tynie1874 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Having a team in the under 20s league would probably be a start but certainly something you wouldn't want to miss out on possibly by signing either a youth team from Edinburgh or surrounding to re-present the club? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Having a team in the under 20s league would probably be a start but certainly something you wouldn't want to miss out on possibly by signing either a youth team from Edinburgh or surrounding to re-present the club? Not sure it'll act as a carrot for too many players to sign. They could still get a lower league or even LŁ team and get knocked out. Do think the future for ALL teams is to have a 20s though and surprised that more teams don't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Edusport Academy tweeted that they've joined for next season's competition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 If all the teams rumoured to be putting teams in actually happen, the ones I've heard of are ..Spartans, Edinburgh City.Leith Athletic, Edinburgh Uni, Heriot Watt Uni, Whitehill, Preston Athletic, Cumbernauld, BSC Glasgow, East Kilbride,and Edusport. A wee bit of travelling and a free week for a team every week. Anybody know if any other teams are being put forward? HI HAT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Forgot to ask, when does the league actually start? Can't find out on any site. Cheers HI HAT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) LTHV have added an U20s section to their website. What about the likes of Tynecastle and Civil Service Strollers? EDIT: CSS confirmed here: http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/local-football/civil-service-enter-team-in-lowland-u-20-league-1-3796863 It normally starts at the end of August, once summer holidays are over and the schools are back, IIRC. Edited July 17, 2015 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Edusport Academy tweeted that they've joined for next season's competition. And will be playing home games at Ainslie Park 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) Fair enough. That's where their Edinburgh campus is based, IIRC. EDIT: I also see that their original campus has moved from training at Ravenscraig, living in Hamilton and studying at Coatbridge, into Glasgow - training at Lesser Hampden - and their South of Scotland League team has also relocated from playing at Hamilton Palace to playing at Galabank in Annan. http://www.edusportacademy.com/en/news/2015/07/academy.html http://www.southofscotlandfootballleague.co.uk/TeamFixtures?age=22&division=10738&team=145470 Edited July 18, 2015 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 From the LL website ... We are delighted to announce details of next seasons Development League. The Development League will see twelve teams compete in what is sure to be an exciting new league. The teams taking part are: BSC Glasgow, Civil Service Strollers, Cumbernauld Colts, East Kilbride, Edinburgh City, Edinburgh University, EduSport Academy, Heriot-Watt University, Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, Preston Athletic, Spartans and Whitehill Welfare. Development League secretary Gary McClelland said, We are delighted that we have so many teams interested in playing in the League. This is a great opportunity for the clubs taking part to compete at a very high standard and I am sure fans will enjoy watching the football on offer The league will kick off on Friday 28th August 2015 and full details of fixtures will be published on our site when they are released. If you would like any information on the league please email developmentleague@slfl.co.uk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheslope Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 From the LL website ... We are delighted to announce details of next seasons Development League. The Development League will see twelve teams compete in what is sure to be an exciting new league. The teams taking part are: BSC Glasgow, Civil Service Strollers, Cumbernauld Colts, East Kilbride, Edinburgh City, Edinburgh University, EduSport Academy, Heriot-Watt University, Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, Preston Athletic, Spartans and Whitehill Welfare. Development League secretary Gary McClelland said, We are delighted that we have so many teams interested in playing in the League. This is a great opportunity for the clubs taking part to compete at a very high standard and I am sure fans will enjoy watching the football on offer The league will kick off on Friday 28th August 2015 and full details of fixtures will be published on our site when they are released. If you would like any information on the league please email developmentleague@slfl.co.uk Great to see the league growing and a massive congratulations should go to Gary for his efforts in getting the league to where it is now. Looks like a good season ahead for the young boys. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) Yep, it must be quite a while since there has been as many as 12 clubs in the league and it looks like a good mixture of teams and quality. That said a bit surprising to see no Leith Athletic or Tynecastle among them, that's quite disappointing. I wondered if Stirling Uni might put a team in as well given the other universities do. Aside from that everyone you'd expect has entered - realistically it's probably too far for the clubs from the Borders or D&G. Have Craigroyston ever run U21s or U19s? One thing it does indicate is the rather haphazard arrangement of U20 football in Scotland as discussed earlier in the thread. Next season the makeup is: SPFL Development League ... 17 clubs, 34 league dates (solid from start of August to end of April!!), someone without a game each week SPFL East Development League ... 7 clubs, playing 3 times = 21 league dates, someone without a game each week, nothing listed after mid-March SPFL West Development League ... 8 clubs, playing 3 times = 21 league dates, nothing listed after mid-March Lowland & EOS Development League ... 12 clubs = 22 league dates (plus various cup competitions) Aberdeenshire Development League ... 11 clubs presumably = 22 league dates, someone without a game each week If it was standardised into something like 16 teams in the SPFL Development league, and 3 regional leagues of 12-14 below it, things would seem a lot better IMO. More sensible numbers and travelling distances in the regionals might even encourage further clubs to join, too, especially from outlying areas. Edited July 22, 2015 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Draws for the various Lowland & EOS U20 Development League competitions: http://eosfl.com/col.asp?cid=64 Qualifying League Section A Edinburgh City, Lothian Thistle HV, East Kilbride, Civil Service Strollers and Whitehill Welfare Section B BSC Glasgow, Preston Athletic, Edusport Academy, Cumbernauld Colts and Spartans Challenge Cup 1st Round Cumbernauld Colts v Edinburgh University Preston Athletic v Heriot Watt University Civil Service Strollers v Whitehill Welfare Edinburgh City v East Kilbride 1/4 Finals Spartans v BSC Glasgow Cumbernauld Colts/Edinburgh University v Edusport Academy Edinburgh City/East Kilbride v Preston Athletic/Heriot Watt University Lothian Thistle HV v Civil Service Strollers/Whitehill Welfare Semi Finals Edinburgh City/East Kilbride/Preston Athletic/Heriot Watt University v Lothian Thistle HV/Civil Service Strollers/Whitehill Welfare Spartans/BSC Glasgow v Cumbernauld Colts/Edinburgh University/Edusport Academy Knockout Cup 1st Round BSC Glasgow v Spartans Whitehill Welfare v Lothian Thistle HV Civil Service Strollers v Cumbernauld Colts Preston Athletic v East Kilbride 1/4 Finals Civil Service Strollers/Cumbernauld Colts v Preston Athletic/East Kilbride Heriot Watt University v BSC Glasgow/Spartans Whitehill Welfare/Lothian Thistle HV v Edinburgh City Edinburgh University v Edusport Academy Semi Finals Heriot Watt University/BSC Glasgow/Spartans v Civil Service Strollers/Cumbernauld Colts/Preston Athletic/East Kilbride Whitehill Welfare/Lothian Thistle HV/Edinburgh City v Edinburgh University/Edusport Academy Also the Scottish Youth Cup was drawn yesterday; this is now open to all clubs in U20 Development Leagues not just SFA members. All the LL & EOS U20 clubs have entered except Edinburgh Uni. Dalbeattie and Selkirk have also entered. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1986&newsCategoryID=7&newsID=15085&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter FIRST ROUNDSouth Section1. Stranraer v Berwick RangersCentral Section1. Preston Athletic v East Kilbride2. Edusport Academy v Dumbarton3. Edinburgh City v Cumbernauld ColtsSECOND ROUNDSouth Section1. Dalbeattie Star v Stranraer or Berwick RangersCentral Section1. Preston Athletic or East Kilbride v Civil Service Strollers2. Stenhousemuir v BSC Glasgow3. Falkirk v East Stirlingshire4. Airdrieonians v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale5. Stirling Albion v Edinburgh City or Cumbernauld Colts6. Motherwell v Partick Thistle7. Whitehill Welfare v Dundee8. Edusport Academy or Dumbarton v Spartans9. Heriot Watt University v Alloa AthleticTies in the first round are scheduled to be played on or before Sunday 23 August 2015, and the second round ties are scheduled to be played on or before Sunday 20 September 2015. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Was down at the "Pans" visiting in laws when the nephew said that Preston were playing "a team if the toon" at Middleshot,so choice of soaps or footie ,off I went. Preston u20s against Edinburgh city 20s it turned out to be and it was a bit of a doing for the Edinburgh boys. Preston really controlled the whole game, their players were quicker,seemed fitter and never let the city lads get any time on the ball. City players on the other hand didn't look very organised, they tried to build it from the back but the Preston players were on top of them very quickly and after two or three passes they always seemed to lose the ball in the midfield the ball kept coming back faster than the city defenders wanted it to. The game ended up a 7-0 win to the home team but an offside decision a poorly taken or well saved penalty and three or four other stops by the city keeper and other last ditch defending by the two centre halfs saved city from a real heavy defeat. The city centre forward never got any service but he kept trying all game. The keeper,two centre halfs and the lone striker were the only ones to come away with pass marks in my opinion the rest of the team will have to improve an awfy lot before the season starts or it will be a long long season for the city team. The Preston lads were really well organised played as a team and if they continue in this way, they will do really well , couldn't really pick out any individual but the midfield unit played the city lads of the pitch, dominated their city opponents and never let them settle, this to me was the biggest difference, city didn't look nearly as competent as the Preston lads New season just round the corner, hope the various clubs in the league give their u20s teams as much attention as the first teams get cos if it wasn't for a throw away comment I wouldn't have known this game was on. Roll on the new season and best of luck to all the teams. HI HAT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) It probably wasn't an official game - e.g. it isn't on the SFA's referee appointment lists, infact you will very rarely find U20 friendlies listed. Only one I've actually seen listed was BSC Glasgow v St Rochs on Thursday night. I presume it saves a bit of money - and is probably more flexible for triallists and rolling subs and so forth. Hopefully clubs do promote their U20s once the competitive season gets going, as they are important and could get a wee crowd on Friday nights too. Presumably clubs with 3G use their own stadiums - including Broadwood potentially? - and City used Meadowbank last season. Edited August 1, 2015 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Some clubs are starting to get their fixture lists up, e.g.: Preston Athletic - http://www.prestonathletic.co.uk/the-match/u20s-team-fixtures-and-results/ Spartans - http://www.spartansfc.com/u-20s-fixtures-and-results/ Edinburgh City - http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/edinburghcityfcu19s/87191/Fixtures Few clubs are on Youth Cup duty on the penultimate weekend in August - then the stuff proper gets underway with the Qualifying League from August 28th to October 2nd. Then it's the League itself from October 9th to December 11th. League resumes on January 15th and finishes on May 13th. Most of March & April looks to be taken-up by Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup action. Cup finals on May 20th & 27th. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) Full fixture list pdf (from EOS website): The Lowland & East of Scotland U20s Development League Season 2015-16 Fixture List http://www.eosfl.com/downloads/eosfl/The-Lowland-and-East-of-Scotland-U20s-Development-League-Season-2015-16-Fixture-List.pdf Edited August 8, 2015 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksadams11 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 BSC U20 away to Clyde U20 at Broadwood tomorrow. 11am kick off! For anyone looking to see a good youth team game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holsten Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 BSC U20 away to Clyde U20 at Broadwood tomorrow. 11am kick off! For anyone looking to see a good youth team game. What was the score ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksadams11 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 4 v 1 to Clyde. We lost 2 very late goals. Great standard and even game of football. Lots of talent on display. Clyde keeper was excellent! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holsten Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 4 v 1 to Clyde. We lost 2 very late goals. Great standard and even game of football. Lots of talent on display. Clyde keeper was excellent! yep watched Clyde u20s play Rossvale u21s the other week some good young boys playing ,I liked Clydes centre half he was a stick out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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