Bridie Vision

Forfar's highlights. https://youtu.be/pUDaMBM-Sik

We attacked more today than we have in just about every league game this season. Please can we have the same attitude next week.

I clarified what I meant. Forfar to win 3 nil is never going to happen, but I won't be upset with a Rusty or Skelly hat-trick. I intended to say Hibs win 3-0.

Ray McKinnon has been chatting to The Courier, they're expecting a crowd of over 3500! Been a long time since Station Park has held so many people. What are we reckoning lads Forfar 0-3 Hibs, Forfar 0-4 Hibs?

An actual Forfar victory, quite a rare video to find this season:

Rusty has scored more goals in 20 minutes than he did in during his entire spell at the club last time around. I'm not saying he’s our saviour but I'm glad he's had a good 2nd debut.

My punt for how Ray will line up today. McCallum Allan, Munro, Hutchinson, Brindley Whatley, Morrison, Robson Ross, McLean, Mykyta

The Loons: A historic SPFL Angus club who play in sky blue. The Athies: An aimless mid-table Highland League club who play in navy. We're going through a rebrand, here's the before and after

Is it a hopeless giant striker who shrinks two feet when he jumps?

I would've said Murray Mackintosh but he signed for Brechin. Unless it's John Baird or Dale Hilson I think we'll be disappointed. Give us a clue/hint, please?

Interesting theory, I can't imagine Dick taking a back seat as a DoF, he loves the touchline and bollocking officials too much The thing is this club hasn't got a viable plan. We're not a "throwing cash around" club, nor are we a truly community club like Montrose, Stenny etc. Our community trust doesn't have any proper ties to the club other than names. We also aren't a developing club which invests in a youth team. Honestly, we are destined for the Highland League it's just whether it's this year or in the next few seasons.

Highlights for those who want it.

After getting the line-up 100% last week I doubt I'll continue that for tomorrow but here's a guess. McCallum Allan, Hutchinson, Morrison, Brindley Whatley, Robson Watson, New loanee?, Ross Mutale Nditi won't be back in time, Andy will probably only be fit enough for the bench. Ray doesn't like starting Patty so imagine he'll be on the bench. Smokie could start but I think McKinnon prefers the Whatley/Robson combo. Kinglis has been pretty disappointing so he might drop to the bench. Annoyingly it looks like Thommo is unavailable due to work commitments again, I can see Thommo being released this month due to his lack of availability, despite being a player we really need in the squad.

First signing of the new year. Marc signs a 2 year extension.

Maybe, but how many Loons fans laughed at Stenny signing Matty? Generic grumpy Loon: "How do Stenny expect to put a title charge together with Matty Aitken leading their line. He'll fall over more often than he touches the ball." No matter how dreadful our squad is at the moment, it doesn't mean every player in this squad is going to spend the rest of their days jobbing for the likes of Brechin Vics, Coupar Angus, Lochee Harp etc.

It's probably a Forfar curse. Matty is poor at Forfar, becomes a world beater at Stenny. Forfar fans will barely remember Cedwyn Scott, absolutely dreadful on loan for us, leaves and becomes the main man at Notts County winning the national league. You can probably expect Cameron Ferguson and Euan Mutale leave Forfar after a dreadful spell to go and have a stellar career away from Station Park, or Finn Robson to become the Scottish Iniesta after leaving the club too. Getting back on track to talk about Saturday's game. Comfortable win for Stenny. As long as we don't drop to 10th I imagine the board will be happy to keep Ray on indefinitely if we can just finish 9th every season, I don't see him getting his marching orders this season.

We're rubbish.

A gripping 5 minutes of not very much:

So it was a dull draw and I got the line-up spot on. Skelly was stupid making a crazy lunging tackle where there was no reason for it. I've got no qualms with the red card, completely needless. We looked shaky from the moment we went down to 10 until around the 55th minute (which was also the same time Thommo came on...coincidence, I think not), after that you didn't notice we were outnumbered. I think it also helped when we changed to a 4-3-2.

Just rain in Forfar so no threat of it being called off. Forfar aiming to win 2 games on the bounce in the league for the first time in however long. Will it happen, hmm. I can see a dull draw. I expect Forfar yo line up as follows with Nditi, Munro & Moore unavailable. McCallum Allan, Hutchinson, Morrison, Brindley Watson, Whatley, Robson, Inglis Skelly, Ross

Aye, I thought the same. That does raise the question though, how does the suspension work for Nditi? Is he suspended for the East Fife match? (I.e he's unavailable for selection for Forfar, which doesn't matter since he'll be with the Tanzania squad). Or does he have to serve the suspension after he's completed international duty?

Good for him, bad for us. One of our few shining lights this season.

Over 10 minutes of Forfar Athletic disappointment. https://youtu.be/MJ2MgPu21rw

I think he was talking about Hilton's opener. That definitely was deflected. The other Dumbarton goals were a mixture of lovely shots and woeful Forfar defending Forfar usually have highlights up around lunchtime.