CrispyMelon

Good to see Golding back in the squad

Two 25 yard efforts again please Mr Elgin. I’d be amazed if we finished as club 42 but our advantage isn’t what it was so we’ve got to get back to our best after three without a win (albeit against two teams on lengthy unbeaten runs at the time and Spartans). We can secure safety by next Saturday if we manage one more point than Stranraer or Clyde over the next two matches, or two more than Bonnyrigg. Peterhead can mathematically tie up a play off place this Saturday so hopefully they do that and are cotton wool wrapped for their game at Borough Briggs. While we should look to win as Stenny have nothing to play for, they have nothing to play for because they’ve won the league with four games to spare and spare for two capitulations this season are a tough nut to crack, so realistically we aren’t doing bad if we manage a point out of this game.

Well done Stenny. Best of luck next season

A decent game of football especially considering the conditions. Think we overthought things in the final third, thankfully two screamers earned us a point. Hopefully they’ll be an angle on that penalty as I really wasn’t sure about it. Can’t see four teams overtaking us but the foot has to remain firmly on the gas until we are mathematically assured of our place in League Two next season. On another note, it’ll be us giving Stenny the guard of honour next week.

Win today would go a long way to securing our safety. There were promising signs in the first half against East Fife last week, hopefully we’ve enough to grind out a win today.

Hard to argue with that result. First half I thought we were unlucky to be behind. No shortages of chances from us but the finishing wasn’t quite there. Jones played very well I must say. Second half was all over the shop unfortunately. Didn’t settle into any kind of rhythm and East Fife ended up winning comfortably. Don’t agree with Connall Ewan playing at right back either - he’s a grand centre half and we had two right backs on the bench

Draper and Bray into starting XI, Cairns on the bench and Jeffreys out injured

Apologies, I think I’ve misread this. You’re saying start with Taylor and Dangana instead of Bray?

Agreed with Taylor. Feels harsh on Dangana cos he’s stepped up his game recently but Mitch is our best option there. I expect Dangana will start all the same

An important game for both sides. While I do see us as almost safe I’m not relaxing until it’s confirmed. Winning on Saturday would go a long way towards ensuring we are a League Two side next season. As for East Fife, unbeaten under Dick Campbell and their most recent defeat was up at Borough Briggs. We have a very poor record as of late in this fixture but winning the last encounter shows it can be done. That being said, I do think East Fife will probably win on Saturday. We were noticeably worse off without Dajon Golding last week as Rob Jones just doesn’t trouble defences in the same way. There’s flashes there but you can feel the crowd get more animated every time Golding gets on the ball. Hopefully some good news on that front. There’s also the previously mentioned small matter of East Fife being unbeaten since DC arrived on the scene. I predicted we’d lose to Spartans last month so hopefully they prove me wrong again! Freddy Jeffreys came off injured against Forfar so Bray will likely come in. He did well in his cameo last week. Hopefully Mitch Taylor gets some minutes on Saturday too.

We let Gavin Price go with 5 games left of last season after a run of 5 points from 13 games. It sparked enough of an upturn in form to keep us in the league. Sometimes a managerial reign just runs it course

Also, it was a great crowd today, our best attendance since the Motherwell game in July. I know Ladies Day will have boosted the crowd above its normal figure but 886 is an excellent number at this level. Terrace was packed today

Probably a fair score. Both keepers have had busier days. Forfar were better than I anticipated and I can see why they haven’t lost for some time now - I can also see why that was their 15th draw of the season. Well organised at the back, well up for the game just very little end product. We weren’t at our best today and I thought we badly missed Golding. Jones was getting very little change out of the Forfar defence, he thrives as an impact sub. Keith Bray was excellent when he came on and I imagine he will start next week. Both goals were good today but Lyall Booth’s was a brilliant strike. Definitely one to catch when the SPFL post their goal roundup.