FairWeatherFan Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 5 minutes ago, Clyde01 said: Except the highland league at the exact same tier has 18 teams? Go figure…. The SFA wanted 10 team leagues. Highland League were 18 by that point and stayed united in not splitting. As has been shown the SFA doesn't have a lot of power to force things through. They couldn't tell two teams to bugger off into a non-existent pyramid. The Lowland was set-up with the cap on 16 and that's all the SFA will sanction. Unless a B team comes calling throwing money around. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 4 hours ago, Clyde01 said: Except the highland league at the exact same tier has 18 teams? Go figure…. They were the only pre-existing senior league with more than 16 teams and there was really no alternative. They weren't going to boot out some clubs into the NRJFA or wherever. The SFA doesn't have control here but they do have substantial influence when they want to use it. For example, they forced the WoSFL not to have conference leagues at tier 6 in their first season as they'd wanted. There was a compromise that they'd be allowed 20 clubs in the division but only for one year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Absolute Imposter Posted Sunday at 06:25 Share Posted Sunday at 06:25 What's that phrase; the SFA couldn't run a piss up in a brewery. So what chance does Scottish Football have. Answer: SFA 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS_Dumbarton Posted Sunday at 06:59 Share Posted Sunday at 06:59 14 hours ago, Sir Tarmo said: East Stirling with 3 wins in 4 now. Gala and Colts really in a worrying spot with that Broomhill win now. What's happened to the colts? Very good last season but seemingly fallen off a cliff. Colts and Cowdenbeath have reasons for concern, with East Stirlingshire and Broomhill beginning to pick up results, and Gala seem to have a couple of goals in them. Perhaps Berwick are at danger of getting dragged into it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Posted Sunday at 09:15 Share Posted Sunday at 09:15 2 hours ago, CS_Dumbarton said: What's happened to the colts? Very good last season but seemingly fallen off a cliff. Colts and Cowdenbeath have reasons for concern, with East Stirlingshire and Broomhill beginning to pick up results, and Gala seem to have a couple of goals in them. Perhaps Berwick are at danger of getting dragged into it? Nobody all the way up to around Gretna are safe yet. This season has shown that the relegation side(s) likely won’t be sitting with a win or two. Gala, Broomhill, ES, Berwick, Gretna, Cowden and Colts are all in serious danger right now. I’ve been to Gala before, have family nearby, they’re a good club and I’d hope they don’t go the way of other borders clubs like VoL etc. And hopefully they don’t freefall through the EoS like all before them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde01 Posted Sunday at 09:26 Share Posted Sunday at 09:26 2 hours ago, CS_Dumbarton said: Perhaps Berwick are at danger of getting dragged into it? I’d think Berwick are very worried. Only a great start has their head slightly above water at the moment. Their form after the first few matches has been horrific. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted Sunday at 09:56 Author Share Posted Sunday at 09:56 35 minutes ago, Sir Tarmo said: Nobody all the way up to around Gretna are safe yet. This season has shown that the relegation side(s) likely won’t be sitting with a win or two. Gala, Broomhill, ES, Berwick, Gretna, Cowden and Colts are all in serious danger right now. I’ve been to Gala before, have family nearby, they’re a good club and I’d hope they don’t go the way of other borders clubs like VoL etc. And hopefully they don’t freefall through the EoS like all before them. It's also one of those seasons i wouldn't be shocked by the HL champions having a real shot at promotion. Best to be clear of bottom 2 if Club 42 is a Lowland area team. Don't want weeks of playoffs by others deciding your fate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Fishes Posted Sunday at 10:21 Share Posted Sunday at 10:21 3 hours ago, CS_Dumbarton said: What's happened to the colts? Very good last season but seemingly fallen off a cliff. They had a really good young squad that was just totally picked apart in the summer there. It’s been replaced by more young boys from academies and WoS and they’ve just completely fallen off a cliff. Their whole squad, bar Craig Malcolm, is under the age of 25. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To B or not B Posted Sunday at 10:51 Share Posted Sunday at 10:51 30 minutes ago, Weird Fishes said: They had a really good young squad that was just totally picked apart in the summer there. It’s been replaced by more young boys from academies and WoS and they’ve just completely fallen off a cliff. Their whole squad, bar Craig Malcolm, is under the age of 25. Their manager has now left this morning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_rover Posted Sunday at 11:21 Share Posted Sunday at 11:21 29 minutes ago, To B or not B said: Their manager has now left this morning. Where did you see that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To B or not B Posted Sunday at 11:39 Share Posted Sunday at 11:39 16 minutes ago, Chris_the_rover said: Where did you see that? Was sent a text this morning, says he quit immediately after the game yesterday. Nothing online, so only going on what was sent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretnascotty Posted Sunday at 12:09 Share Posted Sunday at 12:09 (edited) 2 hours ago, FairWeatherFan said: It's also one of those seasons i wouldn't be shocked by the HL champions having a real shot at promotion. Best to be clear of bottom 2 if Club 42 is a Lowland area team. Don't want weeks of playoffs by others deciding your fate. I think everyone before the season thought finish above Gretna and we’re safe! Clearly not the case this season. I do believe (obviously as a Gretna fan) we will do enough to stop up. Yesterday we were solid & won the game, however we have played better games so far this term. Outwith EK away on the 5/11 all our games in November are against teams around us, East Stirling (h) & Gala (a) the key games. I expect us to do well in those fixtures. I do think losing our main goal threat in the Hearts B win earlier in the campaign Iain Anderson to an ACL injury has stopped us from being higher up in the table, but he looks like he could be back in the new year! Still a long way to go, but a very intriguing scrap to stay in the league this year! Edited Sunday at 12:10 by gretnascotty Spelling 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted Sunday at 17:17 Share Posted Sunday at 17:17 6 hours ago, Weird Fishes said: They had a really good young squad that was just totally picked apart in the summer there. It’s been replaced by more young boys from academies and WoS and they’ve just completely fallen off a cliff. Their whole squad, bar Craig Malcolm, is under the age of 25. I'm a bit surprised Billy Mortimer never got a move to a bigger club. Had some injury issues iirc but 15 from 26 games is a good return 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover77 Posted Sunday at 18:29 Share Posted Sunday at 18:29 Billy Mortimer signed for Albion Rovers 3 weeks ago (even though he’s coming back from an ACL injury). No word yet on when he’ll be fit to play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinabear Posted Sunday at 20:57 Share Posted Sunday at 20:57 Imagine if the Braves won this. Would be an absolute disaster for the league 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowdenleith Posted Sunday at 21:49 Share Posted Sunday at 21:49 50 minutes ago, edinabear said: Imagine if the Braves won this. Would be an absolute disaster for the league How do you mean? Disaster for the SPFL getting basically a ghost club with literally no physical fans? Be great for the Lowland having them gone, they bring nothing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinabear Posted Sunday at 22:09 Share Posted Sunday at 22:09 19 minutes ago, Cowdenleith said: How do you mean? Disaster for the SPFL getting basically a ghost club with literally no physical fans? Be great for the Lowland having them gone, they bring nothing. Aye yeah I suppose from that angle its better! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_rover Posted Sunday at 22:42 Share Posted Sunday at 22:42 Do they have a bronze license to get in? Ther is no way their park at Bothwellhaugh can get one, it's a disaster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted Sunday at 22:44 Share Posted Sunday at 22:44 Just now, Chris_the_rover said: Do they have a bronze license to get in? Ther is no way their park at Bothwellhaugh can get one, it's a disaster. I think the only substantial ground requirement they lack is cover for 400 standing places. They could satisfy that with a couple of those metal units Cove has. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmas Enigma Posted Monday at 06:35 Share Posted Monday at 06:35 (edited) I don't comment often. I like to read the forum from afar. Love the game at this level it's more pure. But I'm only interested in the football. I really dislike all the bs; we're a big club because we were good 'insert' 5- 100 years ago. We've got more fans than you. The lowland league isn't run the way we want etc etc. Any number of bs reasons to write about other than what's happening in the matches. Tier 5 and 6 are great with a good variety of teams, players, coaches, tactics etc. the relative success of newer/smaller clubs should be a positive. Every club was new and different once. The former sfl clubs are an example of being run poorly. Most of them have been in decline on the pitch but more significantly off the pitch for years before they reached the lowland. Now they are in the lowland league, there are so many issues to fix that the football continues to struggle and returning to sfl2 is a fantasy.. But despite that it's good to have these clubs in the league. They add to the variety. And they fully validate the need for the pyramid. Everyone will find their level eventually. Some quicker than others. The teams who have gotten promoted to sfl2 are usually well run on and off the pitch. Edinburgh city, cove, kelty, Spartans. Some of them have lots of money on top of that (which undoubtedly helps) some less so but they manage whatever resources they have well enough to drive success on the pitch. The differences in all the teams, their histories and how they compete is what makes the lowland and tier 6 interesting. Football is about what' happens on the pitch. No fan gives af about behind the scenes unless the off the pitch stuff isn't working. People would still play football and form teams if there were no fans. It's probably how all teams start. I'm not a direct fan of any teams at this level (in fact not of any teams in Scotland). I've seen Broomhill, ek, braves, Cumbernauld etc play alongside most teams at this level. I couldn't care less if they're newer clubs or older clubs. I just watch the football. Sometimes it's good watching sometimes not but it's all interesting. There is so much to discuss about the games themselves why are so many of you always talking about the bs. Don't you love the game? Are you all that miserable that moaning about other clubs perceived failings is more interesting than discussing what's happening in the matches? Any chance we can discuss the games, the players, the good and bad decisions, the skills, the bloopers, the managers, the balls, anything but the bs? Edited Monday at 06:37 by Grandmas Enigma 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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