Bestsinceslicebread Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) ffs, not another one Application Deadline Day is close by, 15th June. To be honest when I first listed the teams I was thinking if they get to maybe 5 or 6 teams from the West with the current 5 west teams then maybe they could make up a regional West and then an East regionalised and that would be great but in all honestly to get 30 teams officially state they are applying to join the Lowland U20 League with their U20 team is absolutely fantastic and maybe more to follow in next 2 days just makes me think that the Lowland league will just grow from strength to strength LATEST UPDATE 13/0620 Have confirmed Officially that they have or are applying or operated an Under 20s team in season 19/20. Nothing is guaranteed until after June the 15th deadline for applications. The only real problem teams will have is having the right criteria for their home parks Cumbernauld Colts (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) Braves / Edusport (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) BSC (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) Bonnyton Thistle (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) Mid Annandale (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) Bellshill New to U20s Development CONFIRMED Clydebank New to U20s Development CONFIRMED Shettleston New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/shettleston20s/status/1265313125798207493) Troon FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED ( twitter.com/TroonFCYA/status/1257986731405705218 ) Vale of Leven New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/valeofleven21s/status/1262858612193591303) Rossvale New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/RossvaleFCU20s/status/1264648795725484034) East Kilbride FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/EKFC20s/status/1263185047915507715) Carluke Rovers FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/Carlukeroversfc/status/1263533238074707968 Darvel FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED ( twitter.com/darvelfc/status/1263522036506406915/photo/1 ) St Cadocs YC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (mobile.twitter.com/StCadocsYC/status/1263924087228960771 ) Whitletts Victoria Fc New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/wvfc_official/status/1265697863281016835) Maryhill FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/Maryhill_FC/status/1265317242054627329) St Rochs FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/StRochsJuniors/status/1264645421667942402) Johnstone Burgh Fc New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/johnstone_burgh/status/1264267990243123201) Newmains United Fc New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/NewmainsUtdFC/status/1265736408813142017) Gartcairn FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/GartcairnFA/status/1263735383931699200 ) Arthurlie FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/barrheadyouthfc/status/1265360661225312257 ) Irvine Meadow FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/Medda1897/status/1267779318710784006 ) Kirkintilloch Rob Roy FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/robroy1878/status/1268136921726947328 ) Neilston FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/NeilstonFC/status/1268500332482609157 ) Yoker Athletic FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/YokerAthleticFC/status/1268887449754832896 ) Beith FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/BeithJuniorsFC/status/1269300072757501954 ) St Antonys FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com//SaintAnthonysFC/status/1269252881703669761 ) Kilwinning Rangers FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (kilwinningrangers.com/its-a-new-dawn-its-a-new-day-u20s-development-team/ ) Forth Wanderers FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/ForthWanderers/status/1270778050318344192 ) Blantyre Victoria FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (blantyrevics.com/post/club-statement-u20-development-league ) Renfrew FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (facebook.com/RenfrewFC/photos/a.713490295370295/3269357159783583/?type=3&theater ) Drumchapel United FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (facebook.com/DrumchapelUnitedAFC/photos/a.1461577917397550/2748340675387928/?type=3&theater ) Maybole FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/ValsparFC2002s/status/1270041250696232963 ) Pollok FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (pollokfc.com/2020/06/14/pollok-launch-u20-side/)) Ardrossan Winton Rovers FC New to U20s Development (Nothing official but can confirm they have applied) POSSIBLY; Teams who have applied are listed above. So at this moment we have 36 teams from the West side and with an impressive, excellent East side looking at 36/7 teams, the Lowland U20s Development League looks as if is growing from strength to strength) The list below is of teams who have expressed an interest but nothing has been made official Largs Thistle (informed unofficially that they will be applying to join the U20 league) Cumbernauld, Auchinleck, Rutherglen Glencairn and Cumnock are looking into it but think it looks like 21/22 when they are ready Edited June 14, 2020 by Bestsinceslicebread 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy groundhopper Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 A really strong number of clubs now, impressive and positive. Will be even better when the clubs announce where they will be playing, does this have to be done/set in stone prior to the season starting ? Or can clubs switch grounds every home game - that would be annoying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Good to see some of the clubs that were least enthused about the WoS taking advantage of the benefits of this setup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 hour ago, LongTimeLurker said: Good to see some of the clubs that were least enthused about the WoS taking advantage of the benefits of this setup. Yes, indeed. Something-else which is really good is that seven sides, so far, which played in the bottom division of the West Juniors in 2019/20 will be putting teams into the Under 20's Development League: Vale of Leven, Yoker Athletic, Maybole Juniors, Johnstone Burgh, Forth Wanderers, St Anthony's and Newmains United. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestsinceslicebread Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, NCAC said: Someone who is worthwhile and not a troll (FACT) NEXTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 What is massively concerning to a few coaches i have spoken to....You haven't really, though, have you ? [emoji848][emoji23] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, NCAC said: Its been talked about non stop for 10 plus years in particular last two or three years that clubs folding left right and centre at 21 and 19s yet all of a sudden we are supposed to believe 10 20 30 whatever the amount of new clubs are going to spring up finding hundreds of committed players at this age range... A fairer reading of what's happening is that radical change was needed and having an integrated player pathway from the local youth setup into a WoS first team looks like the logical way to go about that. Many of these U20 teams appear to be rebranded existing setups rather than completely new teams as you are suggesting. Edited June 14, 2020 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestsinceslicebread Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: A fairer reading of what's happening is that radical change was needed and having an integrated player pathway from the local youth setup into a WoS first team looks like the logical way to go about that. Many of these U20 teams appear to be rebranded existing setups rather than completely new teams as you are suggesting. First of all, what is going on, why you are replying to the person. You know hes Trafford, Cally, Alzar7 and many others, all negative stuff, constantly. He hasn't talked to one coach who has stated they are worried worried. A lot of people open their mouths and don't fully understand the concept of what's going on, the effect these things will have on our youth or anything like that. 1. You going to have first teams who already have an academy connected to their team ready to go Pollok, Clydebank, Kilwinning, Rossvale, Dunipace so that is an easy move. I will add in Beith with their academy even thought they are taking most of the Giffnock team 2. Your going to have first teams who just connect an outside external academy and get them involved and join at the hip Darvel and Glenvale, Johnstone burgh and the team they joined, Maybole and Valspar 3. Could be connected with no 2 but first teams will just contact an independent U19s team and say, "you wanna be our development team" and deal with the problem the following year or two years when the development team is too old. We are now in the realms of possibility where young lads at U12,13, 14 etc... will look at the development squad and know that's where they need to get to become a first team player, is a goal for them to aim for, within their grasp and this will hopefully have more lads stay committed to football. Anyone tells you any differently is talking rubbish Youth football, amateur football and junior football has been falling and what, do we let it continue because what the guy says above about past 10 years is right but its no oone elses fault except for ourselves and short sightedness and bubbles of our own little worlds. Now the cats out the bag, most teams are involved in the pyramid process and see the potential of growth and I say good luck to them, as I see this as an improvement of Scottish football Edited June 14, 2020 by Bestsinceslicebread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 What is massively concerning to a few coaches i have spoken to is this all collapsing like a pack of cards within a year or two. Away from the over the top enthusiasm on here youth football in this country has been in massive decline playing numbers wise all over the country. Its been talked about non stop for 10 plus years in particular last two or three years that clubs folding left right and centre at 21 and 19s yet all of a sudden we are supposed to believe 10 20 30 whatever the amount of new clubs are going to spring up finding hundreds of committed players at this age range. Most of these clubs have no players or only a handful and assuming they will find committed boys without really understanding what they are getting into. Many away from this kind of site will be flabbergasted if half these clubs get going properly or last more than a year or two. Give it a rest you complete trolling fantasist loonball. Reach out for some help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 14 minutes ago, Bestsinceslicebread said: First of all, what is going on, why you are replying to the person... I'll reply to whoever I choose to on here and feel no need whatsoever to justify it to you or anybody else. I hope you realise that all you did with the rest of your post is provide an expanded version of the reply you had quoted? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestsinceslicebread Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just now, LongTimeLurker said: I'll reply to whoever I choose to on here and feel no need whatsoever to justify it to you or anybody else. I hope you realise that all you did with the rest of your post is provide an expanded version of the reply you had quoted? sometimes it requires an expanded version You of all people know, well you have moaned a few times recently that what you said is not quoted. in a others reply correctly as you intended so you must know that maybe sometimes what you write is not conveyed the way its intended. And you know fine well why I said why do you reply to the guy. His post are erratic, constantly negative and down right lies sometimes and is using other profiles constantly to flout all this on these thread when in fact he knows little of youth football 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Something to ponder is that the silent majority on the internet that never post and only read is who often really matter more than what the core obsessives think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy groundhopper Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Maybe there are a number of youth clubs folding - hopefully now players 18+ can see a way through to the 1st team and possibly earning some sort of living from the game. I see this as a pathway from the youth clubs upwards , youth clubs don't usually want to go any further than possibly U18, which is fair enough. Let's be negative and say it will all collapse, what an idiot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Burnieman said: Give it a rest you complete trolling fantasist loonball. Reach out for some help. Is that Burnieman or Blackadder! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Is that Burnieman or Blackadder!Baldrick more like [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) 54 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Something to ponder is that the silent majority on the internet that never post and only read is who often really matter more than what the core obsessives think. It is so good to know that you alone understand this concept. Edited June 14, 2020 by Dev . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 How you made that inference is beyond me but whatever floats your boat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 PFC now confirmed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 https://pollokfc.com/2020/06/14/pollok-launch-u20-side/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestsinceslicebread Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Application Deadline Day is 15th June just over 24 hours from now. To be honest when I first listed the teams I was thinking if they get to maybe 5 or 6 teams from the West with the current 5 west teams then maybe they could make up a regional West and then an East regionalised and that would be great but in all honestly to get 30 teams officially state they are applying to join the Lowland U20 League with their U20 team is absolutely fantastic and maybe more to follow in next 2 days just makes me think that the Lowland league will just grow from strength to strength LATEST UPDATE 13/0620 Have confirmed Officially that they have or are applying or operated an Under 20s team in season 19/20. Nothing is guaranteed until after June the 15th deadline for applications. The only real problem teams will have is having the right criteria for their home parks Cumbernauld Colts (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) Braves / Edusport (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) BSC (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) Bonnyton Thistle (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) Mid Annandale (Participated in the U20 development league 2019/20) Bellshill New to U20s Development CONFIRMED Clydebank New to U20s Development CONFIRMED Shettleston New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/shettleston20s/status/1265313125798207493) Troon FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED ( twitter.com/TroonFCYA/status/1257986731405705218 ) Vale of Leven New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/valeofleven21s/status/1262858612193591303) Rossvale New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/RossvaleFCU20s/status/1264648795725484034) East Kilbride FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/EKFC20s/status/1263185047915507715) Carluke Rovers FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/Carlukeroversfc/status/1263533238074707968 Darvel FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED ( twitter.com/darvelfc/status/1263522036506406915/photo/1 ) St Cadocs YC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (mobile.twitter.com/StCadocsYC/status/1263924087228960771 ) Whitletts Victoria Fc New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/wvfc_official/status/1265697863281016835) Maryhill FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/Maryhill_FC/status/1265317242054627329) St Rochs FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/StRochsJuniors/status/1264645421667942402) Johnstone Burgh Fc New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/johnstone_burgh/status/1264267990243123201) Newmains United Fc New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/NewmainsUtdFC/status/1265736408813142017) Gartcairn FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/GartcairnFA/status/1263735383931699200 ) Arthurlie FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/barrheadyouthfc/status/1265360661225312257 ) Irvine Meadow FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/Medda1897/status/1267779318710784006 ) Kirkintilloch Rob Roy FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/robroy1878/status/1268136921726947328 ) Neilston FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/NeilstonFC/status/1268500332482609157 ) Yoker Athletic FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/YokerAthleticFC/status/1268887449754832896 ) Beith FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/BeithJuniorsFC/status/1269300072757501954 ) St Antonys FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com//SaintAnthonysFC/status/1269252881703669761 ) Kilwinning Rangers FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (kilwinningrangers.com/its-a-new-dawn-its-a-new-day-u20s-development-team/ ) Forth Wanderers FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/ForthWanderers/status/1270778050318344192 ) Blantyre Victoria FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (blantyrevics.com/post/club-statement-u20-development-league ) Renfrew FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (facebook.com/RenfrewFC/photos/a.713490295370295/3269357159783583/?type=3&theater ) Drumchapel United FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (facebook.com/DrumchapelUnitedAFC/photos/a.1461577917397550/2748340675387928/?type=3&theater ) Maybole FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (twitter.com/ValsparFC2002s/status/1270041250696232963 ) Pollok FC New to U20s Development CONFIRMED (pollokfc.com/2020/06/14/pollok-launch-u20-side/) Ardrossan Winton Rovers FC New to U20s Development (Nothing official but can confirm they have applied) POSSIBLY; Teams who have applied are listed above. So at this moment we have 36 teams from the West side and with an impressive, excellent East side looking at 36/7 teams, the Lowland U20s Development League looks as if is growing from strength to strength) The list below is of teams who have expressed an interest but nothing has been made official Largs Thistle (informed unofficially that they will be applying to join the U20 league) Cumbernauld, Auchinleck, Rutherglen Glencairn and Cumnock are looking into it but think it looks like 21/22 when they are ready 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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