AUcal Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Give me the Brian Martin commentary of the last 5 minutes please. Inject it into my veins. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) 4 minutes ago, AUcal said: Give me the Brian Martin commentary of the last 5 minutes please. Inject it into my veins. The thought of they 2 guys living it up and getting pished the night celebrating is absolutely glorious Edited May 18 by 1320Lichtie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Elgin City Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Brilliant Stranraer. Delighted for you all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 A combination of how shite our season was and how hilarious it is to see the LL Pep fail again makes that one of the best results of the season for me. Can't wait for the Stranraer highlights! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattie36 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Well done Stranraer. Must feel great. In theory I agree with the relegation playoffs and I have nothing against ambitious non league sides, but it’s nice to see a “proper” old school club like Stranraer win today, especially when given little chance by pretty much everyone. Seems like we’ve lost so many clubs like that in recent years so good to see them staying up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonball Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 16 minutes ago, AUcal said: Give me the Brian Martin commentary of the last 5 minutes please. Inject it into my veins. Just you wait, it's absolutely glorious. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcal Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 1 minute ago, Moonball said: Just you wait, it's absolutely glorious. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy the Dug Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 16 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: The thought of they 2 guys living it up and getting pished the night celebrating is absolutely glorious I hope they get the highlights sorted first before they get MWI! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden Cowboy Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 36 minutes ago, GordonS said: Eh? K Park is not remotely typical of a junior ground, and EK were never a junior club. Completely wrong. Bonnyrigg are the best supported team in L2 and Kelty, Cove and Spartans all get bigger crowds than Stranraer. Bonnyrigg sure as hell didn't have a wealthy backer. And there are plenty of clubs only surviving in the SPFL because of outside money. There is quite a difference between best attended and best supported - you are confusing the two. For example the 4 new SPFL clubs you mention are playing at the highest level they have ever been at - that is not the case for many of their spfl rivals 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 26 minutes ago, AUcal said: Give me the Brian Martin commentary of the last 5 minutes please. Inject it into my veins. I'm all out of green dots, a combination of our glorious exploits last night in Edinburgh & today's endeavours at Stair Park. I'd give this 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutherGlen Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Just wanted to add my congratulations to Stranraer for putting those absolute charlatans in their place. I'm no great fan of your club (especially given recent events) but would much rather you guys retain your SPFL status than see the EK shitshow rumble into town. Enjoy your night and see you next season! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutherGlen Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 1 hour ago, FifeSons said: The Chickenman Cometh Well done for "controlling" the game, Mick. I hope you continue to control games next season an' all. Walloper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skyline Drifter Posted May 18 Popular Post Share Posted May 18 (edited) Right then, how long do we have.......... whilst there wasn't much actual footballing quality that was one of the best games I've seen for entertainment in a very long time. Glad I decided to pop along the A75 now. Well done Stranraer. Thoroughly deserved. EK for me were well on top early on, dominating the ball for the first 25 minutes or so but other than an offside effort Budanaukas fumbled into his own net they did nothing with it. Midway through the first half Stranraer started to get on top. Not with any great football, just getting the ball up the wings and into the box and EK seemed clueless at how to stop it. Opening goal was an absolute worldy from Gallagher. Half cleared corner struck across himself on the full volley over the keeper and in at the far corner. Stranraer could and maybe should have added one or two more before the interval. You'd have thought EK would come out guns blazing but the 2nd half was the complete opposite of the first. It was Stranraer who continued to dominate and in the first 20 minutes or so they must have missed 4 or 5 gilt edged chances to go two up. And then it turned on its head again. I think the Stranraer legs went. There were a few obviously cramping up and the subs, with the exception of Orr who is slow but effective weren't as good as the players they replaced. Matty Grant and Dean Hawkshaw had been running things for Stranraer but they both ran out of steam. The boy Gilmartin who replaced Grant genuinely looked like a competition winner. Every touch gave the ball away or shanked it out of the pitch! More on him later. EK took over and headed an equaliser from close range. At which point you could only see one winner. With about 2 minutes to go Joao Balde missed the easiest sitter I've ever seen. I'm still incredulous he missed. For the only time all game the two Stranraer centre backs, Ross and McQueen, misjudged a cross ball and the ball dropped for Balde all on his own five yards out and he somehow shanked it wide. I'd have scored! By extra time Stranraer were out on their feet and it was a question of when EK would score. And yet they didn't. Budanaukas must have made 3 or 4 outstanding saves. The centre backs were strong and they hung on. With 5 mins to go our man Balde managed his 2nd entrant in Worst Miss of the Season in the same game! Clean through on goal with SPFL status beckoning he missed the target by about 3 yards! It cost them big time. Out of nowhere Stranraer wriggled through for a half chance It was smuggled wide for a corner and when it came in somehow Craig Ross bundled it in at the back post. Didn't look the cleanest of headers, nobody cares though. It went in. There were scenes. For good measure as EK desperately tried to push for an equaliser Stranraer broke again. They had a man over but opted to go to the corner flag unsurprisingly. Except somehow he wriggled out of the corner flag area leaving two EK players trailing, laid it back to everyone's favourite competition winner sub and he got it bang on the money, curling a shot round Truesdale (who was showing him two thirds of the goal to be fair) and it was done. For good measure we then had a complete heads gone. Separate post on that in a minute. EK had a coach sent off and then Lewis Spence who actually swung a blow at referee Craig Napier, albeit he clearly didn't know it was the ref who had shoved him away from a confrontation when he turned and swung out at him. He had to go too (somehow via a 2nd yellow rather than straight red). Again, well done Stranraer. Over 120 minutes they had the better chances and deserved to win. They should have been out of sight in the middle of the game but Balde will be haunted by those misses in the end. EDIT - And just to put the tin lid on it I've now discovered said "competition winner" Aiden Gilmarton was at EK for the 1st half of the season. As was Stranraer's best defender on the day, Chris McQueen. Bet they enjoyed their days! Edited May 18 by Skyline Drifter 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Onion Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Well done Stranraer. Brilliant result. Onwards and upwards next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutherGlen Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 47 minutes ago, GordonS said: Bonnyrigg are the best supported team in L2... Still pish but. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 2 minutes ago, RutherGlen said: Well done for "controlling" the game, Mick. I hope you continue to control games next season an' all. Walloper. He's managed to 'overlook' the 'sheer number of chances' Stranraer missed at 1-0 to kill the game. Otherwise I'd agree with everything he said there. It's how I saw it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue1870 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Get it right up the grim reaper. Thanks for coming.clown 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutherGlen Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Maybe this mutual hatred of EK could unite the Stranraer and Clyde fans after golfclubgate? Perhaps we should organise an annual round of golf between both sets of supporters with the proceeds going to a good cause? We don't really need the cash so I guess you guys could have it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 32 minutes ago, Tattie36 said: ambitious non league sides The most insidious euphemism in Scottish football. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawfield shed boy Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Delighted EK and their half a mini bus will enjoy another season in LL Well done stranraer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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