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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/

  1. 02/11/2019 Brora Rangers v. Formartine United
  2. 02/11/2019 Fort William v. Huntly
  3. 02/11/2019 Fraserburgh v. Rothes
  4. 02/11/2019 Turriff United v. Nairn County
  5. 06/11/2019 Rothes v. Buckie Thistle
  6. 06/11/2019 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle
  7. 09/11/2019 Rothes v. Fort William
  8. 09/11/2019 Strathspey Thistle v. Formartine United
  9. 30/11/2019 Inverurie Loco Works v. Fort William
  10. 30/11/2019 Strathspey Thistle v. Buckie Thistle
  11. 07/12/2019 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle (2nd attempt)
  12. 14/12/2019 Buckie Thistle v. Keith
  13. 14/12/2019 Clachnacuddin v. Fraserburgh
  14. 14/12/2019 Fort William v. Strathspey Thistle
  15. 28/12/2019 Fort William v. Fraserburgh
  16. 11/01/2020 Forres Mechanics v. Fraserburgh
  17. 11/01/2020 Fort William v. Formartine United
  18. 11/01/2020 Keith v. Lossiemouth
  19. 18/01/2020 Huntly v. Strathspey Thistle
  20. 25/01/2020 Fort William v. Buckie Thistle
  21. 01/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Nairn County
  22. 08/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Huntly
  23. 15/02/2020 Fort William v. Forres Mechanics
  24. 15/02/2020 Rothes v. Fraserburgh
  25. 22/02/2020 Forres Mechanics v. Turriff United
  26. 22/02/2020 Nairn County v. Buckie Thistle
  27. 22/02/2020 Strathspey Thistle v. Deveronvale
  28. 22/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Rothes
  29. 26/02/2020 Formartine United v. Nairn County
  30. 26/02/2020 Fort William v. Rothes
  31. 29/02/2020 Brora Rangers v. Formartine United (2nd attempt)
  32. 29/02/2020 Fort William v. Huntly (2nd attempt)
  33. 29/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle (3rd attempt)
  34. 04/03/2020 Rothes v. Bucke Thistle (2nd attempt)
  35. 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)
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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/

  1. 02/11/2019 Brora Rangers v. Formartine United
  2. 02/11/2019 Fort William v. Huntly
  3. 02/11/2019 Fraserburgh v. Rothes
  4. 02/11/2019 Turriff United v. Nairn County
  5. 06/11/2019 Rothes v. Buckie Thistle
  6. 06/11/2019 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle
  7. 09/11/2019 Rothes v. Fort William
  8. 09/11/2019 Strathspey Thistle v. Formartine United
  9. 30/11/2019 Inverurie Loco Works v. Fort William
  10. 30/11/2019 Strathspey Thistle v. Buckie Thistle
  11. 07/12/2019 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle (2nd attempt)
  12. 14/12/2019 Buckie Thistle v. Keith
  13. 14/12/2019 Clachnacuddin v. Fraserburgh
  14. 14/12/2019 Fort William v. Strathspey Thistle
  15. 28/12/2019 Fort William v. Fraserburgh
  16. 11/01/2020 Forres Mechanics v. Fraserburgh
  17. 11/01/2020 Fort William v. Formartine United
  18. 11/01/2020 Keith v. Lossiemouth
  19. 18/01/2020 Huntly v. Strathspey Thistle
  20. 25/01/2020 Fort William v. Buckie Thistle
  21. 01/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Nairn County
  22. 08/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Huntly
  23. 15/02/2020 Fort William v. Forres Mechanics
  24. 15/02/2020 Rothes v. Fraserburgh
  25. 22/02/2020 Forres Mechanics v. Turriff United
  26. 22/02/2020 Nairn County v. Buckie Thistle
  27. 22/02/2020 Strathspey Thistle v. Deveronvale
  28. 22/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Rothes
  29. 26/02/2020 Formartine United v. Nairn County
  30. 26/02/2020 Fort William v. Rothes
  31. 29/02/2020 Brora Rangers v. Formartine United (2nd attempt)
  32. 29/02/2020 Fort William v. Huntly (2nd attempt)
  33. 29/02/2020 Wick Academy v. Strathspey Thistle (3rd attempt)
  34. 04/03/2020 Rothes v. Bucke Thistle (2nd attempt)
  35. 07/03/2020 Fort William v. Nairn County

Total number (Home & Away) of weather related postponements per club.

  1. Fort William 11
  2. Strathspey Thistle 8
  3. Rothes 7
  4. Wick Academy 6
  5. Bucke Thistle 5
  6. Formartine United 5
  7. Fraserburgh 5
  8. Nairn County 5
  9. Huntly 4
  10. Forres Mechanics 3
  11. Brora Rangers 2
  12. Keith 2
  13. Turriff United 2
  14. Clachnacuddin 1
  15. Deveronvale 1
  16. Inverurie Loco Works 1
  17. 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.

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MrMartinBlack9

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

  1. Fort William 11 (9H/2A)    
  2. Strathspey Thistle 8 (3H/5A)    
  3. Rothes 7 (4H/3A)    
  4. Wick Academy 6 (6H)    
  5. Bucke Thistle 6 (1H/5A)    
  6. Formartine United 5 (1H/4A)    
  7. Fraserburgh 5 (1H/4A)    
  8. Nairn County 5 (1H/4A)    
  9. Huntly 4 (1H/3A)    
  10. Forres Mechanics 3 (2H/1A)    
  11. Brora Rangers 2 (2H)    
  12. Keith 2 (1H/1A)    
  13. Turriff United 2 (1H/1A)    
  14. Clachnacuddin 1 (1H)    
  15. Deveronvale 1 (1A)    
  16. Inverurie Loco Works 1 (1H)    
  17. Lossiemouth 1 (1A)
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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. 

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

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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...

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