Drifter

I've heard Mixu is still living locally and waiting for the call!

Hi all, just after a bit of advice, if you can help. I collect rare 80s and 90s shirts and have the chance to get this St Mirren stunner from 96-97. It's a size large, seems to be in superb condition and I was just wondering what the rarity and value of it would be as I don't want to be paying over the odds. Cheers

Really? Blimey, I know some old shirts can go for a daft amount these days. But that is a crazy price! I've not actually got it yet but have the opportunity to buy it. Thanks for your feedback.

Does anyone know the rarity / value of this shirt, size XL?

Hmmm, it's my 6th anniversary of watching Cowden that weekend. And it's been a while since I've got to Central Park so I might have to make a trip up for this. Hopefully attracts a good crowd. And it's not snowing again like that weekend I first visited!

Aye, it ended well last time he had that role in England! The fella's a footballing fraud and will be found out as soon as his mates stop giving him work in the game. The phrase 'Jobs for the lads' springs to mind. Fleetwood now have two hopes of staying up. No hope, and Bob Hope. And Bob Hope's dead.

Have you got the youtube link pal as I still can't find it? Nice one

I'm just playng catch-up on here and surprised it's not been mentioned. I don't know if it's the same programmes north of the border, but on Sunday's ITV4, Cowden's famous feature was on the best of Saint & Greavesie show. It was this short feature that spiked my interest in the club as a youngster and planted the seed that made me think 'I'm going to go there one day'. I tried finding the footage in subsequent years but with no luck so delighted to see it for the first time in what must be more than 25 years. It should be available to watch online via the ITV website for anyone who missed it... and if somebody to copy it and get it on youtube for future generations to enjoy, then that would be superb.

It seems all the team's really lacking is a couple of older, wiser heads whose legs might not be able to last a full 90 minutes these days but no the score, have been about a bit - so to speak - and can be thrown into the mix with half an hour to go to help calm things down and get a grip on the game. With a bit more experience and nouse, so many draws could easily be turned into wins.

I really enjoyed that yesterday - my first Cowden win since Queens Park at Hampden in 2019 - and definitely worth all the effort of travelling up without knowing if I'd get home or not. Great to meet up with those who travelled down (or up!), just a shame so many ended up missing out due to the travel problems. One final thing, it was ace to see an obvious team spirit with the way the players all celebrated together after the goals and, again, credit to the manager and staff for finding the right players, with the right attitude, to create that obvious camaraderie

It's definitely gone a bit quiet on here so, looking ahead to the weekend and probably the only game I'm likely to attend this season, it'll be good to see David Cox in action again for Gretna and, of course, there's another Cowden link with Bryan Gilfillan managing Saturday's opponents. I notice that the old defender even had to pull his boots on again a few times at the start of the season but hasn't appeared on their bench in recent weeks... but a late cameo would also be great to see.

Take it that's a no then! So I'll bring my boots to Gretna on Saturday...

Any idea when the injured players will be back?

I'd love to do this trip. Looking at their wikipedia page, it seems that I'd be able to gaze up at the old Manchester United training ground floodlights, just like I did as a kid! Haha. Funny the things you learn...

CowdenLoyal... can you please write more match summaries in future? Feel like I've just got back from the game myself after reading that! Top stuff pal