bendan Posted April 30, 2023 Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 I haven't seen any mention on here of the SFA's proposed Conference League at tier 5 in Scottish football, supposedly to include 4 B teams who can't be promoted or relegated. I'd hope St Mirren will not be voting in favour of this, even though we're not likely to be affected in any way. The club should support a proper pyramid being developed. Any word of the clubs position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W6er Posted May 1, 2023 Report Share Posted May 1, 2023 7 hours ago, bendan said: I haven't seen any mention on here of the SFA's proposed Conference League at tier 5 in Scottish football, supposedly to include 4 B teams who can't be promoted or relegated. I'd hope St Mirren will not be voting in favour of this, even though we're not likely to be affected in any way. The club should support a proper pyramid being developed. Any word of the clubs position? I agree. I personally hate the idea of 'B teams' in the football pyramid. It's the thin end of the wedge and will likely eventually result in them progressing up the pyramid. Imagine a scenario where the 4 B teams finish top of the Conference consistently over several seasons, the argument will be that they need to move up a level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 I would hope SMiSA would conduct a survey of fans' opinions to present to the Board in which way to vote. Hope it is a resounding rejection of this proposal.Sent from my SM-G980F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 https://www.change.org/p/vote-against-the-unjust-conference-league-at-the-scottish-football-association-agmSent from my SM-G980F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 On 4/30/2023 at 10:30 PM, bendan said: I haven't seen any mention on here of the SFA's proposed Conference League at tier 5 in Scottish football, supposedly to include 4 B teams who can't be promoted or relegated. I'd hope St Mirren will not be voting in favour of this, even though we're not likely to be affected in any way. The club should support a proper pyramid being developed. Any word of the clubs position? I would hugely challenge against that. What we will see with the Colts in play at that level, is an added feather in the cap of the bigot brothers to attract players. Dylan Reid was close to going to Celtic and part of the package was, first team, competitive football at the Colts. Hibs lost Connor Young this season to the Colts. The Conference will now have the set, six best Lowland/ Highland league clubs for Colts to play against. The league will also be funded with at least an additional half a million pounds through entry fee, sponsorship and media coverage. This will allow these clubs to strengthen even more. Reid didn't go because the level was too low, them being allowed to play at a higher level against better players, will cost clubs like St Mirren, talented youngsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Out of interest, is anyone taking this subject to the SMISA AGM? I can’t make it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albanian Buddy Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 58 minutes ago, bazil85 said: Out of interest, is anyone taking this subject to the SMISA AGM? I can’t make it myself. You can’t attend? The club needs you more than ever to deal with these problems. Joking aside. Why not write direct to SMISA? I find they respond very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, Albanian Buddy said: You can’t attend? The club needs you more than ever to deal with these problems. Joking aside. Why not write direct to SMISA? I find they respond very quickly. I did, and they did come back very quick. Basically saying it’s still being discussed & a statement will be out before the vote. Still feel, from a visibility and fan inclusion perspective, this would be best discussed at an open forum like the AGM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albanian Buddy Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 26 minutes ago, bazil85 said: I did, and they did come back very quick. Basically saying it’s still being discussed & a statement will be out before the vote. Still feel, from a visibility and fan inclusion perspective, this would be best discussed at an open forum like the AGM. Chase them up again and make sure it’s going to be discussed in your absence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleySaint Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 7 hours ago, bazil85 said: I did, and they did come back very quick. Basically saying it’s still being discussed & a statement will be out before the vote. Still feel, from a visibility and fan inclusion perspective, this would be best discussed at an open forum like the AGM. Or of course you could wait for a club statement indicating it is in the best interest of the club and spin that instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, StanleySaint said: Or of course you could wait for a club statement indicating it is in the best interest of the club and spin that instead. If they come out and say the matter is "closed" and give a very well reasoned and clear response in a statement, sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65594968 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 Let Celtic & Rangers have their colts and 10 other premiership teams can pool resources to create a youth structure with 4-5 players from each club being offered places in a Northern and a Southern development side. It would be easy to put in place a regulatory system that ensures every player gets equal game time and coaching being delivered through the SFA development structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 I am not in favour. My ultimate concern is that should Celtic and Rangers leave the SPFL then the Colts would slot into their places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleySaint Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 Really! My concern is that the bully boys get their way and a third of the top league are made up of both sets of bigot A and B sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 2 hours ago, StanleySaint said: Really! My concern is that the bully boys get their way and a third of the top league are made up of both sets of bigot A and B sides. I can’t see that being allowed SS but I could see their Colts becoming the de facto teams playing in the Scottish Leagues as a feeder for their top teams playing in another league. I hope neither scenario comes about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleySaint Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 You'd like to think so but the door is now open let's see how far they can push it before the rest of the teams say enough is enough, wider than we'd all hope I suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 Jack McSkeane Who was voted in as one of the new SMISA directors has said on Twitter, he will be engaging directly with the club board on this & will provide an update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgo Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 Why are we not pushing to get our colt team involved?Or is it just the big teams that are getting an invite? Sent from my VOG-L09 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 Why are we not pushing to get our colt team involved?Or is it just the big teams that are getting an invite? Sent from my VOG-L09 using TapatalkI could give you 400,000 reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 20 hours ago, gorgo said: Why are we not pushing to get our colt team involved? Or is it just the big teams that are getting an invite? Sent from my VOG-L09 using Tapatalk Because the proposal is immoral, unethical & doesn't focus on what Scottish football needs in this sense. We need a stronger pathway for young players to develop to senior squads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albanian Buddy Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 hour ago, bazil85 said: Because the proposal is immoral, unethical & doesn't focus on what Scottish football needs in this sense. We need a stronger pathway for young players to develop to senior squads. You really should have attended the last few meetings and made your opinion public. I don’t disagree but do something constructive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, Albanian Buddy said: You really should have attended the last few meetings and made your opinion public. I don’t disagree but do something constructive. I couldn’t attend the meeting. I have contacted the club & SMISA on it & it looks like there will be fan engagement before the vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted May 27, 2023 Report Share Posted May 27, 2023 https://twitter.com/tonclubtogether/status/1662363466978451456?s=46&t=o7cZTRZQdQRmoiuMLXLeXw Well done Morton… Not often we get to say that. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 SMISA will be sending a survey tomorrow, to fans on the conference league to get opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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