[Waspie]

One game in the league tomorrow and an important one for both Alloa and Berwick. Its only 3 weeks since the original game was abandoned due to fog with Alloa set to go top of the league but we find ourselves in a very different position now with a huge slump that nobody could have predicted. We need to get on back on track and must get a victory in this match.

Berwick were probably delighted to see the original match abandoned with them a goal (and it should have been more) and man down, all their subs used and looking very ragged. They now get a second chance from scratch and with Alloa on a poor run. Berwick are in a precarious position but a win tomorrow closes the gap on Ayr to just 5 points so they have plenty of hope yet.

Brian Fairbairn played as a sub for us in the original game and will now play for Berwick tomorrow - how likely is it that he finally gets his first goal of the season??

[Cowans a Square Heed]

Waspie, on Jan 11 2008, 10:23, said:

Brian Fairbairn played as a sub for us in the original game and will now play for Berwick tomorrow - how likely is it that he finally gets his first goal of the season??

Quite possibly if he plays like he did last saturday against Brechin, he looked really lively I was impressed and I wasn't the only one as he picked up the sponsors man of the match.

[NORTHUMBRIAN]

I fancy now is as good a time as any to be playing Alloa, as their form has nosedived of late. That coupled with them being aggreived at being deprived of a certain 3pts in the abandoned game may give us the psychological edge in this match. This is Alloa's big chance to stop the rot, but if they get the jitters & Berwick win this one it will be interesting to see how the Wasps fair in their subsequent few games. It's also an opportunity to see what effect (if any) Michael Renwick's remarks on almost accepting our relegation will have on the players. Here's hoping that tomorrow, we can take advantage of every factor in our favour in the quest for division 2 survival.

[bsd]

Waspie, on Jan 11 2008, 10:23, said:

Brian Fairbairn played as a sub for us in the original game and will now play for Berwick tomorrow - how likely is it that he finally gets his first goal of the season??

I would be surprised TBH. Fairbairn is a one trick pony. Once the defender has seen what he's got there is nothing else. We were encouraged by him preseason but ultimately he turned out to be crap.

[berwick-the-unbeatable]

bsd, on Jan 11 2008, 11:02, said:

I would be surprised TBH. Fairbairn is a one trick pony. Once the defender has seen what he's got there is nothing else. We were encouraged by him preseason but ultimately he turned out to be crap.

Well the one trick pony must have learned about 10 new tricks.

[Cowans a Square Heed]

berwick-the- unbeatable, on Jan 11 2008, 11:52, said:

Well the one trick pony must have learned about 10 new tricks.

[rw89]

Waspie, on Jan 11 2008, 10:23, said:

Brian Fairbairn played as a sub for us in the original game and will now play for Berwick tomorrow - how likely is it that he finally gets his first goal of the season??

Guessing Fairbairn was gash for Alloa?

[berwick-the-unbeatable]

Cowans a Square Heed, on Jan 11 2008, 12:16, said:

Indeed....

2-1 Fairbairn and Diack.

[Monster]

A Berwick win amid great delight for Comical Ali.

[Waspie]

rw89, on Jan 11 2008, 12:33, said:

Guessing Fairbairn was gash for Alloa?

I wouldnt personally say he was gash for us, he just couldnt force his way into the team. Dougie Wilson's form meant he had no chance of getting a game at right midfield and up front the other strikers were bringing more of a goal threat. Made sense for him to move on and get a regular game.

I would be afraid one trick would be enough to score against us at the moment . Hopefully we keep the ball on the ground and play our football again but a win of any sort would be great, we need 3 points to get things going again and regain the confidence.

[djn]

Given how hot and cold Berwick have been recently, I could see just about anything happening apart from a draw tomorrow. If the fighting side who battled back against Brechin/ Airdrie and beat Raith are playing then we'll be fine. But if the timid team from the first half of the Brechin/ Airdrie games that lost at Ayr are playing, then we've no chance.

Hope Gary O' is fit for this one, we need to be steady here. Good luck to the young lads running around, but we'll need to stay solid.

Waspie, on Jan 11 2008, 10:23, said:

Brian Fairbairn played as a sub for us in the original game and will now play for Berwick tomorrow - how likely is it that he finally gets his first goal of the season??

Given Bolo scored in the game that never was, there's certainly a danger. Fairbairn had a great debut (like the Falkirk laddie the previous week), he knew exactly where to be and what to do, an assured debut. Funny for us to have a couple of ex Alloa players and not the other way round, given the number who have made the journey from Berwick to Clackmannanshire over the years.

Just hope we can see the whole pitch this time

[g-force1967]

Is Thomo suspended for this one? If he is he'll be a big miss. Been our most consistent player all season.

[number one wasp]

the form were in ill go 1 or 2-0 to berwick

[Michael W]

bsd, on Jan 11 2008, 11:02, said:

I would be surprised TBH. Fairbairn is a one trick pony. Once the defender has seen what he's got there is nothing else. We were encouraged by him preseason but ultimately he turned out to be crap.

Fairbairn had one really good game for us against Stirling where he set up 4 goals. Apart from that, he flatters to deceive, is lazy and I agree with bsd, he is a one trick pony.

[Centre Stand Hero]

g-force1967, on Jan 11 2008, 15:08, said:

Is Thomo suspended for this one? If he is he'll be a big miss. Been our most consistent player all season.

Yes he is, and you're right he will be a very big miss.

[berwick-the-unbeatable]

Is Lewis Coult from Alloa aswell?

After his good debut last week, I decided to search him to sign him on FM, but he was in Alloa Reserves (19 Year old) with a 35k price tag!! He looked quite good on that too!

[Dink]

Yeah, Crouchy played for us last season from January onwards. Unfortunately without scoring a goal meaning that we never got the promised "robotics" celebration from him, it was left to Bolo to strutt his funky stuff in the final game of the season instead.

I'm not quite so down on Fairy as some of the Alloa fans, I thought was OK for us albeit without actually doing too much of note.

So, goals from Bolo, Crouchy and Fairy on Saturday?

[bsd]

Of the 3 Bolo was by far the best striker. At least he scored when we played him up front.

Sorry but Coult was pish with us. As I said Fairbairn looked good at Oban and in preseason games. When it came to playing every week he was found out. Might do a job for Berwick in the 3rd division though

[Waspie]

Dink, on Jan 11 2008, 16:38, said:

So, goals from Bolo, Crouchy and Fairy on Saturday?

And Little and Greenhill?? We could be a real thrashing from the old boys select

[Judas]

All this talk of slagging our ex-players now with Berwick makes me nervous - I remember well Gareth Hutchison scoring EIGHT for Berwick against us over one season. I didn't think Fairbairn was too bad and is probably capable of giving our defence problems. It wouldn't surprise me too much if Bolo, Little, Greenhill and Coult were to play out of their skins tomorrow either.

As Waspie says any kind of unconvincingly hideous win for Alloa would do. I hope Aggie is back on the left flank and can rediscover his earlier season form, he's looked somewhat demoralised ever since he got the hook at Airdrie.

[bsd]

Judas, on Jan 11 2008, 17:23, said:

All this talk of slagging our ex-players now with Berwick makes me nervous - I remember well Gareth Hutchison scoring EIGHT for Berwick against us over one season. I didn't think Fairbairn was too bad and is probably capable of giving our defence problems. It wouldn't surprise me too much if Bolo, Little, Greenhill and Coult were to play out of their skins tomorrow either.

As Waspie says any kind of unconvincingly hideous win for Alloa would do. I hope Aggie is back on the left flank and can rediscover his earlier season form, he's looked somewhat demoralised ever since he got the hook at Airdrie.

But Hutchy was a good player as is/was Little.

Bolo was OK for us for a while but was making too many disasterous mistakes in his final days with us. Greenhill, Coult and Fairbairn were pish with us. They may play well tomorrow but that doesnt change that fact.

One good omen I hope - my crutches have gone. Last time I didnt have them was the victory over Ross County. When I was on them we didnt pick up a single point.

Cant understand Maitland's treatment of Aggie. Surely he must play from the start tomorrow. After all the rest of our midfield has been gash since the RC game.

[Father Barrys Sign (Top Half)]

bsd, on Jan 11 2008, 17:33, said:

But Hutchy was a good player as is/was Little.

Bolo was OK for us for a while but was making too many disasterous mistakes in his final days with us. Greenhill, Coult and Fairbairn were pish with us. They may play well tomorrow but that doesnt change that fact.

One good omen I hope - my crutches have gone. Last time I didnt have them was the victory over Ross County. When I was on them we didnt pick up a single point.

Cant understand Maitland's treatment of Aggie. Surely he must play from the start tomorrow. After all the rest of our midfield has been gash since the RC game.

With the small exception of the away Cowdenbeath game, which was one of our best of the season and the midfield were top class.

I thought Fairbairn was okay for us. Always put in plenty of effort, made defenders work and knew what he was doing with the ball. Was lacking something though with his final pass/shot and thats probably why he was mainly on the bench. He obviously wanted to get his game every week, so I have no problem with him moving on.

[Cliche Guevara]

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he's looked somewhat demoralised ever since he got the hook at Airdrie.

That was probably just after he signed his pre-contract with Ayr