Darvel legend Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Just seen the lowland league have let Celtic and rangers play their b teams in the league again after it only being for one season . what a disgrace and another reason to stay in what I believe is the best non league competition in the country the wosfl league -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botlad67 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 31 minutes ago, Darvel legend said: Just seen the lowland league have let Celtic and rangers play their b teams in the league again after it only being for one season . what a disgrace and another reason to stay in what I believe is the best non league competition in the country the wosfl league Exactly what’s the point in going up when you see the way it’s ran 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passbackdave Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Whats 2 stop hearts, hibs aberdeen 20s all wanting in now? Mon the papers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darvel legend Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 surely this nonsense has to stop and let all the spl clubs play in it if thats what they want to do , but lets have the top 4 in the highland league ,lowland league , eos league , wosfl and the south and have a conference much like they do have in england and let clubs progress that way and this would help everyone 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, passbackdave said: Whats 2 stop hearts, hibs aberdeen 20s all wanting in now? Mon the papers Same thing that prevented the WoS running as four conferences initially. The SFA refusing to do the player discipline procedures if they expand past 18 in numbers terms. Edited April 5, 2022 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeforchange Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 From day 1 the full thing was a set up with promises made and not kept. Things kept changing and Goalposts getting moved probably one on the reasons George Fraser isn’t involved now after a string of changes being made along the way ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Lowland league aka Progression Prevention Unit. Self preservation in keeping it to one down but gladly bending over with their hand out for that horrible pair. Pyramid schmiramid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornOffside Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Shambles. As a fan of "the juniors" I was excited by the prospect of the introduction of a pyramid system, however the format of the leagues and the inclusion of the ugly sisters B teams in the Lowland has been a huge let down. Did the Lowland League teams get a vote on this? Does anyone want them there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Nation Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, passbackdave said: Whats 2 stop hearts, hibs aberdeen 20s all wanting in now? Mon the papers Geography, in Aberdeen's case? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Shambles. As a fan of "the juniors" I was excited by the prospect of the introduction of a pyramid system, however the format of the leagues and the inclusion of the ugly sisters B teams in the Lowland has been a huge let down. Did the Lowland League teams get a vote on this? Does anyone want them there?Vote went 11-4. Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg & East Stirling are known thus far to have voted against. East Stirling vote changed from last season. Unknown so far which club abstained my guess is Vale Of Leithen if they are accepting they are now confined to relegation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 14 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: Vote went 11-4. Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg & East Stirling are known thus far to have voted against. East Stirling vote changed from last season. Unknown so far which club abstained my guess is Vale Of Leithen if they are accepting they are now confined to relegation. Berwick Rangers abstained. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornOffside Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 15 minutes ago, _FFC1876 said: This is the problem. The majority of LL clubs voted for another season of the B teams, the same clubs who voted against increased promotion and relegation to and from the LL. They will be well aware that there are a fair number of WOSFL clubs that would give them a run for their money, which explains the vote against opening up the promotion and relegation spots. However I am surprised they would want anything to do with the B teams. Money talks, I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) What I would say is that the best thing the WoS (and EoS) clubs can do is get promoted and send these joke clubs back down the divisions where they belong. It's no surprise that the clubs voting against this are the ones who weren't Lowland League founder members but rather came up from the East of Scotland league or down from the SPFL. Over the next couple of years the likes of your Broomhill, Caledonian Braves and Stirling Uni will start to be flushed out, and then hopefully there will be the numbers to increase promotion/relegation and hopefully also to punt the colt teams into oblivion. Edited April 5, 2022 by craigkillie 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South_Pride Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 The money the ugly sisters are putting forward must be mouth watering. I can’t speak for the East but Pollok, Talbot, Clydebank, Meadow and Hurlford near the top of the table all have brilliant travelling supports. Are the B teams games having bigger crowds than the WoSFL? I doubt it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 29 minutes ago, South_Pride said: The money the ugly sisters are putting forward must be mouth watering. I can’t speak for the East but Pollok, Talbot, Clydebank, Meadow and Hurlford near the top of the table all have brilliant travelling supports. Are the B teams games having bigger crowds than the WoSFL? I doubt it. The entrance fee for this season was £25k each. Rangers 'B' at Ibrox got 9,000 for the OFB derby at £10 for adults. Celtic likely to do something similar. They've also averaged over 200 at 'home games'. Plus they have been able to increase sponsorship income. They've more than covered the cost even with having to rent out grounds. Attendances when away have been higher than average. Not always the highest. A Bonnyrigg Rose fan asked for a comparison from the headcounts that have been kept since they're the best supported real club in the League. Outside of that Bo'ness United's highest attendance of the season so far was 507 on a Friday Night against Civil Service Strollers on a groundhop weekend. If the OF teams were replaced with more deserving teams, the highs might not be so high but the difference would be negligible. Of course it's the fact that the OF offer a payday and no risk to the status quo on the field which makes them so attractive to the 11 clubs that want them in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Wilder Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 The money the ugly sisters are putting forward must be mouth watering. I can’t speak for the East but Pollok, Talbot, Clydebank, Meadow and Hurlford near the top of the table all have brilliant travelling supports. Are the B teams games having bigger crowds than the WoSFL? I doubt it. When did Hurlford start bringing a brilliant support?Kilbirnie Ladeside have a better away support than them and Medda imo! [emoji848] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanner Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I've been to Celtic and Rangers B team games a couple of times this season and the crowds have been good by LL standards but would be nothing special for the WOS league. 99% of Old Firm fans don't really give a shit about the teams unless they're playing each other. Is there a less enticing promotion in football than the one to the LL? it's just such a shit product that teams will be terrified to become trapped in for more than a season or 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceejayar Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 If there were no colts teams next season what would have been the relegation/promotion set up? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 When did Hurlford start bringing a brilliant support?Kilbirnie Ladeside have a better away support than them and Medda imo! [emoji848]Yes Kilbirnie have a good away support. However they are very much not near the the top of the league 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 18 minutes ago, Ceejayar said: If there were no colts teams next season what would have been the relegation/promotion set up? It wouldn't have changed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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