Sweet Pete

The same folk are ALWAYS moaning on here. It's tiresome. Take a look through my posting history and you'll see many posts criticizing the club in various ways, but only when I feel it's merited, not just whenever. Perfect example, I posted on here some time ago (last season I think) that one of the players had called me on my mobile and tried to sell me corporate sponsorship as I'm a local small business owner. I thought that was cool and bought an advertising board for my business. Someone whose name i forget but which rhymes with 'spoonster' then immediately replied "well that's an indication that the club isn't doing well and should have people for that and the players shouldn't be doing that". The club really can do no right in some eyes. I'd put it to you, why do you bother associating yourself with Dumbarton FC if they make you so unhappy? Even when they get things right. It's bizarre. Personally, I have real problems in my life and I reserve my whining for them. Football is a hobby, a leisure pursuit.

That's right, aye. That'll be me.

I've got no problem at all with the pricing of tickets, hospitality, parking et al. Milk the tie for all we can. There's a very small pool of Dumbarton fans to sell things to, so take advantage of the ****. And as for a "happy clap routine", maybe I'm just not a miserable c**t.

Bloody hell, Sons fans love a moan. "I'm not going, but the parking prices are a disgrace!" Damned if they do, damned if they don't. We could win every game 4 nil and there'd still be folk whining.

I reserve the right to be absolutely wrong and no-one is allowed to slag me off if we get beat.

Aye, a hiding.

Routine Sons win.

I'll be there. Looking forward to pumping them.

You've mixed me up with @mathematics

How very dare you?! I'm a svelte 15 stones I'll have you know. Which is perfect for someone 6' 2". You, on the other hand, are 5' and wear size 28 short jeans and size 3 docs.

I once had a crossbow pointed at me in Pappert.

The River Leven valley. Bonhill, Alexandria, Renton, Balloch and Jamestown.

He was excellent against Inverness and woeful against Rangers B. Responsible for 3 or 4 of the goals. He's young and has potential, but will blow hot and cold as all young players do. But due to his position his cold performances will stand out more. He'll definitely get some experience in the immediate term as he'll be thrown in while other options are explored. What's big fat Jamie Barclay up to these days?

At least he's no longer trying to pump my wife.

Sorry bud, you must have gotten lost. This is the Dumbarton topic. Clyde castoffs go to the WOSL.

That's not good.

Absolutely this. You're talking about clubs who struggled to make three figures of home support at times, were often in peril both on and off the park and who play in utter crumbling dumps, whose own home towns don't give two fucks about them. Some of them a bawhair above amateurs, basically separated from Saturday league by having stands and maybe a social club. If the pyramid hadn't been introduced they'd likely have gone bust at some point. Don't get me wrong, they all had purple patches in League One, even the Championship in Cowden's case, but those were unusual spells in the history of those clubs. It's absolutely no surprise that as soon as the trap door came into existence they all started finding their natural level. A Fife based friend of mine and former member of this parish (mon' the honey badgers) has always insisted that the Kelty Hearts money men "sell conservatories by the gram..." Queens Park has entered the chat.

I'm astonished any of it was accurate. I genuinely made it all up.

By scoring more goals than the other teams. Easy.

Hard to disagree with that assessment, Moj. We were on top and looking dangerous and then just saw our arse and launched the ball miles thereafter. And on the page, our squad looks like it's a cut above the lowly level our club occupies. But results don't lie, nor do stats. And the stats say we don't do well against direct rivals and/or in pressure games. Stenhousemuir won today and it's a fair reflection as they're the team who put the ball away. It was a tense affair at times, a low quality affair at times, and at other points an entertaining match not unlike a cup tie. And Gregor Buchanan has a man bun. It's fine for Blair Malcolm as he's cool. But not for Buchanan as he's not cool.

Come on now, old yin, my complaints about the match officials were fair and balanced, as were my muted observations about two beloved ex Sons. Because I'm famously nice.

£5k to sack the manager, chartered first class flights to games, trips to Lewes. Someone's doing well. Who knew pulling pints in Surrey Quays paid so well.

Don't start getting reasonable now that you're a grown up. We want classic Neilly, not mature Neil.

I think his sister and dad were sitting in front of me and @Clarko_son some time ago and weren't very pleased with the criticism he received for a particularly poor performance on said occasion. The poor wee lambs.

Not me, your honour. I'm always fair and even handed with everyone. I'm famously nice.