O'Kelly Isley III
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9 hours ago, lionel wickson said:
It's been attempted before (1971 or thereabouts), although it might have been more of a takeover than a merger iirc.
We were never sure if it was a genuine intent at a takeover or a glorified publicity stunt by our then Chairman Robert Robertson, a man who was brilliant and barmy in equal measure. I'm sure you have the year correct Lionel but the idea was very poorly received and quickly died a death.
Another minor link from that time was his even more stupid idea to move DFC to Cumbernauld which was I think born from frustration at trying to improve Boghead. That was again fiercely received by the support. Clyde of course later pitched up there as part of their odyssey.
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Reading these last two posts my thoughts strangely turn to 'The Great Chieftain of the Puddin' Race'.
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Fabulous strike that. Go and win it Rovers.
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56 minutes ago, FifeSons said:
Why is he making it sound like we’ve just come off a huge run of 0-0s where we’ve battered every side? We scored two against Forfar no problem. It was the woeful defending that was more the issue.
Reading that stuff, people are right to be worried about AI. That wasn't written by anyone who has been watching us recently.
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I see that Johnstone Burgh progressed in the Scottish Junior Cup last Saturday by beating St Cadoc's 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out after a 3-3 draw. If Harry Broun played then it seems he performed well in the shoot-out.
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Is Ryan Blair available to play this weekend ? Straight answer suffices, no editorial required
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2 hours ago, squeezebox-son said:
I agree. I've said a few times, they remind me of Arbroath when they got promoted to the Championship. Every time we play them, I feel like they aren't any better than us (in the matches), but they know how to grind out results when not playing well and they have developed a habit of winning.
Consistency is huge at this level and they have shown it where noone else has. I've not been overly impressed by them when we have played them this year, but they have a settled side, a manager who is getting the best out of his players and they are resilient. We haven't done anywhere near enough in most of our games this year, despite us often having the bulk of possession and lots of corners etc... a half decent manager, who can actually get the best out of his players, would have us at least competing for the title this season.
What Stenny have in Gary Naismith is a manager who can assess the flow of a game and make changes accordingly. Last season we led Stenny 1-0 at home and he introduced Gavin O'Reilly who then changed the course of both the game and the scoreline.
Similarly, at Ochilview recently we were arguably the better team for the first hour and he sent on Yates and Taylor and again the game swung in Stenny's favour - for fifteen minutes Taylor ripped us a new one.
So Stenny might not be stellar, but they have the best squad and the best manager in League Two, and the table doesn't lie.
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Our results and performances have now dropped off alarmingly from the early part of the season and I'm not convinced that there's an uplift in form just about to happen - we don't now have Durnan, Long or Shiels around for a start.
And whilst we may well stagger into the playoffs then what ? No form uplift would almost certainly mean League Two football again in August.
Then what ? We've now sprung out of the traps two seasons running before the wheels came off. Suppose we don't spring at all and the wheels are off early doors, we could easily find ourselves in the position of this coming Saturday's hosts. And then what ?
Aye, it's a thought, is it not ? And one I hope that whoever is in charge of football matters is acutely aware of.
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I've just been down there checking tonight's pyros are dry and there's no sign of anything happening in the car park.
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I've just returned from a two-week break on the Moon, but I see that the next General Election will again be fought on the single issue of anti-Semitism.
Sorry, all you poor, homeless, ill and infirm, stateless and suicidal people of the UK - maybe next time, eh ?
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This is a very fortuitous fixture. A visit from one of the division's best supported teams on a dreich mid-February night, being played on a moto-cross surface with the outcome being of importance to, well, no-one really. Bring. It. On.
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11 hours ago, Dundee Hibernian said:
A Scottish player I had never heard of until recently, Derek 'Jesus' Currie. He arrived as one of a trio of inaugural professionals in Hong Kong in 1970 and quickly became a trailblazer, after an inauspicious career at Third Lanark and Motherwell.
Held in the highest regard in the British Colony, Currie was known as 'Jesus' throughout the Territory, even after retiring in 1982.
There are lots of articles about Currie's career, the following contains photographs of him with Pele, Geoff Hurst, Alex Ferguson, and Peter Schmeichel.
The title of that article contains the name of his autobiography, "When 'Jesus' Came to Hong Kong: the remarkable story of the first European star in Asia".
As a huge Hong Kong celebrity, he met many star visitors: here he is with Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Stevie Wonder:
He also played twice for Dumbarton, rather bizarrely in a 0-4 defeat at Palmerston in season 1964/65 then years later in 1968/69 when he scored twice in a 3-1 win over Berwick at Boghead.
I was at that game and I remember he looked a pretty decent winger - two goals in two appearances is impressive.
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1 hour ago, Silverton End said:
The 2-2 away at Stirling Albion last season was possibly the last time I got up & thought this should be a good game, it was, great crowd too.
I'd probably need to go back to when we were in the Championship, looking forward to competing & putting Hibs, Dundee Utd, Hamilton etc to the sword at The Rock tbh though.
*sigh*
I noticed something last week at Stenny which was quite instructive. For more than an hour the home support was pretty quiet whilst we were quiet vocal. When the goal went in and then leading to and on the final whistle the GIRFUY from the home fans was very evident (and quite entitled), which suggests that apart from them winning the game we are still held as a scalp worth taking.
It's a minor tragedy that we likely won't begin to live up to that reputation until at least after May 2025.
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5 hours ago, craigkillie said:
It's something stakeholders have been asking for, it's been tested at grassroots level and seems to have worked well there, and now they're considering trying it out at a lower semi-professional level for anyone who wants to try it.The story was released in a clickbaity way to get people all worked up and it has certainly succeeded in that.
Who are these stakeholders, are they folk who pay to watch the game ? And having an opinion isn't getting all worked up.
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38 minutes ago, tbsouth said:
What's the precipitation been like there today...meant to rain most of the night
It's been dreich here - some rain and wind but no downpours - and the forecast is much the same overnight. Unless the pitch is really scabby I expect it to go ahead.
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7 hours ago, craigkillie said:
It's a trial which is being implemented at the lower levels of the game.
And your point is ? The fact that it's even got to the experimental stage should be a huge red flag (no pun intended).
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9 hours ago, ekokuk63 said:
I knew I'd heard of the new goalie before!!! I can remember him when he had his first spell at the club, back in the old Shawfield days
"There's only 2 Brian Kinnear's?........"
Looks like Arbroath were Mylles better.
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Isaac English who played for Thistle and then us was apparently a piano tuner.
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Further to Microdave's post above, I think it is instructive to put the very existence of the Sons Supporters Trust and the many others in Scotland in the context of the Bill brought to Holyrood last week, and Jackie Baillie's contribution to the debate.
Put simply, had there been even a basic form of regulatory oversight applied by the Scottish football authorities which required a submission from member clubs in the event of a takeover or change of ownership, and an accompanying 'Fit And Proper Person' test, then the likes of Cognitive Capital would never have got over the door at DFC.
It's surely worth a tenner guys.
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2 hours ago, microdave said:
With the election result, we know there are roughly 225 trust members. Our average attendance (league only) is 539 this season. I think it's reasonable to assume that around half of our core support aren't trust members. I would urge anyone that can, to join as soon as they can.
For the benefit of @the snudge and @George Parr and other interested parties, the Trust Membership Secretary is Tommy Hughes and he can be contacted by Email at tommyhughes@blueyonder.co.uk or in person on home match days in Bar 72 from 2pm onwards. Tommy will then set the ball rolling, noting that annual membership is £10.
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Should have been a penalty in the first place.
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6 hours ago, Jan Vojáček said:
Seen as you all waited so patiently (or went out and bought my paper), the full article has just gone online. Cognitive's full statement was about 500/600 words, so it's heavily cut down here. But I believe they might be putting it on the website; think that was certainly Clive's aim when I spoke to him at the end of the week.
My first draft was about 1800 words, so it's been cut to fit the page. But hopefully it gives some new information from behind the scenes. It's difficult for me because there's such a close link here between something personal on which I have strong views and my actual ability to do my day job here. So I'm treating it like I treat most sensitive or political stories at work; here is what everyone is saying. Make up your own mind on who and what you believe.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dumbarton-fc-owners-speak-out-32065435
I think you've done very well there Jan.
If we had a tenner for every time there's been an apology for the lack of communications over the years we'd have been able to buy the club a verti-drain.
The quotes from Cognitive reminded me of the time Ian Wilson addressed a public meeting at the Rock BC wearing a Sons scarf. Serious football people don't behave like that, and sadly we haven't been owned by serious football for a long time.
The Trust has it's imperfections - the lack of a functioning website is one (we're on it folks) - but having a presence back in the DFC Boardroom is vitally important, in holding policies and actions to account.
And by that I don't just mean ownership matters; the whole reason for the club's existence is the football, and as a supporters representative body we will also seek to bring influence and opinions to bear. And that also applies to the club culture and public relations.
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14 hours ago, Left Back said:
Republic estimates the total cost as about £350m. If you take that as gospel (and I’m not going to attack or defend their claims) it’s the equivalent of wasting £15 from £50k
When you are in a hole stop digging.
Give up posting on here for a bit and go and read more on the embedded privileges and political influence of the monarchy. A deep dive into the Duchy of Cornwall would be a good place to start.
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The result of the recent Sonstrust election to select a new Community Director on the DFC Board was as follows:-
Cameron Watson - 44 votes
Robert Aitken - 31 votes
There was a turnout of just under 33%.
Congratulations to Cameron and we wish him success in the role.
Thanks also to both candidates for standing and for preparing their manifestos. Robert will continue as a Trust Board member.
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Sons' sorrow
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The Burgh are obviously flush with cash when they can fly to Asia after a game.