AlanCamelonfan Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Che Dail said: This operates successfully in Europe and would add interest to football here - although Hibs and Berwick had under 20 teams in the EoS a couple of seasons ago but discontinued. Would be something to get supporters along even if it is your 1st team against a reserve side. Personally I think it would be another good reason to join the pyramid if pro clubs are represented at that level. It didn't work in England for the Johnstone Paint Trophy or whatever it gets called these days 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, AlanCamelonfan said: It didn't work in England for the Johnstone Paint Trophy or whatever it gets called these days It is quite common further down the pyramid. I could get examples if you insist. Another anomaly there is dual registration. Ie a player signs for two teams as long as they are separated by a few divisions. Play for the big team on Saturday and the wee one through the week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 No harm in trying things out. At international level there was also a proposal to reduce games to 60 minute (but stop the clock when the ball goes out of play) and one which only allows captains to talk to referees to stop all the haranguing that goes on. Both could be trialled at semi-pro games - would be interesting to see how that worked out.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/17/football-rule-makers-reducing-games-60-minutes I think it was Barnet that took it upon themselves a few seasons back to make it that only the captain could speak to the ref, the number of bookings they picked up dropped dramatically. Sounds obvious, but it meant later in the season players weren't missing games due to racking up points for moaning at the ref. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshed Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I think it was Barnet that took it upon themselves a few seasons back to make it that only the captain could speak to the ref, the number of bookings they picked up dropped dramatically. Sounds obvious, but it meant later in the season players weren't missing games due to racking up points for moaning at the ref. This is a no brainer for me , nobody minds players being booked for mistimed tackles as it's a fine line and often it can be simply because your opponent out skills you , dissent though is infuriating and I would go as far as saying players should pay their own fines through it , a ref will never change his mind , if anything he will go against you in the remainder of the game if you give him it tight 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverarover Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Still need to beat the best of the east in the playoff regardless. But I think East Kilbride, BSC and Cumbernauld are all technically East clubs so wouldn’t make much difference. With as many East teams in and around the Edinburgh area its actually less travel on average for us to join the east.... How the Fech can East kilbride and Colts be classed as east teams ?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverarover Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Interesting re LK - although neither club seem to mention the tie up on their respective websites. Long term BSC do have a fan base to tap into with all the kids and parents at the club, a lot of folk engaged with the club which is helpful when making funding applications. Cumbernauld Colts are similar with youngsters, amateur and iced 35s. Doesn't mean to say they will be interested in watching the lowland league. IMO They won't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLad Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 How the Fech can East kilbride and Colts be classed as east teams ?? Well it's not West Kilbride... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreamer Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 4 hours ago, Bishoptonbankie said: Thats what the east region says in its list of registered clubs. It also states many clubs on there. East Kilbride are definitely a west team, were set to join the South of Scotland League before the lowland league was formed. The East of Scotland FA lists any club that has played one of its member clubs on their website under clubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 East Kilbride joined the EoS FA, so they could take part in its cup competitions. That sets the precedent that clubs from the Glasgow area can join. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Think the likes of BSC, East Kilbride & Cumbernauld Colts are just members of the EoSFA for their youth teams and like LongTimeLurker says maybe some Cup competitions. When it comes to running a first team i've seen it said that there is a specific divide between SoS and EoS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che Dail Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 1 hour ago, gogsy said: So jb2, serendipity and oak lee were all the same person? Like Tyler Durden? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che Dail Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Just now, gogsy said: Who does he play for? Fight Club FC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che Dail Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Just now, gogsy said: Ah im not sure I can answer that then, what happens in fight club fc stays in fight club fc. Rule 1: You do not talk about Pyramid. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 11 hours ago, Che Dail said: Rule 1: You do not talk about Pyramid. That's a bit awkward here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert James Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 On 24/11/2017 at 22:38, AlanCamelonfan said: It didn't work in England for the Johnstone Paint Trophy or whatever it gets called these days Cup attendances against the Development Teams of Premier League clubs have been a disaster in England. Not a good omen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 A number of the folk who use or read these pages will have been contributers to the Evening News junior round up. The News has taken a decision that it will no longer use individual match summaries. The decision says more about the current position of the newspaper group (it comes with layoffs of contracted staff) than it does about junior football but it's another little step towards the loss of coverage for the game at this level. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 4 hours ago, HTG said: A number of the folk who use or read these pages will have been contributers to the Evening News junior round up. The News has taken a decision that it will no longer use individual match summaries. The decision says more about the current position of the newspaper group (it comes with layoffs of contracted staff) than it does about junior football but it's another little step towards the loss of coverage for the game at this level. Many years ago I used to get paid £10 for providing match reports of Blackburn games for their Monday edition, they then effectively stopped covering West Lothian clubs so I stopped buying the paper. The West Lothian Courier continues to provide great coverage though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village elder Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 On 11/25/2017 at 10:51, TheLad said: Well it's not West Kilbride... and cumbernauld used to be part of the east dunbartonshire parliament seat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Burnie_man said: Many years ago I used to get paid £10 for providing match reports of Blackburn games for their Monday edition, they then effectively stopped covering West Lothian clubs so I stopped buying the paper. The West Lothian Courier continues to provide great coverage though. I guess they were still paying the same to cover Lothian superleague matches rather than all of West Lothian (probably disappeared with the WL edition). They're fucked anyway if the Gazette is anything to go by. The whole group will be down the pan sooner rather than later as they're basically offering a Metro service but with a purchase price. It's sad to see when you look back throughthe history of a newspaper like the Gazette. It was doing ok until maybe 7 or 8 years ago. Anyway, back on topic ... super super league? ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, HTG said: I guess they were still paying the same to cover Lothian superleague matches rather than all of West Lothian (probably disappeared with the WL edition). They're fucked anyway if the Gazette is anything to go by. The whole group will be down the pan sooner rather than later as they're basically offering a Metro service but with a purchase price. It's sad to see when you look back throughthe history of a newspaper like the Gazette. It was doing ok until maybe 7 or 8 years ago. Anyway, back on topic ... super super league? ? Journal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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