Scottish Double - well that was the plan

Tuesday 8 July 2025, Carnoustie Panmure 0 Dundee Reserves/Under 20s 1 - PSF, Laing Park, abandoned at half time

Working close to Carnoustie for a week, so had hoped to get one game in and this was only a few minutes by car from where I was based. Very basic set up, pitch fully railed but no stand or cover, one side of the pitch did have benches. Large changing room block and a tent one one side acting as a tea bar.

Carnoustie started slowly but after the first 15 minutes were on top and had the best of the chances but just before the half time whistle, Dundee took the lead against the run of play.

Whilst sat in the refreshment tent, started to see people leave the ground, on the far side there is grass bank for spectators to watch from, and a young spectator had fell and rolled down and hit one of the posts holding the rail up, so the game was abandoned, about 15 minutes later as I was leaving the car park, the ambulance arrived.

Wednesday 9 July 2025, Forfar West End 7 Dundee Social AFC 1 - PSF, Strathmore Park

Whilst working near Carnoustie for a week had hoped to get one game in but no more as work had to take priority but after the abandonment yesterday at Carnoustie and work today not taking as long as I thought, i searched for another game, hoping this time to see 90 minutes of football.

The Forfar ground was well worth the effort of searching a game out, fully railed pitch, no lights but the ground is also surround by a 6 foot wall and with the pitch also banked on 3 sides, it does give the ground a fully enclosed feel.

The clubhouse was open and selling hot, soft drinks and booze.

With Dundee Social playing at a lower level than the Forfar side it was no surprise that the home side quickly went into a two nil lead after 19 minutes but after that Dundee Social did get back into the game and pulled back one goal after 34 minutes.

Second half saw Forfar easily on top but they could not add to their goal total till the 70th minute but that did open the flood gates and Forfar West End, manged to add 5 goals in the last 20 minutes.