Amateur/junior Football

[For Fecks Sake]

More proper fitba on bbc scotland at 7 tonight, 3 mins to go until the game of the season. Buckie v Bonnyrigg

Fair crowd at the game

[tightbreeks]

Shit weather down in embra as well.

[Reed or deed]

Mon the jags

[tightbreeks]

Bonnyrigg is a total hun town, so I hope they get a royal humping in the next round.

[tightbreeks]

Check out Bonnyrigg with their 5 hun stars on their badge as well. Reeks of staunch.

[Tommy]

Heard that Hilton legend Gary Forbes has died. Sad news.

[Poodler]

That's a shocker!!

[Guest milne_afc]

Christ.

Gary was a good guy, for a Tim.

 

Wouldn't have one in the house, but RIP min.

[Cults_Sheep]

Apologies if I have asked this before. Been reading the Scotland v Belgium thread and thinking about how our game is pretty fucked.

 

What days do amateur leagues play in the areas where you folks are?

 

In Edinburgh and Lothians there are Saturday and Sunday leagues. However, I see more and more teams falling by the way side. Generally I think that's down to guys having less commitment these days, other things they'd rather be doing. Fair enough with work and family stuff but when you compete against days out, playing golf etc then it's a fucking pain.

 

I think amateur football should be trialled as a Friday night thing. I think you'd see more commitment and even get back more of the social side after the games. Boys would know they still had the full weekend to do stuff and be more inclined to keep playing.

 

Moving the amateur game wouldn't solve the problems of why we don't produce too many top class young players anymore, but as a general point we need to be thinking how we fix the game at every level here.

 

 

What also doesn't help is the way the game is being run. Our Amateur system in general is stuck in the dark ages. The SAFA are guilty of overpolicing the game, but the AAFA definitely does itself no favours either. The game is so heavily policed that teams don't want to deal with the politics. Any criticism of the association (constructive or not) is met with a suspension, regardless of the validity.

 

When you factor in the costs per season along with the woeful municipal pitches and facilities,it's no wonder that people can't be bothered. 

 

Another issue we currently face, and this is arguably the most important, is that the AAFA still operates a paper-based system. Even the juveniles up here are using an online system that allows them to register players and do teamsheets online. Other amateur associations in Scotland are using it, and the AAFA has the best part of £40k in the bank (Non-profit, allegedly) that should be used for a scenario such as this. Moving online infinitely reduces the risk of administration errors, errors which almost always result in a fine and points deduction for the club.

 

I really hope the AAFA and SAFA get their shit together soon as at the rate teams are folding and leagues are merging, we are at risk of losing an entire generation of players. 

[tightbreeks]

There must be towns that still exist because of certain institutions. Auchinleck and shotts being two.

[shut up meg]

I've just heard today that Joe McGunnigle from Woodside Amateurs died last week.

Funeral Tuesday at 12.30 St. Mary's Cathedral, Huntly Street.

Very good company, big Aberdeen and Scotland fan. 

 

Edit: Old Joe, not young Joe.

[far's_the_bogs?]

I had a season with Woodside when I first went up from Juveniles. Played alongside young Joe in a few games. I thought I was a dirty player until I saw some of the tricks he got up to. Shame about Joe snr. He was a character in every sense.

[tightbreeks]

BBC 1 just now. Hutchie vale, one of the big clubs like Tynecastle or Salveson from edinburgh. Total nonces everywhere.

[tightbreeks]

Omg, my big brother used to train outside pittodrie with Levi steven back in primary school. 

[tightbreeks]

Even back then, when I would go in the car to pick up my brother, I'd ask him who's the best and he'd say Levi. My brother lives in Australia, I'll have to email and tell him about this.

[Studebaker-90]

Anyone on here play with a team? 

[frankie_mac's_4]

On 10/28/2019 at 11:09 AM, milne_afc said:

 

Gary was a good guy

 

One of the best and sadly missed.

RIP Gap

[Don Fonte]

53 minutes ago, Studebaker-90 said:

Anyone on here play with a team? 

BA Baracus?

[Studebaker-90]

8 hours ago, Don Fonte said:

BA Baracus?

Good as a Spanish musical instrument 

[sooth_stander]

AFC have decided that when any of their 2007 development squad players get binned, they insist (or as much as they are allowed to anyway) that these binned players go to East End Lewis, so that they can keep a collective eye on them and monitor their progress. 

Which has resulted in that team winning everything in sight for the last 3 or so years, as they have snaffled up all the other decent players from the other youth teams.

Yesterday, they got beat by Dyce, and I for one am fucking delighted.

[dazzy_deff]

6 minutes ago, sooth_stander said:

AFC have decided that when any of their 2007 development squad players get binned, they insist (or as much as they are allowed to anyway) that these binned players go to East End Lewis, so that they can keep a collective eye on them and monitor their progress. 

Which has resulted in that team winning everything in sight for the last 3 or so years, as they have snaffled up all the other decent players from the other youth teams.

Yesterday, they got beat by Dyce, and I for one am fucking delighted.

Dyce equally as bad if you ask me. Folding any team that doesnt look like it will compete to win the A league. Arseholes. 

[sooth_stander]

1 hour ago, dazzy_deff said:

Dyce equally as bad if you ask me. Folding any team that doesnt look like it will compete to win the A league. Arseholes. 

Aye, that's a fair point.

Funny thing was, my loon's team humped Dyce twice last season and I reckon they were on the verge of folding that particular age group, but all of a sudden, they retooled and are looking very strong this season. I have no idea where they have sourced these new players from because as I said, East End Lewis snaffle up the best of the rest; case in point, they lured away our our striker 2 weeks ago.

Maybe it's just better coaching?

[KenDodd'sDad]

The Lewis 2007 coach is a knob.

[Itsagoal]

Way, way back in the day, 80’s and early 90’s I played for BSFC before moving abroad and no, I didn’t move abroad to join Real Madrid or Barcelona or the like - I could have done though apart from one fairly significant fact- I was crap/

[Guest milne_afc]

This is an exciting new twist for the hat.

Childrens football ?

[sooth_stander]

13 hours ago, Roberto said:

Danny Innes the assistant? He's actually pretty sound.

The manager I've not heard good things about I must confess.

Goalkeeper’s dad?

[KenDodd'sDad]

Goalkeeper's dad is the main coach I think, he is a knob.

There is an assistant who I think is of eastern european heritage, massive boy, looks like he's roided up. He appears to do fuck all.

[Pash]

6 hours ago, Roberto said:

I'm not sure of this info.

I do know in my time of meeting Danny, he has been pleasant enough.

He always came across as one of the sound bouncers when working on the doors.

Nice guy by all accounts.

[Studebaker-90]

On 9/8/2021 at 1:48 PM, Roberto said:

Eastern European - Aberdeen. Haha.

Hazlehead wasn’t he. Some size of a boy. 

[RED_JOHN]

I was approached about coaching one of my kids team a few months ago. Good to say after all the rigmarole of getting the proper qualifications needed (what an absolute farce) your’s truly will now go on and win the league with my well trained players. No mucking about, we will be a fast, attacking and aggressive team. Move over Kjetil Knutsen!