AllyMonc Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 The steak pies taste great but you understand why they give you a plate with it once the gravy starts to flow:lol: I might sneak in a couple of bits of bread to mop it up with next time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 2 hours ago, cowdenbeath said: The steak pies taste great but you understand why they give you a plate with it once the gravy starts to flow Totally agree. The Steak pies have been very runny at Meadowbank. I had the mince pie yesterday in contrast and it was an improvement on previous consumptions which oozed grease when bitten into. Our Macaroni pie taster, Jackie, arrived late (after half time whistle) and missed out, so can't comment on that one but they're usually quite good and not many League 2 grounds do a vegetarian option for fans . The best for me so far has been a toss up between Annan's and East Fife's steak pies - both solid with meat and very little gravy. Arbroath's Steak pie (I missed out on the black pudding one) was good too but perhaps a little too dry. The other League 2 clubs' pies are still under review but have been average so far. I hear Ross County do a Haggis, Neeps & Tattie pie. Anyone else thinking of doing that in our League? That would be great for Rabbie Burns week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 2 hours ago, AllyMonc said: I might sneak in a couple of bits of bread to mop it up with next time. A Blobby biscuit would also do the trick.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said: Totally agree. The Steak pies have been very runny at Meadowbank. I had the mince pie yesterday in contrast and it was an improvement on previous consumptions which oozed grease when bitten into. Our Macaroni pie taster, Jackie, arrived late (after half time whistle) and missed out, so can't comment on that one but they're usually quite good and not many League 2 grounds do a vegetarian option for fans . The best for me so far has been a toss up between Annan's and East Fife's steak pies - both solid with meat and very little gravy. Arbroath's Steak pie (I missed out on the black pudding one) was good too but perhaps a little too dry. The other League 2 clubs' pies are still under review but have been average so far. I hear Ross County do a Haggis, Neeps & Tattie pie. Anyone else thinking of doing that in our League? That would be great for Rabbie Burns week. The mince pie at Montrose yesterday tasted decent but had the usual Links Park failing on having a gallon of grease inside it. Luckily I avoided a near accident by diverting the grease onto the path 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) 9 minutes ago, cowdenbeath said: The mince pie at Montrose yesterday tasted decent but had the usual Links Park failing on having a gallon of grease inside it. Luckily I avoided a near accident by diverting the grease onto the path Yes. We gave Montrose an average 7 for their mince pies. They didn't have steak or macaroni pies on offer but our eagle-eyed co-editor did notice a sign for soup. She said she would have tried that but I'd already bought her a pie. Edited January 22, 2017 by Mr Blobby PS. I'm not inferring that Gary Jardine ate all the pies in that yellow cartoon. He just happened to be there I'm told. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said: Yes. We gave Montrose an average 7 for their mince pies. They didn't have steak or macaroni pies on offer but our eagle-eyed co-editor did notice a sign for soup. She said she would have tried that but I'd already bought her a pie. Forgot to mention the soup I would have given that a 9 or 10 excellent. Just seen your wee cartoon better hope Gary dosn't read this or the fanzine Edited January 22, 2017 by cowdenbeath 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) So, here's my tuppence worth reflection on the story so far in January. Arbroath and Forfar done and dusted - Nil Points. Up next, Elgin City who only just lost 2-1 to Premier League Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (That's a mouthful and they're probably still mad at Ferranti Thistle for getting the vote into the Scottish League ahead of them in 1974) Then it's a home game at Meadowbank with Clyde on 4 February. Followed by 3 more tricky games with Annan, Montrose and Stirling Albion (all clubs on the up and up). We really are living in a world of giants now. Still, wasn't it David who defeated Goliath? Edited January 22, 2017 by Mr Blobby The Issue 14 image will self destruct next month to make way for the next fanzine . I've gone over my megabytes allocation on P & B and have to delete before I can add another image. By the way, Dunsmore just misses McKee in the Goolies with that throw in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) 24 minutes ago, cowdenbeath said: Forgot to mention the soup I would have given that a 9 or 10 excellent. Just seen your wee cartoon better hope Gary dosn't read this or the fanzine If he does, I'll be telling him who told me who it was that spotted him in the Ainslie Park stand doing a recce with all those pies. Edited January 22, 2017 by Mr Blobby 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Just now, Mr Blobby said: If he does, I'll be telling him who told me who it was that spotted him in the stand with all those pies. He wouldn't have got a pie they were sold out at half time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) 34 minutes ago, cowdenbeath said: He wouldn't have got a pie they were sold out at half time I was speaking to my local ice-scream man last night. He's going to park his van outside Ainslie Park on matchdays. Should be a winner with the fans. He's willing to negotiate my cut a cut for the 2 clubs. Edited January 22, 2017 by Mr Blobby 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) Still no sign of the official highlights from the Edinburgh City v Forfar match but here's the view from the Blobby Cam. Edited January 22, 2017 by Mr Blobby 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Pit_Owns Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 4 hours ago, cowdenbeath said: Forgot to mention the soup I would have given that a 9 or 10 excellent. Just seen your wee cartoon better hope Gary dosn't read this or the fanzine The soup at Montrose yesterday was really good. Up there with Stenny and Brechin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Can't beat a good drop of soup on a cold day- In the Lowland League Gala Fairydean Rovers and EK do nice soup. The hottest pies were at Preston Ath and Edin Uni (also lovely home baking at Peffermill). Gretna 2008's pies were also good. Ah, you almost want to go back.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 2 hours ago, tamthebam said: Ah, you almost want to go back.... Don't tempt Lady Fate, , we're on the slide already. All eyes on Josh Walker to drag us over the 11th place safety line . Nice photo shoot of Josh on Portobello Beach from The Daily Ranger Record by the way. Mr Blobby is tempted to do another re-enactment of Josh's poses there http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-aberdeen-star-josh-walker-9669014 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecfcnorthfield Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 18 hours ago, AllyMonc said: Few quick thoughts on yesterday: If we don't sign a goalscorer this month then I think we'll finish bottom. Good to see Dean Cummings start and thought he played well. Dunsmore was probably MoM. That's the worst standard of officiating I've ever seen at this level. The meat to gravy ratio in the steak pies was miles off. I hope Ainslie Park is a bit warmer than Meadowbank. Need a proven goalscorer Agree about dunsmore. I also thought Ian McFarland had an excellent game. Hopefully Walker starts next week. Any news on Lairds injury anyone? As for the pies I think I'm gonna revert back to a traditional. The steak pie gravy stained my city scarf a few weeks back and was hard to get out in the wash and I'd be mortified if it attacked any more of my clothing. If we do go to Ainslie I'm looking forward to it . We can get a few stood together by the pitch or behind a goal. Already got the pre match pub sorted as well. Whether it's league 2 or lowland league I'll be there no matter what. Unfortunately I think our support we've built up will be crucified if we go back down 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emfaefifeyahoorsur Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Is 'City' definitely relocating to Ainslie Park ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 17 hours ago, tamthebam said: Can't beat a good drop of soup on a cold day- In the Lowland League Gala Fairydean Rovers and EK do nice soup. The hottest pies were at Preston Ath and Edin Uni (also lovely home baking at Peffermill). Gretna 2008's pies were also good. Ah, you almost want to go back.... Now were taking that would get an 11 out of 10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 7 hours ago, Emfaefifeyahoorsur said: Is 'City' definitely relocating to Ainslie Park ? The chairman said in the last Spartans programme that City had asked for use of Ainslie during the Meadowbank rebuild. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburgh City by name Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Ainslie Park is one of the options that the current board are looking into due to the planned redevelopment of Meadowbank, nothing confirmed as yet but the ground that City uses need to be compliant for licencing purposes so it does reduce the availability in the Edinburgh area. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emfaefifeyahoorsur Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Licensing standards was my point in asking the question . For as impressive as Ainslie Park certainly is, it falls short in a few crucial areas and may not be compliant at the moment. This then beggars the question of who pays for any improvements/ alterations and what would be the timescale ?Apparently, so I am often told, when Annan gained it's senior status the level of scrutiny from the league was high and the infrastructure and ground works required for compliance ran to an incredible financial sum for a then league three side. I wish City well with this one . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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