Scottish football focus

[malumbu]

I think you deserve your own thread, and then we wont have to bother looking at it. Dundee United are a good team. Discuss.

[Mick Mac]

Who put you in charge? Go to bed.

[maxxi]

Come on you Accies - only 9 points adrift and four games left. you can do it!

[Alan Medic]

What about a Scottish football grounds you've visited subsection:

Dens Park................that's it from me.

[Alec John Moore]

East Fife five, Forfar four.

[katie1997]

Eh? Malumbu, what's up?

Scottish football grounds (you've driven past) subsection:

Caley Thistle...that's it from me.

[Alan Medic]

There is always the 'English towns you have visited whose team play their football in a Scottish league', subsection:

Berwick (Rangers).....that's it from me.

[Townleygreen]

I've always loved some of the names the teams have....especially.... Queen of the South...its kind of poetic.

No names like that in England - or am I wrong?

[Alan Medic]

Queens Park Rangers is similar. Nothing like Buckie Thistle though.

[matthew123]

By rights this thread should be renamed Sportscene

[malumbu]

I like this thread. And to be fair I do like the name of many Scottish teams. Wasn't there a famous match where the commenator said 'they will be dancing in the streets of East Fife tonight' not realising that this was not a place.

I have actually seen a scottish match as well, Celtic vs Forest in the UEFA cup in 83 (old school knockout competition, which was more interesting than most of the current European competions). I stood in the Jungle and did not utter a word all night, but apparently half smiled when Forest scored their two goals and when asked how long to go mouthed the answer.

[Alan Medic]

If you have any remote interest in Scottish football then you will know all about tonight's result.

[Townleygreen]

Alan Medic said

Queens Park Rangers is similar. (to Queen of the South)

Nonsense, Alan. Queen of the South is like poetry. QPR is just the name of a district in London (Queen's Park).

Queen of the South is SOOOOOO much better than calling the team Dumfries United.

You must agree!

[red devil]

Heart of Midlothian is pretty good too...shame they have to go and spoil it with their nickname...Jam Tarts!

[Townleygreen]

I agree, Red Devil, about Hearts. Why is there no team called Edinburgh? The other lot are Hibernian of course.

St Johnstone - which is Perth - is a pretty weird name for a footy team.

[red devil]

There is an Edinburgh United, what they call a Junior team, I think a bit like the Englsh non-league...

[Alan Medic]

Recently renamed Edinburgh Etihad.

[Jenayr]

malumbu Wrote:

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> I like this thread. And to be fair I do like the

> name of many Scottish teams. Wasn't there a famous

> match where the commenator said 'they will be

> dancing in the streets of East Fife tonight' not

> realising that this was not a place.

>

> I have actually seen a scottish match as well,

> Celtic vs Forest in the UEFA cup in 83 (old school

> knockout competition, which was more interesting

> than most of the current European competions). I

> stood in the Jungle and did not utter a word all

> night, but apparently half smiled when Forest

> scored their two goals and when asked how long to

> go mouthed the answer.

You were kinda close, the commentator said "they'll be dancing in the streets of Raith tonight" when Raith Rovers from Kirkcaldy beat Celtic in 1994 I think it was in the League Cup.

East Fife are from Methil which is just up the coast from Kirkcaldy, the 2 teams are fierce rivals!

[red devil]

East Fife v Raith Rovers...McClassico!

[Jenayr]

Edinburgh City play in the East of Scotland League along with Civil Service Strollers, Edinburgh University, Herriott Watt Uni and Lothian Thistle that are all from Edinburgh! I think Leith Thistle play in East of Scotland too.

Perth used to be known as St Johns Toun or something like that years and years ago.

[Jenayr]

red devil Wrote:

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> East Fife v Raith Rovers...McClassico!

I prefer Ayr United v Kilmarnock, that's my McClassico!!!!