1320Lichtie Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Cowdenbeath [emoji1376][emoji1376][emoji1376] Superb stuff that statement 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazil85 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: Cowdenbeath Superb stuff that statement Talk a lot of sense about the size of the leagues and fans of these teams not wanting their clubs turned into a training exercise for the bigger clubs. Very good communication from them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 excellent statement, fair play to Cowden 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Quote Great example set by Cowdenbeath, hopefully more clubs come out with similar statements to let their supporters know the clubs position. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilianlex Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Don't Cowden realise that this is all about producing Scottish international talent for the future ? I was looking forward to watching that 19 year old lad Benyu that Celtic have signed. Should be a cracking addition to the Scotland squad ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazil85 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 10 hours ago, Brazilianlex said: Don't Cowden realise that this is all about producing Scottish international talent for the future ? I was looking forward to watching that 19 year old lad Benyu that Celtic have signed. Should be a cracking addition to the Scotland squad ! Zimbabwe are all for the Colts idea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I'd like to think that us being completely fan owned, that we would be completely against the proposal. Don't think theres an Albion fan thats actually for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrass Bairn Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 On 7/19/2017 at 14:19, Sonsteam of 08 said: Confirmed Good Guys Arbroath Albion Rovers Dunfermline Athletic Clyde Queen of the South Cowdenbeath Happy to oblige. Who else have I missed? Is that really the extent of the good guys? Depressingly poor show from the rest (including my own). The Cowdenbeth response is spot on, particularly highlighting again how skewed in favour of the few the idea really is. This is an ideal opportunity for our newly incumbent chairwoman to contribute to the debate, and give us an early indication of what sort of leader she intends to be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, Dennistoun Bairn said: Is that really the extent of the good guys? Depressingly poor show from the rest (including my own). The Cowdenbeth response is spot on, particularly highlighting again how skewed in favour of the few the idea really is. This is an ideal opportunity for our newly incumbent chairwoman to contribute to the debate, and give us an early indication of what sort of leader she intends to be. Fortunately it's only the public good guys. I've no doubt there are a few who haven't gone public in their opposition...for whatever reason. The more positive sign is that no club has publicly backed the plans yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilianlex Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I fear the game is over Celtic supreme peter lawwell apparently fed up now controlling the spfl has given up his seat on the Board to move to the SFA professional game board who make all the major decisions inc the Colts teams. regan and that Board will quickly become his puppets and all decisions will be for the benefit of Celtic FC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick1867 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 You can add Queen's Park to the list of good guys. No public statement but been speaking to a few committee members and office staff who told me the club's official response to the SPFL "consultation" was they are against it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I fear the game is over Celtic supreme peter lawwell apparently fed up now controlling the spfl has given up his seat on the Board to move to the SFA professional game board who make all the major decisions inc the Colts teams. regan and that Board will quickly become his puppets and all decisions will be for the benefit of Celtic FC. The changes are to the SPFL, that won't make the slightest bit of difference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) On 19/07/2017 at 14:48, Bazil85 said: What's the voting percentage required to knock the idea out the park? If it was put to a vote it would fall if 2 Premiership clubs, 6 Premiership/Championship clubs, or 11 clubs from any division voted against it. In related news... posts in the Domestic Cup sub-forum reveal the SPFL are permitting the "B" teams to field 2 over-aged players in the Challenge Cup. This was alluded to in several quarters a few months ago, but not mentioned when they announced various other alterations to the cup before the R1 draw. However it appears in the revised rulebook on the SPFL website. Edited August 4, 2017 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) Posters will recall that one of the "Pros" in the SPFL blueprint was the enhanced crowds that "B" teams might produce. Here are the attendances of this week's Irn Bru Cup - which while on one hand isn't as attractive as league games, equally wasn't being played at the same time as Premiership games, and perhaps represent a certain novelty which week-to-week games wouldn't:389 - Dumbarton v Rangers "B" 278 - Annan v Celtic "B" 200 - Formartine v Hearts "B" 387 - Hibs "B" v Elgin 190 - Partick "B" v Stirling Uni 168 - Motherwell "B" v Queen's Park 155 - Aberdeen "B" v St Johnstone "B" 153 - Hamilton "B" v Edinburgh City 110 - Dundee "B" v Alloa Not Declared - Kilmarnock "B" v Berwick Not Declared - Ross County "B" v Forfar For the sake of completeness here are last season's crowds:496 - Stirling Albion v Hearts "B" 351 - Clyde v Partick "B" 350 - Elgin v Hearts "B" 305 - Formartine v Aberdeen "B" 299 - Queen's Park v Kilmarnock "B" 190 - Cove v Dundee "B" 119 - Cumbernauld v Hamilton "B" 114 - Albion Rovers v Hamilton "B" 1,007 - Motherwell "B" v Airdrie 493 - Rangers "B" v Stirling Uni 449 - Cowdenbeath v Celtic "B" 436 - Partick "B" v Queen's Park 402 - Motherwell "B" v Edinburgh City 350 - Ross County "B" v Brora 324 - Rangers "B" v Stenhousemuir 320 - St Johnstone "B" v Turriff 296 - Inverness "B" v Arbroath 221 - Aberdeen "B" v Forfar 216 - Celtic "B" v Annan For context - last season Cowdenbeath (345) and Annan (387) were the only SPFL clubs to average under 400. Edited August 16, 2017 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lau03143 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Posters will recall that one of the "Pros" in the SPFL blueprint was the enhanced crowds that "B" teams might produce. Here are the attendances of this week's Irn Bru Cup - which while on one hand isn't as attractive as league games, equally wasn't being played at the same time as Premiership games, and perhaps represent a certain novelty which week-to-week games wouldn't:389 - Dumbarton v Rangers "B" 278 - Annan v Celtic "B" 200 - Formartine v Hearts "B" 387 - Hibs "B" v Elgin 190 - Partick "B" v Stirling Uni 168 - Motherwell "B" v Queen's Park 155 - Aberdeen "B" v St Johnstone "B" 153 - Hamilton "B" v Edinburgh City 110 - Dundee "B" v Alloa Not Declared - Kilmarnock "B" v Berwick Not Declared - Ross County "B" v Forfar For the sake of completeness here are last season's crowds:496 - Stirling Albion v Hearts "B" 351 - Clyde v Partick "B" 350 - Elgin v Hearts "B" 305 - Formartine v Aberdeen "B" 299 - Queen's Park v Kilmarnock "B" 190 - Cove v Dundee "B" 119 - Cumbernauld v Hamilton "B" 114 - Albion Rovers v Hamilton "B" 1,007 - Motherwell "B" v Airdrie 493 - Rangers "B" v Stirling Uni 449 - Cowdenbeath v Celtic "B" 436 - Partick "B" v Queen's Park 402 - Motherwell "B" v Edinburgh City 350 - Ross County "B" v Brora 324 - Rangers "B" v Stenhousemuir 320 - St Johnstone "B" v Turriff 296 - Inverness "B" v Arbroath 221 - Aberdeen "B" v Forfar 216 - Celtic "B" v Annan For context - last season Cowdenbeath (345) and Annan (387) were the only SPFL clubs to average under 400. I went to the Rangers-Stenny game last year and totally didn't realise they were playing last night until the morning of the game when I saw an article on the Rangers website.It's just not well advertised to get the passing fan with nothing else to do on a weekday night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 21 minutes ago, lau03143 said: I went to the Rangers-Stenny game last year and totally didn't realise they were playing last night until the morning of the game when I saw an article on the Rangers website. It's just not well advertised to get the passing fan with nothing else to do on a weekday night. Teams were invited in but would be it be a priority at this time for say an SPL club. Highly doubtful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazil85 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Still been very quiet from the SPFL around about the Colts in the league. Have they maybe taken the hint over the fan backlash these last months? Those attendances surely have to be the final straw in completely dropping the idea... Maybe hopeful thinking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Bazil85 said: Still been very quiet from the SPFL around about the Colts in the league. Have they maybe taken the hint over the fan backlash these last months? Those attendances surely have to be the final straw in completely dropping the idea... Maybe hopeful thinking. They'll have taken a straw poll of the chairmen and, if they think it can be pushed through, they'll be planning how to announce and implement with as few fans noticing until it's "too late". If it looks like they can't push it through yet, they'll be drawing up new plans for short-term bribes to try and turn the heads of a few more boards. There's absolutely no chance that this will be dropped altogether. Even if literally nobody showed up to any of the Irn-Bru Cup games, it would still be referred to as a "success" because that wasn't the aim to begin with. The point was to establish the precedents of "youth" teams playing in a competition for senior sides, and British clubs playing in each other's competitions. Job done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Today on Off the Ball, Stuart Cosgrove was claiming that a deal has been put into place for Old Firm colts to be in L2 next season. They can't get promoted, will play all of their games away from home and money corresponding to 300 paying customers will be paid to teams for each game. Remarkably, each of those things makes it even more of a farce than the actual concept itself. An absolute disgrace. Clyde will lose more than 300 fans when we're playing either of these sides. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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