Rossco8326 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Any idea how much it is at the gate for this ? thinking of going and supporting a fellow Angus team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Lads, lads, all this "going along to support a fellow Angus team" undermines the argument for having Arbroath, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic and Montrose in the league, instead of an Angus United as is mooted by our friends from the central belt whenever reduction of the number of league clubs is being discussed. Mind you, if I were still living in Aberdeen, I might have considered going myself, I still have relatives living in Montrose. (Complete non sequitur, but there you are.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossco8326 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Lads, lads, all this "going along to support a fellow Angus team" undermines the argument for having Arbroath, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic and Montrose in the league, instead of an Angus United as is mooted by our friends from the central belt whenever reduction of the number of league clubs is being discussed. Mind you, if I were still living in Aberdeen, I might have considered going myself, I still have relatives living in Montrose. (Complete non sequitur, but there you are.) I'm just going along to support a team that need all the support they can and to watch a game of football I'm not saying I'm going to change from a brechin supporter to a Montrose one. An Angus United team isn't a great idea where would they play ? that's like saying Dundee,United and st Johnstone should make a Tayside United team or Rangers and Celtic making a Glasgow untied team it just wouldn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm just going along to support a team that need all the support they can and to watch a game of football I'm not saying I'm going to change from a brechin supporter to a Montrose one. An Angus United team isn't a great idea where would they play ? that's like saying Dundee,United and st Johnstone should make a Tayside United team or Rangers and Celtic making a Glasgow untied team it just wouldn't work (Sarcasm doesn't travel well, does it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLichtie86 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Lads, lads, all this "going along to support a fellow Angus team" undermines the argument for having Arbroath, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic and Montrose in the league, instead of an Angus United as is mooted by our friends from the central belt whenever reduction of the number of league clubs is being discussed. Mind you, if I were still living in Aberdeen, I might have considered going myself, I still have relatives living in Montrose. (Complete non sequitur, but there you are.) Dont say things like that. VikingTon may rear his ugly head and start to rant about the 4 Angus Teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGafraidh Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 C'mon the Mo on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeton Clyde Boy Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Funny how Brora Rangers were completely unknown and after just 2 years they could be in the actual Scottish football leagues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_binos Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Any decent pubs in Brora or the surrounding areas? May take a trek up if you get promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullyweehutch Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Get the job done Mo' this Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clashcityrocker Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Surely Montrose can attract a crowd of 3000 for one of their most important games in their history ? If this match can't pull a crowd of 3000, then it might suggest that a significant number of people in Montrose have no real interest in the club ? This is match which could see Montrose being relegated to the Highland League - if this can't pull a crowd,then it is indeed worrying times for Montrose fans. There will be a decent amount of Arbroath fans at this match , Forfar have their own play offs, so doubt if anyone from Forfar will be making the short trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 When did a game involving a League Two side and a Highland League side, last pull a crowd of 3,000? the early 90s? Yes, we need a big crowd. I am ecnouraged to hear "neutrals" are coming. I am hoping for a crowd of around 1,500- still comfortably bigger than any League Two crowd this season. All of us have to face facts that lower league football isn't such a big draw anymore. But I am confident there will be enough folk there to make enough noise. Realism is needed. A lot of old timers and stay-aways are coming out for this one. Many people who haven't been near LP in years, largely because the football has been so turgid and unwatchable for much of that time, are turning out. For you neutrals, just be glad you are not going through this. It's as horrible an experience as I've ever had watching football. Will you be at LP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyWeeLad Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Montrose to be signing our ex player Grant Dickie, good player would definitely do a job in the HL anyways, sure he's with the Juniors the now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 ^^ a joke older than Russ Abbott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo83 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 When did a game involving a League Two side and a Highland League side, last pull a crowd of 3,000? the early 90s? Yes, we need a big crowd. I am ecnouraged to hear "neutrals" are coming. I am hoping for a crowd of around 1,500- still comfortably bigger than any League Two crowd this season. All of us have to face facts that lower league football isn't such a big draw anymore. But I am confident there will be enough folk there to make enough noise. Realism is needed. A lot of old timers and stay-aways are coming out for this one. Many people who haven't been near LP in years, largely because the football has been so turgid and unwatchable for much of that time, are turning out. For you neutrals, just be glad you are not going through this. It's as horrible an experience as I've ever had watching football. Will you be at LP? Ivo what happend to the two buses the pubs were running to the game at Brora saturday???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 When did a game involving a League Two side and a Highland League side, last pull a crowd of 3,000? the early 90s? Yes, we need a big crowd. I am ecnouraged to hear "neutrals" are coming. I am hoping for a crowd of around 1,500- still comfortably bigger than any League Two crowd this season. All of us have to face facts that lower league football isn't such a big draw anymore. But I am confident there will be enough folk there to make enough noise. Realism is needed. A lot of old timers and stay-aways are coming out for this one. Many people who haven't been near LP in years, largely because the football has been so turgid and unwatchable for much of that time, are turning out. For you neutrals, just be glad you are not going through this. It's as horrible an experience as I've ever had watching football. Will you be at LP? Very good - but I fear there may not be as many as you hope that are as passionate as you, and see the relationship between a football club and a town and national exposure. See Gateshead, Barrow, Workington and Southport, all long gone from the national scene. Granted Accrington came back again, but it could be argued that it's slightly - slightly - easier in England, with a vibrant non-league scene, and two promotion places available (albeit out of 24) rather than 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Ivo what happend to the two buses the pubs were running to the game at Brora saturday???????? I have no idea. The Black Abbot and Black Horse were meant to be running buses, I was told. *shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Very good - but I fear there may not be as many as you hope that are as passionate as you, and see the relationship between a football club and a town and national exposure. See Gateshead, Barrow, Workington and Southport, all long gone from the national scene. Granted Accrington came back again, but it could be argued that it's slightly - slightly - easier in England, with a vibrant non-league scene, and two promotion places available (albeit out of 24) rather than 1. Gateshead, Barrow and Southport all conference regulars, and hence on the Saturday results; ( Gateshead and Southport full-time, too). Workington unlucky not to be promoted back to Conf North this term, but of the four they )along with the re-formed Bradford Park Avenue) are the least likely to come back. I agree in one sense; if we drop, we won't be back. Just have to hope that this group of players have enough about them to get us over the line. Oddly, even in such a terrible season, there have been a couple of really good performances. It is those levels we need to get back to on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I doubt my Uncle Jimmy - Montrose born and bred - would go had he been still living, he would consider it a waste of good drinking time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Gateshead, Barrow and Southport all conference regulars, and hence on the Saturday results; ( Gateshead and Southport full-time, too). Workington unlucky not to be promoted back to Conf North this term, but of the four they )along with the re-formed Bradford Park Avenue) are the least likely to come back. I agree in one sense; if we drop, we won't be back. Just have to hope that this group of players have enough about them to get us over the line. Oddly, even in such a terrible season, there have been a couple of really good performances. It is those levels we need to get back to on Saturday. When they were turfed out of the Football League the name disappeared until the Conference, or whatever it was called then, was formed. They've all dropped out of that, too, on occasion, and it could be argued that the present Gateshead aren't the same as the one that made way for Peterborough. Agreed Gateshead and Southport are in the Conference now, but a lot of folk won't know that they were once Football League teams, unlike the vast majority of ex-league teams currently jamming out the Conference. That was really what I was getting at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Hm yeah, well I suppose it is uncharted territory up here, and I suppose comparisons with England are difficult to make stick. If we go down we will be compared with Lincoln City, the first team to be automatically relegated in England in 1987. They bounced back after just a season, but have been stuck in the conference a while now and don't look likely to come back anytime soon. Of the clubs relegated Newport disappeared then came back, just as did Aldershot (briefly); Darlington, Hereford, and Scarborough also died; Stockport are stuck in Conference North; many more teams are stuck in the hinterland between football league and conference play offs, hoping that next year will be their year. It's very different in Scotland, who knows how it will all turn out in the event of relegation. I just hope we don't have to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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