Les Cabbage Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Dundee game off? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Top of the fucking group. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 On 05/10/2020 at 09:18, bernardblack said: That is good news! You’re guaranteed three goals anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofixedability Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Probably a better result than we would have got anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Nice to get a stress-free win, but gutted to not be able to watch football. Can't see how this tournament finishes at this rate. At least as long as we keep our players safe, we could default our way to the Final! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Fair fucks to Brora defender John Pickles making the jaunt from Orkney to Edinburgh.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54376917Part-time players are used to days off work and long trips to pursue their football dreams, but how about a ferry journey and a two-and-a-half hour drive before the team bus sets off for another three-hour haul?That's what Brora Rangers defender John Pickles has to look forward to when the Highland League champions travel to Hibernian for Wednesday's League Cup tie.And then there's an overnight excursion from his home in Finstown, Orkney, to Dingwall on Saturday for a Covid-19 test before he's even allowed to play at Easter Road.The 26-year-old can't wait. "Games like this are such fantastic opportunities," Pickles tells BBC Scotland."You want to test yourself against the best opposition possible, you want to go to the big stadiums. It is a good trip for boys like us who don't get to play in places like that every week, so it is very exciting."I don't fancy our chances too much, to be honest, but we can be quite resilient. We are quite good defensively, so the longer we can keep them out you never know what can happen."Pickles, an electrician, trains with North Caledonian League side Orkney FC in Kirkwall twice a week, only meeting up with his Brora Rangers team-mates on match days.And he's been doing it for five years."I'm used to it now, so it is not so bad," he says. "Getting up early on a Saturday morning for football is a lot easier than getting up for work through the week."The one hour, forty minutes ferry sailing is subsidised by the operator, who sponsor the full-back, while the club contribute to travel expenses."If they didn't do that, obviously it wouldn't be possible, so it is a big commitment from them and I am very grateful," he explains. All lower league sides must undergo checks for coronavirus if taking on Scottish Premiership opposition and Ross County have agreed to help out with the use of their facilities."It would be easy for the club to just say 'look John, with what is going on we will maybe leave it' but they have never said anything like that. They include me with all the testing arrangements."It is a bit unfortunate because the boat times have changed this weekend, so I am going to have to travel down on Friday night, stay in Brora, get my test on Saturday morning, then we will train in the afternoon before I come back home on Saturday night."And that's just the warm-up act for another early rise on Wednesday.Pickles will need to be in Inverness for a 13:30 BST departure, with the bus scheduled to return at 01:30 the next morning.He will catch a few hours sleep in a guesthouse in either Inverness or Brora, then it's up the road to Scrabster to catch the ferry home in time for work before 11:00."My employer likes football so he does give me time off when I need it, so I either work back my hours or I use my holidays."I won't do this forever so while I can do it, it is nice that I get time off."Pickles may need a good alarm to get him up on Thursday since he is expecting a thorough work-out against Hibs, who are sitting third in the top flight after 10 matches.Brora have managed a couple of pre-season friendlies but the new Highland League campaign has been delayed until the end of November."We do have a lot of good players, but it is the fitness and everything that comes into it with full-time football, they have always got that extra yard so it will be a massive challenge." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Didn’t know we had Craig Samson signed as a player. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Who's supplying the stream for this mighty spectacle? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, BawWatchin said: Who's supplying the stream for this mighty spectacle? Hibs official PPV (or it's a freebie if you're an ST holder). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Just hand us this trophy now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lyle Lanley said: Just hand us this trophy now. You'll wait your turn and give us a default win like everyone else. Thank you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Thumping Jamie Murphy off the pitch only to have Martin Boyle replace him. Careful what you wish for! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 If we end up drawing this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, Lyle Lanley said: If we end up drawing this Don't think there is a draw. If it's equal at full time, it goes to penalties - like our embarrassing turn against Stirling last season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Tap o' the league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikethedee Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Tension building for Brora tomorrow??? Sow to start?? Game to get called off again and Dee qualify for the knock-out rounds without kicking a ball?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Given how shite we looked during the week with a weakened side Cove might be worth a wee punt at 12/1 today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Day Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 31 minutes ago, Zing. said: Given how shite we looked during the week with a weakened side Cove might be worth a wee punt at 12/1 today. Cant disagree - that we are even playing at this stage is a joke (self inflicted as we didnt qualify for europe) but it doesnt help when we have so many on the international squads too. Marciano I can understand but a bit galling that 50% of our back 4 is in the Scotland squad but wont get a game anyway ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Green Day said: Cant disagree - that we are even playing at this stage is a joke (self inflicted as we didnt qualify for europe) but it doesnt help when we have so many on the international squads too. Marciano I can understand but a bit galling that 50% of our back 4 is in the Scotland squad but wont get a game anyway ! Paul Hanlon injured now too. Hopefully back for our next league game. Relying heavily on the old boys at the back to pull us through the league cup games. Edited October 10, 2020 by Zing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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