Forever_blueco Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) One of my favourite away days from those hazy lower divsion days. Some decent pubs a short distance from the ground. Edited January 17, 2022 by Forever_blueco 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Meeniedee said: IF and its a big IF campbell and Arbroath keep this up and they do win the championship....he should win manager of the year but we all know it will go to one of the arsecheeks Your manager won the SPFL Manager of the Year award literally last year for getting promoted through the play-offs. Edited January 17, 2022 by craigkillie Ignore this (see below) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortmeout Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 18 hours ago, Ric said: The romance of a small part time club reaching "the big leagues" must be worth a fair bit of PR gold for both the SPFL and Arbroath themselves. You would like to think so but knowing the SPFL they’ll probably be embarrassed about it and god knows what type of treatment Sky will give to Dick Campbell and Arbroath the first time they host either of the bigots. Probably super-impose a seagull onto Campbell’s head for the pre-game package. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, craigkillie said: Your manager won the SPFL Manager of the Year award literally last year for getting promoted through the play-offs. No, he didn't. He won Championship Manager of the Year of which there is no doubt Dick Campbell will win. Steven Gerrard won the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year award which is much bigger and would be the only award that both Campbell and the OF managers would be in the running for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Ah, I've misread that because I searched "SPFL Manager of the Year" and the top story was "McPake voted Manager of the Year". I see the Gerrard one for the Premiership is weirdly below that now that I look again. The PFA one has only rarely been won by Old Firm managers recently - only 3 of the last 10 have been. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, craigkillie said: Ah, I've misread that because I searched "SPFL Manager of the Year" and the top story was "McPake voted Manager of the Year". I see the Gerrard one for the Premiership is weirdly below that now that I look again. The PFA one has only rarely been won by Old Firm managers recently - only 3 of the last 10 have been. Probably to do with Rangers' wee holiday for a chunk of that. And their manager managed to win it for the gargantuan achievement of leading Rangers out of the second tier. If it had been awarded in 2020, Lennon would almost certainly have won it, having won the treble (or, at least, double that became a treble). This would give us 4 OF winners in the last 6. Edited January 17, 2022 by VincentGuerin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 17/01/2022 at 09:22, Swello said: Aye - my three abiding memories of that day were the wind, the running battles and being delighted that I was offered Smokies in the pub before the game Can't remember much else as it was a long train day (and the type of cup trip that Motherwell hardly ever get). These two games (well, one and a half) are also my only visits to Arbroath. Ridiculously windy, abandoned at half time and a handful of young Arbroath fans and a few polis getting chased up the street by the middle-aged men that only seem to turn up for our cup away days. The police totally over-reacted by turning up in huge numbers with dogs and horses for the re-scheduled midweek game with hardly anyone there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Stagsby Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) I wasn’t sure whether to put this in the terrible journalism, General Ross County chat or Arbroath thread, kind of fits all 3. Amazing result tonight… if I’d known they were playing in Dingwall, I’d have gone along… Edited February 4, 2022 by The Great Stagsby 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 16/01/2022 at 19:37, kingjoey said: I’m not so sure that clubs are permitted to allow spectators to watch Premiership matches from open terracing. That would mean that Arbroath would only be able to sell tickets for their stand. Anyway, as much as I would like Arbroath to be promoted to the Premiership, it really isn’t going to happen. Utter bollocks. Seriously, why don't people understand this yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 57 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Utter bollocks. Seriously, why don't people understand this yet? I’m sorry to be so stupid Mr Know-It -All. So are clubs allowed to have have unlimited standing in the Premiership? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 minute ago, kingjoey said: I’m sorry to be so stupid Mr Know-It -All. So are clubs allowed to have have unlimited standing in the Premiership? Apology accepted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Monkey Tennis said: Apology accepted. Are clubs allowed to have unlimited standing in the Premiership? I seriously was not aware of that if it is the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Are clubs allowed to have unlimited standing in the Premiership? I seriously was not aware of that if it is the case. Don't know to be honest, but it gets my goat when people still seem to think we have the SPL nonsense in place. Some dozey sods asked about it when we reached the promotion play-offs in 2014 and 2015. It was annoying enough then, when the crazy regulations were a recent phenomenon. They're now a distant memory, but we still have people locked in that mind set. I saw there was an Arbroath thread here and thought it would be about welcoming the idea of an unfamiliar club joining the elite by punching way above its weight. Instead, we get the tired old shit of the gormless question about their ground. It bugs me - you can probably tell. Edited February 5, 2022 by Monkey Tennis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I really hope they come up and don't change a thing about their ground. Absolutely wonderful story in the making, this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 20 hours ago, The Great Stagsby said: if I’d known they were playing in Dingwall, I’d have gone along… Freudian slip for this thread. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Monkey Tennis said: Don't know to be honest, but it gets my goat when people still seem to think we have the SPL nonsense in place. Some dozey sods asked about it when we reached the promotion play-offs in 2014 and 2015. It was annoying enough then, when the crazy regulations were a recent phenomenon. They're now a distant memory, but we still have people locked in that mind set. I saw there was an Arbroath thread here and thought it would be about welcoming the idea of an unfamiliar club joining the elite by punching way above its weight. Instead, we get the tired old shit of the gormless question about their ground. It bugs me - you can probably tell. I would love Arbroath to get promotion to the Premiership and get full crowds into Gayfield, but don’t know if they can. You the call me questioning this as “utter bollocks”, and then admit that, as well as me, you have no idea what rules are in place to cover a team like Arbroath getting into the top league. Does anyone actually know what the rules are regarding clubs with very limited seating getting into the Premiership? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, kingjoey said: I would love Arbroath to get promotion to the Premiership and get full crowds into Gayfield, but don’t know if they can. You the call me questioning this as “utter bollocks”, and then admit that, as well as me, you have no idea what rules are in place to cover a team like Arbroath getting into the top league. Does anyone actually know what the rules are regarding clubs with very limited seating getting into the Premiership? There have been links posted on this already. If a team is deemed fit to grace the Championship, they're also fine for the top division. It's about safety now, rather than any self serving nonsense designed with the explicit intention of pulling up drawbridges. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, kingjoey said: I would love Arbroath to get promotion to the Premiership and get full crowds into Gayfield, but don’t know if they can. You the call me questioning this as “utter bollocks”, and then admit that, as well as me, you have no idea what rules are in place to cover a team like Arbroath getting into the top league. Does anyone actually know what the rules are regarding clubs with very limited seating getting into the Premiership? SFA Bronze level, and it's the same requirement for the Championship, so they'll be fine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, kingjoey said: I would love Arbroath to get promotion to the Premiership and get full crowds into Gayfield, but don’t know if they can. You the call me questioning this as “utter bollocks”, and then admit that, as well as me, you have no idea what rules are in place to cover a team like Arbroath getting into the top league. Does anyone actually know what the rules are regarding clubs with very limited seating getting into the Premiership? My understanding is that the SPFL requirements are the same for the Championship as they are for the Premiership. So every team currently playing in the Championship, assuming they are doing so legitimately, has a stadium that meets the requirements to also play in the Premiership. Here are the regulations (section H is the relevant one I think): https://spfl.co.uk/admin/filemanager/images/shares/pdfs/SPFL Rules and Regulations 12-Jan-22 (MASTER COPY) CLEAN.pdf H18 and H19, for example, lay down the floodlight and pitch dimension requirements which are higher for clubs wanting to play in the top two divisions than in the league generally. I don't see anything about minimum or maximum seating or standing capacity but that will be on each ground's safety certificate. Edited February 5, 2022 by resk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 19 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: There have been links posted on this already. If a team is deemed fit to grace the Championship, they're also fine for the top division. It's about safety now, rather than any self serving nonsense designed with the explicit intention of pulling up drawbridges. Could you not have said that in the first place, rather than say you didn’t know? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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