Comrie Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Will have to remind myself the Clach game is at 1:30 on Saturday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 There are yellow and amber weather warnings galore for wind on Friday and Saturday, so I wouldn't be surprised to see all matches postponed in the HL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: There are yellow and amber weather warnings galore for wind on Friday and Saturday, so I wouldn't be surprised to see all matches postponed in the HL. Saturday's not too bad for Inverness, hopeful for the Clach game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Only Wick v Formartine and Brora v Huntly are still on today, so far anyway. All the rest waterlogged. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Huntly v Clach, Keith v Brechin and Rothes v Brora postponed so far due to a mix of ice and waterlogged pitches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitburn Vale Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 "Licensed" Banks o Dee on course for a free swing of the bat come the play-offs possibly ?? NCL......"Unlicensed" Loch Ness top and by a fair margin from licensed Golspie Sutherland NRJFA......."Unlicensed" Culter top but licensed BoD not far behind with plenty of games in hand. Midlands....."Unlicensed" Dundee East Craigie top with a few in the chasing pack who are actively chasing a licence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Certainly looking that way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 It was a fantastically entertaining game in Banff on Saturday. Neither side can defend at all, but there were some cracking goals scored. Nairn deserved the win in my unbiased opinion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Obviously the table is all going to change following the news that Fort William are going full time as of January or summat. Watch out, Turriff! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalhedge Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 19 minutes ago, Jimmy Shaker said: Obviously the table is all going to change following the news that Fort William are going full time as of January or summat. Watch out, Turriff! Nothing would surprise me in this unique and wacky league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 The pyramid is all well and good but we need more clubs getting licensed for it to have any point. Most of the NCL play on public parks or high school 4G pitches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, TheScarf said: The pyramid is all well and good but we need more clubs getting licensed for it to have any point. Most of the NCL play on public parks or high school 4G pitches. Everyone in the North has basically been denied the opportunity to get licensed for the last several years due to sitting outside the pyramid. This is really year one for a lot of clubs in having SFA membership as an aim. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, FairWeatherFan said: Everyone in the North has basically been denied the opportunity to get licensed for the last several years due to sitting outside the pyramid. This is really year one for a lot of clubs in having SFA membership as an aim. It hasn't stopped Golspie. I know the ground requirement is only part of what you need to obtain one, but how are the clubs who play on said public parks and in high schools ever going to play in the HL? They can't ground share with Clach/Brora/Wick forever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, TheScarf said: It hasn't stopped Golspie. I know the ground requirement is only part of what you need to obtain one, but how are the clubs who play on said public parks and in high schools ever going to play in the HL? They can't ground share with Clach/Brora/Wick forever. Golspie Sutherland are a historical member of the SFA predating licencing they've been able to plug away at keeping up with licencing requirements. While new applicants would have to meet those requirements from the initial application. Banks O'Dee were the one new applicant from the North to apply once licencing became a thing and before a commitment to the pyramid stipulation was introduced. The NCL represents the only senior league that really covers the Highlands. Being a single division it represents a significant amount of diversity in the levels that the clubs operate under. It's not the aim of every single team to reach the Highland League. Tain St Duthus have had a rep mention licencing is a long term aim of their club on FitbaNorth in the past. Halkirk United are a club that have floated ambitions of entering the HL in the past. The traditional NCL teams are going to see some clubs get licenced over the next few years. Being part of the pyramid, the Tier 6 Playoff, and hopefully now a qualifying spot to the Scottish Cup for a non-licenced champion will see those clubs start to think about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalhedge Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 26 minutes ago, TheScarf said: It hasn't stopped Golspie. I know the ground requirement is only part of what you need to obtain one, but how are the clubs who play on said public parks and in high schools ever going to play in the HL? They can't ground share with Clach/Brora/Wick forever. Fort William managed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, TheScarf said: It hasn't stopped Golspie. I know the ground requirement is only part of what you need to obtain one, but how are the clubs who play on said public parks and in high schools ever going to play in the HL? They can't ground share with Clach/Brora/Wick forever. ...they are not is the probable answer. Just as many smaller clubs in the SoS, EoS, WoS, Midlands and north region will probably never get around to doing licensing either given it's likely to be a moving target with extra hurdles like covered seating being added over time like floodlights were. If Tayside hadn't crashed the party at the very last minute nothing much was likely to happen any time soon in HL terms beyond Fort William getting replaced by BoD. Maybe another top north region club would find a way to do it in the next five years or so or Golspie would win a playoff but that's about it. Edited December 13, 2021 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 There’s a clear divide in quality in the HL this year, with the top 7 we’ll away from the rest. Any specific reason for that? Have the other clubs got more money or just run well? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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