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Just now, tamthebam said:
or the opposition keeper makes a meal of things to get the match off
Fair enough, I completely missed the context there until Jordi mentioned it! I'd have probably have tried the same myself tbf
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2 hours ago, tamthebam said:
until the wind blows and keepers can't take by kicks (or pretend they can't)
Depends how well it has been maintained. The ball will stick on the good 3g park, but the worn ones are like car parks
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Just now, Burattino Di Calzini said:
It was stupid from Coulthard, but I do think it was cock up rather than conspiracy. He was told to lift to let MS through, but did so while remaining on the racing line, which was utterly stupid given how bad the visibility was.
Oh definitely, it was a miscommunication and DC was just having a mare of a day. Tbf to him, unless it was perfect conditions (when the car was a rocket), that McLaren wasn't great. It was only Mika's genius that pulled it through at lot of the time.
We all saw it for what it was, DC and MS eventually made up. Ralf got his release from Eddie Jordan after he wasn't allowed to pass Damon Hill, EJ got paid, Hill got a trophy and we moved on!
Simpler times back then without social media meltdowns and conspiracies!
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Basically what happened was DC was about 4 secs a lap off MS's times and was told to pull over as the spray was bad and he was being lapped.
After already eliminating half the field at the start, DC pulls into the racing line and slows down... MS runs in the back of him then later in the pit lane tries to storm the McLaren garage.
Great stuff lol
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12 hours ago, V.Aye.R said:
Nice post.
I'm not sure anyone will really know what happened between DC and MS at spa, but otherwise agree on everything else
I reckon anyone with any interest in F1 around that time remembers Spa 98, alongside him binning it in the pit lane at Adelaide for Williams, as the moment we all realised that DC wasn't bringing any championships back to Scotland!
EDIT - Also binning it on the warm up lap from pole at Monza or Imola!
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I haven't looked at the run-in but it's Lanark followed by Gow that stand out from the form table. Everyone else seem to be tripping themselves up
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5 hours ago, Edzellcityfan said:
Add Loch Ness to the list of teams that couldn’t raise a squad to fulfill a fixture. And we’re supposed to take this league seriously as part of the pyramid
If you knew where this league was a few seasons ago, this is just a blip. I would love to find out what was said to clubs by the league as it can't be a coincidence that so many teams have been caught out. It's not a good look though
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22 minutes ago, welshbairn said:
I don't think most of the summer leagues have got going yet so I doubt that's the reason, I remember Orkney pulled out of one of the cups because the players were more keen on an Island 7s tournament though, so who knows. The North Caley will have to give out serious penalties or you could see more clubs not bothering to turn up for meaningless end of season games, especially when there's a load of travel involved.
I tend to be more lenient on the NCL and the teams. It's hard enough to sustain a club and a league, Invergordon won, no playoffs and bar the shouting it's all done and dusted. There needs to be a penalty but I don't think throwing the book at FW (as much as we mock) and Orkney helps anyone
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16 minutes ago, Cowdenleith said:
So what would the ceiling be league wise for any B clubs prepared to start right at the bottom of the pyramid?
Whichever level is lower than their parent club I would think.
1. SPFL
2. LL
3. EoS, SoS, WoS
4. Amateur
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53 minutes ago, welshbairn said:
Orkney copy Fort William by being unable to raise a team, for Golspie away in their case.
Did all the teams actually think the season would be done in march and only signed players till then?
Or has everyone on an ammy contract chucked it to go n play in the summer leagues?
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10 minutes ago, Shanner said:
I want Talbot to go up asap although my enthusiasm is severely tempered by the colt teams (surely they'll f**k off eventually?).
Equally, I wouldn't allow the loss of a play off to diminish the achievement of winning the title.
I have no idea what the wider mood at Talbot is but those are my thoughts.
It's also possible to co-exist on the same tier and division as clubs with different priorities, and if one team is less interested in promotion than another then that should really be their own business. The solution to the promotion bottleneck in the WOS is to allow the licenced team who finishes highest to compete in the playoffs. I don't really see why promotion should be reserved for champions at this level but a team that finishes fifth in The Championship can go up via the same route. It doesn't speak of a consistent and integrated pyramid.
I think now is probably a good time to drop the “champions” part and allow the “top licensed” team to go up or into a playoff.
I can understand the reluctance before when not many teams were licensed, but there is enough quality in depth now to be changing this rule.
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4 minutes ago, passbackdave said:
Can we c who's voted for promotion and who's against it?
Mon the papers
I know 1 of the 4 was meant to be a wind up but it'll not let me change it now
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Just now, Burnieman said:
I think a couple did, but not four.
Brechin and Brora don't count!
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6 minutes ago, Shanner said:
is LL2 just something that was made up on this thread or is it actually a proposal under consideration?
i suspect it's the former but people are talking as if it's the latter.
It was mentioned by one of the LL Higher-ups around the peak of their cnutiness, so it was pretty much disregarded and told to bolt from what I remember
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2 minutes ago, Burnieman said:
Problem with the Conference it was only 10 teams, national, and 40% were B teams.
And none of the Highland League teams wanted anything to do with it
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Auchinleck Talbot 3-0 Pollok (cup tie)
Shotts Bon Accord 2-2 Darvel (cup tie)
Cambuslang Rangers 1-3 Neilston
Yoker Athletic 1-1 St. Anthony's
Vale of Leven 4-2 Irvine Victoria
Eglinton 3-1 Carluke Rovers
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LL2 seems to be the better of 2 evils, it's a sore one for the EoS and WoS but it will make the Lowland League more marketable and hopefully put an end to some of the lingering problem with the B teams.
It should have been all planned and in the pipeline years ago though. Then clubs would have known what the longterm plan was all along
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10 minutes ago, Stag Nation said:
Careful. If there were nothing to prevent that, then the OF could get their 'colts' into the SPFL as Govan United, or whatever.
Luckily, the SFA Article 13 (Dual Interests in Clubs) seems to close that particular door.
Good point! If it's done sensibly and the registration restrictions are clear and fair, then there is no reason why it won't work.
Following what @Dev has said, what's the current rules around Stirling Uni and them moving payers between the 2 teams?
Hopefully they have it sorted so squads are going to be reasonably stable throughout the season
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Hypothetical questions but, would it make any difference or be easier for Gala to register the new team as Gala Rovers? Continue to use them as a feeder but bring back the old name, Rovers were a biggish deal in the Borders before the merger
And for Livi to maybe bail Livi United out the shit (fk knows what is happening there) and use their registration for a feeder team at that level?
Both I know are not happening but just curious at what the options might be
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I think what didn't help Schumacher was that Murray Walker hated him, so it probably got engrained in us too!
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18 minutes ago, Sermani said:
Saints v Workington, that would be a good day out in a boat!
Abbey Vale v Silloth, only 15 miles as the crow flies, closer than most of there matches.
That's the spirit!
Seriously though, I've nothing against the SoS. They've been about forever and never caused any hassle, even when they got dropped a tier to make way for the LL. Funny hearing an Annan fan defending the league when they chose to play in the EoS for years though
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10 minutes ago, Casey Jones said:
that you belong to Falkirk
Never heard of her!
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No one apart from the SJFA themselves anyway.
I still wonder why? Was it because they all had jobs lined up in the WoS leaving no one to run the Junior leagues? Then didn't want the hassle of leaving that particular door open for the clubs that wanted to stay for some reason, forcing a lot of clubs into their decision