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Not expecting a win either, but with the goals starting to come, despite the defence still looking shaky, I am expecting us to be competitive.

It would be great to say that we’ve turned the corner, but hard to be conclusive on that when these wins have been against unspectacular opposition. It certainly appears though that we’ve at least stopped the rot, the low point being at Partick where the performance was a couple of levels below what previous depleted line ups had managed. Having Devine and Ridgers back since then could be a big factor, it’s so important to be solid at the back and that often seems to give confidence to the whole team. Also, Henderson seems to have brought some new life into the attack, and having the 3 HL loanees back has strengthened the match day squads a bit, all having contributed. Some grounds for optimism but Queens will be a much tougher challenge and I’m certainly not at the stage where I’m expecting us to win.

I hope our fans weren’t scared off by this fearsome new Arbroath mob!

Good quality video footage from Arbroath. Commentator not quite Match of the Day standard though. Would recommend they use subtitles though as not sure what language he was speaking

Happy New Year Dick Campbell. Mustn't forget Rab Douglas either

Some of the names folks come up with are horrifically shocking but fortunately some are financially nonviable. I don't buy into this fan logic where ex-players or staff need to return to their club as a manager because they 'understand the culture' it should be about new/fresh ideas and best people to move forwards (not providing the rhetoric in a new era). Not against a Warren/Meeking/Tremarco et al combo if that is a career direction they are looking for as characters both on and off field they carry respect and positive mentality so could transform the club but its a drastic overhaul.While a drastic change (focusing on the coaching side and ignoring the wider boardroom concerns) would be welcomed, its whether the club would ever sanction such a change to clean sweep across the decks - unfortunately we are not a EPL club with budget to do so. As long as we have a board in place then its likely we will see appointments akin to the Dundee/Hearts/Rangers connections - Robbo/McCann/Dodds as examples. Fingers crossed we can avoid a 'Bomber' Brown / Barry Smith double act if change was to come.