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1 hour ago, #DUFC said:
Would have thought that a grass pitch would be the preferred option? Not saying there aren’t some good synthetic pitches out there (Dunipace is probably as good as I’ve seen at this level) but surely a final on grass would be everyone’s preference?
Dozens of clubs have artificial turf (including Inverkeithing).
Just watched Airdrie-TNS on 3G.
Been numerous EOS finals on synthetic surfaces... e.g. Falkirk, Kelty, Spartans, Gala, Broxburn, Blackburn, Heriot-Watt Uni, Armadale.
That said every hypothetical I've speculated except Broxburn is natural grass.0 -
8 minutes ago, Swifty said:
Are the finalists guaranteed another game ie semi?
Might only be the winner qualify (like last season) AFAICS... depend how rules are amended; whether Bonnyrigg stay up; etc.
4 minutes ago, imho said:Where will the final be played.
No idea... plenty well-appointed grounds located between them like Haddington/Preston/Musselburgh/Newtongrange/Dalkeith/Meggetland/Broxburn/etc. (though Broxburn already had Alex Jack Cup final just last month).
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Saturday 23rd March 2024
SFs:
Broxburn Athletic 1-2 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
Dunipace 1-4 Dunbar United
Sunday 28th April 2024
Final:
Dunbar United v Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
Premier and First division leaders left chastened by their visitors.
Both reach their first ever senior cup final... no East Lothian club has won this cup since Preston in 2004; no Fife since Cowdenbeath in 1903.1 -
Saturday 23rd March
(R1) Livingston Utd 2-3 Hawick
Saturday 30th March
Whitburn v Hawick1 -
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45 minutes ago, BFTD said:
I'd suggest any of the full-time clubs have a realistic shot at winning one of those cups, given a favourable draw and/or a good run of form. I'd have thought fans of most could point to a near miss in recent memory. It might not happen, but it's certainly not out of the question, unlike finishing above Celtgers in the league, which will absolutely never happen without a sugar daddy/more catastrophic liquidation events.
Who has the worst cup record of the full-timers? There must be a club who've never even reached a semi-final or looked even remotely like lifting a cup.
Of the current 24 full-time clubs: 11 have won a Scottish/League cup within last 20yrs... 5 more have made finals (Motherwell, Falkirk, Dunfermline, QotS, Livingston)... Dundee, Partick, Raith, Morton, Ayr, Airdrie, Queen's Park, Hamilton haven't (though Dundee, Raith, Morton and Ayr have each made SF once).
EDIT: if we widen it to include Challenge Cup within last 20yrs then Falkirk, QotS, Livingston, Dundee, Raith, Airdrie, Hamilton also register.
That leaves 6 clubs whose polish has dried rock hard:
Motherwell won Scottish Cup in 1990-91
Partick won League Cup in 1971-72
Dunfermline won Scottish Cup in 1967-68 (they have won Fife Cup within last 20yrs - in 2017-18)
Morton won Scottish Cup in 1921-22 (they have won Renfrewshire Cup within last 20yrs - in 2012-13)
Queen's Park won Scottish Cup in 1892-93
Ayr have never won a national cup1 -
East of Scotland Football Association & League (eosfl.com)East of Scotland Cup FinalThe Final of the East of Scotland Cup between Edinburgh City and University of Stirling will be played at Meadowbank Stadium on Wednesday 3 April with an 8pm KO.1 -
75yrs ago today what presumably remains the all time world record crowd for an inter-league game of 95,000... on a Wednesday afternoon btw!... saw the Football League spank the Scottish League by 3-0 at Ibrox.
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League structure for 2024-25 season confirmed (theoffsideline.com)
To surprise of nobody: Super 6 collapse sees league-less sides parachute in a tier up from their club XVs; with 3-down-1-up next season to return to 10-club divisions; allowing Premiership pay "to be reviewed".0 -
4 hours ago, Urban Spaceman said:
A pedant writes.....its the crumb rubber that's used to fill out the plastic pitch that's the potential killer. There are apparently alternatives that can be used that are just as effective on the same "plastic pitches".
Not read the study, but would hazard a guess that a kid running around in a concrete playground versus a kid running around on a plastic pitch is just as likely to inhale as much "carcinogenic" materials in both situations (car fumes v rubber)
I also assumed it referred specifically to the recycled rubber crumb infill, with alternative plastics simply substituted, but nope... the professor wants all synthetic pitches banned, with sport only played on natural grass, or wood-based surfaces like cork.
That would have a devastating impact on access to youth and adult sport here and - strangely enough - a corresponding deterioration in heath and wellbeing.
EDIT: Scottish Government not buying it:This claim was refuted by the Scottish government, which said "at least 95% of the material in use falls within the limits set in restriction under EU Reach (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)."
A spokesman added: “There are currently no widely available alternative infill products with proven durability on the market that are as effective, suitable for all UK weather conditions and deliver the required performance standards."
The Scottish government told BBC Scotland News that no alternative options were as "effective" as the current 3G pitches in use.0 -
Saturday 23rd March 2024
SFs:
Broxburn Athletic v Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
Dunipace v Dunbar United
SF day tomorrow; indeed Inverkeithing's first-ever senior semi. Broxburn haven't reached SFs of this cup for 113yrs* and amazingly haven't won any cup in 36yrs. Dunbar have waited decades too IIRC.
*when they progressed to Final ultimately losing 2-1 to Peebles Rovers at Tynecastle:
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Extension to Main Stand at Tynecastle opened 55yrs ago today. It was never going to win many architectural awards:
East of Scotland Shield Final finished 1-1 before 14,000, with Hibs winning replay 1-0 at Easter Road on Saturday 26th April before 10,729. That was Scottish Cup Final day... can't have been many occasions you saw OF and Edinburgh derby cup finals on the same day.
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38 minutes ago, Barry Ferguson's Hat said:
Playstations.
Teachers strike back in 1985 IMO.
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On 25/02/2024 at 14:06, HibeeJibee said:
Some interesting - if generally rather alarming - latest polls from our friends in the former Anschluss ahead of their upcoming elections
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German general election (by 2025)
28% Conservatives (CDU-CSU)
19% Far right (AfD)
14% Labour (SPD)
12% Greens
8% Populists (BSW)
5% Liberals (FDP)
2% Far left (DL)
2% Centrists (FW)
Saxony state election (Sep 1st)
35% Far right
30% Conservatives
8% Populists
7% Greens
7% Labour
4% Far left
0% Liberals
Thuringia state election (Sep 1st)
31% Far right
20% Conservatives
17% Populists
15% Far left
6% Labour
5% Greens
3% Liberals
Brandenburg state election (Sep 22nd)
28% Far right
18% Conservatives
17% Labour
13% Populists
8% Greens
6% Far left
4% Centrists
3% Liberals
European Parliament election in Germany (Jun 9th)
27% Conservatives
22% Far right
16% Labour
10% Greens
5% Populists
4% Far left
3% Liberals
Austrian general election (by autumn)
26% Far right (FPO)
23% Labour (SPD)
20% Conservatives (OVP)
10% Liberals (NEOS)
10% Greens
7% Populists (BIER)
3% Far left
Styria state election (by autumn)
26% Far right
24% Labour
20% Conservatives
14% Far left
8% Greens
7% Liberals
Vorarlberg state election (by autumn)
29% Conservatives
20% Far right
14% Greens
13% Labour
12% Liberals
European Parliament election in Austria (Jun 9th)
27% Far right
24% Conservatives
23% Labour
12% Liberals
11% Greens
2% Far leftOn 26/02/2024 at 09:24, BFTD said:Are they going down the "actually, I think you'll find that we're centre right" route too?
While everybody has been focused on the far right... the Communists (KPO) have just come from nowhere to finish 2nd in Salzburg's state elections (only 2.5% and 1 seat from finishing 1st); and entered run-off for city mayor.
Vote share increased more than 6-fold on 2019.
Salzburg city mayoral 1st round:
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19 minutes ago, AlbionMan said:
It was only 2 years after corner kicks had been introduced so may refer to corners conceded.
It was rugby (to us)... interestingly 14-aside and played over 4 quarters of 20mins:
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RLWC qualification has become a complete joke now - a single Europe group with France, Wales, Serbia and Ukraine (!) whose winner joins Cook Islands, South Africa and Jamaica to play for 2 places. Lebanon hilariously keep their automatic spot despite also failing the homegrown test like Scotland, Ireland and Italy (but not Wales or Jamaica) have.
That said as I've mentioned before RL here has been totally mismanaged in last decade.
Having reached RLWC QFs in 2013 and won European Cup in 2014 there was clear opportunity to play Four Nations game(s) here in 2016, and RLWC game(s) in 2022, to spark more interest domestically. Instead they all got played in England*... so coupled with playing just twice between 2018 and 2022 (home-&-away qualifiers in Oct 2019), and not playing since through lack of tournaments/tours/friendlies, the whole situation has now been completely squandered.
*between 2013 and 2016 we actually played 3 ostensibly 'home' games at Workington and 1 at Featherstone (with another due in 2021 but ultimately cancelled)0 -
9 hours ago, Ranaldo Bairn said:
It doesn't specify, but what form of football was being played between Perth and Stirling there?
It speaks of "touching behind" (fnarr fnarr) but also Stirling winning by a goal.
Association football never still had touching down at this stage did it?
It'll be rugby. Until the turn of the century football and rugby results are often intermixed in the press.
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Fri 15 Mar 2024
(7:45) 436 Armadale Thistle 3-2 Ormiston Primrose
Sat 16 Mar 2024
(11:15) 386 Luncarty 5-3 Crossgates Primrose
(2:00) 356 Kinnoull 0-0 Penicuik Athletic
(4:45) 385 Jeanfield Swifts 1-1 Dunbar United
(8:00) 447 Sauchie Seals 3-2 Hill of Beath Humpbacks
Sun 17 Mar 2024
(12:15) 540 Whitburn 1-0 Whitehill Welfare
2015 2,269 average 379 16 goals 2.7 per game
2016 2,002 average 334 16 goals 2.7 per game (1 game was unintended*)
2017 1,303 average 261 18 goals 3.6 per game (5 games only)
2018 886 average 222 29 goals 7.3 per game (4 games only as 2 postponed^)
2019 2,271 average 379 30 goals 5.0 per game
2021 2,240 average 374 29 goals 4.9 per game
2022 2,383 average 398 19 goals 3.2 per game
2023 3,025 average 505 17 goals 2.9 per game
2024 2,550 average 425 21 goals 3.5 per game
Total 18,929 average 372 195 goals 3.9 per game
*Civil Service Strollers v Leith Athletic was a last-minute substitute after Preston Athletic v Threave Rovers was postponed waterlogged shortly before kickoff
^Lothian Thistle HV v Tynecastle and Peebles Rovers v Ormiston were waterlogged and snowbound respectively
618 Linlithgow Rose v Jeanfield Swifts
607 Tranent v Bo'ness United
584 Hill of Beath Hawthorn v Linlithgow Rose
557 Musselburgh Athletic v Broxburn Athletic
553 Dunbar United v Coldstream
540 Whitburn v Whitehill Welfare
517 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Dalbeattie Star
507 Bo'ness United v Civil Service Strollers
491 East Kilbride v Whitehill Welfare
462 Haddington Athletic v Dundonald Bluebell
462 Threave Rovers v Edinburgh University
448 Tynecastle v Sauchie
447 Sauchie v Hill of Beath Hawthorn
436 Armadale Thistle v Ormiston Primrose
435 Spartans v University of Stirling
434 Crossgates Primrose v Penicuik Athletic
418 Edinburgh City v East Kilbride
410 Glenrothes v Kinnoull
401 Newtongrange Star v Tranent
400 Dalbeattie Star v Edinburgh City
398 Penicuik Athletic v Lothian Thistle HV
386 Luncarty v Crossgates Primrose
385 Jeanfield Swifts v Dunbar United
380 Dunipace v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
371 Dundonald Bluebell v Tranent
366 Gretna 2008 v Dalbeattie Star
365 Oakley United v Easthouses Lily
356 Camelon v Edinburgh United
356 Kinnoull v Penicuik Athletic
328 Blackburn United v Preston Athletic
324 Whitehill Welfare v Gala Fairydean Rovers
323 Gala Fairydean Rovers v University of Stirling
312 Vale of Leithen v Preston Athletic
309 Dalkeith Thistle v Tweedmouth Rangers
301 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts v Heriot-Watt University
294 Edinburgh University v Selkirk
288 Peebles Rovers v Newtongrange Star
287 Hawick RAU v East Stirlingshire
281 Selkirk v Spartans
278 Broxburn Athletic v Dundonald Bluebell
278 Kelty Hearts v Tweedmouth Rangers
267 Coldstream v Tynecastle
263 Preston Athletic v Cumbernauld Colts
259 Ormiston v Leith Athletic
235 Mid Annandale v Lochmaben
228 Easthouses Lily v Glenrothes
227 Eyemouth United v Lothian Thistle HV
219 Caledonian Braves v Edinburgh University
207 Heriot-Watt University v Leith Athletic
166 Burntisland Shipyard v Preston Athletic
165 Civil Service Strollers v Leith Athletic*
*Civil Service Strollers v Leith Athletic was a last-minute substitute after Preston Athletic v Threave Rovers was postponed shortly before kickoff
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FIFA double Youth WC to 48 teams; make it annual; and award 2025 to Qatar...
and 2026.
and 2027.
and 2028.
and 2029.
FIFA U17 World Cup to be held annually, with next 5 in Qatar - ESPN
FIFA did not identify rival bidders for the hosting decisions which it said followed "a global call for expressions of interest in hosting both competitions."0 -
20 hours ago, Ray Patterson said:
Stephen McGowan of the Daily Mail, who's quite up to date on the SPFL's rules suggested that plastic pitches is 9-3 vote, as it's a rule change as opposed to an Amendment to the Articles of Association - which would be 11-1
Surely the controversy is reportedly only Premiership voting?
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Given locations - plus some hosts carrying 'modest' core supports - I doubt 2024 will approach 2023's records, but hopefully we see some good crowds.
Several games - particularly Luncarty v Crossgates and Whitburn v Whitehill - also have lots riding on them.
2015 2,269 average 379 16 goals 2.7 per game
2016 2,002 average 334 16 goals 2.7 per game (1 game was unintended*)
2017 1,303 average 261 18 goals 3.6 per game (5 games only)
2018 886 average 222 29 goals 7.3 per game (4 games only as 2 postponed^)
2019 2,271 average 379 30 goals 5.0 per game
2021 2,240 average 374 29 goals 4.9 per game
2022 2,383 average 398 19 goals 3.2 per game
2023 3,025 average 505 17 goals 2.9 per game
Total 16,379 average 364 174 goals 3.9 per game
*Civil Service Strollers v Leith Athletic was a last-minute substitute after Preston Athletic v Threave Rovers was postponed waterlogged shortly before kickoff
^Lothian Thistle HV v Tynecastle and Peebles Rovers v Ormiston were waterlogged and snowbound respectively
618 Linlithgow Rose v Jeanfield Swifts
607 Tranent v Bo'ness United
584 Hill of Beath Hawthorn v Linlithgow Rose
557 Musselburgh Athletic v Broxburn Athletic
553 Dunbar United v Coldstream
517 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Dalbeattie Star
507 Bo'ness United v Civil Service Strollers
491 East Kilbride v Whitehill Welfare
462 Haddington Athletic v Dundonald Bluebell
462 Threave Rovers v Edinburgh University
448 Tynecastle v Sauchie
435 Spartans v University of Stirling
434 Crossgates Primrose v Penicuik Athletic
418 Edinburgh City v East Kilbride
410 Glenrothes v Kinnoull
401 Newtongrange Star v Tranent
400 Dalbeattie Star v Edinburgh City
398 Penicuik Athletic v Lothian Thistle HV
380 Dunipace v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
371 Dundonald Bluebell v Tranent
366 Gretna 2008 v Dalbeattie Star
365 Oakley United v Easthouses Lily
356 Camelon v Edinburgh United
328 Blackburn United v Preston Athletic
324 Whitehill Welfare v Gala Fairydean Rovers
323 Gala Fairydean Rovers v University of Stirling
312 Vale of Leithen v Preston Athletic
309 Dalkeith Thistle v Tweedmouth Rangers
301 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts v Heriot-Watt University
294 Edinburgh University v Selkirk
288 Peebles Rovers v Newtongrange Star
287 Hawick RAU v East Stirlingshire
281 Selkirk v Spartans
278 Broxburn Athletic v Dundonald Bluebell
278 Kelty Hearts v Tweedmouth Rangers
267 Coldstream v Tynecastle
263 Preston Athletic v Cumbernauld Colts
259 Ormiston v Leith Athletic
235 Mid Annandale v Lochmaben
228 Easthouses Lily v Glenrothes
227 Eyemouth United v Lothian Thistle HV
219 Caledonian Braves v Edinburgh University
207 Heriot-Watt University v Leith Athletic
166 Burntisland Shipyard v Preston Athletic
165 Civil Service Strollers v Leith Athletic*
*Civil Service Strollers v Leith Athletic was a last-minute substitute after Preston Athletic v Threave Rovers was postponed shortly before kickoff0
The Terrible Journalism & Tom English Thread
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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There is 1 relegation playoff 2nd leg today (Lithuania v Gibraltar).
Redrawn from the intended 2 ties, with Cyprus and Belarus as best ranked staying up automatically, due to Russia's demotion.