North of Scotland Football League (NOSFL)

Grant and Dave are here for the final episode of 2025.

The guys review news taking place during the festive break before reflecting on the season and the podcast so far.

The guys then preview the Dominos North Regional Cup ties for the 3rd January before finishing up with a joint top 10 games of the season so far.

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It's the North of Scotland Football League Podcast Christmas Special and Dave and Grant were delighted to be joined by Bridge of Don Thistle stalwart/ambassador/chairman/legend Lewis Muirhead on this week's show.

We reflect on Bridge of Don Thistle's season so far, Grill League Cup success in the final over Stonehaven and the journey to date for the north Aberdeen side. Lewis also reflects on his time as manager of the club and how everyone is in it together as the club strive to reach the promised land of league glory.

The guys then review the weekend's action across the Premiership and Championship. In a weekend where Bridge of Don Thistle, Longside and Rothie Rovers all drew, victories for Stonehaven and Hermes hauled them closer to the leading pack. Meanwhile, Dyce also recorded a comfortable win over Lossiemouth United while Buchanhaven Hearts continued their fabulous running by beating champions Culter in the Blue Toon.

In the Championship, with Fraserburgh United not in action, Deveronside and Newmachar United took full advantage to close the gap at the top while Hall Russell United were shut out by Westdyke at home. Elsewhere, there was a nine goal thriller at Dufftown, impressive wins for Burghead Thistle and New Elgin and a masterclass from Glentanar where Grant was in attendance.

As usual the lads give their medallists of the week, early thoughts on the North Regional Cup ties at the start of January and look ahead to the "back 9" half of the NOSFL season.

Also featuring Lewis's best away day, lovely pies and indirect assists!

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Another massive weekend occurred across the North and North East of Scottish Football in Tiers 6 and 7.

In Part 1 of the show, Dave and Grant sat in the stand at Cove Rangers FC to review all the action from the Premiership which included Rothie Rovers winning again, Culter and Maud recording solid 2-0 home wins, East End claim back to back league victories of their own and Sunnybank stopping the rot with a creditable 1-1 draw against Hermes.

In the Championship, Fraserbugh United's 4-0 defeat at Deveronside was only partially punished by Hall Russell Untied who only drew 2-2 at Dufftown allowing Newmachar United to close the gap with a 6-1 win over Glentanar. Elsewhere, Forres Thistle, Burghead Thistle and Westdyke claimed excellent 2-goal home wins.

There's also our medallists of the week and a look ahead to the final round of matches before the Christmas break.

In the second part of the show, Grant and Dave review the Grill League Cup Final.

Bridge of Don Thistle left it late but edged past Stonehaven 2-1 in a closely fought final at a gusty Balmoral on Sunday. Where was the game won and lost? Could this be the first of many trophies for BODT?

We get post match analysis from Man of the Match Harvey Yeats and BODT manager Jamie Watt as well as reflections from Grant, Dave, and North of Scotland Football League connections Chris Auton and Brian Johnston as the first trophy of the season was awarded.

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Sunday 14th December at 1400GMT. The 2025 Grill League Cup Final will take place at Balmoral Stadium at the home of Cove Rangers FC.

This year's finalists are Bridge of Don Thistle and Stonehaven and in a bumper preview ahead of the final, Grant and Dave chat to six men who will have a big role to play in Sunday's showpiece.

Part 1: Sponsors and Committee

• Brian Johnston, President of the North of Scotland Football League
• Martin Widerlechner, The Grill @ McGinty's Group, Sponsor of the tournament

Part 2: The Managers

• Jamie Watt, Bridge of Don Thistle Manager
• Martyn Rollo, Stonehaven Manager

Part 3: The Players

• Findlay Johnston, Bridge of Don Thistle
• Danny Anderson, Stonehaven

Important notices

• Remember to either buy your tickets online at coverangersfc.com/tickets-home or purchase them from the ticket office prior to the game.
• Fanzone at Balmoral Stadium will be open from 1230pm for pre match drinks and also available post match until 5pm.
• Tickets - Adults £10, Concessions £5, U12’s free as long as accompanied by an Adult

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Grant and Dave had a busy week last week but still got together to discuss a lot of exciting action this weekend.

In the Premier League, Lossiemouth United and East End claimed big wins while Longside produced a five star display at home to Sunnybank.

In the Championship, Fraserburgh United edged out Glentanar while there were big wins for Nairn St Ninian and New Elgin. We also discuss Dufftown's excellent win at Cruden Bay.

Meanwhile, 6 of the 8 games in the John Reilly Memorial Trophy survived the weather and Culter produced the eye catching result of the round so far beating Premier League leaders and Grill League Cup finalists Bridge of Don Thistle 4-0. Elsewhere, we discuss wins for Maud, Dyce, Stonehaven and Hermes and how Hall Russell edged past Forres Thistle on penalties.

There's also 1:1 interviews with Dave chatting to Colony Park's Greg Dorrat and Stoneywood Parkvale's Neale Davidson.

We finish by previewing the weekend's games which include The Grill League Cup Final at Balmoral Stadium.

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Joint managers Barry McDonald and Derek Theman join Grant and Dave for this week's NOSFL show.

The lads discuss Forres season so far, responding well after a slow start and getting some decent results including a win over New Elgin and draws against Banchory St Ternan and Stoneywood Parkvale. We also discuss the set up at Logie Park and plans for the next few months and years ahead.

We then review the weekend's action as always. In the Championship, Hall Russell United and Forres Thistle accounted for half of the weekend's goals. We discuss what went well and not so well at Denmore for our guests. We also chat about big wins for Nairn St Ninian, Banchory St Ternan and Burghead Thistle too.

In the Premier League, Dave was at Simpson Park to see a six goal thriller between Islavale and Banks O Dee and remarked on a quality cup of coffee! Meanwhile, it was a tough start for new Ellon United manager Ian Gillan after Maud won 7-1 at the Meadows on Saturday. Grant discusses why Ian needs time to get his feet under the table and insists all the credit must go to Ryan Christie's team who have now scored 33 goals in their last 6 games. Elsewhere, Rothie Rovers went top with Bridge of Don Thistle not in action and Culter kept apace too.

As always medals of the week including Dave picking teams and games for medals like they are going out of fashion!

Preview of next week's games and Sharp Attack with the lads to finish.

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After two mouth watering semi finals, the 2025 Grill League Cup Final is set.

Bridge of Don Thistle will play Stonehaven at Balmoral Stadium, home of Cove Rangers FC, on Sunday 14th December.

In a separate segment to this week's main show, Dave and Grant met earlier on to review both semi finals.

Part 1 - Hermes 2-2 Bridge of Don Thistle (BODT win 5-4 on pens)

How did Jamie Watt's league leaders turn it around to defeat last season's Cup winners? We hear post match from Jamie along with Liam Burnett and Finlay Johnston. We also discuss how this results sets things up for both clubs and pay tribute to Jack Craig's two fabulous goals for the hosts.

Part 2 - Stonehaven 4-1 Dyce

Stonehaven join BODT in the final showpiece. How did Martyn Rollo's team win from 1-0 down? We discuss the influence of Dylan Shaw as well as how it really is a team performance for the Glenury team. We also reflect on Dyce and discuss how it is still a work in progress for Marc Reid and Greg Culling's side.

We finish by briefly looking ahead to the final with news of a special Grill League Cup Final Preview and also chat about what we plan to do at the final on the 14th.

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It's the Grill League Cup semi finals this weekend and on this special episode Grant and Dave sit down with the captains of each of the four representative sides.

Part 1: Hermes v Bridge of Don Thistle. Grant chats to Hermes joint captains Dom Rae and Jack Craig before speaking to Bridge of Don Thistle skipper Liam Burnett.

Part 2: Stonehaven v Dyce. Dave chats to Stonehaven skipper Adam MacLennan before speaking to Dyce captain Jack Walker.

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Grant and Dave are joined by their first double act of the season for this week's show!

McColly Leslie and Craig Carroll from Hall Russell United join the lads to discuss the club's season so far which sees them sitting near the top of the Championship standings. We discuss the feel good factor for now at the Denmore Club, dynamics on and off the pitch and the various young players coming through. We also discuss the influence of John Carroll and the many activities going on at the Bridge of Don club.

In a truncated card this week due to the snow, the lads discuss comfortable wins for Fraserbugh United and Deveronside in the Championship while New Elgin and Dufftown shared a goalless draw.

In the top flight, Islavale got their first away win since the opening day defeating Lossiemouth United 4-2. We discuss how big a win that could be for Mike Ewan's side. Longside and Rothie Rovers shared a 1-1 draw at Davidson Park as both sides kept their good records going.

No medallists this week but plenty of previews ahead of the Grill League Cup semi finals this weekend as well as Premiership and Championship thoughts too.

Also featuring Robbie Williams, Chris Dobey, PG Ciarletta, Jamie O'Hara and Jason Cundy.

Plus, a toast to Scotland qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in the Americas! #NoScotlandNoParty

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For a special bonus episode of the NOSFL podcast, Dave sits down with Craig Mackay and James Coull to discuss football refereeing in the NOSFL, how people can get involved and all the things that are ongoing over the course of a week/and weekend on and off the pitch