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No U20 side for season 2019/20

It is with deep regret that Whitehill Welfare will not be fielding an U20 team next season.

As a club, we firmly believe in the importance of developing local players through U17 to U20 and ultimately, senior first team football. As such, the club set aside funds last season to reduce the burden on the U20 team to allow them to focus on coaching and playing and had done so again in our budgeting for the coming season.

Unfortunately, other events have come to the fore in recent months that has led to a review of that budget to allow the club’s limited financial resources, and volunteers time, to be redirected to focus on these.

This isn’t a decision that has been taken lightly and it saddens us that we’ve been put in a position where we’ve had to choose between football development and ground improvements.

The club will be doing everything it can to ensure that this is a one-season break and return to the U20 Development League for the start of season 2020/21.

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On 08/07/2019 at 00:45, BTID said:

That is interesting as I was told this couldn’t happen because we weren’t part of the pyramid. 

I tried to get a fri night league setup at 21s but although teams were up for it not many could get a fri let. I know kilwinning Gartcairn and Clyde were all really keen.

Wonder how we can make this happen in time for next season. Plenty good junior clubs  out there.  

Suppose there's no harm in contacting the SLFL board and asking about next season? (unless you were already told no by them!)

Kirkintilloch would surely be able to play as well once their new ground is sorted, Rutherglen have lights if their pitch can cope with Friday night games as well. Do all these West U21 teams play on a Saturday afternoon, on grass pitches?

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21 minutes ago, gogsy said:

Starting with Conference games, is league cup scrapped?

Full fixtures have appeared here (format a bit awry but hey-ho):

http://slfl.co.uk/development-league-results/u20s-fixtures/


Full midweek league round for everyone in early September; return games midweek in early May.

Unis+Edusport catch-up on midweek from late September to late October.


Cup dates:

League Cup
R1 - Fri 20th Sep
R2 - (shared with Challenge and Knockout cups)
R3 - Fri 21st Feb
SFs - (shared with Challenge and Knockout cups)
Final - Mon/Tue 18th/19th May

Challenge Cup
R1 - Fri 1st Nov
R2 - Fri 20th Dec
R2 - Fri 3rd Apr
SFs - Mon/Tue 20th/21st Apr
Final - Fri 22nd May

Knockout Cup
R1 - Fri 8th Nov
R2 - Fri 10th Jan
R3 - Fri 17th Apr
SFs - Mon/Tue 27th/28th Apr
Final - Mon/Tue 25th/26th May

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Sad decline of the Scottish Youth Cup since they made it U18s illustrated again as only 40 teams enter this season - meaning an entire round has been removed, and only 8 ties v 10 byes in new R1. Two clubs exempt to Last 32 didn't even enter. Overall entry is 21 SPFL clubs; 9 Lowland/East/South clubs (out of 31); 3 North of Scotland (out of 6); and 7 Aberdeenshire (out of 10).


First Round (Friday 27th September)

North

Banks o'Dee v Lossiemouth
Fraserburgh v Huntly
Inverurie v Elgin
Byes: Deveronvale, Formartine, Montrose, Turriff

Central
Civil Service v Partick
Dunipace v Camelon
Spartans v Stirling Albion
Tynecastle v Inverkeithing
Byes: Alloa, Bonnyrigg, Kelty, St Johnstone, St Mirren

South
QotS v Bonnyton
Bye: Ayr

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