The Highland League action continues! In this episode, we head to Harmsworth Park as Wick Academy hosts Inverurie Locos in a tense, hard-fought encounter. While the points were shared in a 0-0 draw, both sides showed incredible grit in difficult January conditions.

We also round up the rest of the weekend’s weather-affected card. Formartine United extends their lead at the top of the table with a dominant 4-0 win over Strathspey Thistle, fueled by a brace from the clinical Rory McAllister. Meanwhile, Buckie Thistle found their scoring boots in an 8-0 routing of Rothes, featuring a lightning-fast opening goal just 42 seconds in.

Plus, we discuss:

• Banks o' Dee's comfortable victory at Deveronvale.

• The historic appointment of Gordon Watson at Strathspey Thistle.

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• An update on the Highland League table as the title race heats up

A weekend dominated by winter weather still delivers major talking points in the Highland League, as Fraserburgh make the most of being the only side in action.

In this abridged episode of Highland League Weekly, Ryan Crail is joined by Colin Laird to analyse Fraserburgh’s convincing victory over Wick Academy — the sole Highland League fixture to survive the big freeze. The panel breaks down a dominant first-half display, Fraser Mackie’s impact on his return, and how the result keeps the Broch firmly in the title conversation.

There’s also discussion on Wick Academy’s response after the break, key injuries, and the wider implications for the league table with so many fixtures postponed, before turning attention to recent managerial changes elsewhere in the division.

⚽ Full Fraserburgh vs Wick Academy analysis ❄️ Impact of postponements across the league 📊 Title race context and managerial talking points

The post-Christmas Highland League programme delivered another round of big results, tight title-race margins, and plenty of debate.

In this episode of Highland League Weekly, Ryan Cryle is joined by Paul Third and Callum Law to review all six Breedon Highland League matches played on Saturday. The conversation centres on a 1–1 draw between Brechin City and Banks o’ Dee, a game that highlighted the quality of both sides and underlined how close the title race remains.

The panel also assess Formartine United’s latest win as they move clear at the top, Brora Rangers’ return to form, and strong away victories for Nairn County and Forres Mechanics. Along the way, there is discussion of refereeing decisions, penalty appeals, red cards, goalkeeping errors, and the impact of returning players after injury.

With the Highland League table tightly packed and the second half of the season approaching, this episode looks at which teams are best placed to push on into 2025.

🎧 Highland League Weekly is the Press & Journal’s official podcast covering the Breedon Highland League