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  1. The next 3 games will define the league season for Talbot. If they get through that run still in touching distance then I would put them as favourites. Form team in the league at the minute. The last 4 fixtures will likely be against teams with nothing to play for when these games come around. Beith defense is not the greatest, losing McGlinchey would have been a blow plus a few other players rumoured to be leaving. While Talbot seem to have none of that background noise. A lot of teams will look at this season as what could have been. For us to take zero points from Meadow and Glenafton earlier in the year killed us. That was right over a really unsettling period for the club and no doubt it impacted the players. I don’t think this seasons eventual winners will be remembered for being any sort of formidable force, just the ones who had a bit more resilience when it mattered.
  2. Second half was like a basketball game, both teams going for it. Any neutral would have seen an entertaining game. When both sides are disappointed about missing chances or keeper saves to deny a victory, that’s usually the indicator that a draw was a fair result. Leaving the game I couldn’t work out how we didn’t score in the last minute, watching it back in twitter I still can’t believe it!
  3. Not a chance we are involved. We have been better the last few games but not consistent enough to put together a run of wins. 11 games to play and only 2 of them are against teams currently below us. So we will likely have a big say in where the league goes but if we finish top 8 after the way the middle of this season has went that would be an achievement. Talbot look the form team at the minute who will join in with Beith and Darvel as the 3 likely to be in the mix. Would be surprised if anyone else ended up top.
  4. The linesman put his flag up for Forrester pushing over one of their players while waiting for the FK to be taken. Mullen strikes the ball and scores while the flag was already up. Linesman then puts his flag down, then back up. Ref awards a FK to Largs, despite ball not in play when linesman flagged for the incident they seen. So either it’s a goal, as the incident when the ball was not in play can not be a free kick, or a re take free kick. For a game that hardly had a bad tackle yesterday, the ref somehow seemed to create an atmosphere that made it seem like a dirty game and that every foul was a Red card - going by how many times Largs players surrounded him. Really out his depth.
  5. Around 175 I think going by Pollok website. Not sure of the breakdown between starts and subs. May be some others on here who have a greater knowledge who will post But averaging at bettering a goal in less than every 2 games is impressive at any level (or around 0.57 per game.)
  6. Talbot have played Hearts 3 times and never scored a goal. So don’t think you were a chopped off goal away from winning. As much as have very little time for Darvel, credit where credit is due and they beat a Tier one side and the first WoS side to do so. It could be repeated again, but I wouldn’t want to put money on that being the case. As for their current state of affairs, if they are having to bring U20 players through that will suit their manager, he said in his interview on you tube at time of appointment he has a history of bringing through players. I mean at Pollok he brought through a young Robbie Winters and Bryan Young to name a couple…
  7. Yip, one per round. R1 last year was impacted by Queen funeral and they pulled TV coverage of Pollok match. R2 they then had two games, Friday and Monday, and Pollok got one of those games - Annan match.
  8. Over 1100 at Newlandsfield today for the Pollok v Gala tie, I would imagine that would be one of the biggest of the round?
  9. Exactly this. 20k on a player plus the wages to the players they signed in the summer. Scottish cup 2 seasons ago must have been worth no more than 40k to them, last season obviously more. So either the club budgeted for 5th round and multiple TV appearances and if so must be managed by idiots, or it’s nonsense. As if budgeted for the 4th round then that’s a 40k shortfall and the money there we’re spending is way more than that. Looking in, it feels that going out the Scottish and their chairman not having the chance to get his ego stroked again is more likely the reason for pulling back funds. Also liked the comment that ‘currently’ the management team happy to stay - of course they do, they ain’t walking away without their £££, or until Johnstone Burgh need a new management team.
  10. 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 In light of recent speculation surrounding Darvel’s financial position and following a number of significant player transfers, the Board would like to put on record that the Club is forecasting a deficit in this season’s financial accounts. This deficit is a culmination of absent sponsor revenue, increased maintenance/service costs and a Scottish Cup exit. The Scottish Cup campaign has put a real dent in the budget, which has been a healthy figure over the last few seasons. The board met last week and has reviewed the Club’s strategic vision, and after careful review has concluded that with our current financial circumstances we need to balance the books through reducing our player budget. I am sure our fans will appreciate the philosophy of the team built over the last few seasons has been aimed at reaching promotion and capable of competing within the league above, whereas we now must align with short-medium term ambitions in our next phase approach towards sustainability. We will aim to achieve this through additional revenue streams where the Club has since made good head way with discussions over the recent week(s). The Club wants to remain within WoSL Premier competitive environment, where we can continue to thrive within our community, remain sustainable, go far in both regional/non-regional trophies and plan long term development of current infrastructure. We want to have utilisation of the academy player model and players within community; which will strengthen the Club longer term. Currently the management team have intimated that they wish to see through the evolution of Darvel - which is hugely important to the Club given their pedigree and experience. Tony and his team have worked tirelessly since appointment, despite the timescales between appointment and season commencement, which meant constraints on them fully getting their own stamp on things. Over the coming months there will be a degree of change within the current playing squad which is still to be decided jointly between Club/Management Team, so we ask that fans are supportive of the proposed measures, for better days ahead. The profile of the Club has risen remarkably in the current non-league sphere, given its ambition and significant investment in our playing surface, dressing rooms, floodlighting and SFA licensing modifications - all backed by personal investment from Club President, John Gall, who helped set out this vision for Darvel. Selling out Recreation Park to over 3000 fans at the turn of the year and just missing out on the Quarter Finals of Scottish Cup, has compounded just how far Darvel’s investment has taken us in recent years. This can continue to be in the hopes and dreams of Darvel fans season upon season and doesn’t stop because the short-medium term ambitions has changed. Whilst the Club continues to grow - we pledge for anyone to get in touch, who feels they could offer a different dynamic to help achieve the evolution of Darvel. We are an inclusive, diverse and approachable Club with a broad demographic of committee and board. We don’t profess to be anything other than a group of like minded individuals who share that common goal of making something better for the community we live/work in. Together we are stronger
  11. Some ties today were round one, so games that clubs may have announced are their round two games. Agree the way it is set out on the WoS website does imply the ‘flow’ of the draw and who you could face in the next round. And looking at that, would be Talbot v Pollok in round 3.
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