That reminder on Facebook where it tells you whose birthday it is, and you start to wish them a happy birthday, but remember just in time that they died... and therefore may not be connected to the internet any longer.
Some images from yesterday's @clydebankfc trip to @dalbeattiestar in the Lowland League West.
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Has to be said, for the money they get and the obvious skill they have, no Premier League player - defender or otherwise should be skying a penalty in a penalty shoot-out.
A huge well done to Renfrew FC, defeating Stirling Albion in the Scottish Cup... great folk doing great things both behind the scenes and on the pitch.
How many Sunday Morning Ams coaches/players will accept a referee or assistant referee claiming a player was offside by a T-Shirt line or the end of a boot? Absolute baws that has killed the game stone dead. No longer about the officials' ability, but about the ability to review.
"Perhaps we should ask whether more is being done to mitigate failure than to reward success."
It has never been more obvious that this has been the case for years. The play-off system defies all logic of meritocracy. The clubs voted for it to protect themselves not the game.
Watched Clydebank dismantle Dumbarton last night in a first derby in over 25 years.
Lowland League side looked miles ahead of League Two opponents.
Wrote about a historic night for the Bankies and some awkward questions for Scottish football's pyramid.
theterrace.scot/features/266…
