[Heads Gone - The Peppino Impastato Memorial Thread]

9 hours ago, 19QOS19 said:

Tbf, going around red dotting every post possible is just as tragic as getting upset by them. 

Much moreso I'd have said.

I've never really got the need, so evident on here, for everyone to insist they can't possibly be bothered by anything anyone else says or does.

[Heads Gone - The Peppino Impastato Memorial Thread]

8 hours ago, tamthebam said:

This picture by Yayoi Kusama sold for half a million dollars recently. 

I'd no idea Marshmallo had that kind of money.

Fair play to the lad.

[Annan v Falkirk]

1 hour ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

 he was bemused at the award as the ball had gone. 

Isn't the ball being gone a marker of a late challenge, ie a foul?

[The Annan, Kelty, Stirling & QoS who's gonna bottle it thread]

Yes, delighted to be extracting ourselves.

Today turned out to be remarkably nerveless.

Falkirk had the decency to score early and by the time Annan equalised, we were 2 up.  At no point did the scores look likely to conspire against us.

I'm hoping Annan scrape by next week, but we'll see.

[Queens v Cove]

A good performance today and a comfortable win.

Thank Christ we're safe.

 

An unbelievably bad season though.  We need to reflect on that in trying to find any kind of meaningful way forward next time.  Wholesale change is surely needed.

[Queens v Cove]

45 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:

I tend to single out a player every year I think is awful. It's not been hard the last few years tbh. 

That actually sounds incredibly difficult to be honest.

[The Queen of the South thread]

Ironically enough, we've not been 'at the races' all season.

[Annan v Falkirk]

4 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:

You've really upset this Rennie guy, no? 

 

Thankfully the draw last week means an agreement like this is unlikely to happen. Unless of course Montrose are comfortably winning at HT and a point would benefit both. It's a risk though and thankfully I expect the game next week at Stirling to be one where (at least) one side needs a win. 

Though in all honesty even if they both did need and played out a draw, I wouldn't hold it against them. We only have ourselves and Bartley to blame for the shit mess we're in. 

Yes, it's unlikely.  As you say, we'd need to be completely out of the game at Montrose during it, for a draw to make sense for both Stirling and Annan.

Like you, I wouldn't feel particularly aggrieved towards either side if it came to pass though.  I'd be far too angry with us for there to be any anger left to divert elsewhere.

[Annan v Falkirk]

On 25/04/2024 at 18:54, BPM said:

A bit of this would do

My fear is that we get something similar next week if Annan get a result today while Stirling beat Edinburgh.

In such circumstances, should we lose today and fall behind next week (surely the most plausible part of the equation) a stitched up draw between Stirling and Annan next Saturday would suit both.

Come on Falkirk - no nonsense today eh?  You know I've always liked you.

 

[Queens v Cove]

14 minutes ago, bod said:

Is this a must win game?

Yip, a huge game locally next Saturday, in which a win can see us finally clamber to a feeble version of safety.

Fingers crossed for Falkirk.

[Stirling v Queens]

7 minutes ago, sneeuq said:

The other solution would be to demote him to some menial role and whoever replaces Murray to take over the actual first team management. 

There are some seats in need of a good clean.

[Stirling v Queens]

15 minutes ago, Quentin Taranbino said:

As long as Falkirk beat Annan next week, I don't think Queens can finish 9th (due to goal difference - unless you were to be cuffed abour 12-0)

Yes, I think you're right.

That's quite comforting.

[Stirling v Queens]

I'm feeling relieved to see it finally come up as a full-time score.

A late winner for us would have virtually finished Stirling off as regards 9th place.

I think we're probably well placed* now given that the other pair have got each other at the end.  Again though, if we lose next week, it probably goes to the last day.

What an abysmal season.

 

 

*When I say "well placed" I do of course mean it in the context of us being more grotesquely badly placed than we've been in decades.

[Stirling v Queens]

9 minutes ago, Fae_the_'briggs said:

Feck off, get doon.

 

I don't, I want them gone.

Yes, you've got a bit of a loathing for Annan that I've never quite understood.

I'm with 19QOS19 on this.  I like Annan fine as a club and I want them to stay up, as long as we do too.

[🔴🔵 The Caley v Raith Rovers 🔵🔵]

Ferguson will be fine with it really.

He's had worse outcomes after playing Raith Rovers.

[Most Hilarious Rangers/Sevco Moment So Far]

On 17/04/2024 at 18:55, kiddy said:

The kick off time for the St Mirren game must completely blow the guy's tiny mind.

[Dundee v Whoever They're Playing This Weekend (Or maybe that should the the other way round)]

3 hours ago, eindhovendee said:

The boy isn’t wrong.

He's no right.

[The Annan, Kelty, Stirling & QoS who's gonna bottle it thread]

7 hours ago, Otis Blue said:

 you have lower league sides who are generally used to winning and now playing a side that's low on confidence, under pressure and finding wins hard to come by.  That often levels up any perceived difference in quality - not that I'd imagine there is much difference in quality.

I disagree with the bit in bold.  

Surely the better sides in League 2 have more quality than us?

[Stirling v Queens]

2 minutes ago, SA45 said:

Inconsistency has been our biggest downfall this season

Consistency has been ours.

[Stirling v Queens]

4 hours ago, Beepee67 said:

 I don't do or have ever been a negative person thankfully

Yeah delusion can be fun.

I prefer reality though.

[Bartley's bomb scares v Embro C 3 points.]

Yes, another stodgy nothing performance, but thank Christ, we dug out a win.  

Gibson takes the credit, while Bartley looks ever more flawed.

 

I think we're almost there now, but if Stirling beat us, we're not.  Annan have done tremendously well to now have such a good fighting chance.

[The Annan, Kelty, Stirling & QoS who's gonna bottle it thread]

13 minutes ago, Beepee67 said:

I'd never predict that we are going to lose,,that's a defeatist attitude.

I hate to break it to you, but your attitude won't actually impact on how the team performs.

[Bartley's bomb scares v Embro C 3 points.]

Well the day has finally dawned.

I can't believe the moment has actually arrived when Bartley finally gets to pit his managerial wits against the big boys from the capital.

In Bartley's first full season, I think it's fair to say that he's surprised us all with the quality he's brought in, and the performances his young side is capable of delivering.

Today should give us a clear indication of just how successful this season will prove to be for us.  It remains to be seen whether we get our just reward for all the ability and application that our team has displayed. 

I, and literally dozens of others, can't wait to find out.

[The Queen of the South thread]

1 hour ago, Rjc-1988 said:

Very sad to say but the match on Sat is probably the most significant and important in many years. Lose it and I think we finish 9th. Win it and it is a massive step towards safety. A draw is a mini disaster as well.

Yes, it's a spectacularly unappetising fixture, but it really matters.

If we win (and despite everything, I still think we will) then it goes a long way towards keeping us up.

If we drop points at all though, I think it means we're favourites for 9th spot.

 

 

I can still hardly believe that this is where we are.  What a pathetic season.

[The Queen of the South thread]

11 hours ago, Riviera711 said:

It's difficult to put into words how useless Bartley has been.

It really is.  

Many of us have tried, but it's almost impossible to capture the scale of how terrible he's been in the role.  I honestly doubt if anyone, anyone at all, could have done any worse.