Chippyminton

It’s not the despair. The despair I can deal with. It’s the hope ….

Tedious dirge on the pitch - but a somewhat poignant visit to Gayfield for me today. I'll really miss it. Chatting to a few Lichties fans over a pint after the game, and their conscensus was that having the opportunity to press the 'reset' button and re-group over the summer is not necessarily a bad thing. The lads were all scunnered (obviously) but hopeful that the combination of having a fully-fit squad, along with some much-needed changes elsewhere will see a much stronger Arbroath side out on the pitch next season. Fair play to them for showing such optimism in the face of disappointment. All the best for next season.

To protect their lungs from toxic Lithium-ion battery fumes?

It might be a mystical blend = Roy of the Rovers.

The perfect illustration that stuff like this is more ‘A’ than ‘I’.

Seems like the whole of the Championship support - plus a couple of League 1 supporters - plus a token Premiership supporter - have turned out en masse to gloat over our ignominious defeat at the hands of the imminent champions. I have to say that some of the contributions have been classic P&B comedy gold, and fair play to all those who've somehow managed to make me raise a smile amidst the general gloom and despondency. Next season will be better. Honest.

Highlights of the night for me so far? 1 Discussing a smoked sausage supper with an Ayr supporter. 2 Discussing the merits of Diablo red wine with a Queens supporter. The perfect summary of a classic Morton season.

Aye? A bottle and a half of Diablo in (so far) and I'm just absolutely fucking fine. I sincerely appreciate your heartfelt concern, though.

Sorry mate. Your order was simply too good to waste. It's now coloured a mucky brown and is floating around in a sewage works somewhere in Ayrshire. Next season for sure, though. All the best

Aye? That's a bit rich coming from someone who shamelessly left a poor Morton supporter stood in an A77 layby holding a recently-purchased smoked sausage supper smothered in red sauce/tons of salt/gallons of vinegar, clutching a can of mega-sugar IrnBru 'Xtra-Diabetes-Heavy-Glesga-Limited-Edition'. And for an Ayr supporter, too. But since I'm a South Ayrshire resident and all-round solid no-bitterness laddie - I'll allow it. I look forward to both of our teams achieving our standard mid-table mediocrity next time around.

Cheers for the kind words. But hey-ho as you say. Another standard season for us. One day maybe - it's what keeps us showing up in the Cowshed every week.

f**k only knows. It's hard to believe that the nucleus of the team we're watching right now is the same as the one who went 16 games unbeatren, who put Motherwell to the sword in the Cup, who gave 3rd-best-in-the-Premiership-Hearts a decent contest in the quarters, who put DUFC to the sword 2-3 at Tannadice, who annihilated Pars 0-5 at EEP etc. etc. etc. My only saving grace from this is that I don't feel as scunnered as my Lichties mates on here must feel. Fitba ......

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#Standard Greenock

True - but looking at the Arabs forum earlier in the season, no-one had a good word to say about him. Took his time to settle in, maybe?