Caley Jim Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Reminds me of the English football commentator who grew up thinking there was a team called 'Partick Thistle Nil'. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted August 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, Caley Jim said: Reminds me of the English football commentator who grew up thinking there was a team called 'Partick Thistle Nil'. Isn’t that what a lot of their (long suffering) followers* call them? * Fan seems too harsh an epithet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 58 minutes ago, Caley Jim said: Reminds me of the English football commentator who grew up thinking there was a team called 'Partick Thistle Nil'. Jim 26 minutes ago, Regularity said: Isn’t that what a lot of their (long suffering) followers* call them? * Fan seems too harsh an epithet. Don’t knock the Jags! I don’t know about now, but they certainly used to live up to the slogan ‘Firhill for thrills’. You were never quite sure what you were going to see, but it certainly wouldn’t be boring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer27jd Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 The Scottish football leagues are, per capita, the best supported in Europe. Its just a pity that the so-called British broadcasters never share out the money equitably to the four nations. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer27jd Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Pulling us gently back to the Strathmore line. Between Alyth Junction and Eassie there was a set of sidings known as Drumkilbo. They were used for, amongst other things, bringing manure from Dundee for use on the fields round about. Access to the sidings was down a track known to this day as the Dung Ley. There is no sign of them now but only a few years ago a culvert/bridge for the siding, separate from the mainline, was visible. The siding swung into a field and ended 90 degrees from the mainline. After a period of dry weather (so not very often) the scar of the siding can sometimes be seen. This PW hut is still in place nearby; John 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Regularity said: Isn’t that what a lot of their (long suffering) followers* call them? * Fan seems too harsh an epithet. Some folk will do anything for sympathy! Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 At least there are still trains of 400 yds of this once great line. These were taken at Bridge of Dun in 2012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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