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11 hours ago, TheRoundO said:
Gaston is the departure I think is hardest to take. A great keeper who can have 2-3 more years at L1 level or above. A real shame.
Reckon Gats would have stayed if offered a deal. Not sure about Ricky and Mikey. JMac needs to bring in some decent replacements or it could get ugly for him very quickly.
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2 hours ago, RedLichtie86 said:
Little, Gaston and McKenna away.
3 big players. 3 big sets of boots to fill.
Gutted that these 3 have left us. Understandable that Mikey wants to stay in the championship but Gsts and Ricky would have coped in Lg1 easily imo.
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7 hours ago, DUAFC said:
There certainly was.
I used to get excited waiting for the Sporting Post to arrive at the railway station on a Saturday night, to read a report about a match I'd watched that afternoon.......maybe that was just me
Whatever happened to the Sporting Post? It was great to get some reports from that afternoon games. But like all good things, they come to an end
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10 hours ago, RedLichtie86 said:
Yes. Other than the 9 i have mentioned earlier the rest are out of contract.
No idea about Slater as i cant find any info to say when his deal ends.
I am almost sure that Slater signed a two year deal, so one year to go I reckon
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20 minutes ago, RedLichtie86 said:
I have no problems with saying "punters". Is it derogatory? No. Is it demeaning? No.
Its just another word used to describe a fan or supporter. I have heard countless people se that over the years and not once have i felt disrespected by that.
I consider myself a fan or a supporter. I look on the word punter as someone who bets on sporting events.
That's just my take on it.
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8 hours ago, glasgowlichtie23 said:
I forgot to mention that he called the fans punters. Superb stuff
He should respect those SUPPORTERS who travelled to back him and the club both home and away.
Punters ?????
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1 hour ago, ExiledLichtie said:
Somebody did say that Ricky Little would scoosh league 1 a couple pages back, which is a bold call, given his legs went 2 years ago and he still seems to think his job is to carry the ball into midfield...
Edited...aye, what relichtie said.
In Lg1 I would expect us to be more attacking than defending than in the championship, which would allow older players like Ricky Little more time to recover than just now when our defence is in almost constant pressure but that's just my opinion.
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20 minutes ago, JoseMarooniho said:
I’m not sure who’s claiming we’d scoosh anything. Nobody that I can see in a quick squint through this pish. I’d take a respectable mid table spot next season but feel even that will take a lot of work.
I said that imo Ricky Little would scoosh it in Lg1, compared to being in the championship, but not that Arbroath would scoosh the league
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Had we stayed in the championship, I think it might have been a season too far for Ricky, but he would scoosh Lg1 imo. Hopefully we get Gats and Mikey signed up as well. Not able to make next Wednesday as I have another commitment but will be interesting to see the reaction of those there and if JMac can get them onside.
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12 hours ago, ExiledLichtie said:
Its a sad day when I find myself not trusting a word the club says.
It is sad because these last few years have seen a real connect between the board and the support mostly due to the chairman's approach being very welcoming. There was a distance in the past between the board and fans in the past and it would be a real shame if this happens again.
Dick Campbell was one of the "old school" managers who would tear strips off players for not doing what they were telt, but he had what can only be described as "bizzaz". Okay he blethered a lot of hot air sometimes but he could get a shift out of ordinary players, that JMac seems unable to do. I expect a resurgent EF under Dick and Pink similar to the bounce we got. If we "bomb" next season, we could see the Fifers in Lg1 and us back in the basement. Worrying times
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1 hour ago, Tattie36 said:
Up until a few months or so ago I would have put as down as one of, if not THE best run club in Scotland. Even when we started to struggle on the pitch it still seemed like things were going very well off it.
How times change. A really bad feeling around just now. The board need a big period of introspection in the summer as they are in serious danger of losing a lot of what has been built up over the last few years.
Agreed
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2 hours ago, timlichtie said:
Article in the Courier today making it clear that Jim McIntyre has the confidence of the Board and will lead us into next season. He outlined his vision for the L1 campaign which includes a purely part time squad. At least the contentious hybrid approach has been binned. Can’t think many will argue with that. If he’s going to succeed then the fans need to be onside. I’d hope that there will be some significant engagement like a Q and A session before the end of the season.
Hope so but so far he hasn't engaged with the supporters at all as far as I recall. A Q&A would definitely let the fans know what his and the clubs plans are and maybe get some onside.
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33 minutes ago, Housecaptain said:
It is, but regretfully will it be enough to make Mike sign on for another season under the present manager.
I am not convinced.
After match thoughts from JMac. Defo not inspirational. No chance Mikey here with him at the helm.
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7 minutes ago, Anotherlichtie said:
Are you actually comparing Jim McIntyre with Brian Clough?
There are some wild takes on this thread and this is up thereNot at all . Just saying a new manager sometimes just doesn't work out .
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Sometimes a manager and club just don't work out. Take Clough at Leeds. The board at Leeds quickly worked out that "it wasn't working" and a change was needed. If as stated above 80-90% of the supporters are unhappy with JMac then the board needs to recognise this. I fear that things will get worse in these last few games and the crowds will continue to dwindle. Season ticket holders have already "paid their entry fees" for this season, but will a lot of them renew for next season.
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Having read the posts on here ,I can find virtually no support for JMac. If this is the same for those fans who don't post here, then the board needs to take note or it could backfire financially in season ticket sales for next season. The diehards will always buy one but we have gained a lot who do because of the success we have had recently. We are going to be hit financially anyway with vastly reduced away support, Alloa, Stenny etc will bring low hundreds if even that compared to DUFC and Dunfermline, Raith who turned up in their thousands. On the youth side of things, one thing noticeable watching other clubs is the age of some of their players, 18- 20 odds while our squad seems filled with 27-30+ year olds. A decent youth system can pay off, Hamilton brought through, McCarthy and MacArthur a few years back and both went south for big fees and became international for their countries. Definitely worth revisiting imo.
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Normally I am not in favour of chopping and changing managers as it creates unstability at a club, but the decisions by JMac in team selection and tactics are indefensible. His after match talk was as much gibberish as some of the stuff DC used to spout, but at least DC had passion and positivity about him. As said above we could lose a huge chunk of the best bits of our squad if the board persevere with McIntyre. Still think we were not ambitious enough when appointing successor to DC as a manager with better contacts could have brought in some real quality loanees instead of the run of the mill guys we got. We are all but down now and the board needs to look at if JMac is the man to get us back, I fear not.
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What's happened to Jess Norey. Is he gone or injured? Always thought he put in a good shift and would be a decent signing for next season. If these are not signed already, I would like Stewart, Mikey, Gats, McIntosh and Little resigned for a Lg 1 campaign. Can't decide on Lyon, looks decent enough for Lg 1.
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46 minutes ago, HoBNob said:
Without trying to come across as patronising, if yous do go down it'll be a shame. I've done Arbroath as an away day a few times during your time and it's just great. Tons of good pubs, lovely ground and good pies.
Yesterday was my first time up since Peter Grants last game, and either I didn't notice (Was doing a pub crawl of Arbroath that day to see if we could do all of them in one day), or it's happened since but the improvements to the ground are lovely. Seen the new turnstiles at the home end and the new wall? Really makes it looks allot more professional, if it's any consolation you can at least look back at this stay in the Championship as a long one, with a few great seasons and one which enabled you to do some improvements to the stadium and infrastructure. Offer that to any part time side and they'd take that IMO. Hopefully the improvements mean that your stay in league one will be brief.
On another note does anyone have an email for someone at the club with regards to programmes? Yesterday was my sons first game but I came in a bit late and couldn't see any for sale.
You could try office@ arbroathfc.co.uk.
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Petrie out
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2 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said:
Offer Scott Stewart an incredible contract - please
And Gaston
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We really needed to win or at least get a point last week v PT. It was a first of 3 home winnable games and we blew it. As said above though, would want to see us go down fighting all the way than with a whimper. Go for it from the first minute and leave nothing on the park at 90 mins. C'mon lichties.
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10 hours ago, ExiledLichtie said:
Still, time for the Campbells to give Deri Corfe another chance?
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1 hour ago, 1320Lichtie said:
It’s outrageous to bang on about death threats and to do it purely to emphasise your shitty point in your stupid social media post that is not someone who cares about the fans or is indeed living in reality - death threats - honestly made me rage seeing that. Don’t know why it’s took so long to come to light but a wee dig deeper into it all has also really annoyed me
Paul Reid obviously done a good job in regards to many different aspects but I’m not hearing great things in regards to so many other things too - and this stuff can’t continue when we drop a league the finance won’t and shouldn’t be there for to fund some of it - it’s making me angry at the thought of putting additional finance over and above my season ticket into the club to pay the wages of some of these people
Is "Always Arbroath" giving finance for the playing side or to pay wages for some of these new staff positions, when others did it for the love of the club in the past. ?
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The Arbroath Thread
in Scottish Championship General Chatter
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Gats has saved us on so many occasions over the last few seasons, has been MoM in so many matches, so it is understandable that he would like to continue as our number 1. Goalkeepers can go on well beyond outfield players ages and his experience would have been a great asset going forward. He has gone though and I wish him all the best for the future wherever it takes him.