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Daz1878 said:
I don't mind Brora, and as an East Fife fan I followed them fairly closely when Davie Kirkwood was their manager. They've had a good side for some years, but I think even they are a bit ambivalent about getting into the league, given the costs and logistics it would involve. If Kelty do as we expect and finish the job, it will be interesting to see how they fare against Brechin... much as I like to see fresh faces in the league (especially another Fife team), I find it impossible to root for Kelty on account of who their manager is. By the way, I couldn't even find this result on the BBC scores page, FFS.
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Ive supported Queen's Park all my life and didnt even know where Kelty was until we played Dundonald Bluebell in the Scottish Cup and they used Kelty's ground for the game. They should get into the league no problem and thank god we've won the League and now got back out of League 2, as look a tough nut to crack like Cove Rangers did when they got into League 2.
 

Daz1878 said:
I don't mind Brora, and as an East Fife fan I followed them fairly closely when Davie Kirkwood was their manager. They've had a good side for some years, but I think even they are a bit ambivalent about getting into the league, given the costs and logistics it would involve. If Kelty do as we expect and finish the job, it will be interesting to see how they fare against Brechin... much as I like to see fresh faces in the league (especially another Fife team), I find it impossible to root for Kelty on account of who their manager is. By the way, I couldn't even find this result on the BBC scores page, FFS.
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This “ambivalent “ tag gets put against all recent Highland League winners in recent years except Cove. Brora ‘s Chairman five or six years ago suggested if they won their play off final it would cripple their club. Then four years ago disgruntled fans put down Buckie’s poor performance in the play off final to not wanting to go up.
It’s certainly a tough gig for most Highland clubs with the travelling distance to the likes of Annan. The results of Highland League clubs in the Scottish cup this season, and previously , suggest that the top four Highland League Clubs could hold their own in League 2 playing wise but would need extra revenue coming in and there would be some players not willing to make the sacrifice of travelling every other weekend. For Brora they would likely attract the best of Caley and Ross County “rejects” , those youngsters who would see it as a possible way to eventually play their way back into full time football. Sadly it looks like their chances are over for this season.
 

blueloon said:
This “ambivalent “ tag gets put against all recent Highland League winners in recent years except Cove. Brora ‘s Chairman five or six years ago suggested if they won their play off final it would cripple their club. Then four years ago disgruntled fans put down Buckie’s poor performance in the play off final to not wanting to go up.
It’s certainly a tough gig for most Highland clubs with the travelling distance to the likes of Annan. The results of Highland League clubs in the Scottish cup this season, and previously , suggest that the top four Highland League Clubs could hold their own in League 2 playing wise but would need extra revenue coming in and there would be some players not willing to make the sacrifice of travelling every other weekend. For Brora they would likely attract the best of Caley and Ross County “rejects” , those youngsters who would see it as a possible way to eventually play their way back into full time football. Sadly it looks like their chances are over for this season.
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Agree with all of this. Since relegation from the league was introduced, I think it's been a good thing - how many years did we watch East Stirling make no effort to get anything other than the wooden spoon, only for it to be too late for them to get their act together when the trap door finally opened? It's been much better seeing teams like Cove and Edinburgh City come in and have a proper go and be rewarded for their positive efforts. Unless someone supports the team that goes out of the league, I don't think they're too sorry to see them go and be replaced by a club with a bit more about them. Despite their high-profile chairman, the Blue Brazil have been flirting with the drop for way too long, too, and I think they'll pay the price one of these days. As you say, Cove's situation has been quite different from most other Highland League winnners - Aberdeen's pretty well connected to the central belt, and Cove's trek isn't much different from the sort that the likes of Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin have been doing for so many years, whereas Brora is, what, another hour up from the Black Isle?
 
Daz1878 said:
Agree with all of this. Since relegation from the league was introduced, I think it's been a good thing - how many years did we watch East Stirling make no effort to get anything other than the wooden spoon, only for it to be too late for them to get their act together when the trap door finally opened? It's been much better seeing teams like Cove and Edinburgh City come in and have a proper go and be rewarded for their positive efforts. Unless someone supports the team that goes out of the league, I don't think they're too sorry to see them go and be replaced by a club with a bit more about them. Despite their high-profile chairman, the Blue Brazil have been flirting with the drop for way too long, too, and I think they'll pay the price one of these days. As you say, Cove's situation has been quite different from most other Highland League winnners - Aberdeen's pretty well connected to the central belt, and Cove's trek isn't much different from the sort that the likes of Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin have been doing for so many years, whereas Brora is, what, another hour up from the Black Isle?
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Aye, Cowdenbeath were controversial winners against Buckie and Cove two seasons running , they certainly rode their luck back then.
Yeah Brora is about an hour plus north of Inverness , so a long treck south at times. All a far cry from Super Leagues and “ Old Firm dominance” but these clubs are at the heart of their communities, small though they be.
 

Kelty cruise to the play-off final with a 4-1 demolition of Brora (6-1 agg). Manager Barry Ferguson (MBE): "a lot of people were surprised when I came down to this level" - modest to a fault, him. Not sure what level he thought he was at, toiling away with Clyde in League Two - funny how they only managed to win promotion after he'd left.
 
Daz1878 said:
Kelty cruise to the play-off final with a 4-1 demolition of Brora (6-1 agg). Manager Barry Ferguson (MBE): "a lot of people were surprised when I came down to this level" - modest to a fault, him. Not sure what level he thought he was at, toiling away with Clyde in League Two - funny how they only managed to win promotion after he'd left.
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But he's doing a great job there... Yeah?
 
3012Brian said:
Ive supported Queen's Park all my life and didnt even know where Kelty was until we played Dundonald Bluebell in the Scottish Cup and they used Kelty's ground for the game. They should get into the league no problem and thank god we've won the League and now got back out of League 2, as look a tough nut to crack like Cove Rangers did when they got into League 2.
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I only found out a week or so ago that Leanne Dempster has left Hibs for Queens Park. Did a fantastic job at Hibs.
 

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