Watching football at the VERY BOTTOM of the pyramid!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ม.ค. 2023
- Scottish football has some MASSIVE clubs like Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hibs & Hearts. But what is football like in the tenth tier?
The West of Scotland Football League Division 4 is as low as you can go in the Scottish football pyramid. In this video I saw BSC Glasgow take on Threave Rovers.
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Have you ever seen a TENTH TIER football match?
No never saw a Scottish football match
I think I probably played at that level before the pyramid existed! 😂
Newcastle blue star a 11th tier team in the northern alliance premier had over 1300 at a game in November they regularly get over 300 they play in a decent ground, they play in a well known area called Scotswood
Lowest level of football I have watched was the Women's 4th tier, Giffnock vs Stenhousemuir.
@@grahamejohnson593 I saw St Johnstone play the original Blue Star in a truly awful pre-season friendly around 1985 (0-0). Good to hear you’re on the rise again.
You’re the best thing that’s happened to the lower divisions in scotland. Incredible what you’re doing for the leagues 👏👏👏
Thank you for the kind comment Dylan. Love the lower leagues and can’t wait to tick off more clubs soon 🙌🏼
When an Englishman gets you back into Scottish football you know he's winning at life
Like this dude said yer smashing it you have put the passion back in this Scots lad for the beautiful game
@@weery7677 too bad most people support the 2 Glasgow teams
@No-reply throwaway "You scots are all so bitter, we love it" There you go, you've just been as divisive as the person you were responding to, maybe even more so. Well done.
Very true, BSC is now international. I'm here in South Korea 🇰🇷
This guy does more for Scottish football than the SPFL, SFA and any media. A joy to watch. Even as a neutral he recognises celtic and rangers get most of the media attention
Wellll they are the best teams so it makes sense
@@06nemox Yes, but the rest of Scottish football is just flat out neglected. There is no effort by the SFA or SPFL to promote our game
I formed a small interest in football and started watching a few games on TV, then I ended up getting fairly invested in it and watching most matches. But i never really had an urge to go to a match until I started watching vlogs like yours! After watching some and seeing that it’s actually such a fun day out I had to go. Now I’m going to football nearly every week I don’t work at the weekend! Thank you for being such an amazing vlogger :)
If I can make a suggestion to go for lower football than this, in summer, try going to a game in the Forth & Endrick Football League. I'm a regular in that league every year. It's played in stunning surroundings in the Forth & Endrick region roughly between Stirling and Glasgow, north of all the main roads between those cities. It's a Welfare league playing a summer season. They have a rule that players have to live in or work in the town/village of the team they play for. It's a very low level but a very enjoyable league to go to.
Played a game up at Fintry Sports Club a good few years ago, was a stunning setting.
Unbelievable. Thanks for showing this level in Scotland.👏😊
Videos like this are why I subscribed to your channel. I gave up watching league football years ago cos I got bored with overpriced, defensive football in soulless stadiums where you were stuck in the same plastic seat for 90 mins. Now been to about 235 of the 290 (or so) grounds in the full Scottish pyramid and it's rejuvenated my Saturday afternoons. Keep 'em coming, Sam!
I appreciate that! And I totally agree. You can swap out most professional stadiums for another and they're all fairly similar (with some exceptions). But at the non league level they're all unique and quirky in their own way.
I played in the bottom tier of English football, tier 22 at the time. The thing is, there was so much quality in that league, we just didn’t have professional teams in the Cotswolds to get scouted with. I can imagine quite a lot of those players could have made it in the EFL if they had the chance
Great stuff. Cotswolds have some random sides that bro and I have visited.
Nice part of the world!
Threave Rovers are a video all by themselves. From Lowland League to the 10th tier via the South of Scotland league in a few short years
I was just thinking I'm sure we played them in the Cup and they were much higher up
What happened? Similar to Hereford's fate - third division to 9th tier in a few years.
The next pitch along from the football is a shinty field. Get yourself along to a shinty game this summer and check out online it's contribution to Scottish football teams being the best in the world in the late 19th century. Renton, Vale of Leven, Dumbarton were all formed by shinty players, as were Nottingham Forest.
They took their skills of passing and moving the ball between players and transferred it to the football pitch much to the chagrin of the dribbling players of the English game. Queen's Park adopted this style and they provided most of the players to the Scotland team of the time. A quick search of results between England and Scotland in the early days shows a heavy lean in favour of the Scots and shinty was the reason.
Threave Rovers are a very interesting club. Left the East of Scotland League due to the cost of travel, relegated from the Lowland League, and then voluntarily 'relegated' from Tier 6 South of Scotland League to Tier 10 West of Scotland League Division 4, with a plan to get up to Tier 6 West of Scotland League Premier Division asap. They believe eventually they will benefit because WOSL is better overall standard. Also, I'm pretty sure they once beat Stenhousemuir in the Cup, maybe a dozen or so years ago.
Thanks - I wondered what happened, at least a positive reason for once.
Brilliant. This is great - shining a light on grassroots fitba and garnering attention for the smaller clubs. Hopefully this video helps them out in some way.
I hope they can find a social media manager! 🙌🏼
Enjoyed that. Thank you again for covering the lower leagues. Peterson Park looks better than it might do. Really works against that level that there are a few teams that just play in cages. Will have to go for a visit
Threave Rovers are from Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire. A lovely place and their ground, Meadow Park, has a covered seating area (fancy).
My two 2nd cousins play for Threave Rovers. Stuart and Liam Douglas
Im an american fan in scotland and I actually took the time a few months back to see glenvale FC play (ironically same league as this one). def worth the experience to check out these sides play. puts it all into a different perspective than your average premier league game. Loved it!
Its what footy is all about. I have a season ticket at my childhood club Chelsea but I try to go and watch lower leagues when possible. I went and watched SE dons a couple of weeks ago (Sunday league team) and it was one of the best football experiences I’ve had in a long while
That made me smile. Proper football I call it, to the annoyance of many. It would be interesting if you covered Threave away to Cambeltown Pupils in this division. It's just about the equivalent distance (or thereby) of Threave (Castle Douglas) travelling to Mansfield Town. Crazy, in a league of twelve clubs in the bottom tier.
I had a conversation with someone online about non-league football. Their argument was there was no point watching football of a lower standard than the top flight. I attempted to explain that football between teams of a similar standard is still competitive and therefore still fun to watch. They didn’t get it, they insisted watching “two crap teams” was boring.
Honestly, this looks decent and fairly well organized. I've seen hundreds of games in the danish league system, and I've seen danish second tier football looking a lot like this, just a string around the pitch instead of the fence. But then again, isn't Scotland the country in the world with the biggest attendancies for football per citizen? I believe it is. They are mad for the beautiful game! :)
Scotland definitely up there yeh, one of the highest
Thanks for the video. No matter what country, the top tiers of football can't exist without these lower tier clubs. Long may they continue. Sam carry on with your great channel and look forward to you returning to Dublin
I rather think Rangers and Celtic would still be around 100 years from now, even if every tenth tier club disappeared tomorrow,
@@herbertvonzinderneuf8547 Why stop at the tenth? If lower clubs cease to exists where are the players of tomorrow, which feed into the higher tiers, going to gain experience?
@@rodneybaldwin2278 Where do NFL players gain experience before they join an NFL team?
I'm from Canada here, grew up watching Prem & Serie A.. You've got me highly interested in Scottish football, thank you!
There definitely should be more support for local teams,even schools taking kids to these kind of games as it’s all about the local community.
My daughter went to see 1 of our local teams with her school,it’s a great idea and allows kids to learn that there’s more than just what’s on the TV.
Great video as always Sam!!! I've been watching your videos since the time you had 40k subs. To see your channel grow this much is outstanding..
Keep up the good work
You do a very good job, spreading the word and shining a light on all levels of football - and when we talk of grassroots football you were well underground today, amongst the deepest of roots! I hope you enjoyed your afternoon!
Brilliant video Sam. You’re commitment to the Scottish game is superb
And actually... you should check out Threave at home... down in Castle Douglas... a gloriously scenic part of Scotland, equal to the Highlands, but without the same number of tourists
Great haggis fae the butcher's tae
True lovely part of the country and a lot less midges
Hard agree mate. I was there when they played my team, Linlithgow Rose, in the Scottish Cup. Went down with the family, stayed just outside Kirkcudbright and made a long weekend of it. Galloway is criminally overlooked but I suppose that means it's quieter for us.
@@gordon1545 aye from dalmellington (Ayrshire) all the way down to the south coast is great scenery
Nice one..really enjoyed that...took me back to my childhood watching my home team St Andrews United...
Great video , great channel . One thing that I always notice at lower league Scottish football grounds is just how squiggly the white lines are on the pitch . Are the boys who paint them on the Buckfast !!!
Well I've been to a couple of Central and South Norfolk League Division Four games a few years ago and at LEVEL 20 they are the very very bottom league (along with Devon and Exeter Football League Division Eight)
This was a great video, I love seeing these clubs get a bit of publicity, I wish the big clubs would understand how important these smaller clubs are to football in general.
Fantastic channel!!! I am a scottish football enthustiast from Italy and a Celtic fan. You are doing a great job for the game in Scotland (and not only). Well done.
I’ve been watching your videos for a long time. You’re doing great work covering all levels of Scottish football but when are you going to visit the mighty Langholm Legion?!
Well done for covering this level of football, top job.
Astonishing timing! I'm managing Rossvale Academy in Football Manager, so I've been to all these grounds in the last couple of weeks ;-)
Excellent, very entertaining! Thanks for the video!
I think the tents used for dugouts are pretty cool👍🏻
Great perseverance on their part especially because of where they are at
That was really neat to see and thanks for all that. Cool!
Brilliant stuff keep the good work up COYO's
Great video. I go to lower league games whenever I can, and my dad volunteers for a club at level 6 of the football pyramid. He enjoys it a lot
Fantastic video mate love how you show this side of football
Thank you very much Sam for covering BSC Glasgow. Between them and the 2 other sports clubs at Peterson Park, they are trying to form the 'The Peterson Park Playing Fields Trust' to take ownership of the ground and become self sufficient with the upkeep of the place aswell as redevelop it. I know Peterson Park because of the Glasgow Mid Argyll Shinty Club, which I follow, but now I'm learning more about BSC too. I'm thinking about buying into the fan ownership scheme for BSC. I like the ambition the club has and wish the ground to be maintained and developed.
Perhaps you could do a blog about the shinty club at some point, too. Shinty has a rich scottish heritage and a summer season more importantly for yourself, and therefore, you could cover them without sacrificing football content.
P.S. I adore you're acottish football coverage and have been watching since the cathkin Park video that allowed you to do this full-time. Keep up the good work!
Love your videos mate, best football youtuber out there, keep up the good work mate
Threave Rovers are my most local team (Castle Douglas), and they actually dropped down from the south of scotland league (tier 6) down to the WOSFL Fourth Division (tier 10) either this year or last year. There's a great video on the BBC Scotland youtube channel taken from 'A View From the Terrace' which explains it in more detail. Keep the lower league content going pal, and get down to palmerston park some day to watch Queens (just got a new manager so ideal timing for a visit)
Was at West Park s Eglinton game yesterdsy in division four. A crowd of no more than 15 people but it is cool to see these clubs and how they are starting to see how they turn out in the years to come.
I've been attending more and more Larkhall Thistle games this season and we've not played at home since the cup match against Aberdeen East End at the start of December and I'm missing it more than expected. I hope the weather stays good this week so I can get back next weekend
Gotta say, that despite my earlier missive, you have the right of it. I have been involved in coaching, playing and supporting teams of both genders and from U6 to Over 35's. There is nothing quite like involvement and watching at a level where the enthusiasm is for the game alone.
Dane here. Newer seen your channel before it were recommended to me by YT after your trip to Copenhagen. Scots like football, have many windmills and lots of beer...hmmmm what does that remind me of...I watched the entire clip here and thoroughly enjoyed it. Some of the old Vikings genes seems strong to me. I find it utterly Danish that the nice guy you interviewed looked at the flat grass field and already saw the stadium and the long term plan. May the force be with you and your stadium materialise from your visions! GO BSC Glasgow!
Sam i work in the south of England and live in Scotland. I regularly attend Step 12 in England & Step 10 in Scotland, absolutely love it way down the pyramid.
love this keep it up
I've watched a few videos of yours and I wish we had something like this in the US. I have fallen in love with the beautiful game and want more.
Brilliant want to see more
Maybe I can take this series to more countries! The bottom tier in different nations could be interesting. Thanks for watching 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I am a grassroots football coach in wales. The volunteers at the clubs at this level are the unsung heroes of football.
Get along to Armadale Thistle... tier 9 in the east (so lowest east level)
Proper wee stadium with large terrace and seated enclosure... but the dug-outs are sets of the training style goals.
Also tremendous selection of pies there!
......and a former Scottish League ground to boot.
Armadale were late to the pyramid party but of the stragglers they're definitely the most ambitious and committed now. I think they have the second highest attendance in the entire EoSFL this season, only behind Linlithgow Rose. Volunteer Park is looking fantastic with the seats and lights and while I'd prefer grass, it's a very high standard 3G. And the tie-in they did with the police for a recent Friday night game as part of the 'Don't Be That Guy' campaign was very impressive. A real asset to the town.
I work for bscglasgow in the media. Sorry I was not at the match. I was at my other work. I'm usually at the BSC women team matches
Great video Sam
Love it as always ❤
At this level the linesmen from each club are only allowed to give throws, no offsides.
Back in the late 70s when I was 16-18 yers old I played a couple of seasons with Stranraer reserves and had a few games against Threave. It s great you are showing real fitba.
Great video bro..
You should get down to Meadow Park in Castle Douglas where Threave play. Nice wee stadium
You're the VAR Sam......🤣...Great video highlighting the lower league setup....🙂
Enjoyable as always, Sam although I was expecting you to be at the Hibernian v Aberdeen match.
Aberdeen didnt turn up why should he!
Why didn't you go to barrhead ..Darvel v Aurtherlie..Darvel Wer playing away.. 3-2 thriller Darvel went 0-2.. great comeback to beat Darvel who put Aberdeen out..3-2 thriller
We have the same dugouts at Newport IOW - thought ours were the only ones!!
Come along to a Tweedmouth Rangers game in the east of Scotland second division. 1 of 2 teams from England that play in Scotland with Berwick rangers
Wow. I might have to move to Scotland. Football here looks solid. Lots of potential. Wish I could take a trip soon
How long does it take for threave to get to cambletown. If it's 2 hours to Glasgow it must be at least another 3 to get down there. And then the return trip
You should definitely check out Shotts Bon Accord. Great wee club and good history also the largest pitch in Scotland
They are not linesmen! I found out a year or so ago at a bellshill game that each team provides a coach/represrntative to run the line and make the calls on the ball leaving the pitch. Pretty much calling shys, they do not act as linesmen at all, the ref makes that call, when there is np official linesmen/lineswomen.
Regarding the linesmen (not assistant referees in this case) - they can only indicate if the ball has gone out of play. They're not even allowed to indicate for which side the throw in goes.
Threave moved from the South League (6th tier) to this League,
This would be my local team lol, I didn't know they existed! I was raised in Broomhill and still live right next to it.
yer doing tons for scottish football ❤️
We’re Yoker Toi fighting with Whitecrock or was it a bit early?
Wow can’t believe you found threave rovers. I am I there youth development as it’s my local club
noti and good video
Lovely goal for the first one
Great video.
Thanks Dave! Glad you enjoyed mate!
Great video. That pitch is way better than 90% I played on here in the states from late 80s to early 2000s 🤣. I am only including from college until I stopped later. The 70s youth trash we never played on grass.
13:00 good call from the ref, Threave player in an offside position but doesn't get involved in active play.
Legend Sam!!!
Great goals
Should go to Newburgh! In east of Scotland division 2. Park is right on the edge of the Tay!
love this💪
The groundsman was pished when he drew that touchline.
Brilliant Brilliant video,
Cheers Ste!
Just a question I've been meaning to ask for a while, but do you buy a programme from every match you go whilst visiting the club on a match day
At this level of Scottish football it's very rare for clubs to produce a programme. There's only a handful of non-league clubs that sell them, other than for special occasions.
There was some good goals there I've seen some good games I'm pretty sure it's Strathclyde University in Stepps there pitches and are great but some of the footballs good reminded of this game... Ps that dummy for the last goal tho
For a real adventure go to Campbeltown, one of the most isolated towns in the country and bottom of Div 4.
As a referee at this level it is difficult
Another classic. Love a grassroots game - always interesting.
Threave are from castle douglas in Dumfries and Galloway not really from what I’d call the borders
Would like for you to perhaps do non league vanarama north and south in England would be interesting to see.😉👍
My first team growing up played in the Spanish 6th and 7th level. Regional 1st and 2nd Division of Madrid's Federation. The field back then was dirt, no grass until years later. Actually artificial turf... The dugout were made of concrete but were also a night hangout for smokers and drinkers. The smell of pee and puke was always there. There was a metal railing around the pitch with metal plates with sponsors and stuff. Really dangerous. Good times! 😆 🤣 😂
Who else does this?! Incredible content 👏
I played at the bottom of thy pyramid in my country Slovakia. and I tell you what, thats some perfect pitch right there. We were glad, if the grass was cut at least week prior the game and many parts of pitch were lacking grass, cause it was place, where training goals were and...well local boys destroyed grass on these spots
Can you please cover bonnyrigg rose FC think they will please yer taste buds for Scottish clubs
You’ll need to get yourself down to a Glenvale game under new management and looking good footballing wise
How is no one talking about how there were no linesmen? LOL, the players screaming at the ref, knowing he can't see. Great video.
The bottom few tiers don't have linesmen and neither do some of the cups. It always cracks me up when a goalkeeper roars at a referee for an offside decision they made 80 yards down the pitch on a line that's perpendicular to their view!
Interestingly BSC Glasgow Women play 6 tiers higher than their male counterparts in the SWF League 1 which makes up the 4th tier of Scottish Women's football I used to volunteer with FC Edinburgh Women who play in the same league and I have to say they are a decent side I think it is great to see lower league football in Scotland getting some much deserved press
I went to see BSC Women play Edinburgh Caledonia recently, a rare treat to see a women's game on a grass park. The standard isn't great but so what, if that was all we cared about we'd all be at home watching Real Madrid. You really get a sense that it's just the start of something big and long-lasting with the women's pyramid coming together, and you can really see hugely better technique in the younger players who have had the benefit of proper coaching, which girls never got before.
Visit Greece for Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos; the atmosphere is batsh*t mental.
Sam be great if you could take in maryhill game at lochburn were hvn tough season but on good we run lately and with your channel get little bit more publicity so hopefully u can pop thro to best team I'm maryhill 😃