Archive for category: Second Division

/ May 16, 2012 5:17 pm

SFL Play-off Final First Leg Previews

And then there were 4. We are now down to the last men standing and by Sunday night we shall know who is going into the First and Second Divisions for next year. Shall we see Paul Martin’s side preserve their hard earned Second Division status and which West Coast side is going up from the Second to the First?

/ May 9, 2012 8:15 pm

SFL Play-off previews

The semi final first legs for both divisions are Wednesday evening games. With promotion riding on these play offs there is no shortage of nerves for each team going into the games but what are the likely outcomes?SFL DIVISION ONE Airdrie United v Ayr United It is a return to the Final of three years ago when Ayr United were

/ May 9, 2012 8:04 pm

SFL Weekend Review: Saturday 5th May 2012

The season came to a close for most SFL sides on Saturday and this week news is beginning to filter down as to who is going and who is staying after an entertaining season in the lower leagues. Only 8 teams have still got games to complete as the play offs are now in full swing. As for the games

/ May 5, 2012 1:20 pm

SFL Weekend Preview: Saturday 5th May 2012

With a couple of questions remaining – who will get 4th place and the final play off spot as well as who will end up 9th in the Second Division still to be decided – this weekend’s fixtures could take on an air of pointlessness. However the number of teams that will bring youth in to play a part means

/ April 30, 2012 8:22 pm

Airdrie close in on play-off spot after beating East Fife

Super-sub Jamie Bain may have put the Diamonds closer to the First Division play-offs thanks to his late strike adding to what could be vital goal difference. However one player further away from the play-offs is Willie McLaren, sent off at the death for violent conduct along with East Fife's David White.The home side were missing Ryan Donnelly, red carded

/ April 25, 2012 8:19 am

SFL Midweek Review: Saturday 21st April 2012

As we all thought before the games, we are now all looking at who gets relegated and who can squeeze into the play offs after the weekend. Cowdenbeath managed a late 2-0 victory to be crowned Second Division Champions and return to the First at the first time of asking. As for the rest, as someone once said, the plot

/ April 14, 2012 10:16 am

SFL Weekend Preview: Saturday 14th April 2012

A mixed tale from last weekend saw some celebrations, some put on hold and deep dark despair in some of the lower reaches in each of the divisions. It was a nearly day for Ross County who knew they needed Falkirk to sort Dundee but ultimately the party was merely postponed. Ross County could count their Championship medals on Tuesday

/ April 7, 2012 10:08 am

SFL Weekend Preview: Saturday 7th April 2012

It’s the end game for most clubs in the SFL as preparations are being made for parties or wakes thanks to joy or despair with each weekend fixture. Hopes are being dashed at some clubs quicker than a Rangers tax case whilst at others there are orders in for champagne just in front of Neil Lennon's. But no matter what

/ March 31, 2012 9:48 am

SFL Weekend Preview: Saturday 31st March & Sunday 1st April

This is the weekend when we get to know who will win the Ramsden’s Cup. Remember that? The one for all the SFL teams? Well with the Semi Finals having been a distant memory it is no wonder people will struggle to recall who got to the final! The rest of business is league related.We are closer and closer to

/ March 24, 2012 11:02 pm

Airdrie move two points within play-off spot to dent Arbroath’s automatic promotion chances

Airdrie beat the odds to defeat automatic promotion chasing Arbroath 2-0 in a tense game at New Broomfield.After a drab first half with about the same excitement as the earlier televised Chelsea v Tottenham match, goals from Paul Lovering and Willie McLaren won all three points for the home side, as well as secure their third clean sheet in a

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