The inhabitants of 19th-century Kirkcaldy sent out whalers to hunt the behemoths of the deep, but this one came to them. Read about it here.
Today Greenock Morton visit Raith Rovers at Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy. Raith are in third place in the division, well placed to challenge for the top position. Morton are tenth. Dead Last. Three points out of ninth, with a much worse goal difference than Queen of the South. See above.
Last night the Premiership match between Inverness and Ross County was abandoned after the floodlights failed. This has got the historians at greenockmorton.org wondering when was a match last abandoned at Cappielow. The concensus is: Hallowe'en 1970, Morton versus Hibs.
[Raith 2, Morton 1. Greenock goal by Nacho Novo.]
Champions League Tuesday: Celtic 2 - 1 Ajax. Celtic are currently third in Group H. Only the top two finishers will advance.
The Airtricity League season has wrapped up in the Republic of Ireland. UCD finished in ninth place, avoiding a relegation playoff on the final day, as did tenth-place Bohemians, who have had a shitty season. St Patrick's Athletic won the league for the eighth time.
It's the Second Round of the Scottish Junior Cup. Among many other games, Largs Thistle host Oakley United; and Greenock Juniors entertain Royal Albert, winners of the Scottish Junior Cup in 1930 and 1940; and three-time Cup winners Irvine Meadow welcome Clydebank. Wait. Why mention the Clydebank game? Over the past week I've become all fascinated by the history of Clydebank is why. [Largs advance. Greenock Juniors and Clydebank are out.]
Tomorrow US Boulogne visit AS Bersée in the sixth round of the Coupe de France. Bersée is a village of 2,000 in the arrondisement of Lille in French Flanders. [Boulogne win 2 - 5.]
Tomorrow Sapporo go to Kyoto. I've been waiting to say that all season. [Kyoto win 2 - 0.]
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