Gordon EF Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) Last night, Lowland League clubs gave an indicative vote in favour of admitting old firm colt sides into the Lowland League for season 2021/22. 11 clubs voted for and 5 voted against. Assuming no clubs change their minds, this will pass at the Lowland League AGM next week. There are plenty of threads on here discussing the merits or otherwise of colt sides in the Scottish football pyramid and this isn't a thread for this. I'm trying to encourage all Scottish football fans from every club and every level of the pyramid who is against colt sides to commit to supporting those Lowland League clubs who vote against the colt proposal next week by attending at least one of their home games next season or buying a ticket via the donate a ticket website. The idea is to choose one home fixture for each club who votes against the colts and ideally, give them a sell out crowd (assuming we're allowed back into games by next season) and for those who can't make the game for whatever reason but still want to show their support, to donate online. If this is a goer, I'll select fixtures where the Lowland League 'good guys' play against each other, once the fixtures are announced, and one home game will be chosen for each club. It'd be great to get out and show our moral and financial support for those clubs willing to stand up for the integrity of Scottish football and aren't willing to sell out their league for £3k. At around £8 per ticket, just 375 extra fans through the gate would be more than the OF are willing to pay each LL club to use their league as practice. I've started a petition here: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/notocoltsides It'd be great if everyone willing to do this could sign it. It's a way to gauge numbers and communicate with folk who're interested. Hopefully, if it takes off, a few Lowland League clubs who indicated they'll vote for this might reconsider (I doubt it but you never know). The good guys are: Bonnyrigg Rose, Bo'ness United, Civil Service Strollers, Dalbeattie Star, and Edinburgh University. Edited May 11, 2021 by Gordon EF 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghLivi Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I'll be backing CSS when I'm in Edinburgh and Livi aren't playing. A pretty short walk for me to their ground and enjoyed it when I went for a friendly a few years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty-RCFC Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 My son is part of the ICT youth system and they played Bonnyrigg in a Youth Cup game a few years ago (and lost). Met a few Rose fans that night that were all very passionate about the club but more importantly decent blokes. Would probably chuck a few quid towards their way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 52 minutes ago, Gordon EF said: Last night, Lowland League clubs gave an indicative vote in favour of admitting old firm colt sides into the Lowland League for season 2021/22. 11 clubs voted for and 5 voted against. Assuming no clubs change their minds, this will pass at the Lowland League AGM next week. There are plenty of threads on here discussing the merits or otherwise of colt sides in the Scottish football pyramid and this isn't a thread for this. I'm trying to encourage all Scottish football fans from every club and every level of the pyramid who is against colt sides to commit to supporting those Lowland League clubs who vote against the colt proposal next week by attending at least one of their home games next season or buying a ticket via the donate a ticket website. The idea is to choose one home fixture for each club who votes against the colts and ideally, give them a sell out crowd (assuming we're allowed back into games by next season) and for those who can't make the game for whatever reason but still want to show their support, to donate online. If this is a goer, I'll select fixtures where the Lowland League 'good guys' play against each other, once the fixtures are announced, and one home game will be chosen for each club. It'd be great to get out and show our moral and financial support for those clubs willing to stand up for the integrity of Scottish football and aren't willing to sell out their league for £3k. At around £8 per ticket, just 375 extra fans through the gate would be more than the OF are willing to pay each LL club to use their league as practice. I've started a petition here: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/notocoltsides It'd be great if everyone willing to do this could sign it. It's a way to gauge numbers and communicate with folk who're interested. Hopefully, if it takes off, a few Lowland League clubs who indicated they'll vote for this might reconsider (I doubt it but you never know). The good guys are: Bonnyrigg Rose, Bo'ness United, Civil Service Strollers, Dalbeattie Star, and Edinburgh University. Good on you for trying to kick start a reaction to this. Those slimey b*****ds have been trying every way they can to slither their way into the set up for a few years now. For all those who feel it's well down the pyramid, it doesn't matter, this is just where it begins. Can we also get the list of the 11 sell out clubs who've taken the bribe? I like the idea of all their sponsors being emailed by hundreds of folk and told their services are being boycotted. Don't think it'll make much difference, but anything which makes life harder for those clubs is worth it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 minute ago, PauloPerth said: Good on you for trying to kick start a reaction to this. Those slimey b*****ds have been trying every way they can to slither their way into the set up for a few years now. For all those who feel it's well down the pyramid, it doesn't matter, this is just where it begins. Can we also get the list of the 11 sell out clubs who've taken the bribe? I like the idea of all their sponsors being emailed by hundreds of folk and told their services are being boycotted. Don't think it'll make much difference, but anything which makes life harder for those clubs is worth it. BSC Glasgow East Kilbride East Stirlingshire University of Stirling Gala Fairydean Rovers Spartans Berwick Rangers Caledonian Braves Cumbernauld Colts Gretna 2008 Vale of Leithen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) For sake of completeness Kelty abstained citing current commitments meaning they didn't have the required time to consult with fans etc. Will however do this before the AGM vote. Chaotic neutral perhaps? Edited May 11, 2021 by GNU_Linux 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Edinburgh Uni- nice pies and home baking, neat ground and my mate from down the road when I was a lad is the coach. Oman's is the nearest pub but only if you like contact sports Bonnyrigg- nice pies as well. I've never had anything against Bonnyrigg. Good social club. Yon Seen Canary played for them you know (as did Benny Brazil) Bo'ness- used to have a pitch like a bowling green before 4G. They had an old wooden stand for many years but it's gone now. Usually good to watch and had a decent support. Dalbeattie. Lovely ground to visit-old wooden stand and a good social club at the back of it. Definitely worth a wee trip down to the south west. Strollers- Edinburgh City connection with ex players and ex manager. There are some interesting old team photos in the tea room. Good guys generally and worthy of support. You can get a bottle of beer after the match in the tea room too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 I live not far from Civil Service so happy to go along in support. Lent my support to Spartans a couple of times but maybe not anymore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghLivi Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) https://donateaticket.com/donate/bonnyrigg-rose/ https://donateaticket.com/donate/dalbeattie-star/ Donateaticket sites for 2 of the 5. Edited May 12, 2021 by EdinburghLivi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogieLivi Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 I live in Bonnyrigg and have been to a few games when Livi haven't been playing at home.I'll definately be going to show some support to them next season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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