Stag Nation

The "Pyramid" has no rules: every entity has its own. The SPFL could expel a club under its rules, but it has no jurisdiction over what would happen to them thereafter. As for the Rangers comparison, are memories really so short? They weren't "kicked out" - they simply ceased to exist. In spite of all the later efforts to re-write history, the club of the same name admitted to Tier 4 were an entirely new entity.

I like the 14 club idea. Another refinement is to have one additional round of fixtures, giving 40 games, and balancing home and away games. These 40th games could be on a seeded basis 1st v 2nd as above, or local derbies (also guaranteeing 4 OF games), or simply drawn randomly.

Good idea, but how do you identify them?

I'm no fan of Darvel, but is it not possible he's been sacked for something totally unconnected to football?

You can imagine all you like: they can't. Every "club" in the SPFL is actually a limited company. The law is very clear: the directors MUST run that company for the benefit of its shareholders, not that of the supporters, football as a whole, or anyone else.

Was there anything to prevent a dozen or so ambitious West Junior clubs getting together and forming such a pyramid league?

The LL clubs must have known the timetable. Was anything stopping tcki off the season a week earlier?

It must be nice to know your directors' priorities ...

The other half of the country seem to have even more reason to be fearful:. the four south clubs relegated to the LL so far have just finished 9th, 10th, 13th and 14th.

The responsibility for this farce is with Buckie and/or the SPFL and/or the SFA. What have the HL done wrong?

Have you actually read the requirement? "The club shall nominate a Board / Committee member who has lead responsibility for equality in the club. The club shall publish a public commitment to addressing inequalities and preventing discrimination. This should be published, as a minimum, on the club website. The club shall establish and implement a policy for equality, which shall include provisions dealing with harassment and unfair treatment. This policy shall be communicated throughout the organisation." So, they need to nominate one individual, and do a bit of cutting and pasting of other folks' policies. Hardly a nightmare, is it? Maybe a couple of hours work? Also, it's the same requirement for entry level, so they should already have done it.

I love that "has added considerable toughness to the defence". I suspect they mean "thug".

Buckie have won the HL

Are you sure? They have this dreadful thing called the EU, and for most of its members the Schengen agreement. means no border controls. I can't remember the last time I saw any passport or customs checks within Western Europe.

Don't blame the fixture guy - he only works within what the rules dictate. If the clubs want the final to have a clear day, they just need to vote for it.