West of Scotland League as a ‘shambles’ and blasted the decision to scrap promotion from the Conferences this season. And he says it could be the ‘death knell’ of the semi-professional game.Clubs have until Friday to withdraw from the new set-up without penalty and while Slater wouldn’t be drawn on what his thoughts were on that, he didn’t hold back on the lack of a competitive edge.And he says he worries about the future of the game, in Lanark’s centenary year.Slater said: “The full thing is a shambles, it has been an absolute shambles from day one.“My view, is that I’ve been involved in junior football for 30 years as a player and a manager and I did it because I enjoyed it, and it was a good organisation, but the last few months have.
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