GNU_Linux Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav nan Gael Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Nairn and Locos all but propping up the table lol Who would hav thought it.......? Great start by BoD and a few others . Unfortunately that shower just west of Cullen keep getting out of jail.......... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Just now, Dav nan Gael said: Nairn and Locos all but propping up the table lol Who would hav thought it.......? Great start by BoD and a few others . Unfortunately that shower just west of Cullen keep getting out of jail.......... Nairn are toothless up front. They'll be down there come the end of the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Apart from Buckie away on 30/09, Nairn have a fairly kind looking run of fixtures from now until November, so it'll be very concerning if we are still propping up the league by then. I was hopeful that the new signings would have strengthened the squad, as the only releases were peripheral players that rarely featured, but none of the new signings except for Andrew Macleod have looked the part so far. I think it also might be a season too far for Tokely and Gethins as regular starters. Andrew Greig being out long term is a huge loss, as a lot of Nairn's goals last season were created by him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave94 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I see Lochee Utd are flying in the Midlands League, fairly certain that if that continues they will jog past any NCL or NJ opposition if at all there is any playoffs there and onto a playoff against the bottom side in the HL. Could be another HL club dropping out end of season. Any predictions so far for whom it could be? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Apart from Buckie away on 30/09, Nairn have a fairly kind looking run of fixtures from now until November, so it'll be very concerning if we are still propping up the league by then. I was hopeful that the new signings would have strengthened the squad, as the only releases were peripheral players that rarely featured, but none of the new signings except for Andrew Macleod have looked the part so far. I think it also might be a season too far for Tokely and Gethins as regular starters. Andrew Greig being out long term is a huge loss, as a lot of Nairn's goals last season were created by him. Gethins was like playing with a man down on Wednesday against Rothes. Everything bounced off him and he spent most of the game pointing and shouting at his teammates. His teammates creating absolutely nothing for him didn't help, I suppose. It was a carbon copy of his performance against Drumchapel in the cup last season. I think Father Time has definitely caught up with him and Tokely. Gethins is 40 this year I believe, and it shows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, approximately dave said: I see Lochee Utd are flying in the Midlands League, fairly certain that if that continues they will jog past any NCL or NJ opposition if at all there is any playoffs there and onto a playoff against the bottom side in the HL. Could be another HL club dropping out end of season. Any predictions so far for whom it could be? No one in the NJ is licensed so if Lochee win the league it'll be a straight play off with the bottom of the HL unless either of the licenced NCL teams (Fort and Golspie) win the league. Bottom of the HL? Strathspey, Nairn or Lossie imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzler Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 17 minutes ago, approximately dave said: I see Lochee Utd are flying in the Midlands League, fairly certain that if that continues they will jog past any NCL or NJ opposition if at all there is any playoffs there and onto a playoff against the bottom side in the HL. Could be another HL club dropping out end of season. Any predictions so far for whom it could be? shambles that the bottom club get off with a playoff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Strathspey are playing Nairn, Wick, Lossie and Inverurie in fairly quick succession soon, so that should be a decent litmus test on how much they have improved. A couple of wins for them will certainly be causing twitchy arsechecks in boardrooms elsewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 Clach could be in the mix if they don't get their mojo together, along with a handful of others. Strathspey have started the season with Forres, Formartine, Brora and Banks O' Dee so it's not surprising they haven't any points yet, and no double figure losses either. I don't think they'll be this season's automatic lemmings. P.S. And what @Sherrif John Bunnell said! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 No team has dropped points to Lossie and gone on to win the league since Clach lost at the Ferry San Giro in January 2005 to a Stuart Strathdee howitzer, so that’s Brora down for another 30 meaningless pre-season games ahead of restarting next July. Unlucks. Brora are now tucked in nicely in the Zone of Indifference with Charlie Bangers Circus and Formartine, teams with the league beyond them and relegation unlikely (even for CBC) leaving them with nowt to play for and squads of players who are difficult to motivate. Nairn started like this last season and recovered, although it was later uncovered the players were doing it deliberately to get their then-management team the sack. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 Vale are passing the bucket around for an injured player.. Weʼre raising £4,000 to Help fund Dane Ballard’s knee operation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DannyBlue Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 What happens if Elgin go down and are replaced by a LL team? Would 2 teams be relegated or would the league increase in size? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 League would increase in size to a maximum of 20 by all accounts when this has been asked previously. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave94 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 11 hours ago, DannyBlue said: What happens if Elgin go down and are replaced by a LL team? Would 2 teams be relegated or would the league increase in size? 19 teams in the HL and someone gets to play a friendly against ICT U18s on their free weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 That's a skelpin' for the Vale. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vale Vale Vale Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 10 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: That's a skelpin' for the Vale. Sure is, horrible result. Forget about this result and start again next week. Mon the Vale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 A full strength BoD hammered at home by Forres too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav nan Gael Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 A young Vale side put to the sword in emphatic style...........they'll have learnt a lot from both the recent games vs the Broch. They've started the league campaign well,hopefully they can keep up the good work there and learn from yesterday's mauling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vale Vale Vale Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Dav nan Gael said: A young Vale side put to the sword in emphatic style...........they'll have learnt a lot from both the recent games vs the Broch. They've started the league campaign well,hopefully they can keep up the good work there and learn from yesterday's mauling. Here’s hoping. Going to be tight at the bottom again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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