COG Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Does anyone know who is joining Weir Academy in Elite next season? The audit was carried out last week and the remaining place is between Dundee, St Johnstone, ICT and Ayr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I don't see why they need to limit the numbers on this? I don't know about Dundee, ICT or Ayr but Saints have spent a lot of money jumping through these hoops for the SFA and it will be a significant kick in the balls if they don't get an elite place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayr Utd Youth Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Ayr have a provisional Elite place. Ayr United Youth Academy deserves it IMO , results on the Park should count , 20s in Quarter Finals of Little Big Shot Scottish Cup , 17s top of the league with a 100% record since it went competitive and have beaten St Mirren 5 -1 away in a friendly and went down 2 - 1 away to Celtic who are seemingly winning easily most weeks in Elite. When you see the work that goes in down at Ayr to the Youth side of things it makes no sense to exclude an Academy like this IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youth2014 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Not confirmed yet if Partick Thistle will be granted Elite Status for next season they are currently in provisional list of teams but expecting the SFA to move the goalposts again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinnig Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Is there a definition of 'provisional'? Does that mean Ayr and Partick have yet to get their ducks on a row and provided they do they are into the Elite tier? The other clubs are now out of the picture ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youth2014 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Partick Thistle have everything in place just now to be on a par with teams in the elite tier so baffles me as to why they are put onto a provisional list. The only box they don't tick is the player progression from Academy to First Team but to go from a 2 star rating to 4 star rating in a year shows how much the club is now going down the road of producing there own players to come through the ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinnig Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30603547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinnig Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Anyone have any news on who made it into Elite. Had head there was an end of January deadline for the provisional clubs to tick all the boxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Pretty sure Dundee may have got it. I know a relative of one of the Youth coaches, who's been forced to quit because the SFA take control of when the training sessions take place and its become impossible for him to be involved anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinnig Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Has there been an announcement from Dundee. I know Thistle published their success at getting 4 stars in December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayr Utd Youth Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Believe Ayr United will be in from next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinnig Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Well done Ayr. Will be a big step up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayr Utd Youth Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 SOUTH AND WEST Pos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts 1 Greenock Morton 9 6 3 0 28 11 17 21 2 Ayr United 8 6 0 2 32 17 15 18 3 Queens Park 9 5 2 2 34 27 7 17 4 Airdrieonians 7 3 1 3 26 17 9 10 5 Dumbarton 7 3 1 3 13 10 3 10 6 Queen of the South 7 3 1 3 19 21 -2 10 7 Partick Thistle 7 3 0 4 17 23 -6 9 8 Clyde 7 2 2 3 16 19 -3 8 9 Annan Athletic 7 1 0 6 9 24 -15 3 10 Stranraer 8 1 0 7 7 32 -25 3 Here is how the Clubs are doing in Programme 2 at u17s so far.ArcadeYum Advertisement 2 You will be able to close the ad in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG TED Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It's the whole structure and every age group, not down to a few results SOUTH AND WEST Pos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts 1 Greenock Morton 9 6 3 0 28 11 17 21 2 Ayr United 8 6 0 2 32 17 15 18 3 Queens Park 9 5 2 2 34 27 7 17 4 Airdrieonians 7 3 1 3 26 17 9 10 5 Dumbarton 7 3 1 3 13 10 3 10 6 Queen of the South 7 3 1 3 19 21 -2 10 7 Partick Thistle 7 3 0 4 17 23 -6 9 8 Clyde 7 2 2 3 16 19 -3 8 9 Annan Athletic 7 1 0 6 9 24 -15 3 10 Stranraer 8 1 0 7 7 32 -25 3 Here is how the Clubs are doing in Programme 2 at u17s so far. ArcadeYum Advertisement 2 You will be able to close the ad in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAl Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/championship/fife-elite-academy-gets-4-star-status-1.855874 Recent Courier article - Fife Elite get 4 stars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentnight Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Ayr have a provisional Elite place. Ayr United Youth Academy deserves it IMO , results on the Park should count , 20s in Quarter Finals of Little Big Shot Scottish Cup , 17s top of the league with a 100% record since it went competitive and have beaten St Mirren 5 -1 away in a friendly and went down 2 - 1 away to Celtic who are seemingly winning easily most weeks in Elite. When you see the work that goes in down at Ayr to the Youth side of things it makes no sense to exclude an Academy like this IMO. seems like you haven't seen the scores at younger age levels ,double figure scores every week???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinnig Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Ayr Utd have been awarded the silver star level and will take part in the elite programme from next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentnight Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Ayr Utd have been awarded the silver star level and will take part in the elite programme from next season abysmal decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinnig Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Why do you think that Silentnight? There were 5 teams working towards Silver level. Patrick, Dundee, ICT, St Johnstone and Ayr. Only Partick and Ayr made the grade. You know it's development football until 17s and results have no bearing on the SFA decision? There's a myriad of considerations and scores aren't one of them. Any academy breaking through to Silver Star status had to do a power of work and investment. That should, in time, reap benefits not just to individual kids development but work its way through to first team appearances. Ayr have already notched up over 450 from Academy boys. What would you like to have seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Any academy breaking through to Silver Star status had to do a power of work and investment. Can't speak for the other two clubs but I know Saints invested several hundred thousand pounds into trying to make the step up but were left feeling the goalposts were moved late on. Seems incredibly unfair to me that if a club can meet the criteria - and Saints are more than willing - and still be excluded. The club are going to try and run things as close to elite level as they can (without the additional relevant funding) but are now apparently shut out of this level for three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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