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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Jul 16, 2024 23:09:42 GMT
Saturday 20th July Friendly v Queen's Park B home 3pm General admission - £5. Accompanied under-16’s - free entry. *No unaccompanied under-16s.
**Season tickets are not valid. Cash only
This match has now been confirmed as on!
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Post by jimbo42 on Jul 20, 2024 8:49:35 GMT
Fixtures List
Seen this mentioned elsewhere but seems to have disappeared. According to google this fixture
Saturday 5th October LL v Cumbernauld Colts home k-o 3pm
is away from home.
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Jul 20, 2024 11:22:17 GMT
Fixtures List Seen this mentioned elsewhere but seems to have disappeared. According to google this fixture Saturday 5th October LL v Cumbernauld Colts home k-o 3pm is away from home. I wondered who'd notice first ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) I've amended it! Cheers
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Post by jimbo42 on Jul 20, 2024 11:43:05 GMT
Can't claim to be first!
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Post by Neil on Jul 20, 2024 15:40:46 GMT
What's the score please?
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Jul 20, 2024 16:02:47 GMT
2-2 it ended with a diving Alan Reid header equalising for Rovers with a minute remaining.
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Post by arfcdm on Jul 20, 2024 18:54:54 GMT
This is looking really grim.
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Post by cliftonbill on Jul 20, 2024 19:05:27 GMT
This is looking really grim. Could you expand on that, arfcdm? Didn’t look grim to me. Obviously we’re sorely lacking up front, but we finished strongly v a quicksilver and talent-packed young QP team. Nothing positive to say about any of our players? Not trying to start an argument, just taken aback by your choice of adjective.
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Post by tommysermanni on Jul 20, 2024 19:59:21 GMT
I wouldn't get too carried away away with friendly results good or bad.
Next week is when we we should start to do our talking.
Hasn't been a season I can remember in the last several or so when we haven't started a season looking thin on the ground as a squad.
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Post by jimbo42 on Jul 20, 2024 20:17:05 GMT
Much the same as Tuesday night. Looked good at times on the break with no end product but absolutely brutal and inept at the back like last season. Felt sorry for the keeper trying his best behind dross. Time will tell when the season starts but I have little enthusiasm going to the games and am not alone. Won't be putting in any challenge for the league and suspect we may find ourselves in a bottom of the table battle.
Nice to see Joe Bevan at the game today though.
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Post by arfcdm on Jul 20, 2024 20:59:13 GMT
This is looking really grim. Could you expand on that, arfcdm? Didn’t look grim to me. Obviously we’re sorely lacking up front, but we finished strongly v a quicksilver and talent-packed young QP team. Nothing positive to say about any of our players? Not trying to start an argument, just taken aback by your choice of adjective. We are conceding goals against poor opposition and as you say "we're sorely lacking up front". No need to be taken aback by the word "grim" 👍 Here's hoping for clean sheets when it matters eh.
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Post by chris on Jul 20, 2024 21:07:28 GMT
I don't think we will be anywhere near the bottom to be honest, upper mid table, I doubt we have anywhere near the financial clout to change for the title v EK, Tranent have recruited well as have bo'ness
I think this season maybe 8-12th, and as much as it sends shivers down some folks spines 12th won't be failure
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Post by jordancampbell on Jul 20, 2024 21:32:28 GMT
I went along today, despite the fact I’d usually give the B team games a miss.
Thought QP played some exquisite stuff - their passing and link up play (particularly in the final third) caused us a number of problems…particularly in the second half.
We, on the other hand, continued to make things look more difficult than we had to and it was a bit, well, laboured. We’ve got consistent performers in the shape of Ross Connolly, Adam Fernie, Alan Reid, and Paul Kennedy. I’ve yet to see enough of Marcus Lavery to make a judgement, but he should be steady enough.
Bright Prince, Alex McCaw, Barry Duncan, Callum Home, Michael Paton, and Kai Kirkpatrick are decent enough players for this level, but get the feeling there will be inconsistency amongst that particular set of players. Hope to be proved wrong!
What we are crying out for (and there’s no secret here!) is a goal scoring striker. Billy Mortimer’s name was bandied about by the Board and management a few months ago, he then got injured, committed to Colts during his rehab, and it seems there’s been a lack of plan B. I do hope all leagues and options are being explored. We’ve unearthed some gems over the years (Pollock, Bevan, Lennon to name just a few) from the much lower rungs. Now Sandy has a scout working for the Club, you’d hope there’s an open-minded approach to bringing boys in.
I note Chris’ comments re: 12th being a “decent season” and, if we had a limited budget, would agree. But, according to the Board, and namely the Interim Chairman (Bobby Cameron) the budget is well into six figures. This has been maintained despite some notable concern from volunteers around the Club, past Board members, and those without positions on the Board with access to sensitive financial information. Would you consider 12th as a success, Chris, if our playing budget is really around the £120-£140k mark claimed by the Board?
Jordan.
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Post by eunan1882 on Jul 20, 2024 22:06:05 GMT
Not been to a single pre season game at all due to work commitments and being in hospital and recovering but from what I’ve heard from fans I’m not surprised, mental to think some fans genuinely thought we were going to challenge for the league, we’re now under a week till we kick off the season and we still have no striker signed, Bright Prince isn’t good enough to be our starting striker, I really hope Sandy can pull something out of the bag with a striker but I am worried
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Post by stewmelrover on Jul 21, 2024 5:40:24 GMT
Interesting to read the comments above about not having a striker. The previous board of directors allowed the team to play for more than half the season without one: the year we were relegated to the Lowland League.
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