[Football] Arbroath

[Simster]

Home of the UK's closest stadium to the sea (it's like 10 metres away, proper jumpers for goalposts stuff), and every chance that they'll be a Scottish Premiership side next season.

I wouldn't normally mention it, but this would be a phenomenal achievement considering they are part time. As a story, it deserves a lot more coverage than it gets.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-championship/table

It's not like they're up against persistent European entrants, yet Kilmarnock, Raith, Inverness Dunfermline etc are all big enough to have played in the top flight and reached the Scottish Cup final in recent years.

If they go up, I'd say that was probably the equivalent of, say, Solihull Moors reaching the League One play-offs or something down here. I hope they do it.

 

[Brok]

Blimey, with a bit of a strong breeze they'll have cod and things landing on the pitch.

 

[Audax]

Home of the UK's closest stadium to the sea (it's like 10 metres away, proper jumpers for goalposts stuff), and every chance that they'll be a Scottish Premiership side next season.

I wouldn't normally mention it, but this would be a phenomenal achievement considering they are part time. As a story, it deserves a lot more coverage than it gets.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-championship/table

It's not like they're up against persistent European entrants, yet Kilmarnock, Raith, Inverness Dunfermline etc are all big enough to have played in the top flight and reached the Scottish Cup final in recent years.

If they go up, I'd say that was probably the equivalent of, say, Solihull Moors reaching the League One play-offs or something down here. I hope they do it.

Would be quite the story. Looking at the fixtures they have left, they've got a key match against Kilmarnock up next. Win that, and they are then in the box seat for the title (likely only need a draw in their final game, as they have a better GD).

 

[dazzer6666]

Part of the pre-season tour (see other thread) ??

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

they play Kilmarnock tomorrow night

live on bbc Scotland

sky 194

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Thought this was going to be about haddock smokies.

But it's about the plaice and it's football team.

Back of the net has a different meaning up there.

 

[banjo]

Close enough for Zaha to practice his diving.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

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Blimey, with a bit of a strong breeze they'll have cod and things landing on the pitch.

Haddock in Arbroath! Always enjoyed a Smokie when I went there.

Good thread. We had family near by and I went to Arbroath a few times when young so our family always look out for their results. It is a great effort.

 

[Eeyore]

They've been upstairs before, but not since the 70s. It'd be good to see them back.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Having Arbroath in the SPL would be BRILL!

 

[Invicta]

Great ground. Went twice in Eighties to watch Dundee Utd pre season friendlies as a child.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Having Arbroath in the SPL would be BRILL!

Would want them getting battered too often though

 

[el punal]

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Blimey, with a bit of a strong breeze they'll have cod and things landing on the pitch.

Possibly, you know they already have a goalkipper.

 

[el punal]

Part of the pre-season tour (see other thread) ??

As part of the World Cup warm up games I hear that they’ll be playing Whales.

 

[drew]

Won't mean a thing until Bon Accord are also in the top flight.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Won't mean a thing until Bon Accord are also in the top flight.

I want to see Vale of Leven get into Europe, just so a subby can finally get to use the headline "Vale of Leven on a Jetplane"

 

[Doonhamer7]

More important is that at the other end of the table is the relegation of the Doonhamers

 

[Bodian]

Possibly, you know they already have a goalkipper.

Given the propensity for fish puns on this forum, I thought they had all been done. But this is a new one to me!

Super stuff.

 

[Swansman]

More important is that at the other end of the table is the relegation of the Doonhamers

Win against Ayr and last round could be interesting?

Fat singing ladies and all that stuff.

 

[warmleyseagull]

If they go up, they will have had their chips by this time next year.