David W

It's a stretch to say McCall is our third manager this season as well, and the same article also claims our current two match unbeaten run is our only such run this season.

There are a limited number of loans allowed and presumably very few free agents available (we should have gone in heavier on Edinburgh castoffs). The obvious way to strengthen is through transfer fees, which will no doubt end up bloated. We just need to suck that up at this stage and pay over the odds. It can be reined back in the summer. If the club had been managed properly then there wouldn't be a need to panic.

It looks like Flynn Duffy is off to Peterhead again. This is all a bit embarrassing.

Anyone available for transfer should definitely be considered. I think we are constrained somewhat by limits on loan deals. That said, there are real issues as to why a player that good is a) playing at that level and b) being allowed to leave. Then there's the bizarre Stenny loan deal as well.

There's an obvious improvement and we played pretty well today but we need to turn games like that into wins and get closer to those above asap. Especially as there is a massive drop off if one of those midfielders/centre halves misses out, as Cuddihy did for half an hour. The lack of competent full backs is more obvious when the rest of the side looks stronger. East Fife were terrible, as so many sides in this division are, but got a point. We have rarely played that bad and got anything other than a hiding.

We've not created much outside the goal but we have definitely been the better side. The four players in centre half and centre midfield are so proactive and aggressive in winning the ball.

In fairness, our actual manager was teasing new signings nearly 7 (SEVEN) days ago so fire into the rage-a-hol.

Whyte not playing centre half is one of many missed opportunities. Hopefully his knee injury isn't that bad; was it ever reported what it was?

It is also only the second time in the last 17 seasons that we have started a calendar year with a win.

The minimum we deserved there was three points. The reality is that we should probably have been sitting on a 5-0 scoreline at full-time. It was interesting that we moved to a 4231 and played with the wide players "inverted". King and Scullion found a lot of space behind their midfield and got close to Young. The centre halves and Grant were looking for that ball all game. A proper pair of full backs with the abilty to go on the overlap and we will get a lot of joy. Young led the line like you'd want any lone runner to. He struggled against Stenny but he's more than good enough to get the better of most cloggers in this league. I thought he did well on a number of occasions to secure possession, rather than play a flick-on that was riskier. There were plenty of good performances but I thought that was Scullion's best display for Clyde. I still can't believe he's the same player who scored those two ridiculous own goals last season.

Wasn't even a foul, Bonnyrigg player just fell over him. Another referee giving what he thinks he saw, rather than what he actually saw. Enjoyed that. Three new signings but Ray Grant has made the biggest difference. Any chance we can keep King? Lovely pass to open up the pitch for the first and a stunning third.

I assumed Mulvanny was McLean, given the Killie link. Either way, he wasn't a striker or winger, maybe a wingback at a push. McCulloch was just too weak, no upper body at all. Needs to bulk up. Am I right in saying he's the one that's actually contracted for another season?

There's always going to be a demand for left backs and Swift saw the best of him last season. For all the criticism Duffy takes, Craig would have benefitted from him staying on. I daresay he'll reappear in the SPFL at some point.

Another team turns up at our "home", does nothing really but graft hard, and gets a two goal lead. That is no slight on Stenny who are having a great season and are a really well balanced side. I thought they were much better at Ochilview than today. Leighfield had nothing to do yet still managed to stink the place out by almost getting tackled. Dunachie was desperate to ship a goal all game; getting tackled on the bye line first half, awful pass intercepted first half, then a dreadful clearance which led to the second goal. Him and Grant picked the wrong game to have a nightmare with two centre halves in for next week. Lyon has my sympathy as he definitely tries hard but the fact he's been subbed the last two games to put Dunachie at wingback speaks volumes. I thought Stevenson did okay. Cuddihy has to be played further forward, or on the right. Ray Grant was good when he came on. The manager needs to take a bit of stick though his tenure really starts tonight. He'd obviously instructed them to punt the ball up towards Jamieson and Buchanan, which is madness.

I posted somewhere on here that, outside of the early years where we didn't play as many games, our worst ever was 5 (which we managed last season, not for the first time). Well done to Jim Duffy and the people who appointed him.

It feels like Hynes and Cuddihy are the wrong way round. Sula should be starting. This tactic of hitting the channels doesn't work when the back three can't play a long pass. Games are much better with a gale force wind blowing.

You'd imagine Craig, McCulloch and Mulvanny all missing out last week might suggest something, and the two already gone?

Were you asleep during the entirety of covid?

Howie was a good player at L1 level but was shunted all over the pitch to accommodate duds like Rumsby. Hopefully he is played at centre half. You would imagine we are sticking with three at the back given the volume of centre halves we now have. I'll feel much better about life when a goalkeeper and left wingback arrive.

If we don't beat Stenny next week, then 2023 will officially have been our worst calendar year in terms of league wins ever (apart from a couple of early seasons when we barely played any games).

There's an obvious but gradual improvement in our performances under McCall and that's seeing our weaknesses exposed even more. That said, you also see a few players stepping up their game. Definitely going to be an interesting few weeks when January begins. Cuddihy was a surprising return and he had a decent game before tiring. Young had his best game since his debut and took his goal well. Prior to scoring the penalty (which looked clearcut?) Rennie had four clear chances to score (one being a rebound from his own effort) and usually you'd back him to be fair. Leighfield actually did a decent job second half. Imagine if McLean had played Dunachie as a wingback for a full half? I don't think it worked at all but delighted he got the goal. Dumbarton strike me as the sort of side that can play exceptionally well with everyone fit, but there's a greater than normal drop off when a few injuries hit. I didn't think they were very good today at all, Gray excepted.

I reckon we would have won that 10-4 if we had brought Leslie on five minutes earlier.

I quite enjoyed that. Didn't have a clear view of either early handball shout but we have used the wind better than normal and should have been well ahead. I'm worried about the cheap yellow cards with this referee. Leighfield with this wind in his face will be hilarious.

I know there was a wee email from the Foundation, but does anyone else find it bizarre that there has been nothing from the club? This is not an inconsequential occurrence and presents a huge chance for a rightly underfire chairman to show some leadership.