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Whatever happened to the Sporting Post? It was great to get some reports from that afternoon games. But like all good things, they come to an end

I am almost sure that Slater signed a two year deal, so one year to go I reckon

I consider myself a fan or a supporter. I look on the word punter as someone who bets on sporting events. That's just my take on it.

He should respect those SUPPORTERS who travelled to back him and the club both home and away. Punters ?????

In Lg1 I would expect us to be more attacking than defending than in the championship, which would allow older players like Ricky Little more time to recover than just now when our defence is in almost constant pressure but that's just my opinion.

I said that imo Ricky Little would scoosh it in Lg1, compared to being in the championship, but not that Arbroath would scoosh the league

Had we stayed in the championship, I think it might have been a season too far for Ricky, but he would scoosh Lg1 imo. Hopefully we get Gats and Mikey signed up as well. Not able to make next Wednesday as I have another commitment but will be interesting to see the reaction of those there and if JMac can get them onside.

It is sad because these last few years have seen a real connect between the board and the support mostly due to the chairman's approach being very welcoming. There was a distance in the past between the board and fans in the past and it would be a real shame if this happens again. Dick Campbell was one of the "old school" managers who would tear strips off players for not doing what they were telt, but he had what can only be described as "bizzaz". Okay he blethered a lot of hot air sometimes but he could get a shift out of ordinary players, that JMac seems unable to do. I expect a resurgent EF under Dick and Pink similar to the bounce we got. If we "bomb" next season, we could see the Fifers in Lg1 and us back in the basement. Worrying times

Agreed

Hope so but so far he hasn't engaged with the supporters at all as far as I recall. A Q&A would definitely let the fans know what his and the clubs plans are and maybe get some onside.

After match thoughts from JMac. Defo not inspirational. No chance Mikey here with him at the helm.

Not at all . Just saying a new manager sometimes just doesn't work out .

Sometimes a manager and club just don't work out. Take Clough at Leeds. The board at Leeds quickly worked out that "it wasn't working" and a change was needed. If as stated above 80-90% of the supporters are unhappy with JMac then the board needs to recognise this. I fear that things will get worse in these last few games and the crowds will continue to dwindle. Season ticket holders have already "paid their entry fees" for this season, but will a lot of them renew for next season.

Having read the posts on here ,I can find virtually no support for JMac. If this is the same for those fans who don't post here, then the board needs to take note or it could backfire financially in season ticket sales for next season. The diehards will always buy one but we have gained a lot who do because of the success we have had recently. We are going to be hit financially anyway with vastly reduced away support, Alloa, Stenny etc will bring low hundreds if even that compared to DUFC and Dunfermline, Raith who turned up in their thousands. On the youth side of things, one thing noticeable watching other clubs is the age of some of their players, 18- 20 odds while our squad seems filled with 27-30+ year olds. A decent youth system can pay off, Hamilton brought through, McCarthy and MacArthur a few years back and both went south for big fees and became international for their countries. Definitely worth revisiting imo.

Normally I am not in favour of chopping and changing managers as it creates unstability at a club, but the decisions by JMac in team selection and tactics are indefensible. His after match talk was as much gibberish as some of the stuff DC used to spout, but at least DC had passion and positivity about him. As said above we could lose a huge chunk of the best bits of our squad if the board persevere with McIntyre. Still think we were not ambitious enough when appointing successor to DC as a manager with better contacts could have brought in some real quality loanees instead of the run of the mill guys we got. We are all but down now and the board needs to look at if JMac is the man to get us back, I fear not.

What's happened to Jess Norey. Is he gone or injured? Always thought he put in a good shift and would be a decent signing for next season. If these are not signed already, I would like Stewart, Mikey, Gats, McIntosh and Little resigned for a Lg 1 campaign. Can't decide on Lyon, looks decent enough for Lg 1.

You could try office@ arbroathfc.co.uk.

Petrie out

And Gaston

We really needed to win or at least get a point last week v PT. It was a first of 3 home winnable games and we blew it. As said above though, would want to see us go down fighting all the way than with a whimper. Go for it from the first minute and leave nothing on the park at 90 mins. C'mon lichties.

Is "Always Arbroath" giving finance for the playing side or to pay wages for some of these new staff positions, when others did it for the love of the club in the past. ?

Exactly. 1-0 down and he brings on a striker but takes Bird off, when we needed to win. Better to try and turn the game round and lose another goal, than meekly accept defeat. The board needs to look at if he is the man to get us back up. I fear not.

3 Home games back to back and we need at least 7 points I reckon. 9 would be better. Let's get to it and as said before "go down fighting".

Those of us with longer memories will recount worse seasons than this. After Dick taking over we were 2nd bottom of LG2 and won the league season after. Similar situation with Dave Baikie, bottom to promotion. This was always likely to happen at some time as has been said before in posts. To be the only part time side is really tough and the injury situation was a major factor in how the season has gone. We are not down yet, but it seems likely to be soon, and we need to rebuild and be challengers for the Lg1 title next season from day one if we are relegated.