GNU_Linux Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Few I can think of: Current Fort William manager Kyle Redpath commutes from Fife While at Queen of South in his final spell Stephen Dobbie was commuting from Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire Brora Rangers had a player who'se name escapes me that continued to play for the club after moving to central belt Eachainn Miller commuting from Carloway in the Western Isles to play for Clachnacuddin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 20 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: Few I can think of: Current Fort William manager Kyle Redpath commutes from Fife While at Queen of South in his final spell Stephen Dobbie was commuting from Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire Brora Rangers had a player who'se name escapes me that continued to play for the club after moving to central belt Eachainn Miller commuting from Carloway in the Western Isles to play for Clachnacuddin All relative, really. In English football a commute like that wouldn't be considered too unusual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Spartans had 2 players commute from London whilst in EOSL & LL. Name escapes me but Berwick had a player on national service in 1960s who came back from West Germany each weekend. (He hitched a lift on a transport flight across on Friday evening and another back on Saturday night or Sunday). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BukyOHare Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Ricky Little going from Ayrshire through three times a week for training and matches for Arbroath at a part time level is a huge commitment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 We had Matt Kilgallon who only played in about two midweek games because of his commute. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O_Kahn Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Montrose's goalkeeping coach commutes from York. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/4496572/david-larter-montrose-legend-coaching-role/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Surely some of these guys must be making a loss if you consider the commute. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starryfish Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Elgin City signed two youngsters on loan from Kilmarnock recently, believe they are commuting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 (edited) So many players at County over the years have had families still based in the central belt, so will stay in digs in the area and head home for the weekend. If they don’t move the family north then it seems inevitable that they won’t stay beyond 2-3 years. Brian Graham is a good example, Simon Murray more recently. It doesn’t often happen the other way, but there are some examples. When Scott Boyd was on loan at Killie, his family was still based in Inverness and he put a lot of miles in. Stuart Kettlewell was down the A9 all the time after being sacked by Ross County, doing coaching and PR stuff, until he moved down. Ironically, he was then commuting north when making his breakthrough on Sportsound when he was given a lot of the County and Caley games to cover. Whenever Billy Dodds does BBC Scotland media work, that will be travelling from Inverness. In the recent past, County have loaned players to Angus clubs, where they are training in Dingwall for some sessions, then at their loan clubs for the rest. Edited September 23 by bunglebonce 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Inverness to Kelty. Haw haw. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 (edited) 31 minutes ago, starryfish said: Elgin City signed two youngsters on loan from Kilmarnock recently, believe they are commuting Most likely games only. That was the case when we had tod on loan to them. I know there are some wild examples being put in but generally football is filled with guys driving hours a day, much easier when its your only in for a few hours. Often there are special arrangements as well like reduced sessions or training with another club. Edit and also who travelling is an easier choice when your in an industry where you'll change employers every few months. Moving house all the time sounds a pain in the arse. Edited September 23 by parsforlife 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Steve Bowey used to train with some amateur team down south and come up for matchdays. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 (edited) Any players/coaches at Alloa have to journey to hell for training and games. That must be the worst commute. Edited September 23 by MazzyStar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Jack Ross used to travel from Northumberland when he was Hibs manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Kenny Black lived in Chesterfield when he managed Airdrie. Left on Saturday after the game and came back on a Monday, crashed at his Mum's during the week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Mark McGhee still lived in Brighton when he managed us, during the week he frequently left Faddy to discover that coaching wasn't for him. In his first spell with us I believe he stayed with Gordon Strachan while he was up here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 2 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: Few I can think of: Current Fort William manager Kyle Redpath commutes from Fife While at Queen of South in his final spell Stephen Dobbie was commuting from Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire Brora Rangers had a player who'se name escapes me that continued to play for the club after moving to central belt Eachainn Miller commuting from Carloway in the Western Isles to play for Clachnacuddin I think Gavin Morrison, ex-Caley youngster stayed in Dunfermline (or in that area) whilst playing for Brora. That might be who you’re thinking of? I remember reading that Jackie McNamara drove to Aberdeen from the central belt each day for training when playing for them. He was a bit older at that point so maybe wasn’t in everyday tbf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Rose Reilly lived in Lecce and commuted to Reims while playing for both clubs. Won the Italian and French titles in the same season. Phenomenal. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior_Arab Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 (edited) Winston Bogarde famously “commuted” from Amsterdam to London every day when he was (not) playing for Chelsea. I heard a few stories about guys I knew from the juniors travelling from Dundee to play/train for highland league clubs that involved them getting the train from Dundee to Aberdeen then getting picked up at the station and driven for an hour plus to wherever they actually trained They were being paid about £150 p/w but got their train fare 3 times a week on expenses, which must have cost a few bob. Edited September 23 by Junior_Arab 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Julie Fleeting was working as a PE teacher (or similar) in a school in Kilwinning while she was playing for Arsenal. She would train with Kilwinning Rangers U21s and just fly down for the games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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