Strathspey Thistle's glorious season

[rubbershoes]

Their highest ever finishing place!

Without kicking a ball.

The Highland League starts this weekend and they'll probably get battered by Huntly.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[heinous seamus]

I thought you were a Rothes man.

 

[steeplejack]

so did I (also not also clear why there's a photo of Fraserburgh's Bellslea Park accompanying an article about, er, Strathspey)

 

[rubbershoes]

I thought you were a Rothes man.

I am. But I'm big hearted enough to enjoy local rivals having some success

 

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We could have been playing them - and the mighty Electrica Timișoara - if those whiny, unambitious lefty so-called fans hadn't put the brakes on the European Super Non-League:

Halifax Town, Torquay United and Stockport County join European Super Non-League

SIX of England’s leading non-league football clubs have formed a new European Super Non-League to play the best fifth-tier teams on the continent.

www.thedailymash.co.uk

 

[rubbershoes]

We could have been playing them - and the mighty Electrica Timișoara - if those whiny, unambitious lefty so-called fans hadn't put the brakes on the European Super Non-League:

Halifax Town, Torquay United and Stockport County join European Super Non-League

SIX of England’s leading non-league football clubs have formed a new European Super Non-League to play the best fifth-tier teams on the continent.

www.thedailymash.co.uk

Is that the team that West Ham faced a few years ago in the Europa qualifying rounds?

 

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Is that the team that West Ham faced a few years ago in the Europa qualifying rounds?

Could be. Timişoara sticks in my head for railway-related reasons. I think West Ham played another Timişoara side back in the 80s, but obviously a lot of Eastern European teams have had name changes since 1990, so maybe it's the same club?