passbackdave Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Few years ago we had 4 Kilbirnie lads playing only Liam left now. Most of the players are Paisley/Glasgow area #COTB and clydebank use usually have a fee players there here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipple burn Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 So the players live in an area which is over 1000 square miles? Ayrshire is a very vague term to describe over 60 different towns and villages! The starting line up against Meadow had eight players that live in a 15 mile radius of Auchinleck. Yes Ayrshire is a big shire but the vast majority of it is fields as we are always reminded about when we visit bigger towns. We have no players from the the three largest towns Ayr, Killie and Irvine. What's remarkable is the fact that Talbot are made up of local lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerner Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Agree with most of that but Pewee is from Ayr , Spenny is from Irvine is Wilson not from Killie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipple burn Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Spenny's a Dreghorn lad and I didn't include him in the eight. You might be right about Pee Wee and Wilson stays in Hurlford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertha_BJFC Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I think pee wee is from the whittlets area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT_92 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 We have always been a club that attract players from where our management are based. We had Dennis gray who was Kilmarnock based and that ensured an influx of Ayrshire/ Killie/ Ayr based guys as he knew the scene very well. Now we've got johnny in charge we attract guys from Renfrewshire / Glasgow area as that's where he's based. I think it stands to reason that most managers have got their contacs within a reasonable local proximity. At the moment we don't have a single player from beith and only a given few from Ayrshire. I think that's the crux of the problem there. It obviously makes sense any manager to bring in players he trusts, but it is undoubtedly off putting to local players. There should be a favouritism towards local players but instead it is preserved for those in the manager's postcode. Not enough junior teams actively encourage local boys to push for the big team. For example, I heard that Kilwinning train with their under 19's. That is great motivation to young local boys, but it appears to be a rare exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 and clydebank use usually have a fee players there here Hard to argue with any of that,dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Heid Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Linlithgow have the McLellan brothers Roddy and Rhuairi both who live within a couple of 100 yards from the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleboy1969 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Linlithgow have the McLellan brothers Roddy and Rhuairi both who live within a couple of 100 yards from the ground.superb ..what about the other 20 :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleboy1969 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Linlithgow have the McLellan brothers Roddy and Rhuairi both who live within a couple of 100 yards from the ground.superb ..what about the other 20 :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 14 of the Whitletts squad come from Ayr and Prestwick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seby Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 All the current falkirk juniors squad are from falkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan of the juniors Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 and clydebank use usually have a fee players there here Clydebank is Part of Glasgow lol #COTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingjad Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Clydebank is Part of Glasgow lol #COTB Uh-oh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRoyGuy Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Clydebank is Part of Glasgow lol #COTB Weegies in denial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passbackdave Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Clydebank is Part of Glasgow lol #COTB I take it u didn't pick geography at school? Mon the papers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passbackdave Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Weegies in denial!best team in Dunbartonshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan of the juniors Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I take it u didn't pick geography at school? Mon the papers LolAm sure G81 is a Glasgow postcode ha ha And a 0141 phone code too lol #COTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig O'Lea Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 A G postcode doesn't make you part of the city of Glasgow. Inverarnan has a G postcode and that's away north of Loch Lomond, 7 miles from Crianlarich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan of the juniors Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 A G postcode doesn't make you part of the city of Glasgow. Inverarnan has a G postcode and that's away north of Loch Lomond, 7 miles from Crianlarich. Haha . Am just windin Dave up bud #COTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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