Sergeant Wilson Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: It was a Rangers B 'home' game. There were so many goal updates on their twitter feed, i'm not sure if they also tried bragging about another sell out. So it was, did the green pound solve all Vale of Leithen's problems? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Just now, Sergeant Wilson said: So it was, did the green pound solve all Vale of Leithen's problems? Unless they're missing another zero off the attendance i'm guessing not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 14 hours ago, Jimi Shandrix said: Poor Gretna. 9-1 to one of the B teams is tough to take. One of my favourite ever away days in 30 odd years travelling to watch the Dees was your season in the Championship when we went down there as supposed lambs to the slaughter and were 4-0 up after 35 minutes. It was the only time I've ever been to your bonny wee village. Do you still play in the same stadium and is the away end still a hundred yard long bus shelter? If I'm correct Gretna 2008 are deemed to be a completely different Club to the Gretna that completely folded after they're "millionaire" benefactor Brookes Mileson died leaving creditors out of pocket. Gretna 2008 do play at Raydale Park however and have the same Club colours as the defunct Gretna but as they're name suggests were formed in 2008 and have never competed in the four top divisions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Fae_the_'briggs said: If I'm correct Gretna 2008 are deemed to be a completely different Club to the Gretna that completely folded after they're "millionaire" benefactor Brookes Mileson died leaving creditors out of pocket. Gretna 2008 do play at Raydale Park however and have the same Club colours as the defunct Gretna but as they're name suggests were formed in 2008 and have never competed in the four top divisions. Aye that’s right they made it clear from the start it was a new club and no connection with the original club hence the 2008. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Shandrix Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 3 hours ago, FairWeatherFan said: Unless they're missing another zero off the attendance i'm guessing not. Was wondering where I'd seen him before and then it suddenly came to me... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 2 hours ago, cowdenbeath said: Aye that’s right they made it clear from the start it was a new club and no connection with the original club hence the 2008. And also cut ties wi the car park social club which is/was handy for the tv match before kick off as well. They now or did have have their own "wee bar" inside the ground which is/was cheap and friendly enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 2 hours ago, newcastle broon said: And also cut ties wi the car park social club which is/was handy for the tv match before kick off as well. They now or did have have their own "wee bar" inside the ground which is/was cheap and friendly enough. The wee bar was always there I was in a few times when we played the originals. Used to have loads of great old pics from the non league days. Big regret never seeing them pre SFL before the circus came to town. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) On 15/08/2021 at 12:21, Fae_the_'briggs said: If I'm correct Rangers 2012 are deemed to be a completely different Club to the Rangers that completely folded after they're "millionaire" benefactor David Murray up sticks leaving creditors out of pocket. Rangers 2012 do play at Ibrox Park however and have the same Club colours as the defunct Rangers but despite what the name suggests were formed in 2012 and have only recently returned to the top division. FTFY Edited August 17, 2021 by AsimButtHitsASix 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, cowdenbeath said: The wee bar was always there I was in a few times when we played the originals. Used to have loads of great old pics from the non league days. Big regret never seeing them pre SFL before the circus came to town. Went down there one day when they played Whitley Bay. Just checked and it was in 2000. Think they were in the Northern Premier League back then. Next time was 2003 just when it was all kicking off. ICT beat them 5-0 on the way to winning the Challenge Cup and promotion to the SPL. ICT’s record is better than most, P6, W6. Edited August 16, 2021 by The Mantis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRR Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, The Mantis said: Next time was 2003 just when it was all kicking off. ICT beat them 5-0 on the way to winning the Challenge Cup and promotion to the SPL. ICT’s record is better than most, P6, W6. I remember that. Arranged a hillwalking trip to the Lakes around it so that on the Saturday I could train up to Gretna and watch the ICT game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: FTFY I did think of that similarity, but fair play to Gretna 2008, at least they didn't try and claim to be the same club with the same history. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo'ness Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 15/08/2021 at 19:00, cowdenbeath said: The wee bar was always there I was in a few times when we played the originals. Used to have loads of great old pics from the non league days. Big regret never seeing them pre SFL before the circus came to town. Now the bar just contains team pics since 2008, naturally enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Jambo'ness said: Now the bar just contains team pics since 2008, naturally enough. Shame they got rid of the pre Mileston pics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Gretna were a really tough wee side in the 90s whose annual participation in the English FA Cup required a letter of permission from the SFA. They were a mixture of Unibond league Geordies and Carlisle players put out to pasture from memory. A unique little club utterly ruined by the Mileson fantasy (in retrospect the move to the SPFL was ill advised.) I can remember them *almost* embarrassing Bolton at the old Burnden Park..lost 2-3. There's also these highlights of a home draw with Rochdale in 91/92 (Dale won the replay 3-1 at Spotland). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauftimedraw Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Just read that Rowan Alexander has been sacked. History repeating itself! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Hauftimedraw said: Just read that Rowan Alexander has been sacked. History repeating itself! Again? Rowan Alexander and Gretna FC are like Ross and Rachel from Friends... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroundHoppingBear Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Is it pay at the gate tonight? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Might be an idea to get rid of the portable goals (which aren't allowed according to the licensing manual) so that you don't have balls rebounding off the wheels and then goals being scored. Very sporting of Spartans to let Gretna walk one in after realising what went on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 8 hours ago, Ginaro said: Might be an idea to get rid of the portable goals (which aren't allowed according to the licensing manual) so that you don't have balls rebounding off the wheels and then goals being scored. Very sporting of Spartans to let Gretna walk one in after realising what went on. Aye, Don't know how they've got away with having them, they're not allowed largely to prevent what happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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