Scottish Pyramid Fixtures +

Mon July 22 - Lucky Rangers drew away first leg of Champions League - nc.3 to the winner of Dynamo Kyiv or Partizan Beograd .. due to be played on August 6/7 with the return at Ibrox (mibbees ?) on Tuesday August 13, with Wed Aug 14 reserved for the Super Cup final. Looks like it could be Lublin in Poland, as the

first leg has been played there with Kyiv gathering an impressive 6-2 lead.

If Kilmarnock beat Cercle Bruges, they would be away first leg to Molde (Norway) or Silkeborg (Denmark) on Thursday August 8, home on August 15. Should St.Mirren progress to 3rd round in Conference league they are home first against either Go Ahead (Netherlands) or Brann (Norway).

Very sad that Scotland .. much more in need than England ... will miss out on

an independant football regulator and proper organisational rules. Demonstrates

how incredibly poor the Scottish Parliament is, when they offer nothing... amid

continued gerrymandering of everything by the SPFL-SFA `mafia` ...

EURO 2025 - SWNT will play-off away first to Hungary on Fri Oct 25, return on

Tue Oct 29 .. details under `W-2025`.. and are likely to meet Finland

home 1st leg) in rd2 late November, odds against qualifying for Switzerland.

After trouble at Broxburn leading to a match abandoned, Edinburgh City are

to issue a free membership card to young supporters .. who will not get access

to Meadowbank stadium without one. In our very longstanding view, ALL fans

should require a membership card to gain admittance to Scottish Football.

The Copa Libertadores last 16 is drawn, resuming in August. The Copa

Sudamericana mirrors Europa League, with CL 3rds playing off in July v CS

2nds, winners into last 16 against winners of the Sudamericana group stage.

12 clubs will play in the North Caledonian League 24-25, with Bunillidh Thistle

(Helmsdale) returning after 4 years and replacing Loch.Ness .. Four NCL teams

will feature in Highland League`s North of Scotland cup this season.

New in North Juniors 24-25 .. Westdyke, a very strong Community Club based

in Westhill area just outside Aberdeen .. Islavale and Banks.o`Dee are promoted

to the 16-team premier, while Nairn.St.Ninian and Dufftown are relegated to a

15-club Championship ..

Change of system in East Juniors in 24-25 ... 20 clubs playing once all in,

then split 10-10 for a further nine games (28 total) ... due to start Sat Aug 3.

Scotland u-19 will have a home chance to qualify towards Romania 2025,

with France, Wales and Liechtenstein, from Nov 13-19 .. venues tbc.

Scotland u-17 uefa qualifying towards Albania 2025 will be in Northern.Ireland,

with Rep.Ireland and Lithuania, from Oct 29 until Nov 4 .. venues tbc.

Scotland Wu-19 drew Holland, Sweden and Hungary in 24-25 League A towards Finals (unlikely) in Poland next June... qualifying dates tbc in Hungary ..

Scotland Wu-17 drew Poland, Iceland and N.Ireland for 24-25 League A towards Faroe.Islands, from Oct 1-7 in Scotland. ..

Spain beat England 4-0 in the 23-24 Wu17 final, while Poland beat France

to 3rd spot on pens, the top three heading to FIFA Wu-17 Dominican Republic

in late October 2024. Italy beat Portugal 3-0 in the mens u-17 final, with the next

FIFA contest a very much expanded edition set for Qatar (for 5 years) in 2025.

Some changes to the SWPL 24-25 with three clubs relegated and no p-off,

leaving two leagues (10 x 10) for season 25-26 .. resulting in fewer domestic

games while there is to be an increase in UEFA matches, inc a 2nd trophy ..