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Be interesting to see what happens in the future, more spfl clubs trying to move their reserve/youths into men's football - rather than make their own development lges etc work properly.  Can't see a single benefit to the Lowland clubs at all, promises of bigger crowds and ££ in the bank probably won't materialise. Sad times.

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For all the Brechin bashing I’ve been involved in, hoping for them to go down etc - I would be genuinely delighted if they survived relegation again because the SPFL barred Kelty and all the other Lowland league teams until the colts are sent packing.

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6 hours ago, Hampden Diehard said:

No one. Am I being unreasonable?

Who will get the LL place next year if one of the OF colts win it? As a matter of interest, are the LL operating promotion and relegation this year internally?

The leagues below all declared null and void so they can't promote anyone.

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For all the Brechin bashing I’ve been involved in, hoping for them to go down etc - I would be genuinely delighted if they survived relegation again because the SPFL barred Kelty and all the other Lowland league teams until the colts are sent packing.
So we've always bashed the old firm, were bashing Brechin, are now bashing the clubs who voted yes and are trying to legitimise bashing the one club that abstained (but may bash Brechin less) #basherupdate. I'll be so glad when fitba starts again and we can resume just loving our clubs.
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On 10/05/2021 at 23:42, craigkillie said:

It's the same as voting against because it needed 9 votes to pass, and they didn't give one of them.

What would the situation be if it was 8 for, 7 against and 1 abstention? Dress it up all you like, they're wanks.

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Celtic’s unwavering desire to do everything possible to develop their youth players and improve the standing of the Scottish national team really evident as despite having been pumped out of every competition about 2 months ago they’ve finally given a youngster some game time tonight.

Just checked and he’s Welsh.

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Gers wrapped up the title a few weeks ago and are out the Scottish Cup. Have they been playing their youth players recently?

Back in the day we had the Premier Reserve League and the Reserve Leagues East and West. Young players would play "against men" in those days- young Meadowbank Thistle players for example would face the possibility of playing against, say, experienced Dundee players coming back from injury, out of form etc.

This set up was scrapped because it was felt it didn't do anything for youth development- it was thought to be damaging to young players prospects to be playing "against men"and the u20s leagues introduced. Now the wheel turns and twats like John Collins think young players should be playing against men again. Well just bring back the old reserve leagues instead of shoehorning the arsecheeks colts into the pyramid.

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We've had a loan player from Sevco (Lewis Mayo) and a loan player from Celtic (Kerr McInroy) this season.

Leaving aside the fact that neither will ever get close to their parent first team, are we to seriously believe that both would be better served and would develop more by playing the likes of Gretna 2008, East Stirlingshire etc rather than Hearts, Dundee, Inverness etc?

Obviously the answer is no, because absolutely no one ever believed the nonsense that this has ever been about player development.

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On 12/05/2021 at 09:26, Hampden Diehard said:

What would the situation be if it was 8 for, 7 against and 1 abstention? Dress it up all you like, they're wanks.

Whether Kelty are wanks or not really depends on whether you need a majority of member clubs for it to pass or a majority of member clubs who vote. People have been assuming it's the former but I'm not 100% sure that's true.

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Ah yes, Gareth Bale who made his first team debut for Southampton at 16 and scored his first goal at 17 is a perfect example of how brilliant an idea Colts team are. Strachan is an absolute roaster.

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1 hour ago, AllyMonc said:

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Ah yes, Gareth Bale who made his first team debut for Southampton at 16 and scored his first goal at 17 is a perfect example of how brilliant an idea Colts team are. Strachan is an absolute roaster.

Just think how far Gareth Bale could have been if he played in the Lowland League against Vale of Leithen and Edinburgh Uni...

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2 hours ago, AllyMonc said:

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Ah yes, Gareth Bale who made his first team debut for Southampton at 16 and scored his first goal at 17 is a perfect example of how brilliant an idea Colts team are. Strachan is an absolute roaster.

Strachan is a tit. Does he think playing Edinburgh University will make Scottish players taller as well?

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At least it looks like Robert Lewandowski actually played for a 'B' team. Unfortunately more of an example of why people are against them. Starts off with a lower league side. Gets signed by Legia Warsaw and put in their 'B' team ultimately released after a season. Rebuilds his reputation at another lower league club and gets signed by Lech Poznan.

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On 10/05/2021 at 23:25, Brazilianlex said:

Spfl should reuse to allow LL Club into play off unless they win the league, anything else is grossly unfair on HL

To keep the pyramid integrity, HL Champion should play Club 42 and LL team finishing 2nd or 3rd should not be involved.

Th HL who have been a closed shop for years with no feeder leagues? 

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4 hours ago, HenryHill said:

Strachan is a tit. Does he think playing Edinburgh University will make Scottish players taller as well?

It follows a pattern in the press of ghost-written articles making ridiculous claims for Colt Club inclusion.  In this week's Herald newspaper alone we've had drivel from McLeish, Gordon Smith and now Strachan.  Having said that however, and in fairness, they obviously must have had some amount of reader blowback as James Cairney yesterday wrote a decent article from the opposite viewpoint.

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