Brummo Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, GordonS said: "Unanimously." Black swan mate. There's always one! Clearly doesn't know the "game in this area" like myself, being as I currently am holed up / locked down in a Southeast Asian backwater. As they say in Montrose: "Take your washing in, the Brechiners are coming". So not at all surprised at Hedgecutter's off the wall claim. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 minute ago, TheScarf said: It's not in the Lowlands either. They should start a Midland League 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Starko Rover Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Dundee is never in the HighlandsBerwick isn’t in Scotland yet played in the SPFL and SFLHeart of Midlothian aren’t in MidlothianClyde are nowhere near the river Clyde. It’s just a name for the North feeder of the Pyramid if we only included actual Highland teams there wouldn’t be many teams in it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, lionel wickson said: Berwick also made the League Cup semi final against Rangers in 1963. Cowdenbeath and Arbroath got there in 1959, Hamilton & QoS in 1960, Morton reached the final in 1964, the way the tournament was structured meant it wasn't unusual for a second division side to reach the semis, East Fife won it while in the second division. Edited May 24, 2021 by Jacksgranda Sleppnig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, TheScarf said: Half the clubs are about an hour away from them. Half of them? Try two. Then it's 5 clubs within 1.5 hrs, 8 clubs within 2* hrs (the latter being the same time it takes to get to Glasgow)... Edited May 24, 2021 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: As things stand, Brechiners will (marginally) travel fewer miles to get to grounds in the HL than they would in the LL, and that's with one more team to play in the HL (1743, n=17 vs 1783, n=16). In all likelihood, it all comes down to this preference to tap into a larger pool of players, which those without red-tinted specs can see as being an unfair advantage over others in the region. If there was a bigger pool to the north then they'd be crying for the HL. To play Devil's advocate though, although You bring up the D&G example, it takes ~1.5 hrs longer to drive to Wick from Brechin than a trip from Brechin to Dalbeattie. It's also marginally quicker to drive from Brechin to Berwick than it is from Brechin to Inverness. Also, as the crow flies, Glebe Park to Harlaw Park (closest HL ground to Brechin) is only 250 metres shorter than Glebe Park to New Bayview (not LL, I know, but it's the nearest senior club in that catchment). Basically, it's very border line, but in our heart of hearts we know that HL is the right place for it really given the substantial imbalance in north v south senior team numbers already. The Cemetery End toilets at Glebe Park were nothing but a beech leaf-filled concrete trough running into a drain. That said, we recently upgraded it to a steel urinal which now runs down into a leaf-filled trough running into a drain. The Trinity Road Stand toilets are considerably more civilised though (in that it has plumbing). i know about this, and it's not you i'm aiming this at but others who perhaps use it to justify their preference, Scotland being the way it is , the roads are heavily biased towards big population centres, which favours the central belt, & south . the majority of your drive from Brechin to Dalbeatie or Berwcik will be on motorway or dual carriageway where as the drive to Wick or Inverness will not. i know that sounds like a reason to put angus in the south but then with the reasons of balance taken into account, angus is in the northern half of scotland, if there are any long journeys to be taken to play in a regional league, they should be in the north 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 15 minutes ago, Brummo said: Black swan mate. ^^^ reported for racism 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 15 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Cowdenbeath and Arbroath got there in 1959, Hamilton & QoS in 1960, Morton reached the final in 1964, the way the tournament was structured meant it wasn't unusaul for a second division side to reach the semis, East Fife won it while in the second division. In 1970 the League cup semifinalists were Rangers, Celtic, Dumbarton and Cowdenbeath. The draw was of course done in secret. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiledjag Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: I know this twerp is a PT fan, but the Jambos have outdone themselves with their TakE YoUr MEdiCiNE!!11!!one!! chat over the last 24 hours. Simpletons. I don't think you do know this twerp of a PT fan! This twerp of a PT fan was a fan who was hoping (and supporting) your team would make the Play-off games and join us in the Championship! Go to your Falkirk thread and check! The fact I have an issue with the SPFL treatment of the demoted teams and yet 'spared' *Brechin might be in conflict with your views but that's just tough! The SPFLs treatment of these 4 clubs was contradictory and Brechin were given different and favourable treatment! As I said I have sympathy for the fans and the players but not for the organisation called Brechin Football Club. I can accept you might view this as inconsistent. As far as I am concerned there is an element of justice in this relegation! Oh and BTW I actually live not too far away from Glebe Park and have heard all the local gossip etc! -5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: with the reasons of balance taken into account, angus is in the northern half of scotland This is the crux of it imo, although it needs a bit of common sense. As an extreme hypothetical example, if you were to split a list of teams organised by order of latitude 50/50, and it happened to coincide with the Forth-Clyde canal, then forcing a Stenny to travel to Moray & Aberdeenshire every second weekend instead of Edinburgh / Glasgow would be an obscene proposal. However, in Brechin's case where it's so borderline (with less travel for the board / most fans on the HL side) and we want to avoid a huge geographical split as much as possible, HL seems like the most practical choice here. I reckon a large part of this is about the connotations of the name 'Highland League' and the area historically involved. If it were to be called the Northern and Southern leagues, and you asked folk from Angus if they considered themselves to be northern Scotland or southern Scotland, then I think you'd have an answer fairly quickly. Eta: Just spliced the HL & LL wiki maps together for illustrative entertainment: Edited May 24, 2021 by Hedgecutter 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, Exiledjag said: I don't think you do know this twerp of a PT fan! This twerp of a PT fan was a fan who was hoping (and supporting) your team would make the Play-off games and join us in the Championship! Go to your Falkirk thread and check! The fact I have an issue with the SPFL treatment of the demoted teams and yet 'spared' *Brechin might be in conflict with your views but that's just tough! The SPFLs treatment of these 4 clubs was contradictory and Brechin were given different and favourable treatment! As I said I have sympathy for the fans and the players but not for the organisation called Brechin Football Club. I can accept you might view this as inconsistent. As far as I am concerned there is an element of justice in this relegation! Oh and BTW I actually live not too far away from Glebe Park and have heard all the local gossip etc! 6 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: There were no play offs last season. Bottom of SPFL 2 is a play off spot, not a relegation spot. But you know that amyway. Brechin were given different treatment as they were in a different situation, as has already been explained and wilfully ignored. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiledjag Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 6 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: You might want to consider how Brechin (or QotS, Edinburgh City, or any of the other playoff-bound teams) were supposed to play said playoff when all sport was cancelled due to the pandemic, then try posting that again. I actually did think about the above and especially for the clubs like Falkirk Ayr, Inverness and the other clubs who were denied the opportunity of promotion, unlike Cove, Raith and Dundee Utd. The reality though was that these clubs were demoted or their survival threatened. So for me and I acknowledge they were treated unfairly they were not treated "as unfairly" and Am I not correct in saying these clubs actually voted for this shambolic approach! You might like to think about that! -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, Exiledjag said: I have sympathy for the fans and the players but not for the organisation called Brechin Football Club. Oh and BTW I actually live not too far away from Glebe Park and have heard all the local gossip etc! I can accept you might view this as inconsistent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Starko Rover Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Brechin are the relegated team yet it’s a Partick fan on here having a meltdown [emoji23] 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiledjag Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: Mate, you're a Big Mac away from an embolism, calm the f**k down. Thank you Zen Archer. I am calm now. There is much more I could say about this matter but given your encouragement this is my final word. Thanks again. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, Exiledjag said: I don't think you do know this twerp of a PT fan! This twerp of a PT fan was a fan who was hoping (and supporting) your team would make the Play-off games and join us in the Championship! Go to your Falkirk thread and check! The fact I have an issue with the SPFL treatment of the demoted teams and yet 'spared' *Brechin might be in conflict with your views but that's just tough! The SPFLs treatment of these 4 clubs was contradictory and Brechin were given different and favourable treatment! As I said I have sympathy for the fans and the players but not for the organisation called Brechin Football Club. I can accept you might view this as inconsistent. As far as I am concerned there is an element of justice in this relegation! Oh and BTW I actually live not too far away from Glebe Park and have heard all the local gossip etc! Hooooooooboy. Thank you for your kind wishes in our doomed campaign but this... this is a nonsense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Hedgecutter said: Also, as the crow flies, Glebe Park to Harlaw Park (closest HL ground to Brechin) is only 250 metres shorter than Glebe Park to New Bayview (not LL, I know, but it's the nearest senior club in that catchment). St Andrew’s United and Newburgh would like a word... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Exiledjag said: There is much more I could say about this matter but given your encouragement this is my final word. Shame. Following the 'Well eventually we got out of League 1, and now where are you Brechin Football Club (sic), going to the Highland League, and where are we? Going to the Championship, for being a top team' , we just needed 'and now we move onto liars...' for the full set. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Tutankhamen said: Dundee is never in the Highlands Neither is Inverurie, Fraserburgh, Pitmedden, Huntly, Turriff, Keith, Lossiemouth, Banff or Buckie; Nairn and Forres shouldn't be considered Highland and Rothes is marginal; and Wick is in Highland Council but it's not in the Highlands. The only Highland teams in the Highland League are Fort William, Clach, Strathspey and Brora. Highland and Lowland are just better names than North and South. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, GordonS said: Neither is Inverurie, Fraserburgh, Pitmedden, Huntly, Turriff, Keith, Lossiemouth, Banff or Buckie; Nairn and Forres shouldn't be considered Highland and Rothes is marginal; and Wick is in Highland Council but it's not in the Highlands. The only Highland teams in the Highland League are Fort William, Clach, Strathspey and Brora. Eta: I agree btw. Edited May 24, 2021 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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