Beachcomber Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Its back to League business with The Fife making the trip to Stranraer looking to keep our excellent start to the season going. Despite losing to Dunfermline last week spirits will be high for the away team. Stranraer still manager-less are on the ropes at the moment but Stair Park is always a tricky venue. I would expect us to line up along familiar lines with Gordon Walker making his league debut : -McFarlane- -Walker- -Munro- -Easton- -Newton- -Norey- -Millar- -Healy- -Trouten- -Peggie- -Austin- 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Stranraer 1-1 East Fife Alan Trouten (71mins) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachcomber Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 2-1 Stranraer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowayBlue Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 I know it hasn't been that long, but it feels like ages since Stranraer won a league game. Good win today, no knee jerk decisions with the manager please - one swallow does not a summer make. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghBlue Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Seeing Dick Campbell being sent off - one ticked off the bucket list. But referee should have given him a second for refusing to leave the park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Fifer Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 A draw would have been the fair result, I think. The home side edged the first half with that well- taken goal and EF being the stronger team in the 2nd. After the deserved equalizer went in, I fully expected EF to crack on and get all 3 points but not to be. Stranraer re-took the lead with another well taken goal. With EF chasing another equalizer, McFarlane was deemed to have handled outside his area, but with play in the meantime at the other end of the pitch, Mr Gamble brought things back , awarded a free kick to the home side and red carded the goalie and thereafter gave DC the same treatment. A bizarre decision, presumably on the advice of the far side assistant ( why did it take so long, they are in contact with each other so…)and to put it politely, in my mind one of the several contentious decisions that went against EF today. Not that he was the reason EF lost but I don’t think that today was one of his better days refereeing. A massive game next week against the league leaders with McFarlane suspended, I assume. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachcomber Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 Certainly a disappointing result. would have taken a point before the game but wasn't to be. Big game v Peterhead next week, lets hope for a good turn out and performance ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayhole Blue Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Good result yesterday and one I felt we deserved. We were the better team first half and went ahead with Russell’s well-taken strike. East Fife we’re always going to come back at us, and it felt a bit inevitable when Trouten bagged their equaliser in their third attempt of the same move - we simply needed to clear the ball, but didn’t. The normal white flag didn’t appear - instead we pushed on and Russell scored again to finish an excellent move from back to front. Right on 90 McFarlane capped a shaky display when he attempted to throw the ball out from the back, but he was well short with it. Realising that he raced out and grabbed the ball again and carried it forward to throw again. Right on the 18 yard line, he was still holding the ball and leaned forward. The linesman called the ref back and a straight red ensued, followed inevitably by one for Dick Campbell, who had already been warned about his behaviour. With the Fifers having used their 3 substitution slots, they had to put Andy Munro in goals for the last 2 or 3 minutes. An exciting game with an exciting end! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blue1870 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Deserved win for Stranraer. EF Fans shouldn't be blaming the ref for their defeat. Stranraer were better on the day and fully deserved the win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 18 hours ago, Exiled Fifer said: With EF chasing another equalizer, McFarlane was deemed to have handled outside his area, but with play in the meantime at the other end of the pitch, Mr Gamble brought things back , awarded a free kick to the home side and red carded the goalie and thereafter gave DC the same treatment. A bizarre decision, presumably on the advice of the far side assistant ( why did it take so long, they are in contact with each other so…)and to put it politely, in my mind one of the several contentious decisions that went against EF today. Not that he was the reason EF lost but I don’t think that today was one of his better days refereeing. Watching the highlights, I don't think he was ruled to have handled outside the area, I think he had released the ball from his hands and then touched it again, and denied a goalscoring opportunity whilst doing so. The referee is signalling for an indirect free-kick - he has his hand in the air. The only mistake I can see is that he let Stranraer take the free-kick outside the box rather than inside. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott666 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 26 minutes ago, craigkillie said: Watching the highlights, I don't think he was ruled to have handled outside the area, I think he had released the ball from his hands and then touched it again, and denied a goalscoring opportunity whilst doing so. That was my first thought at the game but most people seemed to assume it was for handling outside the box. If it was for handling outside the box then it is a double screw up by the keeper as he actually has control of the ball before extending his arms to throw it out. Either way I thought the ref was good yesterday he let a few heavy tackles go early on in the game and you could tell the EF fans were wound up by their multiple ironic cheers when a decision went in their favour. DC seemed to get particulaily wound up by a crunching tackle from behind on Russell which led to a yellow card then totally lost it for the Keepers red card. Watching the game you have to wonder why Agnew didn't play Matty Grant from the start in his last couple of games with a lone striker and Dunlop on the other wing dropping Russell into midfield then bring Woods on later as he can play any of those positions, Robbo got that right yesterday. Credit to Dunlop for another 2 assists which would have been 3 had Guthrie taken a touch in front of goal instead of snatching it wide first time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayhole Blue Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 4 hours ago, craigkillie said: Watching the highlights, I don't think he was ruled to have handled outside the area, I think he had released the ball from his hands and then touched it again, and denied a goalscoring opportunity whilst doing so. The referee is signalling for an indirect free-kick - he has his hand in the air. The only mistake I can see is that he let Stranraer take the free-kick outside the box rather than inside. Looking at the footage, and with hindsight, I think you’re right on this. Assumed yesterday it was for handling outside the box. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmel Wafer Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 2 hours ago, Clayhole Blue said: Looking at the footage, and with hindsight, I think you’re right on this. Assumed yesterday it was for handling outside the box. Looked like he had plenty time to kick it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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