Hillonearth

I'm on here far less often than in the past - GN has been a bin fire the last couple of years for starters - but we'd actually been talking about this thread after the game on Saturday down at Largs. And aye, trust me to turn it into Dictionary Corner

The whole thing seems like a bit of a storm in a teacup TBH, and it was put to a vote to fall back under the auspices of the SJFA I'd be surprised if the level of support for it to pass was actually there. I've always said that you could tell where clubs stood on the matter by referring back to the old "Junior football - what is the future?" thread and seeing roughly in what order the dominoes fell...the last 15 or 20 clubs to declare for the WOS clearly only did so reluctantly when it became clear what kind of hellscape they'd be left playing in if they didn't. There's no reason to believe many of them have changed their minds in the interim, as in most cases it'll likely be the same people in charge. On the other side of the coin, there are probably the same number of clubs who were on the other side of the argument at the time and just as anti status quo as the first lot were pro. You can add in another 15 or 20 new clubs who have joined since and thus have no previous history - and it follows no atavistic emotional attachment - to the SJFA. There also no doubt will be a lot of clubs who don't feel that strongly either way, and just want somewhere well-run to play in. By and large, there's been an uptick in the quality of governance since the advent of the WOS - you don't need to look that far back to the days when we got drip-fed on a Monday night who you were playing the next weekend to give an obvious example. In a way you can compare it with the working from home thing over COVID. Once things were getting back to normal there were those who pushed hard to get everybody back in the office five days a week because that what they felt most comfortable with - they thought everyone felt the way they did, only to find the appetite to do so was nowhere near as universal as they thought it would be.

Yeah, it's us - we formed in 1884. We went senior for a few years in the late 1880s and played in the big Scottish back then as well just to muddy the waters!

Chances are it's flown off the shelves in its old heartland, whereas down here almost nobody's familiar with the brand so it's selling a lot slower. TBH I only knew about it through P&B - I'd been up at a Highland League game and we'd stopped off at a petrol station I think near Elgin on the way back when I saw a bunch of 500ml bottles and picked up some because I'd heard folk mention it on here. I'd likely never have heard of it otherwise...it didn't seem to be sold outside of that corner of the country.

I'm assuming it feeds on from that daft video the old yin did a few years back. At the time they were wetting themselves at how well she delivered her lines, but by that stage I'm not entirely convinced she didn't think she was actually talking to a real bear.

I think it's just come out, so you'll likely still be in luck - got it in Valhalla's Goat this afternoon. I was last in there a couple of weeks ago and it defo wasn't there then. Not popped it yet, but I'll post when I do...it'll be interesting to see how they manage a sour version of something I primarily remember for its almost overwhelming sweetness.

Moray Cup flavour sour courtesy of Brewtoon. Couldn't not buy it.

I kind of feel for him...in royal terms that must be like getting the nod to come off the subs' bench with ten minutes to go and popping your hammy a minute after getting on the park.

Quite astonishing they haven't tracked him down yet when you consider half of his coupon now looks like a mince bhuna. Not everybody dressed up like the Phantom of the Opera is really going to the theatre, Met...

Nucular. Leesure. That weird "A" they shoehorn into some words of foreign origin...pawsta washed down with lawger.

On An Undertaker's Night...

Jolly Boy Joey is for real...

Maryhill v Shire off - as above - frozen pitch.

From memory the last time the story reared its head some fairly big player's daft relative was one of the prime non-movers behind it. As soon as I heard they were planning to resurrect Cathkin I knew it was bullshit...pre-COVID there was a Saturday morning ammy team using it and I'd occasionally stop off to catch the first half on my way up to Lochburn. While it's an atmospheric place to watch a game, it's a ruin. There are still a few bits remaining of what could charitably be called terracing, but in terms of bringing the place back into use as an actual stadium they're fifty years too late - it would cost millions, especially when you consider the size of crowd they'd be likely to attract.

I suppose there's an analogy to be made with the fantasists who appear every few years proclaiming the resurrection of Third Lanark, conveniently ignoring the fact that the area they played in has completely changed both in terms of population density and demographic profile since they played there sixty years ago. Worth noting though that a version of Thirds still play, albeit in the ammy leagues - saw them play up at Barlia a couple of months ago. Given that the bar has never been lower in terms of going semi-pro though it's notable that they've made no move, suggesting we can finally treat the "Thirds are back" stories with the contempt they deserve next time they appear.