PELE

The bar at the ground is teaming with ex players. Ex manager John Brownlie is here too. He seriously doesn't look a day older!

Rumour going about that we might get a crowd around the 1000 mark today! I will be very surprised, but Wee Jimmies is bouncing and most of them are going to the game. Normally be about a dozen people in here at this time. A few groups up from England as well.

Anyone going today? Got to love the Lowland League for lots of trips via Edinburgh.

They just need more teams to join it.

They don't need to reform it. It already exists. Hibs won it last season and QP are top so far this season.

Wrong cup. Tonight's match was the unpopular Lowland League Cup.

Have to say, Gala is one of the best trips. Lovely people and lovely club. The town was desolate though. I assume that's because they were all in Edinburgh for the rugby. Rumour that Chalmers is rejoining them for next season.

Yeah. You mean Wayne Rooney

The only good spot to watch the game from at K Park is behind the goal, but the away fans are rarely permitted in this area. If they make league 2, they will have to open this area. The rest of the ground is awful for spectating unless you are there early and want to sit in the small stand. Surely League 2 matches will have to be ticketed. If not, there will be fans locked out most weeks.

Agree. We would much rather be back in League 2 (or above), but the Lowland League is much more interesting. New grounds and teams to see. Playing the same teams four times, year in year out was tedious in comparison. I would much rather be in League 2 with the league full of mostly teams from the current Lowland League.

Disappointing that Josh has left. I could see it happening. Based on ability, I think Josh and Zac were our two best players. Wish him all the best.

Yeah. We don't make it easy for ourselves. Started to look like we would be pegged back instead of cruising home. We didn't make the extra man count either. Our basic level of passing is still really poor and it costs us. We keep passing the ball straight to the opposition. If we could make the passes and take our chances then we would be up near top of the league instead of struggling near the bottom.

They gained 7 points from 36 before McCall arrived and 8 from 33 under him, so pretty much no better. They are terrible and look doomed. You never know, but I can't see Clyde beating EK and Brechin have already seen them off earlier in the season, away from home.

The sending off was a joke. It's about time the officials started sending off the players who roll about like they have been attacked by a swarm of bees because an opposition player's arm brushes against them. We all know it is cheating and we can all see it. Only on the odd occasion does it merit a booking or sending off. More worrying is our defending again. The second goal especially. EK players unmarked and nobody anywhere near Daramola as he has all the time in the world to head it in.

Interesting signing in Turner. Not sure how long he has joined for, but he had a trial with Sheff Wed last year. Hopefully he turns out to be a successful Gomis type signing, but staying around for a bit longer.

I agree, but the way things are going, we might be happy just to be in this league.

I think we will finish below Berwick. They were starting to improve and with loanee Mylchreest on a scoring run and Liam back now as well and scoring, they will keep picking up points. They have just beaten Tranent, Civil Service and cruised past Broomhill. As you know, we haven't beaten any of them.

I think Calum is very good at the job and he makes the right call almost every time, which I can't say has been the case with most managers. Lack of money is more the issue. I don't think this squad is good enough to get much higher. It might only take a few players to make a big improvement, but I doubt it would be enough to seriously compete at the top. All about next season though. Probably be our most important season ever.

That's because we struggle to compete with the teams above us (the decent teams). Hearts B are the only team in the top half we have beaten in the league.

Sadly, it is not a surprise. I think we will do well to stay in tenth spot. The league is separating into two groups and probably the best we can hope for is to finish top of the bottom group of teams. I suspect Albion Rovers, Berwick and Gala will overtake us soon, especially if we lose to Gala.

Reality check for some. EK were strolling it. Could have been double figures. The seventh goal was not offside either. We only looked ok at the start because we had the help of the wind. Jordan gave the ball to them for each of the first three goals and we are awful in front of goal. We keep trying to walk it in. Some of our players still can't make simple basic passes. No doubting that EK are far better and they should be with the resources they have and we had some players missing, but for me it's the lowest we have been. With this squad we will struggle to finish higher than mid table next season. No parachute payment and no cup money next season either. We regularly struggle against the better teams in the league and I don't see it changing. On the plus side, the young lad Coventry looked ok when he came on. Not phased in any way and put the effort in.

Yeah. It must be about 9 attempts splashing the cash trying to get up. You wonder how much longer they can sustain it.

MK is ok when you speak to him. His persona during games might be completely different, but he is desperate to take EK up and chucking some of his own money at it as well, which must be fairly unusual. Normally it isn't the manager's own cash, it's someone else's. For me, EK look nailed on to go up this season, but they do have the odd ropey game and you can't afford to do that in a nervy play-off. Clyde are mince (assuming they do stay bottom) and I think the Highland League teams still aren't good enough. As for MK as a manager. I don't think he is particularly great. Without the far bigger budget, Darvel and EK wouldn't have dominated. As for the calibre of player and the cost to recruit them, if in League 2. EK are already spending like a League 2 team, so the player costs will only increase if they try to buy their way out of League 2. I hope they go up and hopefully it is then more evenly matched in the Lowland League next season. My worry for EK is what happens when the money runs out (or isn't enough to dominate) or the money men lose interest. They still don't have many fans and of course the ground situation needs addressing. Good luck to them (just let us win today though).

Hepburn was injured in the warm up and also not feeling well. Poor again from us. Some of the team need to give themselves a shake. Can't make simple passes. I thought Gregor knocked the ball home for the goal. It definitely didn't go in straight from the corner. One of our players just missed the cross and then someone bundled it home.

Old programmes are usually good for photos. Over 300 on eBay for shire from the 80's. Maybe if you contact some of the sellers and ask if there are photos in the ones that they are selling. You probably don't want to shell out for them though. I assume you have seen the historical kits website.