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Shouldn't need to travel to England to play a Scottish lowland league cup tie anyway.
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Callum Elliot?
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On 28/11/2022 at 10:12, Cowden Cowboy said:
He wasn’t released
? Given he was under 23 years if age was there a transfer fee?
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7 hours ago, The Mantis said:
Ross Draper played every minute of every game since signing for Elgin until yesterday.(according to bbc)
Got to agree on Hester, Allum/pen and Elgin looking comfortable at 11v10, used their experience to see it out. 11v9 or 11v8 even could be a different story, but as you say auntie/baws and time to move on.
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4 hours ago, Jordi1977 said:
I fancied a bit of a cup upset, so took in Hill O' Beath v Elgin. And I got close to seeing an upset.
The Haws surprised Elgin by making a quick start and took an early lead. Shot parried by keeper, and rebound turned in by Ryan Connelly. Elgin looked a bit startled and Haws tried to keep pressing high and to keep pressure on them, but Elgin gradually started to get more into the game, and a hit out of nothing from around 25 yards from Russell Dingwall made it 1-1. Really good strike. This knocked the stuffing out of Haws for a bit, but helped Elgin settle and start to look like the better side. Then with about half an hour played, the Elgin City main man was first to a loose ball and a good finish had Elgin 2-1 up.
2nd half began, and the Haws looked to start quickly like in the first to catch Elgin off guard. And it worked again. 5 minutes in and a forward pass saw Hill O Beath awarded a penalty as Mailer had his hands all over the home striker. Really silly and obvious. Clear penalty and red card as the last man. Maybe an argument that ball and striker were moving slightly away from the goal, so might not have been a clear goalscoring chance.
Ross Allum took the penalty. There seemed to be an age from setting up the penalty to the ref blowing for it to be taken. Don’t know if the wait unsettled the striker, but all power, no precision and the shot crashed off the bar.
And that settled the Elgin tactics for remainder of match. Goal up, man down, play the percentages. Sit in and look to hit on the break. And to be fair to Elgin, they did this wonderfully well. Haws had a lot of the ball, huffed and puffed lots, but Elgin quite comfortably kept them at arms length. Haws managed one good strike from distance, which the keeper got two fists on to punch well clear. Other than that, he never really had a save to make. The game was Attack v Defence, but Defence was comfortably breaking up every attack. Haws won a few corners, but with no real height in their team, they never threatened from them. Indeed, the only lad with any height for the home side tended to be out on the left swing crosses in, rather than in the box to get on the end of crosses... something that looked strange as it was obvious Elgin were easily dealing with every ball in.
Elgin subbed well, at brought on a couple of lads with pace. While they didn’t create much, they did carry the ball a couple of times which broke up the attacking momentum for Haws.
The pitch was awful, more like a swamp in places. Despite being the home team, the condition of it seemed to hamper Haws more than Elgin, especially as they tried to push for an equaliser as any move saw the ball and play slowed down by the pitch.
Maybe the money from this run can be invested in a 4G surface? Would a 4G surface have helped them overrun a 10 man opponent? Or was the state of the pitch the leveller that saw them push a decent L2 side close?
Had the penalty gone in, who knows! But in the end, a professionally ground out win for Elgin who did just look to be a little better than the team two tiers below from the pyramid.
An enjoyable game to watch, despite the state of the pitch and a really healthy crowd (circa 600?) which with the cup run money will have made a very healthy bank balance for Haws. Best of luck to Elgin in the next round.What were your thoughts on the officials?
I thought they had a bad day at office, with some big decisions.
Was at the other end of the ground but I'm told haws equalizer looked onside.
Elgin no6 could have had another yellow at least twice.(probably why he was substituted)
Haws striker through on goal in second half looked onside by a distance.
Foul for penalty was outside box with player cleverly waiting till he was in box to go down.
Elgin goalkeeper clearly picked up ball outside box.
These could all have been game changing decisions.
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4 hours ago, Cowden Cowboy said:
That’s why you usually have bounce games behind closed doors as otherwise you get this over-emphasis on the result when you run out players on the fringes, rest key players, throw in some trialists. Doubtless Crossgates with many ex-Cowden players are right up for it but that’s an entirely different perspective.
Genuine question
Who were the many ex cowden players?
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2 hours ago, lithgierose said:
What was the scrip with the ref telling binnie. If he stands in front of you you hit ball off him, il caution him. Binnie does exactly that. Ref does heehaw .
Ref told him if the forward impeded him and he hit the ball off him he would caution forward. The forward turn his back moving away from goalkeeper and he hit the ball off him.
Ref did heehaw.
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5 hours ago, Junior_Arab said:
Ross Lunan away from North End? Any rumours why or names for the new manager?
Is Bollan jr still playing at north end?
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23 hours ago, cowdenbeath said:
Went up to watch the Haws play Jeanfield tonight.
Swifts are potential opponents in the South Challenge Cup if we beat Cumbernauld.
A decent side with quite a powerful forward line , tough opponents if we meet them especially at their place.
Any of the haws players look capable of stepping up?
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Seeing a few cancelations now, players bringing the covid back from london?
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Hearts colts?
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21 minutes ago, Muzza81 said:
LWB and CM trialists starting, anyone got any clues who they are?
Guessing Valentine and Herd.
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2 minutes ago, cowdenbeath said:
Oriam outdoors where Hearts normally play reserve games has 3 wee double sided stands for each pitch with probably 150 seats on each side. No other facilities you wouldn't get to play a Challenge Cup game there. As mentioned they played at Tynecastle last season in the same cup just opened the main stand.
So where would Heriot watt have played had they finished in top 4 of lowland league?
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Renton, Sheerin, Cox, Scott, Allan, Henvey, Muirhead back from loan? Connelly warming up with team at weekend.
Plenty options up top.
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5 minutes ago, StevieLes II said:
I may be talking total nonsense but I thought there was a recent rule change about "preventing a goalscoring opportunity" not being a straight red card if a penalty was awarded?
Essentially saying that the sending off and the highly likely result of conceding a goal anyway was a double punishment?It is still a red card if no attempt to play the ball.
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Mcgurn
Mullen marsh pyper talbot
Malcom Fraser
Buchanan Cox Smith
Sheerin
Goodfellow,Deas,Scullion,Miller,Swann,Renton,Scott.
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Am I honestly reading this Cowdenbeath signing Jason Talbot being compared to Clyde signing Goidwillie and Edinburgh City signing thomson?
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There was a coo
in Lowland League
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Was that not Johnny Harvey?