O'Kelly Isley III
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There was a 7/8 minute period in the second-half yesterday when our discipline went totally to pot, and Ryan Wallace can thank Ross Taylor being too quick for him for avoiding a red.
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10 hours ago, Boghead ranter said:
I think Carlo Pigniatello moving into the middle of the park had a lot to do with this.
Aye, it's really astonishing the energy you can have in midfield with a guy capable of exceeding 47 metres of sprinting in a game.
Aron Lynas struggles as a makeshift centre-back but he is a decent enough full-back with pace to enable Carlo to move forward.
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4 minutes ago, Jan Vojáček said:
That was Sean Crighton was it not? I'm sure the goal came from the free-kick where Crighton absolutely pole-axed Ross Taylor.
I'd need to see it back, but we were passing it around with increasing risk in our own half, and you may be correct - Crighton passed it to Blair who then lost possession very cheaply to Taylor who took off and was hacked down by Crighton. I stand fully by my point even if the actual foul was committed by Crighton.
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Four points from a possible twenty-one against the other three top four teams. We cannot create enough chances against well-organised defences, and those we do we don't convert.
And once again a game was won and lost in midfield. Stenny had much more in that area, and to Sons fans who thought Ryan Blair had a good game, his mistake in conceding the free kick which led to the goal simply cannot be overlooked, especially coming only weeks after a similar mistake which led to East Fife's winning goal. His red card will eliminate that possibility next week.
It's going to be a long, slow run in, and I'd bet we'll still be visiting New Dundas Park this time next year.
Well done to Stenny, you will have earned your title.
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1 hour ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said:
So f**k. Her highlighting our ownership issues in parliament and bringing more attention to it is a good thing, regardless of your political stance. Good for her on getting involved and having an interest over the years.
Although I would like to raise an objection your honour, regarding the Stevie Farrell comment.
The Faz comment was to let readers know that she had written the speech herself
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Can we expect any Norwegian visitors today ? I was wondering if they were doubling Up-Helly-A with seeing the aristocrats of the division rocking up (geddit ??)
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6 minutes ago, PWL said:
God knows, I'm not Jackie Baillie's biggest fan. But it's a decent statement and it's an election year so politicians will be trying extra hard to be front and centre on local issues to cement votes. If it gets our plight front & centre and turns some heat on CC then I'll happily hold my nose and support her on this issue.
The Trust has worked with Jackie Baillie for a number of years and she has been very supportive and helpful from the community aspect. There has never been any hint of seeking votes and indeed she and I differ on some political issues, but there has never been any suggestion that she is acting other than as a diligent politician and a powerful advocate.
People are of course entitled to their own opinion but that's been my experience.
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16 minutes ago, JIMMY CHOO said:
It’s funny how the Clyde fans thought process is now about league reconstruction rather than let’s run the club properly and not be in the shit. Once the club get relegated to the lowland league the only positive I will take out of it will be the board resigning although it will be to late.They will be like rats off a sinking ship.
If Clyde retain their status you will be left with an omelette on your face. Are you sure you are really a supporter Jimmy ?
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8 hours ago, The Moonster said:
If someone can forward this to the owners and let them see what might be achieved if we sit down and discuss sensible ways forward for the club and wider community...
On a related theme, on Wednesday of this week a motion with cross-party support was debated in the Scottish Parliament with the aim of establishing a Regulator in Scottish football. A lot of work has gone into reaching this point, with much credit due to Scottish Football Alliance and the Scottish Football Supporters Association and particularly Sons fan and ex Trust Board member Simon Barrow.
You won't be surprised to learn that the idea is being strongly resisted by the SFA and the country's bigger clubs. There is however a fair bit of political backing in recognition of the chequered ownership history and financial distress of a number of Scottish clubs. The Sonstrust has long valued the supportive relationship we have with Jackie Baillie MSP and her contribution to the debate is copied below. I would particularly direct you to the closing paragraph.
I believe Jan has now sought the view of the sole current Director of Cognitive Capital Ltd as to their future intentions in the context of the company's majority shareholding ownership of Dumbarton Football Club, with an article due in next week's Lennox Herald.
I thank Ben Macpherson for bringing the debate to the chamber, as well as the Scottish Football Alliance and Simon Barrow, who wrote much of the “Rebuilding Scottish Football” report and brought it together. I also echo the words of members across the chamber in recognising the success of Scotland’s national teams in recent years. I look forward to cheering on the women’s team next month and, of course, the men’s team in the Euros this summer. I also commend the Scottish Women’s Premier League and its achievements, which speak to the success of women’s football.
The Scottish Football Supporters Association’s fan-led review of football in Scotland is a positive step towards bringing about much-needed change in the sport. The introduction of an independent regulator to scrutinise governance, finance and transparency should be considered to give fans a much louder voice and to ensure good governance in the game. We know that, on some occasions, clubs in Scotland are bought by businesspeople who have no real interest in benefiting the communities and supporters to whom the teams belong.
Take Dumbarton Football Club, in my constituency. The Sons Supporters Trust has been instrumental in supporting the club over the years, voicing community concerns about its ownership. In May 2021, Dumbarton was purchased by Cognitive Capital, a Norwegian investment group, which said that it planned to turn the team into “a stable Championship club” and claimed that the multimillion pound plans for a new stadium at Young’s farm in Renton would be revived. That would have meant moving the club from its existing ground to release it for—guess what?—upmarket housing development. There were real concerns about the club’s future and whether this was a case of asset stripping.
Dumbarton is, without doubt, an iconic club. Stevie Farrell is a great manager, and the team has huge potential. It is also one of the oldest clubs in Scotland and celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. Many believe that that strong reputation has piqued the interest of people who do not represent the interests and the future of the club or, indeed, the interests of the local community. Even more believe that the value of the land for residential development at the foot of Dumbarton castle might be the underlying motivation.
The Sons Supporters Trust has told me that, for nearly two decades, Dumbarton has been in the hands of owners whose primary interest appears to be land and property deals, and who have frequently failed to deliver the resources that were promised to the club. Reportedly, they have stalled possible community development because of a get-rich pipe dream. Instead of treating clubs such as Dumbarton with the respect that they deserve, they have been treated like development opportunities to get rich quick.
That issue does not affect only clubs in Scotland. Across the UK, clubs in England and Wales have been snapped up by multimillionaires. Sometimes, that has not worked well and we have seen managed decline and fans’ wishes being steamrolled, taking the heart out of the sport that we all love.
Proposals for greater scrutiny are, as we have heard, being brought forward for the rest of the UK, which is positive, but we must likewise ensure the regulation of Scottish football so that we are not left behind. We must come together for our communities and clubs to guarantee that public interest is at the forefront of football ownership, that Scottish football is run for the benefit of the people and that accountability can flourish.
Club management structures should not be left to mark their own homework any longer. We need to take this opportunity to bring Scottish football back to the fans and the communities that the teams belong to, and to protect the future of Scottish football and clubs such as Dumbarton.
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When QT comes to Jockland they should hold it in the House of Bruar with the walls adorned with portraits of the Royal Family. There would be seats for every Unionist and a standing pen for separatists.
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Can someone enlighten me ? Is the COVID Inquiry seeking to examine how a wealthy first-world nation was so demonstrably unprepared to deal with a global pandemic, leading to the subsequent deaths of hundreds of thousands of its citizens amidst eye-watering levels of multi-Governmental ineptitude and financial corruption, or is it a contemporary production of Salem's Lot for the WhatsApp age ?
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9 minutes ago, sparky88 said:
The article seems to suggest that there were some people who worked at the BBC that voted No. Which is a very, very long way from suggesting the BBC is biased in favour of No.
The clue may be in the name. The British Broadcasting Corporation.
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22 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said:
Oops....
"A LABOUR shadow minister "squirmed" when questioned about bankers’ bonuses and the two-child benefit cap on Sky News.
It comes after Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the party would keep Liz Truss's policy of unlimited bonuses for bankers if the party wins the General Election.
Sky News presenter Kay Burley asked Jonathan Reynolds – Labour’s shadow business secretary – about the decision on Thursday morning.
Burley asked: “Just to clarify, Labour is happy to cap child benefits but not bankers bonuses?”
Reynolds then squirmed, before responding: “Well, I would not make that comparison.”
“I just did,” Burley nudged.
Belter."
(Source - https://www.thenational.scot/news/24089420.senior-labour-mp-squirms-sky-news-grilling-bankers-bonuses/ )
I was out for a walk this morning with two retired mates, one of whom saw this live and mentioned it. In the discussion which followed we agreed that whilst we are all former Labour voters, none of us will be returning at the GE.
Starmer is a factor, but a minor one compared to the way that the party has steadily moved to appease both the right-wing element of the UK electorate and corporate interests, rather than present policies to make a real difference to people's lives, both at home and abroad.
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A final reminder to all Trust members that today is the last opportunity to vote for a new Trust Director to sit on the Board of the football club.
Members must be fully paid-up and voting requires either replying to the Email from the Trust Chairman, stating the member's candidate preference, or alternatively responding to the letter which was sent by Royal Mail, again stating the member's candidate preference.
The result will be notified as soon as practicably possible.
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That was always going to be a tough fixture for Clyde tonight, and it has to be remembered that Elgin have a new management team beginning to gain some traction. I'll hazard that Ian McCall has been making a huge effort to get the right players in but the January window isn't easy, and we know from experience that post-Duffy some positions on the park need to be exhumed never mind repaired. It's too early yet to panic and if I was Forfar and Stranraer I'd be getting nervous.
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Well, this latest loan deal sounds like another good bit of business, always bearing in mind it is a loan. Let's hope we play the lad to see what he can do, even if that means resting someone.
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On 28/01/2024 at 14:24, TxRover said:
It would actually be very American. Consider Al Capone, he finally went to jail for a monetary crime…which is bad news for those hoping the insurrection charges will do Trump…
Good one. It’s actually impressive how low Trump’s Administration is already considered to have been on the best/worst list. Most lists seem to place him about tied for second worst with his hero, Andrew Jackson.
A great point of reference for the Presidents of the 1920's is 'One Summer: America 1927' by Bill Bryson.
On page 270 there's a quote by Harding's mistress, one Nan Britton, with definite Trumpian vibes where they repeatedly had sexual congress in a tiny White House cloakroom.
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And there we have the last two plus years for Dumbarton captured in a nutshell; this is a Stenny v Sons thread and the last ten posts (now make that eleven) are from Sons fans serving only to highlight how we have never achieved a settled or balanced midfield over that time. And therein lies the nub of the team's problems, as it's the area which protects the back line and creates for the forwards.
The only thing I will add is that mention must be made of Kalvin Orsi, lovely guy but possibly the living embodiment of our inconsistency in this area. But he is a winger, and one high on the mercurial scale, so an honourable exemption may be in order.
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Ryan Blair has failed to convince me over a season and a half. He cost us very badly in the East Fife game, and the only comparable incident with Malcolm was when he went on his arse against Banks O'Dee, a game we went on to win.
We can agree to disagree but we both know who'll be the more likely to start at Ochilview
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39 minutes ago, Jan Vojáček said:
As Moonster says, this is somewhere beyond last chance saloon for us. We need to hope we can get a win and that starts some sort of Stenhousemuir death spiral, where they suddenly turn into Dumbarton for the final 16 games of last season.
I don't think that will happen. But another defeat for Stenny might just start to unsettle their very stable ship a wee bit and give the rest of us some excitement for a few weeks at least.
I'm looking forward to the game ; I think it'll be a good test of our January additions and give us a good marker of how we're shaping up and what they are made of.
Cian Newbury has been superb since he arrived against some tricky opponents ; Rory McAllister, Kieran McGachie (and Bonnyrigg's park) then Dayshonne Golding. But Matty Aitken will be his sternest test so far; he's clever at using his body, good in the air and on fire in front of goal. Which are all McAllister traits, but he's got a bit more agility and pace about him. So it's going to be interesting to see how he does.
It's a good test of Jay Hogarth too. I like most of what I see from him, aside from how he deals with crosses - where he seems a bit flappy. Stenny are probably the biggest threat from corners in the division (albeit Jamieson being out takes that down a fair bit). I have been really impressed by his handling and composure so far, but this is likely to be a busy afternoon for him. Family pride at stake too, with his old man Stenny's goalkeeper coach.
Gallagher Lennon will likely be a busy man with the likes of Euan O'Reilly and Ross Taylor to face. I spoke to him on Saturday and, my God, is he the most mature 18-year-old I think I've ever encountered. I'd imagine he'll have done some extensive homework on how best to play them, but he didn't look the quickest. And I hope he knows how to play around that; pace can cover a multitude of sins in a defender. Especially a full-back.
I'd like to see us stick with the same side that faced Elgin, I don't see any reason to change it and I think we're at the stage where we need to start putting out a settled team for a run of games again.
Jay Hogarth
Carlo Pignatiello Cian Newbury Sean Crighton Gallagher Lennon
Kalvin Orsi Finlay Gray Ryan Blair Tony Wallace
Ryan Wallace
Michael Ruth
That would leave us with: Paddy O'Neil, Aron Lynas, Blair Malcolm, Div Wilson, Luca Vata, Jinky Hilton and Marc Kelly in reserve. Plus the new signing due this week (assuming that gets across the line).
Not bad Jan, but the 'Blair' should have been in front of 'Malcolm' and not behind 'Ryan'.
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1 hour ago, Jan Vojáček said:
That is a truly stinking list of forwards it must be said when you see it written down. Good grief.
I'd mentioned it on The Terrace the other week, but I actually feel Bonnyrigg's pitch holds them back now. First season it was a leveller, but now they are a League Two team. You can't win promotion with a hopeless pitch, science has proven that. So I'd not be surprised at all to see Bonnyrigg going down the astro route (if that's what you're hinting at, and assuming they can lay an astro on a hill).
That list omitted the lesser-spotted Luke Mahady who scored the Rose equaliser in the opening league fixture at NDP. I doubt I've ever seen us concede to a more ungainly runner.
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16 minutes ago, Sawkye said:
Still waiting on ballot paper.
There was no ballot paper. This was the closing paragraph of the original Email.
Voting closes at midnight on Wednesday 31st January. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to offer an online voting facility on this occasion. To cast your vote, please reply to this email by the deadline noted above. You have my assurance that with one exception, no one else will see the vote. The exception being that I will ask two independent observers to verify the votes cast.
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8 hours ago, TxRover said:
GW Bush, Ronald Reagan, Hebert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, U.S. Grant, Andrew Jackson, just to name a few dfi's.
You forgot this guy.....
https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879648_1879646_1879696,00.html
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23 minutes ago, The Moonster said:
Did you get an email with the candidate info? I just replied to the email with my vote.
Thanks Moonster. Just to be clear, due to problems beyond our control we couldn't offer the previous voting process but what is now requested is for the recipient to respond to the communication with their preferred choice of candidate.
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Sons' sorrow
in Scottish League 2 General Chatter
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So where do we go from here troops, do we bumble along to the Play-Offs or do we try and find a settled starting eleven capable of building momentum going into them, starting this weekend ? It's a no-brainer for me but Managers get fixated on repeating things which simply and literally don't produce results.
So right off, an Exocet. We start with two front men, with Marc Kelly being played up front with Michael Ruth. Mikey has run himself into the ground - and again on Saturday - but he could really do help up there, never mind that Kelly comes with a decent scoring record which AFAIK didn't come from playing on the wing.
Elsewhere, we move Carlo up to RH mid and restore Aron Lynas to RB, leaving the rest of the defence as is. Another heresy - I'd play Malcolm at the base of the midfield - and I'd have Hilton at centre-mid with the lad Healy on the left.
Yes, it means Orsi, Gray, and the Wallaces on the bench but we really need to start shaking things up to see who can do what and in what position, and if required these are all very handy guys to bring on.
Do I think it will happen ? Not really, but I think some player rotations are definitely worth serious consideration. And the form table would agree.