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  1. No point wasting time with a bunch of seething simpletons who can't understand plain English and even after it's explained to them continue to berate you for the opposite of what you are actually saying so I'm done with this thread. Got better things to do with my time.
  2. What on earth are you even on about? At no point did I advocate a merger. Did you not read this part of my post, "Suspect it's impossible because of what's unfolded over the last few years and if so this definitely isn't a criticism..."?
  3. With the best will in the world there's not much chance to overcome a club like EK when they have that type of mystery money behind them courtesy of Jim Kean and a revolving door in terms of constantly replenishing the quality of their squad every time they drop points. Not impossible but highly unlikely. Next season might be a window of opportunity if they go up but there's still Tranent spending big as well and lots of other clubs that can reasonably fancy their chances. More chance in other words but still a long shot, especially when the playoffs are factored in. All I pointed out was the blindingly obvious as to how a similar cash injection could potentially be sourced in a Bo'ness context. If the club don't want to go down that road as my message made abundantly clear I was already aware is likely to be the case and don't have a problem with, then fans need to temper their expectations and enjoy what's happening at the moment. As others have pointed out the club has probably found its level now. Close but no cigar at the top end of the LL at least until top WoS clubs start entering the picture in LL terms which might mean something closer to midtable. Looking a few years down the road there could be a Bo'ness derby in LL terms and two clubs at Newtown Park entering the Scottish Cup. Hope the mystery money has dried up by then and they go the way of Ballingry Rovers, but the worst case scenario would be they hang around long enough to buy a significant level of success on the park and start to build a following among the younger generation and permanently split the available resources in Bo'ness to support a part-time professional club.
  4. Was only mentioned because the topic of how extra money could be found in an EK or Tranent sort of way to try to take the next step and move into the SPFL came up. What appears to have been missed in certain responses was that the message in question started with "Suspect it's impossible because of what's unfolded over the last few years...".
  5. Perhaps worth bearing in mind that my comments were prefaced with, "Suspect it's impossible because of what's unfolded over the last few years and if so this definitely isn't a criticism...". As things stand I suspect the club is more or less at the glass celing of what can be achieved without some major changes to how it operates that would provide a cash injection to upgrade the ground and fund a promotion push on the park. Kelty reached League One by being willing to tell Tom Johnston to get lost, first join a very unappealing looking EoS and by finding a way to have someone pump money into their club without winding up like Gretna in terms of handing over the keys to the guy on an ego trip. None of that was easy to do. Bo'ness United initially rejected the move to the EoS the following season and lost its club secretary over that, only did a U-turn at the very last minute and have had "the parasites" emerge subsequent to that. No easy answers on how to emulate what Kelty did but seems to me removing the unwelcome lodgers from the equation would be a necessary step towards getting there. If it is what it is and this season is close to as good as it gets there's nothing hugely bad about that outcome.
  6. I agree that there are no easy answers on how to handle this and certainly would not suggest handing control of the club over to people like that lock, stock and barrel.
  7. Bo'ness Athletic have been around for about 5 years ago and were initially supposed to be part of Bo'ness United but reneged on an MoU that was signed. There is no parallel with the other scenarios you are mentioning and to suggest there is would frankly be absurd. I can understand why there are still raw feelings about what unfolded but having two Bo'ness clubs isn't going to do Bo'ness United any favours long term so pointing out that a solution needs to be found on that should be fair game on here.
  8. f**k off and learn some basic social skills. The idea that there needs to be one rather than two Bo'ness clubs for there to be the maximum chance of further progression is nothing more than basic common sense.
  9. Red dot for that? WTF is wrong with some people on here.
  10. What does he actually have to do before leading Republicans in Congress and the Senate develop a spine and point out to voters that he is unfit for office and an alternative candidate must be found ASAP? The scary thing is that they are too scared of the backlash from their voting base to do something like that. The US was formed by white supremacists back in 1776 and has had a very dubious history where race is concerned ever since so maybe it's the imminent end of white voters being the majority of the electorate that is causing this mass psychosis.
  11. Getting rid of East Kilbride through the Club 42 playoff would help make next season wide open on the league title. Suspect it's impossible because of what's unfolded over the last few years and if so this definitely isn't a criticism but having some sort of "merger" with Bo'ness Athletic would be another obvious next step if the goal is to get into the SPFL and stay there.
  12. Think when you play Rutherglen Glencairn in a league fixture is the landmark event on this given how close the two grounds used to be. Don't think it's definite you are finishing last yet though. Worth bearing in mind Albion Rovers' version of The Great Escape when they started the season with John Brogan as manager and soon started to regret that appointment.
  13. Tame compared to the Marco Rubio boy in the bubble and Ted Cruz's dad shot JFK and his wife was an escort stuff from two elections cycles ago. A kinder and gentler brand of US presidential politics is on the go now maybe?
  14. Believe what you want it's all there in black and white. There is no need to be bronxe licence compliant on March 31st if waivers and grace periods are approved, so it is not just Cumbernauld Colts that are eligible for promotion.
  15. The waiver and grace period(s) part is what extends it to the start of the following season.
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