[Football] Your Scottish Club and why?

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• Jul 20, 2018

• #1

Seeing the thread with a couple of posters talking about Scottish clubs they take a passing interest in makes me wonder how many of us do the same and why

I have looked out for Greenock Morton’s results for years now since Neil McNab signed for Spurs (I was a Spurs fan in my youth before I moved to Brighton). The interest was again piqued when he signed for us.

Really random reason to follow a club I’ve never seen play I know. Currently in the Championship but they have flirted with the big time in the top division there.

Do you have a soft spot for a Scottish club?

I guess following Albion Rovers is not as random.

 

madinthehead

I have changed this

Jan 22, 2009

1,752

Oberursel, Germany

• Jul 20, 2018

• #2

Albion Rovers!
Also Aberdeen, as I quite liked the fact they kept up with Rangers and Celtic for a while in the 80s..

 

moggy

Well-known member

Oct 15, 2003

5,050

southwick

• Jul 20, 2018

• #3

Stenhousemuir. Been a fan since the late 70s
UP THE WARRIORS

 

Barham's tash

Well-known member

Jun 8, 2013

3,613

Rayners Lane

• Jul 20, 2018

• #4

Has been done before but:

The Blue Brazil - Cowdenbeath

On the way back from seeing us lose to Lincoln and sat in the back of my dad’s car listening to Sports Report and the classified football results my cousin and I decided to adopt the two bottom teams of the Scottish league so we had an interest all the way through - you know, past the conference, then other non leagues, women’s results and finally the Scottish League division two (as it was then).

Cowdenbeath was mine and [MENTION=812]Gotsmanov[/MENTION] got Arbroath.

We resolved to only go and watch if they were drawn in the Scottish Cup, which to date hasn’t happened sadly.


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SurreySeagulls

Well-known member

Jul 9, 2003

2,458

Guildford

• Jul 20, 2018

• #5

Celtic or Rangers, depending on who wins the league. Was Aberdeen for a couple of seasons in the 80's but settled on either of the Glasgow two for now.

 

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Brian Parsons

New member

May 16, 2013

571

Bicester, Oxfordshire.

• Jul 20, 2018

• #6

St Johnstone. Had a brilliant holiday near Perth and was fortunate that the owner of the B&B was a fan and while my wife went shopping, we went to watch them play. So long ago can't remember who they played.

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Moshe Gariani

Well-known member

Mar 10, 2005

12,070

• Jul 20, 2018

• #7

Rangers.

Went to the 1986 Open to work on the scoreboards and made friends with a Rangers fan. He invited me up for the Skol Cup Final at Hampden (Rangers beat Celtic 2-1 - Davie Cooper freekick - amazing occasion..).

Not that fussed about them for a long time now really - MTL is such a joke - but Connor being there will add a bit of interest.

 

Gregory2Smith1

J'les aurai!

Sep 21, 2011

5,476

Auch

• Jul 20, 2018

• #8

I'm a Glasgow Rangers fan at heart

but follow Kilmarnock,simply because they won the Scottish league the year I was born

Montrose,used to live in a bungalow with that very name

 

LlcoolJ

Mama said knock you out.

Oct 14, 2009

12,982

Sheffield

• Jul 20, 2018

• #9

McPartick Haggis of the West FC

 

Hampden Park

Ex R.N.

Oct 7, 2003

4,988

• Jul 20, 2018

• #10

Stirling Albion

 

Albion_Dave

Well-known member

Jul 4, 2011

2,108

Eastbourne

• Jul 20, 2018

• #11

Hearts

Had some Scottish mates who were mad Hearts fans. Saw them beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in '89.

 

Bob!

Coffee Buyer

Jul 5, 2003

11,114

• Jul 20, 2018

• #12

Partick Thistle.

Because they're the Glasgow club that isn't Celtic or Rangers..
...and I like the Red & Yellow stripes.

 

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rool

Well-known member

Jul 10, 2003

6,031

• Jul 20, 2018

• #13

I went through a plastic paddy phase for a few years in my 30s so followed Celtic for a bit.

Soon grew out of it, shame London Irish never did.

 

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nyseagull

New member

Oct 10, 2003

17

Brighton

• Jul 20, 2018

• #14

Arbroath

My Dad was born there and watched them as a kid.

 

Gregory2Smith1

J'les aurai!

Sep 21, 2011

5,476

Auch

• Jul 20, 2018

• #15

nyseagull said:

Arbroath

My Dad was born there and watched them as a kid.

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isn't Arbroath's ground the nearest to the sea?

 

Gregory2Smith1

J'les aurai!

Sep 21, 2011

5,476

Auch

• Jul 20, 2018

• #16

don't know how you put photos up on here these days with all the copywrites

but love that photo of the 2 Dundee grounds in the same street

 

Horton's halftime iceberg

Blooming Marvellous

Jan 9, 2005

16,484

Brighton

• Jul 20, 2018

• #17

Queens Park

My Father in Law grew up in Mount Florida and told amazing stories of Hampden Park. Her Grandfather was the chief engineer or planner of the old Hampden Park when it was rebuilt to compete with the expansion of the old firm grounds for cup finals.

The Father in Law had an uncle that played for Third Lanark, the ground still lays abandoned around a Sunday League pitch in the park. I have seen a couple of games at Hampden Park - a strange experience just 500 odd people in a big stadium. He would always say its ripe for some big investor to take them over and make them full time.

 

Barham's tash

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Jun 8, 2013

3,613

Rayners Lane

• Jul 20, 2018

• #18

Gregory2 said:

isn't Arbroath's ground the nearest to the sea?

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Yep. And called Gayfield Park (puerile sniggering ensues)


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Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park

NSC Patron

Apr 5, 2014

23,514

• Jul 20, 2018

• #19

It's always been Queens Park for me. Not that visiting their ground would inspire me. It's mainly because I grew up in Queens Park and my school played in the same colours.

 

Trufflehound

Re-enfranchised

Aug 5, 2003

14,105

The democratic and free EU

• Jul 20, 2018

• #20

Aberdeen, ever since the 1970s. No idea why, other than they are not Rangers or Celtic.

To this day I have never set foot there.