Jimmy Shaker Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Braw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Likely to be announcement tomorrow after league committee meeting according to @RH33 senior in the Inverness Courier. https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/date-for-highland-league-kick-off-set-to-be-made-official-210397/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Clach have Tweeted this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 I wish @RH33 would tell her Dad to get the HL website fixed, none of the news links work. Harrummph! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 1 minute ago, welshbairn said: I wish @RH33 would tell her Dad to get the HL website fixed, none of the news links work. Harrummph! Passed along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, RH33 said: Passed along. Cheers, hasn't worked for months. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Says he’s struggling find a fix. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 49 minutes ago, RH33 said: Says he’s struggling find a fix. Tell him to head for Fraserburgh, he'll score one there... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMartinBlack9 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Great news - does anyone know when the fixtures are likely to be released? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) Just because i've seen people elsewhere complain over a half season. I thought I would have a look at the number of postponements from 17th October 2019 until the season was shutdown. Purely league fixtures and for those helpfully noted to be for weather related reasons. So Clachnacuddin's ground issues and cup postponements aren't included http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/Fixtures/ 02/11/2019 Brora Rangers v. Formartine United 02/11/2019 Fort William v. Huntly 02/11/2019 Fraserburgh v. Rothes 02/11/2019 Turriff United v. Nairn County 06/11/2019 Rothes v. Buckie Thistle 06/11/2019 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle 09/11/2019 Rothes v. Fort William 09/11/2019 Strathspey Thistle v. Formartine United 30/11/2019 Inverurie Loco Works v. Fort William 30/11/2019 Strathspey Thistle v. Buckie Thistle 07/12/2019 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle (2nd attempt) 14/12/2019 Buckie Thistle v. Keith 14/12/2019 Clachnacuddin v. Fraserburgh 14/12/2019 Fort William v. Strathspey Thistle 28/12/2019 Fort William v. Fraserburgh 11/01/2020 Forres Mechanics v. Fraserburgh 11/01/2020 Fort William v. Formartine United 11/01/2020 Keith v. Lossiemouth 18/01/2020 Huntly v. Strathspey Thistle 25/01/2020 Fort William v. Buckie Thistle 01/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Nairn County 08/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Huntly 15/02/2020 Fort William v. Forres Mechanics 15/02/2020 Rothes v. Fraserburgh 22/02/2020 Forres Mechanics v. Turriff United 22/02/2020 Nairn County v. Buckie Thistle 22/02/2020 Strathspey Thistle v. Deveronvale 22/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Rothes 26/02/2020 Formartine United v. Nairn County 26/02/2020 Fort William v. Rothes 29/02/2020 Brora Rangers v. Formartine United (2nd attempt) 29/02/2020 Fort William v. Huntly (2nd attempt) 29/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle (3rd attempt) 04/03/2020 Rothes v. Bucke Thistle (2nd attempt) 07/03/2020 Fort William v. Nairn County Total number (Home & Away) of weather related postponements per club. Fort William 11 (9H/2A) Strathspey Thistle 8 (3H/5A) Rothes 7 (4H/3A) Wick Academy 6 (6H) Bucke Thistle 6 (1H/5A) Formartine United 5 (1H/4A) Fraserburgh 5 (1H/4A) Nairn County 5 (1H/4A) Huntly 4 (1H/3A) Forres Mechanics 3 (2H/1A) Brora Rangers 2 (2H) Keith 2 (1H/1A) Turriff United 2 (1H/1A) Clachnacuddin 1 (1H) Deveronvale 1 (1A) Inverurie Loco Works 1 (1H) Lossiemouth 1 (1A) Edited August 29, 2020 by FairWeatherFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 1 hour ago, FairWeatherFan said: Just because i've seen people elsewhere complain over a half season. I thought I would have a look at the number of postponements from 17th October 2019 until the season was shutdown. Purely league fixtures and for those helpfully noted to be for weather related reasons. So Clachnacuddin's ground issues and cup postponements aren't included http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/Fixtures/ 02/11/2019 Brora Rangers v. Formartine United 02/11/2019 Fort William v. Huntly 02/11/2019 Fraserburgh v. Rothes 02/11/2019 Turriff United v. Nairn County 06/11/2019 Rothes v. Buckie Thistle 06/11/2019 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle 09/11/2019 Rothes v. Fort William 09/11/2019 Strathspey Thistle v. Formartine United 30/11/2019 Inverurie Loco Works v. Fort William 30/11/2019 Strathspey Thistle v. Buckie Thistle 07/12/2019 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle (2nd attempt) 14/12/2019 Buckie Thistle v. Keith 14/12/2019 Clachnacuddin v. Fraserburgh 14/12/2019 Fort William v. Strathspey Thistle 28/12/2019 Fort William v. Fraserburgh 11/01/2020 Forres Mechanics v. Fraserburgh 11/01/2020 Fort William v. Formartine United 11/01/2020 Keith v. Lossiemouth 18/01/2020 Huntly v. Strathspey Thistle 25/01/2020 Fort William v. Buckie Thistle 01/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Nairn County 08/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Huntly 15/02/2020 Fort William v. Forres Mechanics 15/02/2020 Rothes v. Fraserburgh 22/02/2020 Forres Mechanics v. Turriff United 22/02/2020 Nairn County v. Buckie Thistle 22/02/2020 Strathspey Thistle v. Deveronvale 22/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Rothes 26/02/2020 Formartine United v. Nairn County 26/02/2020 Fort William v. Rothes 29/02/2020 Brora Rangers v. Formartine United (2nd attempt) 29/02/2020 Fort William v. Huntly (2nd attempt) 29/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle (3rd attempt) 04/03/2020 Rothes v. Bucke Thistle (2nd attempt) 07/03/2020 Fort William v. Nairn County Total number (Home & Away) of weather related postponements per club. Fort William 11 Strathspey Thistle 8 Rothes 7 Wick Academy 6 Bucke Thistle 5 Formartine United 5 Fraserburgh 5 Nairn County 5 Huntly 4 Forres Mechanics 3 Brora Rangers 2 Keith 2 Turriff United 2 Clachnacuddin 1 Deveronvale 1 Inverurie Loco Works 1 Lossiemouth 1 Postponed home games would be more relevant if you can be bothered, but as Fort scheduled some of their "home" games at "away" grounds the stats could be hard to verify. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMartinBlack9 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Just noticed that the Lowland League are playing a full season. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but would you guys say rain / bad weather is worse in the Highlands? Not moaning about a shortened season, if I’m honest I’m just glad we’ve got a confirmed date to look forward to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, MrMartinBlack9 said: Just noticed that the Lowland League are playing a full season. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but would you guys say rain / bad weather is worse in the Highlands? Not moaning about a shortened season, if I’m honest I’m just glad we’ve got a confirmed date to look forward to. Probably but the bigger difference will be that 9 of the 17 clubs have artificial pitches. And for those that don't, most have a nearby club with an artificial pitch that they could use as a backup if there was an end of season backlog of games on an unplayable home pitch. Edited August 29, 2020 by Ginaro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, MrMartinBlack9 said: Just noticed that the Lowland League are playing a full season. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but would you guys say rain / bad weather is worse in the Highlands? Not moaning about a shortened season, if I’m honest I’m just glad we’ve got a confirmed date to look forward to. Weather's worse, travel's greater, and I think entirely grass pitches. So not the greatest combination and why they would want to avoid as many midweek games as possible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMartinBlack9 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Thanks for the replies @Ginaro & @FairWeatherFan, definitely makes a lot more sense in that case 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 33 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Postponed home games would be more relevant if you can be bothered, but as Fort scheduled some of their "home" games at "away" grounds the stats could be hard to verify. Still got those games played which is the important part. For their 1st postponed game from the lockdown its marked as meant to be played at Banff and they show whenever it was at an alternative venue on a completed fixture. So even if they had intended for an alternative venue, only for it still be postponed, it would be included. I amended the original post as below. The reason why I went with total games. Is because it shows how a massive backlog can be created even if you can get home games played. Fort William 11 (9H/2A) Strathspey Thistle 8 (3H/5A) Rothes 7 (4H/3A) Wick Academy 6 (6H) Bucke Thistle 6 (1H/5A) Formartine United 5 (1H/4A) Fraserburgh 5 (1H/4A) Nairn County 5 (1H/4A) Huntly 4 (1H/3A) Forres Mechanics 3 (2H/1A) Brora Rangers 2 (2H) Keith 2 (1H/1A) Turriff United 2 (1H/1A) Clachnacuddin 1 (1H) Deveronvale 1 (1A) Inverurie Loco Works 1 (1H) Lossiemouth 1 (1A) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 1 hour ago, MrMartinBlack9 said: Just noticed that the Lowland League are playing a full season. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but would you guys say rain / bad weather is worse in the Highlands? I would say the commitment from certain clubs to the welfare of their playing surface is almost certainly worse in the Highlands than it is elsewhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jimmy Shaker said: I would say the commitment from certain clubs to the welfare of their playing surface is almost certainly worse in the Highlands than it is elsewhere. We also specialise in organic, free range and plastic free football, since Cove left anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/highland-league/highland-league-secretary-rod-houston-explains-new-format-of-competitions-as-teams-gear-up-for-return/ Some idea on how they're looking to arrange the League Cup groups for the season ahead. Quote Houston said: “With one round of league games we’re arranging the League Cup in zones so that where there are derby matches, if you’ve had a home derby game in the league, the other team can have one in the League Cup. “We’re trying to give that opportunity and we’re trying to balance it up because we think it will interest the fans. “The other part of it means that we can guarantee every club 10 home games a season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I think this is a reasonable compromise for the current circumstances. Clubs know the league game situation from the outset, so there are no reconfigurations mid-season to cause disgruntlement. It's a small number of league games, but everyone knows where they stand. A split would mean having to have everyone finished the first round at a difficult point of the season, weatherwise. Lowland League clubs will be complaining they have a harder title run though. Sucks to be them... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.