Arbroath top of the championship

[uneasydaz]

Arbroath move top after a 2-1 win against morton Dick Campbell is doing some job there hope they come up I quite like Dick Campbell

 

[AdiCR2]

I quite like Dick too.

Sorry my missus stole my phone there

 

[Laudrups Barnet 55]

The championships batshit mental. Arbroath joint top. Accies beat Inverness today, killie and thistle in 4th and 5th with 1 or 2 points separating the relegation places.

 

[Capo]

Dick Campbell is a good bear.

 

[YorkshireBlue]

Hope they go up, just to annoy the folk who are against an 18 team league.

"Two games a season against Arbroath, am no paying fur that."

Here's four games. Enjoy.

 

[Alfie shhh!]

Fair play if they come up but they would severely weaken our already dug shite "Premier"ship.

 

[Davieblue1977]

Playing really well

 

[Cucumbear]

Excuse my ignorance, but would Arbroath not need to ground share as Gayfield Park isn’t all seated if they got promotion? I wouldn’t be averse to them coming up btw. Would make a change from the usual ping pong teams.

 

[Clay Davis]

Dick Campbell is one of Scottish footballs good guys. It would be great for him to take part time Arbroath up

 

[CrocodileDundee]

He really should have got a shot at much bigger teams than he’s managed.

 

[Commander Bjorklund]

He’s a good Rangers man. Cracking job he’s done at Abroath and is one of the great characters of Scottish football.

 

[BlueBarron]

I was checking the championship league table and thought I'd clicked the wrong tab. fair play but how has that happened have they had investment or are they just going well

 

[Queens Club]

Hope they go up, just to annoy the folk who are against an 18 team league.

"Two games a season against Arbroath, am no paying fur that."

Here's four games. Enjoy.

It would be three tbf

 

[Let’s Gio]

I quite like Dick too.

Sorry my missus stole my phone there

She’ll like the idea of tavernier 69 I guess?

 

[GovanFront4]

Fair play if they come up but they would severely weaken our already dug shite "Premier"ship.

Would they need to go full time by rules?

 

[Alfie shhh!]

Excuse my ignorance, but would Arbroath not need to ground share as Gayfield Park isn’t all seated if they got promotion? I wouldn’t be averse to them coming up btw. Would make a change from the usual ping pong teams.

Does that rule still exist though?

Their ground is laughable. Don't think sponsors or Sky would be too enthusiastic.

 

[Clay Davis]

Noticed they had Rab Douglas on the bench today. He’ll be 50 in 4 months, imagine he has to come on

 

[YorkshireBlue]

It would be three tbf

Seen worse finish top 6.

Hardly anything between 7th in Prem and top few teams in Championship.

 

[GovanFront4]

He really should have got a shot at much bigger teams than he’s managed.

He has a business and said on Open Goal part time suits him now.

 

[Alfie shhh!]

Would they need to go full time by rules?

I'd imagine so. Would be embarrassing having an amatuer team with a wasteland ground in our top league.

 

[Cucumbear]

Does that rule still exist though?

Their ground is laughable. Don't think sponsors or Sky would be too enthusiastic.

Something sticks in my mind the all seater stadium rule has been rescinded. But it’s still a joke. No way should a PL club be playing there. Pitch doesn’t look too bad though.

 

[YorkshireBlue]

Excuse my ignorance, but would Arbroath not need to ground share as Gayfield Park isn’t all seated if they got promotion? I wouldn’t be averse to them coming up btw. Would make a change from the usual ping pong teams.

I'm sure they binned that daft rule. A few years after Airdrie and Falkirk skinned themselves rebuilding their stadiums.

Also, it would be homophobic to discriminate.

 

[TerrySilverLoyal]

Hope they come up and killie languish In hell

 

[ssblue]

Campbell was a very good pal of Walter Smith who would have been chuffed for him.

 

[LongLostSon]

He has a business and said on Open Goal part time suits him now.

I listened to him on Craig Levein's podcast. Says he loves part time as his recruitment business keeps him full time and makes him enough money to be able to tell an owner to ram a job.

Very enjoyable character to listen to and really decent human.

 

[Kingdom Bear]

Dick Campbell is a good bear.

He’s not really, although he would probably favour us over them. His late brother Pete was staunch as is his brother Dunc but Dick and Ian are Pars men

One of Dicks sons and one of Ian’s sons are Tims but the wider family are bears no doubt

 

[Capo]

He’s not really, although he would probably favour us over them. His late brother Pete was staunch as is his brother Dunc but Dick and Ian are Pars men

One of Dicks sons and one of Ian’s sons are Tims but the wider family are bears no doubt

Sorry but that’s nonsense.

He spoke at a Rangers night I was at many years ago and some of the things he came away with made it very clear what he is.

 

[ruskytheruskie]

Listened to him on sacked in the morning podcast, very funny. Hope they get promoted.

 

[TommyEgan]

It would be three tbf

Not in an 18 team league.

 

[punk]

I love dick

 

[Kingdom Bear]

Sorry but that’s nonsense.

He spoke at a Rangers night I was at many years ago and some of the things he came away with made it very clear what he is.

How well do you know him ?

 

[Rupert Pupkin]

As long Killie and their shitey pitch don't come back up, I'm happy.

 

[Davger 72]

He really should have got a shot at much bigger teams than he’s managed.

Having part-time teams punching above their weight is his level as a manager. He was abysmal with Thistle when he had a big, full-time budget to work with.

 

[rangeral]

Excuse my ignorance, but would Arbroath not need to ground share as Gayfield Park isn’t all seated if they got promotion? I wouldn’t be averse to them coming up btw. Would make a change from the usual ping pong teams.

@Cucumbear @Alfie shhh!
yes Gayfield would fine to host League game in the Premiership no longer any rules to be all seated ended in 2013 when the SPFL was created

 

[Loyal72]

Lots of Dick lovers in this thread.

 

[rangeral]

Quite like Arbroath to be in the Premiership would be something different to a lot of us to them playing top flight football, last done in 1974/75

 

[CooperBlu11]

Looking at that Championship table I don't want any of them to come up. Not one offers anything to the league. Shower of utter shite!!!

 

[UnionCruiser72]

Looking at that Championship table I don't want any of them to come up. Not one offers anything to the league. Shower of utter shite!!!

Arbroath offer one of the best away days you’ll have.

Would be great to see them come up.

 

[Queens Club]

Not in an 18 team league.

You have missed the point of the post I replied to. He said it would be four instead of two, to which I replied it would only be three. Read the original post

 

[CooperBlu11]

Arbroath offer one of the best away days you’ll have.

Would be great to see them come up.

Their stadium is a shithole and they don't have much of a home support. We're already struggling to sell out game with the shite on offer without adding another one to the ranks.

 

[UnionCruiser72]

Their stadium is a shithole and they don't have much of a home support. We're already struggling to sell out game with the shite on offer without adding another one to the ranks.

Standing sections next to the sea, rangers support was bouncing last time we were there.

Having a team like that in the league would be great for fans who actually go to the games mind you, am sure you’ll be fine watching it in the living room.

 

[CooperBlu11]

Standing sections next to the sea, rangers support was bouncing last time we were there.

Having a team like that in the league would be great for fans who actually go to the games mind you, am sure you’ll be fine watching it in the living room.

Which I'm judging by your clear condescending tone makes me less of a fan.

 

[Sheamaker]

See alot of people here saying would be embarrassing having something like Gayfield in our top league. Maybe so ut give me Gayfield over Rugby Park and their Plastic Pitch any day.

One of the best parts coming up through the leagues was seeing us play at grounds like Gayfield.

 

[FhillBear]

good smokies.

 

[jorg_the_hammer]

Hope they come up. Live fairly close so would go to some of their games. But not anytime between August and May as it's too fecking cold!

 

[Cucumbear]

@Cucumbear @Alfie shhh!
yes Gayfield would fine to host League game in the Premiership no longer any rules to be all seated ended in 2013 when the SPFL was created

Thanks @rangeral. That was what I had thought but seems a bit of a joke that a stadium like that can be considered ‘good enough’ to be in the SPL. Seen better junior stadiums

 

[weebaggy]

Their stadium is a shithole and they don't have much of a home support. We're already struggling to sell out game with the shite on offer without adding another one to the ranks.

Today's crowd was 49,252.

Good luck to them. Variety is the space of life.

Sick of St. Mirren, Motherwell, St Johnstone etc. filler games

 

[rangeral]

Thanks @rangeral. That was what I had thought but seems a bit of a joke that a stadium like that can be considered ‘good enough’ to be in the SPL. Seen better junior stadiums

I think is ok since it is the old fashion stadium compared to the modern all seated one

When going to watch games was the best IMO

 

[derek145]

Does that rule still exist though?

Their ground is laughable. Don't think sponsors or Sky would be too enthusiastic.

Used to love going to grounds like this in the 80's, just a pure football experience.

 

[1690]

Hoping ICT come up for us highland bears but knowing my luck County will probably end up relegated if they do