Cowdenleith

Hi Montrose fans, coming up for the game on Saturday, we have tickets for the home end. For a segregated match like this, do home fans enter by the main stand, or is it via the turnstiles at the covered terracing end where the wee car park is? Also, any recommenced areas to park bearing in mind the big crowd?Don’t mind a 10/15 minute walk if it’s better parking a bit further away, not in any great rush after. Thanks all.

Ah good stuff, great to hear from you again, we did wonder about your Lord Lucan like vanishing act. A good thread on the South forum started a few days ago about finances and such, a good read, I did wonder where that poster sprung up from.

That’s because we are an intelligent and reasonable bunch, and can see the bigger picture, although naturally quite a few are disappointed Calum has gone. On the other hand, you are a gibbering moron incapable of any sensible opinions at all.

I don’t know how Kevin was as a coach, but I thought he would contribute something as a player, sadly absolutely nothing. His most notable contribution was coming on as a sub against St Mirren, promptly getting sent off, and possibly costing us what would have been a well deserved draw.

I thought Zac was one of the ones who had extended into next season, but clearly not. Can anyone remember who has? Has Robbie agreed for next season?

Calum has left to join Bonnyrigg as per club press release. All the best to him.

It’s not acceptable where we are in the table, and as you are aware some fans have voiced opinions that a change is needed. Calum carries himself very well, always seems very calm and measured. However, I have been increasingly annoyed with some of the performances this season, especially the repeated defensive lapses that are driving everyone nuts. As to why Bonnyrigg would want a manger of a middling LL team, no idea, need to ask them I wouldn’t be in favour of replacing him at this stage, so hoping that it’s not true, but sounds like it is.

Be disappointed if Calum goes, could kind of understand if he wanted to take on the challenge of keeping Bonnyrigg up. If it’s the case, better now than deciding in June or July wants to move on.

If the likes of the Strollers and Broomhill (for example) were living off the money through the gate, they’d be paying their players about £25 a week, and I doubt that’s the case. I’m not aware either club has much in the way off lottery or other fan funded stuff.

It feels like almost every club in the LL is heavily subsidised, not sure where we stand in the scheme of things as seem to have a lot of fan funded initiatives, but clubs like Strollers and Broomhill must be getting money pumped in big style.

I maybe thought the announced crowd was the paid admission, realised the kids and their parents were freebies and it was a great idea, there was a great wee atmosphere when we arrived about 2.15 and heard all the drumming on the west terrace. Hope you are all not too downhearted about it all, the effort was really appreciated.

One thing that cheered me up yesterday when I got home from the match was that the postie had been with a wee bit of Cowdenbeath memorabilia I had bought on EBay for a modest amount, thought some of you might be interested. It was listed as Cowdenbeath autographs from 1963/64. The fact that it is on club notepaper is what I thought was brilliant about it, with ‘2nd division champions 1938/39’ underneath the club name. I think that date might be not far off, as doing a little research in the club history booklets I noticed that William Terris was only chairman for a short time from April 1964 to December that year when he passed away. So I suppose it must be April 1964 or later. i could make out or knew some of the names, there were a couple in the middle that eluded me until I found the Arbroath results archive which had full team lineup for games back that far, so I was able to work out Andy Miller and Tommy Duddy (I think). I reckon the full list is (any corrections appreciated) Jim Menzies, Tom Dawson, Bobby Wilson (in pencil!), Jimmy Whyte (trainer), John Ritchie, Andy Miller, Andy Guthrie, Tommy Duddy, Roger Sugden, Dennis Jack, Andy Rolland. It’s only about half a page size, a little bigger than A5, I think. Can I call the operator and be put trough to Cowdenbeath 3205 please?

Much as I feel queasy every time I think of that play off game in 2022, and the pitch itself is very strange, I think you guys have done really well in incrementally making improvements without having buckets of cash, so to be too critical of the facilities is unfair. Particularly by a bunch of sofa surfers. Hopefully one day I feel strong enough to return to NDP

Yeah that was them, they camped themselves first half at the far end of the terracing where we usually stand. General pains In the arse. We moved along a bit as couldn’t be doing with any bother, it was no big deal to shift along for one game. It was good to see a decent travelling support apart from these wee tubes. If it was a wee bit of handbags with them and a couple of Cowden lads then nothing really to bother about, boys will be boys.

If it was those badly dressed stone island clad casual wannabe bellends, they were not kids. Total arseholes, absolute shambles they were, and if they got a slap they would likely have deserved it. If it was genuine kids caught up in something, totally not on.

Yet £115k (if I remember correctly) down the drain later, we’re still a point ahead of you with a game in hand. Congratulations on your amazing season.

Ha ha, I badly worded that, it was me doing the muttering and moaning, though expect he was as well.

We were in the old stand second half, never noticed him, spent most of the time muttering and moaning about just about everything.

Good lord

From the pictures I have seen on Twitter the game should never have started, and if it has started due to pressure with having the ground hoppers there, then that is totally wrong.

Fair enough, but doesn’t take away from the fact that we made the 39 year old centre half look like prime Beckenbauer in that passage of play.

I thought I saw Kevin Smith sitting on the bench, clearly it wasn’t! That makes some sense now, thanks.

Clyde’s result was huge today. Bonnyrigg are on a really bad run, and could be the most likely at this moment to finish bottom.

Thanks, I didn’t notice him. I think the fans deserve an explanation.

Who was the dude with the dark hair and beard in our dugout getting very excited when the game was well gone?