Le Tout P'ti FC Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Is the bar open at the ground?Sure is. But since I'm driving I had my pre match pint at Black Isle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2-0 Golspie FT.Fort ran out of puff. Had plenty of possession but Golspie defended very well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Sounds like Fort might need a new lawnmower for Benburb's visit next week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Can't disagree with more about Fort's #11 who slowed down so many attacking opportunities by constantly needing to try and beat his man before playing a pass. The absolute definition of a sand dancer. Fort played nice stuff. Never lumped it and always played it on the deck but too often the passes were the easy option and coulda played for days and Golspie would have dealt with it. The first 30 minutes The Fort did look the better side but as soon as all their one trick ponies were found out Golspie just saw the game out. Both well taken goals. The first a 30 yard daisy cutter right into the corner. Keeper coula done better possibly but might have been unsighted. Second was a well worked throw in routine (or blind luck) that let the winger tuck it under the goal keeper. Lovely bunch of folk at The Fort and, if Golspie are one of the better teams in the division, The Fort will win more than they lose this year with a bit more experience and game management but, unless they improve dramatically, they ain't going back up anytime soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coineanach Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 52 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Can't disagree with more about Fort's #11 who slowed down so many attacking opportunities by constantly needing to try and beat his man before playing a pass. The absolute definition of a sand dancer. Fort played nice stuff. Never lumped it and always played it on the deck but too often the passes were the easy option and coulda played for days and Golspie would have dealt with it. The first 30 minutes The Fort did look the better side but as soon as all their one trick ponies were found out Golspie just saw the game out. Both well taken goals. The first a 30 yard daisy cutter right into the corner. Keeper coula done better possibly but might have been unsighted. Second was a well worked throw in routine (or blind luck) that let the winger tuck it under the goal keeper. Lovely bunch of folk at The Fort and, if Golspie are one of the better teams in the division, The Fort will win more than they lose this year with a bit more experience and game management but, unless they improve dramatically, they ain't going back up anytime soon. The Fort's number 11 was playing manoeuvres you couldn't possibly understand. 4 ft nothing 3d chess. Their best pler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Sounds like Fort haven't changed much from last season, run around like mad without achieving much then running out of steam. Only the first game though, hopefully they'll get the confidence to pace themselves and start playing like a team. Going to be an interesting season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulch Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Fort William 0 Golspie Sutherland 1 HT.Enjoyable game here at a sun drenched Claggan Park. Fort had much the better of the first half, with some eye catching players, in particular the No.11 who looks like a tricky winger who is very comfortable on the ball.Golspie made only a couple of ventures up through the verdant grasslands of the Fort William half but managed to nick a goal just before half time.Explains a lot! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 11 hours ago, welshbairn said: Sounds like Fort haven't changed much from last season, run around like mad without achieving much then running out of steam. Only the first game though, hopefully they'll get the confidence to pace themselves and start playing like a team. Going to be an interesting season. Few mistakes from the gaffer as well. As said they controlled the ball for thr vast majority of the first half but going 1-0 down spooked him into big changes. They went to a three at the back and made three subs and it didnae seem to work as well and the guys who came on didn't seem as handy in the ball. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Did anyone catch the Fight at the Fort documentary last night? I forgot it was on, but wondered if it was worth catching up on? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001bgt9/fight-at-the-fort 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 It was pretty shite. Not much substance and was mostly the biggest gammon in history, chairman John Trew, moaning about how hard done by they were. Also I had a laugh at the manager driving about in a 14 year old banger of a Honda Civic with the wing mirrors duck taped on, when he's supposedly worked as a scout for Belgium before taking the Fort job 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Jan Vojáček said: Did anyone catch the Fight at the Fort documentary last night? I forgot it was on, but wondered if it was worth catching up on? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001bgt9/fight-at-the-fort I fast forwarded and just watched dad's bits. Hair and make up clearly weren't on site. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Of all the conspiracy theories that go around in Scottish football the club that’s finished bottom for numbers of years thinking they are hard done by when a relegation play off is put in place and they inevitably finish bottom again and seem to think people are out to get them. The photographer saying it’s the best the pitch had ever looked when it’s bald in patches and overgrown elsewhere says a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 The state of the victim mentality of all these folk thinking they restructured the league to get rid of FW, even if they did, if you go years without a win you probably deserve to be relegated, also feel sorry for the local lads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 These shadowy anti Fort William forces must be remarkably inept conspirators - given all Fort needed to do swerve their dastardly trap was, eh, avoid finishing rock bottom; or even finish rock bottom then win 1 playoff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) Found it funny/cringey when they talk about the great escape as we all know the outcome of the story The manager had to be corrected at one point sitting down for an interview, as he called it "Fort Williams"! A decent enough programme but it went off the rails near the end. It said they were confirmed as bottom when they lost to Inverurie, when in fact they were only 13 behind with 21 to play for. The new manager got some more points and an improved GD (-69 from 16 v -31 from 18) but in the end they were further away from 17th than when Shadab arrived. Then of course the situation with the pitch... Shame they didn't post a teamsheet v Golspie so we can see how many of those guys are still there. Edited August 24, 2022 by Ginaro 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Of all the conspiracy theories that go around in Scottish football the club that’s finished bottom for numbers of years thinking they are hard done by when a relegation play off is put in place and they inevitably finish bottom again and seem to think people are out to get them. The photographer saying it’s the best the pitch had ever looked when it’s bald in patches and overgrown elsewhere says a lot. When he took a photo of the grass from the perspective of being right down at grass level (as did the actual camera tbh) it reminded me of the beach photos on the front pages during Covid. It looked fantastic until you looked from above and saw the patches (/people spread out). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 As mentioned previously the pitch is still a bit of a nick. Some areas look fine, some a wee bit bare, but other areas the grass was at least a coupla inches long. The markings were also very feint to the extent that sometimes you couldn't make them out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 23 hours ago, Jan Vojáček said: Did anyone catch the Fight at the Fort documentary last night? I forgot it was on, but wondered if it was worth catching up on? It didn't really add anything to what was already known so from a documentary perspective it was disappointing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Northboy said: It didn't really add anything to what was already known so from a documentary perspective it was disappointing. It was probably aimed at the 'Old Firm fan who finds 'Slaney' an insightful character' audience tbf. They would barely know that FW exists as a club never mind the circus that surrounds it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 17 hours ago, Ginaro said: Found it funny/cringey when they talk about the great escape as we all know the outcome of the story The manager had to be corrected at one point sitting down for an interview, as he called it "Fort Williams"! A decent enough programme but it went off the rails near the end. It said they were confirmed as bottom when they lost to Inverurie, when in fact they were only 13 behind with 21 to play for. The new manager got some more points and an improved GD (-69 from 16 v -31 from 18) but in the end they were further away from 17th than when Shadab arrived. Then of course the situation with the pitch... Shame they didn't post a teamsheet v Golspie so we can see how many of those guys are still there. Noticed the wee guy Adam Morris signed for Huntly on a 2 year deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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