Ha, ah 2 men and a dog gonna pass on COVID? Does anyone attend usually?Is there really that much danger in having fans at these wee grounds? You’re hardly taking about all-seater arenas
No there isnt. Being going to some games round here in the Northern Premier league. 350 max allowed but not policed. All the grounds have a little clubhouse and you can get a pint before during and after the games. Football is bloody awful but its actually OK mixing with the guys and a few beers.Is there really that much danger in having fans at these wee grounds? You’re hardly taking about all-seater arenas
Ah, that’s ok then. They should just batter on ‘till some of them start dying.I don't see why fans at these games can't get in. I'd imagine were not talking large numbers anyway.
My daughter is a nurse up in that area, and to date NO covid deaths have been recorded.
Ha, ah 2 men and a dog gonna pass on COVID? Does anyone attend usually?
Lower leagues from 1st division down would be better mothballing tbh.
Yeah, I came down for 3 games over the August Bank Holiday and hoping to drive down for another couple games over the next few weeks.No there isnt. Being going to some games round here in the Northern Premier league. 350 max allowed but not policed. All the grounds have a little clubhouse and you can get a pint before during and after the games. Football is bloody awful but its actually OK mixing with the guys and a few beers.
Just a wee bit of ventilation from the North SeaI occasionally watch Highland league football. Crowds can be as good as the lower divisions regularly 6-700. I struggle to see how tgg hfs at many people outside in the Highlands pose any threat. Much less risk than pubs.
Football grounds in the Highland league are always well ventilated.
Lower leagues from 1st division down would be better mothballing tbh.
Maybe we should be looking for ways to keep safer rather than ways of pushing the boundaries of the guidelines.Yeah, I came down for 3 games over the August Bank Holiday and hoping to drive down for another couple games over the next few weeks.
Attendances could be capped in Scotland at non league at 200 and there would be next to no risk of covid spreading between supporters.
I think Scotland is the only country in Europe now where fans can’t even attend non league games, and people wonder why our game is so backward. The inept governing bodies are happy for fans to be locked out and our small clubs to be killed off.
No there isnt. Being going to some games round here in the Northern Premier league. 350 max allowed but not policed. All the grounds have a little clubhouse and you can get a pint before during and after the games. Football is bloody awful but its actually OK mixing with the guys and a few beers.
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The limit for the Northern Premier is 600. Fans need to Track and Trace with an App or manually. The seats in the stand are taped off to allow distancing and btw the football can be excellent.
LOL> The 3 or 4 times I have been I have been pretty merry so may have missed some of the detail. When I say its not policed all we did was give name and phone number, correctly i may add. I didnt get the impression anyone was really counting. Listen, its a football match, its fresh air and its time with pals and a couple of beers. That will do for now.
Mickleover? I think I stayed there 20 years ago before visiting the Toyota plant. Is that about right?Get yourself to Mickleover F.C. but watch the Reserves - the football is much better
They do? I follow my hometown team and I’d say they were one of the best supported in the Highland League.They can still have fans for non league in England up to 600 I think ? Should be the same for the Highland league ?
If it was about keeping safe then we wouldn’t be in pubs and we’d be in full lockdown until Spring - but it’s a trade off between public health and the economy.Maybe we should be looking for ways to keep safer rather than ways of pushing the boundaries of the guidelines.
Sorry if I touched a nerve but let’s not pretend it’s well followed.Of course there are fans in attendance, better than a lot of lower league SPFL crowds in many cases. Your response is a ridiculous, naive, ill-informed, ignorant comment.
Not enough to justify a bloke streaming it on his phone never mind a proper broadcast unit, I'd guessTo be honest, that could probably extend to SPFL League 1/2. Out of the 20 teams in those 2 leagues, how many will have a substantial fan base willing to buy virtual STs or pay for PPV streams of the matches
Its well followed enough to be sustainable.Sorry if I touched a nerve but let’s not pretend it’s well followed.
Correctomundo. In most cases, not sure how Rothes, Fort William, Lossie manage to get by though.Its well followed enough to be sustainable.
Good point, guessing social clubs.Correctomundo. In most cases, not sure how Rothes, Fort William, Lossie manage to get by though.
Ha, ah 2 men and a dog gonna pass on COVID? Does anyone attend usually?
Some people like you can’t understand what’s beyond their bus route.Sorry if I touched a nerve but let’s not pretend it’s well followed.
You’ve got to wonder why they would bother. Guys with other jobs and responsibilities potentially injuring themselves just fulfill fixtures.
Football is about fans, without it it’s rubbish
For the love of the game i suppose. Oh, and there is some good dough in that league!
Had a wee chuckle to myself at the mention of Cove, who are no more than a tinpot club that have been bank rolled and given preferential treatment since they entered the Highland League.Some people like you can’t understand what’s beyond their bus route.
Cove Rangers, Elgin City, Peterhead, Ross County, ICT, all ex highland league. These clubs would not be where they are without loyal fans, So to say there is not a good following of football up north is nonsense!
He is right. Why should remote areas who have much less cases be subject to the same restrictions as those areas with high rates?Ah, that’s ok then. They should just batter on ‘till some of them start dying.
Brora who were awarded the league title, only get 30/40 at home games, surely they could social
distance around Dudgeon Park