Langford Red Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 Berwick the only team in England play in Scottish league They play a local derby v Cove Rangers (Just along the A!) Two legs start today Could become no teams in Scottish league Hope not Even though its great to see new team come into the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Bicester Red said: Berwick the only team in England play in Scottish league Pretty sure they aren’t the only team in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 I'm almost positive they aren't the only team in England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Bicester Red said: Berwick the only team in England play in Scottish league They play a local derby v Cove Rangers (Just along the A!) Two legs start today Could become no teams in Scottish league Hope not Even though its great to see new team come into the league Drinking since lunch time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 39 minutes ago, Unan said: I'm almost positive they aren't the only team in England Name another! Go on, I dares ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Southport Red said: Name another! Go on, I dares ya! Swansea City Doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 Cove smashed them 4-0 if anyone is interested. So no English clubs left........literally anywhere!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finbarr_in_z Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 10 hours ago, Bicester Red said: Could become no teams in Scottish league Are there no teams in Scotland now? Stops Celtic winning 9 in a row I suppose............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 They'll have to rearrange the Scottish non league then. Cove is from Aberdeen and were the Highland League champions. Berwick due to their location, will drop into the Lowland league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 Were Berwick officially still at war with Germany until relatively recently? Sure I heard one that because it was disputed in the late 30s early 40s, it became a bit of an issue. Or was that all a myth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolskRed Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 My brother was there today, said Berwick were shocking. Real shame, wonder what league they will play in next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEd73 Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 37 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Were Berwick officially still at war with Germany until relatively recently? Sure I heard one that because it was disputed in the late 30s early 40s, it became a bit of an issue. Or was that all a myth? Russia, not Germany! *Thanks to a bureaucratic mistake, it appeared that all 12,000 residents of Berwick-upon-Tweed were excluded from the 1856 peace treaty between Russia and England that Queen Victoria announced after the Crimean War. It was concluded that omission from the Treaty of Paris had left the town in a long-running state of war. *Not my own work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Numero Uno said: Cove smashed them 4-0 if anyone is interested. So no English clubs left........literally anywhere!!!! 4 hours ago, finbarr_in_z said: Are there no teams in Scotland now? Stops Celtic winning 9 in a row I suppose............ 3 hours ago, 22A said: They'll have to rearrange the Scottish non league then. Cove is from Aberdeen and were the Highland League champions. Berwick due to their location, will drop into the Lowland league. 2 hours ago, PolskRed said: My brother was there today, said Berwick were shocking. Real shame, wonder what league they will play in next season? I daresay the ultimate outcome will be the same, but this was only the first leg.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 On 11/05/2019 at 10:36, Bicester Red said: Berwick the only team in England play in Scottish league They play a local derby v Cove Rangers (Just along the A!) Two legs start today Could become no teams in Scottish league Hope not Even though its great to see new team come into the league I travelled on the East Coast rail mainline about twenty years ago and the Berwick Rangers stadium is awesome. The fence of concrete posts and one tubular bar at the top, combined with a large garden shed in use as a Main Stand is unique in senior league football! No terracing either. The view over the railway line to the North Sea is beautiful although on a windy February evening game, it might not be so appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 13 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: Were Berwick officially still at war with Germany until relatively recently? Sure I heard one that because it was disputed in the late 30s early 40s, it became a bit of an issue. Or was that all a myth? "One such was the declaration of the Crimean War against Russia in 1853, which Queen Victoria supposedly signed as "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, Berwick-upon-Tweed and all British Dominions". When the Treaty of Paris was signed to conclude the war, "Berwick-upon-Tweed" was left out." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 19 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: I travelled on the East Coast rail mainline about twenty years ago and the Berwick Rangers stadium is awesome. The fence of concrete posts and one tubular bar at the top, combined with a large garden shed in use as a Main Stand is unique in senior league football! No terracing either. The view over the railway line to the North Sea is beautiful although on a windy February evening game, it might not be so appealing. Absolutely this. I went to watch Montrose over the Easter weekend and then got the East Coast line to get down to Sheffield for the Wednesday game on the Bank Holiday, and the train line goes right past the Arbroath, Raith, Berwick grounds all the while weaving in and out of amazing landscapes with the North Sea in the background. Stunning places and felt a bit naive for having limited myself to English football grounds as clearly some amazing ramshackle places to watch football up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Olé said: felt a bit naive for having limited myself to English football grounds as clearly some amazing ramshackle places to watch football up there. No need to travel to Scotland; Horfield has one. Just like Eastville did, Berwick's speedway track is round the football pitch. 4 hours ago, Olé said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Olé said: Absolutely this. I went to watch Montrose over the Easter weekend and then got the East Coast line to get down to Sheffield for the Wednesday game on the Bank Holiday, and the train line goes right past the Arbroath, Raith, Berwick grounds all the while weaving in and out of amazing landscapes with the North Sea in the background. Stunning places and felt a bit naive for having limited myself to English football grounds as clearly some amazing ramshackle places to watch football up there. Did you go there for the football or another reason? If it's the former, you have my admiration as a dedicated football nut. I lived in Livingston for two years but didn't venture north of Dundee for any games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Unan said: "One such was the declaration of the Crimean War against Russia in 1853, which Queen Victoria supposedly signed as "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, Berwick-upon-Tweed and all British Dominions". When the Treaty of Paris was signed to conclude the war, "Berwick-upon-Tweed" was left out." It was briefly covered in this Jay Foreman video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 On 11/05/2019 at 10:36, Bicester Red said: Berwick the only team in England play in Scottish league They play a local derby v Cove Rangers (Just along the A!) Two legs start today Could become no teams in Scottish league Hope not Even though its great to see new team come into the league How is Berwick/ Aberdeen a local derby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolskRed Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 On 11/05/2019 at 10:36, Bicester Red said: Berwick the only team in England play in Scottish league They play a local derby v Cove Rangers (Just along the A!) Two legs start today Could become no teams in Scottish league Hope not Even though its great to see new team come into the league Berwick is Northumberland, Cove is Aberdeen. Not really a local derby!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 I've followed Berwick from afar for best part of 40 years after discovering they were English. Real shame what has happened to them, seeing how East Stirling have struggled since they went down I don't see them coming back up anytime soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 17 hours ago, Woodsy said: I've followed Berwick from afar for best part of 40 years after discovering they were English. Real shame what has happened to them, seeing how East Stirling have struggled since they went down I don't see them coming back up anytime soon Read "Pointless" by Jeff Connor. Tragi-comedy about ESFC. They're almost as bad as the clampetts across town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 18 hours ago, PolskRed said: Berwick is Northumberland, Cove is Aberdeen. Not really a local derby!!! But it’s the Border derby! A match between the English (hooray) and the Scots (boo). It’s their version of the Severnside derby where the heroic English take on the conquered Welsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 23 hours ago, PolskRed said: Berwick is Northumberland, Cove is Aberdeen. Not really a local derby!!! A local derby for Cove if it had to be a side from a different country would more likely be Stavanger, Brondby or Malmo rather than Berwick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 5 hours ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Read "Pointless" by Jeff Connor. Tragi-comedy about ESFC. They're almost as bad as the clampetts across town. Cheers, Michael - I'll search that one out. Love a random football book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langford Red Posted May 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 21 hours ago, Red Right Hand said: A local derby for Cove if it had to be a side from a different country would more likely be Stavanger, Brondby or Malmo rather than Berwick. They are either side of the border Short distance along A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langford Red Posted May 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bicester Red said: They are either side of the border Short distance along A1 Yes you are prob right Cove short distance from Berwick And another Cove by Aberdeen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 Cove Rangers play in the Highland League, so I think you will find they are closer to Aberdeen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 45 minutes ago, Bicester Red said: Yes you are prob right Cove short distance from Berwick And another Cove by Aberdeen It's good to see you agree with yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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