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Spain starting to look for some return for the envelope left in the ref's dressing room?
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7 hours ago, A96 said:
You were saying ?
It's no as easy as you think to score 10 against anyone.
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31 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said:
Personally prefer fewer mid-table teams often playing glorified friendlies for the remainder of the season. League 1 is a bit of an anomaly this season whereby it's already a two horse race for automatic relegation, but with the current playoff structure then you can usually have all participating teams fighting for something significant whether that be a promotion chance or avoiding relegation (or quite frequently and remarkably both simultaneously). More 'six pointers' too.
The greater variety of away days is the main attraction for expanded league (far more attractive in HL than SPFL imo) as historically there's been little enthusiasm that second trip to Coatbridge, Airdrie, East Fife, or wherever. Other than that, I struggle to see the attraction of the expanded leagues tbh.
Eta: Trialist keeper started for Wick yesterday. What a start.
He had a good game. He saved a penalty to stop Grady getting a double hattrick.
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1 hour ago, welshbairn said:
Any idea why L1 and L2 clubs are resistant to expansion? Is it just fear of more Coves and Keltys coming up to threaten them?
Exactly why there is no automatic relegation spot from league 2.
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14 hours ago, Spyro said:
This is where such a large league with no relegation worries for most of the teams becomes a problem.
You have clubs going for championships playing clubs who are counting down to summer and only really interested in beating the teams around them.
Yes that seems to be a problem in the Highland. Although the Highland league opened up the bottom of the league to the pyramid , realistically at present there is no real competition from the league below due to clubs not having the adequate licencing criteria in place. This year it looks like Strathspey will avoid relegation because of this.
The Lowland, a similar sized league , has healthy competition from below which does seem to perk up the teams in the lower reaches which possibly suggests that a properly worked play off system could alleviate the problem you mention.
Personally I much prefer playing teams twice a season rather than the mundane routine of playing the same team 4 times (sometimes more ) a season in smaller leagues like in the SPFL. I am sure that may be the case for many fans of clubs in leagues 1 and 2 . Expanding these leagues is something I have suggested quite a few times and might be a far better and fairer opportunity to keep clubs at all levels happier than they would be with this ludicrous Conference League pish.
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By all accounts the colts aren't going to give up their quest so if we are going to have to suffer them then why not use the opportunity to fully revamp things.
Make leagues 1 and 2 big enough to have only 1 home and one away then you could incorporate all the teams from the proposed conference and possibly more (not more colts BTW) .
Open up the bottom of league 2 by having an automatic relegation and promotion spot then the play off for 2nd bottom against the losers of the HL/ LL playoff.
One game home and away is quite refreshing . Certainly better than the mundane , here we go again, 4games a season (sometimes more) format.
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2 hours ago, Rossco8326 said:
Keep playing the way we have that last few games we've got no chance of winning this league can't see Buckie getting beat any time soon so that game in hand is a must win
Do Buckie not still have to play Julian Wade's flying machine ?
They could put a stick in Buckie's spokes.
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This league is batshit crazy.
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18 hours ago, Rossco8326 said:
Glad to hear he is staying. Not sure how much of an impact it would have on on our chances of winning the league but sure he has some kind of input. It is 3 players I'm glad to be keeping hopfully a few more to come
Understatement of the week.
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16 minutes ago, Steven W said:
I'd suggest hovering around the upper echelons of the Highland League (yet not winning it) probably shouldn't be regarded as success at Brechin City - but you're far better qualified to comment on that subject than I.
Anyway, and to summarise - I'd have been very content with Levein's appointment. It would have gave a much needed lift to the club as the fans would have been behind him.
However I don't think his appointment would have been the panacea that some United fans seem to think it would have been and I certainly don't think we should be spending yet more money we don't have to get him in the door.
If Levein is so good presumably someone else with a bigger, grander budget than us will come a calling
From going into the Highland League with 3 signed players a month before the season started to basically residing in the top 3 in your first season , I would say is quite a success..........Especially throwing in the factor of having a completely new management committee and club restructure. To go on a year long unbeaten run is also up there I would say. It is certainly quite a change from going a whole season without a win. Craig played a big part in helping assemble that squad.
The point I was trying to make is that Craig obviously still has the fire in his belly to succeed. Whether or not he felt the United job was too big a task for him or he felt he wouldn't get the same backing or support , who knows . He obviously decided it wasn't for him.
Just like in his time at United , we have appreciated the work he has done at Brechin and would have been gutted had he moved on .
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1 hour ago, Steven W said:
Every managerial appointment is a gamble. I'm not sure how you arrive at the fact that Levein is a surefire certainty to produce success. If he is then Christ knows whys kicking about at Brechin City.
For a start he has helped build and transform a club in free fall with a team who hardly won a game in 3 seasons to a team who were until last week unbeaten in the league for over a calendar year and a club with serious long term plans.
He is basically an honourable, straight talking man who , given the respect and trust , will try his best to repay it.
He earned that respect last time round at Tannadice. Why wouldn't the united faithfull want to give it another go?
I am however delighted that he is staying with us , hopefully to finish the great job he is doing.
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11 minutes ago, ArabFC said:
A football fan on a football forum - you're full of insight!
Levein should be coming here long term - that should be the plan - enough of this tombola nonsense! Next out of the hat we have Jim fcuking Goodwin who we'll sack midway through next season etc etc etc etc
This is exactly the formula which landed us in the Highland league.
With each new manager comes a complete clearout of players half way through the season . Basket case management.
How glad we are that Craig came along to offer his services to help get us back on the right track again. Even more delighted now that he looks like staying put.
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2 minutes ago, Zetterlund said:
Hostile takeover by Brechin City?
There's a 12-foot hedge currently being planted in front of the George Fox stand.
You'd need one in front of your goals first
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Asghar officially gone now .
Craig it is
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Just now, No_Problemo said:
It was thirteen years ago, and since then he has been absolutely appalling in every role he has been in…
He's doing well at Brechin.
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Has nobody metioned Goodwin ? Or has he managed to get another gig ?
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12 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said:
Their fans were a red-faced seething mess after drawing 0-0 at Nairn the other week. They'll be in some state on the long bus journey home from Pitmedden.
I love comments like these.
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7 hours ago, welshbairn said:
The Glebe Park professional SPFL level bag searchers will likely have another relaxing year ahead of them.
Hopefully just a blip . But these setbacks happen to the bigger clubs all the time .
On to Saturday for the next challenge. No easy games now. We are obviously the scalp every other club wants . The sooner our players realise this the better.
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4 minutes ago, welshbairn said:
We're all part timers up here m8.
So are we.
Just with different targets I suppose.
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Just now, welshbairn said:
Seems a bit daft paying for unnecessary security staff while trying to save a bit on the lecky with 2pm starts.
Again , a rather short sighted insight on how semi professional football clubs operate.
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1 minute ago, welshbairn said:
Searching people before the gates?
People with bags should expect to be stopped. If they aren't then the stewards aren't really doing their job.
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45 minutes ago, welshbairn said:
It doesn't happen anywhere else in the Highland League. Obviously if you walk through the gate with a crate of Buckfast they'll probably not let you in.
They had stewards at Nairn the other week. Just saying.
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10 hours ago, newcastle broon said:
Colleague of mine visited Saturday with his kid. Bag searched 3 times then both told to empty pockets.Wee bit over the top. Needless to say he won't be in a rush to go back.
Unfortunately there was one incident this season where some day trippers fae Banff on a piss up got into the ground with smoke bombs . I think the polis got involved and the stewards were told to be more vigilant , hence the hassle you got.
If you report it to the club I'm sure they can have a word to maintain a more common sense approach.
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11 hours ago, Jimmy Shaker said:
Why would someone be jealous - regardless of crowds - of a team two divisions below them?
An interesting question which could be answered in various different ways. The most popular answer though might be " Why the f**k would you care about a bit of harmless banter between a couple of local fans ? "
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