Shanner Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'd love an away game at Oban! Get them in! Oh aye that would be quality! Also if any of the islands want to get involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Oban Saints....lost 2-1 to Colville Park in the West on Saturday,but in the last 16 of the Scottish from where,like Harestanes last season,the winner will qualify for the 'big' Scottish. Decent set up I'm told,and of course they also host the annual Keyline Tournament and compete against opposition from the SFL and HL. Overall there's a decent set-up though they only use Mossfield Stadium when there's no shinty on. They usually play games at Glencruitten Park (which is a public park) and use the changing facilities at nearby Oban Lorne RFC. All three sports grounds (shinty, rugby, football) within a five minute walk of each other. Glencruitten: The Keyline Cup at Oban Lorne and Mossfield: Oban Lorne and Mossfield on non-matchday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Been to the Oban tournament on several occasions and they employ Mossfield Stadium (the shinty ground), and the rugby club next door for games. Oban Saints don't really have any facilities themselves. Still, I think they'd be a good addiition to semi-pro football as they are a well run club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkgatequeens Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 Still don't think there is a point in having University sides in the top non league division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Still don't think there is a point in having University sides in the top non league division. Simple, they have the right on and off-feild standards to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 This raises its head periodically... Is it just reverse snobbery, really? Both have excellent facilities and are clearly good enough (Stirling Uni especially). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Elgin City and Annan Athletic are the most recent examples of a non-league Senior team enter the national leagues without advancing beyond the bottom tier. Neither of them are ideally located for a part-time team competing nationally. Yet they seem to draw crowds of 400-500 over a 36 game league season with another 3 cup competitions to compete in. I imagine the crowd numbers are on a par with some of the best Junior clubs who benefit from regionalisation and have shorter seasons. If that's a worse case scenario, is it not a better situation than a lot of Junior clubs find themselves? Instead of another report like the one from Henry McLeish. All the clubs from the SPFL, SJFA and the other Senior non-leagues should set a time aside and have a conference. Try and gain some sort of consensus over how club football in Scotland should progress. It might not lead to a noticeable change, but a discussion between all sides might sow some seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Elgin City and Annan Athletic are the most recent examples of a non-league Senior team enter the national leagues without advancing beyond the bottom tier. Neither of them are ideally located for a part-time team competing nationally. Yet they seem to draw crowds of 400-500 over a 36 game league season with another 3 cup competitions to compete in. I imagine the crowd numbers are on a par with some of the best Junior clubs who benefit from regionalisation and have shorter seasons. If that's a worse case scenario, is it not a better situation than a lot of Junior clubs find themselves? Instead of another report like the one from Henry McLeish. All the clubs from the SPFL, SJFA and the other Senior non-leagues should set a time aside and have a conference. Try and gain some sort of consensus over how club football in Scotland should progress. It might not lead to a noticeable change, but a discussion between all sides might sow some seeds. eh... Junior season starts 3rd Saturday in July and the better sides will still be playing in mid June. The SPFL sides start a bit earlier but in the lower leagues are done with - playoffs apart - by the end of April. The biggest issue as far as I can see from speaking to people who watch the top level of Junior football is that to become an Elgin or an Annan means to potentially never lift a bit of silverware again and to have to stop going every week because of increased travel and admission costs. The East Region have moved away from a cup-heavy programme in the past few years but in the West, cups are still a significant proportion of games played. Ok the cups have little currency outwith this corner of Scottish football but at the time they are an event, especially for the clubs no one fancies to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 eh... Junior season starts 3rd Saturday in July and the better sides will still be playing in mid June. The SPFL sides start a bit earlier but in the lower leagues are done with - playoffs apart - by the end of April. For length of season I had meant more the number of games played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 For length of season I had meant more the number of games played. This is where the west particularly has issues. The league season of 22 games is far too short for a league that essentially ( although it doesn't now within the structure) sits comparably at the level of the fifth tier in this country. Far too few league games IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 For length of season I had meant more the number of games played. But a large number of cup games are also played so it is not wildly different. A team in SPFL L2 being knocked out at first hurdle and finishing mid-table will play 39 games. A team in the West's top flight will play a minimum of 30 games I think. However, it's more likely they'll win a few cup ties at least. I haven't kept decent records for a few years now but in 2010-11 here are the numbers: Meadow: 45 Arthurlie: 39 Talbot: 49 Pollok: 40 Largs: 33 Rob Roy: 41 Beith: 49 Kilbirnie: 39 Cumnock: 38 Petershill: 41 Lanark: 34 Glencairn: 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkgatequeens Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Heston Rovers play at Palmerston, so perhaps they might go for the Lowland League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkgatequeens Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Saint Cuthbert Wanderers hoping to be licensed to get into Lowland League next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'm not sure if it's a bite you are looking for but you are trying very hard. Very few if any on here give a fvck about Heston, Oban or St Cuthberts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunrise Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'm not sure if it's a bite you are looking for but you are trying very hard. Very few if any on here give a fvck about Heston, Oban or St Cuthberts. No point telling him on his third account after Truthhurts and Scottishyeltz were banned...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkgatequeens Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 What's wrong wi' Oban like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 What's wrong wi' Oban like? Not to be trusted. Towns with 4 letter names and that start with a vowel are suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkgatequeens Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Never liked Aloa anyhoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilky1878 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Never liked Aloa anyhoo! I know you're looking for a bite but alloa has two "l"s... nice try though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Pish This 100%. People always state that Ross County and Caley are far enough away from Glasgow for them not to pull in fans in their droves. But this is false. There are Celtic and Rangers buses leaving the North every week to head to Glasgow. Then you have the fans that have no interest in going to the football that will watch them on TV and not venture down to Victoria Park. There is a new generation of fans growing up having Ross County and Caley as their number one club and that is wonderful. But to many that watched football pre 1994 we will always be the little team. People of that age all have Rangers or Celtic as their "big" team, although there are many more Aberdeen fans. I assume as that was the closest premier team before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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