ShawfieldAggro Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The Wasps are for it now.....Be' Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 July 25th. Will Brora's players not all be busy with holidays, stag parties, bar mitzvahs, stamp collecting fairs, ladder safety inductions, etc.? 0-3 walkover, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Dunno, Don't think winning this match will harm their chances of losing the end of season play offs so they should be all available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrfalcon Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Not top of Alloa's wish list a 5 hour trip to Brora I guess. Could be a very tricky game for the Wasps. One goal will decide it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Alloa will fucking walk this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Ironically in a regionalised Cup draw Alloa end up with the longest trip that they could get out of all the competing clubs - only in Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawfieldAggro Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 They could have split it into four pools of eight, each supplying a semifinalist, or eight of four supplying a quarterfinalist. Start with Brora St. Germain, Elgin, Peterhead, and Monty in North. The three other Angus clubs and East Fife go in the East Coast pot. Cowdungpish, Raith, Dumbvermin and Alloa in East Forth. Shire, Stenny, Stirling and Falkirk in Central. Hibs, Edinburgh, Livvy, Berwick in Lothian & Border. Annan, the proper Queens, Stranraer and Ayr in Southwest. Morton, St.Mirren, Dumbarton, Rangers, Kwee Pee, Clyde, Airdrie and Albinos in Clydeside/Greater Glasgow, with two last-eight spots available to that division because it's harder to break down into two fours, and even at the worst case scenario using public transport, Morton or Dumbarton facing Clyde, Airdrie or Albion Rovers isn't a journey which should take much more than an hour. Considerable less time than most of the others would take travelling to any of their 'local' opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Barrys Sign (Top Half) Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Supporters seem to be pleased with the draw- a real one off trip, and another ground to tick off the list. Looking forward to it. Any pub tips (doesn't appear to be many in the town as you'd expect for a wee place) or is social club at the ground the best plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Supporters seem to be pleased with the draw- a real one off trip, and another ground to tick off the list. Looking forward to it. Any pub tips (doesn't appear to be many in the town as you'd expect for a wee place) or is social club at the ground the best plan? Been there a few times for friendly games, never really been in the town the ground is the 1st place you see so just been there. They have a social club though. Thinking about it I have been trough the town on the way to Wick but can't really mind much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flash Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Alloa will fucking walk this Fair old hike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOFOREVER Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 They could have split it into four pools of eight, each supplying a semifinalist, or eight of four supplying a quarterfinalistsBrora St. Germain, Elgin, Peterhead, and Monty in North. The three other Angus clubs and East Fife in the East coast pot. Cowdungpish, Raith, Dumbvermin and Alloa in Centre-East. Shire, Stenny, Stirling and Falkirk in Central. Hibs, Edinburgh, Livvy, Berwick in Lothian & Border. Annan, the proper Queens, Stranraer and Ayr in Southwest. Morton, St.Mirren, Dumbarton, Rangers, Kwee Pee, Clyde, Airdrie and Albinos in Greater Glasgow, with two last-eight spots available. Aww c'mon, that's commonsense. The SPFL don't do commonsense. Only thing I'd change from your groups would be to put a different Angus team in the North group - we've been to Brora and it's a very friendly club but an arse of a journey. Decent suppin facilities at the ground mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I think the only idea in regionalising it was to avoid people having to go from one end of the country to the other on midweek. Then latterly on the opening day of the season, too. Almost everyone Brora could have drawn is a long trip. You could have smaller regions but then the quality imbalance between them would increase and you'd still have oddities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawfieldAggro Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 I think the only idea in regionalising it was to avoid people having to go from one end of the country to the other on midweek. Then latterly on the opening day of the season, too. Almost everyone Brora could have drawn is a long trip. You could have smaller regions but then the quality imbalance between them would increase and you'd still have oddities. Well, yeah, but statistcally that biggest imbalance upon my suggestion would be along Clydeside/Greater Glasgow with four Championship sides, and two last-eight spots available to befit this. One in the SouthWest & Central, 2 in Centre-East and Lothian each having one spot retains a degree of continuity and integrity. I suppose Brechin could be an alternative in the North group, but its not their fault Montrose were so shite until game 38. Even God can't decide geography, and certainly not Neil fucking Doncaster. Into the North you go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Well, yeah, but statistcally that biggest imbalance upon my suggestion would be along Clydeside/Greater Glasgow with four Championship sides, and two last-eight spots available to befit this. One in the SouthWest & Central, 2 in Centre-East and Lothian each having one spot retains a degree of continuity and integrity. I suppose Brechin could be an alternative in the North group, but its not their fault Montrose were so shite until game 38. Even God can't decide geography, and certainly not Neil fucking Doncaster. Into the North you go!! Surely if you believe in the sky fairy he/she/it can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Aww c'mon, that's commonsense. The SPFL don't do commonsense. Only thing I'd change from your groups would be to put a different Angus team in the North group - we've been to Brora and it's a very friendly club but an arse of a journey. Decent suppin facilities at the ground mind. It's not common sense at all. It would be atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Supporters seem to be pleased with the draw- a real one off trip, and another ground to tick off the list. Looking forward to it. Any pub tips (doesn't appear to be many in the town as you'd expect for a wee place) or is social club at the ground the best plan? I seem to recall a pub in the town, and a chippy too (all mod cons). We drank in the Social Club when we played them. Took them a while to open the pie stall though.... There's also a good chippy in Golspie on the way there. Here's a pic of the ground with magnificent Highland scenery in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilky1878 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Not top of Alloa's wish list a 5 hour trip to Brora I guess. Could be a very tricky game for the Wasps. One goal will decide it Most alloa fans are happy with the draw afaik, the lowest placed club in the section, a good away day and a new ground to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Or they could, you know, move Brora 100 miles further south? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Supporters seem to be pleased with the draw- a real one off trip, and another ground to tick off the list. Looking forward to it. Any pub tips (doesn't appear to be many in the town as you'd expect for a wee place) or is social club at the ground the best plan? The Sutherland Inn is the only pub in the village that's open all the time, The Brays opening times are intermittent at best (if it's even still open, not 100% sure). Social Club will definitely be open as well. The 25th is the last day of the Brora Carnival Week, so there may well be stuff going on in the marquee (will be up in the Primary School playing fields next to Dudgeon Park so you can't miss it) before the game. It's also the first day of Golspie Gala Week, so I'd recommend stopping in the Stag, Caber and/or Ben on the main street for a few pints either before or after, all should be pretty busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwick-the-unbeatable Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Shaggro is my favourite poster of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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