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Any chance Dalbeattie will be competitive in the play offs? Hopefully so.

I was going to say Meadowbank Thistle, but they aren't listed

Can't believe Buckie are being written off here when they could go top if they win games in hand. Even if they drop a few points they'll be very close to Brechin

I'm no expert either but I'd say the LL did more for the development of Owen Moffet(?) than any of his subsequent moves have. It's horses for courses. The benefits of the LL to the B teams are there. It's whether that is worth sacrificing the sporting integrity of the large for which IMO it isnt

I thought he was Albanian to be fair. I'm not arguing for it. Just saying that in some cases it will help players. Doesn't mean those players wouldn't have done well out on loan etc. but isn't true to say it won't benefit the occasional player.

If you were any good at football by that age you would be signed to a pro team surely

To be fair Vata did score and he has played in the LL a fair bit

EN article does seem positive. Always had a soft spot for City

EKOK surprised you keep responding to this thread. Your assessment was pretty balanced yet everything you say is spun into something else. You'd think some of these posters worked for the sun.

Amazing looking at that seeing that three of those clubs actually made the SPFL

Ah well my memory failed me. Still think a trick was missed not admitting them at some point.

Also feel the SFA missed a trick adding the likes of Annan to the SPFL before Gala when the Borders has no teams at that level. Could have kicked things on for the region.

Where do EK get the money from? Is it a benefactor or are they really well run? Always quite liked them for some reason and wouldn't mind them going up

Hopefully they can stay in the league. The Borders has already lost Selkirk, Hawick and Vale if Leithen from the lowland league.

What happened to Clach? Since winning the league, admittedly a while ago, they have never finished higher than mid table. Was that just a one off fluke?

Wasn't aware just a result that stood out for me

Bit of a statement result at Edinburgh City today.

I didn't say it didn't I just said it was a no brainer

Its not beyond the realms of possibility that a team from Aberdeen go up or another from Glasgow. When Dundee teams start filtering through to the Highland league too

With Edinburgh now having 4 teams in the national leagues is this a sign that the pyramid is likely to see greater progression for teams.in the central belt and major cities at the expense of teams from places like Brechin, Berwick and Cowdenbeath?

Reserve team seems like a no brainer for younger players. Not going to come up against any first team players in the lowland league, much more likely in the reserves.

I think a couple of other teams have upped their games, Gala for example.

As to the B teams, there are arguments on both side, ultimately the answers given will be filled anchored in bias one way or another rather than an actual reasoned debate.

Scotland have been shite in Europe since the 80s it's not the performance of the Old Firm it's the teams below that. None of them have done a thing for 30 odd years apart from one Aberdeen season under Jimmy Calderwood. Teams from other leagues with duopolies still perform from time to time but Scottish teams are an embarrassment

The last thing Scotland needs is another national league. Regionalizing from league 1 down would make more sense.