HibeeJibee Posted February 11 Posted February 11 (edited) Led Zeppelin's lesser-known hit. There's now under 3 months left... Saturday 27th April 2024 Semi-Final 1st leg Saturday 4th May 2024 Semi-Final 2nd leg Saturday 11th May 2024 Final 1st leg Saturday 18th May 2024 Final 2nd leg SPFL2 ends May 4th and Clyde - homeless, hapless, increasingly helpless - are now 10pts adrift with a worse GD. Beached like some great whale on the sandbar of last place, it'll take enormous efforts to make-up 11pts in 13 games. Lowland finishes on April 20th and most contenders have 9 or 10 games left. East Kilbride are out in front - and it looks like only a collapse in their form plus perhaps a surge from Tranent could overturn that. They meet at K-Park on Tuesday. Disturbing situation exists in Highland - due to conclude April 13th but it'll surely go on another week - where Brechin narrowly lead Banks o'Dee, but Buckie + Brora haven't reached halfway yet with 18 + 19 left respectively. Difficult speculating who'll prevail. Edited February 11 by HibeeJibee 3 Quote
tamthebam Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Scottish football needs a third Aberdeen team to get it up the Weegies. Come on ye Banks. 2 Quote
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 11 Posted February 11 I'd like to see Brechin come back. It'll make a good story if they're the first team to return from the 5th tier. Clyde going down would be utterly hilarious. Even more so if Cumbernauld Colts managed to catch EK then beat them in the playoffs. 9 Quote
Silverton End Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Come back Brechin, wee lounge bar under the David Will stand, homemade soup & a pie, the hedge, angry fans... 10 Quote
Boghead ranter Posted February 11 Posted February 11 8 minutes ago, Silverton End said: Come back Brechin, wee lounge bar under the David Will stand, homemade soup & a pie, the hedge, angry fans... ...penny Mojos in the shop... 0 Quote
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Hopefully the chicken man and his daft circus stay put in the B team league they voted for. 16 Quote
Silverton End Posted February 11 Posted February 11 8 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: ...penny Mojos in the shop... From "George's Shop" near the Brock Baths lol 1 Quote
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 11 Posted February 11 If the LL isn't Hell already, it will be when Clyde get there. 6 Quote
EdinburghBlue Posted February 11 Posted February 11 What’s the position re licensing at East Kilbride? According to the list on the SFA website Cumbernauld Colts are the only Lowland League side currently able to step up. 0 Quote
LongTimeLurker Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Ground is already rated at bronze so only issues are likely to be stuff like having a club doctor. Don't think that's going to provide a Get out of Jail Free card. From what I have seen posted they don't need to be at bronze until the start of next season. 0 Quote
EdinburghBlue Posted February 11 Posted February 11 3 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Ground is already rated at bronze so only issues are likely to be stuff like having a club doctor. Don't think that's going to provide a Get out of Jail Free card. From what I have seen posted they don't need to be at bronze until the start of next season. From the letter sent to all SPFL , SHFL SLFL clubs last October: Since the Membership Criteria compliance date is 31 March prior to any Season this requires all clubs in the SHFL and SLFL, which consider that they have any prospect of being the champion club of the relevant league, to ensure compliance with the SPFL Membership Criteria and/or the making of any required applications for approval/waiver/period(s) of grace not later than 31 March 2024, i.e. some weeks in advance of knowing which club will be the champion club of each of those leagues. 0 Quote
LongTimeLurker Posted February 11 Posted February 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, EdinburghBlue said: ...and/or the making of any required applications for approval/waiver/period(s) of grace not later than 31 March 2024... The waiver and grace period(s) part is what extends it to the start of the following season. Edited February 11 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote
Ray Patterson Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Banks O'Dee is like a much better Cove in terms of an away day. It's just about walking distance from the Train Station - ground itself is okay, a bit small, but fine. 1 Quote
EdinburghBlue Posted February 11 Posted February 11 50 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: The waiver and grace period(s) part is what extends it to the start of the following season. I don’t see anything in the membership criteria letter saying this. It does give exist SPFL clubs 'a period of grace until 1 July 2024 to achieve a Scottish FA Bronze Club licence.' For potential candidates for promotion it requires an application by 31 March with no guarantee that this will be successful - 'each such application is considered on its own merits and no assurance is given that any waiver, relaxation, period of grace and/or approval will be granted by the SPFL Board in the event that such an application is received.' 0 Quote
LongTimeLurker Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Believe what you want it's all there in black and white. There is no need to be bronxe licence compliant on March 31st if waivers and grace periods are approved, so it is not just Cumbernauld Colts that are eligible for promotion. 0 Quote
The Moonster Posted February 11 Posted February 11 It would be top tier comedy if EK won it all then got denied promotion due their facilities. 1 Quote
FairWeatherFan Posted February 11 Posted February 11 The SPFL Membership Criteria has always exceeded the SFA's Entry Level license. Waivers/period of grace has always been built into the set-up. No different than in the SPFL when there was the Championship/Premiership Bronze level divide. I'm not sure where there's a lot of Chicken Littles running around now. 0 Quote
Gordon EF Posted February 11 Posted February 11 1 hour ago, Ray Patterson said: Banks O'Dee is like a much better Cove in terms of an away day. If that's true, Cove must be even grimmer than it looks. 0 Quote
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