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You forgot, Sub: Donnelly, from that team.

I remember it well. It skited on the wet surface in Arbroath's penalty box and straight in. The thing is it was from a free-kick for offside, which was therefore an indirect free-kick and so the ref ought not to have given the goal but a goal-kick instead. I was glad he didn't though.

With our record? Possible? It would be a miracle.

I agree. But we'll get St Mirren, won't we?

I guess we'll be back to looking like headless chickens at throw-ins again (as we have been in far too many of the years I've been supporting the club.) At least Linton gave the option of lobbing it long..

According to The Dumbarton Terrace, Muzz is going to treat the Challenge Cup game as a friendly. (The fIrst game; which means, with our record, the only game.)

Both are OK but spelt is more used in Scotland. Spelled is more usual in England.

But Stranraer would be guaranteed six points from us - at their place, where our record is awful

I saw Hughie Gallacher play for the Sons. And Robertson, Govan and Jardine too. Not to mention Hugh Harra.

I guess sham incredulity doesn't work on the internet.....

There was a goalkeeper debate?

!!!!! You clearly have a short memory - or else you haven't watched us for long. We've had way worse full backs than the present two; even in recent times.

Best goal I've ever seen a Sons player score - perhaps any player.

I hope not too but it's almost a certainty.

Not to mention Bruce's Cottages on Cardross Road.

I was attempting to clarify the point about being able to phone up the club to get tickets and explaining why for non-season ticket holders (there must be some Sons fans who can't make it to every home game) this might not be so easy for the club to arrange in this case.

Why would I go and watch East Fife? I was born and brought up in Dumbarton and have supported the Sons for over fifty years. I lived four hundred yards from Stark's Park for around 25 of those and only ever crossed its doors when the Sons had an away game there.

I don't have a season ticket. I rarely make it to home games as I live in Fife.

I got my ticket for the Tynecastle game by phoning the Rock and having it posted out. The only problem that makes with the Rangers game is that non-Sons fans might try that on.

The club website has reported 1950s legend Tim Whalen's death. http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1525

I was only suggesting that gale force winds and driving rain are as likely in the proposed location as the present one. If that makes me a smart arse, fine.

Do they not get gale force winds and driving rain halfway to Renton, then?

Brown may not have been prolific himself but if he hadn't been there beside him Flannery wouldn't have scored all the goals he did.

How many other Dumbarton goals have you seen at Shawfield? (Jumbo's is up there among my three best Sons goals ever.)

Aye, and Celtic's fourth goal (the winner as it turned out) should have been a goal kick for the Sons. Bitter? Me? After 44 years? No Chance.