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NO GRETNA (GREEN) NO PARTY! - More Goals, More Hits - Don't Miss Ep. 6 of THE ONLY WAY IS UP!
A grass-roots football documentary for all lovers of the beautiful game - and Scotland!
#football #footballdocumentary #soccer #scotlandfootball #gretna
In Episode 6:
The First 11 take on Tranent in the league and East Kilbride in the Scottish cup.
The Gretna Ladies debut in the league against Newton Stewart.
The Green play their final gig in Gretna for the JMA Trust.
Thanks to all who partipicated -- Jonathan Wheeler
Series Overview:
Gretna and Gretna Green form a twin community on the border with England. Gretna Green is known world-wide for weddings, having once been the destination of choice for young eloping couples from England. Gretna town was a World War 1 creation, built to serve an enormous munitions factory. Together they now host around 4,500 weddings every year, as well as a few football matches.
Gretna FC 2008 play in the Lowland League - tier 5 of the Scottish footballing pyramid - the last senior league together with the Highland League.
Gretna escaped relegation last season by a hair's-breadth, needing to beat Edinburgh University to avoid the drop. There were only 3 league wins all season. Things needed to change.
New director of football Nikki White wants to see the club get back to its community roots and bring through the best young players in the area. Vinnie Parker has been appointed manager to try and achieve that goal. Progression would be avoiding a last day relegation decider - but can the club aspire to more?
Gretna did once "live the dream" - making it all the way to the Scottish Premiership in 2007. It was a dream that many thought was doomed from the start - and so it proved. The story is touched on in this film but widely documented elsewhere on the internet.
Follow the series to experience the fortunes of the new look playing squad, and backroom staff, in the fiercely competitive Lowland league.
In this series I will also seek to provide a flavour of the towns that feature in the Lowland league as well as the culture and history that surrounds Gretna. There will also be an occasional trip into the Highland League. It's going to be a great Scottish footballing journey.
Subscribe - and share to anyone with an interest in honest football. There's a lot more to the beautiful game than multi-millionaire players and unaffordable season tickets.
Also - download the Gretna FC 2008 App - and come down to Raydale Park!!
Jonathan
Filmed June/July 2024
Jonathan Wheeler
Film-maker
eye scotland YT channel
(See also Travel Obscurer - the Travel Channel that Informs & Inspires)
Music licensed through Artist.
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End to End! Lowland & Highland Football (featuring Gretna, Braves, Brechin & Wick Academy)
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This is ANNAN! Step into SW Scotland's History Town: The Queen of the Border (Cultural Travel Guide)
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The Royal Burgh of Annan nestles where the River Annan meets the Solway Firth, just a few miles from the English Border. It's a town with a true community spirit, where ancient traditions run deep. On a regular day you can come for the shopping, the gin and the malt whisky, but make sure to check the websites of the Annan History Town Group or the Riding of the Marches to see what events are on...
DEVIL'S PORRIDGE - Episode 3 of THE ONLY WAY IS UP! (A Season with Gretna FC 2008)
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Welcome to the Lowland League! Gretna FC 2008 THE ONLY WAY IS UP! - Episode 2
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GHOST STORIES OF SCOTLAND - Courtesy of MOSTLY GHOSTLY (Paranormal experts from Dumfries & Galloway)
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#ghosts #ghoststories #haunted The bloody history of Lochmaben Castle (Dumfries and Galloway)and the surrounding region echoes through the centuries. Hear tales of horror and direct personal experiences from the award winning paranormal history team Mostly Ghostly. About Lochmaben Castle (from the Historic Scotland website) "Dating back to the 14th century, the ruins of Lochmabben are steeped i...
Follow Neil Armstrong to the Ancestral Home of Clan Armstrong - Gilnockie Tower, Dumfries & Galloway
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The Border Reivers and the Debatable Lands have long fascinated writers and historians of the 16th century. The many towers that once dotted the region lie in ruins, save for one. Years of investment and hard work have brought Gilnockie Tower back to life as the Ancestral Home of Clan Armstrong. It is now an essential stop for Armstrongs worldwide who return to this part of Scotland to trace th...
THE ONLY WAY IS UP! (A SEASON WITH GRETNA FC 2008) - EPISODE 1: LIFE AT THE FOOT OF THE PYRAMID
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A grass-roots football documentary for all lovers of the beautiful game - and Scotland! #football #footballdocumentary #soccer #scotlandfootball #gretna Gretna and Gretna Green form a twin community on the border with England. Gretna Green is known world-wide for weddings, having once been the destination of choice for young eloping couples from England. Gretna town was a World War 1 creation, ...
The Riding of the Marches at Annan (Dumfries and Galloway) - A Day of Community, Horses and Pipes!
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Experience all the excitement and tradition of the 2024 Riding of the Marches. This is an event that embodies centuries of Border history. Meet the Cornet, Cornet's Lass and the Standard Bearer as well as enjoying the Gala parade and the pipe bands.. Filmed July 2024 Jonathan Wheeler eye scotland UA-cam, FB and Instagram (Sister channel to Travel Obscurer) Special thanks to Stuart Thompson of t...
Where there's Muck there's Chocolate! - A Short & Sweet Visit to the Isle of Muck (Eilean nam Muc)
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Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna - the evocatively named Small Isles each have their own character. In this film I pay a short visit to the Isle of Muck in the Inner Hebrides, one of the smallest inhabited islands in Scotland. The boat from Mallaig drops me off at the main settlement, Port Mor, from where I explore a little and also chat to chocolatier Bruce Boyd of Choc-Ness, who also runs the tea ro...
THIS IS MALLAIG! - Discover one of the Highlights of Scotland's West Coast (Cultural Travel Guide)
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Known as both a Terminus and a Gateway, Mallaig is now a destination in its own right. Great views, great people, and great coffee! By road Mallaig is linked to the rest of Scotland by the A830 from Fort William, known more poetically as the Road to the Isles. Without doubt it is one of Scotland’s great drives. Little more than a tiny fishing village in the late 19th century Mallaig has grown t...
EIGG - The Island Success Story! Meet the Pioneering Islanders of this Stunning Hebridean Isle.
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Enjoy two scenic ferry crossings and save two hours' driving time. Perfect! Travellers going from the Kintyre peninsula to Glasgow and the central belt face a long journey up Loch Fyne and down Loch Lomond, but there is another route, taking two ferries to hop across the stunning but little visited Cowal peninsula. Arriving off the ferry from Islay and headed home for Dumfries we drove straight...
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PAINTING KIRKCUDBRIGHT - With Artist Natalie Burns (An Artist in the Artists' Town)
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Gretna Green - The Original Wedding Capital Since 1754! Come and Discover the Romance!
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Secret Scotland - Eskdalemuir (Dumfries and Galloway) - Take a Road Less Travelled!
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VIKINGS & NORMANS IN BATTLE AT ANNAN! (GALLOWAY LONGFHADA & HISTORIA NORMANNIS)
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East Kilbride: New Town No.1! (A Cultural Travel Guide to the Scottish New Town Founded in 1947)
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Robert Burns and Beyond - This is Dumfries! A Cultural Travel Guide to the "Queen of the South"
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eye scotland - A New Channel for Travel and Culture in Caledonia
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Langholm - Galloping into the Future (Cultural Travel Guide featuring the Common Riding 2023)
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Kirkcudbright - The Town of Artists (A Cultural Travel Guide to the Popular Galloway Town)
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  • @shailieliezer8943
    @shailieliezer8943 11 годин тому

    The first time I visited Samye Ling was in 2000. I remember it so differently from that video. It has looked so developed since then. The last time I visited Samye Ling was in 2007. I hope to visit there again in the future.

  • @footyman1728
    @footyman1728 2 дні тому

    Love this! Feeling the same way about the Premier League and this is such a refreshing antidote

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland День тому

      Thanks. hope you enjoy the following episodes.

  • @staceyismine
    @staceyismine 5 днів тому

    I might be off track with this but iam sure my Grandad & Gra, George Stronach & violet Roberstson has the buchers which i have been told is now a restaurant. Guess i will have a little visit tomorrow 🤔see where my dad grew up

  • @SonOfTheOne111
    @SonOfTheOne111 13 днів тому

    Greetings from sunny California! Must have been terribly dark and cold in there! Families spent long winters in there? They must have needed fires and candles all day?!?

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland День тому

      Yes, spending the winter in that tower would have been bleak by modern standards.

    • @SonOfTheOne111
      @SonOfTheOne111 День тому

      @ Even by Scottish standards! 😆

  • @daviemcf
    @daviemcf Місяць тому

    The best fish supper ever at the Cornerstone!!....I've been to Mallaig dozens of times as my parents had a caravan at Portnadoran,Arisaig for many years, a great little video!! like 78.

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland Місяць тому

      Cheers. Yes, the Cornerstone is great.

  • @ianmcpherson2301
    @ianmcpherson2301 Місяць тому

    The wife and I happened upon this event. We have been traveling by motor home through Dunfries when we were stopped by police for the horse parade. Front row seets.

  • @cheryllochhead4714
    @cheryllochhead4714 Місяць тому

    Love Gretna Green,got married here in 2019 at the Blacksmiths Cottage at Gretna Hall Hotel,not a big affair,just me and my husband and my daughter and her friend,going for an overnight on a special deal tomorrow Saturday at the Gretna Chase Hotel

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland Місяць тому

      Hope you had a great time revisiting Gretna Green!

  • @yewtube3503
    @yewtube3503 Місяць тому

    Stop exporting all that timber and start building some homes!

  • @Annan.Technical
    @Annan.Technical Місяць тому

    My Name Is ANNAN !!

  • @sampcasual6315
    @sampcasual6315 Місяць тому

    Iscritto, saluti da Genova, Italia. Ricordo Il magico Gretna nel 2006. C'mon Gretna e Forza Sampdoria :) Adoro i tuoi video.

  • @susannahhunt100
    @susannahhunt100 2 місяці тому

    I live in the Lockerbie Road not fr from the town, Dumfries is full of hidden treasures.

  • @JordanTourist
    @JordanTourist 2 місяці тому

    Gretna Green, Scottish village where young lovers from England could marry without parents’ consent.

  • @Ilovegtag-e2f
    @Ilovegtag-e2f 2 місяці тому

    I live there

  • @williammurray1346
    @williammurray1346 2 місяці тому

    Love kirkcudbright 👍

  • @patanouketgersiflet9486
    @patanouketgersiflet9486 2 місяці тому

    Props to the goalkeeper there. You could have ( missed opportunity there ) made a series about lower scottish league football, and each time you'd go on an away match with Gretna, talked about the local scenery and the local whiskies. Great stuff regardless, these cliffs look astounding

  • @Dex43GK
    @Dex43GK 2 місяці тому

    Who needs Jim when you have Ciaran 😂

  • @jonathanwheeler4444
    @jonathanwheeler4444 2 місяці тому

    Thank you to everyone who participated in this episode. Some great interviews. For proper football stories look no further than the Lowland and Highland leagues.

  • @gerardlacey9384
    @gerardlacey9384 2 місяці тому

    Lovely video thank you. Best wishes. Gérard lacey in Ireland.

  • @thenoobietrex
    @thenoobietrex 2 місяці тому

    I'm directly related to the Armstrongs

  • @dussel69deboath61
    @dussel69deboath61 2 місяці тому

    aye went there on summer holidays with family as a child...great place....

  • @Backwardlooking
    @Backwardlooking 2 місяці тому

    Wonderful. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @kathannan1
    @kathannan1 3 місяці тому

    Moving here from Africa and living here for more than 30 years now we love it! It has become home we live the people ❤

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 2 місяці тому

      That's lovely to hear. Thank you for sharing.

  • @patanouketgersiflet9486
    @patanouketgersiflet9486 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for these, keep them coming! How on earth did some Spaniards decide to follow and stream lower division Scottish football?

  • @patanouketgersiflet9486
    @patanouketgersiflet9486 3 місяці тому

    This gives me great Sunderland till I die vibes. Keep it up.

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      They're the vibes I'm looking for!

  • @patanouketgersiflet9486
    @patanouketgersiflet9486 3 місяці тому

    Kudos on the editing, and the tunes ain't half bad either. I'll follow this series with pleasure

  • @vxlec1715
    @vxlec1715 3 місяці тому

    class as always Jonathan pal 👏

  • @jonathanwheeler4444
    @jonathanwheeler4444 3 місяці тому

    6 goals against Hearts, a penalty save, and the longest goalmouth scramble ever in the Gretna Ladies game. It was a lot of fun putting this episode together!

  • @Dex43GK
    @Dex43GK 3 місяці тому

    What a score. On the bench for it too 🙂

  • @jonathanwheeler4444
    @jonathanwheeler4444 3 місяці тому

    What a season this could be!!!

  • @rippingale100
    @rippingale100 3 місяці тому

    Annan is not a border town ,its soth west Scotland

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      Well, it's near the border and is known as the Queen of the Border - so that's good enough for me. Definitely not a Borders town though!

    • @nikkiwhite7691
      @nikkiwhite7691 3 місяці тому

      Another good one Jonathon

    • @peterrussell6548
      @peterrussell6548 3 місяці тому

      In history, Annan was the first township for people crossing the land border at Gretna (before Gretna existed!) and heading West. 7 miles from the land border but was often attacked and burned by troops crossing the Solway Firth at low tide from the Cumbrian coast. So - although not on the land border, the town is on the sea border between England and Scotland.

  • @gerardlacey9384
    @gerardlacey9384 3 місяці тому

    Looks gorgeous, whisky heaven!. Lovely video thank you. Best wishes. Gérard lacey in Ireland.

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      Thank you! Whisky heaven indeed!

  • @SIR_RS_KC
    @SIR_RS_KC 3 місяці тому

    INDIAN SAYING: 💍 *Marriages are made in heaven but celebrated on earth. The unity of 2 unknown souls is written right from birth.* ❤

  • @wavesoffun
    @wavesoffun 3 місяці тому

    Great video about the wonderful Isle... such a fantastic place to visit and explore

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      Thank you. Shame I didn't have more time.

  • @nikkiwhite7691
    @nikkiwhite7691 3 місяці тому

    Another top episode

  • @Dex43GK
    @Dex43GK 3 місяці тому

    1:44 Keepers had a howler there mate

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      Yeah, he won't want to see that again

  • @jonathanwheeler4444
    @jonathanwheeler4444 3 місяці тому

    Go Gretna!!!

  • @SylviaAlana
    @SylviaAlana 3 місяці тому

    🕊️🙏🏼namaste Sylvia 🕉️

  • @adventurewithacamera
    @adventurewithacamera 3 місяці тому

    Well done! ⚔

  • @nikkiwhite7691
    @nikkiwhite7691 3 місяці тому

    Great 1st episode

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      Cheers Nikki. It's going to be a great series.

  • @Dex43GK
    @Dex43GK 3 місяці тому

    Mon the Gretna! ⬜️⬛️ I need to see that full time reaction from yesterday ASAP 😂

  • @vxlec1715
    @vxlec1715 3 місяці тому

    Will you be at Raydale on saturday ? we’re getting loads of lads there with flags 💪 building up a fan base

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      Yes, I'll be there. That sounds perfect. An important part of this project is to build that fanbase and the overall atmosphere around the club on match days

    • @vxlec1715
      @vxlec1715 3 місяці тому

      @@eyescotland ⚪️⚫️

  • @chde-r8j
    @chde-r8j 3 місяці тому

    Great to see these small communities thrice after they buy ( from what I understood ) the land they live on and work on. Come to think of it, as a foreigner, it's hard to wrap my head around one entity ( real estate company ? Local landlord, head of a wealthy clan dating back way back when? ) owning a whole island, where dozens if not hundreds of people have lived for decades. Keep up the good work & the community there

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      Yes, Eigg is a great example of community ownership. However, there are still many islands in Scotland who rely on their owner being benevolent.

  • @StephenSmurthwaite
    @StephenSmurthwaite 3 місяці тому

    Having spent a few nights in Eigg earlier this year I agree it’s a special place and people. Thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories and portraying the island so well.

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      Thank you. Yes, it's a little diamond of an island.

  • @HumaNawaz-m2k
    @HumaNawaz-m2k 3 місяці тому

    How much is the ferry charges for 1 car? Thanks

    • @eyescotland
      @eyescotland 3 місяці тому

      All information on pricing is on www.calmac.co.uk

  • @HumaNawaz-m2k
    @HumaNawaz-m2k 3 місяці тому

    How much is the ferry charges for 1 car? Thanks

  • @dhondupgyatso7603
    @dhondupgyatso7603 3 місяці тому

    A truly peaceful place. Amazing!!❤❤

  • @dhondupgyatso7603
    @dhondupgyatso7603 3 місяці тому

    🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️

  • @jonathanwheeler4444
    @jonathanwheeler4444 3 місяці тому

    Book a tour with the wonderful Mostly Ghostly team - if you dare!!!

  • @johncopeland3826
    @johncopeland3826 3 місяці тому

    Its another reason why the english don't want Scotland to be Independent ? Think of the uncommon beauty of the area. , think of the abundance of natural resources , think of the tourism money flooding into the english treasury perpetually , helping to continually regenerate London and the preferential SE ! Ah ,those english are not so silly ..are they ?

  • @steveforster9764
    @steveforster9764 3 місяці тому

    Been Northumberland born Forster and a decendant of Reviers I like this