East Stirlingshire have been in the league for seven seasons and last season was, by far, their worst season so I'm not sure about the "having been in this league either a season or a couple of seasons, should now be settled and know what is required to get out of the Lowland League" claim. ActivityNot keen on an 18 game season, with what is going to be a sectional league cup - allegedly a 'minimum of six' further games. Not really a major upset as, by various accounts, Turriff are an improving side and Huntly always. All Activity; SearchWondering how it compares between the WoS, EoS, Highland and Lowland leagues. Strathspey's numbers at Harlaw Park are tragic - P13, L13, GF9, GA48 - and the combined home and away results are the most lop-sided between any two sides since the three junior sides came into the league. The Indigo Comms Pie and Bovril Predictor Competition Week 18. Airdrie . Money talks, has any colt/reserve side ever tried to get into the Highland League ?The SFA’s Conference League Proposal As has been reported in the media, the SFA AGM on 6th June will include Ranaldo Bairn. P&B 2021 Light (Default) P&B 2021 Dark . 25. Combined discussion on Highland League, Midlands League, North Caledonian League and North Superleague. Aberdeen . Annan Athletic . P&B 2019 . Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . Breedon Highland League - Match Postponements Please note that, following a meeting of Office Bearers, the entire Breedon Highland League programme for today, Saturday 29th January, has been postponed. P&B Dark Alternative . EverywhereNorth Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. Highland League fixtures 2023-24 Saturday July 29 2023 – Banks o’ Dee v Wick Academy, Brechin City v Formar Posted Images. "2nd place Buckie City host Aberdeenshire rivals Brechin Thistle in a winner takes all clash at the top of the Highlandshire League this weekend. 1,604 likes · 231 talking about this. Aberdeen . Is the longest journey of them all. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . P&B Dark Alternative . Pie and Bovril Official Announcements. Cove Rangers . P&B Dark Alternative . North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. Hopefully we'll get highlights, sounds like a barnburner of a game. All Activity; SearchHighland League news, featuring Fraserburgh fc, Buckie Thistle, Brechin City fc, Brora Rangers, Hunty fc, Fort William FC, plus all Highland League teamsStealing the thread idea from @HibeeJibee, as we enter into the final months of the season it might be worth a look at the possible coming and going between the HL and Tier 6 Leagues. Sign in with TwitterNorth Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. Cowdenbeath. Bonnyrigg were certainly the bigger and much more physical side - it looked men against boys in terms of physical stature, and opposite to the stereotype of 'robust' Highland League teams. With promotion to the Lowland League at stake, the 2 p The Highland League, as well as the SFA and SPFL support the principle of clubs being allowed to express a preference for which league they are relegated to if they are Club 42. P&B 2016 . . The consensus seems to be that any type of extending the pyramid in the Highland region won't happen as the smaller clubs won't vote for relegation. Location : Lossiemouth. Brechin City . Cowdenbeath . Quote. League 2 should be expanded to 18 teams with 3 tier 5 leagues, LL East, LL West and Highland feeding into it. Lowland League; P&B Home; Browse. Aberdeen . Cold Feet. Highland League 1911-12 playoff. Ayr Utd . All Activity; SearchNot keen on an 18 game season, with what is going to be a sectional league cup - allegedly a 'minimum of six' further games. Yes. Cowdenbeath. Alloa Athletic . With promotion to the Lowland League at stake, the 2 p The General Nonsense Forum. April 20 "2nd place Buckie City host Aberdeenshire rivals Brechin Thistle in a winner takes all clash at the top of the Highlandshire League this weekend. All Activity; SearchHopefully a Highland League team wins the other play off against Bonnyrigg and it relegates two of the present bottom LL chancers out the story. Far from the conclusion to draw. Maxwell promised a pyramid review to get the B Teams in this season and came up with a half arsed plan to open the door for future B Teams entry into SPFL and League 2 Clubs are so afraid of the Lowland. The plans have been created by the Scottish Pyramid Working Group and if successful would be introduced for the 2024/25 season. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . · Posted 4 minutes ago. Aberdeen . Posted August 7. Albion Rovers . Dav nan Gael. We will also use this forum to release announcements to all of our users. Posted September 18. Lowland League; P&B Home; Browse. B teams will probably be back next year trying to get in again or attempting to reconstruct things for their benefit. Think a general thread of the HL Chatter is probably needed The League gets underway on 24th July with an 18 team division for the first time in a couple of seasons. P&B 2017 . All Activity; SearchI'd file under Craig Whyte Retro Cheap suit, flats in the Merchant City, buys Albion Rovers for the proverbial £1 and punts the land to some dodgy councillors called O'Boyle, Gallagher and McLaughlin on the planning and/or housing committee of NLC for some completely inflated priceThe Highland Amateur Cup Semi Final between Ness and Pentland United will be played at Culbokie on Saturday 6th August with a 1pm kick off. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . With promotion to the Lowland League at stake, the 2 p JULY 2023 AUGUST 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 May 2024 Bonnyrigg were certainly the bigger and much more physical side - it looked men against boys in terms of physical stature, and opposite to the stereotype of 'robust' Highland League teams. That would be making a mockery of the pyramid system. JULY 2023 AUGUST 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 May 20242022–23 Highland League Chat IPS Theme by IPSFocus; Theme . P&B Dark Alternative . Annan Athletic . Activity. All Activity; SearchPie and Bovril Official Announcements. Discuss them all here ! League 1; League 2; North Pyramid; Lowland League; East of Scotland League; South of Scotland League; West of Scotland League; Other Fitba. Activity. League 1 is a bit of an anomaly this season whereby it's already a two horse race for automatic relegation, but with the current playoff structure then you can usually have all participating teams fighting for something significant whether that be a promotion chance or avoiding. All Activity; SearchPage 1 of 5062. P&B Dark Alternative . Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) Raith fans have a popular thread running where they can discuss all things Raith without the need for various different threads, so with there seemingly being a lot to discuss with us right now, it seems a good idea to make one for ourselves. Posted February 11. The obvious answer for Midlands League is to bin off at least one of the cups, play them as end of season tournaments or double up nominated League games as Cup games As well as having 3 teams in the big Scottish there's the Junior Cup, East Region Cup - effectively a League Cup and the Quest East&North combined Cup. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . P&B 2019 . Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. If anyone is willing to do headcounts could I ask that all behind spectators side of barriers are counted. First Preliminary Round - Saturday 28th November 2020 - (2 ties & 22 byes) East of Scotland League (1) - Musselburgh Athletic & 3 others from East, South and West leagues plus Banks o'Dee Second Preliminary Round - Saturday 12th December 2020 - (26 ties) Lowland League (14) - Berwick Rangers, Bo'ness United, BSC Glasgow,. Talking about league re-construction, the TV deal, playing style, youth development, fan experience, etc. Combined discussion on Highland League, Midlands League, North Caledonian League and North Superleague. Lewis Camanachd have done really well since entering the shinty league system in 2011. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . By Redcar. By D. Aberdeen . The L1/L2. Or sign in with one of these services. Albion Rovers . Brechin City . Page 55 of 70. I thought that St Johnstone defence were all early to mid 30s. If post levels get to decent numbers we'll provide specific sub forums for each league. Not keen on an 18 game season, with what is going to be a sectional league. but I can’t see it happening because of the wage demands most likely unless these new investors are willing to put some money in to the club. Albion Rovers . Especially as over time there have been changes to licencing standards. All Activity; SearchHighland league East of Scotland Lowland South of Scotland Spreadsheets updated. Tier 5: 10/12 team Highland League Premier (Licence required) Tier 6: 10/12 team Highland League First (no Licence required) Tier 7: NRJFA / Tayside Superleagues Tier 8: NRJFA Regions / NCL As more clubs in tiers 6 and 7 become Licenced over time, increase number of clubs playing at tier 5 and 6. Cove Rangers . For the teams given in bold in the above post, the winning record given is their actual longest league winning run in the Highland League. Brechin City . Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . maybe all the games catching us up & some formation changes, mind it is still early doors so I can see why Sammy is experimenting. Afternoon all! THE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIARY 2018/19 IS NOW ON SALE! Now in its fifth year, the latest SHFL Diary clocks in at a bumper 310 pages, and is a complete record of the 2018/19 Breedon Highland League season, which saw 1,260 goals scored across ten long months and ended wi. Ayr Utd . Obviously not Highland League, but big congrats to Nairn County on the big upset over Ross County to win the North of Scotland Cup! Love to see teams winning these trophies that will actually celebrate and appreciate it. November 10, 2017 in North Pyramid. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. Posted October 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, citydiehard said: Pretty poor from the Highland League only re arranging one game for this weekend. Forfar Athletic News 2018 onwards. If post levels get to decent numbers we'll provide specific sub forums for each league. Ayr Utd . I heard through the grapevine here in Dundee that this morning's PWG was really positive and it will shortly be confirmed that there will be 3 leagues feeding into the Highland League from 2021/22: North Caledonian League, North Juniors & Midland League. 8 minutes ago, Craigus said: Perma-injured midfielder with a lack of game time for the last season or two. They have to make considerable sacrifices though, playing a block of away games initially until the ferry timetable changes to allow visiting teams to do a day trip. Gold Members; 845 My Team : Blackburn United. Alloa Athletic . Looks like we will be in this relegation battle if results don’t start going our way. They think it would lose them hospitality bookings but end up trying to cram loads of them in at the end of winter when the weather's shite, so they probably lose more. org. " The word "rarely" is doing some heavy lifting there. Published March 2020. P&B 2016 . Is it worth the 69 p?Scottish Premiership First Round 33 Games Points Total This Season vs Last Season Celtic +10 Rangers +3 Aberdeen +17 Hearts -9 Hibs +6 St. He's only 28. Its main topic is the Highland League, it's a bit of a niche interest on here. I get why both could be seen as yellows so not too sure why Hibs are losing their shit over this. Posted August 1, 2019. Alloa Athletic . All Activity; SearchThey have no sugar daddy, just a hard-working board working within their means. Cove Rangers . 2. sounds perfect RRFC material. P&B 2017 . First of looking at the Highland League, Fort William were the massive favourites to finish bottom, but having br. Talking about league re-construction, the TV deal, playing style, youth development, fan experience, etc. Activity. The proposal is engineered to get lower SPFL Club votes by providing a soft landing if relegated of a continuous 40k per season. Albion Rovers . Ayr Utd . Activity. P&B 2019 . Alloa Athletic . Activity. Sign In. My Team : Lossiemouth. So a relegation to the conference would almost certainly be followed by another relegation the following season as they finish bottom of the conference. Airdrie . All Activity; SearchJump to content. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . 2k posts. Activity. Brechin City . Posted July 26, 2019. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . All Activity; SearchLowland League General Discussion - Page 24 - Lowland League - Pie & Bovril. Ayr Utd . Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . If that were to happen, the bottom club in the. T. Helps playing on a flat surface compared to some of the tattie fields in the league but they played some cracking football and have a few very handy wee players. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. 1st 1/2 we seemed a bit slow. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . 1. B, with Nine district leagues. With promotion to the Lowland League at stake, the 2 p Plus the Midlands League don't seem to be in hurry to get a champion crowned for a play-off, they've got fixtures to 22nd April the same date as the HL finishes yet that still leaves some clubs in contention with 6 more games to play. Activity. That will allow a joined up, intelligent, workable, fair and progressive structure to emerge. I do agree more needs to be done to relegate from the SPFL, but I don’t think either the Highland League or the Lowland League with their current relegation set-up from larger leagues can really complain too much either. The Indigo Comms Pie and Bovril Predictor Competition Week 16 1 2. Carnoustie are definitely on the way back after losing their first 2 games. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . Albion Rovers . Ayr Utd . There’s plenty time for games, providing certain clubs keep an eye on their pitches. 20. Aberdeen . 1. If post levels get to decent numbers we'll provide specific sub forums for each league. P&B Dark Alternative . Aberdeen . . Club 42 could have been relegated to the LL for 2021-22. Alloa Athletic . All Activity; SearchPie and Bovril Official Announcements. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . Bit previous and maybe over optimistic, but seeing as Rod Houston's on the case thought it worth sticking a thread up. Similar to most European access levels, particularly Austria, the plan envisages two Premiers (12-12) underpinned by three regional Championship. Clyde . Pie and Bovril Official Announcements. Highland League fixtures 2023-24 Saturday July 29 2023 – Banks o’ Dee v Wick Academy, Brechin City v Formar Posted Images. Clyde . Page 1 of 34. Come and join over 50000 members in our discussion forums. Activity. Reply to this topic. Loads of options up front now and a much improved defence. Sign In. P&B 2017 . All Activity; SearchPosted October 15. They had 9 triallists in their squad today, maybe need more time to bed in a team, BoD are pretty settled and are probably aiming for top 4 if they remember to read their emails. Sign in with FacebookPromoting and extending senior association football across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Activity. Cowdenbeath were unable to maintain bronze in Lowland League as they would have had to arrange to get a doctor to attend virtually all away games as the home clubs with entry level licenses would not have one present. P&B Dark Alternative . . Gold Members. Aberdeen . They are in the correct place. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. There are 30-40 Saturday-playing amateur leagues in Scotland covering Highland, North of Scotland, North of Tay, Tayside, Fife, East of Scotland, South of Scotland, and West of Scotland regions. Don't watch that much Highland League but they looked a really good side compared to anyone else I've seen. Activity. The cup used to be played early doors back in the day - group stages and everything - with the regional trophies played on Saturdays in spring. The most northerly Senior Football Championship in Britain. Once again they are 16th (now in an 18 team league), and have played four matches in a row without a win. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. Activity. Strathspey have one point ever off that lot. All with automatic promotion from each plus a playoff between the 2nd places and 15th in League Two. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . Just a query regarding the rescheduling of Highland League fixtures. Posted October 26, 2021. On 24/06/2022 at 06:52, raith_94 said: Cheers Marten. More sharing options. Whenever GTF days comes round this can be moved to the Championship forum. P&B 2019 . As was predicted last season, when the move was mooted, Roselea's move to the Midland League has enabled the club to attract better players from the local area and also to receive loanees from Montrose FC. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . P&B 2016 . Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . Berwick Rangers . This is the General Nonsense forum for use by all P&B visitors to discuss anything and everything. Brechin City . Highland league attendances 2019/20 IPS Theme by IPSFocus; Theme . Activity. Airdrie . 3. . Brechin City . P&B 2017 . Berwick Rangers . Followers 2. Activity. . My Team : Lossiemouth. Two late goals put a bit of a shine on the result, having gone 1-0 & 2-1 up, & then. With the fixtures out we might as well bung pre-season fixtures and stuff in here. Highland League is right there on 18. Airdrie . Brechin City . Airdrie . No need for Highland/Lowland involvement Have the 5 Euro teams into the Last 16. Arbroath . North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. The 40 participating clubs will be split into five seeding pots based on final league placings in season 2022/23. All Activity; SearchPie and Bovril Official Announcements. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. Cowdenbeath . There are 30-40 Saturday-playing amateur leagues in Scotland covering Highland, North of Scotland, North of Tay, Tayside, Fife, East of Scotland, South of Scotland, and West of Scotland regions. By peasy23 · Posted Just now. Scottish Professional Football League ; Scottish Premiership General Chatter IPS Theme by IPSFocus; Theme . 2021-22 Highland League Chat IPS Theme by IPSFocus; Theme . Albion Rovers . They operate within that system at Tier 6 through to Tier 10. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. also ex townie…. Posted October 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, citydiehard said: Pretty poor from the Highland League only re arranging one game for this weekend. Arbroath . So that's swapping a guaranteed 17 home games for 12, why not a straight 4 x playing,. Contrast the Highland arrangements, mimicking League 2 , with bottom Club getting a play off. P&B 2017 . A Bonnyrigg Rose fan asked for a comparison from the headcounts that have been kept since they're the best supported real club in the League. All Activity; SearchGoing by the fixture list, only playing an 8 game league season with a League Cup group stage guaranteeing an extra 3-4 games. Followers 9. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. P&B 2016 . Edited August 26, 2019 by Burnie_manThe only reason the Highland and Lowland leagues are starting early is to make time for the massively unfair playoff system. Personally, I'd consider second but you wouldn't want a team not going for the title as they knew they'd already done enough for the play-off. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. Lowland get to avoid relegation: They love that idea. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . Berwick Rangers . After five months in charge of Fort. The plans have been created by the Scottish Pyramid Working Group and if successful would be introduced for the 2024/25 season. "2nd place Buckie City host Aberdeenshire rivals Brechin Thistle in a winner takes all clash at the top of the Highlandshire League this weekend. A and. Annan Athletic . Alloa Athletic . Posted September 2. 11 Page 11 of 11 Posted 1 hour ago On 13/11/2023 at 18:57, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Hang it in The Louvre Nairn County 5 Ross County 4 (AET) North of. All Activity; SearchThey do obtain HL vs LL playoff winner promoted automatically into the Conference, while the loser plays 2nd bottom out of ten in the conference. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . Bullen did say 1/2 in after Saturday. Johnstone 7. P&B 2019 . Activity. Lowland League; P&B Home; Browse. Hopefully the Lowland's grown a backbone. Last season's winners Brora Rangers will be looking to continue their dominance of the the division,. All Activity; SearchPie and Bovril Official Announcements. How was the Highland League Secretary, for example, supposed to react at the meeting without consulting his member clubs? All we're getting transparency wise is a very slanted and guarded position from the Lowland League secretary to a podcast and some leaks from a Cowdenbeath fans' meeting, and a brief summary of the 3 options. The Midland League will consist of all current ERJFA North clubs, so. Aye was a member of the anti-apartheid league back in the day. As fan of low to middling Clach taking the top 6 out of the league would probably make me start following a North Caley team instead. 2022–23 Highland League Chat The NCL has reinvented itself during the last couple of years, with Invergordon, St Duthus, Inverness Athletic, Orkney and Bunliddlh (re)joining the league competition. Personally, I'd consider second but you wouldn't want a team not going for the title as they knew they'd already done enough for the play-off. The staple diet of Scottish Football. Brechin City . Ayr Utd . if they ever start to struggle in the EoS down the road but looks like there are no easy answers for the Midlands League because all the most likely ones other. Posted June 4 (edited) Fill in the gaps. Annan Athletic . Cove Rangers . P&B Dark Alternative . Celtic . Being shot of those clowns from Fort and Cove means we’re in a better place. not later than 31 August in each Season, except in Season 2021/22 when the. Activity. Followers 334. Berwick Rangers . P&B 2016 . . P&B 2019 . Quote; Link to comment Share on other sites. Home. Cowdenbeath. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. Clyde . Talking about league re-construction, the TV deal, playing style, youth development, fan experience, etc. Alloa Athletic . Activity. Member clubs of the SFA will now be asked to vote on the plans drawn up by the Pyramid Working Group at the governing body’s AGM. Alloa Athletic . League has shown they can meet the timetable required. . The shire were 12 and 6 iirc in league two so the fact that we've not reached that again after 5 years is very. They’ve finished (points deduction ignored) exactly where everyone thought they would and got the results everyone thought they would. Celtic . Only question mark for me is the keeper. Posted May 15. All Activity; SearchAs the top non-league tier in the southern half of the country, the LL has definitely become more attractive. The alternative would be a `class action` against the top five levels, made possible by new laws in Scotland, as well as, a specific. A few fixtures still need to be uncovered for these years but I'll be working on the subsequent seasons in the meantime. Two games, three including the Cup semi. The 2023/24 Viaplay Cup begins on the weekend of July 15/16, with further matchdays on July 18/19, July 22/23, July 25/26 and July 29/30. Pie and Bovril Official Announcements. The cup used to be played early doors back in the day - group stages and everything - with the regional trophies played on Saturdays in spring. Initial conference = 4 B teams, 2 Highland, and 4 Lowland depending on the outcome of the Club 42 playoff. 2022–23 Highland League Chat IPS Theme by IPSFocus; Theme . Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . Annan Athletic . As has been reported in the media, the SFA AGM on 6th June will include a proposal for the introduction of a 10 team Scottish Conference League to be placed between the Scottish Highland Football League, the Scottish Lowland Football League and SPFL League 2 for Season 2024-25. P&B 2017 . Arbroath . Activity. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . Combined discussion on Highland League, Midlands League, North Caledonian League and North Superleague. EXCLUSIVE: Highland League views on proposed Conference League – as club director says it’s made him question his involvement The Press and Journal spoke to a Highland League club director, a member of a management team and a player about the plans for a new fifth tier in Scottish football. All Activity; SearchNorth Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. In an EFL Championship where 23 players have cost more than £10million, Luton have only spent £1m-plus twice in their puff. Fraserburgh piled some decent pressure on in the closing stages but the result over two legs looked fair enough. Annan Athletic . testimony given in person) and dealing with a live issue not a piece of nostalgia, a decision was made and upheld on appeal. Clyde . Celtic . There are 30-40 Saturday-playing amateur leagues in Scotland covering Highland, North of Scotland, North of Tay, Tayside, Fife, East of Scotland, South of Scotland, and West of Scotland regions. North Pyramid; P&B Home; Browse. Alloa Athletic . Fraserburgh piled some decent pressure on in the closing stages but the result over two legs looked fair enough. Spartans took on (& beat) Inverurie Locos in a High vs Low friendly at Ainslie Park, today. Separately: at the time, using evidence which probably hasn't survived (e. Forums; Events; Staff; Online Users; More . 2022–23 Highland League Chat IPS Theme by. and consist of Premier Division, First Division, Second Division, Third Division and Fourth Division. 2023–24 Highland League Chat IPS Theme by IPSFocus; Theme . The Fixture Secretary shall, by 1st July or as soon as possible thereafter once dates for the Scottish FA Cup and South Region Challenge Cup are announced, produce a fixture list for the season. Alloa Athletic . 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