😩 SUMMER FOOTBALL in SCOTLAND

I attended Raith Rovers v Ross County in the SPFL Premiership Play-Off Final first leg at Stark's Park.
#football #soccer #scotland

[@RossParker1877]

It's always sunny in Kirkcaldy. We just turn the sprinklers on when we know Sam's coming 😁

[@FootyAdventures]

Haha it's never not raining!

[@markhughes408]

Said summer football for 30-40 years. Not just for comfort of watching but the quality . It creates different type of player, more technique , can't run around in summer heat week in week out ( even in Scotland), so game slows down a touch & becomes more slow , slow, quick, quick slow . Similar to any World cup or European championship you have watched. As a kid I remember playing in summer league & the difference is massive,, training, coaching is on a higher level . We need to change, 99% of our teams still play in the dark ages of big guys up front with balls in the air with most of the game bypassing all the midfield. Time to change was 40 years ago !!

[@GordonCaledonia]

Scottish pyramid needs a rehaul. Ross County deserved to be relegated this season, Raith deserved to go up. Simple as that. Top two teams always deserve automatic promotion in football, I feel. You slog your guts out for 10 months, you finish 1 point below the top team, then you have to play a badly performing team who sneak a win against you on penalties in a playoff. That's not a fair process. Scottish football needs to be: Tier 1: 14 clubs (6/8 split at end of season, bottom two get automatic relegation) Tier 2: 20 clubs (top two get promotion, bottom three get relegated) Tier 3: 20 clubs (top two get auto promotion, 3rd and 4th in a playoff, bottom four playoff, only one team gets relegated) Tiers 4-10: regional variations (winner of tier 4 gets promotion) Tier 3 needs to become 100% professional with 100% pro referees. I'm for playoffs in English leagues as it's so tight down there and the stakes are higher, money is higher, viewership is higher, but in most countries, playoffs aren't justified, not for promotion, for relegation you can make the case, but in the case of Scotland, teams that go almost undefeated and finish second deserve to get automatic promotion otherwise, what is the point? We need a Premiership where the full-pro clubs, the legacy clubs like Dundee United are permanently in it, unless they have a truly bad season, of course and deserve relegation. There needs to be a league for the best B teams, that would be a league of 10, ie. Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen, etc. B teams in regional leagues in a small country like Scotland is daft. Let those Premiership B teams battle it out for 36 matches each. That will nurture talents far more, something we will need now when competing in the Senior and U20/21 Euros and World Cups. UEFA should expand the U21 Euros to 24 teams as well, I feel, mirror the senior competition. Peace!

[@Chasb001]

Exactly. Airdrie and Partick were double figure in points behind Raith, yet still get a shot for promotion. Should have been a one off final.

[@scorps192]

Plenty free time bud? 😅

[@GordonCaledonia]

@@scorps192 Yes. You?

[@scorps192]

@@GordonCaledonia just in the evenings haha

[@oliverraven]

Doesn't have to be as drastic as all that, pal. I quite like the play-offs for promotion but no way should a team that finished second last get not only an extra chance to stay up, but another set of gate receipts and two more lots of money for being shown live on TV as well. The system as it stands right now is needlessly rewarding sides who've had a crap season.

[@DeqzNW]

love the pre match chat with Ian! Bring on Sunday here in Dingwall!

[@Chasb001]

The guy is right. Should be a one-off final instead of the ridiculous pyramid system.

[@alanfox691]

Self presentation society Scottish football always has been always will be it's why our game is such a shambles from the top down fear rules the day.

[@ArthurShelby481]

Scotland doesn’t get a summer, lived here all my life.

[@alanfox691]

It just gets a very slightly warmer winter. Still when I went to Belfast back in April we where in the Taxi on the way to The Premier Inn & hailstones came on so it's not just Scotland lol.

[@seanaries-je7jb]

God bless you eddy and nick. What a fantastic guy he is.the community is with you eddy..❤

[@HannaNoBanana1]

Great video! Really like seeing people like yourself covering the enitirty of scottish football for people to see! Disappointed we conceded that goal but having a goals adavantage at home dhould hopefully make a big difference.

[@mathsintuition1937]

Fantastic video, as always! Keep up thr good work. ❤

[@stecurrell5863]

Love your videos, managed to see a hibs game this season, as lm a hartlepool fan, great game and fans so friendly

[@mrfreeland123]

Promotions all well and good ,but I won the europa league with Raith Rovers on football manager 2024 ,levels 😂.

[@carljones9331]

Great video mate. Love what you do.

[@garymacdonald7165]

Raith Rovers most famous for leading Bayern Munich (0-1) at half-time in the Olympic stadium (1995) Former prime minister,Gordon Brown being one of their biggest shareholders! 👍Great work Sam!

[@kkrispykremegod]

Missed a couple games so appreciate you making these videos!

[@DustyOldPanda]

More doggo cam, please. Haha bless.😁

[@RRFCVLOGS]

Delighted to be on your vid Sam 😁😁

[@1985JM]

Some summers in Scotland are very sunny but u never can predict .

[@carljones9331]

I came up from the West Midlands last week for the second leg against Partick and it beautiful and sunny. You must pick the bad days!😂

[@angelicupstart1977]

Ian Crocker football encyclopaedia. Hey up Garry boy, your reaching new heights.

[@Barry-th5jr]

Keep up the quality work m8 👏👏👏

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks, will do!

[@Barry-th5jr]

@@FootyAdventures Yer unbiased opinion is 2nd te none! Ma local teams are Falkirk Stenhousemuir, and the Camelon Juniors! Watched aw yer stuff! Superb 👏!

[@alanprior7650]

I always wondered what Uan Crocker looked like,so used to hearing him commentate on Scottish Premier League games. Well done Sam for getting him interviewed. Have you ever got Bill Leslie? I hope Raith Rovers go up so the second leg is nicely poised.

[@williamthompson2941]

NICE ONE, AS USUAL. Ross C. were my Scottish Team - though didnt like town of Dingwall. Always hit Al Far's curry house in Perth on way back to Portsmouth.

[@benmarnoch4111]

The playoffs in Scotland are a total nonsense, totally designed to keep the Self Preservation League team up.

[@fredpongthetoiletguy9433]

My best friend is a Raith rovers fan would love to see them get promoted for him!!!!! Scottish football has the roots of old school football seeing the train at the corner and houses and the old style football kick in the field this is pure good football wish both teams the best The man that does commentating for the football should be FIFA's next commentator love his voice and love for the football something commentators lack these days His the best commentator for scottish football

[@S25_Blade]

Just watched the vid. Hard to understand your clips when stats had Staggies with 16 shots and 6 on tgt opposed to 11 and 2 but hey ho.....Top vid as always mate so I'll let you off !! Come on the Staggies from Sheffield.

[@AustralianRadioindie]

Nice job on the video

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks!

[@ShaneMingard]

Watched it live on Sky,it was P*ssing it down all night and the players looked like Drowned,freezing cold before even half time only 2 minutes into your video,did wonder if you made it there? Sam,are you doing the Cup final tomorrow l? as it Friday I've seen it after having a mini stroke on Wednesday night,tired tbh but love your video's,can't wait to see your one from Hampden when the Celts beat the Huns HH

[@andrewbell7579]

Sorry Raith, but we can do without another plastic pitch. Come on County.

[@johnstrac]

This.

[@Chasb001]

Hear you sir, but you can't compare it to the poor surfaces at Kilmarnock and Livingston.

[@johngreenhorn8853]

Why and please don't say injuries that is bs on the newer pitches,i also think If I was a player I'd rather play on an artificial pitch than let's say Dundee,s,btw do Hearts and Celtic not have hybrid pitches.

[@JoshHodginsTrains]

Hope you go ross county tomorrow

[@BALHAM69]

Good away win for Ross county this Team from Dingwall

[@Jrhynie]

Amateur football is played in the Highlands all summer long. Works well.

[@JoshHodginsTrains]

Keep it up

[@MrMmnngghh]

To be fair, Ron, Crocker's one of the better operators in commercial football media. I get the impression he genuinely enjoys his job, his enthusiasm and observations are more natural than the usual forced malarkey you get when fools be rockin da mic

[@craig3719]

Playoff final should 100% be a one off game. Massively favours the premiership team being 2 legs. And kind of ruins the spectacle off it. Neutral venue, 50/50 split. Would be a far better product

[@hmu05366]

It shouldn’t. There should be no playoff to go up. It should be a 14 team top division and bottom 2 get relegated. Top 2 from 16 team championship get automatic promotion. Could maybe look at playoff further down the leagues

[@ryanoconnor5612]

👏👏👏

[@billytompkins6633]

Do wonder if Gordon sat with the fans

[@user-be4fb5nz5y]

Well I am really not a fan of plastic pitch’s.Raith have been excellent to watch all season. Watched it and wasn’t as good as expected but once Raith played there way of football it was great

[@steveburnham8755]

❤😊

[@nevergetagooduserid]

braw to hear an Englishman pronounce Kirkcaldy correctly lol

[@oldskoolordie]

After all their gloating and behaviour on social media Rovers ultimately achieved nothing. See you next season.

[@Alan_Wigz]

Our season isnt over yet

[@oldskoolordie]

Orly 😂

[@huskym6]

You are now a legend in Scotland, Sure you're English? thanks again for a great Video!😊

[@thomasmorin749]

Shove your plastic pitch Rovers. Come on County.

[@alanfox691]

Ross County &Livingston are Micky Muse clubs on one out side of the Highlands wants Ross County anywhere near the top flight all people do is complain about is the trick up there & back no one cares about the travelling Ross County & I.C.T fans need to do but at least with Inverness to can make a day or weekend of it. Come on Raith most of Scotland want you to go up.

[@carlito98ify]

First 😊😊

[@PaulEcosse]

We don't need another plastic pitch in the top flight. Shame the Jags bottled it.

[@Alan_Wigz]

Wrong. In fact quite the opposite - we have a FIFA approved Champions League gold-star rating artificial pitch far superior to Livi's or Kilmarnock's, and far better than any dreadful trench warfare mud pits that call themselves a "grass pitch" that we have to play on at other stadiums. 1st leg semi final playoff at Firhill, Partick could barely string two passes together on their cow patch surface....then they come to Starks Park and look like prime Barcelona. Every team, every time....they magically start playing better football at Starks Park. There's a reason for that. Grass and mud is history, mate. Synthetic turf is the future. You havent the faintest idea what you are talking about.

[@PaulEcosse]

@@Alan_Wigz Ok cheers Karen 👍

[@Alan_Wigz]

@@PaulEcosse Great argument again from you miserable grass fascists.

[@GordonCaledonia]

Indeed. I have wanted to see Partick back in the Premier for a long, long time, they would add a great dynamic element to the league. Alan Rough would be delighted!

[@Alan_Wigz]

@@GordonCaledonia But their grass pitch is a dangerous health hazard. Dont you care about player welfare?

[@paulbrodie6085]

Good luck to county no one want your plastic pitch Raith

[@garycurrington5495]

This guy must really really love his football to be watching such boring low level football ⚽️ but to be fair football like most things in life has to have a beginning can't all be EPL level.

[@danielkarmy4893]

^ this guy must have a really, really sad life, to be making comments like that on KZbin football videos...

[@andrewjohnston2850]

you ever get the feeling the best bit of your personality ended up as a stain on the mattress or knowing your mum a stain on the side of a bin

[@angryscotsman9342]

Oh aye and Man City winning the league 4 years in a row isn't boring?? Aff yi pop yi tube.

[@Alan_Wigz]

Oh sweetheart

[@alanfox691]

Alan Shields Hamilton South Lanarkshire Scotland. Sam, that tea you had at Stark's Park I asked it for a fight it ran a mile Lol. It looked like dirty pish water fay the gutters at Stark's Park lol I like my tea so you can stand a spoon in it & watch it shiver with fear because the tea is that strong. Was planning to watch the first leg on Sky but I am a bit under the weather at the moment & was far from up to watching much at all nothing that required any massive degree of concentration, that was for sure. I hope Raith get in to The Prem over both legs I remember the last time they where in the Prem Rangers won 9 in a row under Walter Smith, I was just really getting into the game at that time. I used to ask my Dad to explain the offside rule problem is my Dad is not very good at explaining anything to anyone he would say just watch & you will understand. I remember him watching The 1996 Cup Winners Cup Final I had just come back in from being out with my Pals be in when the lights come on we alway would get told back in they day's I got in just in time to see P.S.G. lift The Cup Winners Cup magical turnement that was any club could dream of realistically winning that some day from Fiorentina to Dinamo Tbilisi to Parma to Slovan Bratislava, it all felt possible back then. Keep Safe Sam. It's Scotland it always rains it's a way of life for us, just like Kevin Costner or Jeanne Tripplehorn in Waterworld on one in Scotland watched that film because we are living in it permanently, lol. There is a the sun no it's not it's a U.F.O there is Mulder and Scully chasing after it, you would have a better chance than seeing the sun in Scotland lol.