Andy Beaton

Historian and observer of the Highland condition . Cat parent . Mild obsession with the Highland League .

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

Leaving this place - anyone vaguely interested in my banal ramblings about Scottish roads, the Highland League , especially Clachnacuddin FC and the history of football in Inverness can find me on that other social media site. Frankly I wouldn’t bother .

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

@clachfc v @KeithFC at an overcast Grant Street Park this afternoon. 2-0 FT.

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

@clachfc Great result lads!

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

@BBCSportsound where’s Off The Ball ffs?

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

@clachfc Great start to the season boys! Well played

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

@offtheballbbc Lads, Highland League kicks off today. Let’s hear it for the Lilywhites @clachfc en route to @lossiemouthfc . Cheers, Big Andy in Inverness

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

@BBCScotland . @KilmarnockFC v @cercleofficial

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

A breezy day for a wee swim in Loch Ness

[Inverness Clachnacuddin FC @clachfc]

FIXTURES 2024/25 📆

A reminder for all our fixtures this upcoming season, all matches can be purchased via our Fanbase site which includes:

• Matchday tickets.
• Matchday mascots.
• Matchday hospitality.

https://t.co/zEsh0x3HRv

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

Bringing you all the latest from a balmy Grant St Park where @clachfc host @RossCounty in a pre season friendly. Pre match music so far has included Kings of Leon, Cindi Lauper and Inspiral Carpets.

[Inverness Clachnacuddin FC @clachfc]

NEXT MATCH

We welcome premiership side @RossCounty Football Club to Grant Street on Tuesday evening.

🏠 Grant Street Park
📅 9/7/24
🕰️ 19:30
💴 Adults £10, Concessions £5, under 14s free
💳 Cash and Card payment available

Get your tickets here 👇

https://t.co/YCi9LllQVm

[Inverness Clachnacuddin FC @clachfc]

NORTH OF SCOTLAND CUP

We have been drawn at home in the first round of the North of Scotland Cup.

The tie will be played on the 21st of August at 8pm, with tickets available at the gate and also via our Fanbase site in due course

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

At @Dingwall earlier. A @RossCounty casual took exception to the @clachfc scarf on my dashboard. No bother coff. See you at Grant Street next Tuesday

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

Good to be back at the Ferry San Siro for a pre season friendly. @clachfc v @ICTFC . 0-2 FT. However the Lillies dominated the first half. Nice to see a big crowd too. The queue at the pie shed was never ending.

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

Vintage 1940s groundsmans mower, with refurbished seat obvs, at @clachfc

[Inverness Clachnacuddin FC @clachfc]

We have an incredible story today at Clach.

Boyhood fan, "Donnie" George, has been reunited with the exact mower he used to skip school and cut the Grant Street grass with, back in the early 1950s.

Donnie, now 83, shares this moment with absent friend, George Rodgers.

[Inverness Clachnacuddin FC @clachfc]

NEXT MATCH

This Saturday sees us return to action as we face our neighbours @ICTFC in our first pre season friendly.

Hospitality and general match tickets are available to purchase now via fanbase linked below. 👇

https://t.co/48cxyESA7S

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

@MikeWalters60 I’ve done two chapters. I’m a: slow worker! The central character is Inspector Macrae. I’ve constructed his back story and a young socialite has been found dead. Watch this space.

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

@WorthingtonD Indeed. The Victorian internet. Also affordable for working class people.

[Andy Beaton @Andy2Beaton]

Unfeasibly excited about the prospect of the new Highland League season. Here’s a corner for Clach vs Forres Mechanics on 7 February this year.