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    Europa League 19/20

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    2 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said:

    That's their level now.

    They have a brilliant obsession with us just now, Clarke really rattled them. Was some cunt on daily record phone in gloating that we lost to Aberdeen as we had the cheek to celebrate winning against Rangers last week!

    I take it Rangers won the Europa league going by the celebrations last night?

    Europa League and SPL double so far this season for them. Some going. The treble still on.

    Scottish Cup....

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    4 hours ago, Jim Beem said:

    Fuck sake, I came on to comment about that last two ties that looked like crackers. Seriously lads, the last dozen or so posts are a complete minter. 🙈

    Just the usual humourless cunts with their usual wind and pish Jim. Don't think they have the foggiest how it reads for the rest of us. Still, in their own heads, they are TA "characters" so that's all that matters.

    Season 19/20

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    1 hour ago, dandydunn said:

    Was that when Scotland’s great hope got his only touch of the ball? If he used his feet as much as he used his hands for pushing and tongue for greeting, he’s be a great player. 

    Griffiths was poor today but same could be said for a lot of the starting 11. However the way he held off McKenna for the first goal was pretty embarrassing for a big centre back. I actually thought McKenna had a good game that moment aside.

    The Scottish Football League & Pyramid Structure

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    1 hour ago, hoofitharder said:

    The pyramid is a great idea but before it is expanded there really needs to be rules on finance and ground grading in place and set in stone first. There are many pitfalls in systems were a club can get a backer go through a few divisions and then fail. I follow a team in the English non-league and most rely on a sugar daddy of some sort. Most get involved with good intentions but the higher you go the more it costs. Most of Scotland's lower level clubs seem to be well run and financed the problem is will they be if they move into the pyramid. Your Auchinleck's of this world are doing fine as top dogs in the league they are playing in but will the support and sponsors hang around when they are not top dogs of the league they are in. Earlier this season I went to watch Inverkeithing play Bo'ness in some East of Scotland cup and it was played at a ground that was basically a park with a railing around it ( a lovely setting as it happens ) I know t is early days but two promotions and they could in theory be in the Lowland league. A question I would like to ask was anything out in place to stop someone buying a club and taking the place of another as in Airdrie and Clydebank?

    Ian

    There is definitely strict criteria to get into the LL. Inverkeithing wouldn’t meet that. But this is only Inverkeithing’s second season as an adult football club, it’s been a local kids football club for a number of years. My youngest played at Ballast Bank for a couple of seasons at primary school, always bloody freezing there, even in summer. And yes it was a public park.

     

    When Bonnyrigg won the East of Scotland play offs last season they had to meet a few certain criteria to get into the LL. They were initially rejected, possibly due to no floodlights, but appealed and had them installed in time before the start of season to have their promotion confirmed.

    The Scottish Football League & Pyramid Structure

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    1 hour ago, Wullie Anderson said:

    Do some of the players at Kelty also have jobs with CC?

    Even teams like Penicuik and Tranent have decent investors,i think that the Bluebell,Crossgates and Hob are doing quite well with the budgets they have.

    Yes they do Wullie. I know of at least 2, one of whom has been there for a few seasons now.

    Crossgates have done really well considering about 4 seasons ago they had folded. I go and watch Haws quite often as well and they have a decent set-up...and a lovely park in the better weather. I was meant to be at Dundonald a few weeks ago but think that was the weekend most of the games got postponed. Will be up before the end of season.

    The Scottish Football League & Pyramid Structure

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    9 minutes ago, macy37 said:

    Very interesting, thanks. What salary will Bazza be in alone? Berwick’s budget next season won’t top £50k and it probably won’t change until the ship is steadied. Berwick are down there for a while but the new board are doing a great job of attracting sponsors  back and new investors/sponsors. There’s also football men back which for me was the main factor of the club’s downfall over the last 4/5 years. Not one of the previous board knew the game. 

    I honestly haven’t a clue what Ferguson is on. He won’t be doing it out of the goodness of his heart, that’s for sure. He does seem quite “bought in” though. I met him at the match ball sponsorship my mates company did late last year and he is more than happy to come spend time with the fans. Even yesterday, 2.45, he was standing outside the changing rooms having a natter with some fans.

    I know he had a mare at Clyde but I think their whole set up was a bit shambolic, I read stories of him having to phone round schools to try and get Astro training facilities at times. At Kelty he has the infrastructure and money obviously to give him a good base to build on.

     

    I had read about the Berwick issues and also about a wee bit of a turnaround in fortunes of late, good to hear. The LL is only going to get harder if teams like Broxburn, Linlithgow, Bo’ness and the likes start seeping in. Add in one, or maybe both, of Bonnyrigg and Kelty still there and it will be a tough league to win. East Stirling have thrown the money and don’t look like making it out any time soon, will be harder again next season for them. Teams coming down are at at disadvantage IMO.

    The Scottish Football League & Pyramid Structure

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    11 hours ago, macy37 said:

    Who’s pumping the cash into diet cowden? Is it sustainable? The East Stirling model certainly isn’t as they’re fucked if and when they fail this season. 

    The owner of Conservatory Converters.

    The players wages and staff wages will certainly be more than what’s coming in each week. There is a deficit there. Some of the figures I’ve heard rumoured in wages are quite eye watering!

    The club do generate a decent bit of money. Gate money, hospitality for practically all home league games was sold out within 5 days of the fixtures been announced, match ball sponsorship is £150 a game, I’ve been to that and the food is worth about £1.50! They have other stuff outside just the normal Saturday football game such as “hospitality” for big games midweek and on Sundays. People do take up these offers so more money raised.

    Overall, it’s only sustainable if the CC is happy to keep on putting money in to subside the rest of the income. He is at the moment and is committed to it, they are slowly redeveloping the whole club. 350 seater stand built and opened last close season, covered terraced enclosure for behind one goal being built this summer to go with the two which run along side of the pitch. They have a U20s, some of whom have featured for first team and other age groups below that. 

    The Scottish Football League & Pyramid Structure

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    8 hours ago, Debian said:Banks O'Dee and Culter have both been down the South West and apparently tried to get in to the Highland League.  Full expect the HL will need to look at opening up and creating a similar structure.  Does open the possibility of 7pm midweek games for Luncarty FC (just north of the Tay Bridge boundary line) away to Orkney.  Obviously common sense would regionalise it. This is massive IMO.  If It all goes ahead I'd fully expect to see bigger leagues eventually at L1 and L2 too.  

    I go to watch Kelty most home games and the odd away (big game at Spartans today) and, usually, Hill O’Beath in the East Premier when Kelty further away. The East structure is now in good shape and starting to funnel the well set up progressive sides up the league. Adding to BSC as you mention, Bonnyrigg from LL and Penicuik and Broxburn from EP have all done well in the Scottish Cup.
     

    The West coming on board would be a good thing. Keltys biggest gubbing this season was Auchinleck in the Scottish Cup....but 1600 there when live on TV shows there is a very good set up at both clubs. Kelty are averaging over 400 this season for home games, with minimal away fans, which is about middle of the road in comparison to League 2 sides.

    Two things need to change I think to make it a real success.

    At the moment entry to the LL is via a play off between East and South league winners, if South meet LL entry criteria. This is a mismatch. When Kelty won a close run East Premier with Hutchie Vale they then gubbed the South champions 10-0 on agg. The South can’t match the East in terms of quality of teams and should really be incorporated into any West set up. East has Berwick Rangers and Tweedmouth, West could take the Dumfries area sides.

     

    Secondly, while it’s good there is finally a path to progression into league football and it’s not dependent on some failing side losing their status or at the mercy of a vote, it’s still stacked against the non-league sides. At the moment LL plays HL over 2 legs just for the right to have a 2 legged go at last team in League 2. 
     

    There has to be better promotion prospects and more relegation threat. LL and HL winners should both come up. League 2 should possibly be increased to 16 sides. Even the East Premier/South to LL is only one promotion spot. Should be 2 down from LL and winners of East and (new) West promoted.

     

    Agree with you, it’s big for Scottish football and gives forward thinking and well set up teams a real crack at progressing.

    Your Ideal Team For The Playoffs?

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    3 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said:

    And even at that Wolves and Sunderland are yoyo teams.

    Yep.

    Sunderland have been a complete basket case for a while now and it wasn't a surprise to see them go straight through the Championship.

    Wolves had only 1 season Premier League, got relegated on last day of the Championship the following year and then pissed League 1. At the time, they were your typical Championship club, nothing more. 

    Your Ideal Team For The Playoffs?

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    10 hours ago, dohadeer said:

     

    The standard of the players in that league, just from the teams that come down from the Premiership alone, is way above our league. It’s such a competitive league from top to bottom as well, many teams who were reasonable English Premiership teams, end up doing the ‘double-drop’ into League One, which shows how competitive/strong the Championship is from top to bottom.

     

    Wolves and Sunderland. That's it.

    Scottish players in action 19/20

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    7 minutes ago, ElChris04 said:

    Error on my part, copied and pasted it from my iPhone notes and had wrote last night’s performances with last weeks and copied that in by accident aha, But aye Taylor was also very good. Got a wicked cross on him.

    😂 Makes sense now.

    McGregor was good last night but excellent at Motherwell the week before. Great driving run for Griffiths goal and superb finish himself.

    Scottish players in action 19/20

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    1 minute ago, vanderark14 said:

    Mcgregor seems to have found his good form again? I thoight his standards had dropped in his last scotland match.

    Whats your thoughts?

    Definitely. The break in Dubai seems to have done him the world of good. And it was also good to see Lennon give him another break v Clyde at the weekend. He is obviously a fit lad to have played the amount of football he has been playing but even with natural fitness he has to get a wee bit time off. He looks sharp and "buzzy" again, the break came at the right time for him.

    Christie is probably more of a concern from a Scotland POV. He can't dislodge Ntcham from the number 10 role at the moment. He's getting game time but its mainly off the bench. He started v Clyde but benched again last night.

    Taylor finally nailed down the LB slot, thankfully, and Griffiths will always play as long as Lennon plays 3-5-2. 

    Scottish players in action 19/20

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    3 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said:

    You beat the team that is bottom of the SPL 5-0, get over it.

    More importantly how did Souttar and Halkett (both mentioned on her as possible call ups if not starters) get on against decent opposition.

    Between them they probably stopped another couple of goals but, like the rest of the Hearts side, they were pretty poor.

    Scottish players in action 19/20

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    2 hours ago, ElChris04 said:

    Callum McGregor was unreal last night. 2 assists and a goal, completely untouchable. 

    Griffiths didn’t grab a goal either but his link up play was brilliant.
     

    Forrest & Christie where also quality throughout. 
     

    a ton of positives to take away from last night.

    Christie only played 26 mins.

    While I don't get the talk about 2 McGregor assists last night, are you sure you aren't meaning previous midweek at Motherwell, he has been excellent these last 2 midweeks. Taylor also has been very good. 

    Season 19/20

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    7 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said:

    I heard more Celtic fans bash the Lennon appointment than any other team. Some serious heads gone stuff in fact.

    I think there are a few factors. As Terry says above, him getting the job in the showers after Scottish Cup final was just very odd timing. If it was going to be Lennon then it shouldn't depend on beating Hearts in a cup final. If anything he should have been announced in the week leading up to the cup final to give a bit of a boost and remove the question over his future for both him and the team. It seemed kneejerk on the back of securing a treble treble.

    Add in his supposed problems at Hibs as well as the fact he left Celtic previously because of supposed pressure yet he was now walking into probably the two most pressurised seasons in the clubs history. Add all that together and it looked an odd, almost wrong, appointment. Thankfully, at the current time, it looks to be entirely the correct one.

    Season 19/20

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    42 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said:

    Stewart should break free and do his own show (maybe he could team up with Simon Ferry or someone like that ?) online where he can say whatever the feck he likes.

    No more BBC old pals club looking out for each other with questions that are forbidden to be asked and people who are above criticism.

     

    He was on BT Sports coverage of Motherwell Celtic. Don't know if thats a regular thing for him, I don't normally listen or pay attention to the pundits.

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