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I'll be bringing at least one extra on Saturday...hopefully two. We had planned to do the full day out for this one regardless but it's funny how things work out. He only comes when it's busy.... The league trophy presentation last year, the Aberdeen game and Falkirk games have been the ones he's come too. Been thinking...comfortable survival would have been great obviously. If you had been given the choice before the season thwt if you won the last game at home you'd definitely stay up,I'd probably have taken that.
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And it all comes down to a final day showdown. That late goal really shifted things. I hate playing Annan. Think I only remember one decent result against them. Well at least we still have an opportunity. I do have to admit to looking at potential play off trips. The thought of another Tuesday night in Dumbarton gives me PTSD.
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Edinburgh City vs Stirling Albion
WattersIsGod replied to WattersIsGod's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
The one off the bar was a cracking strike and had me worried. Journey home slightly better at least as well. -
Edinburgh City vs Stirling Albion
WattersIsGod replied to WattersIsGod's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
Well it wasn't pretty in terms of the football or the view but job done. Shame Falkirk couldn't keep up their end of the bargain but sets it all up for next week. Never coming back here. Dreadful. Fighting traffic to get in late and then realising you got a better view of the pitch from the street than inside -
Edinburgh City vs Stirling Albion
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Edinburgh City vs Stirling Albion
WattersIsGod replied to WattersIsGod's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
I have to confess I had no intention of going until the seriousness of our plight persuaded me.. Everything I'd heard dissuaded me. Reminds me how lucky we are to have a nice wee stadium suited to our needs. Put covers over the terraces and it would be near perfect. It took me a long time to love Forthbank after Annfield but looking around we are in a far better position than some. -
Edinburgh City vs Stirling Albion
WattersIsGod replied to WattersIsGod's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
i think you'd have been in the mix with Annan, ourselves and QOS. it certainly might have made for an interesting race. there wasn't a great deal between the teams in the early meeting but i don't think either side had the look of 'comfortable survivors'. i'm still holding out hope of avoiding the drop. it's still in our hands to avoid a play off. even if we do end up there, we get yet another chance. if we end up going down, especially considering what's happened to EC this season then there really is nobody to blame but ourselves. a lot hinges on tomorrow though. i do feel if they can't get it done tomorrow, it becomes harder for them and the supporters to still believe they can. the flip side of that is a good result will see us go into our final day showdown with confidence. -
Edinburgh City vs Stirling Albion
WattersIsGod replied to WattersIsGod's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
reading back through this is like the way i think about this game. i'm torn between confidence, hope and despair. on one hand, EC are the only team we have managed to beat consistently........on the other hand, we are woeful right now. I'm making the journey with trepidation but some hope. -
Stirling Albion Season 23/24 Thread
WattersIsGod replied to BB_Bino's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
hopefully this information might be irrelevant by the time it comes around. CINCH LEAGUE 1 PLAY-OFFS Tuesday May 7 cinch League 1 play-off semi-finals, 1st leg 4th in League 2 v 9th in League 1 3rd in League 2 v 2nd in League 2 Saturday May 11 cinch League 1 play-off semi-finals, 2nd leg 9th in League 1 v 4th in League 2 2nd in League 2 v 3rd in League 2 Tuesday May 14 cinch League 1 play-off final, 1st leg Lowest-ranked team at home in 1st leg Live on BBC ALBA, kick-off 7.30pm Friday May 17 cinch League 1 play-off final, 2nd leg Highest-ranked team at home in 2nd leg Live on BBC ALBA, kick-off 7.30pm -
Edinburgh City vs Stirling Albion
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i don't want to see RM starting. not his fault but i don't think he's been a useful signing for the battle we are in. he's obviously talented but still a bit raw and lightweight. i'm happier with Offord wide right and Spence and Carrick up front. I think Offord is better than Hilson either up front or wide right. i think we have to approach this one on the front foot. i've been critical of an overly open approach to a lot of the away games but this is one where it is entirely appropriate. We should be better than our opponent so pick a team to attempt to dominate the game. for me that means back to the risky centre midfield containing Jack Leitch and hope that Calum Crane can do his best Ross Davidson impression. if ever there was a game to try and recreate the magic of last season, it's this one. -
Edinburgh City vs Stirling Albion
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i think he changed it because it wasn't working. Once Ross Davidson was out, the midfield didn't work properly particularly out of possession. the Thommo/Carrick partnership wasn't getting the same joy out of better defenders. our slow back four were getting overrun and not getting protection from a midfield designed to be better with the ball than without. I worried about some of this stuff before the season started. I really wanted us to sign another central midfielder who was more of a do it all type. we've got far too many players who are poor defensively but also aren't contributing enough in an attacking sense to make up for it this season. Hilson and Milne were supposed to improve our attacking options but it's hard to argue that either have added very much at all. McPake has added an attacking threat but again, he's terrible defensively. People have a lot to say about Cammy Clark but you try playing all season with the likes of Milne and McPake in front of you leaving you constantly exposed. -
well here we are....... i wouldn't have considered travelling for this one if there wasn't so much on the line. Going to make the trip to Meadowbank for the first time in many years. quite simply a must win for us. win and it means that our placing remains in our hands on the last day. the season hasn't been great and really just want to get a league one place assured for next year and try and work out what can be learned from the season. Lose and we deserve to go down never mind be in the playoffs. after a clean sheet last week, i see the goalie and back four being the same. if fit enough, i think Jack Leitch will be back starting, probably at the expense of Banner to partner Crane in the middle with McPake and Offord out wide. i really think DY will basically go back to last season's blueprint. an attacking 4-4-2. it might just work.......the games against EC have been the closest we've generally come to last season's form. we don't have the personnel to play it cagey so we might as well try and stick to what we were once good at. We need the win for confidence going into the last day just as much as we need the points. i still believe we can do it.
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Stirling Albion Season 23/24 Thread
WattersIsGod replied to BB_Bino's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
maybe if they get relegated. he might be an effective player at Championship level for a team dominating most games. i don't know him well enough and can only go on what i've seen but he could just be trying too hard to do it all himself to earn a contract somewhere. if he doesn't get a full time gig next season, the chances of him ever doing so again go down substantially. Maybe having a pre season with a team and being involved from the start might help, maybe he'll pass more if he's playing with better players but i think most managers prefer signing players with fewer questions attached. i can't see him at Premier league level no. Even at Championship level, he's still got a way to go to be a consistently effective player based on his performances for us. Would he get in Dundee Utd's first team or even Raith's? Questionable. for me, he's got more of that mark of a talented but flawed player who'll ultimately end up being a decent part timer. Even that will depend on his attitude. -
Kelty Hearts Thread
WattersIsGod replied to leomessi1984's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
i thought Paterson was excellent the week before as well. really impressed me.