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There’s a sad looking wee old wifie that hand delivers Lib Dem leaflets around my area. She’s probably daft Wullie’s auntie or something. At least it keeps her active.

I would imagine it’s fairly significant and I think some of it could trickle down to the players so I’m sure everyone will be fired up to win.

Aye, and a more deserving profile pic

Arbroath May settle for and be happy with a draw come full time but there’s no way we’ll set out with that intention. If we win and Queen of the South lose then we would end up 6th, a big incentive to go all out for the win.

I've been a supporter since the 70's and have seen all the dross too - standing on the terraces to watch us end up flat last in the senior setup... more than once. Celebrating like f**k just scoring a goal or winning a game, any game. No doubt this is the best period in my time as a supporter and possibly in the club's entire history. Where we are now and the players we have compared to the 80's and most of the 90's is incredible. This current squad and recent squads are/were full of shoe-in hall of famers, players that will go down in club history - Linn, Little, O'Brien, Hammy, Swankie, Doris, Falky etc. but, na, I'll have a profile pic of a guy who played FIVE games for us and has just today, scored two goals against us and bought a soft penalty.

Fine, I respect your opinion and, as I said previously, I will always appreciate what he did for us last season, and would love to have had him back as I thought he was great in his all-too-brief stint... but, to have a massive hard-on for a player who played FIVE games for us and scored three goals is a tad weird. He has scored the same amount of goals AGAINST US this season, goals that could ultimately see us relegated. I could turn a blind eye to say Bobby Linn or Stevie Doris scoring against us as they're de-facto Lichtie legends, but Wighton... a very brief loanee? Na. Perhaps if we get relegated I can look out a profile pic of Simon Murray for when he bangs in a hat-trick for QP against us... sounds crazy doesn't it?

Think it’s time to ditch your profile pic. Appreciate what Wighton did for us last season but he only played 5 games FFS. I think it would be more fitting to have any of our current team... even another loanee - Jack Hamilton who has done much more for us IMO, he’s certainly played more and scored more. Never mind the fact that Wighton has scored goals against us this season which may ultimately see us relegated. Does it nae feel a bit daft having a profile of a guy who scored two against us today and “won” a soft penalty?

A draw today wouldn’t have made much difference in the grand scheme of things apart from psychologically. Win or draw on Friday night or Ayr lose away to ICT and were safe. Play the way we have been the last few weeks and we should be ok, plenty of goals now too - 11 in 4.

Sad to see you go down. Used to have a bit of historic resentment towards Alloa after you pipped us for promotion back in the early 80s, when I was a young lad but have nothing but respect the way you've held your own at this level for the last three years. The league has been mental this season with very little between any of the teams, sadly that's when tiny errors/weaknesses can make a huge difference, our weakness has been (until today) putting the ball in the net which may yet see us join you. Always love seeing the "diddy" part-time sides like us, you, Dumbarton etc getting it up the big time charlies in this league. Dick Campbell had some kind words to say about Alloa in his post match interview today. 'Mon the part timers - haste ye back.

Massive problem at all levels of Scottish fitba and has been for a few years. Just look at the national side, when was the last time we had an out-and-out predatory goal-scorer, McCoist?

Even if it wasn't for his off-field shenanigans, there is a huge gulf in class between League 2 and the Championship. I think League 2, possibly League 1, is his level unfortunately.

Agree re keeping our best players and I’m sure we will if we stay up. Not sure about Trouten, past his best IMO and we certainly don’t need another one of those. Wouldn’t want Goodwillie anywhere near the club. Need someone young and energetic with an eye for goal, unfortunately players like that are like hen’s teeth.

Next week is massive. With Morton not playing, a win would put all the pressure on them

I think there’s nothing to lose today so might as well go for it. No point in trying to shitfest it and end up with a narrow defeat. Go out and try to win and even a draw would be a good result.

Must be really bad fouls then.

Well it sounds like it to me - “... the shite refereeing WE usually get”. There have been other comments on this thread to the effect that Raith’s poor disciplinary record is down to the officiating.

Really? I think every fan could find multiple examples of shite refereeing against their team. From an Arbroath perspective, we’ve had several ridiculous penalty decisions go against us this season, including the first game at Starks Park. Referees are human, they f**k up, and badly sometime but to think they have it in for Raith is ridiculous.

Lumsden was the catalyst for our success, without his tenure being so terrible It’s unlikely we would be where we are now. Just think, a couple more wins when he was in charge and we probably would never have got Campbell.

Hopefully you don't end up in that situation. Morton keeping falkirk down, while we relegate yogis County is the dream scenario. Unlikely as it all is. The way this league has gone this season I reckon there are a few twist and turns yet to come. I’m not a betting man, but I would (notionally) wager that the playoffs at either end won’t be decided until 4:45 on the final day.

No. No you're not. I meant from automatic relegation, obviously the playoff situation will go to the wire.

Currenty we're 7 points clear of Alloa and they have 3 games left - can't you count? If we win tomorrow then we're safe.

Because its a branch of an irrelevant established British party. Aye, it was a bit of a rhetorical question. The media up here are insane, they’re deliberately cutting off their nose to spite their face and destroying themselves by continually backing the wrong horse. Are they that thick that they don’t understand the political zeitgeist? I understand that most of them are London/foreign owned which will influence their editorial content but Jesus f**k you would think they would look at the polls occasionally and stop insulting their audience.

Why does daft Wullie and his irrelevant party get so much airtime and column inches? They are almost non-existent yet he’s always there havering his pish.

I’d get a haircut... if I had any. its great to go up a place without kicking a ba.

Lost 3 games from 12 this YEAR I meant True but when you realise that those 3 loses are in the last 4 games and we only have 1 point out of 12 it doesn't look so impressive. Also only 2 goals in those 4 games - both in the same (heavy defeat) game. 340 minutes without a league goal. Add in Tuesday's cup game and we've scored 1 goal in 430 minutes and that was a complete fluke/goalkeeper error. I would also imagine we've had no more than 6 or 7 attempts on target in that time. Definite relegation form I'm afraid. Need a win and big performance next Saturday.