Brummo

Don't flatter yourself. Our form was dipping before the Falkirk game. Since then we have had a draw and a loss, so you seem to be misinformed.

That could have gone better! Congratulations Edinburgh City.

Please can we have less wind this time round? Hoping we field a strong team and play well enough to keep on pushing for the playoff spots.

Police car at LIDL after the game. Blue light voucher discount on bakery goods?

I hadn't thought of having to play into blinding sunshine as being a factor with east-west oriented grounds. I would have thought that in Scotland having prevailing winds would be more of a factor than sunshine, especially in grounds which are less sheltered from the elements.

Yes, I noticed there was a pie thing going on with some of the Binos. It's always good to have that silver-lining to draw comfort (eating) from.

Thanks. I still wonder if wind swirling around the pitch would have been any less of a factor if the ground wasn't orientated north-south? At least if it east-west, it would favour teams either half.

Shocking for away fans. Getting soaked in the back row of the stand. The wind ruined the game. It became an utter farce towards the end. I am disappointed we didn't nick three points. Alloa were threatening at times. Just glad we weren't the victims of a freak gust of wind blowing the ball past our keeper. Mind you if we'd won courtesy of the "hand of God", I wouldn't have complained. Definitely got my full dose of fresh air (the wind wasn't blowing from Grangemouth, I hope). I did wonder why the pitch was orientated the way it was and it was difficult to work out which side benefitted from the wind direction in which half. It all seemed so random. I think probably Montrose had the best of it in the second half. No veggie friendly food at the Away side pie van. The warm water I had to drink had only a fleeting acquaintance with a tea bag, so next time I will opt for what will undoubtedly be equally poor instant coffee. At full time I sampled a macaroni cheese pie from the home side pie shop, as I needed sustenance to get me back down the road. It had been microwaved rather than grilled, so again, not great. I am calling for an end to pie shop apartheid in every ground. "No!" to away fans having to pay through the nose for inferior choice and quality fare. It was the same at Annan. End this discrimination now.

No. To be fair it was marginally shorter than the match.

Was the wind really that bad or was the ref. just worried his toupee would come unstuck and fancied getting home early?

We have to do things the hard way, don't we? I can only think of the Storm Babet game being off at Cove due to bad weather although it would also have likely been the same had it been a home tie. Have there been any games postponed because of bad weather at Links Park this season? We had to play Falkirk midweek because they had a cup game and now we have another midweek because of today's abandonment. Added to that, we had to play Falkirk when they were on fire after winning the league. Thankfully Falkirk didn't let Cove back into the game as looked a possibility after the latter pulled a goal back. Alloa's free scoring against Stirling shows they mean business. Obviously disappointed we never had the chance to get back on the horse after last Saturday's nightmare. When is the game rescheduled for? Let's hope the Mo can get their MOjo back in time for their next match as it is an absolute six pointer. I seem to remember us being absolutely blown away (not in the Edinburgh City sense) last season at Alloa. Hoping for a far better outcome this time.

Thanks Falkirk.

Falkirk looking almost lackadaisical compared to last week. Really disappointing from a Mo perspective. Hoping they sharpen up big time in the second half.

I really wasn't wanting to resurrect the spectre of the notorious former Scotland and Glasgow United player. That really was a sorry episode for Scottish football from start to finish. The thing that left those of us who watched him play for Clyde against our team for several seasons, scratching our heads, was why things only blew up when he signed for Raith Rovers? Why was it considered acceptable until a celebrity crime fiction writer gets involved because it's her club which is being tarnished through its association with him? A shambles from which nobody emerges with any credit other than the victim who had the courage to seek justice.

Will the wounded beast react.... or not?

Here's my take, with some working for my answers... According to an away team Changing Room eavesdropper related to me by an inside source, the noise from the Falkirk team when they learned they had won the league was considerable. Having learned they were champions, McGlynn urges them to "play like champions". They are totally pumped up for the start of the match. The adrenaline is in full flow. They emerge to fans who totally dominate the ground in ecstatic mood. The TV cameras and crew are there to further emphasise this victory before a ball has even been kicked. This is show time! With a goal after 4 minutes, Falkirk get off to a flying start and but for a sublime moment from Machado and Hester, which proves to be the only glitch, the Falkirk team dominate the game. When the teams emerge after the halftime break, both know the next goal is crucial. When Falkirk score on 47 minutes, the writing is on the wall, writing that two minutes later is made bold, underlined and maximum sized font, when Falkirk get their fifth. After that, for the Mo, it's all about trying to avoid a total collapse, as Falkirk keep possession and eliminate any threat Montrose might have posed, scoring two further goals against what has become a run ragged, makeshift team, in which youngsters are brought off the bench, to gain experience, rather than have any prospect of turning things round. The early evening kickoff game has from a Mo perspective morphed into a nightmare. Instead of being the game when we rained on Falkirk's parade. We've become like the Christians thrown to the lions at the Coliseum, meekly devoured in an all too public spectacle courtesy of BBC Alba. (Watchable for a year on BBC iPlayer for any Mosochists out there.) In a flashback to Easter Road in the 0-9 humiliation by the Hibees or the more recent nightmare playoff against Airdrie, I'm channeling Renton's words about "being Scottish" and applying them to "being a Montrose fan". But here's the thing despite the rank horror of everything about Saturday for Montrose, I clutch onto these straws. We could not have picked a worse game to play Falkirk. The circumstances aligning contributed to it being a perfect storm. Up until our last three games, we had been on a good run. We are in the position we are in because of decent performances over the season so far. A decent team doesn't become a poor team overnight on the basis of one absolute nightmare game - even if it was the total opposite of what we were hoping for. A good manager doesn't lose his way overnight either. Petrie put this team together. He has been accused of being "too loyal" and keeping players beyond their "use by" date but I cannot bring myself to believe that someone who has put this team together, which has been punching above its weight since it got promoted, is simply not capable of bringing in new players who will move things forward when existing players are no longer competitive. Do SP and Ross between them really not have the tools to do that? I agree that if we play like we have been in our last three games, a playoff place would be wasted on us. As SP said in his post match interview on Saturday, our season should not be defined by our matches against Falkirk. We have beaten Cove and Alloa and have matched Hamilton. Much depends on how the ninth placed team in the Championship ends the season and how much fight is left in them, come the playoffs. We were so close to seeing off Morton a few seasons back. It is a tall order but who is to say, we can't go further this time round? We will definitely need a really big rebuild and reinforcement if the Championship dream were to become a reality. But before that lads, get a result against Edinburgh, please.

From a Montrose fan's perspective, for me this evening was down there with the 0-9 roasting I witnessed at Easter Road back in the early noughties! Don't get me wrong, Falkirk were decent but I never thought we would fold like we did in the second half. Losing two goals within five minutes of the restart was a horror show. While it wouldn't be fair to lay the blame solely on Cammy Gill, he did not have a good game. At least Hester did score a decent goal following a sublime pass from Machado. If he hadn't, we would be on negative goal difference. A meagre crumb of comfort really. A sore one.

Well from a Montrose perspective, that could have gone better. Fair play to Falkirk, they went for it from the get go. At 1-3 at half-time, I still had some hope but when the fifth goal went in on 49 minutes, it was just about containment. Even that proved a forlorn hope as rampant Falkirk weren't going to ease off. The really disappointing consequence is losing a number of soft goals and fourth place in the process. We needed to be at our very best to be at the races tonight: we weren't and the scoreline reflects that. Well done Falkirk. Worthy Champions. I hope the Mo can shake this off and get their playoff push back on track.

Let's just sit back and hopefully enjoy it! Congratulations to Falkirk for winning the league.

What it says on website. Try giving them a call tomorrow morning. If no luck, then message me and I will try to help. SUPPORTERS WITH ACCESSIBLE NEEDS Any supporter who requires an accessible parking space, a wheelchair space or a seat which involves minimal steps should contact office@montrosefc.co.uk or phone 01674 673200 during office hours and a member of club staff will be pleased to help.

Useful page ahead of Falkirk match. Well it would be useful if it displayed properly on a phone! e.t.a. inexplicably the page did display correctly when I clicked on the link, which it had not done previously. https://montrosefc.co.uk/2024/03/27/next-up-26/ Main information for Falkirk supporters: AWAY supporters should enter the stadium from the turnstiles located at the East end of Links Park Stadium adjacent to Union Street/Union Row. Online and Season Tickets will be scanned on entry. Please note, as part of the Club’s stadium safety certificate, all spectators entering Links Park Stadium may be subject to a search and a “soft” ticket and bag checking area will be in operation at both Home and Away access points of the stadium prior to accessing the turnstiles. Turnstiles will open 1 hour prior to kick-off time and will remain open until 15 minutes after the match commences. SUPPORTER SEATING HOME – Seating in the Brian Keith Stand is available to all fans on a first come basis. Sections C & D are reserved for Hospitality guests and Directors only. Sections E & F are allocated to Home fans and media/scouts only. AWAY – Section A of the Brian Keith Stand is reserved for Away fans only on a first come basis and accessible via the Away turnstiles. Wrist Bands will be issued to those accessing the Away section. Stewards will be on hand to assist you find these sections if required. STADIUM CATERING Catering facilities (Home & Away) will be open 1 hour prior to kick-off and will accept both card and cash payments.

Mid Links usually very chocka on match days. Is Whinfield Road not a better option for away fans? There's also car parking near the skatepark on Traill Drive for people who like a walk and some fresh sea air! https://maps.app.goo.gl/THyUJJbfDJ4xbRWs6

No, but on reflection, it does sound like a reference to the Bash Street Kids. D.C. Thomson publications have had a strong cultural influence for many and probably it’s fair to say much further afield than Dundee and Angus. I think that the fact we have nicknames for our players reflects the fact that we have had a settled squad for a number of years and that an affinity has built up between players and supporters to the extent that for me, referring to their “proper” names would have seemed too formal. Given I was replying to a Montrose fan, I don’t think that was unreasonable but for the sake of clarity, I was referring to: Sean Dillon, Paul Watson, Michael Gardyne and Andrew Steeves.

Dillo, Winker, Midge, Steeves...

I was surprised that the information isn't on the website. It definitely used to be but I couldn't find it either. If it isn't on their X (Twitter) or Facebook you could try emailing or calling the club... Get in touch with the MFC team: Tel: 01674 673200 Email: office@montrosefc.co.uk