Snakebite Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 75k people live in EK, not even 5k live in Gretna and Gretna Green combined, erm I'll wait and see how much support success in league football generates before dubbing them Gretna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcuk Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Talking about a team support is a load of crap if EK or HL club come up through the playoffs then they deserve their place in league football it doesn't matter if two men and their dog go and watch them looks like some of us are just trying to deflect the fact that we are total shambles top to bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Talking about a team support is a load of crap if EK or HL club come up through the playoffs then they deserve their place in league football it doesn't matter if two men and their dog go and watch them looks like some of us are just trying to deflect the fact that we are total shambles top to bottom To be fair it's only being discussed because someone basically said they'd go bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 They hardly need to add that many to overtake your crowds and with the added away supports and huge amounts of extra interest by being in the SPFL that's easily achievable. I'm sorry but Vitoria isn't a class player, he was there before the Celtic game too and went back after. Woods has signed as it's his local club, another good advantage they've got, their location. They'll easily sustain themselves and probably thrive even further. There's no evidence to suggest otherwise other than wishful thinking. I'd go and watch the odd EK game in League 2 and I'm sure other people within travelling distance would too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Dindeleux said: I'd go and watch the odd EK game in League 2 and I'm sure other people within travelling distance would too. You can't really judge what sort of crowd they would get in League 2 going by what they get in the Lowland League. People like yourself would be attracted to go a long on an occasional basis and i'm sure others would do so as well. You just have to look at the increase in crowds that Edinburgh City have had this season. Re the Kilby away support when we played them in the cup earlier this season I would guess maybe about 70 or 80 of them were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 22 hours ago, jamamafegan said: And that's the backwards type thinking that's holding Scottish football back. What a joy it would be to see the likes of the once respectable Clyde plunging into the abyss of the Lowland League, to be replaced by East Kilbride - a team from a town of 70,000+ people who have ambition. There is no reason why they could not go up and go on to succeed in the senior national set up. People like you are afraid of the drop. You are blinded by fear and fail to see the golden future ahead for the league system. The changes are happening. May you pray for your club to stand up and be counted - or disappear into the depths, never to be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 21 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: I wasn't aware that "bringing something" was part of the criteria, anyway. End of the day most clubs in SPFL1 / SPFL2 are regarded as nobodies by the top echelons of the game and much of the media as it is. Promotion can mean growth... last season Edinburgh City were getting lower crowds than EK are - they're now averaging more than Cowdenbeath, Annan and Berwick, and not that far off Montrose. Fact is that if a club wins the Highland or Lowland league, then beats the winner of the other league, then beats bottom of SPFL2, the least they deserve is to go up... and the club that finishes bottom then loses the playoff to go down. One level above or below, and Clyde or Cowden wouldn't be fighting for safety versus a playoff and £60k over 2yrs if you lose it; Clyde and Cowden would be fighting for a playoff as an alternative to automatic relegation, or both could even be facing automatic relegation. If clubs are not bringing something to the 'competition' that is senior football, then can I ask what is the reason for the inclusion? If they don't add to the overall package then I am struggling to see the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 If clubs are not bringing something to the 'competition' that is senior football, then can I ask what is the reason for the inclusion? If they don't add to the overall package then I am struggling to see the point? Sporting integrity and a fair competition. It's exactly the same as saying Dundee United and Hibs should be in the Premiership and Ross County and Hamilton shouldn't. It's f**k all to do with matters off the pitch or size, as long as the clubs meet the criteria of course. If they do then all that counts is what happens on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Dindeleux said: I'd go and watch the odd EK game in League 2 and I'm sure other people within travelling distance would too. Only in League 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 50 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: Sporting integrity and a fair competition. It's exactly the same as saying Dundee United and Hibs should be in the Premiership and Ross County and Hamilton shouldn't. It's f**k all to do with matters off the pitch or size, as long as the clubs meet the criteria of course. If they do then all that counts is what happens on the pitch. Right. Got it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I'd love EK to go up to see if the potential can be realised BUT in truth I was just as hopeful that Edinburgh City would stay up. For as long as I can remember anyone I ever spoke to thought that the 'no relegation' situation was a shocker. The opportunity to qualify on sporting merit is an amazing development and I hope it adds an element of competition that's been missing for far too long. IF a team goes down (and it's a big if) like East Stirlingshire did last season then I wish them no ill. I hope they continue as a club and that the LL becomes stronger. The impression I've got from ES fans this season is that they've enjoyed the change and dare I say have possibly enjoyed winning more games than usual. Cowden, Clyde or anyone else joining may be seen as armageddon by their supporters but I'm hoping it's just another chapter in a long history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Only in League 2? Probably. If they got promoted into L1 they would most likely move above Ayr and become our main rivals so it wouldn't feel right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 9 hours ago, Dindeleux said: Probably. If they got promoted into L1 they would most likely move above Ayr and become our main rivals so it wouldn't feel right. Why not now and help contribute to their promotion effort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clydemad Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Buckie Thistle to go up for me and Cowdenbeath to go down! Just as long as Clyde don't go down and anyone But Brora and East Stirlingshire to go up for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 So long as Clyde aren't the ones going down, it would be quite cool to see Brora go up. Only because they're 5 minutes down the road from my family in the Highlands. Pain in the arse to get to mind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haufdaft Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 EKFC are a 5 minute drive from my house and I'd rather Brora were promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB_Bino Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 East Kilbride win the Lowland League today. Well done guys [emoji122]???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Cove dropped 2 points home to Turriff Buckie won 6-0 home to Keech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde01 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 East Kilbride win the Lowland League today. Well done guys [emoji122]???? The most predictable and ironic fate looms closer and closer for us. Sad times [emoji22] shame nobody at the club seems to give a f**k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, Clyde01 said: The most predictable and ironic fate looms closer and closer for us. Sad times shame nobody at the club seems to give a f**k. Look on the bright side it might mean a game at K park, partially fulfilling Ground Share V.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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