[Football] Spurs v East Fife

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Fungus

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• Tuesday at 2:38 PM

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My mate who supports Spurs is making the most of their brief moment of glory and has bought a "Winners" t-shirt for our walking football session on Saturday. Fair enough.

So I've ordered an East Fife* "Winners" t-shirt, to make the most of their brief moment of glory - promotion from Scottish League Two. That's as big as the Europa League, surely?

But I'm puzzled - the print clearly says "SPFL League 1 Play-Off". Is that a mistake, or is that just Scotch for "SPFL League 2 Play-Off"?

* I have ancestors from East Fife, so probably more of a connection than my mate has to Tottingham.

 

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• Tuesday at 2:54 PM

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Fungus said:

My mate who supports Spurs is making the most of their brief moment of glory and has bought a "Winners" t-shirt for our walking football session on Saturday. Fair enough.

So I've ordered an East Fife* "Winners" t-shirt, to make the most of their brief moment of glory - promotion from Scottish League Two. That's as big as the Europa League, surely?

But I'm puzzled - the print clearly says "SPFL League 1 Play-Off". Is that a mistake, or is that just Scotch for "SPFL League 2 Play-Off"?

* I have ancestors from East Fife, so probably more of a connection than my mate has to Tottingham.

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A quick look on the BBC website suggests they do call it the League 1 playoff (see the "Watch and Listen" bit).

In context it makes a certain amount of sense to name the matches after the league they're playing to qualify for. Given Annan Athletic were in League 1 it wouldn't make any sense to call them League 2 playoffs because they're not both from that division.

East Fife reach Scottish League 1 as Annan Athletic go down by losing play-off final

East Fife win promotion to Scottish League 1 and relegate Annan Athletic after a draw secures aggregate victory in the play-off final.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Sid and the Sharknados said:

A quick look on the BBC website suggests they do call it the League 1 playoff (see the "Watch and Listen" bit).

In context it makes a certain amount of sense to name the matches after the league they're playing to qualify for. Given Annan Athletic were in League 1 it wouldn't make any sense to call them League 2 playoffs because they're not both from that division.

East Fife reach Scottish League 1 as Annan Athletic go down by losing play-off final

East Fife win promotion to Scottish League 1 and relegate Annan Athletic after a draw secures aggregate victory in the play-off final.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ah, right. That makes a bit more sense. It's a whole different culture up there!

 

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• Tuesday at 3:06 PM

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0-2 ...what? Thought this was a score predictor thread?

 

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• Tuesday at 3:23 PM

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So no more hoping to hear a score of: Forfar 5, East Fife 4!

 

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• Tuesday at 9:16 PM

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Bottom div 1 versus top div 2 (or those in the play off) bit misleading but good luck to them

 

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Glad the lot from near Lochgelly haven’t been mentioned.

 

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• Tuesday at 9:56 PM

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Fungus said:

My mate who supports Spurs is making the most of their brief moment of glory and has bought a "Winners" t-shirt for our walking football session on Saturday. Fair enough.

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Pretty sure their walking football session was last Sunday.

Although they were still OUTSTANDING (mate).

 

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• Tuesday at 9:57 PM

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Fungus said:

Ah, right. That makes a bit more sense. It's a whole different culture up there!

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In that there is absolutely no culture up there?

 

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• Tuesday at 10:01 PM

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POSKETT AT THE VALLEY said:

Glad the lot from near Lochgelly haven’t been mentioned.

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They come fra' near Lochgelly
They have nae got a telly
They're dirty & they're smelly
The Cowden family
Da da da da (click click)
Da da da da (click click)
etc

is, in an extremely childish way, one of my favourite football songs I've heard over the years.

 

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• Tuesday at 10:20 PM

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5Ways Gull said:

0-2 ...what? Thought this was a score predictor thread?

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You'd do better with 0 - 4 (Outlanders in America)

What?

 

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• Tuesday at 11:32 PM

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POSKETT AT THE VALLEY said:

Glad the lot from near Lochgelly haven’t been mentioned.

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Is there an east versus west animosity in Fife, like there is in Sussex?

 

Van Cleef

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• Yesterday at 9:06 AM

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Shout "SPFL league 1 play off winners you'll never sing that" right into his earhole.

 

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Lady Whistledown said:

They come fra' near Lochgelly
They have nae got a telly
They're dirty & they're smelly
The Cowden family
Da da da da (click click)
Da da da da (click click)
etc

is, in an extremely childish way, one of my favourite football songs I've heard over the years.

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Significantly more wholesome banter, than the usual words sung to that tune.