Am Featha Taigh Nan Clach

Ross Lyon played 25+ games for Stenny in the 21/22 season at a mixture of right and left back. He was reasonable at worst. Perhaps Ross Lyon isn't the problem.

A wild suggestion, but we could maybe just start with our best players and try to outplay a team we're better than?

The 3 in midfield is just too stodgy. Anderson is better box to box rather than starting further up. If Taylor is fully fit I'd start him and try and terrorise Clyde from the word go.

They'll be dancing in the streets of Athies tonight!

I'm pretty sure the taxman doesn't take 20% of the £20 note you hand them as you pick up your item.

My wife sometimes get things from these pages. I didn't quite understand how they worked as unless you listed every possession, how would they know what to swap you for? It turns out they just say any item they want (always drink), you buy the drink then swap that for the item. I have no idea why they don't just want the cash equivalent. It's a mad way to do things but the value of drink is always under what the item is worth/what you could sell it for.

I though Elgin were very good. A big change from the passive 2-0 defeat at Ochilview. Always enjoy a trip to Elgin and had a good chat with a couple of Elgin fans. A good bunch. A draw probably suits us both.

I know 'it could have been me' posts are usually said in jest but I crossed the same road at the same place (after presumingly being in the same pub) about 5 mins before.

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12 Ruel Street, bring your maw golf clubs anaw

I think I was part of that conversation. I seem to remember the gist of it being 'if Arbroath are relegated they will likely revert to being a bog standard L1 type team with the sort of crowds they used to get in L1' v 'things have changed forever. You've no idea how much the town is behind the club'. There was a distinctly Tory 'I don't understand why other clubs simply haven't tried trying harder' Edit - Those were the views of 1 or 2 Arbroath fans

I normally keep my golf clubs in my boot so if on the 24th any Clyde fan wants a driving iron to the skull or a quick pre match 9 holes at the Falkirk Tryst golf club, give me a shout.

I noticed that 9 out of 10 teams in the league have 500+ average attendances. Must be a long time since that was the case. The pyramid in action.

I think it felt like Dumbarton had far more chances than they did because of the number of corners. There's always a real fear when defending one and a real sense of anticipation when you get one, but they likelihood of scoring from one is far lower than you imagine. It's something like 3%

So far, it's between Buchanan and Nicky Jamieson for me. I think Jamieson has turned in more MOM performances but Buchanan's goals and leadership have been invaluable.

Allan Fleming had 18 clean sheets in 35 appearances in 17/18 for Montrose. They conceded in the game he didn't play so 18 in 36 for the team.

Nice to see another 600+ crowd, aided by the usual good Dumbarton away support. We've posted the goal on Twitter. Definite goalkeeping error. In real time I thought it was a fierce shot Hogarth did well to get a hand on but it reality, it was fairly tame and palmed into a danger zone.

Other posters have summed up the game far better than I could so won't attempt to summarise the action in any real detail. Today was the biggest game of the season. It was always going to be the game after the winning run ended (especially ending with a defeat) but to add to that, it was against one of the pack just behind us. To win it by hook or by crook is a massive psychological win. Yates wasn't fully fit which is why he didn't start. The 4-4-2 was very odd and Rodden was poor and Brown in an orthodox left wing role just didn't work. Credit to Naysmith for both the changes and the timing of them. The general concensus is Dumbarton have the best squad and I agree. However, it's by virtue of simply having the most average or better L2 players, but there is no wow factor. Not one player that vaguely give me the fear like say Goss, Reilly or Hester did last year. For the wage bill, there really should be one or two of them.

It'll be either 'title heros deserve crack at L1 together' or 'not another year of these bottlers!'

Of the current starting core it's only Nicky Jamieson, Adam Brown and Matty Yates to re-sign. I suspect Yates might like (and get a full time gig) but would hope we'd stand a decent chance of retaining the other 2.

Watched the red back on the big screen. Never a red. Thought he went in with a high knee but clearly retracts and straightens before contact and just bundles him over.

I was surprised by the red at the time and looking back, it still looks like a clumsy barge more than anything. That was the worst we've played for a while but the defence managed to see us through again. I believe we've now only conceded in 9 of 42 halfs of football we've played. Missing Jamieson from injury and Wedderburn from suspension would be a bit of a blow but I do trust Eden Lynch and Kyle Jacobs to be able deputies.

There's a couple of things that have been suggested that I disagree with. 1) waiting until after the Aberdeen game to save a week's wages Delaying things could mean someone else swoops for the player and a week's wages is small fry. Addtionally, more time training with the squad would be beneficial. 2) Not willing to sign only reasonable L2 players on 18 month deals when they wish to push for the title next year. The object is survival. Even reasonable L2 players would be enough to keep them up. At worst, they'd be good squad players next year. With the quad as it stands, Clyde can't be far off 50/50 to finish bottom. Having a few players on slightly inflated wages is a small price to pay for not dropping to the Lowland League.

It does seem a bit mad that Maitland/McCall were so public about bringing in a ludicrously high number of players. They obviously might still arrive but with the exception of the Edinburgh City fire sale, it's hard to see how so many could be brought in when other L2/L1 clubs are fishing for the same loans. Surely better to under promise and overdeliver than the opposite.

That is correct. There is no rationale for displaying players at the opposite side they play on. This is a hill I'm willing to self immolate on. 'People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis, you can't trust people'.