troopio Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 11-08-2017 at 15:30, EdTheDuck said: You're not wrong. http://www.northregionjfa.co.uk/ The attached website isn't bad for fixtures, results & tables being kept up to date, someone does a good job there. But news is limited, there are no match reports and no match previews, the 10 pictures are 4 and 6 years old and not a single video. ...and finding the website at all was a fluke. It is clearly just one person doing that so it cannot be easy..... Clearly there is not the interest there once was perhaps? You look at the difference further South in Scotland, yes there are more people there but they really do make an effort...IMO The North ie Aberdeen is just so far up its own backside at times it just seems to think there is a sense of entitlement with everything, then we will moan about other parts of the world when we are completely in the wrong. Getting sidetracked there but my point is, as a Region we need to be more bold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern lights Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 14/08/2017 at 08:26, footiefanboy said: ...and they play Deveronside again on Tuesday...then Deveronside play Hermes on Saturday. Could be a few goals there too. What has happened to Deveronside, up until last season they were a well established super league team, I heard rumours they are in a bit of a mess, rumour also has it they don't even frequent there Own social club, but go back to a local pub for post match refreshments. strange if true as going by there Facebook page there social club is booming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 7 hours ago, troopio said: It is clearly just one person doing that so it cannot be easy..... Clearly there is not the interest there once was perhaps? You look at the difference further South in Scotland, yes there are more people there but they really do make an effort...IMO The North ie Aberdeen is just so far up its own backside at times it just seems to think there is a sense of entitlement with everything, then we will moan about other parts of the world when we are completely in the wrong. Getting sidetracked there but my point is, as a Region we need to be more bold. Right or wrong, I dunno about your sentiment being the reason for so few watching the North Juniors. After all the likes of Inverurie & Buckie & Forres can get 300, 400, 500 out for run of the mill league games. Similar sized settlements like Stonehaven & Ellon & Banchory get nowhere like comparable attendances. Is that because it's seen as inferior or because of a lack of profile? Do the North Juniors actually care about attracting spectators? It seems like its is run as glorified amateurs apart from a few clubs (who should probably be lobbying the HFL so they can reach some kind of potential) Bold, though, eh? If ever there was a football league that would benefit from a summer season it's the North Juniors. They're the poor relations of the HFL and any national interest is extinguished in our ritual annual hammerings at the hands of the East & West regions early doors. From November through February it's b*****d Baltic from Stonehaven to Peterhead and all points in between so having June, July and most of August to themselves might reinvigorate the whole organisation running its various leagues and tournaments from March/April through October. And sort their fixtures out. If folks know where and when games are being played and what competitions they are and how important they are re titles, relegation and promotion, in advance, maybe a few more would wander along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggie Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 On 22/08/2017 at 20:16, EdTheDuck said: Right or wrong, I dunno about your sentiment being the reason for so few watching the North Juniors. After all the likes of Inverurie & Buckie & Forres can get 300, 400, 500 out for run of the mill league games. Similar sized settlements like Stonehaven & Ellon & Banchory get nowhere like comparable attendances. Is that because it's seen as inferior or because of a lack of profile? Do the North Juniors actually care about attracting spectators? It seems like its is run as glorified amateurs apart from a few clubs (who should probably be lobbying the HFL so they can reach some kind of potential) Bold, though, eh? If ever there was a football league that would benefit from a summer season it's the North Juniors. They're the poor relations of the HFL and any national interest is extinguished in our ritual annual hammerings at the hands of the East & West regions early doors. From November through February it's b*****d Baltic from Stonehaven to Peterhead and all points in between so having June, July and most of August to themselves might reinvigorate the whole organisation running its various leagues and tournaments from March/April through October. And sort their fixtures out. If folks know where and when games are being played and what competitions they are and how important they are re titles, relegation and promotion, in advance, maybe a few more would wander along. Interested to read this take on the North Juniors as a weekly visitor to the West for the last couple of years. Having only been to Spain Park previously, I bowled up to Sunnybank v Stoneywood Parkvale yesterday. Facilities can't be faulted, including a pitch as likely to survive winter as good as many more illustrious outfits nationwide and a competitive game too. Standard? Too subjective a topic to feel qualified to comment upon by the likes of me. Summer football? It might cause as many problems as it solves and is it any better than seeing what hiring out Forfar and Montrose for a few triple headers with help from the association that benefits from a more national spread to their product would do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris123 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 I know this is old ground, but the highland league is (barring the bottom few teams) roughly the same standard as the premier leagues in the east and west. I don't know the east that well, but I think considering the catchment area, the north region premier league compares reasonably well to the West super first. I agree that crowds aren't terrific, particularly outside Aberdeen where you'd expect the clubs in the more populous areas to pick up at least some local support, but on the whole I think its a well run league that is about as good a standard as it can hope for with the finances and club structures of the Highland League being what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunrise Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 38 minutes ago, chris123 said: I know this is old ground, but the highland league is (barring the bottom few teams) roughly the same standard as the premier leagues in the east and west. I don't know the east that well, but I think considering the catchment area, the north region premier league compares reasonably well to the West super first. I agree that crowds aren't terrific, particularly outside Aberdeen where you'd expect the clubs in the more populous areas to pick up at least some local support, but on the whole I think its a well run league that is about as good a standard as it can hope for with the finances and club structures of the Highland League being what they are. I remember hearing Colony Park - then in the bottom tier - got 1300 for their league decider in 2015/16. There's League 1 teams who'd like that - I think CP have a huge youth setup and, of course, sit next tae Inverurie Locos. Was at Longside v Glentanar relegation-promotion playoff in 2011 (at Ellon, midway, on a Wednesday night) and counted 320. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afca32 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Was at my first North Region game of the season yesterday, Lewis United v Dufftown at ASV. Strange place to watch a game, certainly a lot different to East End over the fence where I have been a handful of times. Also visit Hillhead to see the Uni occasionally although normally for BUCs games (or previously u20s games on Mondays) and have been to Bank's O'Dee before. As for the game yesterday, Dufftown had loads of possession but didn't really dominate until late on. Young winger on loan from City was a handful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 Jings min, fit a logjam; 2 pts separate top 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Do Banks o Dee fans exist on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Great to see Colony Park into the 3rd round of the junior cup. Also Banks o' Dee still in the junior and SFA cup competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Do Banks o Dee fans exist on here? Try on FitbaNorth. Most HFL and North Region folk post on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Cyclizine said: Try on FitbaNorth. Most HFL and North Region folk post on there. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Jones Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 On 27/09/2017 at 22:03, EdTheDuck said: Jings min, fit a logjam; 2 pts separate top 7 Above table was posted on 27 September17, which shows Culter having played 3 league matches. Move on 4 1/2 months later, and Culter now played a total of 5 League matches, with 21 still to be played before end of season. Contrast that to St Andrews who have played 21 league matches in East Premier League with 9 still to play. Must be a drag being a supporter of one of the North Super League teams, with Colony Park having played the most League games (9)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 30 minutes ago, Casey Jones said: Above table was posted on 27 September17, which shows Culter having played 3 league matches. Move on 4 1/2 months later, and Culter now played a total of 5 League matches, with 21 still to be played before end of season. Contrast that to St Andrews who have played 21 league matches in East Premier League with 9 still to play. Must be a drag being a supporter of one of the North Super League teams, with Colony Park having played the most League games (9)! Think you might be looking at an old table Mind you it is still a drag being a supporter of North Junior Super League teams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Jones Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, EdTheDuck said: Think you might be looking at an old table Mind you it is still a drag being a supporter of North Junior Super League teams... Sorry about that Ed. But I got it from the main Sjfa website, where it has all the West, East and North info in the same page. Just checked again & got same info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, Casey Jones said: Sorry about that Ed. But I got it from the main Sjfa website, where it has all the West, East and North info in the same page. Just checked again & got same info. No problem. I bet Regan took all the up to date stuff with him when he scarpered last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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