Lokloyal Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 41 minutes ago, KirkieRR said: Cumbernauld Colts are only three places below them and we saw them off... with a performance I'd rather we'd kept for the league. Good luck to Rob Roy-it will be very tough but you have saved form for this competition.Be fantastic to see EK taken down a peg or two 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 17 hours ago, parsforlife said: Nobody in authority has ever stated that, I don't know why folk keep trying to insist it is. Once again, The play-off is to decide what tier 6, LL area licenced champion club can be promoted, nothing else. Stop dancing on the head of a pin. The people who made up the rules I'm sure didn't envisage 2 seasons in a row where no club from West could enter a play off. In the scenario I mention - Johnstone Burgh, with their new money, racing through the league and winning unlicensed- then that would be the 3rd year. All for the want of what - retaining the supposed purity of league champions coming up. If its good enough for a 2nd or even 3rd placed Lowland League club being nominated to compete in HL/LL play off then it should be good enough for a West team in 3 way play off. Stop with the making up daft arguments against it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 4 hours ago, andy25 said: Would you be saying that if Talbot finish runner up? 110% I would. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 18 hours ago, Clubberlang said: In between all the bot fans whining like babies congratulations to Beith going back to back champions not an easy feat. They have been one of the top teams in Scottish football outside the spfl now for the last 10-12 yrs. well run club. I'm not sure anyone's whining unnecessarily - but absolutely. Beith have deserved the flag again. Well done. Hard to keep that team together esp by paying buttons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanderbilt Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 4 hours ago, andy25 said: Would you be saying that if Talbot finish runner up? Yes,the LL will only get better by having the best West teams in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 5 hours ago, Casper Wilson said: That's already been done to death on here, and the fact that it's Clydebank at the moment won't change it. Although to be honest, most of the non-bankies on here look at this and would be glad to see the back of your lot. The biggest load of whinging, self-entitled egoists that ever disgraced football. Oh put a fucking sock in it 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, Lokloyal said: Good luck to Rob Roy-it will be very tough but you have saved form for this competition.Be fantastic to see EK taken down a peg or two Be nice to see Rabs get something to show for the season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokloyal Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 14 minutes ago, BANKIEBILL said: Be nice to see Rabs get something to show for the season Agree-every piece of silverware is so hotly contested nowadays that to win anything takes a huge effort so it would be quite an achievement for Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 29 minutes ago, BANKIEBILL said: Stop dancing on the head of a pin. The people who made up the rules I'm sure didn't envisage 2 seasons in a row where no club from West could enter a play off. They quite clearly did envision a scenario where one or more leagues may not be able to put forward a licenced champion gives that there has been many years where the play-off wasn’t contested between EoS and SoS and that when the play-off came in there were very few licensed tier 6 clubs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike strutter Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 5 hours ago, andy25 said: Would you be saying that if Talbot finish runner up? 100% yes ... it doesn't matter who it is m8 , its the progression of teams im interested in seeing , if its not Clydebank in any given season then the progression of a team who have been better than us to win the league would hopefully make winning it the following season that little bit more achievable. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 20 minutes ago, parsforlife said: They quite clearly did envision a scenario where one or more leagues may not be able to put forward a licenced champion gives that there has been many years where the play-off wasn’t contested between EoS and SoS and that when the play-off came in there were very few licensed tier 6 clubs How many times has East not been represented in play off or just been auto-promoted ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 5 minutes ago, BANKIEBILL said: How many times has East not been represented in play off or just been auto-promoted ? 3 times not represented, 3 times their champion has gone up without needing to win a play-off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 5 minutes ago, BANKIEBILL said: How many times has East not been represented in play off or just been auto-promoted ? 2014-15: No East 2015-16: No East 2016-17: No East 2017-18: Threave v. Kelty Play-off 2018-19: Bonnyrigg promoted 2019-20*: COVID shutdown. EoS were able to declare a champion that was accepted by the Lowland League going to 17 teams. If South could have worked out something with a licenced champion they probably would have been accepted as team 18. 2020-21*: COVID: No champion declared 2021-22: Darvel v. Tranent v. SCW Play-off 2022-23: Linlithgow Rose promoted 2023-24: Broxburn v. Creetown/Dalbeattie Twice there's been an uncontested play-off with promotion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 4 minutes ago, BANKIEBILL said: How many times has East not been represented in play off or just been auto-promoted ? 18-19 Stranraer Reserves won South (Bonnyrigg through from East) 16-17 Lothian Thistle (Hutchie Vale) won East (Edusport through from South) 15-16 Leith Athletic won East, St Cuthbert Wanderers won South. Both unlicensed 14-15 LTHV won East, Wigtown and Bladnoch won South. Both unlicensed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Just now, FairWeatherFan said: 2014-15: No East 2015-16: No East 2016-17: No East 2017-18: Threave v. Kelty Play-off 2018-19: Bonnyrigg promoted 2019-20*: COVID shutdown. EoS were able to declare a champion that was accepted by the Lowland League going to 17 teams. If South could have worked out something with a licenced champion they probably would have been accepted as team 18. 2020-21*: COVID: No champion declared 2021-22: Darvel v. Tranent v. SCW Play-off 2022-23: Linlithgow Rose promoted 2023-24: Broxburn v. Creetown/Dalbeattie Twice there's been an uncontested play-off with promotion. Beat me to it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 26 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: 2014-15: No East 2015-16: No East 2016-17: No East 2017-18: Threave v. Kelty Play-off 2018-19: Bonnyrigg promoted 2019-20*: COVID shutdown. EoS were able to declare a champion that was accepted by the Lowland League going to 17 teams. If South could have worked out something with a licenced champion they probably would have been accepted as team 18. 2020-21*: COVID: No champion declared 2021-22: Darvel v. Tranent v. SCW Play-off 2022-23: Linlithgow Rose promoted 2023-24: Broxburn v. Creetown/Dalbeattie Twice there's been an uncontested play-off with promotion. Bonkers. Doesn't change a thing. Wrong then, wrong now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 3 minutes ago, BANKIEBILL said: Bonkers. Doesn't change a thing. Wrong then, wrong now If you take away 2014-15 and 2015-16 as the Lowland was open to applications and the COVID years. Then the Lucky Loser Play-offs would have looked like this 2016-17: 1st v. 5th 2017-18: 1st v. 1st 2018-19: 1st v. 9th 2021-22: 1st v. 1st v. 1st 2022-23: 1st v. 2nd v. 2nd 2023-24: 1st v. 1st v. 2nd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 6 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: If you take away 2014-15 and 2015-16 as the Lowland was open to applications and the COVID years. Then the Lucky Loser Play-offs would have looked like this 2016-17: 1st v. 5th 2017-18: 1st v. 1st 2018-19: 1st v. 9th 2021-22: 1st v. 1st v. 1st 2022-23: 1st v. 2nd v. 2nd 2023-24: 1st v. 1st v. 2nd So real outlier there is SOS. Rest seems absolutely fine to me. Keep calling it lucky loser ... I'll call it highest placed licenced club. Works for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thejackdaw Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, BANKIEBILL said: I'm not sure anyone's whining unnecessarily - but absolutely. Beith have deserved the flag again. Well done. Hard to keep that team together esp by paying buttons Your manager is class in his comments .Maybe you should try and copy him a wee bit . Trying to be nice but wee digs at the same time grow up Bill and to think you're part of the bankies hierarchy. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Jones Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 21 minutes ago, BANKIEBILL said: Bonkers. Doesn't change a thing. Wrong then, wrong now FFS - dry your eyes. Clydebank seemed to be well in position to win the league, but fell away,latterly ( happy for you to correct me if I am wrong. Only right that licensed teams who win their respective Regional top leagues should be promoted. As that is not in the current rules, play-offs for winning licensed teams will have to do. For a scenario that a region can/wants to pick a licensed team, who could have finished 3rd, 5th or 8th to be included in the play-offs is, as you put it - bonkers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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