Bankies Alive Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 The biggest anomaly is the lack of a West senior feeder. The largest area by population has no league in the “pyramid” it’s farcical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowenan Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 If more west teams apply to the South Of Scotland league, that would help. It is supposed to be the feeder for the west and southwest of Scotland. There are a good bunch of west teams in the Lowland League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankies Alive Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 A good bunch? That’ll be 2 and both of them are brand new clubs the other is BSC but they play at Alloa. I suspect the reason Glasgow Uni are allowed to opt out is due to there being no suitable league for them to play in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 4 hours ago, lowenan said: If more west teams apply to the South Of Scotland league, that would help. It is supposed to be the feeded for the west and southwest of Scotland. There are a good bunch of west teams in the Lowland League. There certainly are. The Lowland League taking shape quite nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureiknow Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 9 hours ago, Bankies Alive said: The biggest anomaly is the lack of a West senior feeder. The largest area by population has no league in the “pyramid” it’s farcical. That was their choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter's Nutmeg Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Bankies Alive said: A good bunch? That’ll be 2 and both of them are brand new clubs the other is BSC but they play at Alloa. I suspect the reason Glasgow Uni are allowed to opt out is due to there being no suitable league for them to play in. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=let+it+go&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankies Alive Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 11 hours ago, sureiknow said: That was their choice. There is no league to join therefore no choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz5 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 It is though. They have chosen not to join the South of Scotland league, which is the only current option open to them. That is most definitely a choice they have made themselves, the door is not closed for them or any other West side.The suitability (or perceived lack thereof) of that league doesn't remove any West teams option to join it. So it is most definitely their choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankies Alive Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 The choice to pay £500 for a bus every two weeks to play at high school playing fields. Glashow Uni must have signed up to the “pyramid” as they only got their license recently but haven’t been compelled to play in the SOS league.Therefore why should any Glasgow based club who gain their license be forced to play in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 East Kilbride are in the EoSFA, so it's possible that a Glasgow area club could do what Kelty Hearts did and join the EoS league rather than the SoS league: http://eosfl.com/content.php?pg=clubdir&pd=1040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankies Alive Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 1 hour ago, LongTimeLurker said: East Kilbride are in the EoSFA, so it's possible that a Glasgow area club could do what Kelty Hearts did and join the EoS league rather than the SoS league: http://eosfl.com/content.php?pg=clubdir&pd=1040 Why on earth should a Glasgow based team play in the East Of Scotland league? Its absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Wasn't suggesting it was an ideal scenario. Was only pointing out that if East Kilbride can be in the EoSFA then presumably so could Clydebank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankies Alive Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 HibeeJibee your messages are full? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 4 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: Wasn't suggesting it was an ideal scenario. Was only pointing out that if East Kilbride can be in the EoSFA then presumably so could Clydebank. EK just joined the EOSFA when they went into the LL probably to compete in all of their cups like most LL sides do. They had originally joined the SOSL but never played a game in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Gretna also play in EOS Qualifying Cup (indeed the only LL clubs who play in the Southern Counties Cup are Dalbeattie and Edusport)... However, there is some kind of boundary between EOSL and SOSL as between HL and LL, which seemed to correspond to the former South Challenge Cup zones i.e. Strathclyde, Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway on the one hand and Stirlingshire, Fife, Lothians and Borders on the other. It seems to have disappeared now - possibly after website being redone at the start of the season - but last season there was an article in LL website noting whether clubs would drop to EOSL or SOSL if relegated. EDIT: It's worth recalling the local cups are run by local FAs not by the leagues and local FAs have no boundaries... Annan, Dalbeattie and Threave played in EOS League for many years but never joined EOSFA, instead remaining Southern Counties FA members and playing in the Southern Counties Cup; whereas Gretna joined EOSL and EOSFA in 2008 and have always played in EOS Qualifying Cup. Burntisland are members of both the EOS and Fife FAs. Kelty will presumably do likewise. That said the Fife Cup is a bit of an anomaly now as the other equivalent cups (Forfarshire/Stirlingshire/Renfrewshire) have fallen into abeyance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 14/10/2017 at 13:15, HI HAT said: Still think that Linlithgow will apply to join the EOSFL when Kelty win the league, license anomaly disappears when that happens, it's going to be a one at a time application from the top junior teams as a way of getting into the Lowland league to then get a crack at getting into the SPFL. It's all about timing. One promotion step at a time. Looking good for the Lowland league in my book. "....when Kelty win the league......" That'll be that then. the rest can give up knowing that the league has been decided. Sad news for Lothian HV, Tynecastle and a few others..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Accept that it's not a foregone conclusion but I think that over the course of the season Kelty will edge out LTHV. Also think that this will make the EOSFL a better league too, it's been dying for a couple of seasons and this might resurrect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Just teasing Hi Hat ;-) The EoSFL league could be good viewing over the next couple of years. It looks like Lothian may be around for another season either way as they don't seem to be making any progress towards their license. Tynecastle and Leith will improve, and then we have a few 'east' Junior teams supposedly showing interest - Linlithgow, Bo'Ness. And all vying for that one spot....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 Bump. It's been a tough month for Hawick who now find themselves 8pts adrift (and 11pts from guaranteed safety). Dalbeattie slide to 2nd bottom but only 7pts separates them from the mid-table: 8 East Stir P11 W4 D3 L4 15pts, +6 9 Civil SS P13 W4 D3 L6 15pts, -2 10 Gala P13 W4 D3 L6 15pts, -6 11 Edusport P12 W4 D1 L7 13pts, -4 12 Whitehill P13 W4 D1 L8 13pts, -13 13 Vale of L P13 W4 D0 L9 12pts 14 Edin Univ P12 W3 D2 L7 11pts ============================================= 15 Dalbeatt. P11 W2 D2 L7 8pts 16 Hawick P11 W0 D0 L11 0pts Kelty take-over atop EOSL, but note particularly LTHV's games in hand: 1 Kelty P8 W8 D0 L0 24pts ------------------------------------------- 2 Leith P7 W6 D1 L0 19pts, +23 3 Preston P8 W6 D1 L1 19pts, +22 4 H-W Univ P10 W5 D3 L2 18pts 5 LTHV P5 W5 D0 L0 15pts 6 St Un EOS P11 W4 D2 L5 14pts 7 Tynecast. P7 W4 D0 L3 12pts Congested atop SOSL, but note particularly Threave's games in hand: 1 Lochar P11 W9 D0 L2 27pts, +27 -------------------------------------------- 2 Heston P12 W9 D0 L3 27pts, +13 3 Newton St P13 W8 D1 L4 25pts 4 Bonnyton P11 W7 D2 L2 23pts 5 St Cuthb. P13 W7 D1 L5 22pts 6 Stran SOS P14 W6 D3 L5 21pts 7 Abbey Va. P13 W6 D2 L5 20pts, +11 8 Lochmaben P13 W6 D2 L5 20pts, -8 9 Threave P8 W6 D0 L2 18pts 10 Mid An’le P10 W5 D2 L3 17pts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowenan Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Kelty up and Hawick down is looking very likely. Probably depends more on the Kelty/LTHV fight than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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