cmontheloknow Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 A pic from the W&B vs ATFC game: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 6 minutes ago, cmontheloknow said: And most of that was in Euros! Apparently Edusport had a few non French guys in their line up including Ryan McCann who once scored an 80 yard or so goal for QOS v Dundee a few years back. No idea who made up the crowd he said there were a couple of Colville fans and some groundhoppers. Can't imagine Edusport having any fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 1 minute ago, cowdenbeath said: Apparently Edusport had a few non French guys in their line up including Ryan McCann who once scored an 80 yard or so goal for QOS v Dundee a few years back. Was with Pollok in recent memory too, though mine fails as to how recent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I didn't expect any Edusport support to speak of, and I'm impressed any neutrals went, but I assumed that Colville would take a following. Do they not represent a town/village/estate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: I didn't expect any Edusport support to speak of, and I'm impressed any neutrals went, but I assumed that Colville would take a following. Do they not represent a town/village/estate? They're named after and play at a country club in Motherwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: I didn't expect any Edusport support to speak of, and I'm impressed any neutrals went, but I assumed that Colville would take a following. Do they not represent a town/village/estate? Think its just part of Motherwell HJ. As I said my mate said there were a few folk supporting them sitting next to their committee. Can only think the other folk there were curious locals who don't go to Annan away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, cmontheloknow said: They're named after and play at a country club in Motherwell. A country club in Motherwell that must be the posh end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Fair enough, visions of Dynasty with the smog of steelworks silhouetted on the horizon. I'm impressed they recruit such players to be best Amateurs in Scotland. What's the incentive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 8 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: Fair enough, visions of Dynasty with the smog of steelworks silhouetted on the horizon. I'm impressed they recruit such players to be best Amateurs in Scotland. What's the incentive? Free round of golf on a sunday? Despite the lack of being able to play Edusport there next week, they have their own ground at the club and seem quite stable. Pollok had a bit of a connection to them for a while - their manager Gerry Hamilton played for Lok and left our coaching staff to take over there. Another ex-Lok manager Rab Sneddon lives nearby and helped out with coaching. Maybe still does? They then allowed Lok to use their players when we were down on numbers. We have a couple of ex-CP players in our starting XI and they did or have a few ex-players of ours with them. Once you get a decent core, I suppose you can attract other decent players - success breeding success. They're always there or there abouts in Central Scottish Premier and the big cups. Steve Broughton groundhopped there a few years back: http://stevebthegroundhopper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/invac-v-kilpatrick-thistle-at-colville.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 18 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: Fair enough, visions of Dynasty with the smog of steelworks silhouetted on the horizon. I'm impressed they recruit such players to be best Amateurs in Scotland. What's the incentive? I suppose their in a well populated area and there will be plenty of guys who have dropped out of the seniors and juniors in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 1 hour ago, cowdenbeath said: Apparently Edusport had a few non French guys in their line up including Ryan McCann who once scored an 80 yard or so goal for QOS v Dundee a few years back. No idea who made up the crowd he said there were a couple of Colville fans and some groundhoppers. Can't imagine Edusport having any fans. Was the match at Galabank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunrise Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 1 hour ago, cmontheloknow said: Was with Pollok in recent memory too, though mine fails as to how recent. I wrote about him being with 'Lok in the Thistle programme from 2013-14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 6 hours ago, Sunrise said: I wrote about him being with 'Lok in the Thistle programme from 2013-14. I doublechecked and he came in on loan from Peterhead halfway through the 2014-15 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 6 hours ago, Marr1 said: Was the match at Galabank? Yes. That's their home ground this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 9 hours ago, Marr1 said: Was the match at Galabank? Aye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Have Glasgow University any chance against Bonnyrigg this afternoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 11 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Have Glasgow University any chance against Bonnyrigg this afternoon? Would think so, you would expect Bonnyrigg to get a few goals this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeedsPhil Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 14 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: I didn't expect any Edusport support to speak of, and I'm impressed any neutrals went, but I assumed that Colville would take a following. Do they not represent a town/village/estate? The obvious 'game of the day' to me, so well worth my long day return train trek from Aberdeenshire. I'd expected it to attract many more such football neutrals, but there were seemingly just the three of us. Edusport's ONLY support was three unselected players - French lads in sharp suits. One guy scribbling pages of notes was a Girvan Juniors rep - the opponent's in the next round. I took the rest of the 'crowd' to have come down to support the visitors. I doubt there were any Annan residents present. When I was asked in the local pub where I was going, nobody had even heard of Edusport, nor knew that anybody other than Annan Athletic play at Galabank. Colville Park should really have wrapped it up. I make them strong favourites for the replay at New Tinto, which I will also attend. Note that if they do win, they'll have to receive Girvan elsewhere - Benburb have got a Home fixture on 2nd Preliminary Round day (Saturday 3rd Sept). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 hour ago, LeedsPhil said: Note that if they do win, they'll have to receive Girvan elsewhere - Benburb have got a Home fixture on 2nd Preliminary Round day (Saturday 3rd Sept). They could just play on the Sunday like Glasgow Uni did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 WOuld be good for Colville to get the game on somewhere in North Lanarkshire, be it Shotts, Wishaw or the like. What are the stadium criteria for the preliminaries these days? I went down to Newton Stewart's ground yesterday morning and the only thing that made their ground not a caged off artificial surface that you'd see anywhere was the green material on the fence to prevent free views, a burger van outside and two portaloos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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