Ep 47 - Eastern Premier League Preview

Andrew and Callum are joined by Broomhall skipper Ieuan Ward to discuss their move from ESCA to the SPCU and their hopes and expectations for the season ahead. The guys then preview the 2023 division 1 and 2 season, before Jack joins for the return of the NEC predictions. YouTube https://youtu.be/ou2dLIexoGs Twitter @DibDobPod

Andrew, Callum and Hogi are joined by Strathmore skipper and Halfway Up Middle host Liam Sweeney to discuss the latest goings on at Strathmore, and to preview the 2023 North East Championship season. At the end of our interview, Liam mentioned the fundraising challenge being undertaken by Forfarshire's Aman Bailwal, who is running 4 marathons over munros in 4 days to raise money for Tiny Tickers, after his daughter was born with a heart condition. You can read more about Aman's story, and contribute to his fundraising efforts, at the following link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/4mm Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/AfG8nU4C2Mc Find us on Twitter @DibDobPod

Andrew and Callum are joined by Persil from Meigle and Jack Hogarth from Forfarshire to preview the 2023 Eastern Premier League Season. The guys then give their own opinions on the season ahead, before turning attention to the ongoing mess at Cricket Scotland. YouTube https://youtu.be/Tbt8BAyxMXY Twitter @dibdobpod

Andrew and Callum are joined by Largo President Ally Duncan to discuss the club's plans for the year ahead as they celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2023, as well as looking back at the history of the club. Andrew and Callum then discuss this week's independent review of Cricket Scotland, and the implications for grass roots cricket, before paying tribute to Kyle Coetzer following the announcement of his retirement from playing cricket. YouTube https://youtu.be/a_Xv4k_cmo4 Twitter @dibdobpod

Andrew and Callum are back with the first episode of 2023 to discuss Forfarshire's upcoming ECL campaign with Callum Garden and Jack Hogarth.   YouTube https://youtu.be/X_rMkGE8Kls Twitter @DibDobPod

Andrew and Callum are joined by Meigle captain Charles Clark, first team coach Iain 'Persil' Stewart, and all rounder Shaz Saeed to discuss the club's promotion back to the EPL following their playoff victory over Gala. It's then time to pull together the Dibbly Dobblers team of the year, and crown our player of the year!   YouTube https://youtu.be/wt1FCNCTwOg Twitter @DibDobPod

Andrew and Callum review the final round of fixtures in the EPL and NEC, and take a look at the final league placings across the SPCU. They also discuss Forfarshire's victorious Scottish Cup campaign and share the final Team and Player of the Week for the season. Andrew is then joined by Aberdeenshire's South African professional Dian Forrester to discuss his first experiences of cricket in Scotland. The episode concludes with a look at the final predictions results of the season and a look ahead to Meigle's participation in the promotion playoff this weekend. YouTube https://youtu.be/WhP9l8lJplA Twitter @dibdobpod Technical issues were very prevalent when recording this episode, so apologies if the audio quality is not up to the usual standards!

Andrew and Callum are joined by Forfarshire leg spinner Jack Hogarth to discuss the club's T20 Scottish Cup win, and preview this weekend's Scottish Cup final as they are set to face Ayr. There is also the usual review of the weekend just passed, Team of the Week, Player of the Week and Predictions.  YouTube https://youtu.be/P8XcJoRtd2M  Twitter @dibdobpod

Andrew and Callum discuss the T20 finals days that are due to take place this Sunday, with Northern Lights, West of Scotland, Carlton and Stewarts Melville competing in the women's finals day at Freuchie and Falkland, while Forfarshire, Heriot's, Ferguslie and Gala face off in the men's finals day at Stirling. With just 2 weeks remaining in the season, the guys then look at the different permutations in the NEC, and how each scenario can impact divisions 1 & 2, as well as reviewing the week just passed for the EPL and NEC sides. There's then the usual team and player of the week fixtures, as well as an update on the predictions as the standings get very close going in to the final weeks of the season. YouTube https://youtu.be/tl5vmgB-bFE Twitter @dibdobpod

Andrew and Callum are joined by Arbroath's Bryce Carnegie to discuss goings on at the club. There is also a review of the week just passed in the SPCU, including team and player of the week, and the weekly predictions.   YouTube https://youtu.be/5wHzVlEXIPQ Twitter @dibdobpod