Auld Heid Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) Alex Jack Cup The office bearers of our association met after it came to light on Monday that both Haddington Athletic and Bo'ness United had fielded ineligible players in their semi final tie played at Haddington last Saturday. It was decided Bo'ness should be expelled from this season's competition, while Haddington are debarred from participation in 2019/20. The clubs have the right to appeal these decisions. It goes without saying it's extremely disappointing this situation has arisen. It cannot be adequately emphasised how vital it is for clubs to take every step to check the eligibility of their players, in order to ensure the integrity of our competitions. Having won last Saturday's tie Bo'ness were scheduled to meet Camelon Juniors in the final on Sunday 25 November - that this game won't now go ahead is greatly regrettable on many levels. Unfortunately you seem to have a track record of playing ineligible players in competitions Edited October 26, 2018 by Auld Heid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngyin Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Well done to the person on the bu committee who is responsible for doing the checks on bans. Gutted. Time to get rid of the dead wood now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 46 minutes ago, Cyril said: Boness kicked out the cup Whilst this is most amusing it is hard to believe Bo'ness have done this again. Someone should be getting their jotters - would never have happened in Tynie's day !!! -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Quiet in here today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bublue Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 15 minutes ago, FuzzyBear said: Whilst this is most amusing it is hard to believe Bo'ness have done this again. Someone should be getting their jotters - would never have happened in Tynie's day !!! They should be but won’t don’t have anyone with guts to do it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Ludicrous situation and it's likely denied them a Scottish place next year. Lithgae fans might want to remember the time Ronnie McPherson was named for a cup final against Musselburgh a few seasons back though when he'd played in the tournament already with another club and cup-tied himself, other club being, errrrr Musselburgh. Only the honesty of the Athletic officials prevented Lithgae getting their fingers burnt so the amateurism isn't on Bo'ness's part alone, ludicrous that history has repeated itself though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excalibur Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 A shame for the fans but whoever didn't look to see if player was permitted to play needs their arse kicked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legless Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 There is no excuse for Bo’ness, you have to laugh though that Hearts play a semifinal on Sunday after fielding an ineligible player in that tournament. Clubs are all governed by the SFA and the SFA administers eligibility, so should Hearts be removed from The league cup semifinal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seenitall Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 What an absolute embarrassment once again .Can remember way back when we got flung out before a League Cup Final , then of course the Scottish debacle.All that effort from the players getting to the final and all the money spent by supporters going to games all for nothing .Heads must roll .EOSFL had no choice so fair play to them .Never easy being a BU fan . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Legless said: There is no excuse for Bo’ness, you have to laugh though that Hearts play a semifinal on Sunday after fielding an ineligible player in that tournament. Clubs are all governed by the SFA and the SFA administers eligibility, so should Hearts be removed from The league cup semifinal? The SFA run the Scottish Cup, all the other competitions are run by the various leagues. The SPFL "punished" Hearts with a two point deduction in their group (though it conveniently allowed them to still win their group on goal difference). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullie robb Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Legless said: There is no excuse for Bo’ness, you have to laugh though that Hearts play a semifinal on Sunday after fielding an ineligible player in that tournament. Clubs are all governed by the SFA and the SFA administers eligibility, so should Hearts be removed from The league cup semifinal? Yes absolutely. If governing bodies have rules, stick to them simple. Edited October 26, 2018 by wullie robb Mistake 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legless Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 The SFA run the Scottish Cup, all the other competitions are run by the various leagues. The SPFL "punished" Hearts with a two point deduction in their group (though it conveniently allowed them to still win their group on goal difference).Should Hearts be removed from the semifinal, does their punishment fit the crime? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 There is no excuse for Bo’ness, you have to laugh though that Hearts play a semifinal on Sunday after fielding an ineligible player in that tournament. Clubs are all governed by the SFA and the SFA administers eligibility, so should Hearts be removed from The league cup semifinal?100% this. Can’t have one rule for one and another rule for others. But then it’s the SFA we’re talking about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullie robb Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 1 minute ago, 8MileBU said: 100% this. Can’t have one rule for one and another rule for others. But then it’s the SFA we’re talking about. 8 mile I remember some fiasco not long ago about Bo'ness starting extra time, when it should have been penalties, along that line anyway. What was the outcome? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 29 minutes ago, Ginaro said: The SFA run the Scottish Cup, all the other competitions are run by the various leagues. The SPFL "punished" Hearts with a two point deduction in their group (though it conveniently allowed them to still win their group on goal difference). Even though I agree the punishment on Hearts was very lenient, there are 2 major differences here. The SPFL organise the League Cup, while the EoSFL run the Alex Jack. Also, Hearts did this in a group game. Had they done it in a knockout game, the SPFL would have had to kick them out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason King Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Comrie clearly listed on the SFA suspension list though, https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/media/4404/mens-suspension-list-los15-18-october-2018.pdf Looks like the club havent been thorough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Jason King said: Comrie clearly listed on the SFA suspension list though, https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/media/4404/mens-suspension-list-los15-18-october-2018.pdf Looks like the club havent been thorough. According to the match report he was unveiled at lunch time to the fans - and was thought to have scored the winning goal (later corrected to another player) https://www.bonessunited.co.uk/boness-reach-first-senior-cup-final/ His name has been on the suspension list since July, so unless the club thought he was ok to play in the cup games, they've not bothered to check the PDF. Edited October 26, 2018 by Ginaro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 8 mile I remember some fiasco not long ago about Bo'ness starting extra time, when it should have been penalties, along that line anyway. What was the outcome? I think you know what the outcome was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete77 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 34 minutes ago, Jason King said: Comrie clearly listed on the SFA suspension list though, https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/media/4404/mens-suspension-list-los15-18-october-2018.pdf Looks like the club havent been thorough. when it’s presented on an official list like that it’s pretty damning 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hip Priest Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 46 minutes ago, 8MileBU said: 100% this. Can’t have one rule for one and another rule for others. But then it’s the SFA we’re talking about. Am I right in saying Hearts didn't even get deducted the full amount of points they won in the match in which they fielded the ineligible player? Anyway, that doesn't mean that it wasn't the right decision to disqualify Bo'ness. No complaints. Or, at least, no complaints directed at the East of Scotland... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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