Blue Brazil Forever Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Interesting results today in what is turning out to be an interesting league. Note all three Colts teams got shafted - probably put out their first teams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 The results today were definitely in favour of East Kilbride. Our next 3 games are absolutely crucial. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo87 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Whilst this looks like a cracking, ultra competitive league at the top, I just can’t take it seriously with the B teams in there 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi1977 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Do any of the stattos out there have/keep a running league table that excludes the B-teams and all results against them? Would be interesting to see just how competitive that top end of the table looks in a "here's what you could have won" type of scenario. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 32 minutes ago, Jordi1977 said: Do any of the stattos out there have/keep a running league table that excludes the B-teams and all results against them? Would be interesting to see just how competitive that top end of the table looks in a "here's what you could have won" type of scenario. Still a top 6 in contention at the top. EK drop to 6th though from their current best of the rest standing. Dalbeattie & Edinburgh Uni likely for the relegation battle but Cumbernauld Colts get dragged into it a little as they lose the 6pts they've picked up against B teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekok Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Hardly a fair comparison, the actual league table has more or less even number of games for all teams, making the standings look what they are, incredibly tight. Really don't get the fascination with pretending B teams are not in the league. Rightly or wrongly they are , every team plays each of them home and away, wins/loses/ draws, as with all other teams. The fact none of the B teams can be champions is , I suggest, a separate matter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, ekok said: Hardly a fair comparison, the actual league table has more or less even number of games for all teams, making the standings look what they are, incredibly tight. Really don't get the fascination with pretending B teams are not in the league. Rightly or wrongly they are , every team plays each of them home and away, wins/loses/ draws, as with all other teams. The fact none of the B teams can be champions is , I suggest, a separate matter. Can B teams be relegated and play in every cup competition? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilianlex Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, ekok said: Hardly a fair comparison, the actual league table has more or less even number of games for all teams, making the standings look what they are, incredibly tight. Really don't get the fascination with pretending B teams are not in the league. Rightly or wrongly they are , every team plays each of them home and away, wins/loses/ draws, as with all other teams. The fact none of the B teams can be champions is , I suggest, a separate matter. Every team plays them home and away but sometimes you play against U20s, others get U19 and even one or two games v U 18s, 42 player squad is ridiculous and makes the league a mockery. Also half the teams in the league already playing dead rubbers till the end of season due to 19 team league. Farce ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekok Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Ok get that like many others you are against B teams in the league. That said can't agree every criticism made is exclusively valid to those teams. For example the 6 clubs which have Development Teams will have a large registered playing squad sufficient to fulfil the fixtures. Might not be 42, but probably not far from it. Not as if sometimes injuries, suspensions, stag weekends etc don't sometimes kick in affecting teams put out. That is part and parcel of the game , tho accept on occasion might be more so with B teams. Totally don't agree half the teams are already playing dead rubbers. Firstly we still have almost 2/3 of fixtures still to play. At the top end the tightest I can remember, with any number of teams well in the mix. Not just as tight or big a spread at bottom, but with possibility of two relegations and so many fixtures still to play, suggest few teams will be thinking no chance could they be sucked in to a relegation scrap, fools if they do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsmart Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Blue Brazil Forever said: Can B teams be relegated and play in every cup competition? The B teams cannot be relegated or promoted 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) One of the statements we were all told when the first arrived was “they would NOT affect the league championship and/or relegation”… Well, they clearly do! Edited October 30, 2022 by Spyro 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekok Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 How so ? What it means they are not able to be promoted as champions to deny a team a place in the play offs or relegated to save another team. There was a motion, defeated, to scrub their scores for final League placings. Everyone knew 100% what they were getting involved in. Very tiresome having to constantly correct misunderstandings or more likely agendas. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 You're a Rangers fan aren't you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekok Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 An agenda question if ever I heard it. Please explain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I think you have an agenda to support B teams because you are a Rangers fan, as evidenced elsewhere on the forum recently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: I think you have an agenda to support B teams because you are a Rangers fan, as evidenced elsewhere on the forum recently. That was very apparent with some of the people running Lowland League clubs around the time of the Europa League final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyramid Watcher Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: That was very apparent with some of the people running Lowland League clubs around the time of the Europa League final. Please do tell us more 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdr71 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 So, just to clarify - if Hearts B continue with their current form and finish bottom of the table, they don't get relegated, but the team above them does? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyramid Watcher Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, sdr71 said: So, just to clarify - if Hearts B continue with their current form and finish bottom of the table, they don't get relegated, but the team above them does? Yes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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