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Congrats to Elgin and their manager Allan Hale and assistant Stefan. Few City fans back in December thought we could avoid being bottom and the turnaround has been remarkable. Attendances are up considerably. Many thanks also to our loan players all of whom made a substantial contribution to our improvement. It would be great if we could sign them all permanently. On today’s game I thought Draper was outstanding as were Bray, Ewen,Booth and Golding among others. We are down to the bare bones for the last 2 games but hopefully we can beat Clyde in the final home game scoring 3 goals for the first time this season. It will be interesting to see if Hale can attract good north players for next season. He is ambitious and will be looking for players with similar aspirations. Finally it has been great to enjoy the last few months at Borough Briggs

I was confident until I heard Dolanski misses the next two games and Cairns is out. We will be short defensively but hopefully we can get 3 points and cement our position in the division for next year

A draw about right. We were poor in the first half with no out ball and we were all saying Taylor has to come on to inject some pace. Credit to the manager for changing it at half time. Delighted to see Macleman playing and scoring a fantastic individual goal. Not safe yet and injuries are piling up. Once again Dolanski was excellent at the back.

If Golding is out for the rest of the season we will struggle to create chances. We need to get one more win but it will not be easy without him. Hope the manager plays Macleman who proved earlier in the season he could score goals. Tough game against the Spartans this week. Hope Clyde draw and Bonnyrigg lose which will give us a cushion. Still think the last home game against Clyde may be crucial.

On seeing that Golding was absent and Jones was playing I felt a point would be good. Golding has great movement and creates opportunities for others. Hopefully he will be available for next week as our record at East Fife is poor. We improved when Jones came off as Bray installed some much needed pace . Booth is a real find. Forfar were stuffy but apart from the goal which should have been better defended they created nothing and with a wee bit of luck we could have snatched a winner. 6 games to go and 1 or perhaps 2 wins should be enough

Another win would go a long way to securing safety and it is still tight at the bottom. It would be nice to score 3 goals in a match but Forfar are difficult to break down. The movement of Golding up front has made a big difference even though he is not a prolific scorer. If he was he would be playing at a higher level.Booth at left back has been a great signing and Gallacher is a talented footballer. Surprised Macleman has not been given more game time since he did score goals for us but perhaps he is a too similar player to the other midfielders and is being kept for next season. Hopefully 3 points on Saturday and we can then relax a little

Agree on the comments about Ross Draper. Elgin look a solid side now and Tuesday night will I think determine how our season goes. A win on the road would boost confidence no end.

I agreeBooth looks a good player but he failed to get close enough to his opponent allowing him to cross on 3 occasions one of which led to the goal. He must improve on that aspect of his game and hopefully Allan Hale saw it. Overall, however, we look a much better team. Even if we finish bottom I am more confident now of winning a playoff which was not the case 2 months ago

I may be wrong but I think this is the first time Elgin have come from behind to win a league game since March 2021!

I assume the pitch covers are not down. If not why not? They cost a lot of money but are rarely used. Clarification from the club on this would be useful.

First visit this season and was encouraged by the football played in the first half. Reverted to type for most of the second lying too deep and hitting long aimless balls. Thought Draper was excellent but disappointed in Macleman who was caught in possession too often and slow on the ball. Cooney is slow which cost us an unnecessary penalty. Wins may help the confidence of the team but scoring goals will be an issue as a complete lack of creativity in midfield other than for our goal. The standard in the division will I suspect be poor. We are a very young side and hopefully we will improve as the players adjust to this level

No doubt that Kane is a goal scorer but did little in the last 3 months of the season possibly due to an injury which he was carrying. I am not convinced he will do well at a higher level as he is not good holding up the ball and linking play. His main strength is being able to outspeed defenders. He has been a great asset to Elgin and without him this season and his goals we would have finished bottom. I wish him the best of luck wherever he ends up.

Brilliant summing up by Briggsy’s Ghost. I had a feeling something was going to happen late in the game. Congratulations to Elgin for surviving as I had low confidence they would. Ross Draper was superb again and delighted he got the goal to keep us up. Ithink Albion will be in the playoffs but are fully capable of beating Spartans or Brechin. Next year is going to be hard but new signings are required to freshen up and improve the team if we are to avoid a similar situation. Good luck to whoever is the new manager in attracting quality players to Elgin as he will need it!

A must win for Elgin and even then it may not be enough to avoid finishing bottom with a last game away to Bonnyrigg. We can only hope Elgin win this Sat and Albion lose which would make us safe. Should be a big crowd and with the Moray Music festival in the park all weekend parking will be difficult so get there early

Anyone of the 3 can finish bottom. It does not matter who they all play as everyone is capable of beating each other. I did not fancy our chances today with the new manager bounce and our chosen team looked weak. Is Brian Cameron injured again? We need to win at home next week against Dumbarton who have nothing to play for to give us a chance as Bonnyrigg away in the final game will be really tough if it is still relevant

I have just listened to the after match interview with Gavin Price. I like the guy and he has done a good job generally given the huge difficulty in attracting suitable players due to location. However I totally disagree with his view of the game and particularly his comment that he saw signs of progress today. We have had some poor performances at home over the past few months but I felt today it was a very poor performance and at times men against boys. Stirling were much stronger physically all over the park and while the 3 goals were gifts from Elgin this does reflect the lack of quality in this team which has been apparent since September last year! A few good results then masked the ability of this Elgin team which in my opinion is the worst Elgin side for at least 5 years. If it had not been for Hester’s previous goals we would be bottom away behind. Next week’s game at Albion is massive but I cannot see this Elgin side winning again this season. I will probably eat my words when Elgin beat Stirling on Tuesday!

important game for both teams for different reasons. If Elgin lose and Albion and Bonnyrigg win Elgin go bottom. Elgin still to play Albion away and Bonnyrigg away in the last game of the season. I am not confident about Elgin’s chances but a surprise win v Stirling this Saturday would help a lot. A nervous end to the season

Will Elgin get a home win at last. There is nothing to suggest they will but 3 points would be mighty handy in the battle at the bottom. Draper will be missed

Kane’s court case called today in Dundee Sheriff court but no idea of the outcome. Probably put back again!

Terrible performance with hardly an attempt on goal. We have been playing the same now for weeks at home . A few passes along the back followed by the big hoof up the park in the hope Hester will score. At this rate we will be fighting with Bonnyrigg to avoid relegation. No doubt Gavin will partly blame the pitch but Stranraer we’re able to get the ball down and play. Their problem was the final pass otherwise the margin of victory would have been much greater. Elgin have 2 games away this week and need to get some points before we play Bonnyrigg at home. The style of play has to change but even with thathappening we may simply not be good enough and a few wins at the end of 2022 simply disguised that fact. In recent years we have failed to get out of the division even playing good football but we have not seen any entertaining football at home this season.

Home again with a poor home record this season. A win is essential if we are to keep away from the bottom as all the teams are so close

East Fife were deserved winners and should have won by a bigger margin. Elgin for the umpteenth time at home were really poor. Slow ponderous passing along the back four yet again followed by a hopeless punt upfield. Elgin badly lack creative midfielders. This is the most boring Elgin side I have seen for a few years. We are still 3rd but only 8 points off the bottom! Anyone this year can go down and Elgin need to improve rapidly at home

Elgin have been required to return their two loanees due to injuries in the parent clubs and not by Elgin! They will be missed

Dumbarton exposed the limitations of this Elgin side. They sat in deep even early on and like the Forfar game Elgin had no idea how to break down their defence. Dumbarton were impressive attacking with pace on the counterattack and our defenders struggled. Hopefully Nicholson will be back for the next game as our left back struggled today. Elgin are better away from home on the counter attack. Will be surprised if Dumbarton do not win the league. Pity about the performance given the bigger crowd

Park in car park 200 yards from the ground in front of town hall. Plenty of spaces normally and £1 charge