Thoroughly recommend visiting Scotland Ex-ciderrr. I have recently completed ‘The 42’ - that is seeing a game at each of the 42 SPFL club grounds. As you say there are some absolute treasures including ECFC - Elgin City Football Club. Some classic old League grounds are sadly now non- league eg Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath and Brechin but exploring the non-league grounds is a joy too. Sorry Olds - still got to get to Fort William though.
Whilst I personally have little interest in Scottish football, You maybe interested to know that BBC Scotland show a match from the championship on Friday evenings (I think 20 per season)
When I visited Queen of the South’s Palmerstone Park in 2006 it reminded me of SJP. A old Grandstand of similar design, a cantilever seated stand opposite, a covered home end & small uncovered away end.
No, never saw a match there. But did walk all around the still undeveloped Firs Park a few years back so got an idea, together with old photographs, of what it was like. They now groundshare with Falkirk.
I managed to get there for a midweeker against Berwick in 2005. I turned up at 6.30pm just to have a look around & was promptly propositioned by a female from one of council flats beside the entrance
It was tipping with heavy rain, I was worried about a P-P, spoke to a official who said “Nay bother it will be on” 190 hardy souls there that evening inc about 50 from Berwick who annoyed the locals with their Union & Cross of St George flags.
. It was a great evening with those supporters.
The Fifers made travelling Grecians feel very welcome at New Bayview for a PSF in late July 2015.
I was actually present for an East Fife 4 Forfar 5 game in 2018; albeit on penalties.
Stirling Univ v. Albion Rovers bbc website etc tonight, Scottish Cup.
