happy gilmore Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 It's an u20 development league and should be a stepping stone to first teams at LL level and hopefully above. The scores should be irrelevant- it'll ultimately mean nothing to the players if they don't progress to a better level of football. Think it's a trait of the Scottish mentality that we would consider this a 'loss'. you have got me all wrong it would be a great move for the kid and be great for spartans as a club for them to be developing players that can go to that level but as a team he would be hard to replace 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 George got another call up to the 1st team yesterday & came on late on, he looks the part, let's hope we can keep him at ours, he's the sort of player that will develop more & be right for us next season & hopefully at an higher level. Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey's Machine Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) Have to agree with both Surely Not & Happy Gilmore - development is paramount and although Spartans would love to progress the lad through the ranks, it would be totally selfish to step in his way if a bigger gun came in, that's if the lad wanted to move of course, he's maybe once bitten......,, Trying to get someone to fill his boots would be a mighty task. The lad Atkinson was touted as the next big thing at Spartans (contract and all) but has not progressed by all accounts, their extensive youth set up may have a candidate in the wings - no pun intended ;-) Edited October 19, 2014 by Sharkey's Machine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Have seen all the teams this season bar the two university teams and think, Spartans apart, any team can beat any other team on any given day. All the teams play the game on the floor and imho it is better to watch this level of football than some of the dross played by over paid prima donnas. At the very least the lads are trying to play the game it should be played,this is down to the coaches who should be applauded for playing their teams this way. Well that's my tuppence worth, time for Deuchars 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Have seen all the teams this season bar the two university teams and think, Spartans apart, any team can beat any other team on any given day. All the teams play the game on the floor and imho it is better to watch this level of football than some of the dross played by over paid prima donnas. At the very least the lads are trying to play the game it should be played,this is down to the coaches who should be applauded for playing their teams this way. Well that's my tuppence worth, time for Deuchars Agree with that, but would hope it to be the case as is like to think the coaches are charged with improving each player rather than the results and therefore would be able to play without the 'pressure' of results. Probably idealistic in my view there but IMO that's how it should be. The sooner people in Scotland can accept that the score means nowt til adult fitba the better. So if selkirk (for instance) have a side that can't defend but all their attacking players progress to the next level then that's a huge result. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBKD Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I'd imagine it's based around the whole concept of them being able to sign guys that age as full time footballers so you'd expect them to be a little higher in an u20 league. However, they've struggled as a club since the start of September and a quick look at the league table shows them only four points better off now than they were after 4 games and three of them came against a gala side that have massively disappointed over the same time frame. Was quite excited by the strong start the borders teams made but interestingly only Vale seem to be doing ok and they were the ones originally heavily criticised on here while selkirk and gala got heaps of praise. Selkirk u20's are now made up of guys at college, guys who have jobs and young French lads. Watched a few teams in this league this season. Most teams on a level par. Development has to be key over results. Players making 1st team football surely means more to the clubs than winning the league and producing nothing. Looking at the league table, selkirk looks like they know where the goals are, shame there defenders don't know about the one behind them! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Any body at Spartans game last night let me know what like a game it was, work getting in the way of social life again. Ta ,HI HAT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynews Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 having taken a key interest in the 20s this year, Spartans are definitely the team to watch and very good going going forward Leith have good individual players and play attractive having seen heriot watt twice now, they have surprised me, they seem every organised, work really hard and play attractive football whitehill have good individual players but as a team they seem to struggle it has been very interesting this year and it is not about results but how players are improving, if the coaches insist on winning at all costs , then the young boys forget to actually play the game but teams that improve technically and tactically most likely will win the most games, so win win situation, coaches look to improve your players on this ethos and you will yield your results, anyway way to watch my beloved team pick up 3 points in the lowland league today 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey's Machine Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Any body at Spartans game last night let me know what like a game it was, work getting in the way of social life again. Ta ,HI HAT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey's Machine Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Went along to Ainslie on Friday, bitter night but intrigue got the better of me - was it a Spartans blip a fortnight ago? You better believe it! Totally dominant all over the park! Shape was as per and therefore although City tried to emulate their Meadowbank game plan Spartans were back to their comfortable best i.e. Passing & moving at pace. Spartans central defenders could have shared a pack of Hamlets for the most. Even though the City striker (mikey?) worked his socks off again!' he didn't get much effective support. I reported the first time these teams met this season that the players & coaches were a credit to their respective clubs, unfortunately this could not be applied to City in this game, indiscipline reared it's ugly head as the game slipped away from them compounded with an over the ball shocker and a volley of abuse directed to the official for rightly brandishing a straight red card. Blip put to bed emphatically!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) Big weekend looms for the Youth Cup clubs. Hearts v Whitehill is on Friday, sadly as I suggested not at Tynecastle but at Newtongrange Star (7pm). Banks o'Dee v Selkirk and EK v Queen's Park are both Sunday (2pm and 2:30pm respectively). It seems Rangers v Spartans is Wednesday, 7:30pm at Ibrox, after initially being pencilled-in for Sunday at Murray Park. Best of luck to all the non-leaguers. Edited October 29, 2014 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1959 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) Spartans v's Rangers is on wednesday 5th November at Ibrox 7.30pm kick off. Ibrox not available on the sunday, but what an occasion for the Spartans youngsters to play in the stadium rather than at Rangers training complex. Edited October 29, 2014 by gaz1959 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEWHITEGATES Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Big weekend looms for the Youth Cup clubs. Hearts v Whitehill is on Friday, sadly as I suggested not at Tynecastle but at Newtongrange Star (7pm). Banks o'Dee v Selkirk and EK v Queen's Park are both Sunday (2pm and 2:30pm respectively). It seems Rangers v Spartans is Wednesday, 7:30pm at Ibrox, after initially being pencilled-in for Sunday at Murray Park. Best of luck to all the non-leaguers. Hearts play all their home league games at Newtongrange, and also used us for the early rounds of their cup run last year. Kick off tonight is 7pm, and admission £3/£1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy grimble Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Took in the hearts v whitehill game tonight, whitehill done well I thought! Hearts players a lot sharper which is expected! If whitehill moved the ball quicker they could have caused more problems, then again hearts looked like they had a few more gears if needed! No disgrace to the welfare lads though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Took a trip out to Riccarton to watch the city v Heriot Watt game. To be honest you don't know what you're going to get when you watch this city team, sometimes a great passing game with bits of individual skill and sometimes a team just going through the motions. Yesterday it was going through the motions, no spark, no midfield imagination, the two front players trying their best but not getting much if any support, to be fair the uni team played a pressing game but it seemed that the city team would have been quite happy for the 90 mins to get past as quick as possible and never mind what the score was. One note to finish on, city could have done with a dodgy Russian linesman when the ball came down off the bar over the line only for the ref to wave play on, even the uni squad were murdering that the ball was over the line. You win some you lose some. Better be a big improvement in the play if the team wants to get near winning anything this season. Cheers guys Whitehill on Friday, looking forward to a better game. HI HAT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tynie1874 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Selkirk bus crashed on way to cup tie, nobody injured and not collided with another vehicle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Edinburgh City 2 WW 5 tonight. Good win for our young side who trailed 1-0 early on and were pegged back to 2-2 at half time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Massive congratulations to Selkirk U20s who I see, despite the disruption of last week's bus accident, have just beaten Banks o'Dee 4-2 away to reach the Last 16 of the Scottish Youth Cup. They're the only non-league club to make it and face Hamilton Accies away. This will also mean that Selkirk are seeded into the Last 32 of next season's cup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tynie1874 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Is there prize money involved at any stage in the Scottish? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 I don't believe so. It would make sense not to do so, anyway, afterall it's supposed to be about encouraging youth development. And the cup doesn't have a sponsor? Gates aren't even shared until SFs, either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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