kevin mfc Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 As already mentioned the Camelon one takes a beating. The tight fisted fan started watching the game from a ladder against the fence. Following season he had built a platform to watch games from. Last season he had a hut on the platform to further enhance his free viewing pleasure. Miserable git or economically savy......you decide.can remember this when the hoose played there and I'm sure there kids were chucking stones at our keeper to but club couldn't do anything as they were not in the park. If it was me big posts with black netting if they complain tough ure stopping the house getting hit with footballs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
energyzone Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 The ones at the far end of Hurlford's park annoy me. I'd erect a large advertising board directly in front of their garden to obliterate their view if I were on the committee there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace#1 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 They boys don't stand there anymore at Blair park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Did they not use to stand in the school at kelty for the 1st half and come in for the 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fife Journeyman Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Did they not use to stand in the school at kelty for the 1st half and come in for the 2nd maybe Goggsy can clear that up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 maybe Goggsy can clear that upHeard a story a few years back about what somebody put on the wall to stop them jumping over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted October 25, 2015 Author Share Posted October 25, 2015 Firstly an apology to everyone from Aberdeen. Seems being a complete perisher is a nationwide thing, Scot Free as the saying goes. Btw, the car park brigade might well include good supporters who are not up to standing anymore. No.1 prize must go the chap from Camelon, that's class. He's also top man on the security front should someone want to dig up the pitch. Could possibly see a Lowland League team picking up on this guy. Definite potential there. Second prizes go to the Bellshill chair fans and the various sofa ultras. Sure Albion Rovers had an outside looking in branch years back on a hill beside the ground. And Tynecastle had a whole row of tenament windows that overlooked the park behind the Gorgie Rd end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Firstly an apology to everyone from Aberdeen. Seems being a complete perisher is a nationwide thing, Scot Free as the saying goes. That saying has nothing to do with Scotland/Scots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bul21402 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Nope although it was where I worked. The new prison was only built a few years ago. Was my feeble attempt at a joke mate Utmost respect to you mate for doing a job in such trying circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted October 25, 2015 Author Share Posted October 25, 2015 That saying has nothing to do with Scotland/Scots Go on then, don't leave us outside looking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Methil minks can watch a game from outside the south end of the ground at New Bayview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheasant plucker Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 The 2 Hurlford jakeballs have come up in the world now like the team and come through the gate now doubling the crowd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted October 25, 2015 Author Share Posted October 25, 2015 To be fair here there's a difference between punters in the poorest parts of Scotland getting together on an old sofa with a few tins of beer and a peace pipe to watch a match through a hole in the fence. Would it be the end of the world for a committee man to go and have a chat. If the lads don't want to come in then maybe they'd break out for a raffle ticket or two. Plus they won't burn the pavilion down in their darker moments. The price of the cars i saw in Aberdeenshire could have jointly bought Bellshill. That was punters just being tight fisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Firstly an apology to everyone from Aberdeen. Seems being a complete perisher is a nationwide thing, Scot Free as the saying goes. Btw, the car park brigade might well include good supporters who are not up to standing anymore. No.1 prize must go the chap from Camelon, that's class. He's also top man on the security front should someone want to dig up the pitch. Could possibly see a Lowland League team picking up on this guy. Definite potential there. Second prizes go to the Bellshill chair fans and the various sofa ultras. Sure Albion Rovers had an outside looking in branch years back on a hill beside the ground. And Tynecastle had a whole row of tenament windows that overlooked the park behind the Gorgie Rd end. When Hearts played Bayern Munich in 1989 Wallace Mercer charged the unheard of price of 20 a ticket (imagine that!). My mate's dad was a solicitor and his firm were selling one of the Gorgie Road flats overlooking Tynecastle- had a great view of the game for nowt that night! This sort of freeloading is nothing new- there was a series of articles on the history of the East of Scotland League in the City programme last year and comment was made in local match reports of locals watching for free from the (highly politically incorrect) "Jew's gallery" at some grounds. One of the club licensing stipulations is that attempts should be made to prevent people from seeing the match for nothing - Whitehill, for example, apparently spent a small fortune surround Ferguson Park with that plastic stuff farmers use to wrap bails of hay in. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Heid Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 The best one I have seen is at Camelon - where someone has erected a hut/stand in their garden overlooking the park so he can stand and watch for free whilst drinking his can!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loughal Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Looks as though this is a country wide problem. Perhaps in some cases the 'outside support' just simply don't have the cash to pay entry, or are torn between a last bottle of Buckie and moving in through the pay gate. Invite them in and tell them to pay when they can or come and do a bit of work in the ground. "Judge Not" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 The best one I have seen is at Camelon - where someone has erected a hut/stand in their garden overlooking the park so he can stand and watch for free whilst drinking his can!!No way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Go on then, don't leave us outside looking in.Ach shite, like many of these things it's a bit boring, I was hoping you'd just look it up.In a nutshell, the word scot/scat/schot/skot etc depending what language you're using, back to about the 12th century, means a tax...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooterno9 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Did the raffle seller go out and Shame them into buying raffle tickets ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Looks as though this is a country wide problem. Perhaps in some cases the 'outside support' just simply don't have the cash to pay entry, or are torn between a last bottle of Buckie and moving in through the pay gate. Invite them in and tell them to pay when they can or come and do a bit of work in the ground. "Judge Not" Great post. Think a few Junior clubs have looked at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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