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8 minutes ago, grinderbrokeyourhearts said:
Newtown is owned by Falkirk Council. Both clubs rent it.
Most members of the BU committee refer to them as “the parasites”.
Something will give eventually though, not a big enough place for 2 sides when Athletic reach their potential.
That descriptor is completely accurate. Their entire existence as a "Bo'ness" team has been parasitical, weaselling their way into Newtown Park, trying to use our name when going senior, keeping an almost identical badge and totally identical kits, theres absolutely nothing genuine about them
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8 hours ago, parsforlife said:
Think there was a bit of a fall out between the clubs around about then too, united initially thought there would be some link up between the clubs and they would work together but it became clear athletic wanted to be there own, I think that will prevent any future merger too.
athletic need to keep a bo’ness identity as that is why they can play at newtown as the land was donated to the people of bo’ness
They claimed they never had ambitions to become a senior club and that they would act as a bridge between the community club and the BUs, this was a lie. They then tried to register themselves as Bo'ness United Juniors when going senior and went to the press crying foul when Bo'ness rightly said they weren't allowed to do that. THey're a vanity project for a couple folk with money and the lack of uptake clearly shows as much. Theyre pretty much the exact same story as what Broomhill did with BSC Glasgow, the sooner they dissapear back into the ammys and over to Linlithgow again the better
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6 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:
What on earth are you even on about? At no point did I advocate a merger. Did you not read this part of my post, "Suspect it's impossible because of what's unfolded over the last few years and if so this definitely isn't a criticism..."?
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6 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:
With the best will in the world there's not much chance to overcome a club like EK when they have that type of mystery money behind them courtesy of Jim Kean and a revolving door in terms of constantly replenishing the quality of their squad every time they drop points. Not impossible but highly unlikely. Next season might be a window of opportunity if they go up but there's still Tranent spending big as well and lots of other clubs that can reasonably fancy their chances. More chance in other words but still a long shot, especially when the playoffs are factored in.
All I pointed out was the blindingly obvious as to how a similar cash injection could potentially be sourced in a Bo'ness context. If the club don't want to go down that road as my message made abundantly clear I was already aware is likely to be the case and don't have a problem with, then fans need to temper their expectations and enjoy what's happening at the moment. As others have pointed out the club has probably found its level now. Close but no cigar at the top end of the LL at least until top WoS clubs start entering the picture in LL terms which might mean something closer to midtable.
Looking a few years down the road there could be a Bo'ness derby in LL terms and two clubs at Newtown Park entering the Scottish Cup. Hope the mystery money has dried up by then and they go the way of Ballingry Rovers, but the worst case scenario would be they hang around long enough to buy a significant level of success on the park and start to build a following among the younger generation and permanently split the available resources in Bo'ness to support a part-time professional club.
Have you been reading this thread? Being in 3rd at this point of the season was never expected considering the circumstances that Hunts came in and absolutely no one thinks we should be doing better. The basically unanimous view is that we're a large non-league team who in a more financially balanced situation MIGHT be able to challenge for the league, nothing more. You're merger idea was a stupid thing to bring up when no one wants it, and you've continued digging that hole while fighting shadows.
I dont think theres anyone in this thread or the club in general who is upset at how this season has gone or who has outsized expectations like you're trying to suggest here. If the parasites money man had been finding success amongst the younger generation of Bo'nessians then they wouldnt be turning up to see the BU and the parasites support would be much larger by now, that has not happened and our dip in support has everything to do with the negative football on display for an extended period before the new management came in, it will take time to rebuild that support, but with the exciting football of this season and a total overperformance, hopefully we will see that happen. The only people who seem to think that the parasites are anything more than an ego trip with some hangers on is you and the town idiot of Linlithgow
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On 05/02/2024 at 19:20, charliewheelen said:
Evening all. I'm interviewing Stuart Hunter on Wednesday for my podcast and wondered if there was anything you wanted to ask him as supporters? If there is anything as well you'd like to share which would enhance the show I'm all ears. Happy to share it afterwards if you are interested.
Ask him what his opinion is on Craig Napier ("referee") and if he reckons he has a grudge against hunts since he sent him off years ago in the Junior cup!
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9 hours ago, Brazilianlex said:
Got to 4th round of Scottish Cup tho. That’s about 25 to 30k prize money.
Fourth round loser compensation was £10k
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1 hour ago, boheesian said:
Moving in the right direction now hopefully.
It certainly seems that way, I'm sure there'll be a couple bumps in the road with Michael and Hunts being fairly new to management but the business theyve been doing since the job was thrust on them gives me a lot of confidence in both the long and short term
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5 hours ago, dolly said:
I think you're letting how things ended sour your view of Max's term as BU boss, he took over from a team well out of a title race under Kerrigan to a league title and the East of Scotland CUp winners, hes the reason we're in the Lowland league now and saw us through the covid years with a very old squad. In Max We Trust was a fair motto based on those years, unfortunately when it came time to replace the old heads in the squad he wasnt the man to do it and things fell apart from there, and the less said about the disgraceful behaviour of him and Little in regards to the end of last season the better.
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Yet another ridiculous signing. If EK dont go up at this stage you've got to question the fairness of next campaign considering the amount theyve spent this year. I doesnt just disadvantage the rest of the LL, their resources far outstrip any HL team and whoever Team 42 turn out to be. For all of MK's chat of sporting integrity recently re: the B teams, it really is shocking how EK have conducted this campaign.
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This season has seen a far lower turnover of players and less 'duds' signed than under previous managers. The smart business of getting extensions sorted early is good to see as well. Hunts and Michael have done an incredible job considering the position they came to the job from . Based on the chaos in the summer my start of season expectation was anywehre from 8th to 12th and theyve certainly blown away that prediction. The fact that in January I'm still keeping an eye on EKs results tells the whole story!
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1 hour ago, grinderbrokeyourhearts said:
Can’t blame the board for this one. Blame the clubs who sold their soul. 3 more years of this then they can get lost.
Teams that don’t need to win don’t belong in a league.
Can and will blame both, farcical move from the board, deeply stupid move from the tinpots that voted for it to happen
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Award Tranent a 3-0 win or the games gone
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17 hours ago, B-U-tiful United said:
18!
Porteous 11, Grant 8, Stevenson & Stenhouse 5, McLean & Malcolm 4, Dalziel Foster Kennedy Travis McArthur Mooney 2, Hawkins Henderson Rutherford Gemmell McAuley Johnstone 1
That is an incredible statistic. Would be interesting to compare to the stats under Max. In Hunterbaw we trust!
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Four Lithgy fans discuss the horrific ordeal they suffered on Boxing Day
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Seen on twitter that Rose are asking Bo'ness fans to enter from the School End, looking like segregation. Surprising as theres not been any bother for a wee while, was there any trouble on boxing day?
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If CSS are one of the sellouts then this post is a proper minter to look back on2 -
5 minutes ago, edinabear said:
Hopefully Rangers return now. I feel the league has been missing old firm games and the crowds that Rangers bring.
Had a nice time not seeing your garbage on this forum. Praying your arseholes dont return alongside the two we should have got rid of
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EK are absolutely taking the piss now. Cant believe im saying this but the Lowland League needs some form of FFP. Siging a player that has played in European competitions this season is a farce
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Lewis Hawkins contract extended!
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8 hours ago, Yodanumber1 said:
just off the subject but I remember a few asking how athletic would do after losing there 3 best players
Answer is not too shabby 20k in for transfers, top of the league , in another cup final, beat the rose and ran the top of the premier very very close
Summary these people know what there doing
EOS forum for this shite
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Contract extensions announced for Keir MacAuley, JJ Henderson, Tom Grant, and Ryan Stdvenson!
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Guy on your left wing was the only player that I was impressed with till we went down to 10, seemed to have a little bit of belief and drive about him that seemed absent in the rest of the team
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Wider angle from the Scottish Cup channels video shows McArthur was clearly there as cover, never a goal scoring opportunity
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An utterly disgraceful decision. I really hope the boys take this on the chin and don't let it affect them, especially Ryan Stevenson. Mousa looked utterly devestated when he came over to the fans at the end but I hope the applause and chants of his name reminded him of how well he actually did.
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Tranent and Colts drew 2-2 as well. Massive couple results for us