The Official Nonsense Thread

[Minty]

They were playing again after playing on Saturday?

I thought that nonsense only happened in the non-leagues up here, especially the Juniors where thanks to games being rained off you can have clubs playing four games a week throughout May to finish their card before too many of their squad are on holiday & they risk fines for having to scratch matches.

Spartans won the Lowland League, which from next year means being in a play off with the winners of the Highland League & whoever finishes bottom of the Scottish Division 3 for their league place. I'm hoping Gretna have been holding back resources to lull Spartans into complacency that they'll walk it next year & get their chance of promotion.

Brora Rangers winning the Highland League this year is deeply concerning. They've been one of the bottom clubs for decades, but some banker from Singapore has been throwing money at them since last summer's close season for kicks, & now a club with no real support has walked the Highland League (they were lucky to get 30 through the gate until last August). No one is fooled that he only cares because of the prospect of seeing Brora Rangers in the Scottish League & the ego-boo of being able to say he bought them in. If they do get in & he later gets bored & walks away mid season, it will be another Gretna except far worse, as Brora will lose the only community facility they have.

In many ways Hearts will be lucky to become fan owned in that at least if we never win another trophy again, at least we'll still be around in 100 years time.

Beautiful weather today, I'm hoping it keeps up long enough to give the garden some TLC (if the bees, wasps & midges let me!)