gaz1959

Same teams as last season sort from OG Broomhill, Civil Service Strollers and Alloa Athletic. Boness United, Caledonian Braves, Edinburgh University, Linlithgow Rose and Tranent join the Lowland Development League as their 1st team play in the Lowland League. The Lowland Development League will have 14 clubs

It will be up later tonight as there was an error in it and it will be sorted.

The West of Scotland conferences were regionalised at the request of the clubs as this is their 1st season. 20/21 would been their 1st season, but the season did not start due to Covid.

It's next Wednesday they are out

Please explain how over 400 young adults can move to u21s as there are only 24 clubs in the West of Scotland. There are no u21s anywhere else in Scotland. Not all the players are with 1 club, they are spread over the 67 clubs from last season. What people have not picked up on is that the SYFA are adding an u18's league next season so their u17s are not missing out, so they plan on having 17s, 18s and 19s. Double standards comes to mind, Had anyone actually thought about the players mental health, no football played and limited training for the last 15 months and then this happens.

Yes they have and it was chased up numerous times. As the Development League is governed by the Lowland League any rule changes have to be approved by the SFA in the same way as any rule changes affect the East or West of Scotland leagues

How is it a poor situation. I have not seen or read anywhere that teams in the East or the other 2 West Conferences moaning about the split. Perhaps they just want football to start and see the young players develop. It is a development league after all.

So if you have a league of 10, that equates to 18 league games, what do the players do for games after that. They cannot play teams in other conferences as they will be playing and don't tell me that they could play each other 3 or 4 times, that's a nonsense

Why has your phone been going all night?

Look at the make up of the other conferences and work out why Bonnyton may have been put in conference A. It's the 1st year of the West conferences and nobody knows how strong or weak teams will be. It is trial and error for a season. Are you aware of any clubs complaining regarding the set up?

Largs Thistle twitter is wrong, it's players born on or after 1st January 2001. Can someone contact the club to advise them of their error, as could cause issues if players born 2000 look for a trial

Largs Thistle twitter is wrong. It's players born on or after 1st January 2001. Anyone born before that are too old. Can someone advise them in case players born in 2000, contact them.

All will be revealed shortly after the closing date of 15th June

Dunipace are staying in the East

There is no rule. It is up to each individual club to determine if they charge or not as long as they advise the opposition, so that their parents/supporters are aware to avoid any issues when they attend the game. It is a development league and if clubs ask for a donation or a £2 entry fee, it should not cause a problem. I do know that last season very few teams charged for people to watch development games

I am not disputing that, to be pedantic, it will be East and West conferences, not divisions. It's just s thing I have about calling things by their correct name.

Oh how I love how teams make up their own name for a league they are applying to join when it does not exists. The official name of the league registered with the SFA is Lowlands Development League.

Those are last season's rules as the age criteria for next season is players born on or after 1st January 2001. Just so no one is confused by the age criteria for season 2020/2021

Someone wants to tell clubs it is not a new league. If a West of Scotland league conference is set up it will be part of the Lowland Development League and run by the Lowland League.

Yes, all games are scheduled for a Friday night

The age criteria for next season is players born on or after 1st January 2001. Also I would have thought that the decision on how the conferences in the league would look, would depend on how many clubs apply and are accepted. This would determine if it was possible to regionalise it, to cut down on the amount of travelling. Most teams that join accept that some travelling will be involved. I would imagine that the set up will be looked at and decided shortly after the closing date for applications of 15th June.

They need to check the SFA articles of association, it not against the rules to play trialists

Application form needs to be accepted by the Lowland Development League and ground criteria will be need to be met. Don't understand why Netherdale cannot be used if they are entering as Galafairydean Rovers

Mid Annandale v Spartans u20s league cup 2nd round tomorrow has been called off, due to the adverse weather conditions.

Who did you enquire to??