East Region Superleague

[Jock Tamson]

Lochee will be more than happy with their lot over Broughty winning 3 trophies (if).
Scottish cup entry was always the major prize this season.
Pretty sure they will also be happy with the ex Broughty players that will now officially be on board next season.
Broughty did well to hang on to Lochees coat tails. I think they should have kept said players. Might have been even closer.
 
 

We'll have to agree to disagree on every single one of the points you've made. [emoji106]

[naebor]

What’s the super league for next year like, can’t find the set up. Also no time to trawl through some usual posters threads

[Pyramidic]

This was the ERJFA structure being suggested for the 2019/20 season back in March.  
 

We now have the possibility of 4 new teams:

Linlithgow Rose Juniors
Bo'ness United Juniors
Syngenta Juveniles
Dunblane Soccer Club

This will give a possible structure of:

South Super (10 teams)
North Super (10 teams)

South Premier (10 teams)
North Premier (9 teams)

This in my view represents a very poor structure when compared to the East of Scotland as teams will be continually playing each other in a "Mickey Mouse format" in the small localised divisions.

The structure of the EOSL is as follows and HibeeJibee and the EOSL Committee are to be congratulated in coming up with an innovative and progessive format with a special mention for the two EOS Division 1 conferences that can be likened to the US Soccer Conferences.



 

So in contrast a team in the South Super (such as Thornton Hibs) will have league games against 9 different teams whilst a team in EOSL First (such as Glenrothes Juniors) will have league games against 23 different teams.

Which League provides the more attractive proposition for supporters?  The EOSL without a doubt.

However in my view there is no reason why the ERJFA should not use the EOSL format which would see teams in the South Super playing home and away providing 18 fixtures and then getting an additional 10 fixtures by playing the 10 teams in the North Super (using the EOSL format).  This would mean that sides in the the 2 SuperLeague Conferences would each get 28 fixtures playing 19 different teams. A similar format could be used for the Premier League Conferences.

Above all using the EOSL format would I hope bring the two Leagues much closer together which I hope would eventually result in the South Super and the South Premier being subsumed within the EOSL.

[Gold Dust]

The League looks absolutely Honky Tonk

[Jock Tamson]

Cup final tomorrow.

Should be a very very good game. Close call despite the league difference.

10-0 Broughty. [emoji4]

[monthehoose]

7 hours ago, Pyramidic said:

This was the ERJFA structure being suggested for the 2019/20 season back in March.  
 

We now have the possibility of 4 new teams:

Linlithgow Rose Juniors
Bo'ness United Juniors
Syngenta Juveniles
Dunblane Soccer Club

This will give a possible structure of:

South Super (10 teams)
North Super (10 teams)

South Premier (10 teams)
North Premier (9 teams)

This in my view represents a very poor structure when compared to the East of Scotland as teams will be continually playing each other in a "Mickey Mouse format" in the small localised divisions.

The structure of the EOSL is as follows and HibeeJibee and the EOSL Committee are to be congratulated in coming up with an innovative and progessive format with a special mention for the two EOS Division 1 conferences that can be likened to the US Soccer Conferences.



 

So in contrast a team in the South Super (such as Thornton Hibs) will have league games against 9 different teams whilst a team in EOSL First (such as Glenrothes Juniors) will have league games against 23 different teams.

Which League provides the more attractive proposition for supporters?  The EOSL without a doubt.

However in my view there is no reason why the ERJFA should not use the EOSL format which would see teams in the South Super playing home and away providing 18 fixtures and then getting an additional 10 fixtures by playing the 10 teams in the North Super (using the EOSL format).  This would mean that sides in the the 2 SuperLeague Conferences would each get 28 fixtures playing 19 different teams. A similar format could be used for the Premier League Conferences.

Above all using the EOSL format would I hope bring the two Leagues much closer together which I hope would eventually result in the South Super and the South Premier being subsumed within the EOSL.

that eosl league setup is a right dugs breakfast

[Guest]

21 minutes ago, monthehoose said:

that eosl league setup is a right dugs breakfast

Only in Scotland does a concept that is different become described as a 'dugs dinner'...... Suppose we will see what the most successful format is..... 

[lithgierose]

28 minutes ago, monthehoose said:

that eosl league setup is a right dugs breakfast

Next step up from school fitbaw = south premier.big Jon got the scouts oot.

[Spyro]

10 hours ago, monthehoose said:

that eosl league setup is a right dugs breakfast

Comment of the week! 

[lowenan]

23 hours ago, Pyramidic said:

This was the ERJFA structure being suggested for the 2019/20 season back in March.  
 

We now have the possibility of 4 new teams:

Linlithgow Rose Juniors
Bo'ness United Juniors
Syngenta Juveniles
Dunblane Soccer Club

This will give a possible structure of:

South Super (10 teams)
North Super (10 teams)

South Premier (10 teams)
North Premier (9 teams)

Any chance of four divisions of 10 each? Would be a better structure.

[FairWeatherFan]

1 hour ago, lowenan said:

Any chance of four divisions of 10 each? Would be a better structure.

You need an extra club.

Current East Region is 36 minus Glenrothes = 35 + 4 known applicants.

So there's the potential to be smaller if any of the applicants get rejected. If the Breadalbane rumour had turned out to be true they could've hit 40.

[Pyramidic]

Using the proposed 2019/20 ERJFA North Super template

North Super

Lochee Utd, Broughty Athletic, Tayport, Forfar WE, Carnoustie, Kirriemuir, Downfield, North End, Luncarty & virtually certain to be Kinnoull

for the 2020/21 season I would like to see the following:

NRJFA North Super (formerly NRJFA  Superleague) - 10 teams

Banks o' Dee, Bridge of Don Thistle, Montrose Roselea, Hermes, Culter, Maud Juniors, Nairn St Ninian, Dyce Juniors, Colony Park, Hall Russell United

NRJFA South Super (formerly ERJFA North Super) - 10 teams

Lochee Utd, Broughty Athletic, Tayport, Forfar WE, Carnoustie, Kirriemuir, Downfield, North End, Luncarty, Kinnoull

Champions to play-off.
 

There would be North Premier (remainder of clubs in North Superleague and Division One)) and South Premier (formerly ERJFA North Premier) below with promotion and relegation link to North and South Super.

That would solve the current Tayside problem.

Edited May 25, 2019 by Pyramidic

[Jock Tamson]

North End 0 - 3 Broughty Ath

A bit surprised at how easy this game was won. Was expecting more from North End. Broughty had a 47 year old keeper in goal and if truth be told, he had absolutely nothing to do.

Anyway, good win for Broughty. 2 semi finals this coming week.

[Junior_Arab]

2 hours ago, Jock Tamson said:

North End 0 - 3 Broughty Ath

A bit surprised at how easy this game was won. Was expecting more from North End. Broughty had a 47 year old keeper in goal and if truth be told, he had absolutely nothing to do.

Anyway, good win for Broughty. 2 semi finals this coming week.

A 47 yr old with the best part of 20yrs of full time experience under his belt. 

[GNU_Linux]

A 47 yr old with the best part of 20yrs of full time experience under his belt. 

Rab Douglas I'm guessing?

[Jock Tamson]

A 47 yr old with the best part of 20yrs of full time experience under his belt. 

He barely touched the ball. Surely you have to test him? At 47, his reflexes and movement etc can't be the same regardless if he has 20 years experience or not.

[Jock Tamson]

Rab Douglas I'm guessing?

Tony Bullock

[Junior_Arab]

14 minutes ago, Jock Tamson said:

1 hour ago, Junior_Arab said:

A 47 yr old with the best part of 20yrs of full time experience under his belt. 

He barely touched the ball. Surely you have to test him? At 47, his reflexes and movement etc can't be the same regardless if he has 20 years experience or not.

Absolutely, but it’s that much harder to test his reflexes when his communication, organisation, command of his area, decision making and distribution are top class. 

[Jock Tamson]

Absolutely, but it’s that much harder to test his reflexes when his communication, organisation, command of his area, decision making and distribution are top class. 

That's a cop out. No excuse at all for not making a 47 year old work. Not once.

[honestjon]

2 hours ago, Jock Tamson said:

2 hours ago, Junior_Arab said:

Absolutely, but it’s that much harder to test his reflexes when his communication, organisation, command of his area, decision making and distribution are top class. 

That's a cop out. No excuse at all for not making a 47 year old work. Not once.

To be honest, Broughty defence  was excellent and did not give NE front players anything, and their out ball to the strikers gave NE defenders a torrid time on the break. If North End had went for it they would have lost more goals. Broughty controlled the game all over the pitch from start to finish.