Deputy Keeper

Just to confirm that the minutes of last night's AGM will be circulated to all Trust members in the next week or so

Strong rumours that the next to go will not be a current League Two club.

First half was a fairly eye-bleeding watch in admittedly difficult conditions. Would not have said that Finlay Gray and Mikey Ruth were rubbish, but they weren't very good either! Second half was much better and it was a comfortable win in the end. Have to fear for Bonnyrigg now. Never laid a glove on us the whole game. As others have said, no lack of effort but a serious lack of quality for this level. Mark Durnan MOTM for me. Had he and Brett Long avoided injury I'm sure it would have been a much closer title race this season, but them's the breaks. Was great to have a chat before the match with a Sons stalwart of the mid sixties, Jimmy Veitch. Into his eighties and still looking in great shape. Follows the Rose nowadays, but remembers his time at Boghead with great affection.

Considering it was his first competitive game in nearly a year, he did fine. Played wide right, but not there to beat his full back and get crosses in. He was neat and tidy on the ball and put in a shift, carrying out his defensive duties well.

Watched the game as a neutral following the (far too) late call-off at Peterhead. Forfar were clearly the better team, but no cutting edge at all in the final third. No surprise that their goal was scored by their central defender following a corner kick. Stranraer deserve some credit for hanging in there and managing to score with their only shot on target in the whole game. Marc McCallum must have been suffering from frostbite at full-time!

At least if the game goes ahead at the Rock we won't have VAR, or phone-a-friend as I believe The Rangers call it

How about one of Scotland's oldest clubs v One of Scotland's newest clubs

Never one to criticise referees OKIII, but that was a stonewall penalty. To add insult to injury, the ref booked McLean. An unforgettable match right enough. Thought Greg Fleming was going to break our hearts, but class prevailed. Only downside was our struggle to deal with corner kicks and long throw-ins. Quite pleased that Tommy Goss was AWOL today

Thanks for clarifying. In fairness to Sons fans on here, there will be two things that spooked them about a possible Hosie connection: 1. Residence in the North West of England 2. An apparent similarity between the company Sure Bets Pro Ltd., of which yourself and partner Rachel are Directors; and a company called Bet Butler (prop. A Hosie), which collapsed in 2015 with debts of £7m+ and resulted in AH being banned from being a Director of any company for 12 years for serious misconduct..

Paul, Thanks for your replies Just to be clear, were you at the Bonnyrigg match on Saturday with Andy Hosie?

Mr McPherson is also a Director of a Company called Sure Bets Pro Ltd. A company that tells you how to beat the bookies through the best arbitrage and matched betting software....................now hang on a minute, I seem to recall a former company offering something similar, Bet Waiter maybe, or was it Bet Butler?

Week 1 - Dumbarton

Currently 241. Renewal notices for 2023/24 going out soon. Rarely been a more important time to be a Trust member. If you have any Sons supporting friends who are not members or perhaps lapsed members, please encourage them to join.

A comprehensive Minute of the AGM will issue to Trust members next week. For non-members, now would be a very appropriate time to sign up!

Marking Roy that day was a young Gordon McQueen, the future Scottish internationalist. St Mirren scored a late equaliser courtesy of Willie Borland, who signed for the Sons a couple of years later.

Complete over-reaction. Not even sure Liz would have wanted this. I don't expect Scotrail will accept her passing as a reason to refund my return rail tickets to Stranraer.

Painting the garden shed that day, so I'll be watching it dry!

Just to be clear on this.......we have set aside two hours for the meeting tomorrow evening. The first hour or so will be solely for Trust AGM business and there will be no discussion of the current situation on the park. At the close of AGM business there will be a short interval during which I hope members present will avail themselves of the bar facilities. The Trust Board are grateful that this facility has been made available to us. The second part of the evening will be a discussion with the Team Manager on football matters. When the Trust Board decided some weeks ago that we should press ahead with holding an AGM towards the end of March, we approached Stevie Farrell to ask if he would like to take the opportunity to speak to and answer questions from Trust members. Our thinking was that this would be a factor in encouraging members to attend. It goes without saying that in the intervening period results on the park have been most disappointing. Out of courtesy, we approached Stevie Farrell last Sunday to ascertain if he still wished to come along to the meeting. He confirmed that he is happy to do so.

As always, a very enjoyable trip to Montrose. Pleasant train journey up the east coast, an afternoon in the fresh air watching the footie, a seat on the couch in the Park Hotel to watch the Calcutta Cup match on a big screen, followed by a fine fish tea in Adam's Shack. Just the job! As for the match itself.......no argument that at this point in time the Gable Endies are a better team than the Sons. Their passing game is easy on the eye and they always have a clear pattern to their play. No surprise that they are virtually guaranteed a Championship play-off spot at least, while we are struggling to avoid the League One version.. On yesterday's evidence though they lack a reliable goal scorer and that was the only reason they didn't take all three points. For the Sons, our new keeper's handling was very assured, though I can't recall him having a serious save to make (see above). Some brave and resolute defending, in particular from Buchanan and Bronsky, also Paton and Carswell in their defensive roles. Going forward...dearie me! The fact that with the wind at our backs in the second half we didn't force the Montrose keeper into a single save, nor manage one corner in the entire match, probably says it all! On to some of the more partial posts on the match thread. Yes, in the last ten minutes or so we overdid the timewasting tactics. Very frustrating for the team on top and their fans as I know from the boot being on the other foot. However, "appalling time wasting tactics for the entire second half" - behave yourself! And as others have noted, the referee added on some eight minutes of stoppage time. On Stuart Carswell's trip on Paul Watson.: "Great wipe out tackle. Great attempt to win the ball". Indeed, on a par with Terry Masson 'taking out Kalvin Orsi off the ball during a rare Sons breakaway. Orsi's participation the game over and Masson sensibly substituted by Stewart Petrie before play restarted. Stonewall yellow card for Carsy, unfortunately if the victim then has a kick at the offender, there can only be one outcome,. Couple of random thoughts. Watching Cammy Ballantyne close up yesterday reminded me how disappointed I was that we couldn't keep him at the Rock. Very good player at this level and I'm sure he would be very effective in the Championship too. Given that Ross Mclean is our most effective forward (at least when he's concentrating on the football and not moaning at the officials), I hope his injury isn't too serious and we see him back in action soon.

Can only echo what Wilf has said about John Hosie. A well-respected figure throughout Scottish football, who made an immense contribution to Dumbarton FC. His son is also a Sons man through and through, who has served the Club well for many years. As for John's nephew...........sadly that's a different story!

You are correct. The photo must have been taken before a home game against one of Alloa, Berwick Rangers, East Fife or Albion Rovers.

Don't think it will be painfully obvious at all to a DFC Board with four new directors, none of whom I suspect will have, until now at least, any knowledge/ interest in the views of Scottish football fans. So very important that our supporters spare a minute or so of their time to complete the questionnaire.

Very sad news. Remember thinking that when he signed from Raith Rovers for £5,000 back in 1970, the Club were serious about ending our 50 odd years of languishing in the lower reaches of the then SFL. Went on the play a pivotal role in the 1971-72 Championship winning side, particularly as I recall in the last four crucial games of the season, when nerves were starting to affect some of the younger players.

Just admiring that billiard-table playing surface

You're correct OKIII! Had forgotten about poor old Berwick Rangers since their sad demise. I remember the 4v4 game well. 0v4 down midway through the second half, then a double from Drew Nelson, goal by Tommy Reynolds and last minute penalty from Chic Halliday rescued a point. A memorable match in an otherwise mediocre season.