New Countess Park, Friendly, 28/9/21 Entrance – Donation (£6 parted with) Attendance – 53 head count Pie – £5 , coffee and two sausage rolls(the very last two) Pint – £3.20, Belhaven Best(when in Rome) Sport Centre Bar Dunbar United Football Club Founded – 1925 Nickname – The Seasiders Honours – Scottish Junior Cup – …
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Petershill Park, Scottish Junior Cup Second Round, 24/9/21 Entry – Me £6, Wee Man £0 Attendance – 205 (rough head count) Pie – £6.50, pie, burger, coffee(surely the first time every being served a filter coffee at the fitba) Pint – No time Rossvale Football Club Founded – 1976 Nickname – ? Honours – West …
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Meggetland, East of Scotland Qualifying Cup, 21/09/21 Entrance – £7 Attendance – 195 (Rough head count) and a rabbit Pie – Coffee and Irn Bru £2.20 (no room for a pie) Pint – Tennents £4.35, The Kilted Pig(across the road) Tynecastle Football Club Founded – 1928 as Tynecastle Boys Club (2005 Tollcross were merged into …
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North Lodge Park, Scottish Cup 1st Round, 18/9/21 Entrance – Me £10, Wee Man £5 Attendance – 203(rough head count) Pie – Pie, Coffee, Orangeade £4.50 Pint -N/A (got my bargain beers from last night in the fridge for after) Formartine United Football Club Founded – 1948 Nickname – United Honours (Since step up to …
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Scottish Youth Cup, New Victoria Park, 17/9/21 Entrance – Me £4 , Wee Man £1 Attendance – 250 Pie – Pie, Coffee, Irn Bru £4.50 Pint – Arrived 5 minutes before kick off Founded – 1890 Nickname – Nitten Honours – Scottish Junior Cup – 1929/30. SJFA East Region Premier League – 2012/13. East Region …
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Originally written for Turnstiles Magazine issue 2 (Subject of the issue being underdogs) Image by Gareth Giles As the Swedish sky unleashed it’s most relentless of elements behind him, and with the fifteen thousand strong boisterous, drenched Red Army housed in the adjacent terraces making their presence felt , arguably the greatest British manager at …
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New Western Park, Lowland Development League Conference D, 10/9/21 Entrance – Free Attendance – 57 Pie – Hot Dog and Coffee £2.70 Pint – £3.00, Carling, Club Bar St. Peters Football Club Founded – 1984 Nicknames – ? Honours – None (First season at this level) Random Fact – St. Peters is not only a …
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Logie Park, North Region SJFA Division Two, 4/9/21 Entrance – £3.00 Me, £0 Wee Man Attendance – 40 + 3 dogs Pie – 2 Pies and coffee £5 Pint – N/A Forres Thistle Football Club Founded – 1906 Nickname – The Jags Honours – North Region First Division (West)- 2002/03, North Regional League -1971/72 and …
Bellslea Park, Aberdeenshire Cup Semi Final, 31/08/21 Entrance – £10 Me, £0 Wee Man Attendance – TBC Pie – £4 Mince Pie and Coffee Pint – N/A Fraserburgh Football Club Founded – 1910 Nickname – The Broch Honours – Highland League – 1932/33, 1937/38 and 2001/02, Highland League Cup – 1958/59 and 2005/06, Aberdeenshire Cup – 1910/11, 1937/38, …
North End Park, East Region SJFA Midland League, 28/8/21 Entrance – £6 me, £0 Wee Man Attendance – 120 (approx. headcount taken once Dundee United fans left) Pie – £2.00 Coffee, Crisps, Ice Pole Pint – £2.60 Tennents, Social Club Dundee North End Football Club Founded -1895 Nickname – The Dokens Honours – SJFA North …
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