Blue Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Charlie4 said: On 18/04/2020 at 17:47, patriot1 said: Not sure what part Covid plays in which league Fauldhouse play in and WOSFL wouldn't be a good enough reason. Plus we've yet to see any indication that the Hoose or any other West Lothian have any interest in applying. Livi applied in the last couple of weeks and got rd by the EOS that their application was too late, it's on the livi Facebook. https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/livingstonunitedjuniorfootballclub 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 12 hours ago, Blue said: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/livingstonunitedjuniorfootballclub https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/livingstonunitedjuniorfootballclub/news/official-club-statement-2533366.html Official Club Statement By Scott Burgess 4 days ago https://www.pitchero.com/clubs Livingston on the move Official Club Statement The Season 2020-21 will be our clubs 50th Anniversary playing in the Junior grade of the game after being reformed in 1970, and it looks as if it will be the clubs last. As the club would like to announce that we have applied to move to the East of Scotland We were to late to meet the deadline of the 31rst March for the up and coming season (if any football gets played this year coming at all) but the application has been submitted to the EoSFA for next season. We feel that after the recent exodus of clubs moving to the East of Scotland and also the creation of the new WoSFL in the west there are now less ways for our club to develop and grow within the Junior grade. Our management team are young and ambitious and with the team they are building deserve to ply their trade at a higher level and moving to the East of Scotland has to be the next step in them achieving this. The ERSJFA have been made aware of our plans for the future and we will keep them apprised of the situation as our application progresses. We would like to thank the East of Scotland Football League for their help with the application and look forward to a new beginning for Livingston United Football Club. Livingston United 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Dev said: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/livingstonunitedjuniorfootballclub/news/official-club-statement-2533366.html Official Club Statement By Scott Burgess 4 days ago https://www.pitchero.com/clubs Livingston on the move Official Club Statement The Season 2020-21 will be our clubs 50th Anniversary playing in the Junior grade of the game after being reformed in 1970, and it looks as if it will be the clubs last. As the club would like to announce that we have applied to move to the East of Scotland We were to late to meet the deadline of the 31rst March for the up and coming season (if any football gets played this year coming at all) but the application has been submitted to the EoSFA for next season. We feel that after the recent exodus of clubs moving to the East of Scotland and also the creation of the new WoSFL in the west there are now less ways for our club to develop and grow within the Junior grade. Our management team are young and ambitious and with the team they are building deserve to ply their trade at a higher level and moving to the East of Scotland has to be the next step in them achieving this. The ERSJFA have been made aware of our plans for the future and we will keep them apprised of the situation as our application progresses. We would like to thank the East of Scotland Football League for their help with the application and look forward to a new beginning for Livingston United Football Club. Livingston United Good statement well put - ‘We missed their deadline. Fair enough. We’ll go next year’. On the plus side Livi Utd know exactly where they stand and have a year (ish - depending on covid situation) to prepare for transition to EOS. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Think they are angling for AGM entry similar to what Kinnoull got last year. If the BUs get promoted there will be an odd number of teams left in the tier 7 conferences and that arguably creates a vacancy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Think they are angling for AGM entry similar to what Kinnoull got last year. If the BUs get promoted there will be an odd number of teams left in the tier 7 conferences and that arguably creates a vacancy. Possibly. But there seems a genuine acceptance that they haven’t just been unnecessarily rejected. Seeing positive progressive statements coming out of West Lothian is unusual but deserve respect and not cynicism. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Cynicism in your eyes is suggesting they might want in ASAP rather than staying quiet until next year? Aye, OK whatever you say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie smuggler Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Any news on new signings at Fauldhouse? It’s been rather quiet since the announcement of the new manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLad Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Any value in making early signings if there might not be any games until 2021? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chavez Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 08/05/2020 at 16:04, LongTimeLurker said: Think they are angling for AGM entry similar to what Kinnoull got last year. If the BUs get promoted there will be an odd number of teams left in the tier 7 conferences and that arguably creates a vacancy. Quote from the EOS Ethical Policy - not quite sure how they fulfill this if they accept a Club who never applied for 20/21 and were rejected already just to make up an even number. Oh I forgot - they done the same with Kinnoull last year so why worry about policies !! "The East of Scotland Football League will conduct its business honestly and ethically wherever we operate. We will deliver a recognised quality of service, products and operations and will maintain a reputation for honesty, fairness, respect, responsibility, integrity, trust and sound business judgement. No illegal or unethical conduct on the part of the League Officials or Members is in either the League’s or the wider football community’s best interest. The League will not compromise its principles for short-term advantage. The ethical performance of the East of Scotland Football League is the sum of ethics of the people working within the League or its Members. Thus, we are all expected to adhere to the same high standards of personal integrity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Quote from the EOS Ethical Policy - not quite sure how they fulfill this if they accept a Club who never applied for 20/21 and were rejected already just to make up an even number. Oh I forgot - they done the same with Kinnoull last year so why worry about policies !! "The East of Scotland Football League will conduct its business honestly and ethically wherever we operate. We will deliver a recognised quality of service, products and operations and will maintain a reputation for honesty, fairness, respect, responsibility, integrity, trust and sound business judgement. No illegal or unethical conduct on the part of the League Officials or Members is in either the League’s or the wider football community’s best interest. The League will not compromise its principles for short-term advantage. The ethical performance of the East of Scotland Football League is the sum of ethics of the people working within the League or its Members. Thus, we are all expected to adhere to the same high standards of personal integrity. Explain how it would be unethical for the EoS to admit a new applicant club if the existing members agree? I don't believe there was ever a formal application from Livingston for membership. An enquiry perhaps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, chavez said: Quote from the EOS Ethical Policy - not quite sure how they fulfill this if they accept a Club who never applied for 20/21 and were rejected already just to make up an even number. Oh I forgot - they done the same with Kinnoull last year so why worry about policies !! I don't think both of those things can happen. If they never applied, they could never have been rejected. In their own words they applied after the deadline for the 2020-21 season and have an application in for 2021-22. If a vacancy has been deemed to arise by the EoSFL, doesn't it make sense that the EoSFL would go to the club with a deferred application to see if they want to join now? https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/livingstonunitedjuniorfootballclub/news/official-club-statement-2533366.html Quote Official Club Statement The Season 2020-21 will be our clubs 50th Anniversary playing in the Junior grade of the game after being reformed in 1970, and it looks as if it will be the clubs last. As the club would like to announce that we have applied to move to the East of Scotland We were to late to meet the deadline of the 31rst March for the up and coming season (if any football gets played this year coming at all) but the application has been submitted to the EoSFA for next season. We feel that after the recent exodus of clubs moving to the East of Scotland and also the creation of the new WoSFL in the west there are now less ways for our club to develop and grow within the Junior grade. Our management team are young and ambitious and with the team they are building deserve to ply their trade at a higher level and moving to the East of Scotland has to be the next step in them achieving this. The ERSJFA have been made aware of our plans for the future and we will keep them apprised of the situation as our application progresses. We would like to thank the East of Scotland Football League for their help with the application and look forward to a new beginning for Livingston United Football Club. Livingston United Edited May 29, 2020 by FairWeatherFan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: I don't think both of those things can happen. If they never applied, they could never have been rejected. In their own words they applied after the deadline for the 2020-21 season and have an application in for 2021-22. If a vacancy has been deemed to arise by the EoSFL, doesn't it make sense that the EoSFL would go to the clean with a deferred application to see if they want to join now? https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/livingstonunitedjuniorfootballclub/news/official-club-statement-2533366.html Kinnoul made an enquiry last season after the deadline and were told they'd need to apply for the following season, which they did. Eyemouth then withdrew late in the day before AGM and Kinnoul were offered the chance to come in this season. They accepted and the members voted them in at AGM. No idea if that is even a possibility with Livingston or not - the above statement implies that they have applied for 21/22 - depends if Bo'ness get their licence and go to the LL (almost a certainty) but at the end of the day the EoS are in control of who does or does not get admitted to their league. Nobody else. It's not the concern of the EoS if that upsets anyone or at least it shouldn't be. Edited May 29, 2020 by Burnieman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, Burnieman said: Kinnoul made an enquiry last season after the deadline and were told they'd need to apply for the following season, which they did. Eyemouth then withdrew late in the day before AGM and Kinnoul were offered the chance to come in this season. They accepted and the members voted them in at AGM. No idea if that is even a possibility with Livingston or not - the above statement implies that they have applied for 21/22 - depends if Bo'ness get their licence and go to the LL (almost a certainty) but at the end of the day the EoS are in control of who does or does not get admitted to their league. Nobody else. It's not the concern of the EoS if that upsets anyone or at least it shouldn't be. Everyone's at the mercy of the SFA on this one. Chances are the SFA AGM might be after the Lowland League and EoSFL AGMs. In which case you're likely to see the ripple effect of Bo'ness United getting their SFA membership, which leads to the invitatation to the Lowland League. Fixture list wouldn't be out so its easy to slot them in. The EoSFL would have confirmed their 18 team EoS Premier and Conference set up. So Inverkeithing move up and Livingston United get an invite to fill Inverkeithing in their Conference. The only possible issue at that point is if they have done the cup draws for the SCC, Qualifying Cup & Alex Jack Cup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Explain how it would be unethical for the EoS to admit a new applicant club if the existing members agree? I don't believe there was ever a formal application from Livingston for membership. An enquiry perhaps. Yes an official application was made by Livingston after the deadline date. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Yes an official application was made by Livingston after the deadline date.There was an enquiry, not a formal application because they were told they were too late, but to apply for next season. At least that is my understanding. It never went to EGM for clubs to vote on. Either way they appear to have applied for 21/22. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 10 hours ago, sniffer said: Yes an official application was made by Livingston after the deadline date. Along with a letter explaining the circumstances for that which was a delayed EGM from what I remember of the related club statement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooseman Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 No word on new signings or not allowed to say yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 29/06/2020 at 17:13, hooseman said: No word on new signings or not allowed to say yet? Looks like all your best players have headed out the exit door. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie smuggler Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Sounds like a complete shitshow up at Fauldhouse just now. Players to be released from contracts only for committee to go against their word. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fufc1946 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 The smuggle thinks he knows it all when he don’t 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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