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Dav nan Gael Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) Will be there on Sunday for Whitburn v Welfare ,12 degrees on the day,it will feel like the Bahamas after 3 days of cold rain. Edited March 15 by Dav nan Gael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 No inspection currently planned for Jeanfield Swifts. Also worth keeping in mind Scone Thistle v Coupar Angus should Kinnoull succumb to the rain. I’m sure the weather in the Midlands will be much better than the East! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Amazing! This guy has travelled from Braintree to see a game of football and can’t name one of the two teams playing correctly. Don’t just visit the grounds, count ‘em. Anyway I’m leaving sunny Birnam now and look forward to seeing Crossgates Primrose shortly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan-bufc Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 39 minutes ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: Amazing! This guy has travelled from Braintree to see a game of football and can’t name one of the two teams playing correctly. Don’t just visit the grounds, count ‘em. Anyway I’m leaving sunny Birnam now and look forward to seeing Crossgates Primrose shortly. Seen the lad who goes by the name "Oldham Groundhopper" was up in the Perth area taking in all/some of the games as well. I like a bit of groundhopping myself but these guys clearly make a huge effort to see these different grounds and fair play to them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 First game finished 5-3, but Easthouses kept a clean sheet at least. Onto Kinnoull v Penicuik. Parked at Jeanfield and walked over. Google taking me on a decidedly strange route to get there it must be said. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Let us speak no further of that Penicuik performance, on what is turning into a grim day for Midlothian football. I’ve set my compass for the Swifties, crossed the Perth “bridge of doom”, and I’m back on the banks of the silvery Tay for yet another game. Treated myself to a Linton Hotspur badge from Terry’s Badges. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I made it to soggy Sauchie. I’m certain this game won’t finish. Pitch is waterlogged, puddles everywhere, players falling over, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowdenleith Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 59 minutes ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: I made it to soggy Sauchie. I’m certain this game won’t finish. Pitch is waterlogged, puddles everywhere, players falling over, From the pictures I have seen on Twitter the game should never have started, and if it has started due to pressure with having the ground hoppers there, then that is totally wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 3 minutes ago, Cowdenleith said: From the pictures I have seen on Twitter the game should never have started, and if it has started due to pressure with having the ground hoppers there, then that is totally wrong. This is dangerous. Ball is running and bouncing, but every single other week this game would be off. It’s a farce. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 10 hours ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: Amazing! This guy has travelled from Braintree to see a game of football and can’t name one of the two teams playing correctly. Don’t just visit the grounds, count ‘em. Anyway I’m leaving sunny Birnam now and look forward to seeing Crossgates Primrose shortly. You get this in all sort of hobbies including travel which I guess groundhopping is a subset of where folk want to boast about how many things they’ve ticked off a list rather than how much they’ve enjoyed the overall experience. Called a mate out on it . He was all about ‘wouldn’t it be great to say you’ve done this?’ Who the f**k cares what anyone else thinks do it cos you want to do it 9 hours ago, aidan-bufc said: Seen the lad who goes by the name "Oldham Groundhopper" was up in the Perth area taking in all/some of the games as well. I like a bit of groundhopping myself but these guys clearly make a huge effort to see these different grounds and fair play to them. I expect Oldham ground hopper has started to make a living off it, fair enough he clearly loves it, great enthusiasm and shares his stories well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I wonder if there can be some differential between Groundhoppers like there is between "Trekkies" and "Trekkers". I like to go around different grounds, I usually pay for a raffle ticket and a pie, buy a programme and often a badge if they have one. And I enjoy watching the game. The Hoppers can't say they didn't see a decent game last night at Armadale but some of them looked bloody miserable. We once had a Hopper turn up to an Edinburgh City game back in the East of Scotland days and the bugger looked on the verge of tears when told there wasn't a teamsheet and he could (gasp) part with a couple of quid for a programme and note down the team on that. If you'd travelled up from England it wasn't too much to ask considering we were run on not even a shoestring budget back then but half a shoestring. At least the clubs might have made a bit of cash out of the weekend. Next year they can all go and hop about the picturesque cages of the West of Scotland League Division 4.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzler Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 no way that game should have been played last night. probably ruined the pitch until the end of season now too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi1977 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 46 minutes ago, bobbydazzler said: no way that game should have been played last night. probably ruined the pitch until the end of season now too. I do wonder if there was a bit of pressure to keep it on given the bumper crowd in... In fairness, the pitch held up pretty well and the ball zipped around fine until about the last 10 minutes. Was a cracking match too... well done both sides and in particular the standside linesman for making it good entertainment! I hope for Sauchie that have at least a couple of weeks away from home now to try and let the park recover a bit... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 12 hours ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: This is dangerous. Ball is running and bouncing, but every single other week this game would be off. It’s a farce. How did the referee let them play on that in the 1st place? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 13 hours ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: This is dangerous. Ball is running and bouncing, but every single other week this game would be off. It’s a farce. Aye no way that should have started. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 hours ago, bobbydazzler said: no way that game should have been played last night. probably ruined the pitch until the end of season now too. Aye that pitch will be fucked for the rest of the season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernrover Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 12 hours ago, tamthebam said: I wonder if there can be some differential between Groundhoppers like there is between "Trekkies" and "Trekkers". I like to go around different grounds, I usually pay for a raffle ticket and a pie, buy a programme and often a badge if they have one. And I enjoy watching the game. The Hoppers can't say they didn't see a decent game last night at Armadale but some of them looked bloody miserable. We once had a Hopper turn up to an Edinburgh City game back in the East of Scotland days and the bugger looked on the verge of tears when told there wasn't a teamsheet and he could (gasp) part with a couple of quid for a programme and note down the team on that. If you'd travelled up from England it wasn't too much to ask considering we were run on not even a shoestring budget back then but half a shoestring. At least the clubs might have made a bit of cash out of the weekend. Next year they can all go and hop about the picturesque cages of the West of Scotland League Division 4.. I'm sure there was talk a couple of years ago of a hopper turning up at Ross County, then walkimg away when they realised they don't (didn't?) issue a programme. Utter madness. My draw to the whole thing tends to be decent enough ground (no public park or high school cages) and a decent day out (nice part of the world, pubs on the way etc.). Plastic pitch, pre season friendly, no programme, no teamsheet, no pies? I don't care. The day I start to take this all that seriously I will save my time, money and sanity and get a new hobby. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernrover Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I should ask, for those who went this weekend, was there any flag drama or did everyone get the photos they wanted? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 16 minutes ago, southernrover said: I should ask, for those who went this weekend, was there any flag drama or did everyone get the photos they wanted? No flags. He’s been telt. Nil-nil Whitburn at HT. They’re dominant, so goals will come. Another boggy pitch getting ruined. Terry’s Badges has left the scene. Is it a Groundhop game if Terry isn’t here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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