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thecraw
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I hope the new leagues include a promotion starting point for the Ayrshire and Edinburgh junior clubs.[ for listeners in England, Junior football clubs in Scotland are not boys clubs, don't ask, in fact they are full of 40 year old bald ex semi pros who kick six bells out of each other, assault referees and start fights with the spectators.] Some of the Junior clubs attract decent crowds, 1000 plus at some games. One Junior club nearly beat my team Hearts in the latter rounds of the SFA cup.
A league feeder system is required to enable new or improving clubs to enter the system.
Why would you ignore the Central League giants of Arthurlie, Pollok, Maryhill etc. If you ever get the chance get to Petershill and look at the old ground they had. It just shows what support these juniors once commanded.
I stood on the terraces there and could easily imagine the workers pouring out of the nearby (disused) factory's in the heydays and steaming through the turnstiles. Fantastic bit of history that should be preserved.
Also talking about Third Lanark, the ground is still there and I once stood in the centre of the park (while working) and got goosebumps. Weird feeling!