
Image from Giuseppe Mingardo's Subbuteo site. Link.
Seems as though I have just begun this Morton 2010-11 project and already I'm up to the fourth and final appearance of Cowdenbeath FC. What have I learned? Have I even scratched the surface? Could I find Cowdenbeath on a map?
This I know, or rather have just read here. The name of the Cowdenbeath supporters' stand is the Cow Shed. They sing, "There was a coo on yonder hill." They hate East Fife.
Also: their park has a speedway.
Q: Of the two clubs, Morton and Cowden, which is more illustrious? A: Don't be daft, it's Morton.
Cowdenbeath are where Morton were this time last year: trying desperately to get away from ninth place. Stirling are a sure thing to finish tenth, but Cowden have to stay ahead of Ross County if they want to avoid a playoff. A win against Morton would help. Morton are bobbing around mid-table and should finish the season fifth, sixth or seventh. But you must never rule out a late-season collapse.
Rangers won the Scottish League Cup on Sunday, ensuring that Celtic, who had earlier eliminated them from the Scottish Cup, cannot win the Treble this year. In Scotland, domestically, the Treble means league champion plus Scottish Cup plus Scottish League Cup. Since Scottish League Cup play began in the late 1940s Rangers have won the Treble seven times, Celtic three times, and everybody else never. There is also the Continental Treble, meaning Scottish Cup plus Scottish League Cup plus European Cup. Celtic did that once, in 1967.
[And Morton win!]