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A Lower League Revolution

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As our world seems to be falling apart at the seams, so too does our beautiful game here in Scotland. We have infighting, legal battles, calls of conspiracies and amongst the nonsense in the boardrooms, a gloomy picture of the future is emerging. Teams begin to set their sights on the new season, however, it comes at a great cost with the prospect of no fans for months and the mass exodus of players from clubs. You only need to look at big hitters like Dunfermline whos hands were forced to release a whopping eighteen players. These inevitable cost cutting measures have been common across the leagues as clubs prepare to play with thread-bare squads. There are two exceptions to this. Queens Park in League 2 and Darvel in the West of Scotland League. Queens Park have certainly caught the eye of many after progressing from their historic amateur roots to go full-time this summer. The Hampden club faced months of great debate between board members and fans but the conclusion was to