To B or not B Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, FairWeatherFan said: I would have said even 300ish was good for a final with EK in it and played at Broadwood. Doubling it's not too bad by LL standards. Its just a shame its in a ground ten times the size. Considering it was on the same day as the arse cheeks derby it’s not too bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowdenleith Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 That’s not really that bad of a crowd, it’s approximately the average home crowd of the two teams added together, so not terrible in my opinion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, Bestsinceslicebread said: Well to be honest I would have been going but you have an old firm game on and then Liverpool v Man Utd game on the same day and the wind is still mental outside. It would have been so different if those games were not on Which is fine for a neutral but EK sold out a game against Hamilton earlier this season so for them to not show up now is poor 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 627 in a ground with 8,000 seats is rubbish. 627 in a ground like Prestonfield or Cliftonhill is perfectly fine. It was always a terrible choice of ground. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) It was an even game, but heavily influenced by the wind. Tranent had the better of the first half with the wind at their backs and East Kilbride the second. Tranent's opener came from an in-swinging corner with Brett forcing it over the line at the back post. Balde's equaliser had an element of doubt about whether or not it crossed the line after coming off the underside of the crossbar, but it was a good strike from the edge of the box. No doubt about EK's second from Lockie though. It was a great strike from 25 yards into the postage stamp corner. Higginbotham's equaliser for Tranent had a bit of good fortune about it. His free kick from the left was poorly struck and hit the single defender in front of him, but the rebound came straight back to him and his cross cum shot dipped just under the bar at the far post. Cammy Ross should have won it in the final seconds of stoppage time but shot wildly over when through on goal. The less said about the quality of the penalties, the better. 7 misses out of 16 attempts. Edited April 7 by Footballfirst 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Just now, GordonS said: 627 in a ground with 8,000 seats is rubbish. 627 in a ground like Prestonfield or Cliftonhill is perfectly fine. It was always a terrible choice of ground. Its a problem across the non-league at the moment. SJFA, SCC, WoSFL, and Lowland seem to have all set their finals at Broadwood for the foreseeable future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 6 minutes ago, jaggyness said: Which is fine for a neutral but EK sold out a game against Hamilton earlier this season so for them to not show up now is poor EK were only formed 14 years ago, they don't really have a loyal fan base yet. From what I've seen a lot of them are Celtic fans first and EK fans second, which is fair enough IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestsinceslicebread Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 10 minutes ago, jaggyness said: Which is fine for a neutral but EK sold out a game against Hamilton earlier this season so for them to not show up now is poor Sorry again, I'll disagree Plenty of EK supporters going about but majority of those supporters will also follow Rangers or Celtic. Same down in Ayrshire, Like Hurlford. fans will also support either Ayr or Killie and they will also have a liking towards Gers or Celtcs This is not intending to be negative with you but you need to be objective and realistic in your comments 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, FairWeatherFan said: Its a problem across the non-league at the moment. SJFA, SCC, WoSFL, and Lowland seem to have all set their finals at Broadwood for the foreseeable future. Junior Cup finals can still draw a big crowd. St Mirren or Ayr would be my first choices for those but I understand why they pick Broadwood, at least they're going to need 2 or 3 stands. A Lowland League Cup final is never getting more than about 1,000 unless it's something like Linlithgow Rose v Bo'ness. Rose played Tranent in the EoS League Cup final at Newtongrange the season before last and I doubt that hit 4 figures. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 4 hours ago, jaggyness said: Utterly abysmal crowd for a cup final Maybe play it somewhere that isn't totally soulless&awful to get to by public transport.i was in Glasgow today&would normally go to something like this but as soon as I saw where it was being played I decided against it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 9 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: Its a problem across the non-league at the moment. SJFA, SCC, WoSFL, and Lowland seem to have all set their finals at Broadwood for the foreseeable future. Why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To B or not B Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Ainslie Park is the ideal venue for finals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 5 minutes ago, highlandmac said: Why? Guessing they got a deal on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, FairWeatherFan said: Guessing they got a deal on it. Hope it brings them the crowds they deserve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi1977 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Congratulations to Tranent. Horrible conditions for a cup final, but both teams did about as well as they could. Wind getting an assist for 3 of the 4 goals. Penalties were borderline farcial due to the wind... but definitely dramatic and entertaining. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowdenleith Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 43 minutes ago, jaggyness said: Which is fine for a neutral but EK sold out a game against Hamilton earlier this season so for them to not show up now is poor The capacity of K-Park is about 700. I expect that day there were about 550 Hamilton fans as it’s a couple of miles away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 3 hours ago, jaggyness said: Which is fine for a neutral but EK sold out a game against Hamilton earlier this season so for them to not show up now is poor Yeah, 583. the ground only holds 600...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Balde's shot was definitely over the line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dug Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 4 hours ago, To B or not B said: Ainslie Park is the ideal venue for finals. No it's not 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 5 hours ago, To B or not B said: Ainslie Park is the ideal venue for finals. Ainslie Park has no terracing at all and no covered space for standing. They allow people to stand at the rail and block the view from the front rows of the main stand. There are floodlight pillars in front of the other stand. The pitch is fine but it's not great. It's nowhere near a train station and it's a schlep on the bus from the centre of Edinburgh. There are no good pubs anywhere near it. Each to their own, but for me it's a long way down my list of preferred grounds. In Edinburgh I'd put it well behind Meggetland, which has hosted a South Challenge Cup final. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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