GNU_Linux Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Pretty sure there was a feature on a borders junior club, maybe Melrose? on a view from the terrace. The football pitch backs onto the rugby stadium. Does two sports count?That was Hawick Royal Albert United. Not a junior club but a senior club playing in the East Of Scotland First Division (tier 6 overall). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 4 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: 16 hours ago, D.A.F.C said: Pretty sure there was a feature on a borders junior club, maybe Melrose? on a view from the terrace. The football pitch backs onto the rugby stadium. Does two sports count? That was Hawick Royal Albert United. Not a junior club but a senior club playing in the East Of Scotland First Division (tier 6 overall). Netherdale, home of Gala Fairydean Rovers and Gala RFC is similar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Cyclizine said: Netherdale, home of Gala Fairydean Rovers and Gala RFC is similar. It's really common in the Borders that the football and rugby clubs are close to each other, and often cricket too. They're almost always near the river, so they're probably the only flat bits of ground that aren't suitable for building because they are floodplains. Peebles has football, rugby and cricket all at the Gytes, Selkirk had all three together when it had a football club (think the ammies might play there now), Gala football and rugby clubs are end-to-end (cricket at the other end of the town) and Hawick have football and rugby at the east end of town, and cricket with another rugby club at the other. The only exception to that pattern among those with senior football teams is Coldstream, who don't seem to have a rugby club at all and the football team plays well above the river. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 On 14/11/2019 at 06:09, Sergeant Wilson said: Berwick and Tweedmouth do that I think, so do a couple of others down the league's and in England. Closest I've been at was Jarrow Roofing and Boldon Collie in Newcastle. They'd be fast, I grant you that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 On 14/11/2019 at 01:21, D.A.F.C said: Pretty sure there was a feature on a borders junior club, maybe Melrose? on a view from the terrace. The football pitch backs onto the rugby stadium. Does two sports count? It doesn't actually... there's another rugby pitch in between: Galashiels does: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 13/11/2019 at 23:57, GordonS said: Am bored and nerdy. From nearest point in the stadium to nearest point, as the crow flies: 110m Dundee - Dundee Utd 3.07km Airdrie - Albion Rovers 3.5km Hearts - Edinburgh City 3.71km Queen's Park - Celtic 3.84km Rangers - Partick Thistle 4.23km Edinburgh City - Hibs 4.44km Rangers - Queen's Park 4.46km Falkirk - Stenhousemuir 4.73km Hibs - Hearts 4.74km Motherwell - Hamilton Accies 5.04km Aberdeen - Cove Rangers 5.16km Partick Thistle - Celtic 6.15km Partick Thistle - Queen's Park 6.26km Celtic - Rangers 6.76km Dunfermline - Cowdenbeath 8.18km Alloa - Stirling Alb What have I missed? This is clearly based on Edinburgh City's current (temporary) home rather than their theoretical one at Meadowbank. Have they officially left there permanently yet or is there an intention to return eventually still? If they return to Meadowbank presumably their distance to Hibs will be 2nd? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, Skyline Drifter said: This is clearly based on Edinburgh City's current (temporary) home rather than their theoretical one at Meadowbank. Have they officially left there permanently yet or is there an intention to return eventually still? If they return to Meadowbank presumably their distance to Hibs will be 2nd? Last I heard was that Edinburgh City were complaining bitterly that the refurbishment won't allow them to move back to Meadowbank. IIRC it was stuff like the number of turnstiles, referees' room, that kind of thing. Dunno if that's still the case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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