Frank Grimes Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I’ve heard conflicting reports on whether Banks o’ Dee want in or not And that’s before you even consider whether Fort William will be in existence next season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Frequent gubbings. Unreliable pitch. Little support. Entire committee standing-down. Yeah, but apart from that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doonhamer doon south Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, peternapper said: Think all their board are packing in at the end of the season so nobody to run the club. 1 hour ago, HibeeJibee said: Frequent gubbings. Unreliable pitch. Little support. Entire committee standing-down. Shame that. Not nice to hear of football clubs unable to continue on. 16 might be an ideal scenario for highland league if cove go up and fort shut down. Less fixtures, overall less travelling and a more streamlined league. The Pyramid will evole and grow as time goes on and we will hopefully end up with a decent structure top to bottom. The product might be shite but at least the structure will be good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) Post deleted - I realised where I went wrong Edited April 12, 2018 by GordonD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, GordonD said: Um... 17 clubs is only 32 games, Shirley? You are both correct, think about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 minute ago, big al said: You are both correct, think about it. Bugger, thought I'd managed to delete that before anybody saw it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Doonhamer doon south said: Why what' wrong with fort william. I know they had a fire several months back. Are things bad there? 2 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Frequent gubbings. Unreliable pitch. Little support. Entire committee standing-down. But apart from that... ETA: Beaten to it. A bit like Fort William. Edited April 12, 2018 by Jacksgranda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, GordonD said: Bugger, thought I'd managed to delete that before anybody saw it. Sorry man 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLClyde Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 22 hours ago, The Minertaur said: Aye who wants a proper away day visiting a new place and drinking in different pubs when you can travel 10 minutes along the road to play the same teams you've played a bazillion times before. Then again I fully support no Cove in the league for next season. Same with Spartans and EK We've played the likes of Montrose a bazillion times. I don't usually make the longer away days, mainly down to work. Having Albion and queens back would make it easier for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 20 hours ago, Frank Grimes said: What happens if Cove win the playoff? Cowdenbeath slink down to the Lowland League but then they’d have too many teams? A second club would get relegated from the LL to keep the numbers at 16. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 We've played the likes of Montrose a bazillion times. I don't usually make the longer away days, mainly down to work. Having Albion and queens back would make it easier for me. Albion is alright but Queens Park is a fucking awful away day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Elgin 1-1 Edinburgh City Montrose 1-0 Berwick Peterhead 1-0 Cowdenbeath Spartans 0-0 East Stirlingshire University of Stirling 2-0 East KilbrideCowdenbeath are 10thSpartans are LL championsPlayoff dates (revised due to HL being unable to finish ontime):Saturday 28th April - Cove Rangers v SpartansTuesday 1st May - Spartans v Cove RangersSaturday 5th May - Cove Rangers/Spartans v CowdenbeathSaturday 12th May - Cowdenbeath v Cove Rangers/Spartans 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clydeontheup Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Would like to see Spartans come up - no disrespect to Cove. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Two Edinburgh teams playing at Ainslie Park would be a bit bizarre and it's maybe no coincidence that two low budget small town clubs that usually depend on Edinburgh area players to fill out their squad were in the relegation zone with Edinburgh City. Not really hugely bothered what happens this year as neither Spartans or Cove have much of a following but think a club that has been well off the pace two seasons in a row needs to be replaced and there should be automatic relegation to ensure that happens once there at least half a dozen reasonably supported clubs challenging at tier 5 every season that could step in and be competitive. Once top junior clubs like Kelty, Clydebank and Bonnyrigg find their way into the LL that will probably start to be the case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 34 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Two Edinburgh teams playing at Ainslie Park would be a bit bizarre and it's maybe no coincidence that two low budget small town clubs that usually depend on Edinburgh area players to fill out their squad were in the relegation zone with Edinburgh City. Not really hugely bothered what happens this year as neither Spartans or Cove have much of a following but think a club that has been well off the pace two seasons in a row needs to be replaced and there should be automatic relegation to ensure that happens once there at least half a dozen reasonably supported clubs challenging at tier 5 every season that could step in and be competitive. Once top junior clubs like Kelty, Clydebank and Bonnyrigg find their way into the LL that will probably start to be the case. Why is size of support now a criteria for sporting issues? also you will find Kelty don’t really have a bigger support than Cowden, just more investment. No idea the size of clydebanks support. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) A spectator sport is nothing without spectators, so it would be good to see clubs entering that can fill a bus or two with supporters where away games are concerned. Wasn't having a go at Cowdenbeath with that as they clearly do have a hardcore following that runs into three figures for home games and have a latent casual support that might conceivably threaten 1000 for a very big game. It is more the likes of BSC Glasgow and Edusport Academy where it really is just friends and family of the participants watching at the moment that would be the concern where a national division is concerned. Edited April 15, 2018 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 2 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: A spectator sport is nothing without spectators, so it would be good to see clubs entering that can fill a bus or two with supporters where away games are concerned. Wasn't having a go at Cowdenbeath with that as they clearly do have a hardcore following that runs into three figures for home games and have a latent casual support that might conceivably threaten 1000 for a very big game. It is more the likes of BSC Glasgow and Edusport Academy where it really is just friends and family of the participants watching at the moment that would be the concern where a national division is concerned. EK brought about 150 for the biggest game in their history last year. cant imagine any of the teams in these leagues have a size of support worth thinking about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Ominous:https://peterrmiles.wordpress.com/2018/04/15/the-struggle-within-fort-william-f-c/Fort William have notified the Highland League that they are likely to resign from the competition at the end of the current campaign. The club have an EGM this week to decide whether the club will join either the Scottish Amateur set up or rejoin the North Caledonian League. Another option, should there be no offers of new blood and financing, would be to fold the club altogether. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 It'd be great to see Spartans come up. Might try to get along to the semi-final (and hopefully Final) tie at Ainslie Park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 12 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Ominous:https://peterrmiles.wordpress.com/2018/04/15/the-struggle-within-fort-william-f-c/Fort William have notified the Highland League that they are likely to resign from the competition at the end of the current campaign. The club have an EGM this week to decide whether the club will join either the Scottish Amateur set up or rejoin the North Caledonian League. Another option, should there be no offers of new blood and financing, would be to fold the club altogether. Sad Hope they can get a team together in the NCL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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