F_T_Y Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 What do you think? East region top league 16 teams. West region top league 12 teams. East make use of midweek league fixtures during start of season while the west is playing a glorified friendly tournament. By the time first league fixtures are played in the west, east teams will have played 5 league games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larky55 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I like the 16 team top league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan of the juniors Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Wish we in the west had the for want of a better word balls to change to a 16 team top league but when so many of the smaller clubs here cherish their big gate in the league cup it ain't gonna happen Tail wags the dug LADESIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kefc Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 16 team top league is perfect imo. Hats off to the guys on the East Region committee, 22 games isn't enough to decide a league with the 30 being perfect. I would like to see clubs being allowed to use floodlights to fit in midweek games so we don't have the amount of games at the end of the season like Linlithgow and Boness had. In the East Super League the following clubs have floodlights Hill Of Beath, Linlithgow, Broxburn, Newtongrange, Sauchie and Kelty will have lights late September. If they are of a required standard why can't they be used to lessen the load of games at the seasons end. Don't know why the West hasn't followed suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 16 team top league is perfect imo. Hats off to the guys on the East Region committee, 22 games isn't enough to decide a league with the 30 being perfect. It was the clubs who voted it through, the committee were largely against the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocko Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Must agree 16 team top league would be better and that's not because my club got relegated. I feel in the West lose 3 games in top division and you can kiss goodbye to the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertha/BJFC1938 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Agreed and only 12 teams makes it a rat race for the title / to safeguard yourself from relegation if you start poorly . 16 team top league would give clubs breathing space and a guarantee of 15 home fixtures. A no brainer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Might surprise a few that a number of the smaller clubs East and West don't want to be in a Super/Premier League. More than one club would be happy to bob up and down the lower reaches of the Central League. If your surviving week to week on buttons how does being battered each week by the likes Pollok or the big guns in Ayrshire help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Northerner Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Might surprise a few that a number of the smaller clubs East and West don't want to be in a Super/Premier League. In the East, it was smaller clubs that proposed the change and also voted it through. It's not everyone's cup of tea obviously, but we had about 2/3rds in favour, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pccabe Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I would go for somewhere in the middle. Two top divisions of 14 teams and keep League Cup. Four cups is about right. We alread lost 2 cups which gave smallers teams that bit more to play for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 West Juniors actually play the fewest league fixtures of any non-league top division: Highland ... 34 Lowland ... 28 (30 once up to full complement) East of Scotland ... 30 league + 3 qualifying league South of Scotland ... 26 East Juniors ... 30 North Juniors ... 26, plus 3/4 sectional cup games West Juniors ... 22, plus 3-5 sectional cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertha/BJFC1938 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I would go for somewhere in the middle. Two top divisions of 14 teams and keep League Cup. Four cups is about right. We alread lost 2 cups which gave smallers teams that bit more to play for. That would be progress for sure , unlike most I still like the sectional cup and if you enter it then you should be aiming to win it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 West Juniors don't play more cups than other leagues at the moment anyway. Difference is later start, long sectional cup, September holiday weekends, Junior Cup disruption, non-use of floodlight, need to finish for ET Cup. Highland - 2 or 3 League Cup Aberdeenshire / North of Scotland Cup + Aberdeenshire Shield Lowland - 3 South Challenge Cup League Cup EOS / Southern Counties Cup East of Scotland - 4 South Challenge Cup League Cup EOS Cup King Cup South of Scotland League - 7 South Challenge Cup League Cup Southern Counties Cup Cree Lodge, Haig Godon, Potts, Tweedie cups East Juniors - 2 East Junior Cup Fife & Lothians / North & Tayside North Juniors - 4 North & Tayside Cup North Junior Cup North Sectional Cup Divisional Cup West Juniors - 3 or 4 West Junior Cup West Sectional Cup Central / Ayrshire Cup + Evening Times Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maicoman Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Like the league cup also 14 teams in super league would be better imo just to tight with 12 a bit early who do people think will be the bottom 3this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
energyzone Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 If you increase the size of the top league then you're going to have to take clubs out the ADL to compensate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 If you were just expanding the Super Premier to 14 clubs you'd simply reduce relegation out of the Super First from 4 clubs to 2 clubs for one season. Or promote an extra club from both districts for one season. Moving to 16-team divisions would surely mean moving to four divisions, e.g.: 16 16 16 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cairns Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 16 team league is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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