whatasaw Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Threave got relegated and only if there is nobody else then and only then should they be allowed back that's if they actually want back in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowenan Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 A bit harsh, when there is a vacant spot more or less unrelated to what happens on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinabear Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 St.Cuthberts are going up automatically I believe so Threave should by rights be relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holme Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Sorry if I appear to be slow on the uptake, but why are Threave relegated ? They finished 15th in a 16 team league Did someone get relegated last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Easy enough to phone the secretary of a club who has been through the process and ask for advice and or experience of the system. I am sure that in your case the Linlithgow Rose secretary will be more than helpful. I know that Gretna have taken calls from local clubs asking for advice. There is enough information on the SFA website to see if your club is in a position to even consider going through the process. Yeah the club are probably well aware of that, the point I am making as that the SFA should be making it a whole lot easier for clubs who are interested in becoming licenced. In fact they should be falling over themselves to help, they should be promoting it to clubs. They don't, and a cynic could speculate why. Anyway, let not divert the thread any further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 3 clubs have applied Edu Sports, Hawick RA and Civil Service Strollers they are up in front of LL on 6th June Grim. Admitting Edusport would be an absolute joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Sorry if I appear to be slow on the uptake, but why are Threave relegated ? They finished 15th in a 16 team league Did someone get relegated last year? If it wisnae for the points they got against WW, Threave would have finished 16th in a 15 team league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dal45 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 If it wisnae for the points they got against WW, Threave would have finished 16th in a 15 team league6 easy points!! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmac25 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Updated licencing list. Edusports the only new name and st Cuthbert still not confirmed http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/ClubLicensing/2015/110516CL%20current%20status.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Girvan's removed too. Scottish Cup place away for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kebabs Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Giving the fact Hawick have beaten civil twice this year, very convincingly I mite add. Why are people saying that civil should be the 16th team? surprises me a bit. Hawick have a fantastic Park that's had a lot of work done to it to more than meet the criteria. Also the squad has been improved massively. The club's not getting the credit it deserves. In my opinion they would be a great addition to the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Giving the fact Hawick have beaten civil twice this year, very convincingly I mite add. Why are people saying that civil should be the 16th team? surprises me a bit. Hawick have a fantastic Park that's had a lot of work done to it to more than meet the criteria. Also the squad has been improved massively. The club's not getting the credit it deserves. In my opinion they would be a great addition to the league. Would be good for the league to have a decent border team in it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatasaw Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Would be good for the league to have a decent border team in it..... no reason why both should not get in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Burton Albion have shown what a little ambition can bring. Shame on some of our pathetic backward thinking junior clubs. Burton is a town of 70,000 people. You are not comparing like with like. The junior grade is roughly equivalent to the FA Vase level clubs in England and there is no automatic forced progression up the pyramid from that level. Clubs have to apply to be eligible for promotion to step 4 of the nonleague pyramid and many give it the body swerve altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Burton is a town of 70,000 people. You are not comparing like with like. The junior grade is roughly equivalent to the FA Vase level clubs in England and there is no automatic forced progression up the pyramid from that level. Clubs have to apply to be eligible for promotion to step 4 of the nonleague pyramid and many give it the body swerve altogether. In Scottish terms that would be a town of 7,000 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 In Scottish terms that would be a town of 7,000 people. No it wouldn't. There's no 'exchange rate' here. A town of 70,000 is a town of 70,000 - the resources will reflect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Sorry if I appear to be slow on the uptake, but why are Threave relegated ? They finished 15th in a 16 team league Did someone get relegated last year? Bottom is relegated if a champion from below is licensed and therefore promoted. If still under complement (which is the case currently), then the reports say bottom can reapply - alongside other clubs - for a vacancy. Seems fair enough to me. Otherwise there'd be nothing to play for at foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holme Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Bottom is relegated if a champion from below is licensed and therefore promoted. If still under complement (which is the case currently), then the reports say bottom can reapply - alongside other clubs - for a vacancy. Seems fair enough to me. Otherwise there'd be nothing to play for at foot. Fair enough. Again I could be wrong but aren't both lower league teams unlicensed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayhole Blue Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Fair enough. Again I could be wrong but aren't both lower league teams unlicensed St Cuthberts appear to be close to gaining their licence - but there seems to be a deafening silence over whether there is a deadline in place for them to achive this. (or if any leeway will be given if they are close as unlicensed teams were in the LL until recently) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 No it wouldn't. There's no 'exchange rate' here. A town of 70,000 is a town of 70,000 - the resources will reflect that. Well there sort of is because Scotland's population is 5 million and England's is 55 milion. A town of Burton's size 70,000 would be the seventh biggest place in Scotland but only the 113th biggest town/city in England. Source: http://lovemytown.co.uk/Populations/TownsTable1.asp So Burton in English terms is akin to Bannockburn, Lerwick, Cove Bay, Wick or Kirkwall in Scottish terms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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