vikingTON Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Gordon EF said: I'm sure we'll see an ex-SPFL club at tier 6 at some point in the future. Doubt it'll be Clyde but you never know. Wouldn't put it past Shire or Berwick within the next decade. Hopefully both given their sooking of the Old Firm Colts' boaby. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockson Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 13 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: You say this as is if it were a bad thing. Cliftonhill is a fantastic ground to visit. (If you remember what most grounds were like in the 1950s.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutankhamen Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 hours ago, rockson said: Cliftonhill is a fantastic ground to visit. (If you remember what most grounds were like in the 1950s.) Like Boghead on a wet day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 18 hours ago, Bring Your Own Socks said: Can’t argue with any of that. However, It’s a moot point at the moment given the collapse of the construction contract. In footballing terms, we seemed to have taken a penalty kick against a blind, one-legged keeper and somehow smashed it off the crossbar all the way back into our own goal. But hey, maybe there’s a cunning plan we just don’t know about yet. Off topic but this reminds me of playing football in my back garden with my uncle when I was a kid. I was practising penalties and I kept hitting every one straight at him so he went and got a garden chair, sat down and pulled his top up over his head. I couldn't miss! Ball smacked him in the leg and he took his top down to find me face down on the ground screaming. Still spoken about. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, The Minertaur said: Off topic but this reminds me of playing football in my back garden with my uncle when I was a kid. I was practising penalties and I kept hitting every one straight at him so he went and got a garden chair, sat down and pulled his top up over his head. I couldn't miss! Ball smacked him in the leg and he took his top down to find me face down on the ground screaming. Still spoken about. My best penalty when I was a football player was when I hit the post, then the ball bounced off the other post to basically come back where I stood. It was in a shootout, thankfully we still won as otherwise I'd never have heard the end of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 hours ago, The Minertaur said: Off topic but this reminds me of playing football in my back garden with my uncle when I was a kid. I was practising penalties and I kept hitting every one straight at him so he went and got a garden chair, sat down and pulled his top up over his head. I couldn't miss! Ball smacked him in the leg and he took his top down to find me face down on the ground screaming. Still spoken about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Gordon EF said: I'm sure we'll see an ex-SPFL club at tier 6 at some point in the future. Doubt it'll be Clyde but you never know. Wouldn't put it past Shire or Berwick within the next decade. If their financial benefactor loses interest the Shire are prime candidates in the next 5 years never mind 10 now the parachute payments are gone. Most of their squad will soon be out of contract so who they start signing for next season will be an indication on that. I wouldn't be 100% confident that even tier 6 would prove to be their natural level long term if nobody is pumping money in. A lot would depend on how generous the terms are on using the Falkirk Stadium. Edited May 27, 2021 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Just now, LongTimeLurker said: If their financial benefactor loses interest the Shire are prime candidates in the next 5 years never mind 10 now the parachute payments are gone. Most of their squad will soon be out of contract so who they start signing for next season will be an indication on that. I wouldn't be 100% confident that even tier 6 would prove to be their natural level long term if nobody is pumping money in. Apparently the money's already gone. If more than 5 clubs are relegated over the next 5 years, Shire could well be one of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 13 hours ago, rockson said: Cliftonhill is a fantastic ground to visit. (If you remember what most grounds were like in the 1950s.) There won't be too many on here remember that - not even me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williebraveheart Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I fancy Annan could be the next to go. The sad thing is I don't think anyone, including their fans, (judging by their participation on this forum) would notice. It will become more and more difficult for them to recruit with so many ambitious clubs between them and Glasgow with money to spend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) The East Stirlingshire story is a prime example of why the authorities should set stricter conditions for club ownership, and why the press need to spend more time doing journalism and less sooking up to "ambitious" clubs for better lunches and heated seats. Edit: not a dig at Willie's use of "ambitious", BTW. Edited May 27, 2021 by BFTD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, williebraveheart said: I fancy Annan could be the next to go. The sad thing is I don't think anyone, including their fans, (judging by their participation on this forum) would notice. It will become more and more difficult for them to recruit with so many ambitious clubs between them and Glasgow with money to spend. Have to agree this is a very realistic possibility. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 36 minutes ago, williebraveheart said: I fancy Annan...with so many ambitious clubs between them and Glasgow with money to spend. Do they not have Carlisle and Cumbria to tap into for players? Main reason I had for not selecting them. Gone in next 10 years though I would have thought. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Your Own Socks Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, williebraveheart said: I fancy Annan could be the next to go. The sad thing is I don't think anyone, including their fans, (judging by their participation on this forum) would notice. It will become more and more difficult for them to recruit with so many ambitious clubs between them and Glasgow with money to spend. They’ve only been in the League for 13 seasons. Maybe not such a wrench for most who’ll remember more fun times in a lower league. It’s a good set-up though and the fans have done a lot in the ground so maybe not much debt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_rover Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 You would absolutely be on the list of shitty away days if you were still at Hampden or ground sharing at Falkirk or somewhere. I'm reserving judgement until I see what you do with Lesser. Do a decent job and stick some terracing in there and you'll elevate yourselves to 'good away day'.Loads of good pubs near hampden, train station not a million miles away 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauftimedraw Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I fancy Annan could be the next to go. The sad thing is I don't think anyone, including their fans, (judging by their participation on this forum) would notice. It will become more and more difficult for them to recruit with so many ambitious clubs between them and Glasgow with money to spend.Agreed that it's getting harder each season for us. We start each season aiming not to finish 10th and anything higher is a bonus.That said, we tend to be a yoyo team in regards to league placings so after these two fractured stop start seasons we might be the surprise package!Have followed Annan in the Carlisle & District league, Southern Counties and the East of Scotland so have enjoyed these past 13 years... Glory days! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghBlue Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 3 hours ago, williebraveheart said: I fancy Annan could be the next to go. The sad thing is I don't think anyone, including their fans, (judging by their participation on this forum) would notice. It will become more and more difficult for them to recruit with so many ambitious clubs between them and Glasgow with money to spend. This is one of my worries about Stranraer. If teams like Arthurlie, Irvine, Kilwinning and Pollok make it into the SPFL why would a player want to travel down Scotland’s worst road (the A77) every second Saturday for a home game when there are plenty of more local teams to choose from. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 3 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: Do they not have Carlisle and Cumbria to tap into for players? Main reason I had for not selecting them. Gone in next 10 years though I would have thought. They had a few players signed from Workington at the start of 19/20 but I don’t think they lasted the season. I always thought that they would go for players down that way given their manager is a Carlisle United legend and must have some good contacts in the area. As mentioned the squad is mostly Scottish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauftimedraw Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 They had a few players signed from Workington at the start of 19/20 but I don’t think they lasted the season. I always thought that they would go for players down that way given their manager is a Carlisle United legend and must have some good contacts in the area. As mentioned the squad is mostly Scottish.We had two from Workington reds. Matty Douglas who was our POTY this season. The other was a keeper, Arran Taylor, who took the huff and left to go to Gretna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 On 25/05/2021 at 21:46, Eric's Cantina said: Albion Rovers as it is one of the few grounds in the spfl i haven't been to You’re missing out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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