Marten

Locally it sometimes gets called "County Ground". I used to live in the area. But you're right that it isn't the actual name of the ground.

Thank you, that's my ticket sorted.

I'd still like to go, shame I can't buy online as I need to get a ticket somehow...

No, I'm not claiming they should change the names, but these events did throw up this oddity. Nottingham Forest was already "odd" though, as also before the reorganisation their ground wasn't based in the city (back then a borough within the county of Nottinghamshire), but in the district of West Bridgford.

In The Netherlands, Rangers always get referred to as "Glasgow Rangers" and Celtic as just Celtic. As far as I know, adding place names with both is not an official part of the name, just used abroad to make clear where they are based. Same other way around, with PSV being referred to as "PSV Eindhoven" in UK media, yet their name is just PSV.

Neither Scotland, nor juniors, but Nottingham has also a nice naming oddity. The city of Nottingham and county of Nottinghamshire are 2 separate local authorities, with Nottingham politically not being a part of the county named after it. Notts County have a name referring to Nottinghamshire, yet play inside the City boundaries. Nottingham Forest have a name referring to the city, yet play outside the City boundaries in the county. Funnily enough (as most people will know!) the 2 grounds are virtually next to each other, only the river Trent separating them. But that river is the boundary...

I know there are a lot of opinions about what is happening in the East, but can I suggest that we keep that to threads like "junior football, what is the future?", "east region restructuring" & the appropriate threads in the EOS forum? Let's keep one to just discuss the league that is being played in the upcoming season, regardless of how it came to be.

Other than them, I guess yourselves & Carnoustie must have hope of winning it. Could be interesting at the top!

I would guess Lochee United & Broughty Athletic are joint favourites to win the league. Better?

Ok, thanks!

To be honest, there could easily be some smaller south division side (or north division sides south of the Tay) who do want to move over, but don't fancy a transitional season with a few heavy pumpings by big teams only to end up in the same division as they'd be in if they move in 2019. So then you might as well wait a year... Anyway, now we know what the league looks like, it will be interesting to follow for any football fans in Tayside, like myself. There are 5 teams in this division I haven't been to yet, including fairly local ones like Downfield, Kirrie and Tayport (Whitburn/Glenrothes are the others I haven't been yet, not too far either tbh). I'm definitely planning to visit these 5. I would guess Lochee United are the favourites to win the league.

About whether or not it's all ticket?

Any updates on the Hibs game yet? Trying to find information on it, but struggling.

I've seen the following clubs at a home game in their current ground, unless mentioned otherwise. Scotland: (28) Premiership: (3/12) Aberdeen Dundee St. Johnstone Championship: (2/10) Alloa Athletic Dundee United League One: (6/10) Airdrieonians Brechin City Arbroath Forfar Montrose Raith Rovers League Two: (4/10) Albion Rovers Cowdenbeath Queen's Park (international & Scottish cup) Stirling Albion Lowland League: (1/16) Kelty Hearts East of Scotland League: (5/39) Dundonald Bluebell Hill of Beath Hawthorn Jeanfield Swifts Musselburgh Athletic (final South region challenge cup) Sauchie Juniors East Superleague: (7/12) Broughty Athletic Carnoustie Panmure Fauldhouse United Forfar West End Kennoway Star Hearts Lochee United Thornton Hibs England: (55) Premier League: (3/20) Everton Manchester City (Play-off final) Championship: (7/24) Aston Villa (international) Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Derby County Leeds United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United League One: (11/24) Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barnsley Bradford City Burton Albion Luton Town Portsmouth Rochdale Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United League Two: (8/24) Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Mansfield Town Northampton Town Notts County Port Vale Stevenage National League: (5/24) Bromley Chesterfield Dagenham & Redbridge Gateshead Sutton United National League North: (5/22) Alfreton Town Curzon Ashton Kidderminster Harriers Southport York City Other non-league: (9) Tamworth Eastbourne Borough Staines Town Uxbridge Long Eaton United Shildon Croydon Chessington & Hook Holbrook Sports Other grounds: (1) Wembley Old grounds: (6) Church Road (Hayes & Yeading) Don Valley (Rotherham United) New Ferens Park (Durham City) Saltergate (Chesterfield) Darlington Arena (Darlington) Underhill (Barnet) The Netherlands: (57) Eredivisie: (18/18) ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Alkmaar De Graafschap FC Emmen Excelsior Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard FC Groningen SC Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda PEC Zwolle PSV FC Utrecht VVV Venlo Vitesse Willem II Eerste Divisie: (16/20) Almere City Cambuur Leeuwarden FC Den Bosch FC Dordrecht FC Eindhoven Go Ahead Eagles Helmond Sport MVV Maastricht NEC Nijmegen FC Oss RKC Waalwijk Roda JC Sparta Telstar FC Twente FC Volendam Non-league: (19) AGOVV (professional club that went bust, but restarted in non-league) RBC (professional club that went bust, but restarted in non-league) Haarlem (professional club that went bust, but non-league club playing there now) Veendam (professional club that went bust, but non-league club playing there now) Excelsior Maassluis IJsselmeervogels Quick Boys Spakenburg Capelle Westlandia Heerjansdam NEC Amateurs Schijndel FSV Oldenzaal DVV'09 TOGB DFS SV Terwolde Other grounds: (1) Olympic Stadium Amsterdam Old grounds: (3) Alkmaarderhout (AZ) Oosterenk (PEC Zwolle) Zuiderpark (ADO Den Haag) Belgium: (3) Union Saint Gilloise Westerlo Woluwe Germany: (2) St. Pauli RB Leipzig (for league cup final) Luxembourg: (1) National stadium Wales: (1) Cardiff City Norway: (1) National stadium

No

That's why I said "if the SJFA do it right". I didn't say whether or not I expect them to do it right.

I think the remaining East juniors south of the Tay & tier 7 in the EOS should join together in parallel leagues, possibly starting with 3 regional divisions moving to a region-wide tier 7 & 2 regional divisions at tier 8.

The remaining East teams south of the Tay could join tier 7 in the EOS. The north of Tay teams can merge with the north juniors, the top division can go straight into tier 6. Some space will be needed for the NCL, but that could become a regional division at tier 7 I suppose. In the west it doesn't seem too difficult either, they can just enter at tier 6, probably give the chance to better SOS teams to join at tier 6 and have the remainder of the SOS as a feeder at tier 7. If amateur teams (Glasgow University?) apply, they can be put in an appropriate tier. It shouldn't be too difficult outside the east really, if the SJFA do it right.

For Club Brugge you need to be a "member", but you can get a membership when you buy a ticket and it doesn't seem to cost anything. You can just get it online. Not entirely sure about Standard, but it seems to be something different. I've got local contacts for both, so if you need any help, just PM me.

That's the problem of the geography in England. They just split the 2 leagues in north/south by putting the 22 northernmost teams in the north division and the others in the south division. As England's population is very much concentrated in the south-east, this results in some crazy splits. In previous years sides like Gloucester have been in the north division as well.

At least finishing visiting all Superleague grounds will be easy for me. 5 to go, including Tayport & 2 in Dundee.

Seems the most sensible structure to me. It prevents some absolute mismatches like Lochee United v Forfar Albion. Fauldhouse & Pumpherston look like the odd ones out in the Superleague, but there is no way to really prevent that.

I've got no idea what to think of him. But managerial appointments at Excelsior usually raise eyebrows and work out well, so who knows?

I hope Engordany v Folgore is picked for live coverage!

I would hope the East will get a 12 team superleague and 2 regionalised 12 team leagues underneath. I understand the issues, but games like Lochee United v Blairgowrie Juniors would be too imbalanced imo.