Cowden316

Congratulations Spartans. All the best in your SPFL journey.

Can't believe it's 9 years today from that famous victory at East End Park. I wonder if there would be some interest in organising next year a 10th anniversary event of that successful day? Think someone has the infamous surreal video of celebrations in the Junction Bar gents tops off to hey jude/on pool tables what a day and night that was and on a Sunday

New signing sounds promising.

Definitely would like to still have Sinclair next season. If he plays as a striker and right people around him we might have a prolific goal scoring machine similar to his previous seasons before LL football. We will just have to wait and see I suppose and depending on what Callum wants

Thanks. A Lewis Milne return would be excellent but would assume want's to remain an SPFL player and at our level would likely be a significant dip in wages.

How does Jordan Morton do these days? liked his playing style/winger when at Cowdenbeath before. Think he's at Albion now.

Probably EK will snap up some i.e Broadfoot maybe?

Hope a decent crowd for tomorrow. Remember club bar probably open if more folk could use it and have one before the match and one after it would create a positive atmosphere pre and post match bringing players/board/fan's/volunteers closer together. Appreciate folk's have their favourite pub but even if it's just one it could help the club also. Mr Cameron fantastic host or whoever else is assisting.

Congratulations to Dick Campbell and well done. Enjoy your night folks pleased to see you stay up. Best wishes for next season

Wouldn't it be much easier to agree on an SPFL league 3 12 teams if conference league likely to go ahead. 400k from B teams could fund the prize money for the league. Bottom of SPFL 3 for first season could still have second chance trapdoor prevention by playing winner of LL and HL playoff. Also allow clubs in SPFL league 3 into league cup for opportunity for more funds for clubs. Then in future seasons open up pyramid further into an SPFL 3 maybe top 4 of LL and top 4 of HL going into a tournament for 3 places into the SPFL league 3 and bottom of SPFL league 3 automatic relegation and winner of either LL or HL automatic promotion. Would make the Scottish Pyramid more fluid and a greater opportunity for SPFL club's that are relegated more opportunity to get back and more opportunities for other clubs within the pyramid. It would also make LL and HL much more attractive and something to play for. Totally disagree how a new league can be shoehorned in above existing tiers. If it was an SPFL league I would agree as it would be seen as an extension to SPFL.

Sounds very encouraging from yesterday both result and performance and hopefully a reasonable crowd next Saturday that might give the club some extra. Thoughts on Pyper? Personally would take him back knows the club knows the Lowland League however Elliott understandably will have his own ideas and want to make his own individual stamp on things too I would imagine.

Suddenly went quiet on here not from Cowden fans though Brilliant piece of business it would appear on reflection after having a more informed view of Callums history.

Best wishes to our new manager Callum Elliott. Time now to focus on looking forward. The past is the past and now an exciting opportunity to look forward to hopefully better time's ahead.

Fair point. Some result that was

Very true. We don't have the luxury anymore to be fussy. Still think a tried and tested manager that has done well in the Lowland league is the answer but still comes down to £££ Hopefully we hear something soon and regardless who it is has my full support on what will hopefully be a successful Cowdenbeath management career

Heard the Callum Elliott rumour before and not convinced this would be a good move. Not sure.

Is that a hidden clue CC to us Cowden fan's our next appointment is Tosh McKinley At least we all know together as Cowdenbeath fans/volunteers what we are trying to achieve. Keep up the good work as always, I don't think we say it enough together as fans but we fully appreciate all you do for this club past and present which should be recognised and celebrated.

Yes I understand pyramid is below Lowland league as well. As mentioned I don't agree with the introduction of conference league and did not intend to be perceived as being ignorant so should have said displacing leagues further down the pyramid structure is unfair

Lot's of opinions and criticisms out there in terms of how clubs have voted and everyone entitled to an opinion. For me as a football fan and Cowden fan there needs to be respect regardless of which ways clubs have voted as it's their vote and will have their own reasons Personally for my club I think it's a strategic decision probably financially and to try to increase chances to be promoted next season i.e however many places from Lowland league next season into a potentially new conference league. It's quite easy for bigger club fans or SPFL club fans to criticise our clubs stance if it has voted in favour but when a club like Cowdenbeath has multiple challenges in terms of significant reduction in income etc as a result of the trapdoor why would the club say no when the likelihood would have been for new league to be forced through resulting in no B team money. Yes might not be a lot when distributed but every penny counts at this level and remember there is no prize money in the Lowland league. Personally for the record I do not agree or feel comfortable with the introduction of the conference league displacing the Lowland league and Highland league under it with potentially the invitation of guest clubs as it doesn't seem fair and goes against how a pyramid should work i e based on results/league position.

Encouraging to hear

Although we don't want to rush as we need to ensure this appointment is spot on and meets our requirements we also need someone in place soon to start preparing for next season.

Good turnout? Was unable to attend but attended a similar meeting prior.

Recent BBC podcast re the scale of Scottish football managers being sacked with John Hughes keen for a chairman to pick up the phone to them and offer them a job like said before on here Hughes probably well out of budget and LL a step down for them but maybe better than nothing and getting back into the game Just saying but probably would have been more realistic in our SPFL days

Sorry I was referring to those that would normally not attend Central Park enjoyed the hospitality on offer and warm welcome from Directors and volunteers behind the scenes. There is opportunity to utilise hospitality avenues/higher attendances etc For example if a supporters trust/group got of the ground the volunteers of that group club could consider getting in touch with respective opponent supporters clubs albeit doesn't solely just have to be B teams

Great opportunity folk's for next season ie club bar/hospitality at home. Folk's enjoyed it against Rangers with great feedback just need together with volunteers to promote/engage/advertise in advance with all B team clubs next season and hopefully which I think is usual anyway for the A team to not be playing and on a Saturday