Glebe Park, 4/4/10

Scrappy game; scrappy goal; three points.

We took one of our chances, they didn’t take any of their’s.

Man of the match, though, for me, was Michael White in goal. He dealt well with everything that was thrown at him.

Perhaps I should always predict we won’t get any points in the next two games.

And Chappie fielded the same starting eleven for the first time in ….. how long?

Arbroath can only get 49 points in total, East Fife 48. We’re on 44 and those two play each other on the last Saturday.

The Rock, 27/3/10

Well; at least I didn’t have to change the goals against predictor.

And we have a welcome midweek break.

Perhaps the lads can watch Barcelona and see how it’s done….

Two tricky away matches coming up, though, from which I expect to gain no points (even if our record at Brechin is good on the whole.)

The Rock, 6/3/10

Down to only one goal against.

If this trend keeps up we’re bound to get a point on Tuesday night.

But then we’re playing the league leaders; so how likely is that?

Four losses on the trot.

This is relegation form, guys.

The Rock, 31/10/09

Two home games in a row without losing a goal! Is it time to recalibrate the goals against predictor?

Pity we only scored the once in those 180 minutes, though.

From the BBC report we might have won this.

There’s now distance between us and second bottom place.

End of October and up to sixth. I’d have taken that at season’s start.

I’ll take it for the end of the season right now.

Glebe Park, 29/8/09

Pretty even first half with Brechin maybe having slightly more of the play but not much in it.

The first goal was one of those that happens when you’re at the bottom of the league and nothing is going for you (it reminded me of our first against Elgin way back in May:) the ball looped up off Ben Gordon’s block and over the keeper’s head.#

31/8/09 Edited to add: I’ve just seen from Sons TV it was Chris Smith’s attempted block.

The equaliser was a peach, a Mick Dunlop bullet header from a driven corner.

At least we didn’t lose a goal straight after equalising, only ten minutes. I didn’t get too clear a view of Brechin’s second but the ball broke to their player who was able to sweep it in.

Then Brechin’s keeper dropped the ball at Roddy Hunter’s feet but he couldn’t poke it past the defender on the line. This was followed by a fantastic Ross Clark free kick just saved by the keeper before half time.

We dominated the second half. I lost count of opportunities, chances, half-chances we should have put away. Prominently, Ben Gordon unluckily hit the post (and McLaughlin should not have skied the rebound,) Carcary with the keeper stranded should have squared it to Hunter instead of side-netting it; but the prize goes to Scott Chaplain for missing the sitter of a header that would have made it 2-2 and removed the need for Mick Dunlop to move up front as we chased the game.

The penalty may or may not have been – I was at the other end – but it sums up our season so far.

In general the referee was good, though, and officiated sensibly throughout. This is so unusual it merits comment.

Three points thrown away. With that second half display we should have won this.

Two main failings, then. We can’t defend and we can’t put the ball in the net. 108 goals against is still on.

Having said that, our new Czech goalkeeper actually didn’t have that much to do. At least, in the second half, he stopped punching the ball and clutched it instead. Maybe Chappie had had a word.

Two home games coming up. Things better turn round soon.