Robert

I’ve only missed one home game all season, league, cup and friendlies, so I’ve suffered a lot! Tonight was one of our best home performances and I am gutted we got nothing from it. The woodwork saved Raith on four occasions and their goalie had several tremendous saves. Raith caught us out with one of their few chances. McAllister, Samuel and Harper were the picks for me, but no one can fault the effort of any of our players. We need to pick ourselves up and ensure we beat Dunfermline next week (and hope they win against Queens Park tomorrow).

That’s encouraging that McAllister, Carragher and Savage are all fit as it gives us options. Will Kerr be back in midfield with Duffy at right wing back, or will McAllister start with Kerr reverting to wing back?

I normally enjoy Friday night games, and I really hope tomorrow’s will be no different. A win will help us greatly, and add to the pressure on Queens Park, who have a difficult game at Dunfermline on Saturday. However, Queens Park travel to play Arbroath next weekend, so we have to assume they will pick up points there. We blew our good run against Raith earlier in the season, but had a great win in Kirkcaldy when we last played them. Now is the time to continue our winning run and get ourselves looking up rather than down. I’m nervous though, given our poor home form.

Dunfermline @ 2.10 please.

I got this message again today for the first time in a long time. The second link Scotty supplied back in August worked fine though.

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Kevin McHattie for Brechin tonight.

That’s a strange one given we’ve picked up most of our points away from home and our own pitch has been perfect all season. A younger Aaron Doran was pretty useful at free kicks and Sean Welsh had a few too (when fit).

Noted today were Marley Watkins for Kilmarnock, Logan Chalmers for Ayr, Jack Brown for Peterhead, both Sam Pearson and Alex Fisher for Yeovil, both Garry Wood and Ethan Cairns for Banks O’Dee, whilst Sam Nixon scored an own goal as Forres lost to Brechin. Graeme Shinnie was sent off for Aberdeen. It must have been a bad one as this is how the BBC described it: “Graeme Shinnie - that is very, very naughty. Already on a yellow, he goes studs up on Malachi Boateng, nowhere near the ball. It's poor from the Dons skipper.”

Great goal.

This is the first time we’ve won two league games in a row this season. Hopefully it’s the start of a run at the right point in the season.

Full time and a crucial three points as a result of Harper’s free kick, and we are up to 8th. Well done to all involved. Of our former players, Sheridan conceded the free kick we scored from and Welsh got booked.

A nervy last 10 looming. MacGregor and Pepple just on for Doran and Mckay. Lawal replaced Longstaff earlier in the half.

Boom!! Cammy Harper free kick. We are 1 up. Do we give Sheridan the assist? He handled the ball to concede the free kick.

If we can believe the BBC, Longstaff is at right wing back, Duffy is one of the back three, and Kerr is in central midfield.