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They installed a path on the other side of the hedge from the road so access is a lot better now. Give yourself about 10 minutes from the town centre to walk down. Worth noting that there will only be one turnstile open tomorrow night and with a big crowd anticipated I'd expect some long queue times.

Never thought I'd see ICT play in my "hometown".

I'll head along on 04/11. They play a home tie against Civil Service Strollers that night*. *Disclaimer I probably won't be able to go.

Brett was also banned for a few games for posting a lot of homophobic abuse on social media a few years back. An absolute cretin of a man.

Basically a home game for me so I'm delighted with the draw. Can't wait for it to be moved to Monday or Friday night for TV meaning I won't be able to go 🫠

I see Highland Council have clocked (or someone reported to them) that the gym has no planning permission. A retrospective planning application has been submitted for determination (25/03203/FUL).

Our latest podcast has dropped! This episode features the usual chat about recent and forthcoming matches as well as interviews with Liam Sole and Joe Chalmers which is nice. Have a wee listen!

James Keatings is signing for Prison FC. The length of contract is still to be confirmed.

A new podcast dropped yesterday with a shorter format to reflect on the recent games. Featuring @ALSY and @BA as well as Paul Chalk and your copper bottomed host Moff. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pTlOcZ7Pq5F3KOF4qgxG7 And if you haven't listened to it yet the season preview is worth a listen if you have a spare 2 hours and 46 minutes! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Iay42MKdGXcGEOQUXgfx8

Pretty poor form to be moving a game less than 4 weeks before it's due to be played.

That's the first time we've won our first two (league) games of the season since the start of the 2021/22 campaign. In fact, I think it's the first time we'd won our opening (league) game of the season over the same period showing just how rubbish we've been to get going.

The Kelty keeper was also responsible for inviting a lot of pressure onto the home side with some of his awful clearances. He looked really poor. I thought we were pretty strong across most of the pitch without being exceptional. Nonetheless it was pretty comfortable. Mckay, Longstaff and Wotherspoon all took their goals well. We created a decent number of chances but also looked a little suspect for a 10 minute period in the first half after the opener when Kelty looked decent on the break. But the second knocked the stuffing out of them. I was really impressed with McIntyre down the left flank. He defended well and was right up with every attack overlapping in the style of a peak Graeme Shinnie. He looks like he could be a smashing pick up.

Would you look at that? 😉

Right now I think we will finish 3rd. Going into the season with only Mckay realistically able to play up front is a concern. If we sign another striker or two and if one of them is Bavidge then I can see us right up there challenging for the title.

Bring back having some random fans try and toe punt a ball into a car by the corner flag.

What a shambles of a tournament. Relegated to nothing more than a B Team training competition. A post on P & B sums it up well: “The amount of changes lower league clubs have to make to our cup competition, league structure and loan system all to suit big teams who simply don't want to play their own players is insane”.

Sorry guys I never saw the notification for the tag here. I can't claim to be some kind of insider for the fixtures but I have some more learned pals who seem to get the call right. FWIW they again got the order of the fixtures pretty much spot IIRC. Credit to them!

Admin will have presumably affected getting a strip out this summer ahead of the new campaign not to mention the issues we had with Puma as a result of the previous regime that took staff time to unravel.

No one is convincing me we've not just signed @RossP to play in goals.

Crusaders themselves have confirmed the move. Bit odd that the P & J is reporting the source for the transfer as some local news paper.

Despite allegedly attracting English Premier League and Championship interest Musa has signed for Crusaders FC...

Ask @Donview and @RedCard.

I can't imagine there are many fans desperate for more games in the Challenge Cup. Against B teams. In the middle of the week.

That's exactly what they're doing. All aimed at getting B teams more game time to the detriment of other sides. This is the Challenge Cup though not the League Cup. Your point about our appalling record in the LC still stands. I think we had our best run in the LC under Foran...!!