heedthebaa Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, newcastle broon said: well Whitehill 6 doon wi a decent 200+ crowd if that keeps the peace You ok *** x 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 21 minutes ago, heedthebaa said: You ok *** x fine pal. Pity aboot my team I just hope their gk was injured (subbed) otherwise it was taking the piss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Just now, newcastle broon said: fine pal. Pity aboot my team I just hope their gk was injured (subbed) otherwise it was taking the piss They’re an arrogant bunch bud, glad to see the back of them tbh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, heedthebaa said: They’re an arrogant bunch bud, glad to see the back of them tbh And we get them on a Tuesday night!!! Imagine what they'd have brought through on a Saturday. How unlucky is that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 16 minutes ago, newcastle broon said: And we get them on a Tuesday night!!! Imagine what they'd have brought through on a Saturday. How unlucky is that Hope @Rab B Nesbit had enough programmes tonight 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 2 hours ago, GordonS said: Innerleithen are already 2-0 up, I'm not going to count how many are here in case someone takes it the wrong way I counted over a hundred Fairly local game for me and I went on a whim as I don't often get the chance to watch non-'Well games - pretty entertaining game (4-2 Vale) and a decent enough crowd (although most were from Gala I guess). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 minute ago, gogsy said: Top quality programme. He’s a cheeky hoor, but talented 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthrieston Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 23 minutes ago, Swello said: I counted over a hundred Fairly local game for me and I went on a whim as I don't often get the chance to watch non-'Well games - pretty entertaining game (4-2 Vale) and a decent enough crowd (although most were from Gala I guess). The official count was 153, there was a decent support for Vale tonight plus two Walsall and Leicester supporters doing a visit to non-league grounds. One even won the half time draw. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kefc Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 hour ago, newcastle broon said: fine pal. Pity aboot my team I just hope their gk was injured (subbed) otherwise it was taking the piss He was injured. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 24 minutes ago, Ruthrieston said: The official count was 153, there was a decent support for Vale tonight plus two Walsall and Leicester supporters doing a visit to non-league grounds. One even won the half time draw. I was pleasantly surprised to be honest - hadn't expected so many - I assume it will be one of the bigger crowds of the season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) 235 at Whitehill tonight. We’ll just leave it at that. Night all. Edited July 31, 2018 by Rab B Nesbit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Swello said: I counted over a hundred Fairly local game for me and I went on a whim as I don't often get the chance to watch non-'Well games - pretty entertaining game (4-2 Vale) and a decent enough crowd (although most were from Gala I guess). My guess was 100-120, but there was a guy with a clicker on the gate so I imagine there will be a 'fishel attendance figure. Really enjoyable, spicy game, some good goals, excellent pitch, nice ground with a stunning backdrop, mild and dry evening... I can't understand why any local football fan would rather watch the telly than go to a game like that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Ruthrieston said: The official count was 153, there was a decent support for Vale tonight plus two Walsall and Leicester supporters doing a visit to non-league grounds. One even won the half time draw. I noticed a few ground-hoppers with English accents. I was groundhopping too, I suppose, but experience of serious groundhoppers has left me wanting to avoid them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 5 hours ago, GordonS said: I noticed a few ground-hoppers with English accents. I was groundhopping too, I suppose, but experience of serious groundhoppers has left me wanting to avoid them. I think most "groundhoppers" want to avoid "serious groundhoppers". I just go to various different grounds, I don't make it a religious thing in not counting the ground if they don't issue a program, if it's a friendly or whatever. A friend of mine who has been to all 92 league grounds in England hasn't done "the 92" according to some of those "serious groundhoppers", as he went to some of the clubs before their last promotion. Apparently, if a club has been relegated from the EFL and comes back up, you'll have to visit them again... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 11 hours ago, GordonS said: My guess was 100-120, but there was a guy with a clicker on the gate so I imagine there will be a 'fishel attendance figure. Really enjoyable, spicy game, some good goals, excellent pitch, nice ground with a stunning backdrop, mild and dry evening... I can't understand why any local football fan would rather watch the telly than go to a game like that. A significant proportion of people interested in football never go to matches and perhaps rarely did in the past either. To these people, football is only what they see on the telly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, cmontheloknow said: A significant proportion of people interested in football never go to matches and perhaps rarely did in the past either. To these people, football is only what they see on the telly. Never thought of that. How sad. Telly's nothing like being there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 There's a few games I've been at where I ended up wishing I'd been watching it on the telly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 7 hours ago, Marten said: I think most "groundhoppers" want to avoid "serious groundhoppers". I just go to various different grounds, I don't make it a religious thing in not counting the ground if they don't issue a program, if it's a friendly or whatever. A friend of mine who has been to all 92 league grounds in England hasn't done "the 92" according to some of those "serious groundhoppers", as he went to some of the clubs before their last promotion. Apparently, if a club has been relegated from the EFL and comes back up, you'll have to visit them again... That's mental. I heard some of the rules some of them have - at first I didn't believe it, but then I heard it from other people. Some don't 'count' a ground unless they've seen a goal! I was told of a guy repeating a trip of hundreds of miles because he hadn't seen a goal. Some must walk right round the ground, use the toilet, have a pie and buy a programme. Imagine saying you hadn't been to a ground because they didn't do a programme. These people aren't football fans, they're trainspotters. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 minute ago, The_Judge said: There's a few games I've been at where I ended up wishing I'd been watching it on the telly If a game is rubbish, it's still better to see it in the flesh than on telly though. A boring game on TV is worse than a boring game in person. Only caveat to that is if it's freezing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) I've never really understood groundhoppers and their programme rule: is it about having evidence the game happened? Proxy criteria for "proper football"? Not counting 0-0's is even more bizarre. I can see why say an abandoned game might not "count", but beyond that... 1 hour ago, cmontheloknow said: A significant proportion of people interested in football never go to matches and perhaps rarely did in the past either. To these people, football is only what they see on the telly. 20 minutes ago, GordonS said: Never thought of that. How sad. Telly's nothing like being there. It's like anything in life... 2.9M Scots identified with one or other Christian denomination in the last census, but "only" about 400,000 are in church or chapel on a Sunday morning. Millions of people must listen to music; few attend concerts/gigs/festivals. Hundreds of thousands follow football - otherwise it wouldn't get so much newspaper space, broadcast time, etc. - but "only" about 130,000 attend each weekend throughout the levels. Edited August 1, 2018 by HibeeJibee 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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