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For a game that didn't really matter, I am really pleased that the Mo turned this one round. Finished the League with a goal difference of one and a win. Irrespective of what happens in the playoffs, Stewart Petrie and the rest of the club deserve much applause for a successful season. What an era we have enjoyed since getting out of jail in that Pyramid playoff. Long may it continue! E.t.a. And our Women's team has been none too shoddy either. Wishing them success in their remaining games too.

My move back to the UK has clearly had a major impact on their overseas fan base. The Smokies still owe me a tenner for the time their streaming service refused to believe I was in Amsterdam (well my VPN was!) Thankfully it's only Saturday games the embargo applies to. I can still only make it to a handful of home games so I do miss the pixellotalot.

Clearly keeping our powder dry ahead of the playoffs. Interesting afternoon ahead! https://twitter.com/MontroseFC/status/1786745986389291070?t=shwmnkmD1EI7as-d9h-HyA&s=19

Oh well, Inversneck it is then. Would have liked the Mo to have been the downfall of the Southside vanity project but that isn't to be for this season at least. Huge challenge to roll over a big club, especially over two legs with the decider on their turf. But let's enjoy the ride! Come on ye Mo!

Halftime in the Championship and looking like an away day to Inversneck. Glesga or Ayr would be handier but wherever and whatever happens, hoping it will be a grand day out for the Mo.

With absolutely nothing at stake for this game from a Mo perspective and two very tough games in quick succession, this surely should be about giving players just enough game time to prepare for the playoffs. At least with the Championship wrapping things up on Friday night, we will know who we’re up against on Tuesday night prior to this Saturday’s game.

That felt more comfortable than I expected. Great defensive performance from Sean and the others. Blair Lyons was in good form too. Good performance from the whole team overall. Delighted to be in the playoffs again after a disappointing end to last season. Finishing fourth means a tougher route if we are to progress in the playoffs, especially given that both Queens Park and Inverness Caley-Thistle are probably considerably better than Morton were the last time we were in the playoffs as a fourth placed team. Enjoying the Mo-ment for now anyway.

I did but usually this takes me to a betting website or one with links to one. The previous match results should definitely be on the club's official website surely?

What has happened to the official club website? It has been revamped but it seems to have less information and be more difficult to navigate around. I was trying to find previous results against Kelty Hearts and clicked on the "fixtures and results" link. It showed that the next match was Edinburgh City on the 16th and had information about the matches following this but no results whatsoever. My take from this is that the site is not being updated recently and it is not providing information it says it is. I also sent an email enquiry to the office on behalf of a fan of another team asking on here about who qualifies for concessions, as this was not on the website. I got a courteous enough reply fairly promptly but I am not aware that the information requested has made its way onto the website as I had suggested might be a good idea. I realise that in the past the website has been maintained really faithfully over many years by a dedicated supporter and I am very grateful for this. I am disappointed however that the site has recently fallen short of my expectations regarding content and ease of navigation. I wish whoever has taken on responsibility for the website well, if there is someone new in charge but I also hope that the site will be regularly updated and that content which might reasonably be expected to be on the site, such as results of past fixtures, be reinstated.

Listening to BBC Radio Scotland and the pundit was ecstatic at the prospect of having an all full-time Championship. He inflated Falkirk's crowds to 5000-6000, so it seemed that as is par for the course, he was clueless about football in Leagues One and below. It is unsurprising but annoying nonetheless that there is no acknowledgement that part-time clubs can compete with full-time ones. The accepted "wisdom" is that any player who is half decent will want to play full-time football and I get that but it ignores the fact that going full-time may not make sense for everyone. Why shouldn't talented part-time players have the opportunity to play in the Championship if their fitness and skills are good enough? Someone recently said to me something along the lines of the Championship should be full-time clubs and Leagues One and below, part-time. It annoys me that clubs from smaller towns away from big centres of population seem to be discouraged from aspiring to success because they are expected to remain at "their level". It's this kind of negativity which no doubt contributes to the bus loads of glory hunters heading down from smaller towns to watch the ugly sisters rather than support their local team. People point to Brechin's spectacular tail spin as though that were the expected fate of a part-time club in the Championship, when clearly that example is an anomaly rather than being the rule. I am not saying that a part-time club could necessarily maintain a permanent presence in the Championship. That would probably require at least a hybrid of full-time and part-time players. I would however prefer to have a season or two in the Championship or even to be a yo-yo club than to have no higher aspiration than League One. I like to think that were we to be in a promotion playoff, the Mo would be in it to win it and if we did get promoted, that we would be in a position to strengthen the squad to be able to compete in the Championship. That is all wishful thinking for now but I hope it isn't always going to be the case. In thinking about Brechin's current sorry plight, I am also very thankful that the Mo are in the position they are.

Sorry to discover that City were pipped at the post this year. Absolutely no schadenfreude in seeing such a formerly well run successful club fail to get back into the SPFL League Two playoffs.

Glad we're still in it despite dropping points. Kelty on Saturday is a HUGE game now. Definitely a six pointer since they have crept up the league to become potential playoff contenders. Their result against Falkirk shows how tough things will be. Cove also showed today that they are capable of taking maximum points in their remaining matches, if they get the rub of the green. We don't need to worry about them though. It's in our own hands. Hoping Cammy Gill is back between the sticks by then.

Got the score the wrong way round, sadly for us. I hope Montrose performed better than on Tuesday night. Would hate this season to fizzle out like last year's. Hope the team are capable of shaking themselves down and getting going again for the last couple of games before the playoffs. I never like it when we are looking to other teams to do us a favour but if Alloa can win tonight, I would be happier than I am so far today with both the Dons and the Mo losing.

Don't flatter yourself. Our form was dipping before the Falkirk game. Since then we have had a draw and a loss, so you seem to be misinformed.