Comrie Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Tokely has always been a shitebag, kicking lumps out of playing half his size. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav nan Gael Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Saturday is the big kick off day in the SHFL........ Brechin and Buckie favourites again to contest the title,while Strathy Jags,Vale and Keith fighting it out to avoid finishing last and the dreaded play-offs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTheBusFitbaPod Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Hey We did a little preview for the upcoming season. https://parkthebusfitbapodcast.buzzsprout.com/1595431/13243779-2023-24-highland-league-10-min For transparency we don't know too much about the Highland League but are always trying to learn and take a lot from here and twitter and knowledge of players who have moved up north from the SPFL/LL etc. We appreciate any feedback etc to improve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ParkTheBusFitbaPod Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 42 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Noted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I'm concerned you could probably add Wick to the candidates for the lower reaches of the HL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, Raidernation said: I'm concerned you could probably add Wick to the candidates for the lower reaches of the HL. They struggled for numbers last season, had to field trialists to fulfil fixtures in the second half of the season but seem to have recruited ok in the summer, I think they'll probably be clear of the danger zone. Edited July 27, 2023 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Only two games gone in Midlands but I think HFL teams will need to be wary that bottom spot is meaningful this year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: Only two games gone in Midlands but I think HFL teams will need to be wary that bottom spot is meaningful this year. Which teams have a decent chance of getting licensed and in the mix? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 25 minutes ago, virginton said: Which teams have a decent chance of getting licensed and in the mix? Obviously ourselves & Tayport are already licensed. Other than that I know North End, Broughty & Carnoustie are all going for licensing. Although I don't know how long they all need, I assume North End are the closest in terms of ground requirements. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 At the moment only Tayport, Lochee United, Fort William and Golspie can be promoted. No one in the North Region Premier League is licensed. I have no idea how close Culter are but they seem to be the big boys in that league now that BoD are in the HL. So they may look or be looking into it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 minute ago, TheScarf said: At the moment only Tayport, Lochee United, Fort William and Golspie can be promoted. No one in the North Region Premier League is licensed. I have no idea how close Culter are but they seem to be the big boys in that league now that BoD are in the HL. So they may look or be looking into it. I read somewhere that Culter aren't interested, in the immediate future anyway. Dyce are probably closest. P.S. Found it.. Quote No rush to move up the pyramid Despite their dominance this season, Culter are in no rush to follow Banks o’ Dee into the Highland League. Thomson said: “Financially we are not ready for it. “It would be a big step up. It took Banks o’ Dee six or seven years to get ready. “It would cost the club a minimum of £120,000 to get an SFA club licence which you require and that would involve things such as installing floodlights, upgrading dressing rooms and improving disabled facilities. “Then it would be a question of whether the players and the committee are up for it with the travelling costs. “It would be a huge step up so for the time-being we will enjoy ourselves in the juniors. “There are one or two clubs who are looking at moving up to the Highland League. “I think our friends at Dyce are the closest to it. They have been building up their club. They have put in floodlights and they are away to put in a stand. “To get up you need to win the league first and that is the hardest part. “If we get more success we might have the hunger to do it but that would be more of a longer term plan.” https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/scottish/5764099/culter-fc-president-memorable-campaign/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, virginton said: Which teams have a decent chance of getting licensed and in the mix? I think Lochee Utd would currently be strong favourites for the Midlands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Marten said: Obviously ourselves & Tayport are already licensed. Other than that I know North End, Broughty & Carnoustie are all going for licensing. Although I don't know how long they all need, I assume North End are the closest in terms of ground requirements. I dont think DNE have the required changing facilities yet. They were looking to adopt the changing rooms at Fairmuir Park at one point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 6 hours ago, Marten said: Obviously ourselves & Tayport are already licensed. Other than that I know North End, Broughty & Carnoustie are all going for licensing. Although I don't know how long they all need, I assume North End are the closest in terms of ground requirements. Downfield are the obvious absentee from that list amongst the likely title contenders, who unlike East Craigie should already be able to tick a lot of boxes with their ground. Vaguely remember them having a new player manager a season or two back, who soon left, who was talking about possible promotion to the Highland League in a newspaper article. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 5 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: I think Lochee Utd would currently be strong favourites for the Midlands. Surprised to see chat of any strong favourite given the competitive nature of that league and Lochee's record of Jim McInally-esque failures to get over the line. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, TheScarf said: At the moment only Tayport, Lochee United, Fort William and Golspie can be promoted. No one in the North Region Premier League is licensed. I have no idea how close Culter are but they seem to be the big boys in that league now that BoD are in the HL. So they may look or be looking into it. I'm not convinced there'll be any licenced clubs imminently in the North Juniors. I can see Dyce doing a bit more work over the next few years, but a licence would be a few years down the line, at least. I was speaking to someone at Culter last year and the impression I got was that they're not presently looking at licencing, but they weren't against the idea - I think they hadn't really explored the idea. Edited July 28, 2023 by Cyclizine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 2 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: Downfield are the obvious absentee from that list amongst the likely title contenders, who unlike East Craigie should already be able to tick a lot of boxes with their ground. Vaguely remember them having a new player manager a season or two back, who soon left, who was talking about possible promotion to the Highland League in a newspaper article. They were taken over by an ammies team and arent anywhere near having the administrative setup to go for a license. 1 hour ago, virginton said: Surprised to see chat of any strong favourite given the competitive nature of that league and Lochee's record of Jim McInally-esque failures to get over the line. Bobby Linn tho 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 10 hours ago, virginton said: Surprised to see chat of any strong favourite given the competitive nature of that league and Lochee's record of Jim McInally-esque failures to get over the line. Failures to get over the line? The last 2 seasons we weren't really close while the last normal season before that (ignoring the 2 covid-disrupted seasons) we won the title and never looked like struggling to get it over the line. We are a lot stronger than last season (and for plenty more reasons than just Bobby Linn) so it's logical to expect an improvement our end. Not saying we'll just win the title as there is strong opposition but it makes sense to label us (one of) the big favourites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Marten said: Failures to get over the line? The last 2 seasons we weren't really close Hence the 'Jim McInally-esque' description of your title bids. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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