafts non-league clubs and would gradually harm the smaller FL clubs. However I'm also against it as we in Scotland seem to copy anything they ever do, and my fear is the response the idea could get at Hampden... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 If they start them at the bottom level rather than forcing them in at the level mentioned, then I don't think it's too bad an idea. It works elsewhere, and is probably worth experimenting with in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 What a stupid idea. The English pyramid seems to work very well as it is... The argument appears to be that reserve team football isn't providing the top young English players with the platform they need to break into the Premiership and the national team. From that standpoint they are probably right that there is a problem, but I'm not sure they have identified the best solution. Holland have done OK at the national team level in recent times without having done the B team in the pyramid thing until very recently when a few B teams were drafted in to keep the numbers up in the second tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Has anyone from the Scottish meeja called 'headquarters' for instructions on how to play this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Scottish football needs a strong The Rangers reserve team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 There will be no 'B' teams in an independent Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Or Newco's. They'll be off to the Welsh League, along with their fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo'ness Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Stupid idea for a country the size of England. if they want competitive football for reserve players then get a proper 'competitive' reserve league on the go. I can understand it in Spain, where leagues go more regional after the Segundo. Interestingly enough, Barcelona 'B' are in a play-off position in the Segundo at the moment but cannot be promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Grey Dyke and the FA seem to be pushing to introduce divisions containing the B teams of Premiership + Championship clubs in the Football League. Seemingly the big idea is to install new divisions of B teams between League Two and the Conference - or mix the B teams, League Two and the Conference into new regional leagues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27289819 Thoughts? Think it sounds fairly terrible, personally. I can't believe that he's not opened the door for Celtic and The Rangers to join at the same level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 If they start them at the bottom level rather than forcing them in at the level mentioned, then I don't think it's too bad an idea. What "bottom level"? League Two? Luton Town spent five miserable years trying to get back into League Two, which has a paltry two promotion spots. Why the f**k should Bolton's B side get the honour for nothing? It works elsewhere Other countries are far larger than the UK. Other countries also tend to be dominated by a couple of clubs to an almost Scottish extent. The Premier League looks incredibly competitive compared to most seasons in the other top European leagues. I don't expect this to go anywhere, but it's astonishing it would even be floated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Absolutely w**k idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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