The family were glued to Sky Sports at the point when Scottish play-offs were coming to an end. Our hearts were ripped to see St Johnstone go behind with minutes to go and the rip repaired when a correction appeared showing that VAR kept St Johnstone 2-1 up – and in with a shout.
I like Perth and Partick for differing reasons but I am really very dumb about Glasgow just as Dereck Scott feels dumb about London. My dumbness is a little more real,
I consider Partick Thistle, who play in Maryhill, to be a NORTH Glasgow team, not a West End one.
The West End is where the rugby grounds are, on both sides along Great Western Road.
Celtic, on the other hand, are an EAST End Glasgow team.
It’s harder to place Rangers. Their ground is South of the Clyde, but they tend to consider themselves the centre of attention.
When I was growing up (in the leafy West End) the South side teams were Clyde (although arguably they played then in Rutherglen, just outside Glasgow; now they play in Hamilton after a few years playing in Cumbernauld), Third Lanark and Queen’s Park.
I only went South of the river to watch Rangers (my late father’s team and the team of some of my accounting contemporaries) and Scotland at Hampden Park.
I’m sure some of us find London geography just as baffling at times, like why one of Crystal Palace’s “derbies” is with Brighton & Hove Albion.
I have enjoyed from Derrick information about St Andrews, whose ground I visited with the grand old man on our tour of Fife. I am pleased to see this team doing well in the East Scotland League and here is a photo in case you think I’m making it up.
St Andrews Football Team
Here’s how it’s going for St Andrews
Arsenal news
The first section of of the VFM pension podcast is devoted to musing on Arsenal and progeny. There is a lot of conversation about technical matters which will be of interest to the technical.
Sadly we don’t get to hear the guest’s VFM definition but we do get one actuary talking to another which is helpful in understanding actuaries. James Monk works for Fidelity International. The conversation lasts 1 hour 43 minutes.
In case there are any actuaries following this particular blog (which I doubt), there are some further explanations required to be added to that East of Scotland PREMIER League table Henry’s pasted above:
* Edinburgh University have been deducted 0 points for an Ineligible player on 8 Feb, but the result was reversed to 1-0 to opponents.
** Sauchie Juniors have been deducted 3 points for Ineligible player/s on 27 July
** Sauchie Juniors have been deducted 0 points for Ineligible player/s on 3 Aug, 7 Aug, 10 Aug & 17 Aug, but all
four games were awarded 1 – 0 to their opponents.
St Andrews United, who were in one of the three relegation places when I moved permanently here last September, were particularly miffed at seeing four of their rivals awarded early season 1-0 wins against Sauchie when they fielded ineligible players.
Fortunately, apart from one postponed fixture to be completed next weekend, the season is now over and, after a much improved second half of the season, United are safe for another year, finishing 9th of 16.
The U in Henry’s table does not stand for University btw.
The students here (40% of whom are American) play football and other sports in different league(s).
Finally, the reason the United players are all wearing shirts and ties and smart trousers is because the squad photo was taken before their end of season awards dinner last week.
I can provide names for all of those pictured, if any actuaries reading this far are interested.
The explanation of the East of Scotland, as your explanations of relegation and promotion are very helpful Derek. I have an opportunity to spend time with Mr Andy Young later this week at the Great Escape and will follow the football at the same time!