The Forfar Bridie, a popular Scottish meat pastry snack, traditionally identified with the town, which I felt obliged to try at the match. Bridies are said to have been 'invented' by a Forfar baker in the 1850s, the name refers to either the pie's frequent appearance on wedding menus, or to Margaret Bridie of Glamis, "who sold them at the Buttermarket in Forfar". Bridies are traditionally made with shortcrust pastry and filled with minced steak, butter, beef suet and seasoned with salt and pepper.
Carseview Road, Forfar, Angus DD8 3BTCapacity 4,602 (Seated 739)Record attendance: 10,780 v Rangers (7th February 1970)Scottish League grounds visited 37/42Total Scottish grounds visited 99The ground is named after its proximity to Forfar station, which closed in 1968 as part of the Beeching cuts, so the nearest rail station Is 14 miles away in Dundee.The main stand is the classic design, having elevated seating with standing room and the team dugouts in front.The rest of the ground is made up of terracing. The South side terrace has pitch length cover with a set of four floodlights on top of the roof. The terraces behind each goal are open and differ in size, with a smaller section at the turnstile entrance end. The ground now has an all weather surface.
Scottish League One Matchday 13pm koForfar looked all set to pick up an opening day victory when Dale Hilson fired the Loons ahead just before the break. They had chances to extend their advantage in the second half, but Airdrie hit back to win the match with three goals in the last ten minutes. Joao Pereira Vitoria set up Ryan Conroy for the equaliser, before a lovely lobbed effort from Leighton McIntosh put them ahead. Vitoria wrapped up the goal blitz in the 86th minute to give the visitors a victory, which for long periods of the game looked highly unlikely.Matchday Stats & SpondoolicksFAFC 1(Histon 41)AFC 3(Conroy 80 McIntosh 83 Vitoria 86)Att.652Entertainment 7/10Admission £14Programme £2Pin badge £3Paddlers Forfar Bridie £2Coffee 85p