| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League 09:16 - May 23 with 4750 views | Keno |
Intriguing game in Scotland today what appears to be basically a village team could end up in the Scottish league
I'm not sure what their story is nut they are managed by ex international Barry Ferguson
Their big rivals of Hill of Beath Hawthorns |  |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:17 - May 23 with 2002 views | gainsboroughblue |
If they manage it, they would have done so by only playing 15 games this season. |  |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:24 - May 23 with 1981 views | Radlett_blue |
Bearing in mind that the Scottish League includes luminaries such as Annan Athletic (pop 8,780) I don't think that a "village team" will exactly feel over-awed. |  |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:30 - May 23 with 1956 views | WeWereZombies |
Ah, reading down the Wikipedia page I can see where you got Hill of Beath Hawthorn F.C. (whose rivals I would have thought would have been Cowdenbeath) from...
I have sort of noticed Kelty Hearts out of the corner of my eye, as I take a passing interest in Scottish league football, but have never taken the time to look them up until now. Thanks for the prompt. And (pathetic old git that I am) finding myself with a disrupted sleep pattern and awake at two in the morning decided to watch Dumbarton v Edinburgh City on BBC Alba as I had had half a mind to watch when it was on live last Thursday but then life got in the way.
The interesting thing about Dumbarton's ground is that it is directly under Dumbarton Rock (castle on top, controlled the Clyde in ancient times), the bizarre thing about the ground is that there are no stands at either end but a generously expansive stand at the side. I fast forwarded through most of the game and what I saw was of a surprisingly low standard but what struck me looking at the stats was that each side managed just one shot on target - sound familiar? So my resulting theory is that the lower the abilities of the players then the more cautious they are, the more each side cancels each other out.
Oh, and Dumbarton survived an Edinburgh City fight back to remain in the SPFL League One for another year. |  |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:37 - May 23 with 1926 views | 26_Paz |
Have they got a load of money or something?
I remember Barry Ferguson, always rated him as a player |  |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:39 - May 23 with 1912 views | Keno |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:37 - May 23 by 26_Paz |
Have they got a load of money or something?
I remember Barry Ferguson, always rated him as a player |
I dont know but he seems a big name manager to be at a village team | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:40 - May 23 with 1911 views | Clapham_Junction |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:24 - May 23 by Radlett_blue |
Bearing in mind that the Scottish League includes luminaries such as Annan Athletic (pop 8,780) I don't think that a "village team" will exactly feel over-awed. |
Plus Brechin's population (smaller than Annan) is only 700 more than that of Kelty. |  | | |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:42 - May 23 with 1904 views | Keno |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:30 - May 23 by WeWereZombies |
Ah, reading down the Wikipedia page I can see where you got Hill of Beath Hawthorn F.C. (whose rivals I would have thought would have been Cowdenbeath) from...
I have sort of noticed Kelty Hearts out of the corner of my eye, as I take a passing interest in Scottish league football, but have never taken the time to look them up until now. Thanks for the prompt. And (pathetic old git that I am) finding myself with a disrupted sleep pattern and awake at two in the morning decided to watch Dumbarton v Edinburgh City on BBC Alba as I had had half a mind to watch when it was on live last Thursday but then life got in the way.
The interesting thing about Dumbarton's ground is that it is directly under Dumbarton Rock (castle on top, controlled the Clyde in ancient times), the bizarre thing about the ground is that there are no stands at either end but a generously expansive stand at the side. I fast forwarded through most of the game and what I saw was of a surprisingly low standard but what struck me looking at the stats was that each side managed just one shot on target - sound familiar? So my resulting theory is that the lower the abilities of the players then the more cautious they are, the more each side cancels each other out.
Oh, and Dumbarton survived an Edinburgh City fight back to remain in the SPFL League One for another year. |
its seems a very small village to have a team on the brink of the league.
I see they are slap bang in the middle of Fife, isnt Fife to Scotland what Norfolk is to England? | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:43 - May 23 with 1902 views | Keno |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:24 - May 23 by Radlett_blue |
Bearing in mind that the Scottish League includes luminaries such as Annan Athletic (pop 8,780) I don't think that a "village team" will exactly feel over-awed. |
thats a fair comment.
They even have a team from another country playing in their league!! | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:46 - May 23 with 1885 views | WeWereZombies |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:42 - May 23 by Keno |
its seems a very small village to have a team on the brink of the league.
I see they are slap bang in the middle of Fife, isnt Fife to Scotland what Norfolk is to England? |
It's true that many Edinburgers look down on Fifers, perhaps a better comparison would be the way some Londoners look down on Essex...without realising that Essex has many more facets than TOWIE. | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:56 - May 23 with 1864 views | Keno |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:46 - May 23 by WeWereZombies |
It's true that many Edinburgers look down on Fifers, perhaps a better comparison would be the way some Londoners look down on Essex...without realising that Essex has many more facets than TOWIE. |
I worked for Standard Life for a while and got taken up to Edinburgh quite often which may explain my view of Fife!! | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:56 - May 23 with 1865 views | WeWereZombies |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:43 - May 23 by Keno |
thats a fair comment.
They even have a team from another country playing in their league!! |
Berwick Rangers F.C. were relegated out of the Scottish Professional Football League in 2019 (although they do still play in the Scottish Lowland League.) | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 12:23 - May 23 with 1806 views | Keno |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:56 - May 23 by WeWereZombies |
Berwick Rangers F.C. were relegated out of the Scottish Professional Football League in 2019 (although they do still play in the Scottish Lowland League.) |
I didn’t know that
You learn something new everyday | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 12:26 - May 23 with 1798 views | tractordownsouth |
What are the odds on Great Bentley FC being in the EFL in a few years? |  |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 13:30 - May 23 with 1715 views | MattinLondon |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:24 - May 23 by Radlett_blue |
Bearing in mind that the Scottish League includes luminaries such as Annan Athletic (pop 8,780) I don't think that a "village team" will exactly feel over-awed. |
In the interest of fairness the same happens in the English leagues.
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire has a population of 5,794 is where Forest Green Rovers (EFL League Two) are based. |  | | |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 13:57 - May 23 with 1656 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:40 - May 23 by Clapham_Junction |
Plus Brechin's population (smaller than Annan) is only 700 more than that of Kelty. |
And Brechin is a 'city'. |  |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 14:10 - May 23 with 1630 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 13:30 - May 23 by MattinLondon |
In the interest of fairness the same happens in the English leagues.
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire has a population of 5,794 is where Forest Green Rovers (EFL League Two) are based. |
That is greater than the population of Dingwall, home of Premier League club Ross County. [Post edited 23 May 2021 14:13]
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 14:23 - May 23 with 1591 views | WeWereZombies |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 14:10 - May 23 by Tangledupin_Blue |
That is greater than the population of Dingwall, home of Premier League club Ross County. [Post edited 23 May 2021 14:13]
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Although, in fairness, Ross County's catchment area is probably a few times that of Forest Green Rovers and without much competition from other clubs for support (apologies to any supporters of Inverness Caledonian Thistle but I've seen the buses full of people leaving Dingwall after a match and on the way back to Inverness.) | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 14:26 - May 23 with 1585 views | Rocky |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 13:57 - May 23 by Tangledupin_Blue |
And Brechin is a 'city'. |
And one side of Brechin's ground, Glebe Park, consists of just a hedge. |  | | |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 14:31 - May 23 with 1577 views | Lesta_Tractor |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:40 - May 23 by Clapham_Junction |
Plus Brechin's population (smaller than Annan) is only 700 more than that of Kelty. |
8k people, sixty billion midges |  |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 14:37 - May 23 with 1560 views | Keno |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 14:31 - May 23 by Lesta_Tractor |
8k people, sixty billion midges |
Blimey that’s a hell of an Ultravox tribute gig | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 15:20 - May 23 with 1479 views | rattram |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:37 - May 23 by 26_Paz |
Have they got a load of money or something?
I remember Barry Ferguson, always rated him as a player |
I think a local business man, with big ideas, took them over about 5 years ago. Everyone took the p?ss, but it shows what can be achieved.
They also won their league last year but because of Covid no play offs took place, so good luck to them. |  | | |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 15:23 - May 23 with 1469 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 11:43 - May 23 by Keno |
thats a fair comment.
They even have a team from another country playing in their league!! |
I know you’re joking, but I can’t let that one pass without saying Cardiff, Swansea and Newport! |  |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 15:31 - May 23 with 1450 views | WeWereZombies |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 15:23 - May 23 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
I know you’re joking, but I can’t let that one pass without saying Cardiff, Swansea and Newport! |
And what exactly have got against Wrexham?
You're going to ask me how much time I have, aren't you? | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 15:48 - May 23 with 1405 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 15:31 - May 23 by WeWereZombies |
And what exactly have got against Wrexham?
You're going to ask me how much time I have, aren't you? |
That they’re not in the EFL...but if you’re going to go down that road you can throw Chester into the mix too! | |
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| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 15:49 - May 23 with 1400 views | Lesta_Tractor |
| Kelty Hearts in play off to join Scottish League on 15:31 - May 23 by WeWereZombies |
And what exactly have got against Wrexham?
You're going to ask me how much time I have, aren't you? |
don't forget the mighty Merthyr Town | |
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