Cowdenleith

Well, these last few posts relating to Cowdenbeath have been absolutely riveting. We’re in for a long summer.

Any news on what Dean Brett is doing next season? He seems to like a club close to home which is absolutely fair enough when you have a young family. How has he been overall, seems to be a starter most weeks?

That thread over there titled ‘Junior takeover’ is mental, complete mayhem, I don’t understand half of what is going on there.

Indeed so, the Uni’s rather magnificent cake offerings will be sadly missed.

Are you aware there are still 2 fixtures left in SPFL2?

Thanks, I wasn’t aware there was a lump sum payment made each year, other than Scottish Cup appearance money.

There’s no evidence on CSS social media that they have any fan based schemes to raise money. What SFA payments other than Scottish Cup money are you referring to? Agreed though, the coaching staff do a fantastic job.

I know of one CSS player who was there in recent years, but not now, was certainly financially remunerated. Not a massive amount but more than travelling expenses. I’ll leave it at that.

Surely there has to be, even to a lesser extent? Their crowds are averaging 80, say they are all adults paying £8, so that’s £640 per game. Not much over £10k on gate money for the whole season. I think they do a bit of hospitality, no lottery that I am aware of, maybe they are very well sponsored?

Someone has to be putting their hand in their pocket to fund CSS, even if it’s not on the scale of some clubs. Their crowds are negligible, they don’t appear to have any external fan funded schemes that a lot of clubs have. They have done an incredible job to be fair, and it gives hope for all clubs in the Lowland that a solid team can be built on not a huge amount of money.

Hearts at home, Hibs had a big away game.

We got told that about Bonnyrigg in 2022.

Ironic really as they were closer to the flats with the drums and megaphone going most the evening. Well done to you guys tonight, great performance.

If I had come down from Montrose for that (and there were a fair amount did) I would have been raging. The Mo fans seem very passive though, little dissension at all. Didn’t look like Montrose were up for it at all, whereas Edinburgh where biting into tackles and played very well. Seemed little urgency from Montrose until closer to the end, thought some of their players were less than committed. A few of the younger lads that came on second half didn’t seem up for the fight, a couple of them shirked 50/50 challenges which I would have been extremely pissed off with if I had been a Mo fan. Well done City, absolutely deserved victory. Seemed a decent enough crowd as well for a midweek game., probably as many there as for the first attempt.

Really poor first half from a Montrose perspective, no urgency at all. City have been the better team and have carved out the better chances, Montrose have rarely threatened. Dick Campbell sitting almost in front of us, scouting mission

What’s the crack with the wee gang of City ultras, are they banned from inside the ground? They’ve got into the wasteland bit on the opposite side, not sure if the club are just happier with them over there. Best view in the house mind you.

It’s a braw evening. Crowd is building, extremely slowly right enough.

It’s a wee bit windy again, though nothing like the other Saturday. Might as well head along as have tickets from the other week, and close to home.

Great place to visit, love the ground, depending on the way you are driving a stop in Nairn is well worth it, beautiful beach there.

The chap that presented the Andy Forbes trophy was his son of the same name, is that right? I was struggling to hear when he was introduced. Think I heard it said that he was a goalie and coach in his time, I take it that is the same person mentioned in the Jubilee Athletic article in Saturday’s programme?

The team were on fire that night at Ainslie Park, especially the first half, could have been 3 or 4 ahead but for some great goalkeeping by the Hearts lad Liam McFarlane. I don’t get to all the games, but that game was the best I saw them play this season, plus a couple of the Viaplay matches they did very well against higher opposition at the start of the season.

Ha ha, thanks for confirming, was a long shot.

What are the thoughts of EK fans if the club fail in the play offs? Would Mick and co. be moved on and someone else given the chance, or would they be trusted with another big wedge by the club’s benefactors to try all over again?

Any chance we squirrelled away the league cup cash to spend in 24/25, as that would not have been in any budgetary projections heading into 23/24 as only got the invite last minute?

We are not a kick in the arse off 7th (which is really 5th if discount the b teams), can’t make it now of course, but for all those cheap points thrown away we could have been. And that would have seemed like real progress.