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To be fair, I always felt like he could have given a bit more in the finishing department and that he didn't reach his peak til he joined Airdrie. Good player for us, but better player for them. Good on him, though.

Aye, Ray is a dick. I always enjoy beating his teams. Deluded in that interview there, but absolutely unsurprising.

Worst thing that ever happened was your gaffer not leaving pre-season... to think so many of you guys thought you'd win the league. McKinnon, like Jim Duffy, is a dinosaur who should give up management. Things have progressed and their approach doesn't work any more. Awful football to watch, lack or any other ideas when things aren't going well and, quite simply, underachievers.

Michael Ruth a late fitness test... that's honking to hear. Although, injury aside, I wouldn't be against resting him to protect him for most important (hopefully!) games ahead.

The thing is, I don't think there is a particular dislike for him no more than most other ex players. He had some absolute stinkers for us in the relegation season. Like, some of the worst performances I've ever seen where he looked like he'd never kicked a ball before. Then he was named our captain last year, I thought he should have left after such a dreadful year prior. He had a fairly solid campaign 23/23 though. Wasn't without the occasional nightmare performance (but we had most of those as a team, collectively). He does need to sort that hair out though. Manbuns have no place in this world.

Before I'd finished reading your first paragraph, I knew what the second one was going to say. Durnan is head and shoulders above any other player we have had play at CB this season. I'm not saying he's perfect, but he is calm, uses the ball well, doesn't take chances and his experience shows in how much calmer the players around him are. Jan touched on it last week, but if we hadn't lost him for so long, the gap between us and the top of the table may have been a fair bit smaller. Crighton is fine, but he isn't as much of a leader and, simply, isn't as good a player as Durnan. FWIW, I still reckon a fit Mark Durnan is the best CB in the league. Shame we didn't have him for half of the season...

This result reeks of, "Just don't lose so they don't win the league boys".

No chance might lose one.

Ah, he's always had that in him. Too many moments of madness. In fairness, it's the reason he is playing at this level and not a league or two above...

May be a wee problem with this theory... they have a squad full of guff.

Interesting statement from the club regarding the incident last weekend... what does that even mean?

He has certainly been more at it the last couple of weeks. He done exactly what I've highlighted above for our 2nd goal, again, today. I reckon he'll move up a league next season, even if we dont. He has a bright future and if he commits himself then he can go far. His energy levels are incredible at times.

Yeah, I definitely reckon it's between Stranraer and Bonnyrigg to go down. Both are absolutely rotten. That was never in any doubt at all today. I'm echo what others have said about Ruth and Gray, both put in great performances. Durnan was brilliant at the back and how much more settled does our defence look with him back in it? I also think T Wallace is a brilliant player to have at this level. His use of the ball is almost always productive for the team. Rarely gives the ball away and always finds a team mate. A nice thought that we have the likes of Carlo, Kalvin to come back to fitness. That being said, Lynas also put in a shift today. All that being said, I feel like 7/9 of the teams in our league would have given us a bigger test today. Onto next week to build further in our preparations for the play-offs (which I reckon we are hopefully only a week or two from). Nothing to fear next week and hopefully get something from Stenny, who have beaten us in the last 2 games without actually having to turn up.

And what happened the last time you asked us to do that... less than 2 weeks ago. Funny how quickly things change in football. I'd take a 1-0 win from an OG, but I fear Declan Byrne may score on his return to the rock. Meaning we'd need at least 2 for the 3 points.

My biggest issue with Blair, and many of this squad, is that they have shown to be capable of more than what we see every week. We just don't seem to be putting in the effort and when things have been against us our heads go down and the misery gets worse and worse. Yesterday was certainly different in so many ways, though!

As great as it is to see, we just have to be producing this kind of performance more than two or three times a season. Especially when we on the opposing end of as many similar results through the season. This group are playing well within themselves and I think the majority agree that they should be showing more 99% of the time. Yesterday was, however, much more like it. We seemed much more up for it, first to most balls and we were clinical too! That made a huge difference to be fair. We didn't cut out the mistakes completely, but we punished mistakes hy the opposition and weren't taken advantage of as much as in previous games. How refreshing, also, it was to see us use set pieces so well. I've been critical for months now on how many we have and yet never seem to threaten from. This is definitely a step in the right direction, but we need to keep walking or we will still come up significantly short.

Not even watched them yet but... highlights are up! https://youtu.be/Np90DrtvyNU?feature=shared

I'd love to know how this post merits a red dot @The Hologram

Ah well. Didn't see that coming. Possibly Spartans hitting poor form at a good time for us? Or just a bad day at the office?

It either auto corrected on my phone or it was a genuine typo. How could anyone not know after hearing the Stranraer commentator say it over and over?

Bang Bang Daryn Lang has given them a lifeline!

Another goal and we would have better goal difference than The Spartans and would go above them?

Ah, Just the 1 more required!

And not we've brought on Blair Malcolm... let's see how much that change weakens us and invites The Spartans onto us.