BallochSonsFan Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Our final 4 games are East Fife, Cove, Clyde and Thistle. I'm ignoring the potential additional games for now. Forfar play Clyde twice, Airdrie and East Fife. Of those sets of fixtures, Forfar have the easier run in. They play Clyde twice. Our game against Clyde is must win. We can't afford to give Forfar the chance to get better results against Clyde than we do and force us down to 10th. It's difficult to see how we beat Cove, East Fife or Thistle? We've played poorly since the return to play and we weren't good enough at the start of the season. Best case scenario is beating Clyde and somehow getting points from the other 3 games. Worst case is that we lose all 4 and that Forfar beat Clyde at least once. That worst case doesn't look particularly unlikely. I can see us going the final 4 games of the season without a win and Forfar picking up a win against Clyde in one of their games. We got away with it last night - Montrose should have won and Ramsbottom essentially stole the point with a couple of really big saves. Our defence and Ramsbottom's newfound competence in goals might be enough to steal another point between Thursday and the Thistle game but we just don't look capable of winning. Leaves us relying on Forfar being worse than we are and I'm not convinced that they won't beat Clyde in at least one of their two games. The worst part? It's that Duffy looks completely incapable of changing things and at least having a go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 All of our hopes right now hinge on Layne. He is literally the only player we have that might change the dynamic of our forward play. If he's not fit for Saturday at least then I suspect his intervention may be too late anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel wickson Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, The Moonster said: All of our hopes right now hinge on Layne. He is literally the only player we have that might change the dynamic of our forward play. If he's not fit for Saturday at least then I suspect his intervention may be too late anyway. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, The Moonster said: All of our hopes right now hinge on Layne. He is literally the only player we have that might change the dynamic of our forward play. If he's not fit for Saturday at least then I suspect his intervention may be too late anyway. It is somehow symbolic that our season is likely to be book-ended by the signing of two strikers with chronic injury problems. Not the players' fault of course, but we can't say that their unavailability came as any great surprise, and you've really got to question whether this is the best that Dumbarton FC could have come up with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, The Moonster said: All of our hopes right now hinge on Layne. He is literally the only player we have that might change the dynamic of our forward play. If he's not fit for Saturday at least then I suspect his intervention may be too late anyway. It does. The problem is that even if Layne does get fit, we will provide him with absolutely zero service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, FifeSons said: It does. The problem is that even if Layne does get fit, we will provide him with absolutely zero service. True, some of our long punts up the field might have a better chance of sticking though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, The Moonster said: True, some of our long punts up the field might have a better chance of sticking though. Have you had a reply from the club yet with your email of concerns? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, the snudge said: Have you had a reply from the club yet with your email of concerns? I haven't. To be fair, I told them my email didn't require a reply as I understand John Steele and others probably have more pressing matters to deal with than placating a duffer like me, but I did say that I'd like some sort of meeting between the fans/board or a statement from the board at some point to clarify how they feel our performance on the field has been, and more importantly how badly the situation off the field is affecting the situation on the field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 So Jamie Barclay is in on an emergency loan. Jim Duffy’s infamous extensive contacts in the world of Scottish football being utilised once again. The man is becoming an utter joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankies Alive Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Holy crap, he's a big lad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoveRangers1922 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, microdave said: Holy crap, he's a big lad. Fitting sponsor? Hard to work out if he's a unit or carrying a few extra pounds. Get away with it more as a keeper Edited April 7, 2021 by CoveRangers1922 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, microdave said: Holy crap, he's a big lad. Scott Murdoch's love child I reckon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I didn’t want to shame the guy by firing his pic up but aye, safe to say I was slightly taken aback when I saw it. Not exactly the type of physique you’d associate with an SPFL footballer. When it comes to a Jim Duffy signing nothing surprises me nowadays. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Jamie Barclay has always carried a wee bit of extra weight, not sure Barry Ferguson was too impressed. He had the potential to be a decent 'keeper when he was younger. He was solid enough for a Clyde team who had no money to get anyone better, but that was a wee while ago now. You always felt if he properly dedicated himself to being athletic then he would have reached some of the goals he conceded. Anyway, he'll make Ramsbottom feel better when he shows him this: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Jamie Barclay (alongside Jamie Murphy) gave out the prizes at my boy's clubs awards night in 2009. That night, in the 2001 age group with Jan Jnr, would've been a young defender who used to kick everyone and everything in sight (apparently). His name was Nicholas McAllister. So there you are. That's my Jamie Barclay related contribution for the night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: I didn’t want to shame the guy by firing his pic up but aye, safe to say I was slightly taken aback when I saw it. Not exactly the type of physique you’d associate with an SPFL footballer. When it comes to a Jim Duffy signing nothing surprises me nowadays. He's no fatter than Mark Yardley was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Are we bothering with a match thread for tonight? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Jan Vojáček said: Jamie Barclay (alongside Jamie Murphy) gave out the prizes at my boy's clubs awards night in 2009. That night, in the 2001 age group with Jan Jnr, would've been a young defender who used to kick everyone and everything in sight (apparently). His name was Nicholas McAllister. So there you are. That's my Jamie Barclay related contribution for the night. I thought you were like 25 or something? You have a kid who can legally buy alcohol? This has genuinely shocked me. I thought I knew who you were but now I'm like wtf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, BallochSonsFan said: Are we bothering with a match thread for tonight? I'll sum it up, Dumbarton 0. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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