CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Grant Street Park again but this isn't Clach playing, this was a home game for the then evicted from the Northern Meeting Park every April Inverness City in a league match against the other Banff team Deveronside. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 One of the lost teams and grounds. A picture from the 1920's. Inverness used to have a 4th team in the Highland League called Citadel who played their games at Shore Street Park almost right across on the other side of the river from where Clach played. The exact whereabouts of this ground is not clear any more. It would be very interesting to see any old photos exist of the old ground. In the photo there's a seated stand behind the players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 1 minute ago, CityDave said: One of the lost teams and grounds. A picture from the 1920's. Inverness used to have a 4th team in the Highland League called Citadel who played their games at Shore Street Park almost right across on the other side of the river from where Clach played. The exact whereabouts of this ground is not clear any more. It would be very interesting to see any old photos exist of the old ground. In the photo there's a seated stand behind the players. Is that Yogi Hughes with the ball? The bloke with the cigarette in his mouth looks a bit evil, someone's getting it with the cattle prod in a minute. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsy Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 1 hour ago, CityDave said: The Tin Shed, Kingsmills Park, Inverness. Was this demolished or does this now reside in someones back garden? For a long time, it was in among the lock-ups off Bught Drive, opposite the entrance to the cemetery. Don't if it's still there now though, or in fact whether any of them are still there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The Showfield, Nairn, the home in Nairn of car boot sales, the fair, horse shows, tractor rallys and Nairn St. Ninian. 5 minutes of Nairn Saints at home to Islavale (Nairn Saints in Maroon) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Quite topical right now Bonnyrigg Rose, Dundas Park. Visited once for a Scottish Cup game in 2009 when they played Fraserburgh in a replay but lost 2-1. Largest hedge behind a goal anywhere, nice social club and a decent size crowd for this. Edited December 18, 2016 by CityDave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) This is a cracking picture of the odd looking changing rooms building at Lochee Harp. Not just up there with quirk but right up there at Fallout 4 settlement build level with Albion Rovers Main Stand at Cliftonhill. All this lacks is a couple of machine gun turrets on the roof and a lookout with a minigun on his lap sitting on a sofa smoking a cigar and drinking Bobrov's Best Moonshine from the bottle and huffing Jet. Edited December 18, 2016 by CityDave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 23 minutes ago, CityDave said: Quite topical right now Bonnyrigg Rose, Dundas Park. Visited once for a Scottish Cup game in 2009 when they played Fraserburgh in a replay but lost 2-1. Largest hedge behind a goal anywhere, nice social club and a decent size crowd for this. Broch down to 8 men and still the Rose couldn't beat them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Speaking of Fraserburgh, their ground at Bellslea is a real throw back to years gone past. The ground has barely changed in decades and its quirkyness doesn't just come from the fantastic Main Stand but the fact that a school building encroaches out into the standing area opposite the stand. Nice big church with a steeple on the other side of the road from the ground. Edited December 18, 2016 by CityDave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) More Fraserburgh. Last time I was at Fraserburgh was right in the middle of winter probably 2010 at a match vs Formartine Utd. Temperatures were below zero and there were blustery snow showers throughout the game. Before watching the match I was over at the nearby beach watching the surfers. Minus temperatures and these guys are surfing in the North Sea!!! Edited December 18, 2016 by CityDave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 No problem in a wet suit though, or even a dry suit. I was last there in 1996, replay v Whitehill, winner played Celtic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locheedfcno1 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 This is a cracking picture of the odd looking changing rooms building at Lochee Harp. Not just up there with quirk but right up there at Fallout 4 settlement build level with Albion Rovers Main Stand at Cliftonhill. All this lacks is a couple of machine gun turrets on the roof and a lookout with a minigun on his lap sitting on a sofa smoking a cigar and drinking Bobrov's Best Moonshine from the bottle and huffing Jet. Changing rooms at the harp are a lot bigger than you would think. Guy I worked for built the block wall at the back of the stand years ago. Had my dinner inside and had a good look around. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Fitlike Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) More Fraserburgh..... the school / nursery mentioned upthread Edited December 19, 2016 by Ken Fitlike 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 When I first went to Rugby Park that view was from the home end looking over towards the away end. Yes. The away end when I was in there. You had a covered area next to the main stand and a covered bit at the 'seggie'. With open terrace in between. Not that Dundee filled the end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Ken Fitlike said: More Fraserburgh..... the school / nursery mentioned upthread So what's that board for? Trawler bingo? Or is it like the blackboards in old World War Two films where they mark off the bombers as they return safely? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I've just done a blog about the new Oriam Centre. I suppose that counts as quirky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) Ross County's Global Energy Stadium/ Victoria Park, one of the nicest and a good favourite with the away support as well. It has a good view and you are quite close to the pitch. Nice food served there as well. Not the clearest of photos being taken at night but these are from back in the days where both ends behind the goals were terraced. Found this on Youtube showing the ground as it was back in the Highland League days And the ground as it is now That temporary stand over in the corner ?? Edited December 28, 2016 by CityDave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) Brora Rangers, Dudgeon Park Tidied up a bit since I was last there Edited December 28, 2016 by CityDave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Wick Academy, Harmsworth Park, some slope on that pitch also the miss match of stands. The floodlights came from Kingsmills Park (Inverness Thistle). Living in Inverness and traveling up to Wick by train is a slow journey, getting to Glasgow seemed quicker. My limit to the south is Ayr, anything south of this required an over night stay rather than traveling back up to Inverness. Surprisingly I found this the same up there in Wick that to watch the football it would require an overnight stay, mainly since there is no public transport that would take you back down the road or rail after a Saturday match, don't know if this is still the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Golspie Sutherland's King George V Park, its a ground I've never been to yet. Looks a nice and neat basic ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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