Paul Bearer 6,122 Posted July 25, 2019 Fort William Football Club are delighted to announce the signings of 9 young Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC players on loan until the end of the season. We have signed: Martin MacKinnon- Goalkeeper Donald Morrison- Defender Gabriel Hastings- Defender Ryan Fyffe- Defender Harry Nicolson- Defender Jack Brown- Midfielder Kieran Chalmers- Midfielder Ross Gunn- Winger Roddy Kennedy- Striker “It is with great pleasure that Fort William FC announce a groundbreaking initiative with Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC.” “It has been well documented the difficulties our club has endured both on and off the park over the last 2 1/2 years. We were close to shutting the door last summer but the dedication of a few hardy souls kept the club alive and got a team on the park. There were a few highs and many lows and I salute the resilience of our young team throughout last season.” “A few weeks ago we were approached by Caley Thistle to discuss the possibility of working together in some way to allow some of their talented young players to continue their development. Our policy has always been about nurturing young talent whilst at the same time improving our team so this was clearly attractive to us.” “After lengthy discussions an agreement was reached that will see the best of Caley Thistle’s young footballers showcase their talents in the Highland League whilst supporting Fort William’s existing players and help them improve and develop.” “We understand that some might be concerned that this is some sort of take over from Caley Thistle but this is far from the case. We at Fort William FC have driven this initiative forward and believe it will benefit ourselves, Caley Thistle and Highland football as a whole.” Welcome to the Fort lads. Mid table beckons? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted July 25, 2019 On 20/07/2019 at 13:18, Paul Bearer said: Our heroes will be on BBC Scotland (ch 115 sky) on Tuesday 30th July in a documentary (?) about the team. It would be nice if we got a mention, after all, we've been supporting them for 10 seasons. Just catching up on this thread - that'll be on the digibox to record 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,745 Posted July 26, 2019 15 hours ago, Paul Bearer said: Mid table beckons? For Caledonian Thistle FC - yes. Triggers broom... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,745 Posted July 27, 2019 More background on the manager and the upcoming show. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49082796 "For the first three weeks Russell was undefeated but that was only because the terrible weather meant all the Fort's games were cancelled. When he finally saw action it was away against Lossiemouth, the second worst team in the league. They had only won one game all season and that was against Fort William. Could this finally be The Fort's first win in almost two years? Well, no. They lost 5-0." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,122 Posted July 27, 2019 First game of the season today at Brora. Three pm kick off. Mon the fort. Or maybe Fort Inverness? Fort Calley? The Jags? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted July 27, 2019 Subject of new documentary The Fort described as "below rock bottom" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,122 Posted July 27, 2019 FULL TIME: Brora Rangers FC 6-0 Fort William 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,122 Posted July 27, 2019 Our next match is against Nairn County FC on Wednesday night at Claggan Park at 8pm in the Pat Munro North of Scotland Cup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,122 Posted July 31, 2019 Fort William Football Club would like to offer a huge thank you to Alex Gale and David MacCormack from BBC for their briliant story of our great club. They became our friends during the filming and I think they really showed grassroots football at its very best. We are here to do our best to bring first team success to this town, but more than that we have an obligation to the future generations, playing in their hundreds at Claggan Park each Saturday morning, to keep this club alive for them. Please get behind our club, come to our home games, offer a little of your time if you can, be part of its future. Peter Murphy If you didn’t see the documentary you can now watch it on BBC iPlayer in the link below. Thanks for all your support The Fort: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00079g9 via @bbciplayer 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted July 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Paul Bearer said: Fort William Football Club would like to offer a huge thank you to Alex Gale and David MacCormack from BBC for their briliant story of our great club. They became our friends during the filming and I think they really showed grassroots football at its very best. We are here to do our best to bring first team success to this town, but more than that we have an obligation to the future generations, playing in their hundreds at Claggan Park each Saturday morning, to keep this club alive for them. Please get behind our club, come to our home games, offer a little of your time if you can, be part of its future. Peter Murphy If you didn’t see the documentary you can now watch it on BBC iPlayer in the link below. Thanks for all your support The Fort: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00079g9 via @bbciplayer yeah, insightful and sympathetic - up there with Jeff Connor's book Pointless which followed East Stirlingshire through a desperate season and explained why anyone would bother playing/supporting/managing or owning them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted July 31, 2019 Really enjoyed the programme last night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,122 Posted July 31, 2019 Had to do a double take on tonight's score. FORT 5-2 Nairn HUZZA. 'Mon the Fort. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philheybrookbay 439 Posted July 31, 2019 They'll be dancing on the streets of Fort William tonight. Their Facebook has gone bananas :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted July 31, 2019 Awesome performance - proper incident packed cup tie by the sounds of it! Official FB link: https://www.facebook.com/FortWilliamFcOfficial/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted August 1, 2019 Since the BBC programme the other night the number of people who have followed them on Twitter is more than doubled. 15.1k followers, more than SPFL newcomers Ross County 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,745 Posted August 2, 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/02/sports-quiz-week-football-cricket-ashes-transfers Well, I got question 5 right. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,122 Posted August 3, 2019 FULL TIME Fort 1-4 Inverurie Locos Works Not too shabby as the Locos finished 5th last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted August 5, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 17:58, Paul Bearer said: FULL TIME Fort 1-4 Inverurie Locos Works Not too shabby as the Locos finished 5th last season. Aye, hopeful they'll avoid bottom this season - but, then again, as my mate Ken and I keep reminding ourselves at Carlisle games; "it's the hope that kills you!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,122 Posted August 10, 2019 FULL TIME: Strathspey Thistle 2-0 Fort William Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,122 Posted August 17, 2019 MATCHDAY: Fort William vs Keith Football Club Claggan Park Kickoff 3pm The Highland League MON THE FORT 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,221 Posted August 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Paul Bearer said: MATCHDAY: Fort William vs Keith Football Club Claggan Park Kickoff 3pm The Highland League MON THE FORT Has anybody out there got a GIF of somebody flogging a dead horse? No disrespect there PB, you are old school DL, gawd bless ya! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,170 Posted August 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Has anybody out there got a GIF of somebody flogging a dead horse? There's probably one in here Or you could consider something like this 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted August 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Has anybody out there got a GIF of somebody flogging a dead horse? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,170 Posted August 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Cat O'Falk said: I just get "access denied" when I try to view it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted August 17, 2019 48 minutes ago, Toast said: I just get "access denied" when I try to view it. Hmm, weird. How about this one? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
