The Haughs, Aberdeenshire Shield 1/2 Final, 12/2/25 Me still 331, Wee Man still 196 Turriff United Football Club Founded – 1954 Nickname – Turra Honours – Aberdeenshire Shield – 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15 Doon the hill under the lights on a Wednesday and it being a semi final to boot, go on then. With a rare Wednesday in the company of …
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Brownlands Park, East of Scotland Premier Division, 8/1/25 Me 330, Wee Man 196 Luncarty Junior Football Club Founded -1886 Nickname – The Bleachers Honours -Perthshire Junior League – 1928/29, 1931/32, 1949/50 and 1964/65. Tayside League Division Two – 1972/73 and 1989/90. Constitutional Cup – 1940–41, 1964–66. Currie Cup -1957/ 58. PA Cup -1963/64 and 1971/72. Perthshire …
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New Bayview, Lowland Development League, 7/2/25 Me still 329, Wee Man 195 A very random choice, but with a loon wanting a game, combined with earlier mentioning he had not scratched any teams off his poster in a while, the two combined meant to Kingdom we headed for a look at the young uns of …
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Volunteer Park, East of Scotland Football League 2, 28/12/24 Me 329, Wee Man 194 Armadale Thistle Junior Football Club Founded – 1935 Nickname – The Dale Honours – Edinburgh & District League – 1939/40, 1940/41, 1949/50 and 1952/53. East Region South Division – 2008/09. East Region Division Two – 1984/85 and 1988/89. Lanarkshire Hozier Cup – 1942/43. East …
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Grant Park, Highland Football League, 21/12/24 Me still 328, Wee Man still 193 Lossiemouth Football Club Founded – 1945 Nickname – The Coasters Honours – Highland League Cup – 1961/62 and 1996/97, North of Scotland Cup – 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2000/01 and 2002/03 Some days just don’t go to plan. With an article to write on todays “whisky derby” in Keith complete …
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The Haughs, Highland Football League, 14/12/24 Me still 328, Wee Man still 193 Turriff United Football Club Founded – 1954 Nickname – Turra Honours – Aberdeenshire Shield – 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15 Part two of a Highland League double header for the weekend, this chosen by Junior himself, I fancied somewhere new he fancied the Highland …
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Spain Park, Highland League, 13/12/24 Me still 328, Wee Man still 193 Banks o’ Dee Football Club Founded – 1902 Nicknames – The Dee, The Rechabites Selected Honours – Scottish Junior Cup-1957, Highland League Cup – 2022/23 Aberdeenshire Cup – 2021/22 and 2024/25 Aberdeenshire Shield– 2021/22 and 2023/24. North Region Superleague – 2007/08, 2008/09, 2015/16, 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2021/22. Grill League Cup – 2013/14, 2016/17, 2018/19 and …
What emerged as a way around Covid rules, morphed into a summer ritual. The days of Covid 19, Omicron, Coronavirus, pangolin flu, or whatever it the latest “strain” was called. Looking back these were peculiar times. That strange period in life where it was alpha, beta, delta and scaremongering. A time where the governments north …
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Originally written For Turnstiles issue 7 As I sat outside the eponymous Hotel Skjern knocking back a bottle of Danish craft lager in the warmth of the Jutland summer sun, people watching what little amount of human traffic this sleepy town had to offer I couldn’t help but feel lucky. Lucky in the sense that …
Ian Mair Park, Aberdeenshire Shield Round 1, 6/11/24 Me still 327 Dyce Football Club Founded – 1989 Nickname – The Blue and White Hoops Honours – NRJFA Division One – 2005/06. North Regional Cup – 2007/08 and 2008/09. Grill League Cup – 2008/09, 2015/16 and 2017/18. Morrison Trophy – 2001/02 Random Fact – I once saw a team mate wiped out while sprinting up the touchline by …
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