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I take it Ricky is back from suspension for this?Fitting that most likely his last game for us at Gayfield will be against QP, and also incredible to think what’s happened to both clubs during his time at Gayfield! Not one for dead rubbers but will head down to this I think.

Kirkpatrick runs the Dundee branch of black rooster , Mick Kennedy’s chicken shop

Basically all of the players who were involved in their great season a few years back have been pinched by other teams.

Works at Rosyth Dockyards. Can’t mind exactly what job. Welding gaffer rings a bell

Not sure what TOBs fitness situation is but I’d be resting him for the remaining games regardless. Seems like he’s not been fit since the end of 21/22.

Went to watch North End Vs Lochee tonight, North End were as brilliant as Lochee were poor. Familiar story from when I’ve seen the Chee previously, no real game plan or cohesion. Long ball to Linn and Hay was bread and butter for North End centre halves. Goal of the match Frankie Devine’s incredible strike for the second.

Since you’ve mentioned him - Dwight Gayle’s wife is from Forfar. Fun fact.

It’s pretty obvious he’s staying

Not a huge fan of Dow but he’s probably a good figure to have around the dressing room. Not a winger in a million years though, and is infuriating to watch playing there. Perhaps will see more of him in his preferred 10/attacking midfield since it seems McKenna is offski

Did McIntyre not also say when he came in his preferred formation is 442?Not really one that McKenna fits into.

Had typed a longer post out but forgot to post and it disappeared - to summarise, would be gutted to lose Mikey as I believe he’s someone with the best interests of the club at heart. He is EXACTLY the type of player/character who has brought us our recent success, and it would be fairly damning if he was to move on at this stage of his career (Even if this is largely due to not getting on with McIntyre, I have no doubt there are some other factors). Really wanting the season to end now so we can clarify players futures and start moving forward.

Great to see Scott Stewart sign on. I wanted McIntyre gone but it’s clear that isn’t happening, he has my backing to get his own squad in now and make a good fist of League One.

Any other exclusives?

Few people have mentioned that Dick should’ve stepped away after the 21/22 season, and whilst with the huge benefit of hindsight that probably would’ve been right, any manager in the world would’ve wanted another crack at it after the success of that season.

I’ve been a pretty vocal opponent of a youth setup in the past, but Montrose seem to bring through players who can contribute so why can’t we. Could even have a few young lads from further afield in scotland, and house them up here instead of hopeless punts from down south.

Really feels like we have gone from watching a team of players who would go to war for each other, to a team of absolute individuals in a pretty short period of time. Just irks me that so many of the squad involved in relegating us will leave and probably never ever give the club a second thought, relegation is probably a minor inconvenience at worst to them.

I’ve seen quite enough of McIntyre, dealt a shit hand but bar the first couple games he’s shown nothing and we have continued to be an utter shambles. Cheerio.

I almost slipped on my arse earlier in the season there. Wouldn’t take much effort to pave round to the enclosure surely

I'm sure he doesn't mean literally the worst league season (i.e. league placing), and instead just means that bar that 4/5 game run it's just been totally miserable and we've looked so far off it. Have experienced shit seasons before but probably not with as many pumpings as we've received this year, can definitely sympathise with what he means.

Carnoustie are miles off.

You could, but there are also lights on both roads once you get back into town from arbirlot. Probably just as well waiting it out on the main road.

Yeah there are lights just as you get past the golf course. Would allow 10/15 mins if you are just driving for kick off

No, he didn't, but there is evidently a reason he's been a junior keeper all his career?Better to be proactive, than reactive. The international sensation stuff is pointless too, was embarrassing he was having to play up front in the first place.

Don't get the fuss over Adams departure myself - A junior keeper all his life, we have replaced him with a keeper of better stock in Boruc and makes no sense to have 3 keepers on the books now Gaston is back.

When Pink came away with the nonsense about players in the lower leagues not being good enough, I really started to think they were losing the place. It seems we moved from a long term transfer strategy, signing the best part time players who already had decent jobs outside football and would wish to remain part time, to a short term one where we sign guys looking to prove themselves and get a move off the back of their time here. Obviously 1 or 2 players like that is fine, that's football, but it feels we have totally neglected the core of the squad, filling it with punts from afar who are away as soon as they are here.