msc 18,476 Posted February 27, 2022 15 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: 20 losses, 2 draws, -81 goal difference. Given the two single goal defeats mentioned recently, there must've been some whoppers in there to still be losing by an average of 4 a game. So the narrow defeats seem the exception rather than the rule. But every cloud... They brought in a bunch of new players recently. This coincides with Banks O'Dee almost certainly winning their lower division title, which means bottom spot in the Highland League faces a relegation playoff for their spot with a very highly fancied former junior football side. This might go someway to explaining why the Fort have suddenly started playing like their lives depend on it... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted February 28, 2022 8 hours ago, msc said: They brought in a bunch of new players recently. This coincides with Banks O'Dee almost certainly winning their lower division title, which means bottom spot in the Highland League faces a relegation playoff for their spot with a very highly fancied former junior football side. This might go someway to explaining why the Fort have suddenly started playing like their lives depend on it... OOh, so it they go down they might do an East Stirlingshire and stabliize in the league below. We'll have to find a new target for ironic appreciation, then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted March 5, 2022 FULL TIME: Lossiemouth 3-1 Fort William Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted March 9, 2022 Full Time. FWFC 0-4. NAIRN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted March 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said: Full Time. FWFC 0-4. NAIRN. 2 degrees with rain around according to BBC Weather, I'm thinking the pies were popular tonight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted March 12, 2022 Fort 1 Formartine 1. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrSpud42 30 Posted March 13, 2022 a YouTube video on the trials of Fort William football club. The content put out on this channel is pretty good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, MrSpud42 said: a YouTube video on the trials of Fort William football club. The content put out on this channel is pretty good. Aye. It was on the TV over here (UK) a couple of years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted March 15, 2022 On again tonight. ‘The Fort’ documentary is back on your screens tonight at 11pm on BBC Scotland if you missed the documentary when it first came out or would like to to watch it again. Channel number 115 on Sky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted March 19, 2022 Today's game postponed due to some of the team and management catching Covid. Probably the only time the keepers caught anything. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted March 24, 2022 Last nights defeat courtesy of Forres. FULL TIME: Forres Mechanics 4-0 Fort William Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted March 25, 2022 Shirt sponsorship opportunities for next season. Email fortwilliamfc@highlandleague.com if interested or message the club on social media. Hmmmm. I wonder how much to put ole Grimey on their shirts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted March 27, 2022 Loco 2 Fort 0. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 2, 2022 Keith 3 Fort 1. Reduced to 9 men. Keeper actually saved a penalty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted April 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said: Keith 3 Fort 1. Reduced to 9 men. Keeper actually saved a penalty. Frustratingly tight for Fort standards the last two outings, though still likely asking a lot for another point before the end of the season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted April 9, 2022 Banks O' Dee did win the division below the Highland League. Fort William's bottom place spot will be confirmed in the next week (14 adrift, 5 games left). Their spot as whipping boys in the Highland League is in jeopardy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 9, 2022 2 hours ago, msc said: Banks O' Dee did win the division below the Highland League. Fort William's bottom place spot will be confirmed in the next week (14 adrift, 5 games left). Their spot as whipping boys in the Highland League is in jeopardy. FULL TIME Fort William 1-5 Brechin City. This result confirms we will be playing in the Highland League relegation playoff later on in the month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 11, 2022 FULL TIME Fort William 1-1 Turriff United A point at the Haughs. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 13, 2022 FULL TIME: Fort William 4-2 Strathspey Thistle The streak has ended, we get our first win of the season! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 16, 2022 FWFC 1 Deveronvale 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted April 17, 2022 9 hours ago, Paul Bearer said: FWFC 1 Deveronvale 2 So-o-o close to a streak of non-losing games, great days for the Fort, or summat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 19, 2022 Fort William 0 Rothes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 22, 2022 I think this club statement might be the death knell of FWFC. We have taken the unfortunate decision to withdraw from our Highland League pyrimad playoff against Banks O’Dee. We will be releasing a further statement in due course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 22, 2022 Brief statement from club. We are very disappointed that the Highland league has released a statement ahead of a proposed meeting. The released statement has many untruths in it, which will become clear over time. Because of this statement we will refrain from updates until the SFA and other relevant people have been consulted. The club is financially stable and ready for next season. Shadab and the squad are bitterly disappointed not to be playing tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted May 1, 2022 Update. The club has chosen not to make a public comment before now regarding the situation surrounding our withdrawal from the playoff games due to the fact that discussions were ongoing with the Highland League Management Committee and the SFA, however after talks broke down at a meeting of the LMC with Directors of Fort William FC on Thursday evening we would like to make a number of things clear. Firstly, as many people are aware, Fort William’s pitch at Claggan Park was deemed unplayable by an unqualified person (contrary to LMC rules) at the beginning of the 2021-22 season. The decision was made by the LMC to make Fort William play their games away from home. Substantial work was completed and the pitch was deemed fit to play games in September by a registered SFA referee, however the LMC decided to uphold their decision to make Fort William play away from home. This was not based on the quality of the park, but on their belief and assumptions about other factors relating to the club. In the week leading up to the playoff games the club contacted the LMC with requests regarding player dispensations due to our desire to fulfill the fixtures and our understanding of the Highland League rules regarding goalkeepers. Up until 3.30pm on the day before the game, the LMC were unaware of their own rule regarding keepers and were wrongly advising the club. We were fully aware of the rules and as such did not want to enter into the fixture and be penalised should their mistake be found out. We had a squad ready to play, we understood the rules, our paperwork was all in order. The LMC decided that a pitch inspection was required at Claggan Park the day before the first leg. An unqualified person (contrary to the LMC rules) inspected the pitch and declared the game should be moved. At no point were the club advised to roll and line the park prior to this visit. Fort William FC have been in talks with the SFA during the past 2 weeks regarding the matters and the issues raised have been escalated. We hope that a resolution can be found by all parties involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
