Slaverysam Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Assuming no more applicants, and no clubs not completing their application its 3x13 conferences = 24 League games for 2018/19 . I would therefore suggestion that the League Cup is played on the basis of 8 groups each with 5 clubs (40), with an invited extra club to make up the numbers (for the Cup only). So how about inviting ONE of following ? * Threave Rovers (as SoSL champions) * Duns (as ex-members, whose apparent aim is to return to the EoSL in the not too distant future) * the amateur club which enquired/applied (apparently either St Bernards Mussleburgh Windsor) in case they might apply again next season) * Glasgow University (SFA Member club) Of course, the obvious invitee would be Clydebank, as their application for the EoSL was accepted & deferred for a year (ground problem). But the SJFA would not allow them to participate under any circumstances). If you support Club 40 and 8 equal Cup Groups, VOTE NOW for your choice from the above.............. Duns never coming back my friend 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tin man Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Just to ask will there be a free for a club then in fixtures or be supplement wi cup games 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buboy Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Do 3 teams sit idle every weekend as there are only 13 in each league if so seems a strange solution to 39 teams -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, buboy said: Do 3 teams sit idle every weekend as there are only 13 in each league if so seems a strange solution to 39 teams The idea thing would be to get 3 late entries before the AGM to take it up to 42 and 3 14 team leagues. If that dosn't happen though I wonder if clubs who have a free week and have been drawn against each other in one of the cups could play their tie off in the free week? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buboy Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Shambles if that doesn't happen would need Einstein to work out that with a different 3 teams idle every week -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Red Rose said: What’s the general feel from the current EOS teams? Open arms? As much as they have obviously assisted in letting you lot in to the big time league, a few must have done it through gritted teeth. Hopefully you’re all charged double to get in and the pies are a £5er 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, buboy said: Shambles if that doesn't happen would need Einstein to work out that with a different 3 teams idle every week Fucking greeting already aye 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Having just organized a 13 team league fixture list, doing the same again x3 doesn't appear to be a head scratcher. It's the extra rounds of cup competition and the unknown of fixtures postponed by bad weather that are going to be the problem. Which was always going to be the case with the increase in numbers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buboy Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Picking holes ? Just can't see why 3 teams will be left idle week after week is an ideal? solution. Maybe your just clever than most!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, buboy said: Picking holes ? Just can't see why 3 teams will be left idle week after week is an ideal? solution. Maybe your just clever than most!!! Each club will only be idle two weekends out of 26. That's hardly the end of the world. If they need to fill it, perhaps clubs in different conferences could choose to be paired and play each other on those dates - Rose and Bo'ness could play home and away for the Flints Cup or something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 33 minutes ago, buboy said: Shambles if that doesn't happen would need Einstein to work out that with a different 3 teams idle every week East Superleague ran with 15 teams when Ballingry folded in 2014-15 East Superleague ran with 11 teams when Forfar WE went into abeyance before 2011-12 East Premierleague ran with 15 teams when Falkirk folded right before the start of 2016-17 Its not at all an unknown situation for clubs to have scheduled idle weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, buboy said: Picking holes ? Just can't see why 3 teams will be left idle week after week is an ideal? solution. Maybe your just clever than most!!! Right now all 39 clubs will sit out two rounds of league games. Even then cup competitions can be played against idle clubs from different conferences. So it could be done in such a way that there's only one round of league games you're idle. Basically its the best possible format, as every other format with 39 clubs is worse. Edited June 1, 2018 by FairWeatherFan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, drs said: East Superleague ran with 15 teams when Ballingry folded in 2014-15 East Superleague ran with 11 teams when Forfar WE went into abeyance before 2011-12 East Premierleague ran with 15 teams when Falkirk folded right before the start of 2016-17 Its not at all an unknown situation for clubs to have scheduled idle weeks. I just don’t think his heart is in this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buboy Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Not much you can do when clubs fold.. starting out with odd numbers in each league must be the way ahead sorry for my ignorance ....... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, heedthebaa said: I just don’t think his heart is in this At least it shows the EoSFL's heart's in it. Everyone = 32 teams that's a perfect number, 2x16 parallel leagues. EoSFL = Nah, we can do better than that. Still room on board! Everyone = Fine, 36 teams. 2x18 parallel leagues. A lot of games but look at that symmetry! EoSFL = Nope, more the merrier! Everyone = 39 teams? That's an odd number how's that going to work? EoSFL= 3x13 and we'll seed the cups in a way that conferences go against each other to help prevent clubs sitting idle as much as possible. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Just had a wee look at the EOS FB and Twitter pages and they’re all a bit meh imo. They’re now a big part in today’s football. Next season they need to up it to keep promoting this new product we have. See Penicuik’s and Kelty’s for instance. The Saturday latest scores are spot on but they need to improve on the rest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 (edited) Much rather have three teams idle than playing too many games and copying the Juniors fixture backlog. BTW if you want to see the work involved in the fixture list then have a look at: http://www.eosfl.com/downloads/eosfl/The-East-of-Scotland-Football-League-Season-2017-18-Fixture-List.pdf 1 minute ago, heedthebaa said: Just had a wee look at the EOS FB and Twitter pages and they’re all a bit meh imo. They’re now a big part in today’s football. Next season they need to up it to keep promoting this new product we have. See Penicuik’s and Kelty’s for instance. The Saturday latest scores are spot on but they need to improve on the rest Agree with that. Even just removing all the line breaks from the results would make it so much better! Edited June 1, 2018 by Ginaro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 34 minutes ago, drs said: East Superleague ran with 15 teams when Ballingry folded in 2014-15 East Superleague ran with 11 teams when Forfar WE went into abeyance before 2011-12 East Premierleague ran with 15 teams when Falkirk folded right before the start of 2016-17 Its not at all an unknown situation for clubs to have scheduled idle weeks. It might not be unknown but it's certainly odd To back things up further the East Region in the last 5 years has had 6 odd divisions and 14 even divisions. At this level of football the concept of an odd number of clubs in a league isn't shocking for a variety of reasons (folding, abeyance, fixed boundaries, moves to other leagues). 2013-14 = SL 16, PL 16, South 14, North 16 2014-15 = SL 15, PL 16, South 14, North 15 2015-16 = SL 16, PL 16, South 13, North 15 2016-17 = SL 16, PL 15, South 14, North 15 2017-18 = SL 16, PL 16, South 14, North 14 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC THE KNIFE Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 RE League sizes :- U have to take into account games lost to bad weather . But then some Junior clubs are very used to play 3 /4 times a week at the end of the season ! Any one know if clubs can be Members of 2 Local associations ? eg Shire & Camelon joining / staying with the Stirlingshire FA & also the E Sco Assoc . The Shire are missing out in playing in |E Lge Cups when the Stirlingshire Cup is not being played because of " Big " Stirlingshire Association teams claiming fixture congestion ! How hard is it for them to find 2 / 3 midweek spots for their reserve / youth teams ? They just scrub the Cup rather than scratching & letting the teams that want to compete play the competition. After all its the only realistic competition any of the teams are going to win so why Cancel the competition ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCamelonfan Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 3 hours ago, MAC THE KNIFE said: RE League sizes :- U have to take into account games lost to bad weather . But then some Junior clubs are very used to play 3 /4 times a week at the end of the season ! Any one know if clubs can be Members of 2 Local associations ? eg Shire & Camelon joining / staying with the Stirlingshire FA & also the E Sco Assoc . The Shire are missing out in playing in |E Lge Cups when the Stirlingshire Cup is not being played because of " Big " Stirlingshire Association teams claiming fixture congestion ! How hard is it for them to find 2 / 3 midweek spots for their reserve / youth teams ? They just scrub the Cup rather than scratching & letting the teams that want to compete play the competition. After all its the only realistic competition any of the teams are going to win so why Cancel the competition ! Camelon are playing in eos cup so won' be in Stirlingshire 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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