microdave Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Maybe a return to me starting a match thread will help the team return to winning ways in time for the play offs. Discuss. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockson Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 hour ago, microdave said: Maybe a return to me starting a match thread will help the team return to winning ways in time for the play offs. How do I do a laughing emoji? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Bonnyrigg are the team who've impressed me the least at the Rock so far this season, and their league position isn't a surprise based on what I've seen. However, we're mince currently and only have enough bodies for a 5s team, so it's anyone's game here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Can’t believe Bonnyrigg are allowed to be an SPFL side with a pitch like that -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE SONS OF THE ROCK Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, FifeSons said: Can’t believe Bonnyrigg are allowed to be an SPFL side with a pitch like that At least the water runs off it 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Not a ground I like. The slope is disgraceful and the lack of any proper covered seating for visiting fans is pretty poor. Or decent covered terracing for that matter. I can stand on a wet grassy slope at the Vale Juniors. At least the pies at the vale are better than the greasy efforts at Dundas Park.. I'm not in favour of clubs being made to spend money they don't really have on facilities that they'll never properly use. Scottish football has plenty of grounds that simply aren't suited to the teams that play there. Falkirk and Airdrie are particularly bad. As is the white elephant that North Lanarkshire Council built on the outskirts of Cumbernauld. But there needs to be a little bit of balance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 33 minutes ago, BallochSonsFan said: Not a ground I like. The slope is disgraceful and the lack of any proper covered seating for visiting fans is pretty poor. Or decent covered terracing for that matter. I can stand on a wet grassy slope at the Vale Juniors... Clubs like your own benefited for decades from access to pools money, SFA, SFL and SPFL handouts and much easier access to large government grants. It's not reasonable to expect clubs emerging from a junior football background by way of the Lowland League to have comparable facilities to the clubs that enjoyed those advantages when the SFL was operating as a closed shop cartel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Watching football from a grassy slope is magic. Every ground in the country should have a grassy slope for fans to watch from IMO. I also don't think we're in a position tk be commenting on other clubs pitches when we've got a gardener laying turnips at ours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I'd rather have a sloped pitch than a flat but sandy and soaking one tbh. NDP strikes me as one of these grounds that you'll think is great on a sunny, dry day when you win. And an absolute hovel when it's a soaking, freezing, dark day and you get beaten. Anyway. Bonnyrigg are in decent form, finally have a bit of upward momentum and have some big players back from injury. So I think they'll win this 2-0 - a first-half goal, and a second-half injury time goal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 37 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Clubs like your own benefited for decades from access to pools money, SFA, SFL and SPFL handouts and much easier access to large government grants. It's not reasonable to expect clubs emerging from a junior football background by way of the Lowland League to have comparable facilities to the clubs that enjoyed those advantages when the SFL was operating as a closed shop cartel. Plenty of West of Scotland sides have better facilities. The likes of Talbot for example. Newlandsfield is also a better place to watch football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 For much of the season it looked like the Sons and the Rose could be two divisions apart next time. Now the reality sets in - you could be stuck with them, hence the whining and snobbery and entitlement Bonnyrigg have had to earn everything they’ve achieved the hard way. They have the Entry licence - that’s why they’re “allowed” to play in the SPFL. From what I’ve seen, Robbie Horn has gradually improved what was a poor squad so I wouldn’t be surprised if they took the three points this time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, The Mantis said: For much of the season it looked like the Sons and the Rose could be two divisions apart next time. Now the reality sets in - you could be stuck with them, hence the whining and snobbery and entitlement Bonnyrigg have had to earn everything they’ve achieved the hard way. They have the Entry licence - that’s why they’re “allowed” to play in the SPFL. From what I’ve seen, Robbie Horn has gradually improved what was a poor squad so I wouldn’t be surprised if they took the three points this time. It's one guy saying he doesn't like the ground, not sure that equates to snobbery or entitlement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Let's send them and their shitey pitch back to the juniors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I must have missed all those years we were lording it up with government grants and SFA handouts and not having to earn everything we’ve achieved. Maybe it was before my time. We should just boycott this game tbh, rich pampered lords like ourself shouldn’t have to share a pitch with scrawny wee hard done by riff raff like Bonnyrigg Rose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 28 minutes ago, FifeSons said: Let's send them and their shitey pitch back to the juniors. Maybe your groundsman could offer some advice on Saturday . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: I must have missed all those years we were lording it up with government grants and SFA handouts and not having to earn everything we’ve achieved. Maybe it was before my time. We should just boycott this game tbh, rich pampered lords like ourself shouldn’t have to share a pitch with scrawny wee hard done by riff raff like Bonnyrigg Rose. I just won't have our wee princes playing on a pitch like that. Buchy's beautiful locks should be nowhere near that glorified local park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, Crow said: Maybe your groundsman could offer some advice on Saturday . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Fix your slopes and uncovered grassy hills with all our excess government grant and SFA handout money, you peasants. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, FifeSons said: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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