The Alternative Football Club Thread

[marko69]

Mighty Loons v Livi today. Should be a decent wee turnout at Station Road.

The MIGHTY Elgin City v Hibs. Deary me. That could go either way.

[Bluemike]

It's time to kick off again, a Loons squad a bit thin on the ground, could be a tough afternoon to begin the new campaign.

[Bluemike]

Super Loons, shock 2-0 win at Dunfermline!!!!,

[marko69]

Yes great win @ East End for the Loons. Very unexpected. And definitely would've burst James Pullen's accumulator!

Must admit, do not like the amount of games Hibs are having to play in this comp. Couple of good wins, and Kelty Hearts this Saturday but Sir David is playing the full first team. Guys like Boyle playing last night?? Hmmmm. Not good. Shitty Mickey Mouse cup........, unless they get to the semis......., then its GAME ON!!

[Bluemike]

Thrashed Elgin city the other day didn't you ?

If the Loons can beat cove & Spartans we stand a great chance of qualifying, shock horror

[marko69]

Kelty Hearts 1 Hibs 0

Full strength Hibs side.

LONG season ahead for Sir David.

[Bluemike]

That's a real shocker

[marko69]

Couldn't help but laugh at this. And Messi not knowing where to look after Suarez did this.

https://youtube.com/shorts/M-_PPcDnkCw? ... YszLd9W2ir

[arana peligrosa]

The non-Ipswich 'football' score results thread from the main index listing seems to have vanished someplace but got to include two Celtic victories in successive games against both Manchester City and Chelsea. The latter were beaten out of sight and it were a deserved victory, real impressive too.

It's only exhibition contests some would argue but results like this still mean people can sit up and take notice. It's nowhere near enough to advocate any leading SPL club names joining up with the English Premier League in a proper capacity but just goes to show the talent is there and it's not as if they didn't try or weren't worth anything.

Scots League Cup contest underway with it but the top most names are omitted at such early stage. Some interesting scores elsewhere though, Inverness blasted for six at Dens Park, Dunfermline somehow suffer home defeat with Cove and Aberdeen looking good for a proper SPL season after sequence of recent victories, they saw a six goal win over Dumbarton this weekend. Depends how much they can hold on to leading names such as Miovski if they want to plan success ahead.

[Mauswara]

A sobering day at Portman Road with that 0-2 defeat to Everton but there was one bright spark for me today, I have a new Alternative Football Club to support.

Auckland F.C. We haven't has a professional club here since the short-lived venture (2004-7) that was the New Zealand knights upped sticks and became what is now Wellington Phoenix. Yesterday was the new club's first ever competitive game (yay, franchises!), at home against Brisbane in the A-League (Australiasian pro league, to say it's League 2 standard may be a bit charitable but today I'll take the win as it's cheered me up quite a bit).

Sky Sports NZ highlights 11m

That might be geoblocked outside NZ? Otherwise 2m highlights here

[Bluemike]

That God that wanker Mckinnon has been sacked, utter imbecile

[marko69]

Yes, a Spartans home defeat is not acceptable really. Has been a mammoth fall from grace for the guy since Raith. One decent season there and then the step up to Dundee United really ended him. It’s like he’s had the opposite of the Midas Touch at everywhere he’s been.

[Mauswara]

Haven't had a local team for a decade and now five from five, dunno if you can get this but I enjoyed it

https://youtu.be/Oc7Pe2GCOTM

[Bluemike]

And in other news, Jim weir's 1st game as Forfar boss, 0-2 down at home to Stirling Albion in the cup and we battled back to 3-3 AET before winning 4-2 on penalties, what a start!!!! MON THE LOONS !!!

[arana peligrosa]

There's a 90, 95 per cent certainty who's going to win the competition but for now you can focus on the early stages where more established club names have yet to enter. Games went pretty much according to plan. Hamilton made hard work getting past non-professionals leagues below them, years back ICT losing to Cove would be a headline grabber for the Daily Record but the former have lost their way and encountering significant problems lately. It's a shame other than wish them well.

Dunfermline should have won by bigger margin at Edinburgh but it's a victory all the same. The aforementioned Forfar game was excellent for fans and neutrals alike and should provide morale for a team near the tail end of the Second Division. Irvine were never going to trouble their opponents as scoreline proved while Raith and Livingston did what was expected against lesser opposition. Broxburn victory at Stranraer seemed the real or only surprise but some would argue there really isn't much to separate them in terms of league status.

Aberdeen got a real good opportunity of redeeming themselves in the SPL later today incidentally after defeat last time out in Paisley, if only to make the inevitable title race that extra bit enthraling.

[marko69]

Aberdeen got a real good opportunity of redeeming themselves in the SPL later today incidentally after defeat last time out in Paisley, if only to make the inevitable title race that extra bit enthraling.

No, their last time out was in Edinburgh @ Easter Road. 3-3 draw.

And another draw in Edinburgh today at the other mob. Talk about gift wrapping the title complete with bow to The Hoops.