Ginaro Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: We, as a club, have been a strong advocate of more local football due to our particular circumstances and preference, but have supported the ERJFA’s position during the break-up of the East Region over the past couple of years based on information provided to the club. Don't want to read too much into this, but a week before the EOS deadline Thornton had a "pie meeting" and they had #keepbelieving in a tweet before their final game before the exodus - perhaps they were swayed by whatever (mis)information was being fed to clubs... Edited February 19, 2020 by Ginaro 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Fauldhouse not hinting on moving west? Big mistake IMO if true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCamelonfan Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, lithgierose said: Fauldhouse not hinting on moving west? Big mistake IMO if true. They can hint about going west ita very unlikely they will get in the west 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) Is this official from Fauldhouse? Fauldhouseutd @Fauldhouseutd1 All the best to Thornton in the eos Quote Tweet Thornton Hibs JFC @ThorntonHibsJFC · 6h Club Announcement https://thorntonhibs.com/news/club-announcement-2513853.html… 3:25 pm · 19 Feb 2020·Twitter for Android 2 Retweets 3 Likes Edited February 19, 2020 by Dev Up-dated 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert James Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 19:10, Burnie_man said: This is my own personal opinion. The league structure should have been sorted at the AGM. At that point, the EoS should have stopped being concerned about future applications and decided the basis of a structure for season 2020-2021 and seasons going forward for the benefit of it's current members. A single First Division of at least 14 clubs, and then a Second below that to accomodate the remainder plus new applications which most knew would be coming (which could then be regionalised if numbers demanded). That has always been my personal choice, as you say G4Mac, more opportunity to move up (and down). Conferences have been a great solution to a unique challenge, particularly this season with inter-Conference matches, but two seasons of it is more than enough to allow the league to settle down. However, we are where we are. If clubs decide on a continuation of Premier with two Conferences, we are faced with potentially having 14/16 team Conferences with only the winner of each guaranteed a Premier berth, a tough ask. From a selfish point of view, if we were to go down, I'd rather drop into a 16 team "best of the rest" First Division with three promotion spots to fight for (and maybe 3 or 4 relegation spots to avoid), every game a tough one. Ultimately clubs will decide on their own view of the situation and that is absolutely the correct way to do it, the majority view will prevail. Just maybe it could have been done sooner. EDIT: That rant has been building for a while. Thanks for listening If the Edinburgh juniors follow the Fife clubs into the EoSL, I suspect we may end up with North & South Divisions at tier 8. If there are insufficient numbers to form two full divisions at this level, the option of playing each team in your own regional division HOME & AWAY, whilst playing the clubs in the other regional division, ONCE only. This could become the permanent EoSL structure at Tier 8, with the 2 champion clubs promoted, plus a play-off between the 2 runners up., for the 3rd promotion place. Advantages : * two thirds of the league matches would be played against your local rivals, thereby , keeping travelling costs down * one third of the matches would be against the clubs in the other division, which adds some variety to the fixture list. But..... Not sure about the West Lothian juniors. It wouldn't surprise me if they don't test the SLL resolve, by applying to join the new WoSL. (All eyes on Fauldhouse ?). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 32 minutes ago, Dev said: Is this official from Fauldhouse? Is it official that the Fauldhouse twitter is wishing Thornton Hibs all the best in the EoS? Yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, Robert James said: If the Edinburgh juniors follow the Fife clubs into the EoSL, They're already in the EoS Robert. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Robert James said: If the Edinburgh juniors... There an no Junior clubs south of the Forth and east of Pumpherston. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpLok Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 29 minutes ago, GordonS said: There an no Junior clubs south of the Forth and east of Pumpherston. Technically if we use the traditional (pre 1975) counties and the very old county names then there are two remaining junior clubs from Edinburghshire (Midlothian). Those being Pumpherston and West Calder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 2 hours ago, ShrimpLok said: Technically if we use the traditional (pre 1975) counties and the very old county names then there are two remaining junior clubs from Edinburghshire (Midlothian). Those being Pumpherston and West Calder. You made me look up the maps on the National Library of Scotland site, and for that I am grateful. Pumphy only just scrape in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert James Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 3 hours ago, ShrimpLok said: Technically if we use the traditional (pre 1975) counties and the very old county names then there are two remaining junior clubs from Edinburghshire (Midlothian). Those being Pumpherston and West Calder. Yes I agree. Who changed the boundaries in 1975 , without telling me ? Pumperston and West Calder were the ('Midlothian') clubs I had in mind. Nobody on here ever seems to mention these clubs, and their future. Any recent views, updates, or rumours from/about them ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 West Calder are apparently looking to join the pyramid according to someone on twitter and r/ScottishFootball. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamfinderscot Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 West Calder are apparently looking to join the pyramid according to someone on twitter and r/ScottishFootball.I’ve no heard Anything on this, looking at their signings though will have a decent outfit for either prem juniors or eos conferences to be sure. Few well known names and some young players too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCamelonfan Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Deadline date for applications is 31 March 2020 and ONLY IN VERY EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THIS BE EXTENDED. according to east of scotland website. Wonder what the exceptional circumstances is. If ersjfa is only going to have 5 teams or something that theyd let them in? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 minute ago, AlanCamelonfan said: Deadline date for applications is 31 March 2020 and ONLY IN VERY EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THIS BE EXTENDED. according to east of scotland website. Wonder what the exceptional circumstances is. If ersjfa is only going to have 5 teams or something that theyd let them in? Wonder if they've been spoken to by ER teams who maybe want a wee bit more time to have discussions/AGMs. I'd be surprised if a full month isn't enough time to sort something out but I dunno folk's schedules. Maybe a club has contacted the EoS and asked for a delay for this reason? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCamelonfan Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Wonder if they've been spoken to by ER teams who maybe want a wee bit more time to have discussions/AGMs. I'd be surprised if a full month isn't enough time to sort something out but I dunno folk's schedules. Maybe a club has contacted the EoS and asked for a delay for this reason? i think the only exception will be if some people shit it then their isn't enough to have an ersjfa league 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Wonder if they've been spoken to by ER teams who maybe want a wee bit more time to have discussions/AGMs. I'd be surprised if a full month isn't enough time to sort something out but I dunno folk's schedules. Maybe a club has contacted the EoS and asked for a delay for this reason? It's always possible to put in an application and pull it after the deadline if you change your mind / the EGM votes against it. If I'm not mistaken some clubs have kept that option open when the exodus happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Kinnoull got in last year at the AGM on an exceptional circumstance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 18 minutes ago, Marten said: It's always possible to put in an application and pull it after the deadline if you change your mind / the EGM votes against it. If I'm not mistaken some clubs have kept that option open when the exodus happened. Folk putting the cart before the horse has been a regular feature in the creation of the pyramid tho. Agree with the post above. A team going into abeyance and a new position opening up might be the best example of exceptional circumstance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 42 minutes ago, AlanCamelonfan said: Deadline date for applications is 31 March 2020 and ONLY IN VERY EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THIS BE EXTENDED. according to east of scotland website. Wonder what the exceptional circumstances is. If ersjfa is only going to have 5 teams or something that theyd let them in? Think it's largely to cover themselves for a reason just like that. They've had the juniors twice accuse them of poaching clubs. Hence the hard deadline. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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