[tee kasule]

The postponed fixture with East Fife has been rearranged for Tuesday 24 Jan. Kick off 7.45pm

http://albionroversfc.com/?p=1917

[Bold Rover]

Will it be all ticket?

[The Other Chairman]

Bold Rover, on 12 January 2012 - 19:00, said:

Will it be all ticket?

Rovers have been sent a generous allocation of 19 tickets and asked to return any which are unsold

[LiamA]

The Other Chairman, on 13 January 2012 - 18:56, said:

Rovers have been sent a generous allocation of 19 tickets and asked to return any which are unsold

Rumour has it that they have demanded an additional 5 tickets but the EF board are unsure about it as they expect a huge influx of home fans for the occasion!

[Gordon EF]

I remember the heady days of 2002/03 when an East Fife - Albion Rovers game really was something to get excited about.

[Bold Rover]

I do too. Alarming to think it was that long ago, when we were both chasing promotion to where we are now.

[roy of the rovers]

Hope the weather doesn't put this off again. IIRC the drainage at the "fill in the current sponsors name" stadium is good. Although snow could be the problem.

[Angusfifer]

Bold Rover, on 16 January 2012 - 10:01, said:

I do too. Alarming to think it was that long ago, when we were both chasing promotion to where we are now.

We are where we are now as a result of gaining promotion. You make it sound like we've regressed since then...

[Gordon EF]

roy of the rovers, on 24 January 2012 - 06:58, said:

Hope the weather doesn't put this off again. IIRC the drainage at the "fill in the current sponsors name" stadium is good. Although snow could be the problem.

Pretty fortunate we found a sponser called "Bayview" eh?

[The Pastmaster]

Gordon EF, on 24 January 2012 - 14:00, said:

Pretty fortunate we found a sponser called "Bayview" eh?

Joking aside, is their any risk to the game because of weather ?

[Tam EF]

The Pastmaster, on 24 January 2012 - 14:33, said:

Joking aside, is their any risk to the game because of weather ?

Don`t think there is any chance of this game being called off. Light rain in Leven just now.

[Bold Rover]

Angusfifer, on 24 January 2012 - 12:39, said:

We are where we are now as a result of gaining promotion. You make it sound like we've regressed since then...

No - my alarm is at how long ago it was - tempis fugit and all that! Mind you, we're certainly doing a fair bit of regressing down the table right now.

[Mon_The_Fife]

Round off my birthday with 3 points. Thanks.

[Angusfifer]

Bold Rover, on 24 January 2012 - 14:53, said:

No - my alarm is at how long ago it was - tempis fugit and all that! Mind you, we're certainly doing a fair bit of regressing down the table right now.

Aye tell us about it. When you can mind watching Steve Kirk and Gordon Durie in their prime like it was yesterday and realise it was nearly 30 years ago, frightening...

[Quocia]

Quite Foggy up in the Kennoway area. Whats it like down at bayview?

With the injuries we have, i'd actually like us to line up in a 4-3-3

------- Brown

Durie - Campbell - White - Cook

-------Smith---Janczyk---Muir

Linn------------Dalziel--------McQuade

[sammytroot]

Clear over the Forth at the moment.No rain just a horrible dampness.Wrap up well.

[Gordon EF]

sammytroot, on 24 January 2012 - 16:49, said:

Clear over the Forth at the moment.No rain just a horrible dampness.Wrap up well.

This post has been edited by Gordon EF: 24 January 2012 - 17:16

[LiamA]

Well that was very fortunate! East Fife started the better team & missed a real snip when Div Muir shot wide after Bobby Linn had run the full length of the pitch on a mazey! Broony made a great save from Gemmell & then Stevenson shot past when he should have scored! Second half Albion started really well & Gemmell hit a brilliant volley that brought an unbelievable save from Broony. Albion continued to look the better side but bringing on subs Johnstone & Sloan changed the game. Stonie set up Sloan for the first goal then did the same for Linn for the second. Gemmell then hit the post with a header & Broony saved well from Ferry from the rebound.

Great 3 points especially with a makeshift side. Rovers looked poor in the first half but with good going forward in the second with John Gemmell (a player I have always dismissed as a hammer thrower) having a brilliant game as the lone striker. He gave White & Campbell a torrid time.
Need to push on now & try to get another 3 points at Stenny on Saturday which could take us up to 3rd place! Scary stuff!

[Albino Rover]

LiamA, on 25 January 2012 - 10:35, said:

Well that was very fortunate! East Fife started the better team & missed a real snip when Div Muir shot wide after Bobby Linn had run the full length of the pitch on a mazey! Broony made a great save from Gemmell & then Stevenson shot past when he should have scored! Second half Albion started really well & Gemmell hit a brilliant volley that brought an unbelievable save from Broony. Albion continued to look the better side but bringing on subs Johnstone & Sloan changed the game. Stonie set up Sloan for the first goal then did the same for Linn for the second. Gemmell then hit the post with a header & Broony saved well from Ferry from the rebound.

Great 3 points especially with a makeshift side. Rovers looked poor in the first half but with good going forward in the second with John Gemmell (a player I have always dismissed as a hammer thrower) having a brilliant game as the lone striker. He gave White & Campbell a torrid time.
Need to push on now & try to get another 3 points at Stenny on Saturday which could take us up to 3rd place! Scary stuff!

Thanks for that, Liam. Not all doom and gloom for the Rovers, then! But we seriously need to start scoring goals again. 10 against and 1 for in 2012 so far- not good enough. At least Forfar and Stirling did us a favour by sharing points, but their games in hand will surely put us below the last dotted line...

I've been watching East Fife's progress from a slow start this season, they've been my ones to watch since the Cliftonhill game, and they're starting to establish good consistency of results.

[Angusfifer]

A game that really could have gone either way with East Fife having most of the possession but Love and Gemmell causing our back four problems all night. Two stupendous saves from Brown kept our goal intact.
We did keep trying to play football from back to front but the Big Rovers worked hard to close us down early. Dalziel didn't get much change out of Donnelly, who played him well, with McQuade looking understandably less than match sharp up front.
Plenty of chances for both sides but the substitutions finally opened up the Rovers' defence with the fresh legs of Johnstone making an impact and creating both goals...

This post has been edited by Angusfifer: 25 January 2012 - 16:13

['Steve]

How has Janczyk been doing for you guys, has he shifted his fat arse outside the centre circle yet?

[Quocia]

My eye balls feel like they've been raped after last night. Great to get the 3 points tho!

Bobby Linn

[Aloysius Snuffleupagus]

Albino Rover, on 25 January 2012 - 11:08, said:

Not all doom and gloom for the Rovers, then!

Well seeing you weren't there young Sir. It was yet another flat performance utterly lacking in creativity, and I certainly left feeling doomed and gloomy.

Gemmell was magic again, but was alone in gaining that accolade... again! God knows how we'll fare when he's not available to carry us this Saturday. Roddy Hunter as target man doesn't fill me with anticipation, although he'd arguably be better than Quinn who I'm not sure actually managed a touch when he came on last night.

Ach well, I miss the Third Division

[Gordon EF]

'Steve, on 25 January 2012 - 15:47, said:

How has Janczyk been doing for you guys, has he shifted his fat arse outside the centre circle yet?

I've only been to two games since he signed. Falkirk away and Stirling away and been very impressed. Falkirk away was obviously difficult but thought he looked very assured and made good use of the ball.

Once McCormack was sent off, we went to a kind of 4-3-1-1, with the two wide midfielders still staying pretty wide which essentially left him playing as the only centre mid. I thought he was excellent and really got stuck in which was obviously needed. At odds with the description of him as lazy by the Brechin fans. Very good signing IMO so far.

[fifer67]

Aloysius Snuffleupagus, on 25 January 2012 - 16:35, said:

Well seeing you weren't there young Sir. It was yet another flat performance utterly lacking in creativity, and I certainly left feeling doomed and gloomy.

Gemmell was magic again, but was alone in gaining that accolade... again! God knows how we'll fare when he's not available to carry us this Saturday. Roddy Hunter as target man doesn't fill me with anticipation, although he'd arguably be better than Quinn who I'm not sure actually managed a touch when he came on last night.

Ach well, I miss the Third Division

Very happy to get the three points last night.Football is a strange game in our last home match we played Arbroath off the park and only managed a point.Last night if the game had ended in a draw i might have thought it was a fair result.So things have levelled themselves out from an east fife point of view.East Fife starting 11 was much changed due to injuries and suspension,the lads that came in have had very little game time and their lack of match practice and fitness were clear for all to see.Must credit john robertson for the changes he was brave enough to go 433 for the last 15 minutes to win the game and it paid of with 2 goals in the last 13 minutes.The difference in the two teams was the quality that was bobby linn he was at the centre of all the good things east fife did.Must give credit to michael brown for a world class save just before east fife scored the opening goal.This was my first look at albion rovers this season and they worked very hard at closing east fife down,and passed the ball well.They could just be doing with a cutting edge or a creative player up front.Their two full backs switched off a bit at both goals but were solid in the heart of their defence.Hope we have some players back from injury for a very important trip to stenhousemuir on saturday.A victory here could hoist us up to a lofty 3rd place.