Well I’ve never considered myself a purist , but I’ll be looking out for the game. More of “going back to my routes” than purist. Steak pie, bovril, standing on the terrace watching Highland League football with mates, has often been more attractive this season than trying to find a dodgy feed of us away to WBA or whomever , even in freezing winter conditions.
Cowdenbeath were lucky to scrape through last year, I expect Cove to put them to the sword over two legs, theyre a very attractive attacking team on their day. Generally , the top four Highland League sides are better than the top four Lowland League, but the bottom four Highland League are far worse than bottom four Lowland. Hence why Cove and 3 or 4 others score 100+ goals, the bottom four let in 100+. It’s been a long season for Cove though with their good runs in various cups and postponed fixtures but they should be able to raise their game two more times.