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Someone stick the goals on youtube.

Superb performance. Defence were solid, I thougth Grant Munro in particular timed his challanges superbly and we were using the ball out of defence a lot better. Midfield were great, Rankin played the sort of game we need from him all the time, cutting in from the flank, threatening opposition goals. Bayne and Wyness did magnificently up front - Bayne using his strength and workrate and Wyness picking the ball up deeper with his great touch. Hopefully we can push on from here and pick our season up again.

Excellent post. I think that in the article Charlie seems to come across as wondering why he isn't lauded to high heavens. Well, you have to achieve things to do that - we have shown over the last two seasons what we are capable of achieving and we should be matching that level of achievement. We haven't lost significant players (aside from Brewster) yet our performance level has dipped. As supporters we are entitled to ask why this is the case. I paid £21 to watch absolute rubbish on Saturday, £21 I could hardly afford, I am entitled to say - why did we play a striker who has never shown that he is capable to play at the SPL when there was a far more capable alternative on the bench; why does our midfield slip into bouts of abject disorganisation; why do our best midfielder and striker appear in the press criticising the club; why does our record signing not look worth half his fee? Of course, there are positives too at the club, no-one could argue that this is not the case. Charlie has shown himself to be an innovative manager - his changing around of the side won us the game agaisnt Falkirk, he organised the team superbly to lead us to win at Rangers, the first half against Killie we displayed some superb attacking football; last season he immediately put Wyness and Dargo together up front and they put together a magnificent scoring run. Asking these questions doesn't make anyone a bigger or better fan than anyone else.

Our next few games are vital. We are capable of taking something from Rangers at home - despite their upturn, Rangers are still a side wth problems and if we stay solid defensively and show some discipline up front we can do something. Falkirk away and St mirren at home are games we have to take something from, at least avoid defeat in. Four points out of six in those two would be a good return and have us back on track.

I'd say we had a few more important games during our first season up. When we beat Dundee for our second league win, we hadn't picked up three points in nearly two months and had lost six of our previous eight league games. If we'd lost that game we'd have been marooned at the bottom and it would have been as very grim situation. Also that season, we beat Livingston 4-1 at Almondvale - I think we would've been a point off the bottom if we'd lost but after that we pulled clear.

Why would they need buckets and spades in Seville, there aren't many beaches there.

Mackie is awful.

I'm going.

On Saturday Richard Hastings was injured and Grant Munro had to play at left-back. Either Golly or Morgan could have slotted in better. Morgan can also play on the left of midfield, I can't understand why he hasn't been tried out there this season. Do we have replacements for these guys if they were to go?

The members club was a relic of the merger and the wrangling that went through that. I don't think that it's right to have a closed shop club holding shares. At least the Supporters Trust is open for new members to join, although as noted our fans are difficult to enthuse. Why not a mailshot to all season-ticket holders t raise some interest?

It's difficult to know how to feel after that. On the plus side we played absolutely brilliantly for the first half-hour, as Charlie said the best we've done since getting into the SPL. Ian Black looked back to his best form, Rankin had a decent game and we were playing some clever stuff up front with Wyness and Dargo linking well with each other and the midfielders. However, our defence, which is the bedrock of our SPL survival for the past two years was awful. The worrying thing about it is we don't have that much defensive cover. Rosscoe hasn't looked at his best all season but in pre-season we sold Proctor to United and Parratt to Hamilton. We seem to be on the verge of letting Golly gom on loan or permanantly, but if Hastings gets injured then we are playing Grant at left back. We are linked with central midfielders - we don't need them, we need defensive cover. We have now not won in eight matches and have lost our last three against Motherwell, Dundee utd and Kilmarnock. That is relegation form and only a win will really do next week. If we lose we are four points off the bottom, win and we're ten away. As whoever said, it's a proper six pointer.

P&B Thread with some Cowdenbeath fans opinions

Don Cowie and Mark McCulloch from the feeder club. This Buchanan guy sounds interesting, he's scored a few in the Second Division.

Are we contractually obliged to sign only County players? McCulloch is a good First Division player. Cowie is unproven. We signed their best player, by all accoutns, and he hasn't consistently impressed yet.

In today's Metro, Charlie is quoted as saying that Cowie is a good young local player but he doesn't want to talk about him as he's under contract.

According to the County site the Highland Snooze has Mark McCulloch joining us in January. Not the best signing if you ask me.

RiG you are a miserable sort. You need to stop listening to that emo pish.

I went to Uni in Stirling and always meant to get to an Albion game but never managed it, so I'm glad we've drawn them. I look forward to revisiting my student haunts :015: As I went to Uni there I tend to keep a look out for the Bino's results and they seem to be flying this season, hot on the heels of the perpetual bottle merchants Morton in the Second Division. They have Colin '1000 Clubs' Cramb up front and an influential Slovakian Marek Tomana in midfield. Sharper brained readers may remember we were linked with Cramb during our first season in the SPL and I believe he said that he had the chance to go back tot he SPL but it didn't suit him so there could've been something in it. Anyway, Albion also have a few good young prospects - Paul Nugent who was apparently interesting Dundee Utd and Hibs and David O'Brien who was subject to a bid from St Johnstone, I think. They also have a few experienced players in Myles Hogarth, who I once slagged off as rubbish when he played for Alloa - he then produced a man of the match performance and saved a penalty. they also have ex-Celtic 'star' Mark McNally at the back to add experience. Their manager Allan Moore is a 'bright young prospect' who was linked with the Dunfermline job but has stayed loyal to the Binos despite coming under pressure after a pish start saw the Forthbank club stranded at the bottom of the table. However, a win over Morton saw Stirling go on an amazing run in which they climbed the table faster than colobus monkeys on speed and only narrowly missed out on a play-off spot. These are exciting times on and off the pitch for the club - only recently a consortium of Stirling businessmen has been in discussions with unloved chairman Peter McKenzie to buy the club and take control of the ground. All in all a difficult tie - hopefully we take down a merry band of travelling fans and get a good atmosphere going, i.e. all get pished up in the Albion Bar before stuffing them 8-0, heading back into town for a swift eighteen pints and then onto the Fubar to drink more while avoiding flying chairs. Oh and which oldster Caley fans remember the crowd trouble last time Caley played Stirling in the cup? I recall hearing tales of the teams been taken off the Brockville* pitch due to extra-curricular boxing on the terraces and of Stirling town centre being awash with drunken ICI hardnuts. :010: Do you have an alibi? * The game was played at Brockville as Albion, at that point, had a QPR plastic pitch and therefore forfieted home advantage in the cups.

Is Keogh not injured, waiting for an operation or something? I think that clacher is right in a number of areas. I don't think we should change the back five - whenever we do we appear shaky and lose silly goals (eg Tannadice on Saturday, East End in February). I also don't think we should change up front - Dargo is still a good player despite his poor patch and Bayne gives us options with his strength of running and 'rummle them up' attitude. The midfield is the place to look for changes. I admit to speaking from a position of ignorance as I havent' been to many games this season but from what I've seen and read I think we need to inject more pace and vigour into our team, especially in the middle. Perhaps pair Black with Hart and give Sutherland a shot out wide. Perhaps get Morgan involved on the left or give Rankin a shot out there with a licence to get quality balls into the box consistently. If Keogh was fit he might be worth a shout but as I said above, I believe he's injured.

We don't have the quality to sustain the sort of form we are capable of. We are still eight points off bottom and, as Mantis said, if we get results in our next two games everything in the garden will be rosy.

The problem is that we can't score goals - 372 minute and four games without a goal after today. Denzil hasn't scored in 20 appearences in the SPL and missed several chances when given a shot last week. Perhaps it's time to give Rory a start? I'd also think about reshaping the midfield, maybe giving Sutherland or Hart a chance.

Scott McDonald got it for Motherwell against Falkirk.

We've lost away games to two of the best teams in the country, as said before Hibs have been handing out scuddings to other sides but we did quite well against them and Celtic have now won their last 11 games. Hardly a crisis. Graham Bayne gives us options up front - he is strong, holds the ball up, challanges well in the air, makes strong runs into channels. He is playing very well this season and should be retained in the side at the moment.

Get McSwegan in for Parkhead, the mans a legend!

He was offered that job when manager with us.