GordonS Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, Robert James said: GordonS I suggest that you ignore the Lurker. He has little or no grasp about football in the Highlands, and as far as I know, he has no NCL contacts. However he relishes irrelevant arguments, and apparently he thinks that he is never wrong ('tunnel vision'). As an aside, there are plenty of footballers in the north, who play both summer and winter football. For next season, the NCL has 12 clubs, requiring only 11 away matches, discounting any cup competitions. In my opinion, a "Skye United" should be able to attract sponsorship, if it played in a pyramid league, which would reduce costs.. I do actually have him on ignore, but I presumed a post on this thread would surely be fine so I opened it. I won't make that mistake again. I'd heard before that the Skye & Lochalsh league is a pretty decent standard, but also that it's a bit like the Borders ammies in that the players are happy with the set-up and not interested in travelling long distances for not much better football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) Stick to that and don't engage me in conversation in future. Assuming all goes well on Monday at the SFA AGM there will no longer be a reason to fact check the drivel that was getting posted on here about the PWG process because the pyramid will finally be an established fact, so doubt I'll be wasting much time with this subforum in future. Edited June 16, 2021 by LongTimeLurker -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 2 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: Stick to that and don't engage me in conversation in future. Assuming all goes well on Monday at the SFA AGM there will no longer be a reason to fact check the drivel that was getting posted on here about the PWG process because the pyramid will finally be an established fact, so doubt I'll be wasting much time with this subforum in future. Thank you for your service 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 7 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: so doubt I'll be wasting much time with this subforum in future I'm absolutely devastated. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 On 15/06/2021 at 11:01, AsimButtHitsASix said: Then I'd imagine players can play in the local league in the summer and NCL in the winter? Seems weird there'd be little appetite for a team in that sorta set up. Do Fort William get many players from Skye or Lochalsh? Obviously travel isn't the issue like it is for other islands. Mind you it's entirely sane that players just don't fancy travelling three hours once a fortnight for a game of football in the pissing rain and sleet of Caithness or Sutherland Fort William have precious little local support and the players are split between Inverness and Lochaber. I don't doubt Skye could support an NCL side, but I think these romantic ideas about Skye United are wishful thinking. The summer evenings and influx of younger, seasonal workers allows a short, intense amateur season to be played, but come the winter, as you say, it's a slog on a weekend to play in the pishing rain and gales of Thurso. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 16/06/2021 at 20:49, Cyclizine said: Fort William have precious little local support and the players are split between Inverness and Lochaber. I don't doubt Skye could support an NCL side, but I think these romantic ideas about Skye United are wishful thinking. The summer evenings and influx of younger, seasonal workers allows a short, intense amateur season to be played, but come the winter, as you say, it's a slog on a weekend to play in the pishing rain and gales of Thurso. Surely it would be Team Skye?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 47 minutes ago, ArabAuslander said: Surely it would be Team Skye?! Skye Terriers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGafraidh Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Think of the potential - The Skye would be the limit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert James Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 26/06/2021 at 17:51, ArabAuslander said: Surely it would be Team Skye?! Skye Rockets surely ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benidorm Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) Having been to Oban, Skye, Ullapool and all points in between Perth and Inverness the last few days the only area I feel could sustain a team in the pyramid out of those is Oban. The rest are too isolated, small, or their population is scattered and its also shinty land. Not to mention they are all miles, absolutely miles from the other teams and secondary population centres to attract a better quality of player from. Even with Oban I feel it would probably just be in the NCL or slumming it in the bottom rung of the West without outside investment. Edited August 16, 2021 by Benidorm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Oban would surely be in the WOS section of the pyramid? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Oban would surely be in the WOS section of the pyramid? They're south of the Tay Bridge Line™, so I'd assume they'd go for WoSFL if they fancied it. They play in a predominantly west-based amateur league as it is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 40 minutes ago, Benidorm said: Having been to Oban, Skye, Ullapool and all points in between Perth and Inverness the last few days the only area I feel could sustain a team in the pyramid out of those is Oban. The rest are too isolated, small, or their population is scattered and its also shinty land. Not to mention they are all miles, absolutely miles from the other teams and secondary population centres to attract a better quality of player from. Even with Oban I feel it would probably just be in the NCL or slumming it in the bottom rung of the West without outside investment. I'd agree with that. Many places have had teams in the NCL or amateur/welfare leagues, but they often come and go depending on players and committees. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 6 hours ago, Benidorm said: Having been to Oban, Skye, Ullapool and all points in between Perth and Inverness the last few days the only area I feel could sustain a team in the pyramid out of those is Oban. The rest are too isolated, small, or their population is scattered and its also shinty land. Not to mention they are all miles, absolutely miles from the other teams and secondary population centres to attract a better quality of player from. Even with Oban I feel it would probably just be in the NCL or slumming it in the bottom rung of the West without outside investment. Oban is shinty land. Ullapool isn't 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Pennel Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Oban is our territory. We like Oban. We are keeping them if they ever bother to join in. (If Campbeltown can do it then so can Oban) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Wouldn't be surprised if an Ullapool team could be competitive at least at NCL level, maybe drawing in players from Lewis and Harris. More chance than Scourie anyway, though I hope they give it a go again this season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 I'll be pleasantly surprised if Scourie finish the season. They already scratched quite a few games last season and will be on the wrong end of plenty of cricket scores. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Where Oban would wind up depends only on which league would accept them into membership. The line of latitude is only applicable to a relegated Club 42 and appears nowhere else in the various rules and regulations. It would be nice to think a WoS AGM will always do the right thing on accepting remote Argyll & Bute clubs but that hasn't actually been put to the test yet where Campbelltown Pupils are concerned. They are only in a temporary division four through provisional board level approval. WoS Division 4 may not be around next season and its member clubs still need to receive AGM approval to be accepted into the fold at Division 3 level next season. -4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Have Oban Saints ever joined in any discussions about joining a more 'mainstream' league? They've been on the go for years and given theirs that unusual tournament in the town you'd imagine they would be able to sustain something. Do they not have an old timey stand at their ground as well? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Just now, Highland Capital said: Have Oban Saints ever joined in any discussions about joining a more 'mainstream' league? They've been on the go for years and given theirs that unusual tournament in the town you'd imagine they would be able to sustain something. Do they not have an old timey stand at their ground as well? They haven't. A lot of people in the WoSFL forum have though With their connection to the Glasgow/Central area amateurs and Campbeltown Pupils in the WoSFL. It seems safe to say they'd end up there if they ever make the step up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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