Can't remember my recommendations, except that James Robertson's And The Land Lay Still was on it (deemed to be too long). My review of that used very little printer ink. "Bleak House meets Pulp Fiction meets Hansard meets my unwritten diaries from 1974-99." His Testament Of Gideon Mack is really good too.
I only ever read Banks's The Bridge which was a bit tooooooo allegorical for my literal, simplistic understanding.
I’ve always thought I should. I think one of the halflins left a copy of Crow Road here on departure for Toronto. I may get around to it, but I have a hoorin mahoosive Willem van der Ark-sized pile of books, and a bulging Kindle to get through as well as a half-library of stuff (ken...) I want to re-read. At least I’m reading for entertainment and learnage these days, and don’t have to plod through poorly-researched and shoddily-written pulp pish for reviews.
Wick Academy 3 v 1 Musselburgh Athletic
Formartinks 2 v 1 Turrah
The latter played at The Undisputed Home, I note.
The Psephologist and Jiminez report is peppered too with former Maroons’ names Jonny Smith, Daniel Park and Matty McDonald.
Now for the next round on Boxing Day, with no fans allowed in anywhere, but with squads allowed to travel hunners of miles to fulfil ties, before return journeys still clarted in mud, dubs, glaur, emerald-green grass stains on those fortunate enough to have graced the sacred turf of the UH.
Of course, for squads travelling back south to the Central Belt, the ban on ablution facilities will make little difference to their default soap-dodging proclivities.
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Keith 2 Fife Haws 2 after 90 minutes.
Maroons now socking it to them by four scorey things to two in extra time.
Maroons coasting all the way to the final now - 4-2 winners.
Nern and Broxburn goes to penalties after 120 minutes and not a score. EDIT: Heelanders win 4-3 on kicks from the penalty mark, Archie.
Some other ties going on, but **** all of any importance, relatively.
Good work www.fitbanorth.com
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Albion Rovers 0 - 3 Buckie Thistle
Berwick Rangers 0 - 3 Stirling Albion
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic P - P Bo’ness United (rescheduled for Tuesday, 29 December 2020)
Brechin City 2 - 3 Linlithgow Rose
Camelon A - A Brora Rangers (rescheduled for Wednesday, 30 December)
Cowdenbeath 2 - 0 Wick Academy
Dundonald Bluebell MON Queen’s Park
Edinburgh City 3 - 1 Caledonian Braves
Elgin City 4 - 0 Civil Service Strollers
Gala Fairydean Rovers 1 - 2 Annan Athletic
Haddington Athletic 1 - 2 Formartine United
Huntly P - P Cumbernauld Colts (rescheduled for Wednesday, 30 December)
Keith 4 - 2 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
After Extra Time
Kelty Hearts 2 - 1 Jeanfield Swifts
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 0 - 3 Banks O’Dee
Nairn County 0 - 0 Broxburn Athletic
Nairn win 4-3 on penalties
Rothes 1 - 3 Fraserburgh
Stenhousemuir 4 - 1 Preston Athletic
Stranraer 5 - 0 Spartans
Tranent Juniors 4 - 1 East Stirlingshire
Draw for the next round is on Monday evening. Participants will be:
1 Airdrieonians
2 Alloa Athletic
3 Annan Athletic
4 Arbroath
5 Ayr United
6 Banks O'Dee
7 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic or Bo'ness United
8 Buckie Thistle
9 Camelon or Brora Rangers
10 Clyde
11 Cove Rangers
12 Cowdenbeath
13 Dumbarton
14 Dundee
15 Dundonald Bluebell or Queen's Park
16 Dunfermline Athletic
17 East Fife
18 Edinburgh City
19 Elgin City
20 Falkirk
21 Forfar Athletic
22 Formartine United
23 Fraserburgh
24 Greenock Morton
25 Heart of Midlothian
26 Huntly
27 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
28 Keith
29 Kelty Hearts
30 Linlithgow Rose
31 Montrose
32 Nairn County
33 Partick Thistle
34 Peterhead
35 Queen of the South
36 Raith Rovers
37 Stenhousemuir
38 Stirling Albion
39 Stranraer
40 Tranent Juniors
How **** are Brechin?