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First Refusal: the EOS First Division 2023-24


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On 13/05/2024 at 22:08, The Mantis said:

Another kick in the goolies for the Vale at Arniston, as they go down 2-1 to a Niall Kemp overhead kick in injury time, just as their first point of the season beckoned after some heroic defending…

Hi QP here,

How did they look? Was there sign of life that next season in division 2 will be better or still hard times ahead? Of course it will depends a fair bit on what happens over the summer.

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2 minutes ago, Quentin Prankett said:

Hi QP here,

How did they look? Was there sign of life that next season in division 2 will be better or still hard times ahead? Of course it will depends a fair bit on what happens over the summer.

Seen the a few times this season. 

Very difficult when you get used to getting beat every week. Dropping down a league won't all of a sudden make them competitive. 

Something needs to happen within the club to break the cycle.  Is there any ambition to improve? Or happy just to exist?

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1 hour ago, TheLad said:

Seen the a few times this season. 

Very difficult when you get used to getting beat every week. Dropping down a league won't all of a sudden make them competitive. 

Something needs to happen within the club to break the cycle.  Is there any ambition to improve? Or happy just to exist?

I would replace happy just to exist with simply relief to have survived to the end (2 games to go) of the season. 

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3 hours ago, Quentin Prankett said:

Hi QP here,

How did they look? Was there sign of life that next season in division 2 will be better or still hard times ahead? Of course it will depends a fair bit on what happens over the summer.

VOLs only win this season came against the club 3rd bottom in the Third Division (in the league cup). They would probably be able to compete with the clubs at the bottom of the current Second Division, however those three are being replaced by what will likely be better teams from the Third, so I think again they will be struggling to avoid relegation... (but might actually pick up some points!) 

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Whitburn become just the 2nd club in the history of the Scottish league system to win 3 consecutive promotions: the other was Gretna FC from SFL3 to SPL between 2005 and 2007. Quite an achievement.

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Lochore Welfare will be RELEGATED if Broxburn Athletic lose to Dalbeattie Star in promotion playoff


Arniston 1-3 Heriot-Watt Uni
Blackburn 3-1 Kirkcaldy & Dysart
Lochore 2-4 St Andrews
Oakley 0-1 Preston
Vale of Leithen 1-10 (ten) Leith
Whitburn 1-2 Newtongrange
Whitehill 2-2 Camelon


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Tuesday 21st May
Vale of Leithen v Lochore

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7 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said:

Lochore Welfare will be RELEGATED if Broxburn Athletic lose to Dalbeattie Star in promotion playoff


Arniston 1-3 Heriot-Watt Uni
Blackburn 3-1 Kirkcaldy & Dysart
Lochore 2-4 St Andrews
Oakley 0-1 Preston
Vale of Leithen 1-10 (ten) Leith
Whitburn 1-2 Newtongrange
Whitehill 2-2 Camelon


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Tuesday 21st May
Vale of Leithen v Lochore

As it was 4-1 to Broxburn today I suspect Lochore might be a little safer.. 

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