150 Years of History Saved in 120 Minutes

I went to the most tense football match ever as Stranraer defeated East Kilbride in the Scottish pyramid promotion/relegation play off! Stranraer will be an SPFL club next season but East Kilbride will be back in the Lowland League. I spoke to Si Ferry and Thomas Orr in this video.
#football #soccer #scotland

[@FootyAdventures]

Congratulations to Stranraer! Will East Kilbride EVER get promoted?!

[@toph8298]

Only have themselves to blame but I think they’ve also been a little bit unlucky on coming up against some of the better last-placed finishers in League Two.

[@davidbarr9343]

@@toph8298 Better last place finishers in League Two?😂😂😂

[@toph8298]

@@davidbarr9343 Stranraer aren’t great but they’re better than several of the previous 10th placed sides. East Stirling, Berwick Rangers and Cowdenbeath in 2022 were all horrific and EK would have hammered them all.

[@nickysturzu1290]

This playoff system is idiotic...doesn't matter who wins the league, they should be promoted directly, NOT go to a playoff. And if you finish last, you should get relegated directly. Period.

[@alistairmacdonald5571]

💯 agreed if you win you league you go up unless top league obviously and bottom should automatically go down, it's strange it works in league's above them ,it's another sfa farce , and money making scheme for bigger clubs

[@davidthompson-trace9458]

Sam, thanks sooo much for your coverage of my boyhood Scottish team Stranraer who I have supported for over 50 years. You captured the spirit of the occasion perfectly and I was so relieved when Stranraer prevailed. Great job Sam and thanks again.

[@StewartyMac]

History trumps money. You love to see it.

[@tomdevlin9274]

The utter joy of watching Stranraer beating East Kilbride so they can host Elgin or Clyde on a wind swept December evening was magical. This is real football. Thanks.

[@WhiteHartDane]

What an atmosphere and what a game. The level of football doesn't mean anything with so much at stake and emotions running this high. Congrats to Stranraer on staying in the SFL.

[@jimspencer363]

This is why we love football.

[@robertmcleod9339]

That was epic. You really captured the essence of just how important a game it was. Loved the crowd going off - what a day for Stranraer.

[@johnoneill2084]

Was at the game today and saw you on the park. You chose the right game. What a season. Celtic fan with an affection for Stenny who we have seen many times this season. Went to Stranraer to support a good old traditional club in an often forgotten part of the country. Pity because it is lovely and the drive from the west a treat. Probably the best football occasion I have experienced for a long long time. Well done Stranraer. Worth the over 4 hour round trip. Thanks for bringing this to us. If any of your viewers want to see the best highlights go to Stranraer TV. Their coverage of this match and the reaction of the commentators gives you an idea of just why wee love this stupid game so much.

[@eileannach4350]

Thanks mate 👍

[@richardellis2252]

My grandad was a guest player for hamilton during the war, and my father lived in isle of whithorn, so stranraers always bn on my map from driving past its ground....love to follow all aspects of the game but stories like these are brilliant , so thank you for puting them out there so well...all the best from the canary islands...

[@harrison6143]

No issues for me wanting Stranraer to win, traditional club, finished bottom but with 36 points which is a decent total for a bottom club. Stranraer would be missed and the drop could've killed them. Being an Accies fan, who have many fans from EK, no love for them. Money bags with 250 fans. EK Accies fans I know absolutely delighted with the result. Made our day at Inverness even better!

[@mboothy]

Spartans had about 250 fans in the Lowland League last season, this year they doubled that in League 2 - no reason why East Kilbride couldn't do the same, and if they did they'd have more than Stranraer with their 395. And not sure why dropping out of the SPFL would kill Stranraer, five clubs have been relegated yet they are still going in tier 5.

[@choppsyboy6284]

Wee Slaneys face tripping himself at the end on the coach lol

[@dj281]

Don't normally comment but have to here, what a video Sam. Really captured the nervous atmosphere and the drama of this game. Keep doing what you're doing into next season!

[@GenialHarryGrout]

The Club 42 play off game needs more media coverage, maybe highlights of the first leg with live second leg.

[@eileannach4350]

I couldn't believe there was no coverage of such an important game!

[@DeqzNW]

Peterhead and Elgin will be spewing, congrats Stranraer!

[@tractorfactorsteve]

I've watched a lot of Stranraer's games from Cyprus on YT this season and today's atmosphere was certainly a bit different from the rest of them....like two different clubs. Mind you the ground and its surrounds are improved by a bit of sunshine. I saw you being introduced on the pitch before the game, you even got a mention on the Stranraer presentation. Btw I love the enthusiasm of the two Stranraer TV commentators - straight from the heart. Thanks for another great vid.

[@dannyf8198]

Having been in that situation with Cowdenbeath a few times (although we are now non-league), you captured the raw emotion of seeing a club survive being relegated from league football. Congratulations to everyone at Stranraer, a great wee club.

[@oliverraven]

You still play in a league. The British media really needs to stop with the rubbish faux-existential "non-league" terminology. You dropped from the 4th to the 5th tier, which shouldn't be any more traumatic than dropping from 2nd to 3rd or from 6th to 7th.

[@harrison6143]

It's a huge drop in sponsorship money, you miss out on the League Cup and it's a much bigger league, so harder to get out of.

[@stevenmcghee6649]

@@oliverraven you need to do some research on football finances if you think that

[@oliverraven]

@@stevenmcghee6649 Sorry for thinking football should be about the glory more than money. Both England and Scotland need to structure their finances in a more logical way if that really is the overriding issue.

[@oliverraven]

@@harrison6143 Relegated sides still compete in the following season's League Cup and they can always qualify again by going straight back up. It's not quite as cutthroat as in the English version.

[@RadioJonesy]

Yes you could feel it the emotional tension and thanks again for taking us on your football adventures cheers from Tasmania Australia

[@peterbrown8880]

Well done Stranraer !!! And a Great Video

[@bobsteele9581]

Great vid Sam. Feelings are mixed about this result honestly. As a Dumfries and Galloway man I'm delighted for Stranraer. Very well done them. I'm also, however, gutted for East Kilbride. I've been following their progress for a good few years and have been hoping they would make it into the SPFL at some point. Fell at the final hurdle this time - but never give up EK. Go again in 24/25 👍

[@FootyAdventures]

Totally agree with that! Happy Stair Park remains an SPFL ground but gutted we won't see EK's new stadium getting built anytime soon. Thanks for watching as ever. Was at Livi Hibs today!

[@bobsteele9581]

@@FootyAdventures - I'll look forward to seeing your vid of it Sam 👍

[@RobJaskula]

Just echoing everyone else sayihg what a quality video this is. Ive never been to Scotland but just love this content

[@marksteele7134]

Sam, thank you so much for doing the coverage that you do of the smaller clubs. This was a great occasion.

[@scarlettpimpernel4130]

Sam your videos are fantastic & you showcase Scottish Football in such a positive light 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Wincey99]

Love your videos, I’m a Coventry fan whose gone right around England supporting us, but I do have a love of te non league system too both in England and Scotland so it’s great to see your Scottish videos. One bit of advice, you interrupt quite a bit when you interview, I know you have time issues but it would be great to hear what people who work and/or play for these low level clubs have their say, fully. Nonetheless I’ll give you 9.5/10 for your videos and look forward to watching them

[@alastairnicolson4992]

PUSB!💙

[@Zoltanlouis2009]

I first visited Stair Park a couple of years ago and fell in love with the place. I travelled up from Wrexham to be at this game... worth every minute and mile of travelling to be there. Well done Stranraer, see you next season 🔵⚪️

[@dazzlingdaz187]

Well done Stranraer! Great to see them stay up

[@rhuripaton1527]

Very good coverage of the day and our club 👍

[@davehedgehog4391]

East Kilbride are a nothing club, have thrown money at it year after year and failed every time. There are some good people there I'm sure, but most of their "support" are old firm fans first with a passing interest in EK and the money project. Horrid club, really enjoyed their misery yesterday.

[@stevenmcghee6649]

Don't know about "horrid club" but they certainly have a horrid ground.

[@CardinalRichielieu]

Good for you mate. Saw you at the match yesterday and your videos are excellent.

[@JohnSmith-sl5ym]

Another incredible vlog Sam. The way you promote the game at all levels up here is top notch. Makes me want to get out to these grounds 👍

[@Stefano1875]

Still remember when Hibs got relegated in 98, our first game down was against Stranraer at Easter Road, went thinking we would take 10 off them. Beat us 1-2 😞

[@stewmac7809]

Great video , this is what footballs is about the highs & lows depending on who you support 👍

[@rossturnbull8047]

Hi Sam, brilliant coverage all season, good lad!!!

[@Bigaitch]

Cracking vid Sam, as ever.

[@gerryguinn3175]

Well done from Belfast

[@liamsaucedo44]

Sam you are deadass the hardest working youtuber in the game! love the vids

[@usa567hjfth7]

He's the manager ever. I love him ❤😊

[@stevenmcghee6649]

Trouble is that, in Scotland, everything revolves around the Old Firm. It's hard for clubs like Stranraer to attract media attention and supporters away from the two Glasgow giants. You even see one young lad in this video with a Rangers away shirt on. Add Stranraer's geographic (relative) remoteness and they'll always have an uphill struggle. Glad they stayed up as Stair Park is a terrific wee stadium and a visit should be on every football fan's bucket list.

[@Zoltanlouis2009]

Definitely worth making the effort to get to Stair Park.... always a warm welcome waiting

[@ryanoconnor5612]

I feel for EK fans! Should go up if you win your league

[@rhett5953]

I was at stair park on the day. Absolute scenes

[@andrewbreslin4445]

Credit to you mate going to this 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@mabozar15]

The state of football in Scotland. Almost as many rangers jerseys as there were Stranraer. Probably never been at a Rangers game but dont go to Stranraer either

[@leboeuf05]

got yourself a nice bit of sunburn too there, mate

[@Charlizzie]

I call the playoffs between Club 42 and lower league winner as Survivor Series.

[@cal-efc8062]

Exactly the same with the Phoenix Nights and Stranraer 😂😂

[@stranraerlad1]

Brilliant as usual Sam

[@DustyOldPanda]

What a cracking game!

[@GusMac6129]

Just means EK will have to spend another billion next season & go through another 200 hunner players.

[@garymacdonald7165]

Forget players from the central belt of Scotland,Stranraer should be looking at getting players in from either Northen England (Carlisle,Newcastle etc) or Northen Ireland (only 2 hours from Belfast on the Stenaline ferry). Another great vid Sam!

[@CF_Fishing]

England is 100miles away! Glasgow 85miles. Ayr 50miles

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Sam, great upload this, will East Kilbride ever get promoted? maybe next season, I don't think they'll be much of a difference between the bottom league in SPFL or the top of the Highland or Lowland leagues, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

[@Leeds71]

Great video but a summary here - the Scottish league system desperately needs restructured especially the pyramid system amongst many other issues up here but get the promotion/relegation sorted and take a look at the league setups

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

great video mate!

[@dahsellsavon113]

Get it round ee Si

[@CLIVEALLEN-us2cp]

Well done, Stranraer

[@DavieDoesStuff]

Hate the play off system in Scotland should you win the league you should go up or even the final between highland and lowland. If your the worst team in the professional league system you should be relegated

[@davidbarr9343]

Correct!👍

[@AreJayCee]

Premier League Play offs a joke.

[@artful1967]

Or you could say if you are not able to beat the worst team in the league you are not ready to replace them.

[@viewfield5]

Agree the playoffs are so bad a set up here. Why should teams get extra games to either save themselves or have a 2nd chance of promotion, cover a 36 or 38 game season u finish where u deserve to finish and thats how it should be and should face the consequences.

[@alanglasgow1]

I think 1) Highland League winners get promoted 2) Lowland League winners get promoted. Bottom 2 of League 2 relegated and teams in Highland/Lowland redistributed depending on location of clubs.

[@dathanos3595]

Great to see. I just dont get the play off format in Scotland, nobody seems to like it. Im a Raith Rovers Fan so hoping we can win our playoff finals next week and win promotion. Been around 30 years since were last in the Premier League

[@viewfield5]

Self preservation league... SPL. Obviously as a Pars fan I hope u don't go up, but totally agree about the system. Why should Partick or Airdrie if they had beaten u, have to play 6 games after league season to try win promotion while 2nd bottom in Premiership play 2! Just not rite

[@alanprior7650]

Well done Stranraer but gutted for East Kilbride. Three times missing out in play-offs. It will be interesting how both teams fare next season

[@danielkarmy4893]

Had a vested interest in this one as one side of my family were from (and most still live in) Stranraer, and I was gutted when Clyde somehow completed the great escape and pipped them to 9th...and in any other case, I'd have been 100% behind East Kilbride, but obviously not this time around. Mind you, 4:35 is exactly how I remember the lovely coastline the last time I went up to visit... 😅some things never change, but yesterday they did - Stranraer actually won a game of football!

[@danielkowalczuk2548]

Thankfully....no place for plastic football teams...and I deliberately used the word team...football club has a genuine long standing fan base, football team has not...and that is EKFC

[@espben360]

Have EKFC pumped a lot of money in the club or something? Why are they plastic?

[@danielkowalczuk2548]

@@TPH250290 team yes, club needs tradition...let me guess what is EKFC attendance when Celtic and Rangers are playing at home...Any stats?

[@harrison6143]

Define not doing anything? In the last 30 years Stranraer have won three league titles and six promotions. What else should a club from a small, isolated town be doing?

[@andrewfairweather4127]

Patrick thistle I instantly thought of when I saw that he title

[@FootyAdventures]

Yep, they've been unfortunate in recent play offs

[@gordon1545]

When Partick Thistle have lost play-offs they've just stayed where they were. The SPFL sides that lost the pyramid play-off have dropped into regional football and none have come close to returning. The highest-placed former SPFL club in the Lowland League this season was Albion Rovers in 9th. It's more likely that one of them drops into the 6th tier than any of them gets back up to League 2. It's a brutal play-off to lose.

[@davidbarr9343]

@@gordon1545 When you're bad you're bad.

[@Rovers1882]

Lanarkshire’s Wrexham bottling it once again lol

[@AbdulBinRahman-ec6mk]

Joao Balde should be made to walk home after they misses!

[@johnh5178]

Si Ferry AND Mick Kennedy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Wee_Langside]

Make the most of the moment. But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts forever; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing amid the storm. Robert Burns

[@H27_og.]

sensational viewing

[@ecosse1982]

You're no a blasphemer, mate.

[@Philliben1991]

I love Stairs Park but I think you can drive to London faster from Glasgow!

[@cnoc500]

Well done Stranraer. EK have nothing to offer the Lge system. No fan base, and lets face it do we really need another Team in Lanarkshire ? No.

[@viewfield5]

totally agree, and could say the same about many other clubs who are in the league, what are they doing for the professional game.... nothing. Anything to keep Kennedy out thr leagues is a bonus really, made his name cause of a staged speech before the Aberdeen game where a linesman shocking decision cost Aberdeen flagging a lad offside when he was 5 yards onside and made it 1-0, that error doesn't happen and Kennedy is back to being a nobody with a shite takeaway company. Si Ferry goes on about how food thr football they play etc... means nothing when ur diddies are missing open goals from 4 yards time after time.

[@harrison6143]

I agree with you mostly but this disallowed goal thing needs cleared up. The covering defender switched off when the whistle went so you can't say you would e scored. But I think I saw Mick Kennedy jump on the wall and goad the home fans when they scored. GIRUY!

[@BALHAM69]

Well done Stranraer fc.. (Scotland’a third oldest team) next season this will be somebody else and not them 😮 Sam do try to go to Scotland women’s match’s that is coming up.😅 1:30 inverness.. what a disappointment this result. Onto next video.

[@Rugby_football_scotland_fan]

Just came back from Caley vs accies Absolutely Gutted 😭 caley in league 1 Dumbarton and Kelty away WHY!!!!! anyway good vid Congrats to Stranraer for not going down But It is sad East Kilbride are not going up.

[@jaye26]

CAN U COME DOWN TO OBAN...TO SEE OBAN SAINTS FC... SCOTTISH AMATEURS LEAGUE

[@Scooterwithbrogan]

Where is me and Arran remember in the room

[@johnmcaree7298]

Justice done after how Buckie Thistle were robbed of the chance to take part.

[@sjb7956]

Thought this was maybe a video about Rangers history there until I read on and seen the word saved and knew it wasn’t them

[@richardshowers]

great, I love football at this level, you can afford a ticket and you might live next door to a player

[@andrewheywood780]

Bolton lost to Oxford yesterday, boo-hoo. Better luck next season. Great channel!

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks mate! Yeah big result for Oxford yesterday!

[@kid54321]

Come on the Blues

[@williamthompson2941]

I am trying to work out why East Kilbride would have been in my list of Scottish Clubs, if I had to real them off.

[@SapientiaHaereticae]

At first, I thought it was Backpacker Ben on the thumbnail 😂 Sad for East Kilbride.. SPFL should allow direct promotion for at least the winner of Highland vs Lowland League and give the other one a relegation game opportunity..

[@sambeaton7891]

It's not sad at all. EK and Chicken Mick did their best to buy the league, and still fell short playing a very poor Club 42. Delighted for Stranraer

[@1976Doc]

Circus FC....get proper management team in rather than wanna be celebrities

[@alfiekelly5914]

Absolutely delighted for Stanraer, but equally disappointed for EK. More disappointed for myself. We set out to go, but the engine management light came on just as we left Dumfries. We didn't want to risk it. boo hoo. I don't know if they still do it, but I used to see the Stranraer team bus leaving from my local KFC cark park on the south side of Glasgow.

Time for Scottish League Three.

[@didyeayee]

The amount of rangers tops at the game 👀😂😂😂

[@philmacfox]

Only time they get to celebrate any thing

[@euanharrison7125]

It's a sickness that permeates the land

[@CF_Fishing]

From kids in the main. At least they were supporting there hometown it was refreshing. I couldn't care who there big club is. More the merrier

[@didyeayee]

@@CF_Fishing they could play against each other in cup football they where wearing rangers tops 🤷🏻‍♂️may as well put an East Kilbride top on 😂

[@alistairmacdonald5571]

100%

[@oliverraven]

Great video, but I despise any system with promotion/relegation play-offs. Why should teams who've been cack all season get another chance to stay up, another set of gate receipts and (in the higher divisions) another bit of TV money? Not meant a knock on Scotland in particular - it annoys me when other countries like Germany do it as well!

[@JoshHodginsTrains]

Wow

[@gogsmkt4622]

🤣😂🤣Si Ferry😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@rambojp73]

I see a few of the Sevconians are really Stranraer supporters!! 😂😂

[@harrison6143]

Maybe they'll learn not to wear the top of another team at their hometown club's ground and get some Stranraer gear.

[@rpw1013]

The wee guy, I think his name is Leon, pretending to be an EK fan - he has a Ranjurs site. Talk about not walking away....

[@Jack_B_guin_87]

Weird seeing si ferry with his serious face and voice on

[@kierangray1099]

Young lad in a Rangers top at 15:04 seconds, regardless of age no other team colours or tops should be allowed into a stadium that is not playing?

[@Cadjeyboy245]

Wish ek had won this tie, unfortunately they’ll probably just sign another 10 players and win the lowland again

[@GLASGOWBOY123.]

the number of rangers tops at the game is utterly embarassing

[@dahsellsavon113]

a bigoted wee corner of Galloway.

[@NeptuneTowers]

No offence, but that pitch at EK.... That is really horrible

[@leenisp8nis909]

so glad ek stayed down, hate si ferry with a passion especially his little tash

[@RyanMcCannYT]

Why

[@leenisp8nis909]

@@RyanMcCannYT because I do 😂

[@RyanMcCannYT]

@@leenisp8nis909 lol

[@ajg5585]

Celebrating failure always amused me in football..Well done for finishing bottom.

[@Hello-hellowearethebillyboys]

Hollie is to good. What a beautiful lady.

[@grahamlive]

A lot of wee guys with Rangers tops on.I guess Stranraer are just their "wee team".

[@steveburnham8755]

❤😊

[@michaeleastburn2587]

I loved the little kid I don’t like to say we’ve been robbed but we’ve been robbed

[@RyanMcCannYT]

We were robbed . 😞

[@lubo25]

At some point you need to do Nacional vs Penarol in Uruguay, it is much more than a game. Fans gather a day before the match begins. Makes the Glasgow derby look like a picnic.

[@FootyAdventures]

South America is the dream one day!

[@Chris-td5zk]

😂 why because they go to the game early 😂

[@lubo25]

@@Chris-td5zk I mean that is one thing, sure. There cannot be many football games that effectively cause an entire nation to pause. Another thing would be the sheer insanity of the matches, one of which ended with 7 players being imprisoned in 2017.

[@Chris-td5zk]

@lubo25 well that's not really football then is it just full on ghetto slum shit but to experience the atmosphere would be crazy definitely

[@taxidmac5907]

Glad EK got beat can't stand si ferry