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On 01/05/2022 at 13:06, gav-ffc said:
Some of they comments
The Highland League should have punted them years ago but chose to babysit them season after season. I bet they are regretting being so lenient to this bunch of roasters now…
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On 28/04/2022 at 00:26, RobM said:
Organisation as it is currently isn't really helping anybody but then neither is Brechin having a 215 mile trip to Wick.
Campbeltown to Berwick is 240 miles, they have to put the tier 5 line somewhere before going National at tier 4, then split it again at tier 6. You know, like a pyramid.
i think the 42-(16-18)-the rest is about the right set up for Scotland, it just need to be more fluid
EDIT - and it’s better than the English system where you would have Cumbernauld Colts playing in the Highland league before too long
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On 20/04/2022 at 17:07, Marooneye said:
Admission to tier five of B clubs is a digusting kick in the teeth for all the clubs at tier 6 and below that have worked hard to improve facilities and get licensed in order to progress.
And also against the SFA constitution saying that no B/reserve teams can compete at Tier 5. (Stranraer B being denied an opportunity to compete in the SoS/EoS playoff and the HL denying ICT for the same reasons)
Although they will use the “compete” and “guest club” as a workaround until it’s written out and let them run free into the national league.
1. Where’s the new sponsor? Think they have one now but f**k knows who they are as, leading onto point 22. Where all this new media attention? The website is shite and the podcast… well…
3. Crowds will be 200+ higher for OF games… great to see the old parkheid calculator making a comeback
Any more ways to they could have shafted the ACTUAL fans of teams at this level?
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9 hours ago, newcastle broon said:
Fair enough so is it "forced" or have they decided to shift venue themselves?
Nothing wrong with a bit of flexibility to get games on. It’s not like it’s even in a different town or anything. Also it’ll probably help Craigroyston out with some much-needed funds so win/win if you ask me
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13 hours ago, Ginaro said:
Where is the new ground and where do they play currently?
I think they were switching between the horrible pitch behind the school and Dingwall. Hopefully they can concentrate on rebuilding now and getting back to where they should be again at the top end of the league
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No need to pass so early. He just needed to chill and pull the defender in
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Anyone fancy a friendly tomorrow (Sunday) at 3pm in Coatbridge?
Opposition just called off, park and ref booked and paid for
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4 minutes ago, tamthebam said:
Hats off to Forfar West End, Arbroath Vics, Forfar United and Buchanhaven Hearts who managed to play matches today when Forfar Athletic's game in the same town was postponed.
There was maybe a suggestion that Strathmore Park and Guthrie Park being in the west of Forfar were a bit more sheltered from the wind than Station Park is but having travelled from Edinburgh to watch Athletic v City I'm left scratching ma head in puzzlement.
3 games scheduled at home in the same town… that can’t have happened much out with the bigger cities.
Did you get over to one of the other games?
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6 hours ago, Savage Henry said:
John Barnes was the presenter for those games. And he couldn’t read an autocue. Genuinely painful.
That was the best part. Genuinely hilarious
Makes you wonder why he never made it as a manager
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Channel 5 used to always have some Intertoto and UEFA cup games on… in fact, they had a lot of games from all over the place on late night. Vaguely remember Kevin McKenna playing a blinder at LB(!) for Canada against Brazil in the Confederations Cup years ago.
Quest have got the English League Cup and lower league highlights now. Same sort of set up and feel as the old channel 5 coverage, if anything slightly better. Hopefully they can siphon off more stuff from Eurosport soon
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So what are the chances of Athletic making it to the end of the season?
Quite embarrassing that none of the Inverness teams have got a ground in the city. I know it’s not their fault, we’ve done that to death before. I can accept Loch Ness settling in Fortrose, nice ground and a great town… even if they seem to be a publicity stunt, their putting the results together so fair play to them.
Athletic back hiring a 3G pitch at the school needs looked at though, especially for a tier 6 league. Am I wrong in saying they were initially a spin-off of the old Muir of Ord side, and that went tits up too?! Seems like a bit of a shambles tbh
***glossing over Alness failing to beat Bonar AGAIN
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Fort William to Dundee - 126 miles away, then further for the majority of the other teams in the league. Also a 38 game season…
Fort William to Tain - 96 miles (Bonar Bridge is 99 miles), with the majority of the league being even closer and a shorter league campaign…
Honestly can’t understand where this Midlands league talk comes from!
On 23/11/2021 at 10:32, FairWeatherFan said:It'd really only be Halkirk, Thurso, and Orkney that are awkward.
Exactly!
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So happy to see Tweedmouth lose their “whipping boys” tag. A lot of hard work and patience off the pitch paying off bit by bit with a team of young, local boys starting to grow on the pitch. Hopefully it will continue in the new division 2 with a full season against other teams around their own level and they can hold their own around mid-table.
At the top, Haddington will be an awesome addition to the premier league. Playing like a top half team already so should put the cat among the pigeons next season
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Great result again from Penicuik, even with the equaliser. It’s not been pretty but a point each will do very nicely with the others that they’ve scraped together recently.
Wayno on 6 in 2 games for Tranent already has to be worth a mention though
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7 hours ago, Ginaro said:
Is the Armadale Twitter always in perma-rage mode?
Yes, it’s always quite entertaining tbh. Grasping at straws for any excuse to have a pop at the new league
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Brilliant game. Much better than any premier league shite by a long way
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23 minutes ago, Arthurlie1981 said:
Massive 3 points for Arthurlie today over Shotts. Puts us 2 points behind with 3 games in hand. Good crowd too, looked like around 600.
Hearing that it was all the referee’s fault from the Shotts Facebook page, I’ll take that with a pinch of salt though! Seems to be the usual reaction to a defeat from them…
I was at Craighead, not as one sided as the scoreline suggests but Gow were the better team and a lot more clinical. Bellshill showed signs of being decent but got shown up by the more experienced team at this level
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Where’s @Jerry Macguire when you need him
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We’ve not even trained yet this season, still joint top though but the standard in our league is light years away from that top division
It will be interesting to see how the lads at Bellshill recruit. They were well liked so I can see a shake up happening with a few boys joining them. Can only be a good thing for Athletic, I just hope it doesn’t mess up the amateur teams too much because it shaping up to be an awesome league this season.
It’s great to see the teams that went up holding their own too, showing them that some of the teams below are no mugs either
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Yeah it’s a very strong league, especially for Sunday standards. I play in the league below and fancied our chances against them (we were promised a friendly but never materialised!), but I know when they turn it on they would absolutely rip us apart… as would most teams in that top division!
It’s interesting seeing the crossover between the top ammy teams vs the tier 7-8 teams, there’s not much difference in talent but comes down to fitness and commitment and that’s something the lads from Bellshill all had over a lot of us.
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4 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said:
I see Syngenta are doing their best to make friends.
No surprises from that lot…
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All good mate, was just an observation having watched United a few times in the amateur league. Tbf, they seem to play well in the tough games but seen them play absolutely horrifically against the lesser teams.
Hopefully the boys are more settled at this level and can kick on. I’m not getting into the politics of what’s happening there, but I wish the lads all the best in trying to move on and getting the big Bellshill team back to where they should really be
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21 minutes ago, General dissaray said:
New teams up 4 1 against Saltcoats
Fair play to them but shows the standard of the league tbh…
I have all the time in the world for the lads that took over at Bellshill, they are all great guys. The amateur team were very decent but hardly world beaters, and seem to be making a big difference already.
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On 26/10/2021 at 21:52, Blackie Gold said:
Whats happening to Shotts terracing?
Sold for housing mate.
Tbh you can’t blame them. Every penny is a prisoner and the park has/had a huge footprint, so it shouldn’t affect things too much. It might actually create a bit more of an atmosphere inside the ground on match days with it being a bit tighter
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North Caledonian League Expansion
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When will the NCL get it’s Scottish Cup place?
Every other tier 6 league has a slot and the Amateur Cup winners so shifting a “home” game if not suitable has been done before. Think unlicensed teams just have to nominate a ground that’s suitable