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Scottish football

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So it seems Buckie Thistle can't make the step up.
According to the Daily Record..
Yeah , it all came out last night. SPFL created new criteria for promotion to the Leagues eg Safety Officer , Doctor , upgraded floodlights etc. Apparently even some clubs already in League 2 don’t meet the new criteria. Some have suggested that these have been introduced to make it harder for existing league clubs to be relegated / keep out new clubs.I couldn’t possibly comment. Anyway the SFA cancelled the play offs.

I was at the club yesterday afternoon and there was no mention of this coming up. The rumour is that the Club hierarchy weren’t keen on promotion anyway eg playing Stranraer home/away won’t generate as much income as local derbies, we currently have about 12 teams within an hours drive. I was looking forward to the Play off games , but not particularly arsed about promotion , a chance to play in League 2 would have been nice though . The Club’s response of “ We’ve been addressing the issues and are all gutted, but rules are rules and we’ll just have to take it on the chin. “ doesn’t really smack of “ corrupt SFA” , total outrage, we’re going to fight this attitude 🤷‍♂️.

Sadly we’re likely to lose our two best players who are both 22 and good enough to play at least League 1level.

PS Al, last Saturday’s crowd has been variously assesed as 1200 and 2000. Anyway a decent crows by even League1 League2 standards.
 
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Well , it looks like Buckie are not taking this lying down . Some extracts :
"Attached is a screenshot from the Decision Note issued by the SFA, which clearly states a decision on the Bronze Licence is deferred until the 15th of May. Buckie Thistle were awarded derogations on 3 of the items mentioned, and given until 15th May to resolve the Medical items."
"After further discussions with the SFA this morning, we are now looking into the possibility of taking this to Arbitration, as per Article 99 of the SFA handbook."
"Further updates will be provided in due course.“

Looks like we’ll need those “ SFA , corrupt as fik “ chants 🙂
 
Yeah , it all came out last night. SPFL created new criteria for promotion to the Leagues eg Safety Officer , Doctor , upgraded floodlights etc. Apparently even some clubs already in League 2 don’t meet the new criteria. Some have suggested that these have been introduced to make it harder for existing league clubs to be relegated / keep out new clubs.I couldn’t possibly comment. Anyway the SFA cancelled the play offs.

I was at the club yesterday afternoon and there was no mention of this coming up. The rumour is that the Club hierarchy weren’t keen on promotion anyway eg playing Stranraer home/away won’t generate as much income as local derbies, we currently have about 12 teams within an hours drive. I was looking forward to the Play off games , but not particularly arsed about promotion , a chance to play in League 2 would have been nice though . The Club’s response of “ We’ve been addressing the issues and are all gutted, but rules are rules and we’ll just have to take it on the chin. “ doesn’t really smack of “ corrupt SFA” , total outrage, we’re going to fight this attitude 🤷‍♂️.

Sadly we’re likely to lose our two best players who are both 22 and good enough to play at least League 1level.

PS Al, last Saturday’s crowd has been variously assesed as 1200 and 2000. Anyway a decent crows by even League1 League2 standards.
 
Yeah , it all came out last night. SPFL created new criteria for promotion to the Leagues eg Safety Officer , Doctor , upgraded floodlights etc. Apparently even some clubs already in League 2 don’t meet the new criteria. Some have suggested that these have been introduced to make it harder for existing league clubs to be relegated / keep out new clubs.I couldn’t possibly comment. Anyway the SFA cancelled the play offs.

I was at the club yesterday afternoon and there was no mention of this coming up. The rumour is that the Club hierarchy weren’t keen on promotion anyway eg playing Stranraer home/away won’t generate as much income as local derbies, we currently have about 12 teams within an hours drive. I was looking forward to the Play off games , but not particularly arsed about promotion , a chance to play in League 2 would have been nice though . The Club’s response of “ We’ve been addressing the issues and are all gutted, but rules are rules and we’ll just have to take it on the chin. “ doesn’t really smack of “ corrupt SFA” , total outrage, we’re going to fight this attitude 🤷‍♂️.

Sadly we’re likely to lose our two best players who are both 22 and good enough to play at least League 1level.

PS Al, last Saturday’s crowd has been variously assesed as 1200 and 2000. Anyway a decent crows by even League1 League2 standards.
Some Championship clubs don't get that!
 

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