IainMorton Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Only realised a few days ago that the first completive game of the season was so close. Always look forward to the first one, but with our lack of activity in the transfer window and with Duffy keeping faith in most of the team the scraped over the line last season, I am not looking forward to this. Morton 0 Dumbarton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Not going to lie. Even with mixed expectations, I'm really looking forward to this. Competitive football in any way shape or form at this point is a blessing so I can't help feeling anything other than excited. Plus, I don't think this game is exactly out of our reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbeef Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'm also expecting an early exit from this competition. Elgin could take us to a replay in the League Cup - which could be followed by 3 straight defeats in our first League games. That's about the level of my confidence right now. We've got some quality in our team but a shaky defence and an attack reliant on a not fully fit ? Peaso. I hope the pessimism is unfounded - but we can only hope that other teams squads are as incomplete as ours if we've to have any chance in these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 A replay in the league cup? Have the rules changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Missing this due to work so hoping it's not going to be a seven goal thriller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbeef Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 A replay in the league cup? Have the rules changed? Apologies... I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't beat them over 90 minutes. I'm a monger of doom atm and I was imagining a trip up to Elgin somehow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbeef Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Missing this due to work so hoping it's not going to be a seven goal thriller. ... with Dumbarton scoring 6 of them. Would be a thriller for them. (I'm hoping to cheer up eventually) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Dumbarton's squad is pretty much complete, we're still needing improvement in every area of the park. Barring some unexpected signings this week, comfortable away win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTon Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Away win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Dumbarton's squad is pretty much complete, we're still needing improvement in every area of the park. Barring some unexpected signings this week, comfortable away win. Not particularly although it is almost there. Rumours are that Steven Craig has signed but there's no guarantee he'll be available for this, it looks like clearance is still needed and I'm not sure how quickly that will come through. If he is unavailable it leaves us pretty weak up front. I reckon after Craig is confirmed we'll be looking at a loan or 2 to bolster the squad. No idea how this will go, really hard to judge players in pre-season games. Either way I'm thoroughly looking forward to some competitive football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Blue Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Not been impressed with the transfer ins and outs or the pre season performances so far. Can't see anything other than a Dumbarton win by 2 or 3 goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 At least if we get humped it might be a sign to the owners that we need to invest in better players and management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 At least if we get humped it might be a sign to the owners that we need to invest in better players and management. Which in turn will leave us with another shit manager who will sign more shit players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 It'll still have an air of pre season so I don't see how this can be easy to call. It's by the time we reach league game one that we'll need to start worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm going to be ambitious and state that we might go even further than a single shot on target, and actually register a goal in this match. We're not very good though, so I can see another basic defensive mistake cancelling that out. 1-1, after extra time and decided by penalties IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 We're looking pretty attack focused under Aitken, albeit without a proper finisher up top to stick away the various chances we create. Pretty optimistic we'll go through. At least we won't have to put up with last season's pish attempts at defensive football which succeeded only in blunting our attack, not in making us defensively rigid. New man seems to have us looking more like Murray's team of 13/14 who had the "you score 3, we'll score 4" attitude, but with better defenders and a better 'keeper now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d ( . Y . ) b Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Trying to muster some form of enthusiasm for this on Saturday. Duffy has done absolutely nothing worth raving about since the end of last season and our team isn't anywhere near Championship level. Quite frightening, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Parr Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 We appear to have assembled a decent side, certainly one which should be vigorously competing for the victory here. But bearing in mind our record in this competition (surely one of Scottish football's more peculiar quirks) it wouldn't surprise me at all to see us kicking our heels when Round 2 comes around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madton Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Dumbarton 9/5 seems like free money. I've never seen us fans, as a collective, being so negative going into a new season. Even 2 years ago, we pumped the skunks and had a couple of promising signings like imrie etc so while it wasn't great, it was nowhere near as bad as this. If Duffy is still in a Job come Christmas, it will be a miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimistic Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Cappielow has never really been a happy hunting ground for son's, so I'm expecting a difficult away day, I'm always nervous against Morton, we did look good against hearts but not so much against clydebank, but if Craig is available, I'll hope for a win, tight, 1-2 or 2-3 hopefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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