welshbairn

You don't actually need a Doctor at every game, a medically qualified person like a paramedic or nurse will do, but you need a doctor signed up and in the background.

Unaccustomed to siding with the SFA, but I suspected they're the innocent victims in this. Buckie never wanted promotion but didn't want to admit it out loud because of pyramid rules they've signed up to, so they procrastinated on requesting a "period of grace" until it was too late and are now trying to blame the SFA, following the tradition of Fort William.

Buckie have got exactly what they wanted, winning the league and no promotion.

Buckie don't give a f**k about the Pyramid, the Highland League or Scottish football so long as they can poach players from clubs who do with youth training, and play big baws with zero local players at tier 5.

I've got a daft image of the Broughty players sitting around a Benidorm bar waiting for a phone call when they're probably pushing a kid round Tesco.

Must be weird for Broughty players, checking the scores every few days to see if they're champions and no games to play. Six more Dundee North End matches to go, and they have to win every one.

Who was the last Brechin manager who didn't have you calling for his resignation within weeks?

They lifted the bail restrictions.

There's a bus from nearly outside my door in Inverness that gets me to Kyleakin for opening time, and a bus back early evening. Was considering stopping the night but the B&B/hotel prices are mental, Then Ness or Barra for the next round..

Trump promised he'd get her on The Apprentice, and fix it so she'd get through to the later episodes.

It's a bit odd that he's not allowed to live in the same house as his wife, and his co-accused. I haven't heard of that before in bail conditions.

No license.

Fair enough, nicked from Jimmy Shaker and FitbaNorth. Clach got at least 8 points from that lot.

Clach beat Brora on that..

Buckie won 8 of their 10 fixtures against top 6 League opposition, losing one and drawing one. Brechin won 4, losing 5 and drawing one.

Will EK be livestreaming the first leg?

This video should reassure you on transferring tickets on the app, I bought a ticket from somebody last Euros and it was straightforward, you just need to enter the email of the person who's buying it off you and click transfer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roGCRCcDAKc P.S. The above is if you got your ticket through the public lottery, if you got it through the SSC the process of transferring your ticket is more complicated.

I know UEFA are saying there will be no further opportunities to sell tickets through their resale hub but I don't believe it for a second, it would be pushing trade to touts like Stubhub etc, especially for the knockout rounds when loads of people will have tickets they no longer want. Regarding @Morton Supporter 's spare Hungary ticket, I doubt there will be any shortage of people on this forum willing to take it off his hands for face value..

Have to disagree there, Strathspey Thistle are nothing like the monumental mess Fort William were in their final years in the Highland League. Getting Fraserburgh and Buckie twice each for their last four games when the championship was looking like coming down to goal difference was harsh in the extreme, especially after their manager had jumped ship and the word was about a whole new squad, board and management set up for next season. Results didn't go their way over the season but most clubs struggled to get the points off them.

Given the potential pathways I think I'm going to dump Maryburgh without ever seeing them play, and go glory hunting with Stratton Wanderers.

A comparison with the English pyramid would be interesting re league sizes, tier levels and attendences. Unable to check it out at the moment.

The 10 club league experiment has brainwashed people into thinking that only promotion and demotion matters, league position outside that and beating your rivals is irrelevant.

It was Jinnah who insisted on Partition against the wishes of Britain and Nehru. The Muslim League that he led threatened war if it didn't come about.

Agreed, I don't get why SPFL fans seem so keen on playing each other 4 times minimum a season. I get that the difference between promotion and demotion can be very tight and brings pressure to nearly every game, but it also means managers are terrified of trying out young players or experimenting with tactics, getting time for new systems to bed in.