Jaggernaut Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 QP going professional, ambitious clubs (with resources) in the Highland and Lowland leagues, rumours about some SPFL and Division 1 and 2 teams on the brink of liquidation..... Could we be heading for a fundamental reorganization of the entire professional (and semi-professional) game in Scotland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Jaggernaut said: QP going professional, ambitious clubs (with resources) in the Highland and Lowland leagues, rumours about some SPFL and Division 1 and 2 teams on the brink of liquidation..... Could we be heading for a fundamental reorganization of the entire professional (and semi-professional) game in Scotland? It wouldn't be before time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Jaggernaut said: QP going professional, ambitious clubs (with resources) in the Highland and Lowland leagues, rumours about some SPFL and Division 1 and 2 teams on the brink of liquidation..... Could we be heading for a fundamental reorganization of the entire professional (and semi-professional) game in Scotland? It’s already starting to happen https://wosfl.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, jaggy said: It’s already starting to happen https://wosfl.co.uk/ Interesting stuff. So we now have 2 clubs from East Kilbride who could both end up in the SPFL? Crazy stuff. But hey, that's Scottish football for you. And Bonnyton Thistle 2 tiers away from SPFL , another Kilmarnock club. Edited July 9, 2020 by Garscube Road End Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 I like the fact that teams have the opportunity to move up the pyramid. Unless Brechin are siting 10th in League 2 of course.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 1 minute ago, David Brent said: I like the fact that teams have the opportunity to move up the pyramid. Unless Brechin are siting 10th in League 2 of course.... Indeed. Let's give Brechin perpetual immunity from relegation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a f kincaid Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) In an unprecedented (copyright C Young) the town of Brechin has been moved lock stock and barrel on the back of 1,000 low loaders and established in open land just near Linlithgow. A spokesman for the main sponsor of the move, the SPFL, said the decision had been taken in the interests of footballing integrity and as a result of a secret vote by member clubs. The result of the vote is believed to have been a resounding "no" but 2 Premiership clubs had voted "Yes" so the move was entirely democratic. Edited July 9, 2020 by a f kincaid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, David Brent said: I like the fact that teams have the opportunity to move up the pyramid. Unless Brechin are siting 10th in League 2 of course.... Perhaps tho' Brechin will have been granted dispensation to play in the Vanarama National League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 1 minute ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Perhaps tho' Brechin will have been granted dispensation to play in the Vanarama National League. Can they not be incorporated into the Norwegian league? I'm sure the Norwegians would marvel at the hedge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Perhaps tho' Brechin will have been granted dispensation to play in the Vanarama National League. Can we not make it the Vanuatu National League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, Garscube Road End said: Interesting stuff. So we now have 2 clubs from East Kilbride who could both end up in the SPFL? Crazy stuff. But hey, that's Scottish football for you. And Bonnyton Thistle 2 tiers away from SPFL , another Kilmarnock club. I think there's more to it, with East & South of Scotland leagues in the pyramid, I presume teams in the North and Fife as well. The way EK Thistle have been playing for many years I think it's unlikely they'll even make the Lowland League. EKFC have been aiming for the SPFL for many years and failed in playoffs twice, lost to Cowdenbeath in the final, and more recently thrashed by Cove in the Semi. With Paton, Squiddy and possibly other ex-Jags in the team I might go and see them if we're away next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 With all the talk of new clubs entering the SPFL. how long before there are rumblings of ressurecting the SPL or some other closed-shop for the top flight and wannabes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Do we have any kind of official link with Rossvale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Hibs sign Kevin Nisbet. As I understand it (though would not be first time I’m wrong)we would have been due 10 per cent of that as a development fee if we had offered Nisbet a contract. But as we did not we are not entitled to anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 I was disappointed that we let him go at the time. We have just been relegated and thought he had a decent reputation when out on loan so he could have done a job as a back up to Doolan. However i suppose sometimes these things happen and maybe if he stay at thistle for the last two years he would be playing Junior football now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: I was disappointed that we let him go at the time. We have just been relegated and thought he had a decent reputation when out on loan so he could have done a job as a back up to Doolan. However i suppose sometimes these things happen and maybe if he stay at thistle for the last two years he would be playing Junior football now. Think Kevin Nisbet let himself down a bit in his 2 loan spells at Dumbarton and Ayr , actually think McCall sent him back to us before his loan was completed . Think everyone at Firhill saw his potential but think his attitude has changed now. Good luck to him at Hibs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 I think being released by Archibald was the kick up the arse he needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 It certainly sounds like, and looks like (from performances) that KN has sorted out any attitude/application problems he might have had while with us. Hope he does well. Some regrets about us releasing him "too soon." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Mentioned countless times on here about Nisbet. Good luck to the guy, anyway. Not many of us, certainly not me, could screw the nut at that age. One positive is his move is cracking PR for the academy and useful for recruitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter of '63 Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) Nesbit seemed to be a real prospect but his loan spells at both Ayr & Dumbarton were underwhelming and he himself apparently accepts that his attitude at Thistle was not good so I suppose there can be little criticism of the decision to release him at that time. I didn't have an opinion of his ability because apart from a few minutes as an occasional substitute, I didn't ever see him play for Thistle. I do think it is a legitimate criticism of the Weir Academy and Scottish Football in general that young players with potential are not given a real chance in the first team. Instead, we gave regular starts to Ryan Stevenson (talented but with poor application and not a striker), Pogba ( lumbering, lazy & useless), Azeez (fast, strong, hopeless finisher) and Myles Storey( got into great positions then messed up) plus a few other random almost forgotten guys like Nathan Eccleston. I don't think that lot scored much more than 10 goals amongst them. I would much rather have seen a young Kevin Nesbit given the chance to see what he could do. Edited July 10, 2020 by Winter of '63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javeajag Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Rumours on the twitter about higginbotham coming back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 42 minutes ago, javeajag said: Rumours on the twitter about higginbotham coming back Isnt he in India? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
policemans whistle Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 We seem to be the comeback team- Doolan, Erskine, Higgy and many more. We will change the name to Past it Thistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javeajag Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, Garscube Road End said: Isnt he in India? No idea ....just saw it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Also linked with Carl Tremarco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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