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  1. Delighted with the news (assuming we stay up). Always like an Arbroath away day and until Food2Go Catering arrived at Forthbank, you always got the best pies at Arbroath (Steak & Black Pudding 😍).

    Well done on your stellar attempt at representing us Part Time clubs in the Championship, what a valiant fight you put up, so I hope all the genuine fans hold your head high as you come back down. 

  2. What a goal to win the game!!! The relief it brought and I’m delighted for Young Offord.

    I thought we were once again, very poor on the ball, but thankfully for us, Montrose were also poor and pretty unadventurous, but when you give nothing away defensively and you work hard as a solid unit, then you always stand a chance and that’s exactly what happened.

    I just can’t understand why we constantly hit the ball away and give it straight back to the opposition team. 2 bits of quality, a phase of in the first half and the phase of play for the goal aside, it was so predictable and and so wasteful. I really feel for Carrick at times because he just has nothing to work with and very little in the way of support.

    Though Young was slow to change it, what Leitch and Hilson were doing to justifying staying on, I do not know, and Carrick seemed to be playing much of the Second Half with an injury. When the changes were made, I was delighted though. Thought Spence and Offord gave us the energy and spark that had been missing upfront and McPeak had options.

    He was given sponsors MOTM, and I said it a few weeks ago, but I really hope we can keep McPake for next season, he really is a fantastic player at this level and he offers us so much.

    As I said, on the ball, I thought we were poor for long periods of the game but left Forthbank a happy man and delighted for the players involved.

  3. Really looking forward to this game, have said on here before that I have a wee soft spot for Stewart Petrie and I admire the job that he has done at Montrose over the years.

    However, I also really want to win it to stave off the threat of 9th place, especially with Kelty Hearts picking up 3 (unexpected??) points against Alloa during the week.

    We've been really Jeckyll & Hyde this season, none more so than putting up an admirable fight against Falkirk 2 weeks ago, only to crumble at Hamilton last week. I hope we see our good side again on Saturday, we keep the ball down and we play some nice football whilst showing the fight, grit and determination that we all know we have.

  4. As a 5-10 game "watcher at Camelon, I'm delighted at the appointment. Loved the football Moore had us playing, some coup for the club and a great character that you'll love having about. He's strict but fair and has a list of contacts throughout the game, I can totally understand why the board have made the change.

  5. Going to have to back my lads here and say I think we’ll be fine. We’ve quite possibly got the most favourable of the remaining fixtures and I also don’t believe we have the worst team of those mentioned and I’m going to predict that 2 of those mentioned finish below us.

    It sounds like we let our standard drop this Saturday, but in general we have a squad that are playing for each other and are putting their bodies on the line to grind out results, I’m not sure the others can say they are doing that as much as we are. We’ve also got the best defensive record, so in general, we don’t give much away but sadly, we don’t score much either….which has been a concern for most of the season, but we do have a whole host of players that are more than capable of popping up to bag the 1 or 2 that we need.

    It’s gonna be interesting, but I predicted Annan 9th at the start of the season and Kelty 8th and I’m going to stick with that, as I trust Darren Young and these group of players to see the job out.

  6. 55 minutes ago, WC Boggs said:

    This is only my opinion and feel free to disagree with it.  Yes we do only play one way. In fact it's the same basic premise we relied on when we won league 2.  Quick first touch passes forward. People can still run with the ball, or take a man on if that option isn't really on, but the quick first touch pass forward is the basis of our game.  It's a pro's approach to football and effective if you can be consistently accurate with it.

    Our lad's aren't pros though and 4 hours training a week doesn't allow much time for perfecting a pro's game.  When the lads are reasonably consistent with it, we do OK, even a league higher up. When they aren't it's something of a horror show, particularly against full timers who can exploit the stray passing in ways that no one in league 2 had in them. The ball is given away cheaply by numerous players, comes back at us with accurate passing and they get behind or on us fast, rather than the other way round.

    This isn't a criticism of Darren Young. If we want to do better than hang around the bottom of League 1, it's something we have to work on.  The problem for me, is that we don't seem to have the players who can play that style of football with enough accuracy or consistency for this level.  Perhaps we are too rigid with it and need to hold the ball up more to cut down the cheap giveaways of the ball?  So I'm sympathetic to your point about adapting. 

    It's still a system we have to get a grip of though, but finding part timers who can play it with any degree of consistency is a big ask.  

     

    …..and that’s why it’s great to see you back!

  7. 11 hours ago, qos_75 said:

    That said, I might buy the 150 Anniversary shirt from DH Gate. Can anyone that has used them before tell me what the sizing is like?

    I am usually a size large, 42-44. Would it be better going a size up or are they true to size?

    Go for an XL. Same size as myself and that's what I'm wearing

  8. I really hope not, but it would appear he is following the same path that many others have. Looked really promising and then injury hits and problems become a snow balling affect.....maybe like Stevie May maybe being the most recent example.

    Really hope not as he definitely look like he was going to be a top top player, however seeing him (in the flesh) for Preston and I just don't see anything to suggest he will achieve it sadly.

  9. 1 hour ago, lubo_blaha said:

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    They’ve done a much better job with the Wales kits. Always thought our badge should be like theirs too, just the crest and not the white band around it.

    That Home shirt, that's how you do it. Belter!!

  10. 1 hour ago, The Moonster said:

    Terrified to speak to fans, terrified to question owners, terrified to sack a manager. The perfect c**t for chairman of a football club. 

    …..and the ironic thing I heard today was that Darren Young admitted that his public comments last season (about preparing for football in League 1) helped spur our players on to the tile.

     

  11. 21 hours ago, charliewheelen said:

    It’s here and it’s beautiful Binos. Had a blast recording last nights interview with your gaffer. Funnily enough, we indirectly answered nearly all of your questions during the interview, however, don’t worry as we have the others in there as well. After hearing what he had to say, I’ve got to say you’ve got a good yin with Darren, I’ve no doubt after a solid conclusion to this season, the next is going to get even better with Young at the wheel.

    it was nearly a 90 minute chat, but I promise you’ll enjoy listening as much as I did chatting to him. Share it around as i’d love nothing more than for all of you to hear your manager in a more laid-back setting, and get to know him a wee bit more. Wish you all the best for the rest of the season, and if I myself have charmed you enough, there’s more good chats coming on the page!

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZJ5v6nGAHVFcNMo37X8sV?si=mj1ruyN3Q-yB3D4RYvqauw

     

    Another excellent interview, a really really good listen and well done to Darren for being so open as well, such an easy guy to chat too.

    Interesting that he still has ambitions to manage Full Time (and surprising he’s never had the opportunity too), that he was getting pelters from a section of East Fife supporters and a few interesting points last season (forgot about the Dumbarton Chairman’s remark) along with his playing days…..admired his honesty again talking about his injuries at Dundee and signing for Alloa.

    Excellent listen, and as sad as I would be, I really hope Darren can fulfil his ambition and be offered a Full Time job eventually, his a fantastic lower league manager and genuinely one of life’s good guys. Again, well done.

  12. On 12/03/2024 at 08:31, Caledonian1 said:

    I genuinely cant go to the N Ireland game.  I have bought the 5 game package and wondered if there was anyway i could pass my electronic ticket onto someone else (the son of one of the guys I usually go with)  Happy to share log-in details with him if need be but currently unsure if it is possible. Anyone able to advise?

     

    15 hours ago, Caledonian1 said:

    Nah, I will be approx. 150 miles from Hampden so thats not really an option.  I have only missed three competitive home games since 1994 and was thinking of going to this friendly until I found out I just couldnt change work obligations.

    Surely when the tickets do come through they'll be a QR code like previous?? If so, when it becomes available, log in via your phone, screenshot the codes and then send them onto your son.

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