Buckie Thistle booted out.....

[tommysermanni]

He said/she said. Someone is not being truthful that's for sure.

[jordancampbell]

You’ve got to assume that, unless in considerable debt beforehand, Buckie have been flush since their Scottish Cup tie at Parkhead. 40,000 attended that game in January this year. That cash alone should have been enough to carry out the upgrades required you’d imagine?

From a business point of view, I can’t imagine promotion would’ve have done much to excite Buckie. Their closest games would be an hour and two away (Peterhead/Forfar) with the central belt opposition over 8 hours round trips. Their crowds would drop, less away support and, probably, less buy in from the local business community. To me, why bother unless seriously ambitious and with the significant finance to back this up? Cove are an example of how it can work, but they’ve got a few serious backers - I doubt Buckie are the same.

I can’t help but think they won’t be too upset by the decision. After all, the only possible benefit would’ve been League Cup football with little chance of progression.

[weerabwatt]

Can't get the link for the MSN story to work.


Buckie are essentially saying that they have done everything asked of them and are pointing the finger at the SFA and SPFL as they have been in communication with them as recently as a 24th April, when their representative attended a meeting with the SFA. 

[tommysermanni]

Apr 25, 2024 20:32:23 GMT jordancampbell said:

You’ve got to assume that, unless in considerable debt beforehand, Buckie have been flush since their Scottish Cup tie at Parkhead. 40,000 attended that game in January this year. That cash alone should have been enough to carry out the upgrades required you’d imagine?

From a business point of view, I can’t imagine promotion would’ve have done much to excite Buckie. Their closest games would be an hour and two away (Peterhead/Forfar) with the central belt opposition over 8 hours round trips. Their crowds would drop, less away support and, probably, less buy in from the local business community. To me, why bother unless seriously ambitious and with the significant finance to back this up? Cove are an example of how it can work, but they’ve got a few serious backers - I doubt Buckie are the same.

I can’t help but think they won’t be too upset by the decision. After all, the only possible benefit would’ve been League Cup football with little chance of progression.

 They would also have Elgin City. About 18 miles away but I take your point.

[Roy of the Rovers]

Not only EK benefit from this, Gretna 2008 are now safe for another season in the LL. If EK had failed to be promoted to the SPFL and team 42 joined the LL they would have been relegated as the LL must have 16 proper member clubs (IE. B teams don't count).

[bawhead]

Travelling costs for Buckie would be enormous.

[jimbo42]

Tends to prove, once again, that these leagues are a joke and should never have become part of the league system. Decent clubs have been consigned to this garbage while dubiously run ones have been promoted. Edinburgh City a perfect example. The only club that deserves any sympathy are Brechin. As for the bronze license nonsense, you get the feeling that you will get dispensation only if your face fits. Ours doesn't.

[tommysermanni]

Another Buckie statement :-https://www.buckiethistlefc.co.uk/news/further-club-statement-re-pyramid-playoff-semifinal-2847861.html

[marmiteman]

Thank goodness Edinburgh Uni are relegated. That's two hammerings we will avoid next season.

Peter

[weerabwatt]

Peter,

Edinburgh University is likely to be replaced by Broxburn Athletic as things stand. They have two matches left against Kinnoul and Crossgates Primrose, the bottom two in the East of Scotland League. They only need a victory against one of those clubs to win the league.

Beith, unless they have a catastrophic collapse, are the likely winners of the West Of Scotland League, but they will not be able to take part in the playoffs for entry to the Lowland League. They do not hold an SFA licence.

Creetown or Dalbeattie Star, essentially two village teams in the South of Scotland League, play against each other in the final league match to decide the South championship. Both clubs have an SFA licence.

If Broxburn do win the playoffs and gain promotion to the Lowland League, the losers of the playoff between East Kilbride and either Clyde or Stranraer will make up the 18 members of the Lowland League, the competition will be fiercer than ever next season.

The Lowland League will get stronger year on year as the likes of Edinburgh Uni, Gretna, Civil Service, fall by the wayside and are replaced by the likes of Clydebank, Pollok, Auchinleck, when they get their act together.

[tommysermanni]

Seen Broxburn a number of times this season and they are a very good side with an excellent set up.

[Roy of the Rovers]

I was at Jeanfield Swifts v Broxburn on Saturday which ended 1-1 and they had to put their Champagne on ice as a win for Broxburn or a defeat for Musselburgh would have had them win the EoS title. I wasn't impressed by them at all but obviously they must play better most Saturdays as they are as good as guaranteed to with the league and surely beat whomever the South of Scotland League put up to play them.

Spoke to Bobby Cameron today and he was at the Beith v Glenafton game on Saturday and it was a close game with Beith winning 9-0. They were 5 up by 24 mins and many Glens fans went to the bar.

[Roy of the Rovers]

As Swifts beat Musselburgh tonight Broxburn won the EoS Premier title without kicking a ball.

[Neil]

Does that mean Broxburn are promoted to the LL..

[Roy of the Rovers]

No they play off against the South of Scotland League Champions as the West of Scotland League champions are 99.999% certain to be Beith who don't gave an SFA licence so can't take part in the play-offs.

Dalbeattie Star lead the SoS League by 2 points from Creetown (both hold SFA licences) and they have 1 game remaining which is of course very appropriately against eachother next Wednesday.