from today's Times...
"Rangers and Celtic are in advanced talks with the Lowland League about having their ‘B’ teams in the game’s fifth tier next season. The Lowland League hierarchy approached the Old Firm clubs, having decided the move would bring significant commercial benefits for their division. Rangers and Celtic are both enthusiastic because they see it as a way to bridge the gap..." (the rest is behind a paywall).
Why do I feel a sense of unease about this?
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06-05-2021 11:22 AM #1@hibs.net private member
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Rangers and Celtic ‘B’ teams to join Lowland League
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06-05-2021 11:27 AM #2@hibs.net private member
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It’s the words Rangers and Celtic that’s causing your unease.
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06-05-2021 11:28 AM #3@hibs.net private member
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Pity it’s not their first teams
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06-05-2021 11:31 AM #4@hibs.net private member
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57003260
Fortunately the BBC don't block content. SPFL clubs get to vote on it.There is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.
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06-05-2021 12:05 PM #5Testimonial Due
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Not that unusual. Einburgh's B team played in the Championship this season 😂
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06-05-2021 12:08 PM #6Left by mutual consent!
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Shouldn't be allowed to happen. Hopefully the club's see sense.
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06-05-2021 12:09 PM #7First Team Breakthrough
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The key phrase in there is “significant commercial benefits”. That’s the sole reason for this. Nothing to do with growing the game or developing players.
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06-05-2021 12:18 PM #8@hibs.net private member
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Are they just participating, or can they get promotion
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06-05-2021 12:20 PM #9@hibs.net private member
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As long as they can’t be promoted I don’t care.
United we stand here....
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06-05-2021 01:06 PM #10Coaching Staff
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They should have to join at the bottom. Teams have been trying to get promoted to the lowland league.Play fair.
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06-05-2021 01:08 PM #11@hibs.net private member
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That’s my thinking. It wouldn’t be much of a commercial benefit to the league if they were both out of it in a couple of seasons.
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06-05-2021 01:08 PM #12@hibs.net private member
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IIRC when this came up before the proposal was that they could be promoted, but only to a certain level – I think it was the Championship? I'd assume this would be similar. Originally Posted by Billy Whizz
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06-05-2021 01:12 PM #13Coaching Staff
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Exactly this. Absolute shambles from the SFA if they let this happen, and the Lowland league, who have been shouting and screaming about sporting integrity and the values of the pyramid, while at the same time in talks to boot around 50? Clubs square in the nads by allowing these two cretins to bypass them all. Originally Posted by Waxy
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06-05-2021 01:15 PM #14@hibs.net private member
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Would clearly be the key issue Originally Posted by Billy Whizz
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06-05-2021 02:46 PM #15@hibs.net private member
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If it’s good enough for OF, let’s join as well. Enhance development of our under 18s plus a few late developers. Hibs Hearts Dons Arabs etc should only agree to it if they can join too in a pyramid restructure and OF can pay for it
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06-05-2021 02:52 PM #16Coaching Staff
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Did Hibs not do similar in East of Scotland League? No issue with it as long as they cant be promoted.
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06-05-2021 02:52 PM #17First Team Breakthrough
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I think it's actually a good idea but only if other premiership teams can have teams involved if they chose to.
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06-05-2021 03:16 PM #18@hibs.net private member
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We had a team in the EoS the season we got relegated, think that was one of the things that went for a bit of cost cutting. Originally Posted by Since452
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06-05-2021 03:34 PM #19Left by mutual consent!
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Really doesn't bother me one jot!
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06-05-2021 04:03 PM #20Coaching Staff
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Maybe they still think there's still a possibility of going south to the Premier league, but think they can maintain a presence in Scotland by having colt teams competing in lowland league.
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06-05-2021 04:07 PM #21@hibs.net private member
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Just because it’s not in the top leagues doesn’t make it right. Why should Lowland league teams have to put up with coming 3rd as best that can be achieved any more so than Scottish lower leagues? Not right
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06-05-2021 05:26 PM #22Testimonial Due
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If they can't get promoted, I'm not too bothered. They finish 1st and 2nd...3rd place team wins the trophy and goes into the playoffs. If they can get promoted...nobody with ANY first team experience can sign for them Originally Posted by EI255
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06-05-2021 05:34 PM #23@hibs.net private member
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STV news saying it’s for one season only
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06-05-2021 06:29 PM #24Coaching Staff
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Only because they’ll be working their ticket to get them into league 2. This summer is too soon for it, so they’ll be working on every other club for the next 12 months to expand league 2 to 16 teams. Originally Posted by Billy Whizz
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06-05-2021 07:03 PM #25@hibs.net private member
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I’d rather see more forward thinking Junior teams there if there’s any left in the pyramid system.
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06-05-2021 07:20 PM #26@hibs.net private member
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if they get promotion the lowland league clubs will just get one season of the benefits....
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06-05-2021 07:40 PM #27Testimonial Due
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This could financially disadvantage the Highland League come the playoffs.
No issue if they cant be promoted but one in Highland, one in Lowland then alternate. Wont happen because its probably too fair.
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CLUB STATEMENT:
We are now aware that there is a proposal regarding Celtic and Rangers ‘B’ teams entering the Lowland League for season 21/22. There is a Lowland League meeting of member clubs on Monday 10th May to discuss the proposal. Whilst I feel it is only fair to hear out the proposal – and we have many questions and views arising – there is one issue that I feel is not being addressed.
The proposal is in effect to increase the size of the League by two places. If this is the case then I would demand these two places were first offered to clubs that have bought into the concept of a pyramid and are currently in the Lowland League feeder Leagues. Like Civil Service Strollers, they will have spent significant time and money to improve playing facilities etc. This must be both recognised and the spirit of the pyramid adhered to.
Russell Pryde
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Civil Service Strollers FCSpace to let
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06-05-2021 08:01 PM #29ADMIN
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I think the Highland League will be just fine with out them and their baggage. There’s a long history of healthy rivalries there. The novelty of having them in the Lowland league will quickly wear off. Originally Posted by Wakeyhibee
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06-05-2021 08:05 PM #30Administrator
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**** them.
The Strollers statement says it all. There are teams that are investing time and money trying to gain entry into the Lowland League on sporting merit. Football should always be a meritocracy and parachuting those 2 into anywhere other than the very bottom of the pyramid is wrong.
Aside from the unfairness on the teams in the EOS League and so on it's only a stepping stone into trying to get them into the league system proper.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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