Theunchosen1

Anyone know much about Uppers this season? Disappointing start it seems losing to Lochmaben and Heston and scraping past Saints

No real shocks from first games apart from Newton picking up a point v Bonnyton, although by the sounds of it they played well. Mids delivered a thumping by Threave but their Facebook was quick to highlight how many boys they were missing due to holidays, wonder how good they will be this season.

Agnew and McColm away to Kilwinning, Baxter and Robbie Murray away to Irvine Vics. Reserves played Dailly Tuesday and all of them played and play Cumnock Juniors Saturday so imagine just resting them and playing young boys v Wigtown

Where’s DoDo away to? Lochar posted when they signed another GK to say he was still no1

I think any team would miss 3 players who scored 80 odd goals between them but all 3 deserve to play in a better league. Chance for some new talent to step up for them.

I can’t see many takers for the Saints job personally, poor team whenever I seen them last year and can imagine boys will leave if no manager there for pre season.

I seen Newton have signed that boy this year so not Stranraer’s problem Billy!

This thread seems to suggest Middleton has signed again for Newton. I’d have thought that they’ll bring youth through from their u16’s/17’s, certainly the ones that are good enough. Not heard too many rumours of south signings so far but still early days

Point of a reserve team surely, for boys to sign for the first team and the 3 boys who have signed for the first team will do a lot of learning in the junior leagues. Good luck to them. Still be a decent squad but maybe won’t be fancied as much now.

Expect this season will be closer than last. Expect Threave, Bonnyton to be up the top end of the table while Lochar look like they’ve made some good signings. Although Stranraer have lost 3 players to the first team still expect them to be very competitive, if rumours on other threads are true signing an out and out striker in Robert Middleton and experience in Jenkins and Lowe will help. I think Vale could kick on if they keep a hold of Goss up front, although there was rumours earlier in post season that he was off to Annan first team

Still waiting on Mids to announce their big name striker, not like clubs to wait a few days to announce a signing

I have no affiliation with Stranraer so unfortunately I cannot however from my understanding, you have to be registered to play in the league and then the cup games which is done by the clubs. I’ve no idea how many forms boys sign when they’re signing at the start of the season and don’t know whether you have to sign 2 forms when signing for a club, however if that is the case it seems absurd. As previously commented, the whole thing is a shambles and I don’t think anyone knows what the hells gone on.

And if there was a repercussion for the league it would have been handed out after 5 games, not at the end of the season.

Not disagreeing with this at all my friend, the SSFL say the players unregistered then he’s unregistered. All I’m trying to say is there’s nothing been mentioned to say that he wasn’t registered for league games, hence (I imagine) why no action has been taken. I think if there was to be any punishment in terms of the league it would have been dished out at the same time as the punishment in the cup, the common sense thing to do. Mind you there’s not a lot of common sense about this league some times

I can’t see there being another decision after Stranraer have already been banned from the cups and I agree with you Billy that’s it’s obviously a huge admin error somewhere along the line and I doubt the young lad feels great about it (although it’s in no way his fault).