Clarko_son

What a hit that was!

It's a very nice looking day here so I can't see what the issue would be.. is what I would say if we had any other pitch. But aye there's no problems here

"Starlet" always bodes well...

Glad we just managed to win a home game again!

I wouldn't be surprised if we pulled a West Dunbartonshire Council stunt when they stopped cutting grass to "protect the natural ecosystem" for the level of pitch maintenance

I can only echo the points above that if needs to step away for other reasons then so be it and glad he's done that rather than just be unavailable but pick up a wage for the next few months. However this squad is definitely weaker without him generally and we've got Ruth as our only actual striker option. This season has went full Faz.

Fairly sure it was a fan in said group saying that after he waved to them or done a q&a or something like that

Considering we've played Stenny, East Fife, Clyde, Forfar & Spartans (and Rangers which I'll exclude) for a team with promotion ambitions it's just not good enough, it's as simple as that. We've obviously got no divine right to win games but if you're talking about being a top 4 side you need to be winning these types of games. It's going from us not winning big games, to not winning any at this stage. As for the second point if you've got a redaction still due from the club statement then you could go for the club’s chairman and board have a ”currently stated position of acquiescence on matters of mediocrity”

Just noticed it's been 3 months since our last home win

You've been proved correct here

Defending Farrell... You feeling alright?

It's alarming how bad we actually are after new year and this is now the third year of it. If we'd had our form from January onwards last season across the whole season we'd have finished on 44 points. A much smaller sample size but this season we're less than a point a game since the new year.

If only we'd clapped more that would've been a win

I'd be curious as to how the board do not have "acquiescence on matters of club ownership" rather than them just saying they don't and giving no absolutely no evidence in the past or present to that point.

lack of interest was what I heard

He is offside (not called) but for f**k sake that's horrific he's about 1 yard out

I suspect I don't want to see that Ruth miss back again? Looked horrific from my point of view as it was

I've just clocked this on the teamsheet, Tony Wallace on the bench is something I'm particularly confused about. He hasn't being perfect but he's good for a goal usually

It wasn't a Saturday but based on that Stirling away game I was actually quite excited for the Annan play off game. Not so much in that I was expecting a result or anything but just because it was a playoff, if we get a result in the first leg who knows what can happen etc. Got the stream set up and was looking forward to seeing what we could do. I should've known better I know...

No Blair or Orsi for the sons outside of the usual long term injuries. Is Healy actually a winger? Figure it should be him or Kelly instead of Orsi. Or we'll go peak Fazball and put Gray out there again

Just as a point in general that's an absolutely wonderful turn of phrase by Simon. I had no idea what 'pump-prime' any investment actually means (invest money so others do would be a guess) though I suspect Dumbarton FC are the only ones about to get pumped by this

Being top of the second tier seems a bit out of our reach currently

Robert Jones and Jaime Wilson still give me the fear.

Personally it's less about the result yesterday for the reasons you say but it's not about that one off game really. It's every time we play a team that are near the top of the league, or a playoff, or something verging on "must win" that we just don't win at all. We beat East Fife at home in April, the draw away at Stirling with 14 (?) players was admirable but then we play Annan in the playoffs and completely collapse as we had the year before. It does seem a bit harsh to pick out yesterday's result as being bad for the reasons in your post but it's just the same thing year after year now.

This is something I hadn't really considered before now but yeah I somehow can't see them getting that decision right.