In another action-packed weekend of Scottish football, Aberdeen fail to capitalise on last week’s epic win against Rangers, Hamilton record a rare win but a tunnel fracas after their game with Hearts will keep the SFA busy this week. And it’s a sign that all is not well in Scottish football when only 16 goals are scored in the Highland League and Fort William win again. Strange days indeed…
Posts Tagged: Strathspey Thistle
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Nov 09
Four to Follow Round-up
Jings. We really, really, really must stop doing this. Our predictions are pure gash folks! To wit: this week, we continue with what is fast becoming a tradition by getting none of our predictions right.
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Nov 09
Treading water in Lochaber
Fort William are in the news again. Two months after recording their first league win in 2 years, the Fort are in danger of being thrown out of the Highland League. Will the troubles ever cease for the Lochaber club, and how would their demise affect the goal difference of the other clubs in the division?
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Nov 09
The continuing saga of Scottish football
About a week or so ago, I wrote two articles on this site about the perilous state the Scottish game finds itself in. Back then, I bemoaned the fact that the game north of the border was being haunted by events on and off the field, from financial troubles to crowd troubles, from declining standards to declining credibility, and from a lack of competition to a lack of crowds.
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Oct 09
Special Edition: Fort William win!
Regular readers of Inside Left will know of our fondness for Highland League outfit Fort William.
Easily, and we mean easily one of the worst sides ever to grace a football field, The Fort have not won a game since September 2007 in a 4-2 win over Rothes on the opening day of the 2006/2007 season. In the intervening times they’ve notched up an 11-0, several 7-0 and 6-0 defeats and even a 10-0 drubbing from Junior side Banks O’Dee in the Cup. Having scored just 3 goals (all away) and conceded 26 in only 7 games played so far, it looked like being another long, long season. Continue reading →
