Pyramid Watcher Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, amigan said: Reserve team seems like a no brainer for younger players. Not going to come up against any first team players in the lowland league, much more likely in the reserves. A reserve league already exists, they should bugger off to that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, approximately dave said: Beale did raise a good point about reserve football and injured players. Maybe they should return to the reserve leagues but also maybe the SFA if they are so invested in the future should try and focus along with the SPFL on improving reserve football. He hasn't raised a good point at all. He's angling for the removal of age restrictions in the B teams to help him get and keep his overage players fit. That's not what they're supposed to be for - it's allegedly player development. And he's even named Hagi and Matondo, non-Scots, as explicit examples. I don't blame him for being self-serving. He's no interest in our national game or our leagues. There's half a chance he's accidentally helped, but his aim was very different from where most fans want to get to. Edited May 21, 2023 by morrison 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 minute ago, morrison said: He hasn't raised a good point at all. He's angling for the removal of age restrictions in the B teams to help him get and keep his overage players fit. That's not what they're supposed to be for - it's allegedly player development. And he's even named Hagi, a non-Scot, as an explicit example. I don't blame him for being self-serving. He's no interest in our national game or our leagues. There's half a chance he's accidentally helped, but his aim was very different from where most fans want to get to. He ripped apart the whole SFA justification for the Conference and B-teams in the Lowland League though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amigan Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Pyramid Watcher said: A reserve league already exists, they should bugger off to that. I didn't say it didn't I just said it was a no brainer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossilYM Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 17 hours ago, peternapper said: Who exactly get to vote on this nonsense, do Albion still have a vote when in the Lowland league or not. The main thing would be to clear the B-Teams out of a system they should never have been in. Albion who? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 9 hours ago, welshbairn said: He ripped apart the whole SFA justification for the Conference and B-teams in the Lowland League though. True. I did initially have a bit in about him accidentally helping the good guys, but decided I was rambling a bit so took it out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I'm sure Ianis Hagi getting a few games against Queens Park B and Brora is going to propel Scotland to glory in the 2030 World Cup. If only Beale had the authority to give these guys more minutes in the 1st team. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrman2011 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: I'm sure Ianis Hagi getting a few games against Queens Park B and Brora is going to propel Scotland to glory in the 2030 World Cup. If only Beale had the authority to give these guys more minutes in the 1st team. This is a strawman argument and forgetting the Young scottish players -7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossilYM Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Be lucky if Beale is still around by Halloween if results go against him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Really compelling stuff from Maxwell. Even at 91 seconds long it feels like he's waffling for most of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archieb Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Pie Of The Month said: Really compelling stuff from Maxwell. Even at 91 seconds long it feels like he's waffling for most of it. A couple of replies to that tweet stated that the Croatia League is getting rid of its B teams - is that true? If so it dismantles one of the main given examples supposedly justifying this dreadful CONference! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 CONference ??......aye it sounds like a Tory idea. Get the B's plan binned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, archieb said: A couple of replies to that tweet stated that the Croatia League is getting rid of its B teams - is that true? If so it dismantles one of the main given examples supposedly justifying this dreadful CONference! I don't know if it's outright, but after last season they lowered the height to Tier 3. Dinamo Zagreb folded because of it. Osijek were relegated anyway but kept their team together. They appear to be the only active B team in the top 4 tiers now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyramid Watcher Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Pie Of The Month said: Really compelling stuff from Maxwell. Even at 91 seconds long it feels like he's waffling for most of it. Our leader has spoken, and I am convinced! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I hope you're watching MrMan2011 like a hawk @Bully Wee Villa? Surely only a matter of time until they say something banable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 48 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: I don't know if it's outright, but after last season they lowered the height to Tier 3. Dinamo Zagreb folded because of it. Osijek were relegated anyway but kept their team together. They appear to be the only active B team in the top 4 tiers now. Aye, that's the case as far as I can tell, and in any case I think it was less than 10 years ago the larger clubs were allowed B teams into the league system. Osijek II look like going down to tier 4 anyway this season. It's as though the likes of Robert Prosinečki and Zvonimir Boban missed out somehow and would have been far better players if they'd only performed in the Croatian Fourth tier with a B side before being trusted for starts at a young age in the higher level. Ian Maxwell would crumble if he had to debate his proposal with a couple of pundits from this board. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave94 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 6 hours ago, mrman2011 said: This is a strawman argument and forgetting the Young scottish players Rangers and Celtic forget the young Scottish players every weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Aye, that's the case as far as I can tell, and in any case I think it was less than 10 years ago the larger clubs were allowed B teams into the league system. Osijek II look like going down to tier 4 anyway this season. It's as though the likes of Robert Prosinečki and Zvonimir Boban missed out somehow and would have been far better players if they'd only performed in the Croatian Fourth tier with a B side before being trusted for starts at a young age in the higher level. Ian Maxwell would crumble if he had to debate his proposal with a couple of pundits from this board. Most of the bigger teams had pulled out before then anyway like Hajduk Split. A bit like in the Netherlands where only a handful have B teams and the rest ignored it. The fact they are still trying to get away with Italiy's one B team in Juventus as 7/10 Countries having B teams tells you all you need to know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: Most of the bigger teams had pulled out before then anyway like Hajduk Split. A bit like in the Netherlands where only a handful have B teams and the rest ignored it. The fact they are still trying to get away with Italiy's one B team in Juventus as 7/10 Countries having B teams tells you all you need to know. Aye, and I read that Juventus II pay aroung a million pounds a season to take part: surely that's not true? It's lazy stuff in any case from Maxwell, his seven countries quoted all were relatively successful international sides quite easily without B sides. Edited May 22, 2023 by Dundee Hibernian 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Osijek II are 15th out of 16 teams in the 3rd tier of Croatian football with two games left. https://hns-cff.hr/en/competitions/supersport-second-football-league/ Relegation would take them to the regionalised 4th tier (if they decide to maintain a team) As others have noted, they are the only "B Team" left in the top 4 tiers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.