Jacksgranda Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, superbigal said: In the olden days when I played for the Vale, we used to look forward to the green final on a Saturday night. It was decent for the highland league. Not sure if any Saturday night sporting papers have survived. Sporting Post in Dundee long gone. The Green Final was a great read, used to get quite annoyed if I missed it. Don't know if any of them are left, every major town had their own Saturday evening football paper. Ireland's Saturday Night* was quite good, haven't seen it in years, not that I've gone looking for it. *ETA: Stopped publication in 2008, it appears. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland's_Saturday_Night Edited August 5, 2021 by Jacksgranda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 49 minutes ago, a_n_d_o said: It's not that far, under 2 hours away. I'd imagine bus will be back about 7pm and only left early so folk could get a good few pints in and enjoy their day out. If I go i'll be driving up, although looks like it'd be by myself at the minute Aye the Aberdeen bypass will get you from Brechin to Dyce in no time. Would you go the Oldmeldrum>Turiff>Banff road after that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_n_d_o Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 19 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Aye the Aberdeen bypass will get you from Brechin to Dyce in no time. Would you go the Oldmeldrum>Turiff>Banff road after that? Sounds about right, would keep me away from Inverurie (my work colleagues always say nightmare for traffic there on a Saturday). Queue getting stuck behind a tractor... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, a_n_d_o said: Sounds about right, would keep me away from Inverurie (my work colleagues always say nightmare for traffic there on a Saturday). Queue getting stuck behind a tractor... Aye the back roads would be fairly quiet. It's pretty rural there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalhedge Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: Long day, home about 9 pmish? I can get from Brechin to Newmachar in about an hour in my works van up the new bypass. It's about 35 miles from there to Banff so 2 hours total is reasonable. Most of our journeys this season are 2- to 2and a half hours max . Obviously Wick , Brora , Clach and Nairn are a bit longer and might require overnight stays ( to take full advantage of the hospitality ) but Inverurie and Formartine will be shorter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 What is your closest/shortest travel game? Inverurie? Dualled all the way there I believe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 The dual carriageway runs out a mile or three short of Harlaw Park, irritatingly. The distances aren't that bad barring a couple of games, but after however many years of making use of things like motorways, the A947 to Banff and Turriff and the routes to Grantown and Fort might come as a bit of a surprise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 20 hours ago, theoriginalhedge said: I can get from Brechin to Newmachar in about an hour in my works van up the new bypass. It's about 35 miles from there to Banff so 2 hours total is reasonable. Most of our journeys this season are 2- to 2and a half hours max . Obviously Wick , Brora , Clach and Nairn are a bit longer and might require overnight stays ( to take full advantage of the hospitality ) but Inverurie and Formartine will be shorter. Apart from clubs on the Inverness - Aberdeen train route (there are quite a few), I usually drive and stop overnight. The football's just an excuse to drink in another pub really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 Usually the thought of a 3-0 HT scoreline involving Brechin would fill me with dread. Football, hmm? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Feet Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 4 -1 final result and not played well. Manager less than happy. Sloppy in front of goal and gave them a few chances. Nice to be unhappy with a win - makes a change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 03/08/2021 at 15:43, Jimmy Shaker said: The Press and Journal is by far the best printed source on a Monday, and in midweek, but their midweek output can occasionally be nowt but bits ripped from Twitter and reassembled into a report. They're still trying to work out how to monetise their involvement, and how to maintain an interest without Cove, but seem to be giving it a good go again this season. So much for that. The Monday edition of the Press and Journal doesn't appear to have come with a league table or top scorers list. Michty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 38 minutes ago, Jimmy Shaker said: So much for that. The Monday edition of the Press and Journal doesn't appear to have come with a league table or top scorers list. Michty. This is Wednesday. Does it take two days for the Monday papers to reach Lossie? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Jacksgranda said: This is Wednesday. Does it take two days for the Monday papers to reach Lossie? 1 - f**k knows, I live in Inverurie. 2 - I buy it on Monday and read it later in the week to find the errors once I've gotten everything done elsewhere myself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 37 minutes ago, Jimmy Shaker said: 1 - f**k knows, I live in Inverurie. 2 - I buy it on Monday and read it later in the week to find the errors once I've gotten everything done elsewhere myself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citytillidie Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Julian Wade signs on, do we have a sub goalkeeper yet ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Signing the all-time top scorer for Dominica, love that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citydiehard Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Well well well just like Rangers last night we can’t beat a team with ten men,piss poor.Mr Kirk and Levein clueless on the sidelines. -6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Buckie are a good side. They're my dark horse to win the league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitburn Vale Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Yep Buckie will be in the hunt..... Worrying for Brechin,first decent team they play from the HL and it's a defeat albeit after Extra Time. Fraserburgh are my faves for the title,with Buckie and Brechin not far behind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, Whitburn Vale said: Yep Buckie will be in the hunt..... Worrying for Brechin,first decent team they play from the HL and it's a defeat albeit after Extra Time. Fraserburgh are my faves for the title,with Buckie and Brechin not far behind. I was thinking that, their first non-jobber team and are beaten at home by 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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